<div class="xtend"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON S.F. No. 1456<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>relating to economic development; temporarily modifying the restrictions on use <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>of Minnesota investment fund local government loan repayment funds.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>May 22, 2017<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>The Honorable Michelle L. Fischbach<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>President of the Senate<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>The Honorable Kurt L. Daudt<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>Speaker of the House of Representatives<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>We, the undersigned conferees for S.F. No. 1456 report that we have agreed upon the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>items in dispute and recommend as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>That the House recede from its amendment and that S.F. No. 1456 be further amended <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:<br />
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         		<a id="bill.1.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>"<b>ARTICLE 1</b><br />
            		
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br />
            		
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               <td><a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="7" align="left" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b>JOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.</b><br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(a) The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>each purpose. The figures "2018" and "2019" used in this article mean that the appropriations
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, or June
         30, 2019, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2018. "The second year" is fiscal year
         2019. "The <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>biennium" is fiscal years 2018 and 2019.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) If an appropriation in this article is enacted more than once in the 2017 legislative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>session, the appropriation must be given effect only once.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var><br />
                  		
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br />
                  		
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            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom"><b>Available for the Year</b><br />
                  		
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            </tr>
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               <td><a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom"><b>Ending June 30</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2018</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2019</b><br />
                  		
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            </tr>
         </table><br />
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               <td><a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 2. <b>DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT </b><br />
                  		<b>AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT</b><br />
                  		
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               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
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            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
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            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>145,400,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>119,478,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
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               <td><a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">$109,565,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">$84,747,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Remediation<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">$700,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">$700,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Workforce <br />
                  		Development<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">$34,985,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">$34,031,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Special Revenue<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>$150,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>subdivisions.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Business and Community Development</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">46,074,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">40,935,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
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               <td><a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">$43,363,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">$38,424,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Remediation<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">$700,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">$700,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Workforce <br />
                  		Development<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">$1,861,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">$1,811,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Special Revenue<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>$150,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>(a) $4,195,000 each year is for the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>job skills partnership program under <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>Minnesota Statutes, sections 116L.01 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>116L.17. If the appropriation for either year <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>is insufficient, the appropriation for the other <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>year is available. This appropriation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>available until spent.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>(b) $750,000 each year is for grants to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>Neighborhood Development Center for small <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>business programs:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>(1) training, lending, and business services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>(2) model outreach and training in greater <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>Minnesota; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>(3) development of new business incubators.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>(c) $1,175,000 each year is for a grant to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>Metropolitan Economic Development <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>Association (MEDA) for statewide business <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>development and assistance services, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>services to entrepreneurs with businesses that <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>have the potential to create job opportunities <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>for unemployed and underemployed people, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>with an emphasis on minority-owned <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>businesses. This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>(d) $125,000 each year is for a grant to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>White Earth Nation for the White Earth Nation <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>Integrated Business Development System to <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>provide business assistance with workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>development, outreach, technical assistance, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>infrastructure and operational support, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>financing, and other business development <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>activities. This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>(e)(1) $12,500,000 each year is for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>Minnesota investment fund under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>Statutes, section 116J.8731. Of this amount, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>the commissioner of employment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>economic development may use up to three <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>percent for administration and monitoring of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>the program. This appropriation is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>until spent.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>(2) Of the amount appropriated in fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>2018, $4,000,000 is for a loan to construct and <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>equip a wholesale electronic component <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>distribution center investing a minimum of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>$200,000,000 and constructing a facility at <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>least 700,000 square feet in size. Loan funds <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>may be used for purchases of materials, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>supplies, and equipment for the construction <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>of the facility and are available from July 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>2017, to June 30, 2021. The commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>employment and economic development shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>forgive the loan after verification that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>project has satisfied performance goals and <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>contractual obligations as required under <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8731.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>(3) Of the amount appropriated in fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>2018, $700,000 is for a loan to extend an <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>effluent pipe that will deliver reclaimed water <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>to an innovative waste-to-biofuel project <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>investing a minimum of $150,000,000 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>constructing a facility that is designed to <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>process approximately 400,000 tons of waste <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>annually. Loan funds are available until June <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>30, 2021.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>(f) $8,500,000 each year is for the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>job creation fund under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>section 116J.8748. Of this amount, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>commissioner of employment and economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>development may use up to three percent for <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>administrative expenses. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>is available until expended. In fiscal year 2020 <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>and beyond, the base amount is $8,000,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>(g) $1,647,000 each year is for contaminated <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>site cleanup and development grants under <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>Minnesota Statutes, sections 116J.551 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>116J.558. This appropriation is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>spent. In fiscal year 2020 and beyond, the base <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>amount is $1,772,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>(h) $12,000 each year is for a grant to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>Upper Minnesota Film Office.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>(i) $163,000 each year is for the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>Film and TV Board. The appropriation in each <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>year is available only upon receipt by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>board of $1 in matching contributions of <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>money or in-kind contributions from nonstate <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>sources for every $3 provided by this <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>appropriation, except that each year up to <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>$50,000 is available on July 1 even if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>required matching contribution has not been <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>received by that date.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>(j) $500,000 each year is from the general fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>for a grant to the Minnesota Film and TV <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>Board for the film production jobs program <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 116U.26. <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>This appropriation is available until June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>2021.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>(k) $139,000 each year is for a grant to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>Rural Policy and Development Center under <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.421.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>(l)(1) $1,300,000 each year is for the greater <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>Minnesota business development public <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>infrastructure grant program under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>Statutes, section 116J.431. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>is available until spent. If the appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>for either year is insufficient, the appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>for the other year is available. In fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>2020 and beyond, the base amount is <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>$1,787,000. Funds available under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>paragraph may be used for site preparation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>property owned and to be used by private <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>entities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>(2) Of the amounts appropriated, $1,600,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>in fiscal year 2018 is for a grant to the city of <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>Thief River Falls to support utility extensions, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>roads, and other public improvements related <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>to the construction of a wholesale electronic <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>component distribution center at least 700,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>square feet in size and investing a minimum <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>of $200,000,000. Notwithstanding Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>Statutes, section 116J.431, a local match is <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>not required. Grant funds are available from <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2021.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>(m) $876,000 the first year and $500,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>second year are for the Minnesota emerging <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>entrepreneur loan program under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>Statutes, section 116M.18. Funds available <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>under this paragraph are for transfer into the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>emerging entrepreneur program special <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>revenue fund account created under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>Statutes, chapter 116M, and are available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>spent. Of this amount, up to four percent is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>administration and monitoring of the program. <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>In fiscal year 2020 and beyond, the base <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>amount is $1,000,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>(n) $875,000 each year is for a grant to <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>Enterprise Minnesota, Inc. for the small <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>business growth acceleration program under <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 116O.115. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>(o) $250,000 in fiscal year 2018 is for a grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>to the Minnesota Design Center at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>University of Minnesota for the greater <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>Minnesota community design pilot project.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>(p) $275,000 in fiscal year 2018 is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>general fund to the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>employment and economic development for <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>a grant to Community and Economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>Development Associates (CEDA) for an <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>economic development study and analysis of <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var>the effects of current and projected economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>growth in southeast Minnesota. CEDA shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>report on the findings and recommendations <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>of the study to the committees of the house of <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>representatives and senate with jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>over economic development and workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>issues by February 15, 2019. All results and <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>information gathered from the study shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>made available for use by cities in southeast <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>Minnesota by March 15, 2019. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2020.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>(q) $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2018 is for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>grant to Pillsbury United Communities for <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>construction and renovation of a building in <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>north Minneapolis for use as the "North <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>Market" grocery store and wellness center, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>focused on offering healthy food, increasing <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>health care access, and providing job creation <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>and economic opportunities in one place for <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>children and families living in the area. To the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>extent possible, Pillsbury United Communities <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>shall employ individuals who reside within a <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>five mile radius of the grocery store and <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>wellness center. This appropriation is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>available until at least an equal amount of <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>money is committed from nonstate sources. <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>This appropriation is available until the project <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>is completed or abandoned, subject to <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>(r) $1,425,000 each year is for the business <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>development competitive grant program. Of <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>this amount, up to five percent is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>administration and monitoring of the business <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>development competitive grant program. All <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>grant awards shall be for two consecutive <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var>years. Grants shall be awarded in the first year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>(s) $875,000 each year is for the host <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>community economic development grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>program established in Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>section 116J.548.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>(t) $700,000 each year is from the remediation <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>fund for contaminated site cleanup and <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>development grants under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>sections 116J.551 to 116J.558. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>appropriation is available until spent.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>(u) $161,000 each year is from the workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>development fund for a grant to the Rural <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>Policy and Development Center. This is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>(v) $300,000 each year is from the workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>development fund for a grant to Enterprise <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>Minnesota, Inc. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>(w) $50,000 in fiscal year 2018 is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>workforce development fund for a grant to <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>Fighting Chance for behavioral intervention <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>programs for at-risk youth.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>(x) $1,350,000 each year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>workforce development fund for job training <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>grants under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>116L.42.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>(y)(1) $519,000 in fiscal year 2018 is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>grants to local communities to increase the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>supply of quality child care providers in order <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>to support economic development. At least 60 <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>percent of grant funds must go to communities <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>located outside of the seven-county <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>metropolitan area, as defined under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2. Grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>recipients must obtain a 50 percent nonstate <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>match to grant funds in either cash or in-kind <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>contributions. Grant funds available under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>paragraph must be used to implement solutions <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>to reduce the child care shortage in the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>including but not limited to funding for child <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>care business start-ups or expansions, training, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>facility modifications or improvements <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>required for licensing, and assistance with <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>licensing and other regulatory requirements. <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>In awarding grants, the commissioner must <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>give priority to communities that have <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>documented a shortage of child care providers <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>in the area.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>(2) Within one year of receiving grant funds, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>grant recipients must report to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>commissioner on the outcomes of the grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>program including but not limited to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>number of new providers, the number of <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>additional child care provider jobs created, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>number of additional child care slots, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>amount of local funds invested.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>(3) By January 1 of each year, starting in 2019, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>the commissioner must report to the standing <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>committees of the legislature having <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>jurisdiction over child care and economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>development on the outcomes of the program <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>to date.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>(z) $319,000 in fiscal year 2018 is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>general fund for a grant to the East Phillips <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>Improvement Coalition to create the East <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>Phillips Neighborhood Institute (EPNI) to <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>expand culturally tailored resources that <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>address small business growth and create <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>green jobs. The grant shall fund the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.35"></a><var>9.35</var>collaborative work of Tamales y Bicicletas, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>Little Earth of the United Tribes, a nonprofit <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>serving East Africans, and other coalition <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>members towards developing EPNI as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>community space to host activities including, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>but not limited to, creation and expansion of <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>small businesses, culturally specific <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>entrepreneurial activities, indoor urban <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>farming, job training, education, and skills <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>development for residents of this low-income, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>environmental justice designated <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>neighborhood. Eligible uses for grant funds <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>include, but are not limited to, planning and <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>start-up costs, staff and consultant costs, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>building improvements, rent, supplies, utilities, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>vehicles, marketing, and program activities. <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>The commissioner shall submit a report on <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>grant activities and quantifiable outcomes to <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>the committees of the house of representatives <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>and the senate with jurisdiction over economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>development by December 15, 2020. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2020.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>(aa) $150,000 the first year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>renewable development account in the special <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>revenue fund established in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>Statutes, section 116C.779, subdivision 1, to <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>conduct the biomass facility closure economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>impact study.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>(bb)(1)$300,000 in fiscal year 2018 is for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>grant to East Side Enterprise Center (ESEC) <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>to expand culturally tailored resources that <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>address small business growth and job <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>creation. This appropriation is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>June 30, 2020. The appropriation shall fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>the work of African Economic Development <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.35"></a><var>10.35</var>Solutions, the Asian Economic Development <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>Association, the Dayton's Bluff Community <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>Council, and the Latino Economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>Development Center in a collaborative <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>approach to economic development that is <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>effective with smaller, culturally diverse <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>communities that seek to increase the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>productivity and success of new immigrant <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>and minority populations living and working <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>in the community. Programs shall provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>minority business growth and capacity <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>building that generate wealth and jobs creation <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>for local residents and business owners on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>East Side of St. Paul.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>(2) In fiscal year 2019 ESEC shall use funds <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>to share its integrated service model and <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>evolving collaboration principles with civic <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>and economic development leaders in greater <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>Minnesota communities which have diverse <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>populations similar to the East Side of St. Paul. <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>ESEC shall submit a report of activities and <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>program outcomes, including quantifiable <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>measures of success annually to the house of <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>representatives and senate committees with <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>jurisdiction over economic development.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>(cc) $150,000 in fiscal year 2018 is for a grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>to Mille Lacs County for the purpose of <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>reimbursement grants to small resort <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>businesses located in the city of Isle with less <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>than $350,000 in annual revenue, at least four <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>rental units, which are open during both <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>summer and winter months, and whose <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>business was adversely impacted by a decline <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>in walleye fishing on Lake Mille Lacs.<br />
         		 <a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>(dd)(1) $250,000 in fiscal year 2018 is for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>grant to the Small Business Development <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>Center hosted at Minnesota State University, <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>Mankato, for a collaborative initiative with <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>the Regional Center for Entrepreneurial <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>Facilitation. Funds available under this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>must be used to provide entrepreneur and <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>small business development direct professional <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>business assistance services in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>counties in Minnesota: Blue Earth, Brown, <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>Faribault, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Sibley, <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>Watonwan, and Waseca. For the purposes of <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>this section, "direct professional business <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>assistance services" must include, but is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>limited to, pre-venture assistance for <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>individuals considering starting a business. <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>This appropriation is not available until the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>commissioner determines that an equal amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>is committed from nonstate sources. Any <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>balance in the first year does not cancel and <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>is available for expenditure in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>(2) Grant recipients shall report to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>commissioner by February 1 of each year and <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>include information on the number of <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>customers served in each county; the number <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>of businesses started, stabilized, or expanded; <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>the number of jobs created and retained; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>business success rates in each county. By April <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>1 of each year, the commissioner shall report <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>the information submitted by grant recipients <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>to the chairs of the standing committees of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>house of representatives and the senate having <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>jurisdiction over economic development <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>issues.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>(ee) $500,000 in fiscal year 2018 is for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>central Minnesota opportunity grant program <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.35"></a><var>12.35</var>established under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>116J.9922. This appropriation is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>June 30, 2022.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Workforce Development</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">31,498,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">30,231,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">$6,239,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">$5,889,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Workforce <br />
                  		Development<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">$25,259,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">$24,342,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>(a) $500,000 each year is for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>youth-at-work competitive grant program <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.562. <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>Of this amount, up to five percent is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>administration and monitoring of the youth <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>workforce development competitive grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>program. All grant awards shall be for two <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>consecutive years. Grants shall be awarded in <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>the first year. In fiscal year 2020 and beyond, <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>the base amount is $750,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>(b) $250,000 each year is for pilot programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>in the workforce service areas to combine <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>career and higher education advising.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>(c) $500,000 each year is for rural career <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>counseling coordinator positions in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>workforce service areas and for the purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>specified in Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>116L.667. The commissioner of employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>and economic development, in consultation <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>with local workforce investment boards and <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>local elected officials in each of the service <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>areas receiving funds, shall develop a method <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>of distributing funds to provide equitable <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>services across workforce service areas.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>(d) $1,000,000 each year is for a grant to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>Construction Careers Foundation for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>construction career pathway initiative to <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.35"></a><var>13.35</var>provide year-round educational and <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>experiential learning opportunities for teens <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>and young adults under the age of 21 that lead <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>to careers in the construction industry. This is <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>a onetime appropriation. Grant funds must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>used to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>(1) increase construction industry exposure <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>activities for middle school and high school <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>youth, parents, and counselors to reach a more <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>diverse demographic and broader statewide <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>audience. This requirement includes, but is <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>not limited to, an expansion of programs to <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>provide experience in different crafts to youth <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>and young adults throughout the state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>(2) increase the number of high schools in <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>Minnesota offering construction classes during <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>the academic year that utilize a multicraft <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>curriculum;<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>(3) increase the number of summer internship <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>opportunities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>(4) enhance activities to support graduating <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>seniors in their efforts to obtain employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>in the construction industry;<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>(5) increase the number of young adults <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>employed in the construction industry and <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>ensure that they reflect Minnesota's diverse <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>workforce; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>(6) enhance an industrywide marketing <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>campaign targeted to youth and young adults <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>about the depth and breadth of careers within <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>the construction industry.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>Programs and services supported by grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>funds must give priority to individuals and <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>groups that are economically disadvantaged <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>or historically underrepresented in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>construction industry, including but not limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>to women, veterans, and members of minority <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>and immigrant groups.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>(e) $1,539,000 each year from the general fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>and $4,604,000 each year from the workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>development fund are for the Pathways to <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>Prosperity adult workforce development <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>competitive grant program. Of this amount, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>up to four percent is for administration and <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>monitoring of the program. When awarding <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>grants under this paragraph, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>of employment and economic development <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>may give preference to any previous grantee <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>with demonstrated success in job training and <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>placement for hard-to-train individuals. In <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>fiscal year 2020 and beyond, the general fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>base amount for this program is $4,039,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>(f) $750,000 each year is for a competitive <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>grant program to provide grants to <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>organizations that provide support services for <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>individuals, such as job training, employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>preparation, internships, job assistance to <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>fathers, financial literacy, academic and <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>behavioral interventions for low-performing <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>students, and youth intervention. Grants made <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>under this section must focus on low-income <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>communities, young adults from families with <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>a history of intergenerational poverty, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>communities of color. Of this amount, up to <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>four percent is for administration and <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>monitoring of the program. In fiscal year 2020 <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>and beyond, the base amount is $1,000,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>(g) $500,000 each year is for the women and <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>high-wage, high-demand, nontraditional jobs <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.35"></a><var>15.35</var>grant program under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>section 116L.99. Of this amount, up to five <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>percent is for administration and monitoring <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>of the program. In fiscal year 2020 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>beyond, the base amount is $750,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>(h) $500,000 each year is for a competitive <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>grant program for grants to organizations <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>providing services to relieve economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>disparities in the Southeast Asian community <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>through workforce recruitment, development, <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>job creation, assistance of smaller <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>organizations to increase capacity, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>outreach. Of this amount, up to five percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>is for administration and monitoring of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>program. In fiscal year 2020 and beyond, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>base amount is $1,000,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>(i) $250,000 each year is for a grant to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>American Indian Opportunities and <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>Industrialization Center, in collaboration with <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>the Northwest Indian Community <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>Development Center, to reduce academic <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>disparities for American Indian students and <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>adults. This is a onetime appropriation. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>grant funds may be used to provide:<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>(1) student tutoring and testing support <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>(2) training in information technology;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>(3) assistance in obtaining a GED;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>(4) remedial training leading to enrollment in <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>a postsecondary higher education institution;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>(5) real-time work experience in information <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>technology fields; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>(6) contextualized adult basic education.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>After notification to the legislature, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>commissioner may transfer this appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>to the commissioner of education.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>(j) $100,000 each year is for the getting to <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>work grant program. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>appropriation and is available until June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>2021.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>(k) $525,000 each year is from the workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>development fund for a grant to the YWCA <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>of Minneapolis to provide economically <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>challenged individuals the job skills training, <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>career counseling, and job placement <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>assistance necessary to secure a child <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>development associate credential and to have <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>a career path in early childhood education. <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>(l) $1,350,000 each year is from the workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>development fund for a grant to the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>High Tech Association to support <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>SciTechsperience, a program that supports <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>science, technology, engineering, and math <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>(STEM) internship opportunities for two- and <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>four-year college students and graduate <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>students in their field of study. The internship <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>opportunities must match students with paid <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>internships within STEM disciplines at small, <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>for-profit companies located in Minnesota, <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>having fewer than 250 employees worldwide. <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>At least 300 students must be matched in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>first year and at least 350 students must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>matched in the second year. No more than 15 <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>percent of the hires may be graduate students. <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>Selected hiring companies shall receive from <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>the grant 50 percent of the wages paid to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.35"></a><var>17.35</var>intern, capped at $2,500 per intern. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>program must work toward increasing the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>participation of women or other underserved <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>populations. This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>(m) $450,000 each year is from the workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>development fund for grants to Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>Diversified Industries, Inc. to provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>progressive development and employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>opportunities for people with disabilities. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>(n) $500,000 each year is from the workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>development fund for a grant to Resource, Inc. <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>to provide low-income individuals career <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>education and job skills training that are fully <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>integrated with chemical and mental health <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>services. This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>(o) $750,000 each year is from the workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>development fund for a grant to the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs to administer <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>a statewide project of youth job skills and <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>career development. This project, which may <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>have career guidance components including <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>health and life skills, is designed to encourage, <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>train, and assist youth in early access to <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>education and job-seeking skills, work-based <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>learning experience including career pathways <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>in STEM learning, career exploration and <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>matching, and first job placement through <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>local community partnerships and on-site job <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>opportunities. This grant requires a 25 percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>match from nonstate resources. This is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>(p) $215,000 each year is from the workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>development fund for grants to Big Brothers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.34"></a><var>18.34</var>Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities for <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.35"></a><var>18.35</var>workforce readiness, employment exploration, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>and skills development for youth ages 12 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>21. The grant must serve youth in the Twin <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>Cities, Central Minnesota, and Southern <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>Minnesota Big Brothers, Big Sisters chapters. <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>(q) $250,000 each year is from the workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>development fund for a grant to YWCA St. <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>Paul to provide job training services and <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>workforce development programs and <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>services, including job skills training and <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>counseling. This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>(r) $1,000,000 each year is from the workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>development fund for a grant to EMERGE <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>Community Development, in collaboration <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>with community partners, for services <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>targeting Minnesota communities with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>highest concentrations of African and <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>African-American joblessness, based on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>most recent census tract data, to provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>employment readiness training, credentialed <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>training placement, job placement and <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>retention services, supportive services for <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>hard-to-employ individuals, and a general <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>education development fast track and adult <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>diploma program. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>(s) $1,000,000 each year is from the workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>development fund for a grant to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>Minneapolis Foundation for a strategic <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>intervention program designed to target and <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>connect program participants to meaningful, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>sustainable living-wage employment. This is <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.34"></a><var>19.34</var>(t) $750,000 each year is from the workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.35"></a><var>19.35</var>development fund for a grant to Latino <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>Communities United in Service (CLUES) to <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>expand culturally tailored programs that <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>address employment and education skill gaps <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>for working parents and underserved youth by <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>providing new job skills training to stimulate <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>higher wages for low-income people, family <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>support systems designed to reduce <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>intergenerational poverty, and youth <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>programming to promote educational <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>advancement and career pathways. At least <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>50 percent of this amount must be used for <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>programming targeted at greater Minnesota. <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>(u) $600,000 each year is from the workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>development fund for a grant to Ujamaa Place <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>for job training, employment preparation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>internships, education, training in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>construction trades, housing, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>organizational capacity building. This is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>(v) $1,297,000 in the first year and $800,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>in the second year are from the workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>development fund for performance grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8747, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>to Twin Cities R!SE to provide training to <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>hard-to-train individuals. Of the amounts <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>appropriated, $497,000 in fiscal year 2018 is <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>for a grant to Twin Cities R!SE, in <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>collaboration with Metro Transit and Hennepin <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>Technical College for the Metro Transit <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>technician training program. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>appropriation and funds are available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>June 30, 2020.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.34"></a><var>20.34</var>(w) $230,000 in fiscal year 2018 is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.35"></a><var>20.35</var>workforce development fund for a grant to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>Bois Forte Tribal Employment Rights Office <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>(TERO) for an American Indian workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>development training pilot project.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>(x) $40,000 in fiscal year 2018 is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>workforce development fund for a grant to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>Cook County Higher Education Board to <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>provide educational programming and <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>academic support services to remote regions <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>in northeastern Minnesota. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>is in addition to other funds previously <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>appropriated to the board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>(y) $250,000 each year is from the workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>development fund for a grant to Bridges to <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>Healthcare to provide career education, <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>wraparound support services, and job skills <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>training in high-demand health care fields to <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>low-income parents, nonnative speakers of <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>English, and other hard-to-train individuals, <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>helping families build secure pathways out of <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>poverty while also addressing worker <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>shortages in one of Minnesota's most <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>innovative industries. Funds may be used for <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>program expenses, including, but not limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>to, hiring instructors and navigators; space <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>rental; and supportive services to help <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>participants attend classes, including assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>with course fees, child care, transportation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>and safe and stable housing. In addition, up to <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>five percent of grant funds may be used for <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>Bridges to Healthcare's administrative costs. <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>This is a onetime appropriation and is <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>available until June 30, 2020.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>(z) $500,000 each year is from the workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.34"></a><var>21.34</var>development fund for a grant to the Nonprofits <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.35"></a><var>21.35</var>Assistance Fund to provide capacity-building <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>grants to small, culturally specific <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>organizations that primarily serve historically <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>underserved cultural communities. Grants may <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>only be awarded to nonprofit organizations <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>that have an annual organizational budget of <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>less than $500,000 and are culturally specific <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>organizations that primarily serve historically <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>underserved cultural communities. Grant funds <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>awarded must be used for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>(1) organizational infrastructure improvement, <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>including developing database management <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>systems and financial systems, or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>administrative needs that increase the <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>organization's ability to access new funding <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>sources;<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>(2) organizational workforce development, <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>including hiring culturally competent staff, <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>training and skills development, and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>methods of increasing staff capacity; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>(3) creation or expansion of partnerships with <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>existing organizations that have specialized <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>expertise in order to increase the capacity of <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>the grantee organization to improve services <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>for the community. Of this amount, up to five <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>percent may be used by the Nonprofits <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>Assistance Fund for administration costs and <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>providing technical assistance to potential <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>grantees. This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>(aa) $4,050,000 each year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>workforce development fund for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>Minnesota youth program under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>Statutes, sections 116L.56 and 116L.561.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>(bb) $1,000,000 each year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.34"></a><var>22.34</var>workforce development fund for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>youthbuild program under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>sections 116L.361 to 116L.366.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>(cc) $3,348,000 each year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>workforce development fund for the "Youth <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>at Work" youth workforce development <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>competitive grant program. Of this amount, <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>up to five percent is for administration and <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>monitoring of the youth workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>development competitive grant program. All <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>grant awards shall be for two consecutive <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>years. Grants shall be awarded in the first year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>(dd) $500,000 each year is from the workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>development fund for the Opportunities <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>Industrialization Center programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>(ee) $750,000 each year is from the workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>development fund for a grant to Summit <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>Academy OIC to expand its contextualized <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>GED and employment placement program. <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>(ff) $500,000 each year is from the workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>development fund for a grant to <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota and its <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>partners. The grant shall be used to continue <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>the FATHER Project in Rochester, Park <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>Rapids, St. Cloud, Minneapolis, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>surrounding areas to assist fathers in <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>overcoming barriers that prevent fathers from <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>supporting their children economically and <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>emotionally. This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>(gg) $150,000 each year is from the workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>development fund for displaced homemaker <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>programs under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>116L.96. The commissioner shall distribute <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.34"></a><var>23.34</var>the funds to existing nonprofit and state <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>displaced homemaker programs. This is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>(hh)(1) $150,000 in fiscal year 2018 is from <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>the workforce development fund for a grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>to Anoka County to develop and implement <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>a pilot program to increase competitive <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>employment opportunities for transition-age <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>youth ages 18 to 21.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>(2) The competitive employment for <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>transition-age youth pilot program shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>include career guidance components, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>health and life skills, to encourage, train, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>assist transition-age youth in job-seeking <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>skills, workplace orientation, and job site <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>knowledge.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>(3) In operating the pilot program, Anoka <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>County shall collaborate with schools, <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>disability providers, jobs and training <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>organizations, vocational rehabilitation <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>providers, and employers to build upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>opportunities and services, to prepare <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>transition-age youth for competitive <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>employment, and to enhance employer <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>connections that lead to employment for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>individuals served.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>(4) Grant funds may be used to create an <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>on-the-job training incentive to encourage <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>employers to hire and train qualifying <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>individuals. A participating employer may <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>receive up to 50 percent of the wages paid to <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>the employee as a cost reimbursement for <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>on-the-job training provided.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.33"></a><var>24.33</var>(ii) $500,000 each year is from the workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.34"></a><var>24.34</var>development fund for rural career counseling <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>coordinator positions in the workforce service <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>areas and for the purposes specified in <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.667. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>commissioner of employment and economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>development, in consultation with local <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>workforce investment boards and local elected <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>officials in each of the service areas receiving <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>funds, shall develop a method of distributing <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>funds to provide equitable services across <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>workforce service areas.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>(jj) In calendar year 2017, the public utility <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>subject to Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>116C.779, must withhold $1,000,000 from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>funds required to fulfill its financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>commitments under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>section 116C.779, subdivision 1, and pay such <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>amounts to the commissioner of employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>and economic development for deposit in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>Minnesota 21st century fund under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>Statutes, section 116J.423.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>(kk) $350,000 in fiscal year 2018 is for a grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>to AccessAbility Incorporated to provide job <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>skills training to individuals who have been <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>released from incarceration for a felony-level <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>offense and are no more than 12 months from <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>the date of release. AccessAbility Incorporated <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>shall annually report to the commissioner on <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>how the money was spent and the results <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>achieved. The report must include, at a <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>minimum, information and data about the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>number of participants; participant <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>homelessness, employment, recidivism, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var>child support compliance; and training <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.34"></a><var>25.34</var>provided to program participants.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.25.35"></a><var>25.35</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>General Support Services</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">4,170,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">4,654,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">$4,135,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">$4,606,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Workforce <br />
                  		Development<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">$35,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">$48,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>(a) $250,000 each year is for the publication, <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>dissemination, and use of labor market <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>information under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>116J.401.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>(b) $1,269,000 each year is for transfer to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>Minnesota Housing Finance Agency for <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>operating the Olmstead Compliance Office.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>(c) $500,000 each year is for a statewide <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>capacity-building grant program. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>commissioner of employment and economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>development shall, through a request for <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>proposal process, select a nonprofit <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>organization to administer the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>capacity-building grant program. The selected <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>organization must have demonstrated <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>experience in providing financial and technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>assistance to nonprofit organizations statewide. <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>The selected organization shall provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>financial assistance in the form of subgrants <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>and technical assistance to small to <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>medium-sized nonprofit organizations <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>offering, or seeking to offer, workforce or <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>economic development programming that <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>addresses economic disparities in underserved <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>cultural communities. This assistance can be <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>provided in-house or in partnership with other <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>organizations depending on need. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var>nonprofit organization selected to administer <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var>the grant program shall report to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.34"></a><var>26.34</var>commissioner by February 1 each year <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.35"></a><var>26.35</var>regarding assistance provided, including the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.36"></a><var>26.36</var>demographic and geographic distribution of <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>the grant awards, services, and outcomes. By <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>April 1 each year, the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>report the information submitted by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>nonprofit to the legislative committees having <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>jurisdiction over economic development <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>issues. Of this amount, one percent is for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>commissioner to conduct the request for <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>proposal process and monitor the selected <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>organization. The nonprofit selected to <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>administer the grant program may use up to <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>five percent of the grant funds for <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>administration costs and providing technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>assistance to potential subgrantees.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>(d) $25,000 each year is for the administration <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>of state aid for the Destination Medical Center <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>under Minnesota Statutes, sections 469.40 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>469.47.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 5.<b>Minnesota Trade Office</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,292,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,292,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var>(a) $300,000 each year is for the STEP grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.979.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>(b) $180,000 each year is for the Invest <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var>Minnesota marketing initiative in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var>Statutes, section 116J.9781.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>(c) $270,000 each year is for the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>Trade Offices under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>section 116J.978.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>(d) $50,000 each year is for the Trade Policy <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>Advisory Council under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>section 116J.9661.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 6.<b>Vocational Rehabilitation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">34,691,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">34,691,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">$26,861,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">$26,861,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.27.34"></a><var>27.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Workforce <br />
                  		Development<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">$7,830,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">$7,830,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>(a) $14,300,000 each year is for the state's <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>vocational rehabilitation program under <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>Minnesota Statutes, chapter 268A. In fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>year 2020 and beyond, the base amount is <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>$10,800,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>(b) $3,011,000 each year is for grants to <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>centers for independent living under <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 268A.11.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>(c) $6,995,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>fund and $6,830,000 each year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>workforce development fund for extended <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>employment services for persons with severe <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>disabilities under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>268A.15. Of the general fund amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>appropriated, $1,000,000 each year is for rate <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>increases to providers of extended employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>services for persons with severe disabilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 268A.15. <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>In fiscal year 2020 and beyond, the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>fund base amount is $8,995,000. Of the base <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>amounts in fiscal years 2020 and 2021, <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $2,000,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>in fiscal year 2021 are for rate increases to <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>providers of extended employment services <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>for persons with severe disabilities under <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 268A.15.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>(d) $2,555,000 each year is for grants to <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>programs that provide employment support <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>services to persons with mental illness under <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>Minnesota Statutes, sections 268A.13 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>268A.14.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var>(e) $1,000,000 each year is from the workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.33"></a><var>28.33</var>development fund for grants under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.34"></a><var>28.34</var>Statutes, section 268A.16, for employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.35"></a><var>28.35</var>services for persons, including transition-age <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>youth, who are deaf, deafblind, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>hard-of-hearing. If the amount in the first year <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>is insufficient, the amount in the second year <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>is available in the first year.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 7.<b>Services for the Blind</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">6,425,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">6,425,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>Of this amount, $500,000 each year is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var>senior citizens who are becoming blind. At <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>least half of the funds for this purpose must <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>be used to provide training services for seniors <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>who are becoming blind. Training services <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>must provide independent living skills to <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var>seniors who are becoming blind to allow them <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var>to continue to live independently in their <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var>homes.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 8.<b>Broadband Development</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">20,250,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">250,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>(a) $20,000,000 in fiscal year 2018 is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var>deposit in the border-to-border broadband fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>account in the special revenue fund established <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.396.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>(b) $250,000 each year is for the Broadband <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>Development Office.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 9.<b>Reporting</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>(a) An entity receiving a direct appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>in this article that received a direct <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>appropriation in Laws 2016, chapter 189, <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var>article 12, is subject to the requirements for <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var>grants to individually specified recipients <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>under Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 12, <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>section 11.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>(b) Any recipient of a direct appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>from the workforce development fund for <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var>adult workforce-related programs under <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.33"></a><var>29.33</var>subdivision 3 not subject to the requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.34"></a><var>29.34</var>of paragraph (a) is subject to the reporting <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var>requirements under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var>section 116L.98.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.3.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 3. <b>HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>54,798,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>52,798,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>subdivisions.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>Unless otherwise specified, this appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>is for transfer to the housing development fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>for the programs specified in this section. <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var>Except as otherwise indicated, this transfer is <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>part of the agency's permanent budget base.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Challenge Program</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">14,925,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">14,925,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var>(a)(1) This appropriation is for the economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>development and housing challenge program <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.33. <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>The agency must continue to strengthen its <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>efforts to address the disparity rate between <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var>white households and indigenous American <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>Indians and communities of color. Of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>amount, $1,208,000 each year shall be made <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var>available during the first 11 months of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var>fiscal year exclusively for housing projects <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var>for American Indians. Any funds not <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var>committed to housing projects for American <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>Indians in the first 11 months of each fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>year shall be available for any eligible activity <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.33.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var>(2) The appropriation may be used to finance <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var>the construction or replacement of real <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var>property that is located in Melrose affected by <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.32"></a><var>30.32</var>the fire on September 8, 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>(3) The commissioner may allocate a portion <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var>of the appropriation for the economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>development and housing challenge program <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>for assistance in the area included in DR-4290, <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var>as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>12A.09. The maximum loan amount per <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>housing structure is $20,000. Within the limits <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var>of available appropriations, the agency may <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>increase the maximum amount if the cost of <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>repair or replacement of the residential <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var>property exceeds the total of the maximum <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var>loan amount and any assistance available from <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>FEMA, other federal government agencies, <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>including the Small Business Administration, <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>and private insurance and flood insurance <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>benefits.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>(b) $2,000,000 each year is for the purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>of the workforce housing development <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>462A.39. The commissioner of housing <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>finance may hire staff sufficient for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>purposes of this paragraph.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Housing Trust Fund</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">13,396,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">11,646,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var>(a) This appropriation is for deposit in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>housing fund account created under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>Statutes, section 462A.201, and may be used <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>for the purposes provided in that section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>(b) $1,750,000 in fiscal year 2018 is for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>rental assistance to highly mobile students <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>462A.201, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>(4).<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.31.33"></a><var>31.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Rental Assistance for Mentally Ill</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">4,088,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">4,088,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>This appropriation is for the rental housing <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>assistance program for persons with a mental <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>illness or families with an adult member with <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>a mental illness, under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var>section 462A.2097. Among comparable <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var>proposals, the agency shall prioritize those <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>proposals that target, in part, eligible persons <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>who desire to move to more integrated, <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>community-based settings.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 5.<b>Family Homeless Prevention</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">8,769,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">8,519,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>(a) This appropriation is for the family <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>homeless prevention and assistance programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.204.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>(b) $250,000 in fiscal year 2018 is for grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var>to programs under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>462A.204, subdivision 8.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 6.<b>Home Ownership Assistance Fund</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">885,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">885,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>This appropriation is for the home ownership <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>assistance program under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>section 462A.21, subdivision 8. The agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>shall continue to strengthen its efforts to <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>address the disparity gap in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>homeownership rate between white <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>households and indigenous American Indians <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>and communities of color.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 7.<b>Affordable Rental Investment Fund</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">4,218,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">4,218,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>(a) This appropriation is for the affordable <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>rental investment fund program under <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.21, <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>subdivision 8b, to finance the acquisition, <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.31"></a><var>32.31</var>rehabilitation, and debt restructuring of <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.32"></a><var>32.32</var>federally assisted rental property and for <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.33"></a><var>32.33</var>making equity take-out loans under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.34"></a><var>32.34</var>Statutes, section 462A.05, subdivision 39.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var>(b) The owner of federally assisted rental <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var>property must agree to participate in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var>applicable federally assisted housing program <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var>and to extend any existing low-income <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var>affordability restrictions on the housing for <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>the maximum term permitted. The owner must <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>also enter into an agreement that gives local <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var>units of government, housing and <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>redevelopment authorities, and nonprofit <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var>housing organizations the right of first refusal <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>if the rental property is offered for sale. <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var>Priority must be given among comparable <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var>federally assisted rental properties to <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var>properties with the longest remaining term <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var>under an agreement for federal assistance. <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>Priority must also be given among comparable <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>rental housing developments to developments <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>that are or will be owned by local government <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var>units, a housing and redevelopment authority, <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var>or a nonprofit housing organization.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>(c) The appropriation also may be used to <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>finance the acquisition, rehabilitation, and debt <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var>restructuring of existing supportive housing <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>properties. For purposes of this subdivision, <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var>"supportive housing" means affordable rental <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var>housing with links to services necessary for <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>individuals, youth, and families with children <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>to maintain housing stability.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 8.<b>Housing Rehabilitation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">6,515,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">6,515,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>This appropriation is for the housing <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>rehabilitation program under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.32"></a><var>33.32</var>Statutes, section 462A.05, subdivision 14. Of <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.33"></a><var>33.33</var>this amount, $2,772,000 each year is for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.34"></a><var>33.34</var>rehabilitation of owner-occupied housing, <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.35"></a><var>33.35</var>$3,743,000 each year is for the rehabilitation <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var>of eligible rental housing. In administering a <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var>rehabilitation program for rental housing, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</var>agency may apply the processes and priorities <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>adopted for administration of the economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var>development and housing challenge program <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.33.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 9.<b>Homeownership Education, Counseling, </b><br />
                  		<b>and Training</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">857,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">857,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var>This appropriation is for the homeownership <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>education, counseling, and training program <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.209. <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var>Priority may be given to funding programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var>that are aimed at culturally specific groups <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</var>who are providing services to members of their <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>communities.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 10.<b>Capacity Building Grants</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">645,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">645,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var>This appropriation is for nonprofit capacity <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var>building grants under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.19"></a><var>34.19</var>section 462A.21, subdivision 3b. Of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.20"></a><var>34.20</var>amount, $125,000 each year is for support of <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.21"></a><var>34.21</var>the Homeless Management Information <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.22"></a><var>34.22</var>System (HMIS).<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.34.23"></a><var>34.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 11.<b>Build Wealth MN</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">500,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">500,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.34.24"></a><var>34.24</var>This appropriation is for grants to Build <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.25"></a><var>34.25</var>Wealth MN to provide a family stabilization <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.26"></a><var>34.26</var>plan program including program outreach, <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.27"></a><var>34.27</var>financial literacy education, and budget and <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.28"></a><var>34.28</var>debt counseling.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.4.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.34.29"></a><var>34.29</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.34.30"></a><var>34.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 4. <b>DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND </b><br />
                  		<b>INDUSTRY</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.34.31"></a><var>34.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>28,820,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>29,143,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="94px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.34.32"></a><var>34.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.34.33"></a><var>34.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.34.34"></a><var>34.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,776,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,790,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.35.1"></a><var>35.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.35.2"></a><var>35.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Workers' <br />
                  		Compensation<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">24,975,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">24,975,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.35.3"></a><var>35.3</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.35.4"></a><var>35.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Workforce <br />
                  		Development<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,069,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,378,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.35.5"></a><var>35.5</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.6"></a><var>35.6</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.7"></a><var>35.7</var>subdivisions.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.35.8"></a><var>35.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Workers' Compensation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">14,782,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">14,782,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.35.9"></a><var>35.9</var>(a) This appropriation is from the workers' <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.10"></a><var>35.10</var>compensation fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.11"></a><var>35.11</var>(b)(1) $3,000,000 each year is for workers' <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.12"></a><var>35.12</var>compensation system upgrades. This amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.13"></a><var>35.13</var>is available until June 30, 2021. This is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.14"></a><var>35.14</var>onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.15"></a><var>35.15</var>(2) This appropriation includes funds for <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.16"></a><var>35.16</var>information technology project services and <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.17"></a><var>35.17</var>support subject to the provisions of Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.18"></a><var>35.18</var>Statutes, section 16E.0466. Any ongoing <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.19"></a><var>35.19</var>information technology costs must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.20"></a><var>35.20</var>incorporated into the service level agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.21"></a><var>35.21</var>and must be paid to the Office of MN.IT <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.22"></a><var>35.22</var>Services by the commissioner of labor and <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.23"></a><var>35.23</var>industry under the rates and mechanism <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.24"></a><var>35.24</var>specified in that agreement.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.35.25"></a><var>35.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Labor Standards and Apprenticeship</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">3,645,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">3,668,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.35.26"></a><var>35.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.35.27"></a><var>35.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,776,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,790,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.35.28"></a><var>35.28</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.35.29"></a><var>35.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Workforce <br />
                  		Development<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,869,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,878,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.35.30"></a><var>35.30</var>(a) $500,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.31"></a><var>35.31</var>fund for wage theft prevention under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.32"></a><var>35.32</var>division of labor standards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.33"></a><var>35.33</var>(b) $100,000 each year is from the workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.34"></a><var>35.34</var>development fund for labor education and <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.35"></a><var>35.35</var>advancement program grants under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.1"></a><var>36.1</var>Statutes, section 178.11, to expand and <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.2"></a><var>36.2</var>promote registered apprenticeship training for <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.3"></a><var>36.3</var>minorities and women.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.4"></a><var>36.4</var>(c) $300,000 each year is from the workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.5"></a><var>36.5</var>development fund for the PIPELINE program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.6"></a><var>36.6</var>(d) $200,000 each year is from the workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.7"></a><var>36.7</var>development fund for grants to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.8"></a><var>36.8</var>Construction Careers Foundation for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.9"></a><var>36.9</var>Helmets to Hardhats Minnesota initiative. <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.10"></a><var>36.10</var>Grant funds must be used to recruit, retain, <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.11"></a><var>36.11</var>assist, and support National Guard, reserve, <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.12"></a><var>36.12</var>and active duty military members' and <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.13"></a><var>36.13</var>veterans' participation into apprenticeship <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.14"></a><var>36.14</var>programs registered with the Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.15"></a><var>36.15</var>Labor and Industry and connect them with <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.16"></a><var>36.16</var>career training and employment in the building <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.17"></a><var>36.17</var>and construction industry. The recruitment, <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.18"></a><var>36.18</var>selection, employment, and training must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.19"></a><var>36.19</var>without discrimination due to race, color, <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.20"></a><var>36.20</var>creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.21"></a><var>36.21</var>orientation, marital status, physical or mental <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.22"></a><var>36.22</var>disability, receipt of public assistance, or age. <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.23"></a><var>36.23</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.24"></a><var>36.24</var>(e) $1,029,000 each year is from the workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.25"></a><var>36.25</var>development fund for the apprenticeship <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.26"></a><var>36.26</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.27"></a><var>36.27</var>178.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.28"></a><var>36.28</var>(f) $150,000 each year is from the workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.29"></a><var>36.29</var>development fund for prevailing wage <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.30"></a><var>36.30</var>enforcement.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.36.31"></a><var>36.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Workplace Safety</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">4,154,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">4,154,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.36.32"></a><var>36.32</var>This appropriation is from the workers' <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.33"></a><var>36.33</var>compensation fund.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.36.34"></a><var>36.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 5.<b>General Support</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">6,239,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">6,539,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.37.1"></a><var>37.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.37.2"></a><var>37.2</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.37.3"></a><var>37.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Workforce <br />
                  		Development Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">200,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">500,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.37.4"></a><var>37.4</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.37.5"></a><var>37.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Workers' <br />
                  		Compensation<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">6,039,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">6,039,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.37.6"></a><var>37.6</var>(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.7"></a><var>37.7</var>(c), this appropriation is from the workers' <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.8"></a><var>37.8</var>compensation fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.9"></a><var>37.9</var>(b) $200,000 in fiscal year 2018 is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.10"></a><var>37.10</var>workforce development fund for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.11"></a><var>37.11</var>commissioner of labor and industry to convene <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.12"></a><var>37.12</var>and collaborate with stakeholders as provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.13"></a><var>37.13</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 175.46, <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.14"></a><var>37.14</var>subdivision 3, and to develop youth skills <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.15"></a><var>37.15</var>training competencies for approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.16"></a><var>37.16</var>occupations. This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.17"></a><var>37.17</var>(c) $500,000 in fiscal year 2019 is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.18"></a><var>37.18</var>workforce development fund to administer the <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.19"></a><var>37.19</var>youth skills training program under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.20"></a><var>37.20</var>Statutes, section 175.46. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.21"></a><var>37.21</var>shall award up to five grants each year to local <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.22"></a><var>37.22</var>partnerships located throughout the state, not <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.23"></a><var>37.23</var>to exceed $100,000 per local partnership grant. <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.24"></a><var>37.24</var>The commissioner may use a portion of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.25"></a><var>37.25</var>appropriation for administration of the grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.26"></a><var>37.26</var>program. The base amount for this program <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.27"></a><var>37.27</var>is $500,000 each year beginning in fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.28"></a><var>37.28</var>2020.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.5.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.37.29"></a><var>37.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 5. <b>BUREAU OF MEDIATION SERVICES</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>2,446,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>2,522,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.37.30"></a><var>37.30</var>(a) $394,000 each year is for the Office of <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.31"></a><var>37.31</var>Collaboration and Dispute Resolution under <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.32"></a><var>37.32</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 179.90. Of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.33"></a><var>37.33</var>amount, $160,000 each year is for grants under <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.34"></a><var>37.34</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 179.91.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.1"></a><var>38.1</var>(b) $68,000 each year is from the general fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.2"></a><var>38.2</var>for grants to area labor management <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.3"></a><var>38.3</var>committees. Grants may be awarded for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.4"></a><var>38.4</var>12-month period beginning July 1 each year. <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.5"></a><var>38.5</var>Any unencumbered balance remaining at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.6"></a><var>38.6</var>end of the first year does not cancel but is <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.7"></a><var>38.7</var>available for the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.8"></a><var>38.8</var>(c) $125,000 each year is for purposes of the Public Employment Relations Board under
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.9"></a><var>38.9</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 179A.041<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.6.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.38.10"></a><var>38.10</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.38.11"></a><var>38.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 6. <b>WORKERS' COMPENSATION COURT </b><br />
                  		<b>OF APPEALS</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>1,913,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>1,913,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.38.12"></a><var>38.12</var>This appropriation is from the workers' <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.13"></a><var>38.13</var>compensation fund.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.7.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.38.14"></a><var>38.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 7. <b>DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.38.15"></a><var>38.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b> </b><b>27,485,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b> </b><b>27,165,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.38.16"></a><var>38.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.38.17"></a><var>38.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">23,472,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 23,152,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.38.18"></a><var>38.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Special Revenue<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 2,210,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 2,210,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.38.19"></a><var>38.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Petroleum Tank<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,052,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,052,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.38.20"></a><var>38.20</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.38.21"></a><var>38.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Workers' <br />
                  		Compensation<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">751,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">751,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.38.22"></a><var>38.22</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.23"></a><var>38.23</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.24"></a><var>38.24</var>subdivisions.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.38.25"></a><var>38.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Financial Institutions</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">920,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">820,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.38.26"></a><var>38.26</var>(a) $400,000 each year is for grants to Prepare <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.27"></a><var>38.27</var>and Prosper for purposes of developing, <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.28"></a><var>38.28</var>marketing, evaluating, and distributing a <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.29"></a><var>38.29</var>financial services inclusion program that will <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.30"></a><var>38.30</var>assist low-income and financially underserved <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.31"></a><var>38.31</var>populations build savings, strengthen credit, <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.32"></a><var>38.32</var>and provide services to assist them in being <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.33"></a><var>38.33</var>more financially stable and secure. Grants in <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.34"></a><var>38.34</var>fiscal year 2018 must be matched by nonstate <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.1"></a><var>39.1</var>contributions. Money remaining after the first <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.2"></a><var>39.2</var>year is available for the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.3"></a><var>39.3</var>(b) $100,000 in fiscal year 2018 is for a grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.4"></a><var>39.4</var>to Exodus Lending to assist individuals in <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.5"></a><var>39.5</var>reaching financial stability and resolving <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.6"></a><var>39.6</var>payday loans. this appropriation is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.7"></a><var>39.7</var>until June 30, 2020.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.39.8"></a><var>39.8</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.39.9"></a><var>39.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Petroleum Tank Release Compensation </b><br />
                  		<b>Board</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">1,052,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">1,052,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.39.10"></a><var>39.10</var>This appropriation is from the petroleum tank <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.11"></a><var>39.11</var>fund.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.39.12"></a><var>39.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Administrative Services</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">7,386,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">7,386,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.39.13"></a><var>39.13</var>(a) $384,000 each year is for additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.14"></a><var>39.14</var>compliance efforts with unclaimed property. <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.15"></a><var>39.15</var>The commissioner may issue contracts for <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.16"></a><var>39.16</var>these services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.17"></a><var>39.17</var>(b) $100,000 each year is for the support of <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.18"></a><var>39.18</var>broadband development.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.19"></a><var>39.19</var>(c) $33,000 each year is for rulemaking and <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.20"></a><var>39.20</var>administration under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.21"></a><var>39.21</var>section 80A.461.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.39.22"></a><var>39.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 5.<b>Telecommunications</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"> 2,619,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"> 2,619,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.39.23"></a><var>39.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.39.24"></a><var>39.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,009,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"> 1,009,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.39.25"></a><var>39.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Special Revenue<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"> 1,610,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"> 1,610,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.39.26"></a><var>39.26</var>$1,610,000 each year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.27"></a><var>39.27</var>telecommunication access Minnesota fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.28"></a><var>39.28</var>account in the special revenue fund for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.29"></a><var>39.29</var>following transfers. This appropriation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.30"></a><var>39.30</var>added to the department's base.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.31"></a><var>39.31</var>(1) $1,170,000 each year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.32"></a><var>39.32</var>commissioner of human services to <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.33"></a><var>39.33</var>supplement the ongoing operational expenses <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.1"></a><var>40.1</var>of the Commission of Deaf, DeafBlind, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.2"></a><var>40.2</var>Hard-of-Hearing Minnesotans;<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.3"></a><var>40.3</var>(2) $290,000 each year is to the chief <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.4"></a><var>40.4</var>information officer for the purpose of <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.5"></a><var>40.5</var>coordinating technology accessibility and <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.6"></a><var>40.6</var>usability;<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.7"></a><var>40.7</var>(3) $100,000 each year is to the Legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.8"></a><var>40.8</var>Coordinating Commission for captioning of <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.9"></a><var>40.9</var>legislative coverage. This transfer is subject <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.10"></a><var>40.10</var>to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.281; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.11"></a><var>40.11</var>(4) $50,000 each year is to the Office of <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.12"></a><var>40.12</var>MN.IT Services for a consolidated access fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.13"></a><var>40.13</var>to provide grants to other state agencies related <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.14"></a><var>40.14</var>to accessibility of their Web-based services.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.40.15"></a><var>40.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 6.<b>Enforcement</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">5,672,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">5,472,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.40.16"></a><var>40.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.40.17"></a><var>40.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">5,474,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">5,274,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.40.18"></a><var>40.18</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.40.19"></a><var>40.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Workers' <br />
                  		Compensation<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">198,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">198,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.40.20"></a><var>40.20</var>(a) $279,000 each year is for health care <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.21"></a><var>40.21</var>enforcement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.22"></a><var>40.22</var>(b)(1) $200,000 in fiscal year 2018 is to create <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.23"></a><var>40.23</var>and execute a statewide education and <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.24"></a><var>40.24</var>outreach campaign to protect seniors, meaning <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.25"></a><var>40.25</var>those 60 years of age or older, vulnerable <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.26"></a><var>40.26</var>adults, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.27"></a><var>40.27</var>section 626.5572, subdivision 21, and their <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.28"></a><var>40.28</var>caregivers from financial fraud and <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.29"></a><var>40.29</var>exploitation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.30"></a><var>40.30</var>(2) The education and outreach campaign must <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.31"></a><var>40.31</var>be statewide, and must include, but is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.32"></a><var>40.32</var>limited to, the dissemination of information <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.33"></a><var>40.33</var>through television, print, or other media, <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.1"></a><var>41.1</var>training and outreach to senior living facilities, <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.2"></a><var>41.2</var>and the creation of a senior fraud toolkit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.3"></a><var>41.3</var>(3) The commissioner of commerce shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.4"></a><var>41.4</var>report by January 15, 2018, to the chairs and <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.5"></a><var>41.5</var>ranking minority members of the committees <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.6"></a><var>41.6</var>of the house of representatives and senate <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.7"></a><var>41.7</var>having jurisdiction over commerce issues <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.8"></a><var>41.8</var>regarding the results of the statewide education <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.9"></a><var>41.9</var>and outreach campaign, and recommendations <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.10"></a><var>41.10</var>for supporting ongoing efforts to prevent <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.11"></a><var>41.11</var>financial fraud from occurring to, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.12"></a><var>41.12</var>financial exploitation of, seniors, vulnerable <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.13"></a><var>41.13</var>adults, and their caregivers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.14"></a><var>41.14</var>(c) The revenue transferred in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.15"></a><var>41.15</var>Statutes, section 297I.11, subdivision 2, to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.16"></a><var>41.16</var>insurance fraud prevention account must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.17"></a><var>41.17</var>used in part for compensation for two new <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.18"></a><var>41.18</var>employees in the Commerce Fraud Bureau to <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.19"></a><var>41.19</var>perform analytical duties. The new employees <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.20"></a><var>41.20</var>must not be peace officers.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.41.21"></a><var>41.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 7.<b>Energy Resources</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">4,847,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">4,847,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.41.22"></a><var>41.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.41.23"></a><var>41.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">4,247,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"> 4,247,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.41.24"></a><var>41.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Special Revenue<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">600,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"> 600,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.41.25"></a><var>41.25</var>(a) $150,000 each year is to remediate <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.26"></a><var>41.26</var>vermiculate insulation from households that <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.27"></a><var>41.27</var>are eligible for weatherization assistance under <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.28"></a><var>41.28</var>Minnesota's weatherization assistance program <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.29"></a><var>41.29</var>state plan under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.30"></a><var>41.30</var>216C.264. Remediation must be done in <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.31"></a><var>41.31</var>conjunction with federal weatherization <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.32"></a><var>41.32</var>assistance program services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.33"></a><var>41.33</var>(b) $832,000 each year is for energy regulation <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.34"></a><var>41.34</var>and planning unit staff.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.1"></a><var>42.1</var>(c) $100,000 each year is from the renewable <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.2"></a><var>42.2</var>development account in the special revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.3"></a><var>42.3</var>fund established in Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.4"></a><var>42.4</var>116C.779, subdivision 1, to administer the <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.5"></a><var>42.5</var>"Made in Minnesota" solar energy production <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.6"></a><var>42.6</var>incentive program in Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.7"></a><var>42.7</var>section 216C.417. Any remaining unspent <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.8"></a><var>42.8</var>funds cancel back to the renewable <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.9"></a><var>42.9</var>development account at the end of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.10"></a><var>42.10</var>biennium.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.11"></a><var>42.11</var>(d) $500,000 each year is from the renewable <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.12"></a><var>42.12</var>development account in the special revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.13"></a><var>42.13</var>fund established in Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.14"></a><var>42.14</var>116C.779, subdivision 1, for costs associated <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.15"></a><var>42.15</var>with any third-party expert evaluation of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.16"></a><var>42.16</var>proposal submitted in response to a request <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.17"></a><var>42.17</var>for proposal to the renewable development <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.18"></a><var>42.18</var>advisory group under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.19"></a><var>42.19</var>section 116C.779, subdivision 1, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.20"></a><var>42.20</var>(l). No portion of this appropriation may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.21"></a><var>42.21</var>expended or retained by the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.22"></a><var>42.22</var>commerce. Any funds appropriated under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.23"></a><var>42.23</var>paragraph that are unexpended at the end of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.24"></a><var>42.24</var>fiscal year cancel to the renewable <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.25"></a><var>42.25</var>development account.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.42.26"></a><var>42.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 8.<b>Insurance</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">4,989,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">4,969,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.42.27"></a><var>42.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.42.28"></a><var>42.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">4,436,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">4,416,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.42.29"></a><var>42.29</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.42.30"></a><var>42.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Workers' <br />
                  		Compensation<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">553,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">553,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.42.31"></a><var>42.31</var>(a) $642,000 each year is for health insurance <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.32"></a><var>42.32</var>rate review staffing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.33"></a><var>42.33</var>(b) $412,000 each year is for actuarial work <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.34"></a><var>42.34</var>to prepare for implementation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.35"></a><var>42.35</var>principle-based reserves.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.1"></a><var>43.1</var>(c) $20,000 in fiscal year 2018 is for payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.2"></a><var>43.2</var>of two years of membership dues for <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.3"></a><var>43.3</var>Minnesota to the National Conference of <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.4"></a><var>43.4</var>Insurance Legislators. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.5"></a><var>43.5</var>appropriation.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.8.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.43.6"></a><var>43.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 8. <b>PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>7,465,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b> </b><b>7,465,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.43.7"></a><var>43.7</var>$21,000 each year is for the purposes of <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.8"></a><var>43.8</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 237.045.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.9.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.43.9"></a><var>43.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 9. <b>PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>1,800,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.43.10"></a><var>43.10</var>(a) $300,000 in fiscal year 2018 is for a grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.11"></a><var>43.11</var>to the city of New Trier to replace water <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.12"></a><var>43.12</var>infrastructure under Hogan Avenue, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.13"></a><var>43.13</var>related road reconstruction, and to acquire land <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.14"></a><var>43.14</var>for predesign, design, and construction of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.15"></a><var>43.15</var>storm water pond that will be colocated with <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.16"></a><var>43.16</var>the pond of the new subdivision. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.17"></a><var>43.17</var>appropriation does not require a nonstate <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.18"></a><var>43.18</var>contribution.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.19"></a><var>43.19</var>(b) $600,000 in fiscal year 2018 is for a grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.20"></a><var>43.20</var>to the Ramsey/Washington Recycling and <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.21"></a><var>43.21</var>Energy Board to design, construct, and equip <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.22"></a><var>43.22</var>capital improvements to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.23"></a><var>43.23</var>Ramsey/Washington Recycling and Energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.24"></a><var>43.24</var>Center in Newport.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.25"></a><var>43.25</var>(c) $900,000 in fiscal year 2018 is for a grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.26"></a><var>43.26</var>to the Clear Lake-Clearwater Sewer Authority <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.27"></a><var>43.27</var>to remove and replace the existing wastewater <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.28"></a><var>43.28</var>treatment facility. This project is intended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.29"></a><var>43.29</var>prevent the discharge of phosphorus into the <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.30"></a><var>43.30</var>Mississippi River. This appropriation is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.31"></a><var>43.31</var>available until the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.32"></a><var>43.32</var>management and budget determines that at <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.33"></a><var>43.33</var>least $200,000 is committed to the project <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.1"></a><var>44.1</var>from nonstate sources and the authority has <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.2"></a><var>44.2</var>applied for at least two grants to offset the <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.3"></a><var>44.3</var>cost. An amount equal to any grant money <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.4"></a><var>44.4</var>received by the authority must be returned to <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.5"></a><var>44.5</var>the general fund.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.44.6"></a><var>44.6</var><b>ARTICLE 2</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.44.7"></a><var>44.7</var><b>LABOR AND INDUSTRY</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><a id="pl.44.8"></a><var>44.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 175.45, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.9"></a><var>44.9</var><b>175.45 </b><b>COMPETENCY</b><b> STANDARDS FOR DUAL TRAINING.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.44.10"></a><var>44.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Duties; goal.</b> The commissioner of labor and industry shall convene <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.11"></a><var>44.11</var>industry representatives, identify occupational competency standards for dual training, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.12"></a><var>44.12</var>provide technical assistance to develop dual-training programs. The goal of dual training <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.13"></a><var>44.13</var>is to provide employees of an employer with training to acquire competencies that
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.14"></a><var>44.14</var>employer requires. The competency standards shall be identified for employment in <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.15"></a><var>44.15</var>occupations in advanced manufacturing, health care services, information technology,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.16"></a><var>44.16</var>agriculture. Competency standards are not rules and are exempt from the rulemaking
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.17"></a><var>44.17</var>provisions of chapter 14, and the provisions in section 
         <statute_ref>14.386</statute_ref> concerning exempt rules do <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.18"></a><var>44.18</var>not apply.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.19"></a><var>44.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Definition; competency standards</b><b> Definitions</b><b>.</b> For purposes of this section, <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.20"></a><var>44.20</var>the following terms have the meanings given them:<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.21"></a><var>44.21</var>(1) "competency standards" means the specific knowledge and skills necessary for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.22"></a><var>44.22</var>particular occupation.; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.23"></a><var>44.23</var>(2) "dual-training program" means an employment-based earn-as-you-learn program <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.24"></a><var>44.24</var>where the trainee is employed by a participating employer and receives structured
         on-the-job <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.25"></a><var>44.25</var>training and technical instruction in accordance with the competency standards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.26"></a><var>44.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Competency standards identification process.</b> In identifying competency <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.27"></a><var>44.27</var>standards, the commissioner shall consult with the commissioner of the Office of Higher
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.28"></a><var>44.28</var>Education and the commissioner of employment and economic development and convene
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.29"></a><var>44.29</var>recognized industry experts, representative employers, higher education institutions,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.30"></a><var>44.30</var>representatives of the disabled community, and representatives of labor to assist
         in identifying <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.31"></a><var>44.31</var>credible competency standards. Competency standards must be consistent with, to the
         extent <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.32"></a><var>44.32</var>available and practical, recognized international and national standards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.1"></a><var>45.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Duties.</b> The commissioner shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.2"></a><var>45.2</var>(1) convene industry representatives to identify, develop, and implement dual-training
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.3"></a><var>45.3</var>programs;<br />
         		 <a id="pl.45.4"></a><var>45.4</var>(2) identify competency standards for entry level entry-level and higher skill levels;<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.5"></a><var>45.5</var>(2) (3) verify the competency standards and skill levels and their transferability by subject
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.6"></a><var>45.6</var>matter expert representatives of each respective industry;<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.7"></a><var>45.7</var>(3) (4) develop models for Minnesota educational institutions to engage in providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.8"></a><var>45.8</var>education and training to meet the competency standards established;<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.9"></a><var>45.9</var>(4) (5) encourage participation by employers and labor in the competency standard <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.10"></a><var>45.10</var>identification process for occupations in their industry; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.11"></a><var>45.11</var>(5) (6) align dual training competency standards dual-training programs with other <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.12"></a><var>45.12</var>workforce initiatives.; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.13"></a><var>45.13</var>(7) provide technical assistance to develop dual-training programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.14"></a><var>45.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Notification.</b> The commissioner must communicate identified competency <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.15"></a><var>45.15</var>standards to the commissioner of the Office of Higher Education for the purpose of
         the dual <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.16"></a><var>45.16</var>training dual-training competency grant program under section 
         <statute_ref>136A.246</statute_ref>. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.17"></a><var>45.17</var>of labor and industry shall maintain the competency standards on the department's
         Web <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.18"></a><var>45.18</var>site.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.2.0"></a><a id="pl.45.19"></a><var>45.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 2. <b>[175.46] YOUTH SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.45.20"></a><var>45.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Program established; grants authorized.</b> The commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.21"></a><var>45.21</var>approve youth skills training programs established for the purpose of providing work-based
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.22"></a><var>45.22</var>skills training for student learners ages 16 and older. The commissioner shall award
         grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.23"></a><var>45.23</var>to local partnerships for the implementation and coordination of local youth skills
         training <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.24"></a><var>45.24</var>programs as provided in this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.25"></a><var>45.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For purposes of this section, the terms in this subdivision have <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.26"></a><var>45.26</var>the meanings given.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.27"></a><var>45.27</var>(b) "School district" means a school district or charter school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.28"></a><var>45.28</var>(c) "Local partnership" means a school district, nonpublic school, intermediate school
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.29"></a><var>45.29</var>district, or postsecondary institution, in partnership with other school districts,
         nonpublic <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.30"></a><var>45.30</var>schools, intermediate school districts, postsecondary institutions, workforce development
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.31"></a><var>45.31</var>authorities, economic development authorities, nonprofit organizations, labor unions,
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.1"></a><var>46.1</var>individuals who have an agreement with one or more local employers to be responsible
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.2"></a><var>46.2</var>implementing and coordinating a local youth skills training program.<br />
         		 <a id="pl.46.3"></a><var>46.3</var>(d) "Student learner" means a student who is both enrolled in a course of study at
         a public <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.4"></a><var>46.4</var>or nonpublic school to obtain related instruction for academic credit and is employed
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.5"></a><var>46.5</var>a written agreement to obtain on-the-job skills training under a youth skills training
         program <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.6"></a><var>46.6</var>approved under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.7"></a><var>46.7</var>(e) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of labor and industry.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.8"></a><var>46.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Duties.</b> (a) The commissioner shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.9"></a><var>46.9</var>(1) approve youth skills training programs in high-growth, high-demand occupations
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.10"></a><var>46.10</var>that provide:<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.11"></a><var>46.11</var>(i) that the work of the student learner in the occupations declared particularly
         hazardous <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.12"></a><var>46.12</var>shall be incidental to the training;<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.13"></a><var>46.13</var>(ii) that the work shall be intermittent and for short periods of time, and under
         the direct <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.14"></a><var>46.14</var>and close supervision of a qualified and experienced person;<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.15"></a><var>46.15</var>(iii) that safety instruction shall be provided to the student learner and may be
         given by <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.16"></a><var>46.16</var>the school and correlated by the employer with on-the-job training;<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.17"></a><var>46.17</var>(iv) a schedule of organized and progressive work processes to be performed on the
         job;<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.18"></a><var>46.18</var>(v) a schedule of wage rates in compliance with section 177.24; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.19"></a><var>46.19</var>(vi) whether the student learner will obtain secondary school academic credit, <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.20"></a><var>46.20</var>postsecondary credit, or both, for the training program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.21"></a><var>46.21</var>(2) approve occupations and maintain a list of approved occupations for programs under
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.22"></a><var>46.22</var>this section;<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.23"></a><var>46.23</var>(3) issue requests for proposals for grants;<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.24"></a><var>46.24</var>(4) work with individuals representing industry and labor to develop new youth skills
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.25"></a><var>46.25</var>training programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.26"></a><var>46.26</var>(5) develop model program guides;<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.27"></a><var>46.27</var>(6) monitor youth skills training programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.28"></a><var>46.28</var>(7) provide technical assistance to local partnership grantees;<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.29"></a><var>46.29</var>(8) work with providers to identify paths for receiving postsecondary credit for <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.30"></a><var>46.30</var>participation in the youth skills training program; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.1"></a><var>47.1</var>(9) approve other activities as necessary to implement the program.<br />
         		 <a id="pl.47.2"></a><var>47.2</var>(b) The commissioner shall collaborate with stakeholders, including, but not limited
         to, <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.3"></a><var>47.3</var>representatives of secondary school institutions, career and technical education instructors,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.4"></a><var>47.4</var>postsecondary institutions, businesses, and labor, in developing youth skills training
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.5"></a><var>47.5</var>programs, and identifying and approving occupations and competencies for youth skills
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.6"></a><var>47.6</var>training programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.7"></a><var>47.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Training agreement.</b> Each student learner shall sign a written training agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.8"></a><var>47.8</var>on a form prescribed by the commissioner. Each agreement shall contain the name of
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.9"></a><var>47.9</var>student learner, and be signed by the employer, the school coordinator or administrator,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.10"></a><var>47.10</var>the student learner, or if the student learner is a minor, by the student's parent
         or legal <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.11"></a><var>47.11</var>guardian. Copies of each agreement shall be kept on file by both the school and the
         employer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.12"></a><var>47.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Program approval.</b> The commissioner may grant exemptions from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.13"></a><var>47.13</var>provisions of chapter 181A for student learners participating in youth skills training
         programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.14"></a><var>47.14</var>approved by the commissioner under this section. The approval of a youth skills training
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.15"></a><var>47.15</var>program will be reviewed annually. The approval of a youth skills training program
         may <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.16"></a><var>47.16</var>be revoked at any time if the commissioner finds that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.17"></a><var>47.17</var>(1) all provisions of subdivision 3 have not been met in the previous year; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.18"></a><var>47.18</var>(2) reasonable precautions have not been observed for the safety of minors.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.19"></a><var>47.19</var>The commissioner shall maintain and annually update a list of occupations and tasks
         suitable <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.20"></a><var>47.20</var>for student learners in compliance with federal law.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.21"></a><var>47.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Interactions with education finance.</b> (a) For the purpose of computing state <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.22"></a><var>47.22</var>aids for the enrolling school district, the hours a student learner participates in
         a youth skills <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.23"></a><var>47.23</var>training program under this section must be counted in the student's hours of average
         daily <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.24"></a><var>47.24</var>membership under section 126C.05.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.25"></a><var>47.25</var>(b) Educational expenses for a participating student learner must be included in the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.26"></a><var>47.26</var>enrolling district's career and technical revenue as provided under section 124D.4531.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.27"></a><var>47.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Academic credit.</b> A school district may grant academic credit to student learners <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.28"></a><var>47.28</var>participating in youth skills training programs under this section in accordance with
         local <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.29"></a><var>47.29</var>requirements.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.30"></a><var>47.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 8. <b>Postsecondary credit.</b> A postsecondary institution may award postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.31"></a><var>47.31</var>credit to a student learner who successfully completes a youth skills training program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.1"></a><var>48.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 9. <b>Work-based learning program.</b> A youth skills training program shall qualify <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.2"></a><var>48.2</var>as a work-based learning program if it meets requirements for a career and technical
         education <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.3"></a><var>48.3</var>program and is supervised by a qualified teacher with appropriate licensure for a
         work-based <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.4"></a><var>48.4</var>learning teacher-coordinator.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.5"></a><var>48.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 10. <b>School coordinator.</b> Unless otherwise required for a work-based learning <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.6"></a><var>48.6</var>program, a youth skills training program may be supervised by a qualified teacher
         or by an <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.7"></a><var>48.7</var>administrator as determined by the school district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.8"></a><var>48.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 11. <b>Other apprenticeship programs.</b> (a) This section shall not affect programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.9"></a><var>48.9</var>under section 124D.47.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.10"></a><var>48.10</var>(b) A registered apprenticeship program governed by chapter 178 may grant credit <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.11"></a><var>48.11</var>toward the completion of a registered apprenticeship for the successful completion
         of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.12"></a><var>48.12</var>youth skills training program under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.13"></a><var>48.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 12. <b>Grant applications.</b> (a) Applications for grants must be made to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.14"></a><var>48.14</var>commissioner on a form provided by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.15"></a><var>48.15</var>(b) A local partnership may apply for a grant and shall include in its grant application:<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.16"></a><var>48.16</var>(1) the identity of each school district, public agency, nonprofit organization, or
         individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.17"></a><var>48.17</var>who is a participant in the local partnership;<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.18"></a><var>48.18</var>(2) the identity of each employer who is a participant in the local partnership and
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.19"></a><var>48.19</var>amount of matching funds provided by each employer, if any;<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.20"></a><var>48.20</var>(3) a plan to accomplish the implementation and coordination of activities specified
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.21"></a><var>48.21</var>this subdivision; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.22"></a><var>48.22</var>(4) the identity of a fiscal agent responsible for receiving, managing, and accounting
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.23"></a><var>48.23</var>the grant.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.24"></a><var>48.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 13. <b>Grant awards.</b> (a) A local partnership awarded a grant under this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.25"></a><var>48.25</var>must use the grant award for any of the following implementation and coordination
         activities:<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.26"></a><var>48.26</var>(1) recruiting additional employers to provide on-the-job training and supervision
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.27"></a><var>48.27</var>student learners and providing technical assistance to those employers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.28"></a><var>48.28</var>(2) recruiting students to participate in the local youth skills training program,
         monitoring <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.29"></a><var>48.29</var>the progress of student learners participating in the program, and monitoring program
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.30"></a><var>48.30</var>outcomes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.31"></a><var>48.31</var>(3) coordinating youth skills training activities within participating school districts
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.32"></a><var>48.32</var>among participating school districts, postsecondary institutions, and employers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.1"></a><var>49.1</var>(4) coordinating academic, vocational and occupational learning, school-based and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.2"></a><var>49.2</var>work-based learning, and secondary and postsecondary education for participants in
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.3"></a><var>49.3</var>local youth skills training program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.4"></a><var>49.4</var>(5) coordinating transportation for student learners participating in the local youth
         skills <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.5"></a><var>49.5</var>training program; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.6"></a><var>49.6</var>(6) any other implementation or coordination activity that the commissioner may direct
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.7"></a><var>49.7</var>or permit the local partnership to perform.<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.8"></a><var>49.8</var>(b) Grant awards may not be used to directly or indirectly pay the wages of a student
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.9"></a><var>49.9</var>learner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.10"></a><var>49.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 14. <b>Outcomes.</b> The following outcomes are expected of a local youth skills training <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.11"></a><var>49.11</var>program:<br />
         		 <a id="pl.49.12"></a><var>49.12</var>(1) at least 80 percent of the student learners who participate in a youth skills
         training <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.13"></a><var>49.13</var>program receive a high school diploma when eligible upon completion of the training
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.14"></a><var>49.14</var>program; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.15"></a><var>49.15</var>(2) at least 60 percent of the student learners who participate in a youth skills
         training <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.16"></a><var>49.16</var>program receive a recognized credential upon completion of the training program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.17"></a><var>49.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 15. <b>Reporting.</b> (a) By February 1, 2019, and annually thereafter, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.18"></a><var>49.18</var>shall report on the activity and outcomes of the program for the preceding fiscal
         year to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.19"></a><var>49.19</var>chairs of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over jobs and economic growth
         policy <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.20"></a><var>49.20</var>and finance. At a minimum, the report must include:<br />
         		  <a id="pl.49.21"></a><var>49.21</var>(1) the number of student learners who commenced the training program and the number
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.22"></a><var>49.22</var>who completed the training program; and<br />
         		 <a id="pl.49.23"></a><var>49.23</var>(2) recommendations, if any, for changes to the program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.24"></a><var>49.24</var>(b) The initial report shall include a detailed description of the differences between
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.25"></a><var>49.25</var>state and federal systems in child safety standards.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.3.0"></a><a id="pl.49.26"></a><var>49.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 326B.092, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.27"></a><var>49.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>License fees and license renewal fees.</b> (a) The license fee for each license is <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.28"></a><var>49.28</var>the base license fee plus any applicable board fee, continuing education fee, and
         contractor <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.29"></a><var>49.29</var>recovery fund fee and additional assessment, as set forth in this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.1"></a><var>50.1</var>(b) For purposes of this section, "license duration" means the number of years for
         which <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.2"></a><var>50.2</var>the license is issued except that if the initial license is not issued for a whole
         number of <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.3"></a><var>50.3</var>years, the license duration shall be rounded up to the next whole number.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.4"></a><var>50.4</var>(c) The base license fee shall depend on whether the license is classified as an entry
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.5"></a><var>50.5</var>level, master, journeyman, or business license, and on the license duration. The base
         license <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.6"></a><var>50.6</var>fee shall be:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="10"></col>
            <col width="25"></col>
            <col width="15"></col>
            <col width="15"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.50.7"></a><var>50.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td>License Classification<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">License Duration<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.50.8"></a><var>50.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="left">1 year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>2 years<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.50.9"></a><var>50.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Entry level<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">$10<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>$20<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.50.10"></a><var>50.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Journeyworker<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">$20<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>$40<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.50.11"></a><var>50.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Master<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">$40<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>$80<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.50.12"></a><var>50.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Business<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>$180<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.50.13"></a><var>50.13</var>(d) If there is a continuing education requirement for renewal of the license, then
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.14"></a><var>50.14</var>continuing education fee must be included in the renewal license fee. The continuing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.15"></a><var>50.15</var>education fee for all license classifications shall be: $10 if the renewal license
         duration is <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.16"></a><var>50.16</var>one year; and $20 if the renewal license duration is two years.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.17"></a><var>50.17</var>(e) If the license is issued under sections 
         <statute_ref>326B.31</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>326B.59</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>326B.90</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>326B.925</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.18"></a><var>50.18</var>then a board fee must be included in the license fee and the renewal license fee.
         The board <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.19"></a><var>50.19</var>fee for all license classifications shall be: $4 if the license duration is one year;
         and $8 if <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.20"></a><var>50.20</var>the license duration is two years.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.21"></a><var>50.21</var>(f) If the application is for the renewal of a license issued under sections 
         <statute_ref>326B.802 </statute_ref>to <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.50.22"></a><var>50.22</var>326B.885
         </statute_ref>, then the contractor recovery fund fee required under section 
         <statute_ref>326B.89</statute_ref>, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.23"></a><var>50.23</var>3, and any additional assessment required under section 
         <statute_ref>326B.89, subdivision 16</statute_ref>, must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.24"></a><var>50.24</var>included in the license renewal fee.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.25"></a><var>50.25</var>(g) Notwithstanding the fee amounts described in paragraphs (c) to (f), for the period
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.26"></a><var>50.26</var>July 1, 2015 2017, through June 30, 2017 September 30, 2021, the following fees apply:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="10"></col>
            <col width="25"></col>
            <col width="15"></col>
            <col width="15"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.50.27"></a><var>50.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td>License Classification<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">License Duration<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.50.28"></a><var>50.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="left">1 year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>2 years<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.50.29"></a><var>50.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Entry level<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">$10<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>$20<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.50.30"></a><var>50.30</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.50.31"></a><var>50.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Journeyworker<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">$15<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>$35<br />
                  		$30<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.50.32"></a><var>50.32</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.50.33"></a><var>50.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Master<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">$30<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>$75<br />
                  		$60<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.50.34"></a><var>50.34</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.50.35"></a><var>50.35</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Business<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>$160<br />
                  		$120<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.51.1"></a><var>51.1</var>If there is a continuing education requirement for renewal of the license, then a
         continuing <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.2"></a><var>51.2</var>education fee must be included in the renewal license fee. The continuing education
         fee for <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.3"></a><var>51.3</var>all license classifications shall be $5.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.4.0"></a><a id="pl.51.4"></a><var>51.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 4. <b>[326B.108] PLACES OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION SUBJECT TO </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.51.5"></a><var>51.5</var><b>CODE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.51.6"></a><var>51.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Definition.</b> For purposes of this section, "place of public accommodation" <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.7"></a><var>51.7</var>means a publicly or privately owned facility that is designed for occupancy by 200
         or more <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.8"></a><var>51.8</var>people and includes a sports or entertainment arena, stadium, theater, community or
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.9"></a><var>51.9</var>convention hall, special event center, indoor amusement facility or water park, or
         swimming <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.10"></a><var>51.10</var>pool.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.11"></a><var>51.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Application.</b>  Construction, additions, and alterations to a place of public <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.12"></a><var>51.12</var>accommodation must be designed and constructed to comply with the State Building Code.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.13"></a><var>51.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Enforcement.</b> In a municipality that has not adopted the code by ordinance <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.14"></a><var>51.14</var>under section 326B.121, subdivision 2, the commissioner shall enforce this section
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.15"></a><var>51.15</var>accordance with section 326B.107, subdivision 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.16"></a><var>51.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Fire protection systems.</b> If fire protection systems regulated by chapter 299M <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.17"></a><var>51.17</var>are required in a place of public accommodation, then those plan reviews and inspections
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.18"></a><var>51.18</var>shall be conducted by the state fire marshal.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.5.0"></a><a id="pl.51.19"></a><var>51.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 326B.153, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.20"></a><var>51.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Building permits.</b> (a) Fees for building permits submitted as required <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.21"></a><var>51.21</var>in section 326B.106 326B.107 include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.22"></a><var>51.22</var>(1) the fee as set forth in the fee schedule in paragraph (b) or as adopted by a municipality;
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.23"></a><var>51.23</var>and<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.24"></a><var>51.24</var>(2) the surcharge required by section 
         <statute_ref>326B.148</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.25"></a><var>51.25</var>(b) The total valuation and fee schedule is:<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.26"></a><var>51.26</var>(1) $1 to $500, $29.50 $21;<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.27"></a><var>51.27</var>(2) $501 to $2,000, $28 $21 for the first $500 plus $3.70 $2.75 for each additional $100 <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.28"></a><var>51.28</var>or fraction thereof, to and including $2,000;<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.29"></a><var>51.29</var>(3) $2,001 to $25,000, $83.50 $62.25 for the first $2,000 plus $16.55 $12.50 for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.30"></a><var>51.30</var>additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $25,000;<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.1"></a><var>52.1</var>(4) $25,001 to $50,000, $464.15 $349.75 for the first $25,000 plus $12 $9 for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.2"></a><var>52.2</var>additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $50,000;<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.3"></a><var>52.3</var>(5) $50,001 to $100,000, $764.15 $574.75 for the first $50,000 plus $8.45 $6.25 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.4"></a><var>52.4</var>each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $100,000;<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.5"></a><var>52.5</var>(6) $100,001 to $500,000, $1,186.65 $887.25 for the first $100,000 plus $6.75 $5 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.6"></a><var>52.6</var>each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $500,000;<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.7"></a><var>52.7</var>(7) $500,001 to $1,000,000, $3,886.65 $2,887.25 for the first $500,000 plus $5.50 $4.25 <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.8"></a><var>52.8</var>for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $1,000,000; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.9"></a><var>52.9</var>(8) $1,000,001 and up, $6,636.65 $5,012.25 for the first $1,000,000 plus $4.50 $2.75 <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.10"></a><var>52.10</var>for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof.<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.11"></a><var>52.11</var>(c) Other inspections and fees are:<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.12"></a><var>52.12</var>(1) inspections outside of normal business hours (minimum charge two hours), $63.25
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.13"></a><var>52.13</var>per hour;<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.14"></a><var>52.14</var>(2) reinspection fees, $63.25 per hour;<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.15"></a><var>52.15</var>(3) inspections for which no fee is specifically indicated (minimum charge one-half
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.16"></a><var>52.16</var>hour), $63.25 per hour; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.17"></a><var>52.17</var>(4) additional plan review required by changes, additions, or revisions to approved
         plans <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.18"></a><var>52.18</var>(minimum charge one-half hour), $63.25 per hour.<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.19"></a><var>52.19</var>(d) If the actual hourly cost to the jurisdiction under paragraph (c) is greater than
         $63.25, <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.20"></a><var>52.20</var>then the greater rate shall be paid. Hourly cost includes supervision, overhead, equipment,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.21"></a><var>52.21</var>hourly wages, and fringe benefits of the employees involved.<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.22"></a><var>52.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Paragraph (a) is effective July 1, 2017. Paragraph (b) is effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.23"></a><var>52.23</var>July 1, 2017, and the amendments to it expire October 1, 2021.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.6.0"></a><a id="pl.52.24"></a><var>52.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 326B.37, is amended by adding a subdivision to <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.25"></a><var>52.25</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.26"></a><var>52.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 16. <b>Wind electric systems.</b> (a) The inspection fee for the installation of a wind <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.27"></a><var>52.27</var>turbine is:<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.28"></a><var>52.28</var>(1) zero watts to and including 100,000 watts, $80;<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.29"></a><var>52.29</var>(2) 100,001 watts to and including 500,000 watts, $105;<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.30"></a><var>52.30</var>(3) 500,001 watts to and including 1,000,000 watts, $120;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.1"></a><var>53.1</var>(4) 1,000,001 watts to and including 1,500,000 watts, $125;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.2"></a><var>53.2</var>(5) 1,500,001 watts to and including 2,000,000 watts, $130;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.3"></a><var>53.3</var>(6) 2,000,001 watts to and including 3,000,000 watts, $145; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.4"></a><var>53.4</var>(7) 3,000,001 watts and larger, $160.<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.5"></a><var>53.5</var>(b) For the purpose of paragraph (a), the watt rating is the total estimated alternating
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.6"></a><var>53.6</var>current energy output of one individual wind turbine.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.7.0"></a><a id="pl.53.7"></a><var>53.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 326B.37, is amended by adding a subdivision to <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.8"></a><var>53.8</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.9"></a><var>53.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 17. <b>Solar photovoltaic systems.</b> (a) The inspection fee for the installation of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.10"></a><var>53.10</var>solar photovoltaic system is:<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.11"></a><var>53.11</var>(1) zero watts to and including 5,000 watts, $60;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.12"></a><var>53.12</var>(2) 5,001 watts to and including 10,000 watts, $100;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.13"></a><var>53.13</var>(3) 10,001 watts to and including 20,000 watts, $150;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.14"></a><var>53.14</var>(4) 20,001 watts to and including 30,000 watts, $200;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.15"></a><var>53.15</var>(5) 30,001 watts to and including 40,000 watts, $250;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.16"></a><var>53.16</var>(6) 40,001 watts to and including 1,000,000 watts, $250, and $25 for each additional
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.17"></a><var>53.17</var>10,000 watts over 40,000 watts;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.18"></a><var>53.18</var>(7) 1,000,001 watts to 5,000,000 watts, $2,650, and $15 for each additional 10,000
         watts <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.19"></a><var>53.19</var>over 1,000,000 watts; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.20"></a><var>53.20</var>(8) 5,000,001 watts and larger, $8,650, and $10 for each additional 10,000 watts over
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.21"></a><var>53.21</var>5,000,000 watts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.22"></a><var>53.22</var>(b) For the purpose of paragraph (a), the watt rating is the total estimated alternating
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.23"></a><var>53.23</var>current energy output of the solar photovoltaic system.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.8.0"></a><a id="pl.53.24"></a><var>53.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 326B.435, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.25"></a><var>53.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Powers; duties; administrative support.</b> (a) The board shall have the power <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.26"></a><var>53.26</var>to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.27"></a><var>53.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) elect its chair, vice-chair, and secretary;<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.1"></a><var>54.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) adopt bylaws that specify the duties of its officers, the meeting dates of the
         board, <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.2"></a><var>54.2</var>and containing such other provisions as may be useful and necessary for the efficient
         conduct <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.3"></a><var>54.3</var>of the business of the board;<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.4"></a><var>54.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) adopt the Plumbing Code that must be followed in this state and any Plumbing Code
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.5"></a><var>54.5</var>amendments thereto. The Plumbing Code shall include the minimum standards described
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.6"></a><var>54.6</var>in sections 
         <statute_ref>326B.43, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>326B.52, subdivision 1</statute_ref>. The board shall adopt the <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.7"></a><var>54.7</var>Plumbing Code and any amendments thereto pursuant to chapter 14 and as provided in
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.8"></a><var>54.8</var>subdivision 6, paragraphs (b), (c), and (d);<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.9"></a><var>54.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) review requests for final interpretations and issue final interpretations as provided
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.10"></a><var>54.10</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>326B.127, subdivision 5</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.11"></a><var>54.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(5) adopt rules that regulate the licensure, certification, or registration of plumbing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.12"></a><var>54.12</var>contractors, journeymen, unlicensed individuals, master plumbers, restricted master
         plumbers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.13"></a><var>54.13</var>restricted journeymen, restricted plumbing contractors, backflow prevention rebuilders
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.14"></a><var>54.14</var>testers, water conditioning contractors, and water conditioning installers, and other
         persons <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.15"></a><var>54.15</var>engaged in the design, installation, and alteration of plumbing systems or engaged
         in or <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.16"></a><var>54.16</var>working at the business of water conditioning installation or service, or engaged
         in or <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.17"></a><var>54.17</var>working at the business of medical gas system installation, maintenance, or repair,
         except <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.18"></a><var>54.18</var>for those individuals licensed under section 
         <statute_ref>326.02, subdivisions 2</statute_ref> and 3. The board shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.19"></a><var>54.19</var>adopt these rules pursuant to chapter 14 and as provided in subdivision 6, paragraphs
         (e) <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.20"></a><var>54.20</var>and (f);<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.21"></a><var>54.21</var>(6) adopt rules that regulate continuing education for individuals licensed as master
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.22"></a><var>54.22</var>plumbers, journeyman plumbers, restricted master plumbers, restricted journeyman plumbers,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.23"></a><var>54.23</var>registered unlicensed individuals, water conditioning contractors masters, and water <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.24"></a><var>54.24</var>conditioning installers journeymen, and for individuals certified under sections 
         <statute_ref>326B.437</statute_ref> <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.25"></a><var>54.25</var>and 
         <statute_ref>326B.438</statute_ref>. The board shall adopt these rules pursuant to chapter 14 and as provided in <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.26"></a><var>54.26</var>subdivision 6, paragraphs (e) and (f);<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.27"></a><var>54.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(7) refer complaints or other communications to the commissioner, whether oral or
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.28"></a><var>54.28</var>written, as provided in subdivision 8, that allege or imply a violation of a statute,
         rule, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.29"></a><var>54.29</var>order that the commissioner has the authority to enforce pertaining to code compliance,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.30"></a><var>54.30</var>licensure, or an offering to perform or performance of unlicensed plumbing services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.31"></a><var>54.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(8) approve per diem and expenses deemed necessary for its members as provided in
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.32"></a><var>54.32</var>subdivision 3;<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.33"></a><var>54.33</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(9) approve license reciprocity agreements;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.1"></a><var>55.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(10) select from its members individuals to serve on any other state advisory council,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.2"></a><var>55.2</var>board, or committee; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.3"></a><var>55.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(11) recommend the fees for licenses, registrations, and certifications.<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.4"></a><var>55.4</var>Except for the powers granted to the Plumbing Board, the Board of Electricity, and
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.5"></a><var>55.5</var>Board of High Pressure Piping Systems, the commissioner of labor and industry shall
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.6"></a><var>55.6</var>administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and any rules promulgated pursuant
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.7"></a><var>55.7</var>thereto.<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.8"></a><var>55.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) The board shall comply with section 
         <statute_ref>15.0597, subdivisions 2</statute_ref> and 4.<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.9"></a><var>55.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) The commissioner shall coordinate the board's rulemaking and recommendations <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.10"></a><var>55.10</var>with the recommendations and rulemaking conducted by the other boards created pursuant
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.11"></a><var>55.11</var>to this chapter. The commissioner shall provide staff support to the board. The support
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.12"></a><var>55.12</var>includes professional, legal, technical, and clerical staff necessary to perform rulemaking
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.13"></a><var>55.13</var>and other duties assigned to the board. The commissioner of labor and industry shall
         supply <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.14"></a><var>55.14</var>necessary office space and supplies to assist the board in its duties.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.9.0"></a><a id="pl.55.15"></a><var>55.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 326B.50, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.16"></a><var>55.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Water conditioning installation.</b> "Water conditioning installation" means the <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.17"></a><var>55.17</var>installation of appliances, appurtenances, and fixtures designed to treat water so
         as to alter, <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.18"></a><var>55.18</var>modify, add or remove mineral, chemical or bacterial content, said installation to
         be made <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.19"></a><var>55.19</var>in a water distribution system serving:<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.20"></a><var>55.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) a single family residential unit, which has been initially established by a licensed
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.21"></a><var>55.21</var>plumber, and does not involve a direct connection without an air gap to a soil or
         waste pipe.; <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.22"></a><var>55.22</var>or<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.23"></a><var>55.23</var>(2) a multifamily or nonresidential building, where the plumbing installation has
         been <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.24"></a><var>55.24</var>initially established by a licensed plumber. Isolation valves shall be required for
         all water <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.25"></a><var>55.25</var>conditioning installations and shall be readily accessible. Water conditioning installation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.26"></a><var>55.26</var>does not include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.27"></a><var>55.27</var>(i) a valve that allows isolation of the water conditioning installation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.28"></a><var>55.28</var>(ii) piping greater than two-inch nominal pipe size; or<br />
         		 <a id="pl.55.29"></a><var>55.29</var>(iii) a direct connection without an air gap to a soil or waste pipe.<br />
         		 <br />
         		<a id="bill.2.10.0"></a><a id="pl.56.1"></a><var>56.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 326B.50, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.2"></a><var>56.2</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.3"></a><var>56.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Direct supervision.</b> "Direct supervision," with respect to direct supervision of <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.4"></a><var>56.4</var>a registered unlicensed individual, means that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.5"></a><var>56.5</var>(1) at all times while the registered unlicensed individual is performing water conditioning
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.6"></a><var>56.6</var>installation work, a direct supervisor is present at the location where the registered
         unlicensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.7"></a><var>56.7</var>individual is working;<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.8"></a><var>56.8</var>(2) the direct supervisor is physically present and immediately available to the registered
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.9"></a><var>56.9</var>unlicensed individual at all times for assistance and direction;<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.10"></a><var>56.10</var>(3) any form of electronic supervision does not meet the requirement of being physically
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.11"></a><var>56.11</var>present;<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.12"></a><var>56.12</var>(4) the direct supervisor reviews the water conditioning installation work performed
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.13"></a><var>56.13</var>the registered unlicensed individual before the water conditioning installation is
         operated; <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.14"></a><var>56.14</var>and<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.15"></a><var>56.15</var>(5) the direct supervisor determines that all water conditioning installation work
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.16"></a><var>56.16</var>performed by the registered unlicensed individual is performed in compliance with
         sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.17"></a><var>56.17</var>326B.50 to 326B.59, all rules adopted under these sections, the Minnesota Plumbing
         Code, <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.18"></a><var>56.18</var>and all orders issued under section 326B.082.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.11.0"></a><a id="pl.56.19"></a><var>56.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 326B.50, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.20"></a><var>56.20</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.21"></a><var>56.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Direct supervisor.</b> "Direct supervisor" means a master plumber, journeyman <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.22"></a><var>56.22</var>plumber, restricted master plumber, restricted journeyman plumber, water conditioning
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.23"></a><var>56.23</var>master, or water conditioning journeyman responsible for providing direct supervision
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.24"></a><var>56.24</var>a registered unlicensed individual.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.12.0"></a><a id="pl.56.25"></a><var>56.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 326B.55, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.26"></a><var>56.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Qualifications for licensing.</b> (a) A water conditioning master license shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.27"></a><var>56.27</var>issued only to an individual who has demonstrated skill in planning, superintending,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.28"></a><var>56.28</var>servicing, and installing water conditioning installations, and has successfully passed the <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.29"></a><var>56.29</var>examination for water conditioning masters. A water conditioning journeyman license
         shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.30"></a><var>56.30</var>only be issued to an individual other than a water conditioning master who has demonstrated
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.31"></a><var>56.31</var>practical knowledge of water conditioning installation, and has successfully passed
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.32"></a><var>56.32</var>examination for water conditioning journeymen. A water conditioning journeyman must
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.1"></a><var>57.1</var>successfully pass the examination for water conditioning masters before being licensed
         as <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.2"></a><var>57.2</var>a water conditioning master.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.3"></a><var>57.3</var>(b) Each water conditioning contractor must designate a responsible licensed master
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.4"></a><var>57.4</var>plumber or a responsible licensed water conditioning master, who shall be responsible
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.5"></a><var>57.5</var>the performance of all water conditioning installation and servicing in accordance
         with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.6"></a><var>57.6</var>requirements of sections 
         <statute_ref>326B.50</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>326B.59</statute_ref>, all rules adopted under sections 
         <statute_ref>326B.50</statute_ref> to <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.57.7"></a><var>57.7</var>326B.59
         </statute_ref>, the Minnesota Plumbing Code, and all orders issued under section 
         <statute_ref>326B.082</statute_ref>. If <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.8"></a><var>57.8</var>the water conditioning contractor is an individual or sole proprietorship, the responsible
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.9"></a><var>57.9</var>licensed master must be the individual, proprietor, or managing employee. If the water
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.10"></a><var>57.10</var>conditioning contractor is a partnership, the responsible licensed master must be
         a general <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.11"></a><var>57.11</var>partner or managing employee. If the water conditioning contractor is a limited liability
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.12"></a><var>57.12</var>company, the responsible licensed master must be a chief manager or managing employee.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.13"></a><var>57.13</var>If the water conditioning contractor is a corporation, the responsible licensed master
         must <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.14"></a><var>57.14</var>be an officer or managing employee. If the responsible licensed master is a managing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.15"></a><var>57.15</var>employee, the responsible licensed master must be actively engaged in performing water
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.16"></a><var>57.16</var>conditioning work on behalf of the water conditioning contractor and cannot be employed
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.17"></a><var>57.17</var>in any capacity as a water conditioning master or water conditioning journeyman for
         any <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.18"></a><var>57.18</var>other water conditioning contractor. An individual must not be the responsible licensed
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.19"></a><var>57.19</var>master for more than one water conditioning contractor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.20"></a><var>57.20</var>(c) All applications and renewals for water conditioning contractor licenses shall
         include <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.21"></a><var>57.21</var>a verified statement that the applicant or licensee has complied with paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.22"></a><var>57.22</var>(d) Each application and renewal for a water conditioning master license, water <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.23"></a><var>57.23</var>conditioning journeyman license, or a water conditioning contractor license shall
         be <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.24"></a><var>57.24</var>accompanied by all fees required by section 
         <statute_ref>326B.092</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.13.0"></a><a id="pl.57.25"></a><var>57.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 326B.55, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.26"></a><var>57.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Plumber's apprentices.</b> (a) A plumber's apprentice who is registered under <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.27"></a><var>57.27</var>section 
         <statute_ref>326B.47</statute_ref> is authorized to assist in water conditioning installation and water <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.28"></a><var>57.28</var>conditioning servicing only while under the direct supervision of a master plumber,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.29"></a><var>57.29</var>journeyman plumber, restricted master plumber, restricted journeyman plumber, water <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.30"></a><var>57.30</var>conditioning master, or water conditioning journeyman. The master or journeyman is
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.31"></a><var>57.31</var>responsible for ensuring that all water conditioning work performed by the plumber's
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.32"></a><var>57.32</var>apprentice complies with the plumbing code and rules adopted under sections 
         <statute_ref>326B.50</statute_ref> to <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.57.33"></a><var>57.33</var>326B.59
         </statute_ref>. The supervising master or journeyman must be licensed and must be employed <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.34"></a><var>57.34</var>by the same employer as the plumber's apprentice. Licensed individuals shall not permit
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.1"></a><var>58.1</var>plumber's apprentices to perform water conditioning work except under the direct supervision
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.2"></a><var>58.2</var>of an individual actually licensed to perform such work. Plumber's apprentices shall
         not <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.3"></a><var>58.3</var>supervise the performance of plumbing work or make assignments of plumbing work to
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.4"></a><var>58.4</var>unlicensed individuals.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.5"></a><var>58.5</var>(b) Water conditioning contractors employing plumber's apprentices to perform water
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.6"></a><var>58.6</var>conditioning work shall maintain records establishing compliance with this subdivision
         that <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.7"></a><var>58.7</var>shall identify all plumber's apprentices performing water conditioning work, and shall
         permit <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.8"></a><var>58.8</var>the department to examine and copy all such records.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.14.0"></a><a id="pl.58.9"></a><var>58.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 14. <b>[326B.555] REGISTERED UNLICENSED INDIVIDUALS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.58.10"></a><var>58.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Registration; supervision; records.</b> (a) All unlicensed individuals <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.11"></a><var>58.11</var>engaged in water conditioning installation must be registered under subdivision 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.12"></a><var>58.12</var>(b) A registered unlicensed individual is authorized to assist in water conditioning
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.13"></a><var>58.13</var>installations in a single family residential unit only when a master plumber, journeyman
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.14"></a><var>58.14</var>plumber, restricted master plumber, restricted journeyman plumber, water conditioning
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.15"></a><var>58.15</var>master, or water conditioning journeyman is available and responsible for ensuring
         that all <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.16"></a><var>58.16</var>water conditioning installation work performed by the unlicensed individual complies
         with <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.17"></a><var>58.17</var>the applicable provisions of the plumbing and water conditioning codes and rules adopted
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.18"></a><var>58.18</var>pursuant to such codes. For all other water conditioning installation work, the registered
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.19"></a><var>58.19</var>unlicensed individual must be under the direct supervision of a responsible licensed
         water <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.20"></a><var>58.20</var>conditioning master.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.21"></a><var>58.21</var>(c) Water conditioning contractors employing registered unlicensed individuals to
         perform <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.22"></a><var>58.22</var>water conditioning installation work shall maintain records establishing compliance
         with <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.23"></a><var>58.23</var>this subdivision that shall identify all unlicensed individuals performing water conditioning
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.24"></a><var>58.24</var>installations, and shall permit the department to examine and copy all such records.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.25"></a><var>58.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Journeyman exam.</b> A registered unlicensed individual who has completed <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.26"></a><var>58.26</var>875 hours of practical water conditioning installation, servicing, and training is
         eligible to <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.27"></a><var>58.27</var>take the water conditioning journeyman examination. Up to 100 hours of practical water
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.28"></a><var>58.28</var>conditioning installation and servicing experience prior to becoming a registered
         unlicensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.29"></a><var>58.29</var>individual may be applied to the practical experience requirement. However, none of
         this <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.30"></a><var>58.30</var>practical experience may be applied if the unlicensed individual did not have any
         practical <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.31"></a><var>58.31</var>experience in the 12-month period immediately prior to becoming a registered unlicensed
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.32"></a><var>58.32</var>individual.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.1"></a><var>59.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Registration, renewals, and fees.</b> An unlicensed individual may register by <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.2"></a><var>59.2</var>completing and submitting to the commissioner an application form provided by the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.3"></a><var>59.3</var>commissioner, with all fees required by section 326B.58. A completed application form
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.4"></a><var>59.4</var>must state the date, the individual's age, schooling, previous experience and employer,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.5"></a><var>59.5</var>other information required by the commissioner. The plumbing board may prescribe rules,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.6"></a><var>59.6</var>not inconsistent with this section, for the registration of unlicensed individuals.
         Applications <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.7"></a><var>59.7</var>for initial registration may be submitted at any time. Registration must be renewed
         annually <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.8"></a><var>59.8</var>and shall be for the period from July 1 of each year to June 30 of the following year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.15.0"></a><a id="pl.59.9"></a><var>59.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 326B.89, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.10"></a><var>59.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.11"></a><var>59.11</var>the meanings given them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.12"></a><var>59.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) "Gross annual receipts" means the total amount derived from residential contracting
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.13"></a><var>59.13</var>or residential remodeling activities, regardless of where the activities are performed,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.14"></a><var>59.14</var>must not be reduced by costs of goods sold, expenses, losses, or any other amount.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.15"></a><var>59.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) "Licensee" means a person licensed as a residential contractor or residential
         remodeler.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.16"></a><var>59.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(d) "Residential real estate" means a new or existing building constructed for habitation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.17"></a><var>59.17</var>by one to four families, and includes detached garages intended for storage of vehicles <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.18"></a><var>59.18</var>associated with the residential real estate.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.19"></a><var>59.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(e) "Fund" means the contractor recovery fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.20"></a><var>59.20</var>(f) "Owner" when used in connection with real property, means a person who has any
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.21"></a><var>59.21</var>legal or equitable interest in real property and includes a condominium or townhome
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.22"></a><var>59.22</var>association that owns common property located in a condominium building or townhome
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.23"></a><var>59.23</var>building or an associated detached garage. Owner does not include any real estate
         developer <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.24"></a><var>59.24</var>or any owner using, or intending to use, the property for a business purpose and not
         as <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.25"></a><var>59.25</var>owner-occupied residential real estate.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.16.0"></a><a id="pl.59.26"></a><var>59.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 326B.89, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.27"></a><var>59.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Payment limitations.</b>  The commissioner shall not pay compensation from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.28"></a><var>59.28</var>fund to an owner or a lessee in an amount greater than $75,000 per licensee. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.29"></a><var>59.29</var>commissioner shall not pay compensation from the fund to owners and lessees in an
         amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.30"></a><var>59.30</var>that totals more than $150,000 $300,000 per licensee. The commissioner shall only pay <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.31"></a><var>59.31</var>compensation from the fund for a final judgment that is based on a contract directly
         between <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.1"></a><var>60.1</var>the licensee and the homeowner or lessee that was entered into prior to the cause
         of action <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.2"></a><var>60.2</var>and that requires licensure as a residential building contractor or residential remodeler.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.17.0"></a><a id="pl.60.3"></a><var>60.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 17. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 1, article 1, section 5, subdivision 2, is
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.4"></a><var>60.4</var>amended to read:<br />
         		
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            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
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            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.60.5"></a><var>60.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Workers' Compensation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">15,226,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">17,782,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.60.6"></a><var>60.6</var>This appropriation is from the workers' <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.7"></a><var>60.7</var>compensation fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.8"></a><var>60.8</var>$4,000,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $6,000,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.9"></a><var>60.9</var>in fiscal year 2017 are for workers' <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.10"></a><var>60.10</var>compensation system upgrades and are <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.11"></a><var>60.11</var>available through June 30, 2021. The base <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.12"></a><var>60.12</var>appropriation for this purpose is $3,000,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.13"></a><var>60.13</var>in fiscal year 2018 and $3,000,000 in fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.14"></a><var>60.14</var>year 2019. The base appropriation for fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.15"></a><var>60.15</var>year 2020 and beyond is zero.<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.16"></a><var>60.16</var>This appropriation includes funds for <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.17"></a><var>60.17</var>information technology project services and <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.18"></a><var>60.18</var>support subject to the provisions of Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.19"></a><var>60.19</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>16E.0466</statute_ref>. Any ongoing <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.20"></a><var>60.20</var>information technology costs will be <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.21"></a><var>60.21</var>incorporated into the service level agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.22"></a><var>60.22</var>and will be paid to the Office of MN.IT <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.23"></a><var>60.23</var>Services by the commissioner of labor and <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.24"></a><var>60.24</var>industry under the rates and mechanism <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.25"></a><var>60.25</var>specified in that agreement.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.18.0"></a><a id="pl.60.26"></a><var>60.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 18. Laws 2017, chapter 68, article 1, section 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.27"></a><var>60.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 181A.04, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.28"></a><var>60.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Time of day, high school students.</b> A high school student must not be permitted <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.29"></a><var>60.29</var>to work after 11:00 p.m. on an evening before a school day or before 5:00 a.m. on
         a school <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.30"></a><var>60.30</var>day, except:<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.31"></a><var>60.31</var>(1) as permitted by section 
         <statute_ref>181A.07, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, and 4</statute_ref>; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.1"></a><var>61.1</var>(2) for this subdivision does not apply to a high school student age 18 or older, if unless <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.2"></a><var>61.2</var>the student provides a written request for the hours restrictions to the employer to work <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.3"></a><var>61.3</var>during the restricted hours. at least two weeks before any restricted hours begin; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.4"></a><var>61.4</var>(3) if a high school student under the age of 18 has supplied the employer with a note
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.5"></a><var>61.5</var>signed by the parent or guardian of the student, the student may be permitted to work
         until <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.6"></a><var>61.6</var>11:30 p.m. on the evening before a school day and beginning at 4:30 a.m. on a school
         day.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.7"></a><var>61.7</var>For the purpose of this subdivision, a high school student does not include a student
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.8"></a><var>61.8</var>enrolled in an alternative education program approved by the commissioner of education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.9"></a><var>61.9</var>or an area learning center, including area learning centers under sections 
         <statute_ref>123A.05</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>123A.08</statute_ref> <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.10"></a><var>61.10</var>or according to section 
         <statute_ref>122A.163</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.19.0"></a><a id="pl.61.11"></a><var>61.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 19. <b>REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.61.12"></a><var>61.12</var>Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 326B.89, subdivision 14, is repealed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.61.13"></a><var>61.13</var><b>ARTICLE 3</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.61.14"></a><var>61.14</var><b>WORKERS' COMPENSATION ADVISORY COUNCIL; DEPARTMENT </b><br />
            		<a id="pl.61.15"></a><var>61.15</var><b>PROPOSALS</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.3.1.0"></a><a id="pl.61.16"></a><var>61.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 176.135, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.17"></a><var>61.17</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.18"></a><var>61.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 9. <b>Designated contact person and required training related to submission </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.61.19"></a><var>61.19</var><b>and payment of medical bills.</b> (a) For purposes of this subdivision:<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.20"></a><var>61.20</var>(1) "clearinghouse" means a health care clearinghouse as defined in section 62J.51,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.21"></a><var>61.21</var>subdivision 11a, that receives or transmits workers' compensation electronic transactions
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.22"></a><var>61.22</var>as described in section 62J.536;<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.23"></a><var>61.23</var>(2) "department" means the Department of Labor and Industry;<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.24"></a><var>61.24</var>(3) "hospital" means a hospital licensed in this state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.25"></a><var>61.25</var>(4) "payer" means:<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.26"></a><var>61.26</var>(i) a workers' compensation insurer;<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.27"></a><var>61.27</var>(ii) an employer, or group of employers, authorized to self-insure for workers' <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.28"></a><var>61.28</var>compensation liability; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.29"></a><var>61.29</var>(iii) a third-party administrator licensed by the Department of Commerce under section
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.30"></a><var>61.30</var>60A.23, subdivision 8, to pay or review workers' compensation medical bills under
         this <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.31"></a><var>61.31</var>chapter; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.1"></a><var>62.1</var>(5) "submission or payment of medical bills" includes the submission, transmission,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.2"></a><var>62.2</var>receipt, acceptance, response, adjustment, and payment of medical bills under this
         chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.3"></a><var>62.3</var>(b) Effective November 1, 2017, each payer, hospital, and clearinghouse must provide
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.4"></a><var>62.4</var>the department with the name and contact information of a designated employee to answer
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.5"></a><var>62.5</var>inquiries related to the submission or payment of medical bills. Payers, hospitals,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.6"></a><var>62.6</var>clearinghouses must provide the department with the name of a new designated employee
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.7"></a><var>62.7</var>within 14 days after the previously designated employee is no longer employed or becomes
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.8"></a><var>62.8</var>unavailable for more than 30 days. The name and contact information of the designated
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.9"></a><var>62.9</var>employee must be provided on forms and at intervals prescribed by the department.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.10"></a><var>62.10</var>department must post a directory of the designated employees on the department's Web
         site.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.11"></a><var>62.11</var>(c) The designated employee under paragraph (b) must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.12"></a><var>62.12</var>(1) complete training, provided by the department, about submission or payment of
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.13"></a><var>62.13</var>medical bills; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.14"></a><var>62.14</var>(2) respond within 30 days to written department inquiries related to submission or
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.15"></a><var>62.15</var>payment of medical bills.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.16"></a><var>62.16</var>The training requirement in clause (1) does not apply to a payer that has not received
         any <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.17"></a><var>62.17</var>workers' compensation medical bills in the 12 months before the training becomes available.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.18"></a><var>62.18</var>(d) The commissioner may assess penalties, payable to the assigned risk safety account,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.19"></a><var>62.19</var>against payers, hospitals, and clearinghouses for violation of this subdivision as
         provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.20"></a><var>62.20</var>in clauses (1) to (3):<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.21"></a><var>62.21</var>(1) for failure to comply with the requirements in paragraph (b), the commissioner
         may <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.22"></a><var>62.22</var>assess a penalty of $50 for each day of noncompliance after the department has provided
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.23"></a><var>62.23</var>the noncompliant payer, clearinghouse, or hospital with a 30-day written warning;<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.24"></a><var>62.24</var>(2) for failure of the designated employee to complete training under paragraph (c),
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.25"></a><var>62.25</var>clause (1), within 90 days after the department has notified a payer, clearinghouse,
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.26"></a><var>62.26</var>hospital's designated employee that required training is available, the commissioner
         may <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.27"></a><var>62.27</var>assess a penalty of $3,000;<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.28"></a><var>62.28</var>(3) for failure to respond within 30 days to a department inquiry related to submission
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.29"></a><var>62.29</var>or payment of medical bills under paragraph (c), clause (2), the commissioner may
         assess <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.30"></a><var>62.30</var>a penalty of $3,000. The commissioner shall not assess a penalty under both this clause
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.31"></a><var>62.31</var>section 176.194, subdivision 3, clause (6), for failure to respond to the same department
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.32"></a><var>62.32</var>inquiry.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.33"></a><var>62.33</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective October 1, 2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.2.0"></a><a id="pl.63.1"></a><var>63.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 176.1362, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.2"></a><var>63.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Payment based on Medicare MS-DRG system.</b> (a) Except as provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.3"></a><var>63.3</var>in subdivisions 2 and 3, the maximum reimbursement for inpatient hospital services,
         articles, <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.4"></a><var>63.4</var>and supplies is 200 percent of the amount calculated for each hospital under the federal
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.5"></a><var>63.5</var>Inpatient Prospective Payment System developed for Medicare, using the inpatient Medicare
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.6"></a><var>63.6</var>PC-Pricer program for the applicable MS-DRG as provided in paragraph (b) this subdivision. <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.7"></a><var>63.7</var>All adjustments included in the PC-Pricer program are included in the amount calculated,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.8"></a><var>63.8</var>including but not limited to any outlier payments.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.9"></a><var>63.9</var>(b) Payment under this section is effective for services, articles, and supplies provided
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.10"></a><var>63.10</var>to patients discharged from the hospital on or after January 1, 2016. Payment for
         services, <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.11"></a><var>63.11</var>articles, and supplies provided to patients discharged on January 1, 2016, through
         December <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.12"></a><var>63.12</var>31, 2016, must be based on the Medicare PC-Pricer program in effect on January 1,
         2016.<br />
         		 <a id="pl.63.13"></a><var>63.13</var>(c) For patients discharged on or after the effective date of this section, payment for <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.14"></a><var>63.14</var>inpatient services, articles, and supplies for patients discharged in each calendar year <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.15"></a><var>63.15</var>thereafter must be based on calculated according to the PC-Pricer program in effect on <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.16"></a><var>63.16</var>January 1 of the year of discharge identified on Medicare's Web site as FY 2016.1, updated <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.17"></a><var>63.17</var>on January 19, 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.18"></a><var>63.18</var>(d) For patients discharged on or after October 1, 2017, payment for inpatient services,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.19"></a><var>63.19</var>articles, and supplies must be calculated according to the PC-Pricer program posted
         on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.20"></a><var>63.20</var>Department of Labor and Industry's Web site as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.21"></a><var>63.21</var>(1) No later than October 1, 2017, and October 1 of each subsequent year, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.22"></a><var>63.22</var>commissioner must post on the department's Web site the version of the PC-Pricer program
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.23"></a><var>63.23</var>that is most recently available on Medicare's Web site as of the preceding July 1.
         If no <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.24"></a><var>63.24</var>PC-Pricer program is available on the Medicare Web site on any July 1, the PC-Pricer
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.25"></a><var>63.25</var>program most recently posted on the department's Web site remains in effect.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.26"></a><var>63.26</var>(2) The commissioner must publish notice of the applicable PC-Pricer program in the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.27"></a><var>63.27</var>State Register no later than October 1 of each year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.28"></a><var>63.28</var>(e) The MS-DRG grouper software or program that corresponds to the applicable version
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.29"></a><var>63.29</var>of the PC-Pricer program must be used to determine payment under this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.30"></a><var>63.30</var>(c) (f) Hospitals must bill workers' compensation insurers using the same codes, formats,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.31"></a><var>63.31</var>and details that are required for billing for hospital inpatient services by the Medicare
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.32"></a><var>63.32</var>program. The bill must be submitted to the insurer within the time period required
         by section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.64.1"></a><var>64.1</var>62Q.75, subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>. For purposes of this section, "insurer" includes both workers' <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.2"></a><var>64.2</var>compensation insurers and self-insured employers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.3"></a><var>64.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.3.0"></a><a id="pl.64.4"></a><var>64.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 176.1362, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.5"></a><var>64.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Payment for catastrophic, high-cost injuries.</b> (a) If the hospital's total usual <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.6"></a><var>64.6</var>and customary charges for services, articles, and supplies for a patient's hospitalization
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.7"></a><var>64.7</var>exceed a threshold of $175,000, annually adjusted as provided in paragraph (b), <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.8"></a><var>64.8</var>reimbursement must not be based on the MS-DRG system, but must instead be paid at
         75 <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.9"></a><var>64.9</var>percent of the hospital's usual and customary charges. The threshold amount in effect on <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.10"></a><var>64.10</var>the date of discharge determines the applicability of this paragraph.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.11"></a><var>64.11</var>(b) Beginning On January 1, 2017, and each January 1 thereafter, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.12"></a><var>64.12</var>must adjust the previous year's threshold by the percent change in average total charges
         per <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.13"></a><var>64.13</var>inpatient case, using data available as of October 1 for non-Critical Access Hospitals
         from <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.14"></a><var>64.14</var>the Health Care Cost Information System maintained by the Department of Health pursuant
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.15"></a><var>64.15</var>to chapter 144. Beginning October 1, 2017, and each October 1 thereafter, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.16"></a><var>64.16</var>must adjust the previous threshold using the data available as of the preceding July
         1. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.17"></a><var>64.17</var>commissioner must annually publish notice of the updated threshold in the State Register.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.18"></a><var>64.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.4.0"></a><a id="pl.64.19"></a><var>64.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 176.275, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.20"></a><var>64.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Filing.</b> If a document is required to be filed by this chapter or any rules <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.21"></a><var>64.21</var>adopted pursuant to authority granted by this chapter, the filing shall be completed
         by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.22"></a><var>64.22</var>receipt of the document at the division, department, office, or the court of appeals.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.23"></a><var>64.23</var>division, department, office, and the court of appeals shall accept any document which
         has <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.24"></a><var>64.24</var>been delivered to it for legal filing, but may refuse to accept any form or document
         that <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.25"></a><var>64.25</var>lacks the name of the injured employee, employer, or insurer, the date of injury, or the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.26"></a><var>64.26</var>injured employee's Social Security number information required by statute or rule. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.27"></a><var>64.27</var>division, department, office, and court of appeals are not required to maintain, and
         may <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.28"></a><var>64.28</var>destroy, a duplicate of a form or document that has already been filed. If a workers' <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.29"></a><var>64.29</var>compensation identification number has been assigned by the department, it may be
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.30"></a><var>64.30</var>substituted for the Social Security number on a form or document. If the injured employee
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.31"></a><var>64.31</var>has fewer than three days of lost time from work, the party submitting the required
         document <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.32"></a><var>64.32</var>must attach to it, at the time of filing, a copy of the first report of injury.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.1"></a><var>65.1</var>A notice or other document required to be served or filed at either the department,
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.2"></a><var>65.2</var>office, or the court of appeals which is inadvertently served or filed at the wrong
         one of <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.3"></a><var>65.3</var>these agencies shall be deemed to have been served or filed with the proper agency.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.4"></a><var>65.4</var>receiving agency shall note the date of receipt of a document and shall forward the
         documents <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.5"></a><var>65.5</var>to the proper agency no later than two working days following receipt.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.5.0"></a><a id="pl.65.6"></a><var>65.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 176.285, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.7"></a><var>65.7</var><b>176.285 SERVICE OF PAPERS AND NOTICES; ELECTRONIC FILING.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.65.8"></a><var>65.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Service by mail.</b> Service of papers and notices shall be by mail or <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.9"></a><var>65.9</var>otherwise as the commissioner or the chief administrative law judge may by rule direct.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.10"></a><var>65.10</var>Where service is by mail, service is effected at the time mailed if properly addressed
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.11"></a><var>65.11</var>stamped. If it is so mailed, it is presumed the paper or notice reached the party
         to be served. <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.12"></a><var>65.12</var>However, a party may show by competent evidence that that party did not receive it
         or that <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.13"></a><var>65.13</var>it had been delayed in transit for an unusual or unreasonable period of time. In case
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.14"></a><var>65.14</var>nonreceipt or delay, an allowance shall be made for the party's failure to assert
         a right within <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.15"></a><var>65.15</var>the prescribed time.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.16"></a><var>65.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Electronic service and filing.</b> (a) Where a statute or rule authorizes or requires <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.17"></a><var>65.17</var>a document to be filed with or served on an agency, the document may be filed electronically
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.18"></a><var>65.18</var>if electronic filing is authorized by the agency and if the document is transmitted
         in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.19"></a><var>65.19</var>manner and in the format specified by the agency. If electronic filing of a document is <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.20"></a><var>65.20</var>authorized by the agency and a statute or rule requires a copy of the document to
         be provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.21"></a><var>65.21</var>or served on another person or party, the document filed electronically with the agency
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.22"></a><var>65.22</var>provided or served on the other person or party must contain the same information
         in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.23"></a><var>65.23</var>format required by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.24"></a><var>65.24</var>(b) Where a statute or rule authorizes or requires a person's signature on a document
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.25"></a><var>65.25</var>be filed with or served on an agency, the signature may be an electronic signature, as defined <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.26"></a><var>65.26</var>by section 325L.02, or transmitted electronically, if authorized by the agency and if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.27"></a><var>65.27</var>signature is transmitted in the manner and format specified by the agency. The commissioner
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.28"></a><var>65.28</var>may require that a document authorized or required to be filed with the commissioner,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.29"></a><var>65.29</var>department, or division be filed electronically in the manner and format specified
         by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.30"></a><var>65.30</var>commissioner, except that an employee must not be required to file a document electronically
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.31"></a><var>65.31</var>unless the document is filed by an attorney on behalf of an employee. An agency may serve <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.32"></a><var>65.32</var>a document electronically if the recipient agrees to receive it in an electronic format. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.33"></a><var>65.33</var>department or court may adopt rules for the certification of signatures.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.1"></a><var>66.1</var>(c) An agency may serve a document electronically on a payer, rehabilitation provider,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.2"></a><var>66.2</var>or attorney. An agency may serve a document on any other party if the recipient agrees
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.3"></a><var>66.3</var>receive it in an electronic format. The date of electronic service of a document is
         the date <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.4"></a><var>66.4</var>the recipient is sent a document electronically, or the date the recipient is notified
         that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.5"></a><var>66.5</var>document is available on a Web site, whichever occurs first.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.6"></a><var>66.6</var>(d) When the electronic filing of a legal document with the department marks the <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.7"></a><var>66.7</var>beginning of a prescribed time for another party to assert a right, the prescribed
         time for <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.8"></a><var>66.8</var>another party to assert a right shall be lengthened by two calendar days when it can
         be shown <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.9"></a><var>66.9</var>that service to the other party was by mail.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.10"></a><var>66.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Proof of service.</b> The commissioner and the chief administrative law judge <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.11"></a><var>66.11</var>shall ensure that proof of service of all papers and notices served by their respective
         agencies <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.12"></a><var>66.12</var>is placed in the official file of the case.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.13"></a><var>66.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Definitions; applicability.</b> (a) For purposes of this section, "agency" means <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.14"></a><var>66.14</var>the workers' compensation division, the Department of Labor and Industry, the commissioner
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.15"></a><var>66.15</var>of the Department of Labor and Industry, the Office of Administrative Hearings, the
         chief <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.16"></a><var>66.16</var>administrative law judge, or the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals. "Document"
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.17"></a><var>66.17</var>includes documents, reports, notices, orders, papers, forms, information, and data
         elements <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.18"></a><var>66.18</var>that are authorized or required to be filed with an agency or the commissioner or
         that are <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.19"></a><var>66.19</var>authorized or required to be served on or by an agency or the commissioner. "Payer" means <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.20"></a><var>66.20</var>a workers' compensation insurer, self-insurer employer, or third-party administrator.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.21"></a><var>66.21</var>(b) Except as otherwise modified by this section, the provisions of chapter 325L apply
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.22"></a><var>66.22</var>to electronic signatures and the electronic transmission of documents under this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.6.0"></a><a id="pl.66.23"></a><var>66.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 176.541, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.24"></a><var>66.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Application of chapter to state employees.</b> This chapter applies to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.25"></a><var>66.25</var>employees of any department of this state as defined in section 3.732, subdivision 1, clause <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.26"></a><var>66.26</var>(1).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.7.0"></a><a id="pl.66.27"></a><var>66.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 176.541, is amended by adding a subdivision to <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.28"></a><var>66.28</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.29"></a><var>66.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7a. <b>Exceptions.</b> This section does not apply to the University of Minnesota.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.8.0"></a><a id="pl.67.1"></a><var>67.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 176.541, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.2"></a><var>67.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 8. <b>State may insure.</b> The state of Minnesota may elect to insure its liability under <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.3"></a><var>67.3</var>the workers' compensation law for persons employed under the federal Emergency <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.4"></a><var>67.4</var>Employment Act of 1971, as amended, and the Comprehensive Employment and Training
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.5"></a><var>67.5</var>Act of 1973, as amended Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, and similar programs, <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.6"></a><var>67.6</var>with an insurer properly licensed in Minnesota.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.9.0"></a><a id="pl.67.7"></a><var>67.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 176.611, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.8"></a><var>67.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>State departments.</b> Every department of the state, including the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.9"></a><var>67.9</var>Minnesota, shall reimburse the fund for money paid for its claims and the costs of <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.10"></a><var>67.10</var>administering the revolving fund at such times and in such amounts as the commissioner
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.11"></a><var>67.11</var>of administration shall certify has been paid out of the fund on its behalf. The heads
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.12"></a><var>67.12</var>departments shall anticipate these payments by including them in their budgets. In
         addition, <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.13"></a><var>67.13</var>the commissioner of administration, with the approval of the commissioner of management
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.14"></a><var>67.14</var>and budget, may require an agency to make advance payments to the fund sufficient
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.15"></a><var>67.15</var>cover the agency's estimated obligation for a period of at least 60 days. Reimbursements
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.16"></a><var>67.16</var>and other money received by the commissioner of administration under this subdivision
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.17"></a><var>67.17</var>must be credited to the state compensation revolving fund.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.10.0"></a><a id="pl.67.18"></a><var>67.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 10. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.67.19"></a><var>67.19</var>Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 176.541, subdivision 7, is repealed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.11.0"></a><a id="pl.67.20"></a><var>67.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 11. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.67.21"></a><var>67.21</var>This article is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.67.22"></a><var>67.22</var><b>ARTICLE 4</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.67.23"></a><var>67.23</var><b>WORKERS' COMPENSATION ADVISORY COUNCIL; SPECIAL </b><br />
            		<a id="pl.67.24"></a><var>67.24</var><b>COMPENSATION FUND</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.4.1.0"></a><a id="pl.67.25"></a><var>67.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. <b>[176.1292] FORBEARANCE OF AMOUNTS OWED TO THE SPECIAL </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.67.26"></a><var>67.26</var><b>COMPENSATION FUND.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.67.27"></a><var>67.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.28"></a><var>67.28</var>(a) "Payer" means a workers' compensation insurer, or an employer or group of employers
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.29"></a><var>67.29</var>that are self-insured for workers' compensation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.1"></a><var>68.1</var>(b) "Retirement benefits" means retirement benefits paid by any government retirement
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.2"></a><var>68.2</var>benefit program and received by employees, other than old age and survivor insurance
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.3"></a><var>68.3</var>benefits received under the federal Social Security Act, United States Code, title
         42, sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.4"></a><var>68.4</var>401 to 434. Retirement benefits include retirement annuities, optional annuities received
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.5"></a><var>68.5</var>lieu of retirement benefits, and any other benefit or annuity paid by a government
         benefit <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.6"></a><var>68.6</var>program that is not clearly identified as a disability benefit or disability annuity
         in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.7"></a><var>68.7</var>applicable governing statute.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.8"></a><var>68.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Payment of permanent total disability benefits to employees, dependents, </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.68.9"></a><var>68.9</var><b>and legal heirs.</b> (a) A payer is entitled to the relief described in subdivisions 3 and 4 only <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.10"></a><var>68.10</var>if the payer complies with all of the conditions in paragraphs (b) to (d) for all
         of the payer's <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.11"></a><var>68.11</var>permanently totally disabled employees and documents compliance according to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.12"></a><var>68.12</var>procedures and forms established by the commissioner under subdivision 7.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.13"></a><var>68.13</var>(b) Except as provided in paragraph (e), the payer must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.14"></a><var>68.14</var>(1) recharacterize supplementary benefits paid to all employees as permanent total
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.15"></a><var>68.15</var>disability benefits if the supplementary benefits were paid because the permanent
         total <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.16"></a><var>68.16</var>disability benefits were reduced by retirement benefits received by the employee;<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.17"></a><var>68.17</var>(2) pay all permanently totally disabled employees, regardless of the date of injury,
         past <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.18"></a><var>68.18</var>and future permanent total disability benefits calculated without any reduction for
         retirement <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.19"></a><var>68.19</var>benefits received by the employees, from the date the employees' benefits were first
         reduced; <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.20"></a><var>68.20</var>and<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.21"></a><var>68.21</var>(3) for all deceased employees, pay the employees' dependents or, if none, the employees'
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.22"></a><var>68.22</var>legal heirs, the permanent total disability benefits the deceased employees would
         have <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.23"></a><var>68.23</var>received if the benefits had been calculated without any reduction for retirement
         benefits <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.24"></a><var>68.24</var>received by the employees.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.25"></a><var>68.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) A payer may take a credit against its obligations under paragraph (b), clauses
         (2) and <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.26"></a><var>68.26</var>(3), for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.27"></a><var>68.27</var>(1) supplementary benefits previously paid to an employee that have been recharacterized
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.28"></a><var>68.28</var>as permanent total disability benefits under paragraph (b), clause (1); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.29"></a><var>68.29</var>(2) permanent total disability benefits previously paid to an employee.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.30"></a><var>68.30</var>(d) The payer must pay the permanent total disability benefits as provided in paragraphs
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.31"></a><var>68.31</var>(b) and (c) within the time frames described in clauses (1) to (4). More than one
         time frame <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.32"></a><var>68.32</var>may apply to a claim.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.1"></a><var>69.1</var>(1) No later than 150 days following final enactment, the payer must begin paying
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.2"></a><var>69.2</var>recalculated permanent total disability benefit amounts to employees who are entitled
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.3"></a><var>69.3</var>ongoing permanent total disability benefits.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.4"></a><var>69.4</var>(2) No later than 210 days following final enactment, the payer must pay employees
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.5"></a><var>69.5</var>amounts that past permanent total disability benefits were underpaid.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.6"></a><var>69.6</var>(3) No later than 270 days following final enactment, the payer must pay the employees'
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.7"></a><var>69.7</var>dependents or legal heirs the amounts that permanent total disability benefits were
         underpaid.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.8"></a><var>69.8</var>(4) The commissioner may waive payment under paragraphs (b) and (c) or extend these
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.9"></a><var>69.9</var>time frames if the payer, after making a good-faith effort, is unable to: locate an
         employee; <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.10"></a><var>69.10</var>identify or locate the dependents or legal heirs of a deceased employee; or locate
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.11"></a><var>69.11</var>documentation to determine the amount of an underpayment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.12"></a><var>69.12</var>(e) Paragraphs (a) to (d) do not apply if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.13"></a><var>69.13</var>(1) the employee died before January 1, 2008;<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.14"></a><var>69.14</var>(2) the employee's last permanent total disability benefit was paid before January
         1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.15"></a><var>69.15</var>2000;<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.16"></a><var>69.16</var>(3) the employee's last permanent total disability benefit would have been paid before
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.17"></a><var>69.17</var>January 1, 2000, if it had not been reduced by his or her retirement benefits;<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.18"></a><var>69.18</var>(4) a stipulation for settlement, signed by the employee and approved by a compensation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.19"></a><var>69.19</var>judge, provided for a full, final, and complete settlement of permanent total disability
         benefits <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.20"></a><var>69.20</var>under this chapter in exchange for a lump sum payment amount or a lump sum converted
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.21"></a><var>69.21</var>to a structured annuity;<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.22"></a><var>69.22</var>(5) a final court order, or a stipulation for settlement signed by the employee and
         approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.23"></a><var>69.23</var>by a compensation judge, explicitly states the employee's permanent total disability
         benefits <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.24"></a><var>69.24</var>may be reduced by specified retirement benefits. Paragraphs (a) to (d) apply if a
         court order <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.25"></a><var>69.25</var>or stipulation for settlement is ambiguous about whether the employee's permanent
         total <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.26"></a><var>69.26</var>disability benefits could be reduced by retirement benefits; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.27"></a><var>69.27</var>(6) a final court order or a stipulation for settlement described in clause (4) or
         (5) was <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.28"></a><var>69.28</var>vacated after the effective date of this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.29"></a><var>69.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Reimbursement of supplementary benefits.</b> (a) Except as provided in <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.30"></a><var>69.30</var>subdivision 9, paragraph (a), clause (2), a payer that has complied with the requirements
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.31"></a><var>69.31</var>subdivision 2, paragraphs (a) to (d):<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.1"></a><var>70.1</var>(1) is not required to repay supplementary benefits for any claim that the special
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.2"></a><var>70.2</var>compensation fund over reimbursed due to the payer's reduction of any employee's permanent
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.3"></a><var>70.3</var>total disability benefits by retirement benefits received by the employee;<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.4"></a><var>70.4</var>(2) is entitled to reimbursement of supplementary benefits paid or payable before
         August <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.5"></a><var>70.5</var>13, 2014, to the extent the special compensation fund denied reimbursement due to
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.6"></a><var>70.6</var>payer's reduction of any employee's permanent total disability benefits by the employee's
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.7"></a><var>70.7</var>retirement benefits; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.8"></a><var>70.8</var>(3) is entitled to reimbursement of supplementary benefits the special compensation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.9"></a><var>70.9</var>fund withheld under section 176.129, subdivision 13, paragraph (a), to offset supplementary
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.10"></a><var>70.10</var>benefits that were over reimbursed due to the payer's reduction of any employee's
         permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.11"></a><var>70.11</var>total disability benefits by the employee's retirement benefits.<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.12"></a><var>70.12</var>(b) Paragraph (a) does not preclude the special compensation fund from denying <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.13"></a><var>70.13</var>reimbursement of supplementary benefits, or adjusting the reimbursement amount, for
         any <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.14"></a><var>70.14</var>reason other than reduction of permanent total disability benefits by the employee's
         retirement <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.15"></a><var>70.15</var>benefits.<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.16"></a><var>70.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Assessments.</b> (a) Except as provided in subdivision 6, paragraph (b), clause <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.17"></a><var>70.17</var>(2), and subdivision 9, paragraph (a), clause (2), a payer that has complied with
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.18"></a><var>70.18</var>requirements of subdivision 2, paragraphs (a) to (d), is not required to pay past
         or future <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.19"></a><var>70.19</var>assessments under section 176.129 on the amount of increased or additional permanent
         total <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.20"></a><var>70.20</var>disability benefits paid, or on supplementary benefits that are appropriately characterized
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.21"></a><var>70.21</var>as permanent total disability benefits, due to the elimination of the retirement benefit
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.22"></a><var>70.22</var>reduction.<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.23"></a><var>70.23</var>(b) The special compensation fund shall not recalculate assessments previously paid
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.24"></a><var>70.24</var>any payer because of the assessment adjustments in paragraph (a).<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.25"></a><var>70.25</var>(c) The assessment adjustments described in paragraph (a) do not apply to permanent
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.26"></a><var>70.26</var>total disability benefits paid to employees with dates of injury on or after August
         13, 2014. <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.27"></a><var>70.27</var>Payers must pay full assessments according to section 176.129 on permanent total disability
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.28"></a><var>70.28</var>benefits calculated without a reduction for retirement benefits for these employees.<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.29"></a><var>70.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Refunds.</b> (a) A payer is entitled to a refund from the special compensation fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.30"></a><var>70.30</var>if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.31"></a><var>70.31</var>(1) the payer complies with the requirements of subdivision 2, paragraphs (a) to (d);
         and<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.32"></a><var>70.32</var>(2) due to the elimination of the retirement benefit reduction, the payer repaid the
         special <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.33"></a><var>70.33</var>compensation fund for over reimbursement of supplementary benefits, or paid assessments
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.1"></a><var>71.1</var>on the increased permanent total disability benefits for employees with dates of injury
         before <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.2"></a><var>71.2</var>August 13, 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.3"></a><var>71.3</var>(b) The special compensation fund must issue a refund within 30 days after receiving
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.4"></a><var>71.4</var>the payer's documentation of compliance with subdivision 2, paragraphs (a) to (d),
         and an <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.5"></a><var>71.5</var>itemization by claim of the amount repaid or paid to the special compensation fund
         as <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.6"></a><var>71.6</var>described in paragraph (a), clause (2).<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.7"></a><var>71.7</var>(c) The special compensation fund must pay interest on any refunded amount under this
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.8"></a><var>71.8</var>section to the payer at an annual rate of four percent, calculated from the date the
         payer <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.9"></a><var>71.9</var>repaid or paid the special compensation fund as described in paragraph (a), clause
         (2).<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.10"></a><var>71.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Applicability.</b> (a) This section does not preclude any employee, dependent, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.11"></a><var>71.11</var>legal heir from pursuing additional benefits beyond those paid under subdivision 2,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.12"></a><var>71.12</var>paragraphs (b) to (d); however, the payments under subdivision 2, paragraphs (b) to
         (d), are <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.13"></a><var>71.13</var>not to be construed as an admission of liability by the payer in any proceeding. The
         payments <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.14"></a><var>71.14</var>cannot be used to justify additional claims; they represent a compromise between the
         payer <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.15"></a><var>71.15</var>and the special compensation fund on supplementary benefits and assessments. Payers
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.16"></a><var>71.16</var>reserve any and all defenses to claims to which this section does not apply.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.17"></a><var>71.17</var>(b) If an employee, dependent, or legal heir pursues additional benefits, claims,
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.18"></a><var>71.18</var>penalties related to the benefits paid or payable under subdivision 2, paragraphs
         (b) to (d), <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.19"></a><var>71.19</var>payers may assert any and all defenses including, but not limited to, those specified
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.20"></a><var>71.20</var>subdivision 2, paragraph (e), clauses (4) and (5), with respect to the additional
         benefits, <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.21"></a><var>71.21</var>claims, and penalties, and any future permanent total disability benefits payable,
         subject to <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.22"></a><var>71.22</var>the following conditions:<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.23"></a><var>71.23</var>(1) if it is determined by a compensation judge, the Workers' Compensation Court of
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.24"></a><var>71.24</var>Appeals, or the Minnesota Supreme Court that the payer is entitled to reduce the employee's
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.25"></a><var>71.25</var>permanent total disability benefits by retirement benefits received by the employee,
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.26"></a><var>71.26</var>payer shall not recover any overpayment that results from benefits the employee, dependent,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.27"></a><var>71.27</var>or legal heir has already received under subdivision 2, paragraphs (b) to (d). Notwithstanding
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.28"></a><var>71.28</var>section 176.129, the payer shall not take a credit against an employee's future benefits
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.29"></a><var>71.29</var>any such overpayment; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.30"></a><var>71.30</var>(2) if it is determined by a compensation judge, the Workers' Compensation Court of
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.31"></a><var>71.31</var>Appeals, or the Minnesota Supreme Court that the payer is not entitled to reduce the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.32"></a><var>71.32</var>employee's permanent total disability benefits by retirement benefits received by
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.33"></a><var>71.33</var>employee, the payer is not entitled to the relief provided in subdivision 4 as applied
         to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.34"></a><var>71.34</var>claim of the specific employee, dependent, or legal heir.<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.1"></a><var>72.1</var>(c) A payer shall not assert defenses related to the offset of retirement benefits
         against <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.2"></a><var>72.2</var>an employee's future permanent total disability benefits if the only additional claims
         asserted <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.3"></a><var>72.3</var>by the employee under paragraph (b) are for attorney fees, costs and disbursements,
         and an <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.4"></a><var>72.4</var>additional award pursuant to section 176.081, subdivision 7.<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.5"></a><var>72.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Procedure.</b> No later than 60 days after final enactment, in consultation with <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.6"></a><var>72.6</var>affected payers, the commissioner must establish a procedure, which may include forms,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.7"></a><var>72.7</var>to implement this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.8"></a><var>72.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 8. <b>Reporting.</b> This section does not affect a payer's obligation to report the full <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.9"></a><var>72.9</var>amount of permanent total disability benefits paid to the extent required by this
         chapter or <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.10"></a><var>72.10</var>other law. A payer must report supplementary benefits as permanent total disability
         benefits <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.11"></a><var>72.11</var>if the supplementary benefits were paid because the permanent total disability benefits
         were <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.12"></a><var>72.12</var>reduced by retirement benefits received by the employee.<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.13"></a><var>72.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 9. <b>Failure to comply.</b> (a) If a payer reports to the department that it has complied <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.14"></a><var>72.14</var>with the requirements of subdivision 2, paragraphs (a) to (d), but the payer has not
         paid an <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.15"></a><var>72.15</var>employee, dependent, or legal heir, as required by subdivision 2, the payer is subject
         to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.16"></a><var>72.16</var>following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.17"></a><var>72.17</var>(1) the payer must issue payment to the employee, dependent, or legal heir within
         14 <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.18"></a><var>72.18</var>days of the date the payer discovers the noncompliance or the date the department
         notifies <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.19"></a><var>72.19</var>the payer of the noncompliance;<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.20"></a><var>72.20</var>(2) the payer is not entitled to the relief provided in subdivisions 3 and 4 as applied
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.21"></a><var>72.21</var>the claim of the specific employee, dependent, or legal heir who was not paid as required
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.22"></a><var>72.22</var>by subdivision 2;<br />
         		 <a id="pl.72.23"></a><var>72.23</var>(3) the special compensation fund may immediately begin collection of any assessments
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.24"></a><var>72.24</var>or over-reimbursement owed for the claim;<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.25"></a><var>72.25</var>(4) if the commissioner determines that a payer's failure to comply under this subdivision
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.26"></a><var>72.26</var>was not in good faith, the commissioner may assess a penalty, payable to the employee,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.27"></a><var>72.27</var>dependent, or legal heir, of up to 25 percent of the total permanent total disability
         benefits <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.28"></a><var>72.28</var>underpaid; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.29"></a><var>72.29</var>(5) if the payer is found after a hearing to be liable for increased or additional
         permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.30"></a><var>72.30</var>total disability benefits because the employee's permanent total disability benefits
         were <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.31"></a><var>72.31</var>improperly reduced by his or her retirement benefits, the compensation judge shall
         assess <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.32"></a><var>72.32</var>a penalty against the payer, payable to the employee or dependent, up to the total
         amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.33"></a><var>72.33</var>of the permanent total disability benefits that were not paid pursuant to subdivision
         2. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.1"></a><var>73.1</var>compensation judge may issue a penalty against the payer, up to the total amount of
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.2"></a><var>73.2</var>permanent total disability benefits underpaid, payable to a legal heir.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.3"></a><var>73.3</var>(b) The penalties assessed under this subdivision are in addition to any other penalty
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.4"></a><var>73.4</var>that may be, or is required to be, assessed under this chapter; however, the commissioner
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.5"></a><var>73.5</var>shall not assess a penalty against a payer for late payment of permanent total disability
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.6"></a><var>73.6</var>benefits if the employee's benefits have been paid and documented in accordance with
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.7"></a><var>73.7</var>subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.8"></a><var>73.8</var>(c) If a payer and the special compensation fund have agreed to a list of employees
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.9"></a><var>73.9</var>required to be paid under subdivision 2, this subdivision does not apply to any claim
         with <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.10"></a><var>73.10</var>a date of injury before October 1, 1995, that is not on the agreed-upon list.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.11"></a><var>73.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day after final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.73.12"></a><var>73.12</var><b>ARTICLE 5</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.73.13"></a><var>73.13</var><b>WORKERS' COMPENSATION ADVISORY COUNCIL; WORKERS' </b><br />
            		<a id="pl.73.14"></a><var>73.14</var><b>COMPENSATION INTERVENTION</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.5.1.0"></a><a id="pl.73.15"></a><var>73.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 176.361, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.16"></a><var>73.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Written motion.</b> A person desiring to intervene in a workers' compensation <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.17"></a><var>73.17</var>case as a party, including but not limited to a health care provider who has rendered
         services <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.18"></a><var>73.18</var>to an employee or an insurer who has paid benefits under section 
         <statute_ref>176.191</statute_ref>, shall submit a <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.19"></a><var>73.19</var>timely written motion to intervene to the commissioner, the office, or to the court
         of appeals, <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.20"></a><var>73.20</var>whichever is applicable.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.21"></a><var>73.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(a) The motion must be served on all parties, except for other intervenors, either
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.22"></a><var>73.22</var>personally, by first class mail, or by registered mail, return receipt requested.
         A motion to <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.23"></a><var>73.23</var>intervene must be served and filed within 60 days after a potential intervenor has
         been <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.24"></a><var>73.24</var>served with notice of a right to intervene or within 30 days of notice of an administrative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.25"></a><var>73.25</var>conference or expedited hearing. Upon the filing of a timely motion to intervene, the potential <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.26"></a><var>73.26</var>intervenor shall be granted intervenor status without the need for an order. Objections
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.27"></a><var>73.27</var>the intervention may be subsequently addressed by a compensation judge. Where a motion
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.28"></a><var>73.28</var>to intervene is not timely filed under this section, the potential intervenor interest
         shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.29"></a><var>73.29</var>extinguished and the potential intervenor may not collect, or attempt to collect,
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.30"></a><var>73.30</var>extinguished interest from the employee, employer, insurer, or any government program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.31"></a><var>73.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) The motion must show how the applicant's legal rights, duties, or privileges may
         be <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.32"></a><var>73.32</var>determined or affected by the case; state the grounds and purposes for which intervention
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.1"></a><var>74.1</var>is sought; and indicate the statutory right to intervene. The motion must be accompanied
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.2"></a><var>74.2</var>by the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.3"></a><var>74.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) an itemization of disability payments showing the period during which the payments
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.4"></a><var>74.4</var>were or are being made; the weekly or monthly rate of the payments; and the amount
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.5"></a><var>74.5</var>reimbursement claimed;<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.6"></a><var>74.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) a summary of the medical or treatment payments, or rehabilitation services provided
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.7"></a><var>74.7</var>by the Vocational Rehabilitation Unit, broken down by creditor, showing the total
         bill <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.8"></a><var>74.8</var>submitted, the period of treatment or rehabilitation covered by that bill, the amount
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.9"></a><var>74.9</var>payment on that bill, and to whom the payment was made;<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.10"></a><var>74.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) copies of all medical or treatment bills for which payment is sought;<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.11"></a><var>74.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) copies of the work sheets or other information stating how the payments on medical
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.12"></a><var>74.12</var>or treatment bills were calculated;<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.13"></a><var>74.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(5) a copy of the relevant policy or contract provisions upon which the claim for
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.14"></a><var>74.14</var>reimbursement is based;<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.15"></a><var>74.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(6) the name and telephone number of the person representing the intervenor who has
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.16"></a><var>74.16</var>authority to represent the intervenor, including but not limited to the authority
         to reach a <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.17"></a><var>74.17</var>settlement of the issues in dispute;<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.18"></a><var>74.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(7) proof of service or copy of the registered mail receipt evidencing service on
         all parties <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.19"></a><var>74.19</var>except for other intervenors;<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.20"></a><var>74.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(8) at the option of the intervenor, a proposed stipulation which states that all
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.21"></a><var>74.21</var>payments for which reimbursement is claimed are related to the injury or condition
         in dispute <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.22"></a><var>74.22</var>in the case and that, if the petitioner is successful in proving the compensability
         of the claim, <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.23"></a><var>74.23</var>it is agreed that the sum be reimbursed to the intervenor; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.24"></a><var>74.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(9) if represented by an attorney, the name, address, telephone number, and Minnesota
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.25"></a><var>74.25</var>Supreme Court license number of the attorney.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.2.0"></a><a id="pl.74.26"></a><var>74.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 176.361, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.27"></a><var>74.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Stipulation.</b> If the person submitting the filing a timely motion to intervene <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.28"></a><var>74.28</var>has included a proposed stipulation, all parties shall either execute and return the
         signed <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.29"></a><var>74.29</var>stipulation to the intervenor who must file it with the division or judge or serve
         upon the <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.30"></a><var>74.30</var>intervenor and all other parties and file with the division specific and detailed
         objections to <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.31"></a><var>74.31</var>any services rendered or payments made by the intervenor which are not conceded to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.32"></a><var>74.32</var>correct and related to the injury or condition the petitioner has asserted is compensable.
         If <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.1"></a><var>75.1</var>a party has not returned the signed stipulation or filed specific and detailed objections
         within <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.2"></a><var>75.2</var>30 days of service of the motion to intervene, the intervenor's right to reimbursement
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.3"></a><var>75.3</var>the amount sought is deemed established provided that the petitioner's claim is determined
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.4"></a><var>75.4</var>to be compensable. The office may establish procedures for filing objections if a
         timely <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.5"></a><var>75.5</var>motion to intervene is filed less than 30 days before a scheduled hearing.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.3.0"></a><a id="pl.75.6"></a><var>75.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 176.521, is amended by adding a subdivision to <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.7"></a><var>75.7</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.8"></a><var>75.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2b. <b>Partial settlement.</b> (a) The parties may file a partial stipulation for settlement <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.9"></a><var>75.9</var>which resolves the claims of the employee and reserves the claims of one or more intervenors.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.10"></a><var>75.10</var>If the partial stipulation, or a letter of agreement attached to the partial stipulation,
         is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.11"></a><var>75.11</var>signed by an intervenor, the partial stipulation must include a statement that the
         parties were <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.12"></a><var>75.12</var>unable to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.13"></a><var>75.13</var>(1) obtain a response from the nonsigning intervenor regarding clarification or <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.14"></a><var>75.14</var>confirmation of its interest or an offer of settlement within a reasonable time despite
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.15"></a><var>75.15</var>good-faith efforts to obtain a response;<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.16"></a><var>75.16</var>(2) reach agreement with the nonsigning intervenor despite the belief that the parties
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.17"></a><var>75.17</var>negotiated with the intervenor in good faith and made a reasonable offer to settle
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.18"></a><var>75.18</var>intervention claim; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.19"></a><var>75.19</var>(3) obtain the nonsigning intervenor's signature within a reasonable time after an
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.20"></a><var>75.20</var>agreement was reached with the intervenor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.21"></a><var>75.21</var>The partial stipulation must include detailed and case-specific support for the parties'
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.22"></a><var>75.22</var>statements. In addition, the partial stipulation must reserve the nonsigning intervenor's
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.23"></a><var>75.23</var>interests to pursue its claim at a hearing on the merits, and must contain a statement
         that <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.24"></a><var>75.24</var>the employee will cooperate at the hearing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.25"></a><var>75.25</var>(b) Prior to filing the partial stipulation for approval, a copy of the partial stipulation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.26"></a><var>75.26</var>must be served on all parties, including the nonsigning intervenor, together with
         a written <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.27"></a><var>75.27</var>notification that the settling parties intend to file the partial stipulation for
         approval by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.28"></a><var>75.28</var>compensation judge and of the nonsigning intervenor's right to request a hearing on
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.29"></a><var>75.29</var>merits of the intervenor's claim.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.30"></a><var>75.30</var>(c) Within ten days after service of a partial stipulation for settlement and notice
         of an <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.31"></a><var>75.31</var>intent to file for approval by a compensation judge, a nonsigning intervenor may serve
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.32"></a><var>75.32</var>file a written objection to approval of the partial stipulation, which filing must
         provide a <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.1"></a><var>76.1</var>detailed and case-specific factual basis establishing that approval of the partial
         stipulation <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.2"></a><var>76.2</var>will adversely impact the rights of the intervenor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.3"></a><var>76.3</var>(d) After expiration of the ten-day period within which a nonsigning intervenor may
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.4"></a><var>76.4</var>serve and file its written objection, any party may file for approval a partial stipulation
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.5"></a><var>76.5</var>settlement which conforms with this section. An affidavit of service must accompany
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.6"></a><var>76.6</var>partial stipulation when it is filed for approval.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.7"></a><var>76.7</var>(e) Unless the compensation judge has a reasonable belief that approval of the partial
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.8"></a><var>76.8</var>stipulation will adversely impact the rights of the nonsigning intervenor, the compensation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.9"></a><var>76.9</var>judge shall immediately issue the award and file it with the commissioner. The issuance
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.10"></a><var>76.10</var>the award shall be accompanied by notice to the intervenors and other parties of their
         right <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.11"></a><var>76.11</var>to request amended findings within a period of 30 days following the date of issuance
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.12"></a><var>76.12</var>conformity with applicable law.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.13"></a><var>76.13</var>(f) If the compensation judge has a reasonable belief that approval of the partial
         stipulation <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.14"></a><var>76.14</var>will adversely impact the rights of the intervenor, the compensation judge shall disapprove
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.15"></a><var>76.15</var>the stipulation by written order detailing a factual basis for the determination of
         adverse <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.16"></a><var>76.16</var>impact.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.4.0"></a><a id="pl.76.17"></a><var>76.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 4. <b>RULEMAKING.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.76.18"></a><var>76.18</var>The Office of Administrative Hearings is directed to use the expedited rulemaking
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.19"></a><var>76.19</var>provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 14.389, to amend Minnesota Rules, part 1420.1850,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.20"></a><var>76.20</var>to conform to the amendments of Minnesota Statutes, section 176.361, subdivision 3.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.76.21"></a><var>76.21</var><b>ARTICLE 6</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.76.22"></a><var>76.22</var><b>EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.6.1.0"></a><a id="pl.76.23"></a><var>76.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. <b>[116J.4221] RURAL POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER FUND.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.76.24"></a><var>76.24</var>(a) A rural policy and development center fund is established as an account in the
         special <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.25"></a><var>76.25</var>revenue fund in the state treasury. The commissioner of management and budget shall
         credit <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.26"></a><var>76.26</var>to the account the amounts authorized under this section and appropriations and transfers
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.27"></a><var>76.27</var>to the account. The State Board of Investment shall ensure that account money is invested
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.28"></a><var>76.28</var>under section 11A.24. All money earned by the account must be credited to the account.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.29"></a><var>76.29</var>The principal of the account and any unexpended earnings must be invested and reinvested
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.30"></a><var>76.30</var>by the State Board of Investment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.31"></a><var>76.31</var>(b) Gifts and donations, including land or interests in land, may be made to the account.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.32"></a><var>76.32</var>Noncash gifts and donations must be disposed of for cash as soon as the board prudently
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.1"></a><var>77.1</var>can maximize the value of the gift or donation. Gifts and donations of marketable
         securities <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.2"></a><var>77.2</var>may be held or be disposed of for cash at the option of the board. The cash receipts
         of gifts <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.3"></a><var>77.3</var>and donations of cash or capital assets and marketable securities disposed of for
         cash must <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.4"></a><var>77.4</var>be credited immediately to the principal of the account. The value of marketable securities
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.5"></a><var>77.5</var>at the time the gift or donation is made must be credited to the principal of the
         account and <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.6"></a><var>77.6</var>any earnings from the marketable securities are earnings of the account. The earnings
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.7"></a><var>77.7</var>the account are annually appropriated to the board of the Center for Rural Policy
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.8"></a><var>77.8</var>Development to carry out the duties of the center.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.9"></a><var>77.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.2.0"></a><a id="pl.77.10"></a><var>77.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116J.8731, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.11"></a><var>77.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Administration. </b> (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.12"></a><var>77.12</var>commissioner shall administer the fund as part of the Small Cities Development Block
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.13"></a><var>77.13</var>Grant Program and funds shall be made available to local communities and recognized
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.14"></a><var>77.14</var>Indian tribal governments in accordance with the rules adopted for economic development
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.15"></a><var>77.15</var>grants in the small cities community development block grant program. All units of
         general <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.16"></a><var>77.16</var>purpose local government are eligible applicants for Minnesota investment funds. The
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.17"></a><var>77.17</var>commissioner may provide forgivable loans directly to a private enterprise and not
         require <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.18"></a><var>77.18</var>a local community or recognized Indian tribal government application other than a
         resolution <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.19"></a><var>77.19</var>supporting the assistance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.20"></a><var>77.20</var>(b) Eligible applicants for the state-funded portion of the fund also include development
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.21"></a><var>77.21</var>authorities as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>116J.552, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, provided that the governing body <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.22"></a><var>77.22</var>of the municipality approves, by resolution, the application of the development authority.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.23"></a><var>77.23</var>A local government entity may receive more than one award in a fiscal year. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.24"></a><var>77.24</var>commissioner may also make funds available within the department for eligible expenditures
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.25"></a><var>77.25</var>under subdivision 3, clause (2).<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.26"></a><var>77.26</var>(c) A home rule charter or statutory city, county, or town may loan or grant money <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.27"></a><var>77.27</var>received from repayment of funds awarded under this section to a regional development
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.28"></a><var>77.28</var>commission, other regional entity, or statewide community capital fund as determined
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.29"></a><var>77.29</var>the commissioner, to capitalize or to provide the local match required for capitalization
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.30"></a><var>77.30</var>a regional or statewide revolving loan fund.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.3.0"></a><a id="pl.78.1"></a><var>78.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116J.8731, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.2"></a><var>78.2</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.3"></a><var>78.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 10. <b>Transfer.</b> The commissioner may transfer up to $2,000,000 of a fiscal year's <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.4"></a><var>78.4</var>appropriation between the Minnesota job creation fund program and Minnesota investment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.5"></a><var>78.5</var>fund to meet business demand.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.4.0"></a><a id="pl.78.6"></a><var>78.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116J.8748, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.7"></a><var>78.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.8"></a><var>78.8</var>the meanings given.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.9"></a><var>78.9</var>(b) "Agreement" or "business subsidy agreement" means a business subsidy agreement
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.10"></a><var>78.10</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>116J.994</statute_ref> that must include, but is not limited to: specification of the duration <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.11"></a><var>78.11</var>of the agreement, job goals and a timeline for achieving those goals over the duration
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.12"></a><var>78.12</var>the agreement, construction and other investment goals and a timeline for achieving
         those <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.13"></a><var>78.13</var>goals over the duration of the agreement, and the value of benefits the firm may receive
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.14"></a><var>78.14</var>following achievement of capital investment and employment goals. The local government
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.15"></a><var>78.15</var>and business must report to the commissioner on the business performance using the
         forms <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.16"></a><var>78.16</var>developed by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.17"></a><var>78.17</var>(c) "Business" means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.18"></a><var>78.18</var>association, or other entity.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.19"></a><var>78.19</var>(d) "Capital investment" means money that is expended for the purpose of building
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.20"></a><var>78.20</var>improving real fixed property where employees under paragraphs (g) and (h) are or
         will be <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.21"></a><var>78.21</var>employed and also includes construction materials, services, and supplies, and the
         purchase <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.22"></a><var>78.22</var>and installation of equipment and machinery as provided under subdivision 4, paragraph
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.23"></a><var>78.23</var>(b), clause (5).<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.24"></a><var>78.24</var>(e) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic development.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.25"></a><var>78.25</var>(f) "Minnesota job creation fund business" means a business that is designated by
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.26"></a><var>78.26</var>commissioner under subdivision 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.27"></a><var>78.27</var>(g) "Minority person" means a person belonging to a racial or ethnic minority as defined
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.28"></a><var>78.28</var>in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 23.5.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.29"></a><var>78.29</var>(g) (h) "New full-time employee" means an employee who:<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.30"></a><var>78.30</var>(1) begins work at a Minnesota job creation fund business facility noted in a business
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.31"></a><var>78.31</var>subsidy agreement and following the designation as a job creation fund business; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.32"></a><var>78.32</var>(2) has expected work hours of at least 2,080 hours annually.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.1"></a><var>79.1</var>(i) "Persons with disabilities" means an individual with a disability, as defined
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.2"></a><var>79.2</var>the Americans with Disabilities Act, United States Code, title 42, section 12102.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.3"></a><var>79.3</var>(h) (j) "Retained job" means a full-time position:<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.4"></a><var>79.4</var>(1) that existed at the facility prior to the designation as a job creation fund business;
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.5"></a><var>79.5</var>and<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.6"></a><var>79.6</var>(2) has expected work hours of at least 2,080 hours annually.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.7"></a><var>79.7</var>(k) "Veteran" means a veteran as defined in section 197.447.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.8"></a><var>79.8</var>(i) (l) "Wages" has the meaning given in section 
         <statute_ref>290.92, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, clause (1).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.5.0"></a><a id="pl.79.9"></a><var>79.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116J.8748, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.10"></a><var>79.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Minnesota job creation fund business designation; requirements.</b> (a) To <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.11"></a><var>79.11</var>receive designation as a Minnesota job creation fund business, a business must satisfy
         all <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.12"></a><var>79.12</var>of the following conditions:<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.13"></a><var>79.13</var>(1) the business is or will be engaged in, within Minnesota, one of the following
         as its <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.14"></a><var>79.14</var>primary business activity:<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.15"></a><var>79.15</var>(i) manufacturing;<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.16"></a><var>79.16</var>(ii) warehousing;<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.17"></a><var>79.17</var>(iii) distribution;<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.18"></a><var>79.18</var>(iv) information technology;<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.19"></a><var>79.19</var>(v) finance;<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.20"></a><var>79.20</var>(vi) insurance; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.21"></a><var>79.21</var>(vii) professional or technical services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.22"></a><var>79.22</var>(2) the business must not be primarily engaged in lobbying; gambling; entertainment;
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.23"></a><var>79.23</var>professional sports; political consulting; leisure; hospitality; or professional services
         provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.24"></a><var>79.24</var>by attorneys, accountants, business consultants, physicians, or health care consultants,
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.25"></a><var>79.25</var>primarily engaged in making retail sales to purchasers who are physically present
         at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.26"></a><var>79.26</var>business's location;<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.27"></a><var>79.27</var>(3) the business must enter into a binding construction and job creation business
         subsidy <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.28"></a><var>79.28</var>agreement with the commissioner to expend directly, or ensure expenditure by or in <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.29"></a><var>79.29</var>partnership with a third party constructing or managing the project, at least $500,000 in <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.30"></a><var>79.30</var>capital investment in a capital investment project that includes a new, expanded,
         or remodeled <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.1"></a><var>80.1</var>facility within one year following designation as a Minnesota job creation fund business
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.2"></a><var>80.2</var>$250,000 if the project is located outside the metropolitan area as defined in section
         200.02, <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.3"></a><var>80.3</var>subdivision 24, or if 51 percent of the business is cumulatively owned by minorities,
         veterans, <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.4"></a><var>80.4</var>women, or persons with a disability; and:<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.5"></a><var>80.5</var>(i) create at least ten new full-time employee positions within two years of the benefit
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.6"></a><var>80.6</var>date following the designation as a Minnesota job creation fund business or five new full-time <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.7"></a><var>80.7</var>employee positions within two years of the benefit date if the project is located
         outside the <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.8"></a><var>80.8</var>metropolitan area as defined in section 200.02, subdivision 24, or if 51 percent of
         the business <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.9"></a><var>80.9</var>is cumulatively owned by minorities, veterans, women, or persons with a disability; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.10"></a><var>80.10</var>(ii) expend at least $25,000,000, which may include the installation and purchase
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.11"></a><var>80.11</var>machinery and equipment, in capital investment and retain at least 200 employees for
         projects <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.12"></a><var>80.12</var>located in the metropolitan area as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>200.02, subdivision 24</statute_ref>, and 75 <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.13"></a><var>80.13</var>employees for projects located outside the metropolitan area;<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.14"></a><var>80.14</var>(4) positions or employees moved or relocated from another Minnesota location of the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.15"></a><var>80.15</var>Minnesota job creation fund business must not be included in any calculation or determination
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.16"></a><var>80.16</var>of job creation or new positions under this paragraph; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.17"></a><var>80.17</var>(5) a Minnesota job creation fund business must not terminate, lay off, or reduce
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.18"></a><var>80.18</var>working hours of an employee for the purpose of hiring an individual to satisfy job
         creation <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.19"></a><var>80.19</var>goals under this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.20"></a><var>80.20</var>(b) Prior to approving the proposed designation of a business under this subdivision,
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.21"></a><var>80.21</var>commissioner shall consider the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.22"></a><var>80.22</var>(1) the economic outlook of the industry in which the business engages;<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.23"></a><var>80.23</var>(2) the projected sales of the business that will be generated from outside the state
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.24"></a><var>80.24</var>Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.25"></a><var>80.25</var>(3) how the business will build on existing regional, national, and international
         strengths <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.26"></a><var>80.26</var>to diversify the state's economy;<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.27"></a><var>80.27</var>(4) whether the business activity would occur without financial assistance;<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.28"></a><var>80.28</var>(5) whether the business is unable to expand at an existing Minnesota operation due
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.29"></a><var>80.29</var>facility or land limitations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.30"></a><var>80.30</var>(6) whether the business has viable location options outside Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.31"></a><var>80.31</var>(7) the effect of financial assistance on industry competitors in Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.32"></a><var>80.32</var>(8) financial contributions to the project made by local governments; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.1"></a><var>81.1</var>(9) any other criteria the commissioner deems necessary.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.2"></a><var>81.2</var>(c) Upon receiving notification of local approval under subdivision 2, the commissioner
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.3"></a><var>81.3</var>shall review the determination by the local government and consider the conditions
         listed <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.4"></a><var>81.4</var>in paragraphs (a) and (b) to determine whether it is in the best interests of the
         state and local <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.5"></a><var>81.5</var>area to designate a business as a Minnesota job creation fund business.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.6"></a><var>81.6</var>(d) If the commissioner designates a business as a Minnesota job creation fund business,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.7"></a><var>81.7</var>the business subsidy agreement shall include the performance outcome commitments and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.8"></a><var>81.8</var>the expected financial value of any Minnesota job creation fund benefits.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.9"></a><var>81.9</var>(e) The commissioner may amend an agreement once, upon request of a local government
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.10"></a><var>81.10</var>on behalf of a business, only if the performance is expected to exceed thresholds
         stated in <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.11"></a><var>81.11</var>the original agreement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.12"></a><var>81.12</var>(f) A business may apply to be designated as a Minnesota job creation fund business
         at <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.13"></a><var>81.13</var>the same location more than once only if all goals under a previous Minnesota job
         creation <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.14"></a><var>81.14</var>fund agreement have been met and the agreement is completed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.6.0"></a><a id="pl.81.15"></a><var>81.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116J.8748, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.16"></a><var>81.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Certification; benefits.</b> (a) The commissioner may certify a Minnesota job <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.17"></a><var>81.17</var>creation fund business as eligible to receive a specific value of benefit under paragraphs
         (b) <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.18"></a><var>81.18</var>and (c) when the business has achieved its job creation and capital investment goals
         noted <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.19"></a><var>81.19</var>in its agreement under subdivision 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.20"></a><var>81.20</var>(b) A qualified Minnesota job creation fund business may be certified eligible for
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.21"></a><var>81.21</var>benefits in this paragraph for up to five years for projects located in the metropolitan
         area <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.22"></a><var>81.22</var>as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>200.02, subdivision 24</statute_ref>, and seven years for projects located outside <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.23"></a><var>81.23</var>the metropolitan area, as determined by the commissioner when considering the best
         interests <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.24"></a><var>81.24</var>of the state and local area. Notwithstanding section 16B.98, subdivision 5, paragraph (a), <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.25"></a><var>81.25</var>clause (3), or 16B.98, subdivision 5, paragraph (b), grant agreements for projects
         located <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.26"></a><var>81.26</var>outside the metropolitan area may be for up to seven years in length. The eligibility for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.27"></a><var>81.27</var>following benefits begins the date the commissioner certifies the business as a qualified
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.28"></a><var>81.28</var>Minnesota job creation fund business under this subdivision:<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.29"></a><var>81.29</var>(1) up to five percent rebate for projects located in the metropolitan area as defined
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.30"></a><var>81.30</var>section 
         <statute_ref>200.02, subdivision 24</statute_ref>, and 7.5 percent for projects located outside the metropolitan <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.31"></a><var>81.31</var>area, on capital investment on qualifying purchases as provided in subdivision 5 with
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.32"></a><var>81.32</var>total rebate for a project not to exceed $500,000;<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.1"></a><var>82.1</var>(2) an award of up to $500,000 based on full-time job creation and wages paid as provided
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.2"></a><var>82.2</var>in subdivision 6 with the total award not to exceed $500,000;<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.3"></a><var>82.3</var>(3) up to $1,000,000 in capital investment rebates and $1,000,000 in job creation
         awards <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.4"></a><var>82.4</var>are allowable for projects that have at least $25,000,000 in capital investment and
         200 new <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.5"></a><var>82.5</var>employees in the metropolitan area as defined in section 200.02, subdivision 24, and 75 <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.6"></a><var>82.6</var>new employees for projects located outside the metropolitan area;<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.7"></a><var>82.7</var>(4) up to $1,000,000 in capital investment rebates are allowable for projects that
         have <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.8"></a><var>82.8</var>at least $25,000,000 in capital investment and 200 retained employees for projects
         located <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.9"></a><var>82.9</var>in the metropolitan area as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>200.02, subdivision 24</statute_ref>, and 75 employees for <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.10"></a><var>82.10</var>projects located outside the metropolitan area; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.11"></a><var>82.11</var>(5) for clauses (3) and (4) only, the capital investment expenditure requirements
         may <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.12"></a><var>82.12</var>include the installation and purchases of machinery and equipment. These expenditures
         are <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.13"></a><var>82.13</var>not eligible for the capital investment rebate provided under subdivision 5.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.14"></a><var>82.14</var>(c) The job creation award may be provided in multiple years as long as the qualified
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.15"></a><var>82.15</var>Minnesota job creation fund business continues to meet the job creation goals provided
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.16"></a><var>82.16</var>in its agreement under subdivision 3 and the total award does not exceed $500,000
         except <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.17"></a><var>82.17</var>as provided under paragraph (b), clauses (3) and (4).<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.18"></a><var>82.18</var>(d) No rebates or award may be provided until the Minnesota job creation fund business
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.19"></a><var>82.19</var>or a third party constructing or managing the project has at least $500,000 in capital <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.20"></a><var>82.20</var>investment in the project and at least ten full-time jobs have been created and maintained
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.21"></a><var>82.21</var>for at least one year or the retained employees, as provided in paragraph (b), clause
         (4), <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.22"></a><var>82.22</var>remain for at least one year. The agreement may require additional performance outcomes
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.23"></a><var>82.23</var>that need to be achieved before rebates and awards are provided. If fewer retained
         jobs are <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.24"></a><var>82.24</var>maintained, but still above the minimum under this subdivision, the capital investment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.25"></a><var>82.25</var>award shall be reduced on a proportionate basis.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.26"></a><var>82.26</var>(e) The forms needed to be submitted to document performance by the Minnesota job
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.27"></a><var>82.27</var>creation fund business must be in the form and be made under the procedures specified
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.28"></a><var>82.28</var>the commissioner. The forms shall include documentation and certification by the business
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.29"></a><var>82.29</var>that it is in compliance with the business subsidy agreement, sections 
         <statute_ref>116J.871 </statute_ref>and 
         <statute_ref>116L.66</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.30"></a><var>82.30</var>and other provisions as specified by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.31"></a><var>82.31</var>(f) Minnesota job creation fund businesses must pay each new full-time employee added
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.32"></a><var>82.32</var>pursuant to the agreement total compensation, including benefits not mandated by law,
         that <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.33"></a><var>82.33</var>on an annualized basis is equal to at least 110 percent of the federal poverty level
         for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.34"></a><var>82.34</var>family of four.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.1"></a><var>83.1</var>(g) A Minnesota job creation fund business must demonstrate reasonable progress on
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.2"></a><var>83.2</var>its capital investment expenditures within six months following designation as a Minnesota
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.3"></a><var>83.3</var>job creation fund business to ensure that the capital investment goal in the agreement
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.4"></a><var>83.4</var>subdivision 1 will be met. Businesses not making reasonable progress will not be eligible
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.5"></a><var>83.5</var>for benefits under the submitted application and will need to work with the local
         government <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.6"></a><var>83.6</var>unit to resubmit a new application and request to be a Minnesota job creation fund
         business. <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.7"></a><var>83.7</var>Notwithstanding the goals noted in its agreement under subdivision 1, this action
         shall not <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.8"></a><var>83.8</var>be considered a default of the business subsidy agreement.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.7.0"></a><a id="pl.83.9"></a><var>83.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116J.8748, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.10"></a><var>83.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Job creation award.</b> (a) A qualified Minnesota job creation fund business is <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.11"></a><var>83.11</var>eligible for an annual award for each new job created and maintained by the business
         using <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.12"></a><var>83.12</var>the following schedule: $1,000 for each job position paying annual wages at least
         $26,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.13"></a><var>83.13</var>but less than $35,000; $2,000 for each job position paying at least $35,000 but less
         than <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.14"></a><var>83.14</var>$45,000; and $3,000 for each job position paying at least $45,000; and as noted in
         the goals <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.15"></a><var>83.15</var>under the agreement provided under subdivision 1. These awards are increased by $1,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.16"></a><var>83.16</var>if the business is located outside the metropolitan area as defined in section 200.02,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.17"></a><var>83.17</var>subdivision 24, or if 51 percent of the business is cumulatively owned by minorities,
         veterans, <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.18"></a><var>83.18</var>women, or persons with a disability.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.19"></a><var>83.19</var>(b) The job creation award schedule must be adjusted annually using the percentage
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.20"></a><var>83.20</var>increase in the federal poverty level for a family of four.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.21"></a><var>83.21</var>(c) Minnesota job creation fund businesses seeking an award credit provided under
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.22"></a><var>83.22</var>subdivision 4 must submit forms and applications to the Department of Employment and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.23"></a><var>83.23</var>Economic Development as prescribed by the commissioner.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.8.0"></a><a id="pl.83.24"></a><var>83.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 8. <b>[116J.9922] CENTRAL MINNESOTA OPPORTUNITY GRANT PROGRAM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.83.25"></a><var>83.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.26"></a><var>83.26</var>the meanings given.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.27"></a><var>83.27</var>(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic development.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.28"></a><var>83.28</var>(c) "Community initiative" means a nonprofit organization which provides services
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.29"></a><var>83.29</var>central Minnesota communities of color in one or more of the program areas listed
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.30"></a><var>83.30</var>subdivision 4, paragraph (a).<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.31"></a><var>83.31</var>(d) "Foundation" means the Central Minnesota Community Foundation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.1"></a><var>84.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Establishment.</b> The commissioner shall establish a central Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.2"></a><var>84.2</var>opportunity grant program, administered by the foundation, to identify and support
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.3"></a><var>84.3</var>community initiatives in the St. Cloud area that enhance long-term economic self-sufficiency
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.4"></a><var>84.4</var>by improving education, housing, and economic outcomes for central Minnesota communities
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.5"></a><var>84.5</var>of color.<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.6"></a><var>84.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Grant to the Central Minnesota Community Foundation.</b> The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.7"></a><var>84.7</var>shall award all grant funds to the foundation, which shall administer the central
         Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.8"></a><var>84.8</var>opportunity grant program. The foundation may use up to five percent of grant funds
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.9"></a><var>84.9</var>administrative costs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.10"></a><var>84.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Grants to community initiatives.</b> (a) The foundation must award funds through <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.11"></a><var>84.11</var>a competitive grant process to community initiatives that will provide services, either
         alone <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.12"></a><var>84.12</var>or in partnership with another nonprofit organization, in one or more of the following
         areas:<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.13"></a><var>84.13</var>(1) economic development, including but not limited to programs to foster <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.14"></a><var>84.14</var>entrepreneurship or small business development;<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.15"></a><var>84.15</var>(2) education, including but not limited to programs to encourage civic engagement
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.16"></a><var>84.16</var>provide youth after-school or recreation programs; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.17"></a><var>84.17</var>(3) housing, including but not limited to, programs to prevent and respond to <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.18"></a><var>84.18</var>homelessness or to provide access to loans or grants for housing stability and affordability.<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.19"></a><var>84.19</var>(b) To receive grant funds, a community initiative must submit a written application
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.20"></a><var>84.20</var>the foundation, using a form developed by the foundation. This grant application must
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.21"></a><var>84.21</var>include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.22"></a><var>84.22</var>(1) a description of the activities that will be funded by the grant;<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.23"></a><var>84.23</var>(2) an estimate of the cost of each grant activity;<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.24"></a><var>84.24</var>(3) the total cost of the project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.25"></a><var>84.25</var>(4) the sources and amounts of nonstate funds supplementing the grant;<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.26"></a><var>84.26</var>(5) how the project aims to achieve stated outcomes in areas including improved job
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.27"></a><var>84.27</var>training; workforce development; small business support; early childhood, kindergarten
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.28"></a><var>84.28</var>through grade 12, and higher education achievement; and access to housing, including
         loans; <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.29"></a><var>84.29</var>and<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.30"></a><var>84.30</var>(6) any additional information requested by the foundation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.31"></a><var>84.31</var>(c) In awarding grants under this subdivision, the foundation shall give weight to
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.32"></a><var>84.32</var>applications from organizations that demonstrate:<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.1"></a><var>85.1</var>(1) a history of successful provision of the services listed in paragraph (a); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.2"></a><var>85.2</var>(2) a history of successful fund-raising from private sources for such services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.3"></a><var>85.3</var>(d) In evaluating grant applications, the foundation shall not consider the composition
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.4"></a><var>85.4</var>of a community initiative's governing board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.5"></a><var>85.5</var>(e) Grant funds may be used by a community initiative for the following purposes:<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.6"></a><var>85.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) operating costs, including but not limited to staff, office space, computers,
         software, <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.7"></a><var>85.7</var>and Web development and maintenance services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.8"></a><var>85.8</var>(2) program costs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.9"></a><var>85.9</var>(3) travel within Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.10"></a><var>85.10</var>(4) consultants directly related to and necessary for delivering services listed in
         paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.11"></a><var>85.11</var>(a); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.12"></a><var>85.12</var>(5) capacity building.<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.13"></a><var>85.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Reports to the legislature.</b> By January 15, 2019, and each January 15 thereafter <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.14"></a><var>85.14</var>through 2022, the commissioner must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.15"></a><var>85.15</var>members of the house of representatives and the senate committees with jurisdiction
         over <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.16"></a><var>85.16</var>economic development that details the use of grant funds. This report must include
         data on <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.17"></a><var>85.17</var>the number of individuals served and, to the extent practical, measures of progress
         toward <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.18"></a><var>85.18</var>achieving the outcomes stated in subdivision 4, paragraph (b), clause (5).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.9.0"></a><a id="pl.85.19"></a><var>85.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116L.17, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.20"></a><var>85.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.21"></a><var>85.21</var>the meanings given them in this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.22"></a><var>85.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic development.<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.23"></a><var>85.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) "Dislocated worker" means an individual who is a resident of Minnesota at the
         time <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.24"></a><var>85.24</var>employment ceased or was working in the state at the time employment ceased and:<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.25"></a><var>85.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) has been permanently separated or has received a notice of permanent separation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.26"></a><var>85.26</var>from public or private sector employment and is eligible for or has exhausted entitlement
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.27"></a><var>85.27</var>to unemployment benefits, and is unlikely to return to the previous industry or occupation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.28"></a><var>85.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) has been long-term unemployed and has limited opportunities for employment or
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.29"></a><var>85.29</var>reemployment in the same or a similar occupation in the area in which the individual
         resides, <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.30"></a><var>85.30</var>including older individuals who may have substantial barriers to employment by reason
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.31"></a><var>85.31</var>age;<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.1"></a><var>86.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) has been terminated or has received a notice of termination of employment as a
         result <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.2"></a><var>86.2</var>of a plant closing or a substantial layoff at a plant, facility, or enterprise;<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.3"></a><var>86.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) has been self-employed, including farmers and ranchers, and is unemployed as a
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.4"></a><var>86.4</var>result of general economic conditions in the community in which the individual resides
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.5"></a><var>86.5</var>because of natural disasters;<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.6"></a><var>86.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(5) MS 2011 Supp [Expired, 2011 c 84 art 3 s 1]<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.7"></a><var>86.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(6) (5) is a veteran as defined by section 
         <statute_ref>197.447</statute_ref>, has been discharged or released from <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.8"></a><var>86.8</var>active duty under honorable conditions within the last 36 months, and (i) is unemployed
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.9"></a><var>86.9</var>(ii) is employed in a job verified to be below the skill level and earning capacity
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.10"></a><var>86.10</var>veteran;<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.11"></a><var>86.11</var>(7) (6) is an individual determined by the United States Department of Labor to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.12"></a><var>86.12</var>covered by trade adjustment assistance under United States Code, title 19, sections
         2271 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.13"></a><var>86.13</var>2331, as amended; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.14"></a><var>86.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(8) (7) is a displaced homemaker. A "displaced homemaker" is an individual who has <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.15"></a><var>86.15</var>spent a substantial number of years in the home providing homemaking service and (i)
         has <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.16"></a><var>86.16</var>been dependent upon the financial support of another; and now due to divorce, separation,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.17"></a><var>86.17</var>death, or disability of that person, must find employment to self support; or (ii)
         derived the <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.18"></a><var>86.18</var>substantial share of support from public assistance on account of dependents in the
         home <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.19"></a><var>86.19</var>and no longer receives such support. To be eligible under this clause, the support
         must have <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.20"></a><var>86.20</var>ceased while the worker resided in Minnesota.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.21"></a><var>86.21</var>For the purposes of this section, "dislocated worker" does not include an individual
         who <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.22"></a><var>86.22</var>was an employee, at the time employment ceased, of a political committee, political
         fund, <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.23"></a><var>86.23</var>principal campaign committee, or party unit, as those terms are used in chapter 10A,
         or an <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.24"></a><var>86.24</var>organization required to file with the federal elections commission.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.25"></a><var>86.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(d) "Eligible organization" means a state or local government unit, nonprofit organization,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.26"></a><var>86.26</var>community action agency, business organization or association, or labor organization.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.27"></a><var>86.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(e) "Plant closing" means the announced or actual permanent shutdown of a single site
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.28"></a><var>86.28</var>of employment, or one or more facilities or operating units within a single site of
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.29"></a><var>86.29</var>employment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.30"></a><var>86.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(f) "Substantial layoff" means a permanent reduction in the workforce, which is not
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.31"></a><var>86.31</var>result of a plant closing, and which results in an employment loss at a single site
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.32"></a><var>86.32</var>employment during any 30-day period for at least 50 employees excluding those employees
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.33"></a><var>86.33</var>that work less than 20 hours per week.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.10.0"></a><a id="pl.87.1"></a><var>87.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116L.665, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.2"></a><var>87.2</var><b>116L.665 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT </b><b>COUNCIL</b><b> BOARD</b><b>.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.87.3"></a><var>87.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Creation.</b> The governor's Workforce Development Council is created <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.4"></a><var>87.4</var>under the authority of the Workforce Investment Act, United States Code, title 29,
         section <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.5"></a><var>87.5</var>2801, et seq. Local workforce development councils are authorized under the Workforce
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.6"></a><var>87.6</var>Investment Act. The governor's Workforce Development Council serves as Minnesota's
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.7"></a><var>87.7</var>Workforce Investment Board for the purposes of the federal Workforce Investment Act. <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.8"></a><var>87.8</var>Board serves as Minnesota's state workforce development board for the purposes of
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.9"></a><var>87.9</var>federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, United States Code, title 29, section
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.10"></a><var>87.10</var>3111, and must perform the duties under that act.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.11"></a><var>87.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Membership.</b> (a) The governor's Workforce Development Council Board is <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.12"></a><var>87.12</var>composed of 31 members appointed by the governor. The members may be removed pursuant <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.13"></a><var>87.13</var>to section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>. In selecting the representatives of the council board, the governor shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.14"></a><var>87.14</var>ensure that 50 percent a majority of the members come from nominations provided by local <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.15"></a><var>87.15</var>workforce councils. Local education representatives shall come from nominations provided
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.16"></a><var>87.16</var>by local education to employment partnerships. The 31 members shall represent the
         following <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.17"></a><var>87.17</var>sectors: the private sector, pursuant to United States Code, title 29, section 3111. For the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.18"></a><var>87.18</var>public members, membership terms, compensation of members, and removal of members
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.19"></a><var>87.19</var>are governed by section 15.059, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4. To the extent practicable,
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.20"></a><var>87.20</var>membership should be balanced as to gender and ethnic diversity.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.21"></a><var>87.21</var>(a) State agencies: the following individuals shall serve on the council:<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.22"></a><var>87.22</var>(1) commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.23"></a><var>87.23</var>Development;<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.24"></a><var>87.24</var>(2) commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Education; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.25"></a><var>87.25</var>(3) commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.26"></a><var>87.26</var>(b) Business and industry: six individuals shall represent the business and industry
         sectors <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.27"></a><var>87.27</var>of Minnesota.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.28"></a><var>87.28</var>(c) Organized labor: six individuals shall represent labor organizations of Minnesota.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.29"></a><var>87.29</var>(d) Community-based organizations: four individuals shall represent community-based
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.30"></a><var>87.30</var>organizations of Minnesota. Community-based organizations are defined by the Workforce
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.31"></a><var>87.31</var>Investment Act as private nonprofit organizations that are representative of communities
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.32"></a><var>87.32</var>or significant segments of communities and that have demonstrated expertise and <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.33"></a><var>87.33</var>effectiveness in the field of workforce investment and may include entities that provide
         job <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.1"></a><var>88.1</var>training services, serve youth, serve individuals with disabilities, serve displaced
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.2"></a><var>88.2</var>homemakers, union-related organizations, employer-related nonprofit organizations,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.3"></a><var>88.3</var>organizations serving nonreservation Indians and tribal governments.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.4"></a><var>88.4</var>(e) Education: six individuals shall represent the education sector of Minnesota as
         follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.5"></a><var>88.5</var>(1) one individual shall represent local public secondary education;<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.6"></a><var>88.6</var>(2) one individual shall have expertise in design and implementation of school-based
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.7"></a><var>88.7</var>service-learning;<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.8"></a><var>88.8</var>(3) one individual shall represent leadership of the University of Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.9"></a><var>88.9</var>(4) one individual shall represent secondary/postsecondary vocational institutions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.10"></a><var>88.10</var>(5) the chancellor of the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.11"></a><var>88.11</var>Universities; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.12"></a><var>88.12</var>(6) one individual shall have expertise in agricultural education.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.13"></a><var>88.13</var>(f) Other: two individuals shall represent other constituencies including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.14"></a><var>88.14</var>(1) units of local government; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.15"></a><var>88.15</var>(2) applicable state or local programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.16"></a><var>88.16</var>The speaker and the minority leader of the house of representatives shall each appoint
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.17"></a><var>88.17</var>a representative to serve as an ex officio member of the council. The majority and
         minority <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.18"></a><var>88.18</var>leaders of the senate shall each appoint a senator to serve as an ex officio member
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.19"></a><var>88.19</var>council.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.20"></a><var>88.20</var>The governor shall appoint one individual representing public libraries, one individual
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.21"></a><var>88.21</var>with expertise in assisting women in obtaining employment in high-wage, high-demand,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.22"></a><var>88.22</var>nontraditional occupations, and one individual representing adult basic education
         programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.23"></a><var>88.23</var>to serve as nonvoting advisors to the council.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.24"></a><var>88.24</var>(b) No person shall serve as a member of more than one category described in paragraph
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.25"></a><var>88.25</var>(c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.26"></a><var>88.26</var>(c) Voting members shall consist of the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.27"></a><var>88.27</var>(1) the governor or the governor's designee;<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.28"></a><var>88.28</var>(2) two members of the house of representatives, one appointed by the speaker of the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.29"></a><var>88.29</var>house and one appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives;<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.1"></a><var>89.1</var>(3) two members of the senate, one appointed by the senate majority leader and one
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.2"></a><var>89.2</var>appointed by the senate minority leader;<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.3"></a><var>89.3</var>(4) a majority of the members must be representatives of businesses in the state appointed
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.4"></a><var>89.4</var>by the governor who:<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.5"></a><var>89.5</var>(i) are owners of businesses, chief executives, or operating officers of businesses,
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.6"></a><var>89.6</var>other business executives or employers with optimum policy-making or hiring authority
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.7"></a><var>89.7</var>and who, in addition, may be members of a local board under United States Code, title
         29, <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.8"></a><var>89.8</var>section 3122(b)(2)(A)(i);<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.9"></a><var>89.9</var>(ii) represent businesses, including small businesses, or organizations representing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.10"></a><var>89.10</var>businesses that provide employment opportunities that, at a minimum, include high-quality,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.11"></a><var>89.11</var>work-relevant training and development in in-demand industry sectors or occupations
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.12"></a><var>89.12</var>the state; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.13"></a><var>89.13</var>(iii) are appointed from individuals nominated by state business organizations and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.14"></a><var>89.14</var>business trade associations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.15"></a><var>89.15</var>(5) six representatives of labor organizations appointed by the governor, including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.16"></a><var>89.16</var>(i) representatives of labor organizations who have been nominated by state labor
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.17"></a><var>89.17</var>federations; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.18"></a><var>89.18</var>(ii) a member of a labor organization or a training director from a joint labor organization;<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.19"></a><var>89.19</var>(6) commissioners of the state agencies with primary responsibility for core programs
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.20"></a><var>89.20</var>identified within the state plan including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.21"></a><var>89.21</var>(i) the Department of Employment and Economic Development;<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.22"></a><var>89.22</var>(ii) the Department of Education; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.23"></a><var>89.23</var>(iii) the Department of Human Services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.24"></a><var>89.24</var>(7) two chief elected officials, appointed by the governor, collectively representing
         cities <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.25"></a><var>89.25</var>and counties;<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.26"></a><var>89.26</var>(8) two representatives who are people of color or people with disabilities, appointed
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.27"></a><var>89.27</var>by the governor, of community-based organizations that have demonstrated experience
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.28"></a><var>89.28</var>expertise in addressing the employment, training, or education needs of individuals
         with <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.29"></a><var>89.29</var>barriers to employment; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.1"></a><var>90.1</var>(9) four officials responsible for education programs in the state, appointed by the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.2"></a><var>90.2</var>governor, including chief executive officers of community colleges and other institutions
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.3"></a><var>90.3</var>of higher education, including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.4"></a><var>90.4</var>(i) the chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.5"></a><var>90.5</var>(ii) the president of the University of Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.6"></a><var>90.6</var>(iii) a president from a private postsecondary school; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.7"></a><var>90.7</var>(iv) a representative of career and technical education.<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.8"></a><var>90.8</var>(d) The nonvoting members of the board shall be appointed by the governor and consist
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.9"></a><var>90.9</var>of one of each of the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.10"></a><var>90.10</var>(1) a representative of Adult Basic Education;<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.11"></a><var>90.11</var>(2) a representative of public libraries;<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.12"></a><var>90.12</var>(3) a person with expertise in women's economic security;<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.13"></a><var>90.13</var>(4) the chair or executive director of the Minnesota Workforce Council Association;<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.14"></a><var>90.14</var>(5) the commissioner of labor and industry;<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.15"></a><var>90.15</var>(6) the commissioner of the Office of Higher Education;<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.16"></a><var>90.16</var>(7) the commissioner of corrections;<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.17"></a><var>90.17</var>(8) the commissioner of management and budget;<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.18"></a><var>90.18</var>(9) two representatives of community-based organizations who are people of color or
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.19"></a><var>90.19</var>people with disabilities who have demonstrated experience and expertise in addressing
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.20"></a><var>90.20</var>employment, training, and education needs of individuals with barriers to employment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.21"></a><var>90.21</var>(10) a representative of secondary, postsecondary, or career-technical education;<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.22"></a><var>90.22</var>(11) a representative of school-based service learning;<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.23"></a><var>90.23</var>(12) a representative of the Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans;<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.24"></a><var>90.24</var>(13) a representative of the Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.25"></a><var>90.25</var>(14) a representative of the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage;<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.26"></a><var>90.26</var>(15) a representative of the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council;<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.27"></a><var>90.27</var>(16) a representative of the Minnesota State Council on Disability; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.28"></a><var>90.28</var>(17) a representative of the Office on the Economic Status of Women.<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.1"></a><var>91.1</var>(g) Appointment: (e) Each member shall be appointed for a term of three years from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.2"></a><var>91.2</var>first day of January or July immediately following their appointment. Elected officials
         shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.3"></a><var>91.3</var>forfeit their appointment if they cease to serve in elected office.<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.4"></a><var>91.4</var>(h) Members of the council are compensated as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>15.059, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.91.5"></a><var>91.5</var>3
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.6"></a><var>91.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2a. <b>Council</b><b> Board</b><b> meetings</b><b>; chair</b><b>.</b> (a) If compliance with section 
         <statute_ref>13D.02</statute_ref> is <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.7"></a><var>91.7</var>impractical, the Governor's Workforce Development Council may conduct a meeting of
         its <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.8"></a><var>91.8</var>members by telephone or other electronic means so long as the following conditions
         are <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.9"></a><var>91.9</var>met:<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.10"></a><var>91.10</var>(1) all members of the council participating in the meeting, wherever their physical
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.11"></a><var>91.11</var>location, can hear one another and can hear all discussion and testimony;<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.12"></a><var>91.12</var>(2) members of the public present at the regular meeting location of the council can
         hear <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.13"></a><var>91.13</var>clearly all discussion and testimony and all votes of members of the council and,
         if needed, <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.14"></a><var>91.14</var>receive those services required by sections 
         <statute_ref>15.44</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>15.441</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.15"></a><var>91.15</var>(3) at least one member of the council is physically present at the regular meeting
         location; <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.16"></a><var>91.16</var>and<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.17"></a><var>91.17</var>(4) all votes are conducted by roll call, so each member's vote on each issue can
         be <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.18"></a><var>91.18</var>identified and recorded.<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.19"></a><var>91.19</var>(b) Each member of the council participating in a meeting by telephone or other electronic
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.20"></a><var>91.20</var>means is considered present at the meeting for purposes of determining a quorum and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.21"></a><var>91.21</var>participating in all proceedings.<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.22"></a><var>91.22</var>(c) If telephone or other electronic means is used to conduct a meeting, the council,
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.23"></a><var>91.23</var>the extent practical, shall allow a person to monitor the meeting electronically from
         a remote <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.24"></a><var>91.24</var>location. The council may require the person making such a connection to pay for <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.25"></a><var>91.25</var>documented marginal costs that the council incurs as a result of the additional connection.<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.26"></a><var>91.26</var>(d) If telephone or other electronic means is used to conduct a regular, special,
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.27"></a><var>91.27</var>emergency meeting, the council shall provide notice of the regular meeting location,
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.28"></a><var>91.28</var>fact that some members may participate by telephone or other electronic means, and
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.29"></a><var>91.29</var>provisions of paragraph (c). The timing and method of providing notice is governed
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.30"></a><var>91.30</var>section 
         <statute_ref>13D.04</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.31"></a><var>91.31</var>(a) The board shall hold regular in-person meetings at least quarterly and as often
         as <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.32"></a><var>91.32</var>necessary to perform the duties outlined in the statement of authority and the board's
         bylaws. <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.1"></a><var>92.1</var>Meetings shall be called by the chair. Special meetings may be called as needed. Notices
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.2"></a><var>92.2</var>of all meetings shall be made at least 48 hours before the meeting date.<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.3"></a><var>92.3</var>(b) The governor shall designate a chair from among the appointed business representative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.4"></a><var>92.4</var>voting members. The chair shall approve an agenda for each meeting. Members shall
         submit <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.5"></a><var>92.5</var>a written request for consideration of an agenda item no less than 24 hours in advance
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.6"></a><var>92.6</var>the meeting. Members of the public may submit a written request within 48 hours of
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.7"></a><var>92.7</var>meeting to be considered for inclusion in the agenda. Members of the public attending
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.8"></a><var>92.8</var>meeting of the board may address the board only with the approval or at the request
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.9"></a><var>92.9</var>chair.<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.10"></a><var>92.10</var>(c) All meeting notices must be posted on the board's Web site. All meetings of the
         board <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.11"></a><var>92.11</var>and committees must be open to the public. The board must make available to the public,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.12"></a><var>92.12</var>on a regular basis through electronic means and open meetings, information regarding
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.13"></a><var>92.13</var>activities of the board, information regarding membership, and, on request, minutes
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.14"></a><var>92.14</var>formal meetings of the board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.15"></a><var>92.15</var>(d) For the purpose of conducting business before the board at a duly called meeting,
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.16"></a><var>92.16</var>simple majority of the voting members, excluding any vacancies, constitutes a quorum.<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.17"></a><var>92.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Purpose; duties.</b> The governor's Workforce Development Council shall replace <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.18"></a><var>92.18</var>the governor's Job Training Council and assume all of its requirements, duties, and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.19"></a><var>92.19</var>responsibilities under the Workforce Investment Act. Additionally, the Workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.20"></a><var>92.20</var>Development Council shall assume the following duties and responsibilities:<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.21"></a><var>92.21</var>(a) Review the provision of services and the use of funds and resources under applicable
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.22"></a><var>92.22</var>federal human resource programs and advise the governor on methods of coordinating
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.23"></a><var>92.23</var>provision of services and the use of funds and resources consistent with the laws
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.24"></a><var>92.24</var>regulations governing the programs. For purposes of this section, applicable federal
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.25"></a><var>92.25</var>state human resource programs mean the:<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.26"></a><var>92.26</var>(1) Workforce Investment Act, United States Code, title 29, section 2911, et seq.;<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.27"></a><var>92.27</var>(2) Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act, United States
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.28"></a><var>92.28</var>Code, title 20, section 2301, et seq.;<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.29"></a><var>92.29</var>(3) Adult Education Act, United States Code, title 20, section 1201, et seq.;<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.30"></a><var>92.30</var>(4) Wagner-Peyser Act, United States Code, title 29, section 49;<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.31"></a><var>92.31</var>(5) Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunities Act of 1996 (TANF);<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.1"></a><var>93.1</var>(6) Food Stamp Act of 1977, United States Code, title 7, section 6(d)(4), Food Stamp
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.2"></a><var>93.2</var>Employment and Training Program, United States Code, title 7, section 2015(d)(4);
         and<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.3"></a><var>93.3</var>(7) programs defined in section 
         <statute_ref>116L.19, subdivision 5</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.4"></a><var>93.4</var>Additional federal and state programs and resources can be included within the scope
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.5"></a><var>93.5</var>of the council's duties if recommended by the governor after consultation with the
         council.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.6"></a><var>93.6</var>(b) Review federal, state, and local education, postsecondary, job skills training,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.7"></a><var>93.7</var>youth employment programs, and make recommendations to the governor and the legislature
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.8"></a><var>93.8</var>for establishing an integrated seamless system for providing education and work skills
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.9"></a><var>93.9</var>development services to learners and workers of all ages.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.10"></a><var>93.10</var>(c) Advise the governor on the development and implementation of statewide and local
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.11"></a><var>93.11</var>performance standards and measures relating to applicable federal human resource programs
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.12"></a><var>93.12</var>and the coordination of performance standards and measures among programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.13"></a><var>93.13</var>(d) Promote education and employment transitions programs and knowledge and skills
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.14"></a><var>93.14</var>of entrepreneurship among employers, workers, youth, and educators, and encourage
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.15"></a><var>93.15</var>employers to provide meaningful work-based learning opportunities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.16"></a><var>93.16</var>(e) Evaluate and identify exemplary education and employment transitions programs
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.17"></a><var>93.17</var>and provide technical assistance to local partnerships to replicate the programs throughout
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.18"></a><var>93.18</var>the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.19"></a><var>93.19</var>(f) Advise the governor on methods to evaluate applicable federal human resource <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.20"></a><var>93.20</var>programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.21"></a><var>93.21</var>(g) Sponsor appropriate studies to identify human investment needs in Minnesota and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.22"></a><var>93.22</var>recommend to the governor goals and methods for meeting those needs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.23"></a><var>93.23</var>(h) Recommend to the governor goals and methods for the development and coordination
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.24"></a><var>93.24</var>of a human resource system in Minnesota.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.25"></a><var>93.25</var>(i) Examine federal and state laws, rules, and regulations to assess whether they
         present <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.26"></a><var>93.26</var>barriers to achieving the development of a coordinated human resource system.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.27"></a><var>93.27</var>(j) Recommend to the governor and to the federal government changes in state or federal
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.28"></a><var>93.28</var>laws, rules, or regulations concerning employment and training programs that present
         barriers <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.29"></a><var>93.29</var>to achieving the development of a coordinated human resource system.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.30"></a><var>93.30</var>(k) Recommend to the governor and to the federal government waivers of laws and <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.31"></a><var>93.31</var>regulations to promote coordinated service delivery.<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.1"></a><var>94.1</var>(l) Sponsor appropriate studies and prepare and recommend to the governor a strategic
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.2"></a><var>94.2</var>plan which details methods for meeting Minnesota's human investment needs and for
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.3"></a><var>94.3</var>developing and coordinating a state human resource system.<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.4"></a><var>94.4</var>(m) Provide the commissioner of employment and economic development and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.5"></a><var>94.5</var>committees of the legislature with responsibility for economic development with <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.6"></a><var>94.6</var>recommendations provided to the governor under this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.7"></a><var>94.7</var>(n) In consultation with local workforce councils and the Department of Employment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.8"></a><var>94.8</var>and Economic Development, develop an ongoing process to identify and address local
         gaps <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.9"></a><var>94.9</var>in workforce services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.10"></a><var>94.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Executive committee duties.</b> The executive committee must, with advice and <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.11"></a><var>94.11</var>input of local workforce councils boards and other stakeholders as appropriate, develop <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.12"></a><var>94.12</var>performance standards for the state workforce centers. By January 15, 2002 2019, and each <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.13"></a><var>94.13</var>odd-numbered year thereafter, the executive committee shall submit a report to the
         senate <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.14"></a><var>94.14</var>and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction over workforce development
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.15"></a><var>94.15</var>programs regarding the performance and outcomes of the workforce centers. The report
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.16"></a><var>94.16</var>must provide recommendations regarding workforce center funding levels and sources,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.17"></a><var>94.17</var>program changes, and administrative changes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.18"></a><var>94.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Subcommittees.</b> The chair of the Workforce Development Council Board may <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.19"></a><var>94.19</var>establish subcommittees in order to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the
         council <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.20"></a><var>94.20</var>board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.21"></a><var>94.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Staffing.</b> The Department of commissioner of employment and economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.22"></a><var>94.22</var>development must provide staff, including but not limited to professional, technical, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.23"></a><var>94.23</var>clerical staff to the board necessary to perform the duties assigned to the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.24"></a><var>94.24</var>Workforce Development Council. All staff report to the commissioner carry out the duties <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.25"></a><var>94.25</var>of the board. The council may ask for assistance from other units of At the request of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.26"></a><var>94.26</var>board, state government as departments and agencies must provide the board with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.27"></a><var>94.27</var>assistance it requires in order to fulfill its duties and responsibilities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.28"></a><var>94.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Expiration.</b> The council board expires if there is no federal funding for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.29"></a><var>94.29</var>human resource programs within the scope of the council's board's duties.<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.30"></a><var>94.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 8. <b>Funding.</b> The commissioner shall develop recommendations on a funding <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.31"></a><var>94.31</var>formula for allocating Workforce Investment Act funds to the council with a minimum
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.32"></a><var>94.32</var>allocation of employment and economic development must provide at least $350,000 per <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.33"></a><var>94.33</var>each fiscal year. The commissioner shall report the funding formula recommendations to <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.1"></a><var>95.1</var>the legislature by January 15, 2011 from existing agency resources to the board for staffing <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.2"></a><var>95.2</var>and administrative expenses.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.11.0"></a><a id="pl.95.3"></a><var>95.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116M.14, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.4"></a><var>95.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Low-income area.</b> "Low-income area" means:<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.5"></a><var>95.5</var>(1) Minneapolis, St. Paul;<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.6"></a><var>95.6</var>(2) those cities in the metropolitan area as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>473.121, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.7"></a><var>95.7</var>that have an average income a median income for a family of four that is below 80 percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.8"></a><var>95.8</var>of the median income for a four-person family as of the latest report by the United
         States <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.9"></a><var>95.9</var>Census Bureau; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.10"></a><var>95.10</var>(3) the area outside the metropolitan area.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.12.0"></a><a id="pl.95.11"></a><var>95.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116M.17, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.12"></a><var>95.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Reports.</b> The board department shall submit an annual report to the legislature <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.13"></a><var>95.13</var>of an accounting of loans made under section 
         <statute_ref>116M.18</statute_ref>, including information on loans <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.14"></a><var>95.14</var>made, the number of jobs created by the program, the impact on low-income areas, and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.15"></a><var>95.15</var>recommendations concerning minority business development and jobs for persons in <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.16"></a><var>95.16</var>low-income areas.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.13.0"></a><a id="pl.95.17"></a><var>95.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116M.18, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.18"></a><var>95.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 1a. <b>Statewide loans.</b> To the extent there is sufficient eligible demand, loans shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.19"></a><var>95.19</var>be made so that an approximately equal dollar amount of loans are made to businesses
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.20"></a><var>95.20</var>the metropolitan area as in the nonmetropolitan area. After September 30 March 31 of each <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.21"></a><var>95.21</var>calendar fiscal year, the department may allow loans to be made anywhere in the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.22"></a><var>95.22</var>without regard to geographic area.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.14.0"></a><a id="pl.95.23"></a><var>95.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116M.18, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.24"></a><var>95.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Business loan criteria.</b> (a) The criteria in this subdivision apply to loans made <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.25"></a><var>95.25</var>by nonprofit corporations under the program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.26"></a><var>95.26</var>(b) Loans must be made to businesses that are not likely to undertake a project for
         which <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.27"></a><var>95.27</var>loans are sought without assistance from the program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.28"></a><var>95.28</var>(c) A loan must be used to support a business owned by a minority or a low-income
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.29"></a><var>95.29</var>person, woman, veteran, or a person with disabilities. Priority must be given for
         loans to <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.30"></a><var>95.30</var>the lowest income areas.<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.1"></a><var>96.1</var>(d) The minimum state contribution to a loan is $5,000 and the maximum is $150,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.2"></a><var>96.2</var>(e) The state contribution must be matched by at least an equal amount of new private
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.3"></a><var>96.3</var>investment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.4"></a><var>96.4</var>(f) A loan may not be used for a retail development project.<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.5"></a><var>96.5</var>(g) The business must agree to work with job referral networks that focus on minority
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.6"></a><var>96.6</var>and low-income applicants.<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.7"></a><var>96.7</var>(h) Up to ten percent of a loan's principal amount may be forgiven if the department
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.8"></a><var>96.8</var>approves and the borrower has met lender criteria including being current with all
         payments.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.15.0"></a><a id="pl.96.9"></a><var>96.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116M.18, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.10"></a><var>96.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4a. <b>Microenterprise loan.</b> (a) Program grants may be used to make microenterprise <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.11"></a><var>96.11</var>loans to small, beginning businesses, including a sole proprietorship. Microenterprise
         loans <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.12"></a><var>96.12</var>are subject to this section except that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.13"></a><var>96.13</var>(1) they may also be made to qualified retail businesses;<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.14"></a><var>96.14</var>(2) they may be made for a minimum of $5,000 and a maximum of $35,000;<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.15"></a><var>96.15</var>(3) in a low-income area, they may be made for a minimum of $5,000 and a maximum <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.16"></a><var>96.16</var>of $50,000; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.17"></a><var>96.17</var>(4) they do not require a match.<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.18"></a><var>96.18</var>(b) Up to ten percent of a loan's principal amount may be forgiven if the department
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.19"></a><var>96.19</var>approves and the borrower has met lender criteria including being current with all
         payments.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.16.0"></a><a id="pl.96.20"></a><var>96.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116M.18, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.21"></a><var>96.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 8. <b>Reporting requirements.</b> A nonprofit corporation that receives a program <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.22"></a><var>96.22</var>grant shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.23"></a><var>96.23</var>(1) submit an annual report to the board and department by March 30 February 15 of <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.24"></a><var>96.24</var>each year that includes a description of businesses supported by the grant program,
         an <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.25"></a><var>96.25</var>account of loans made during the calendar year, the program's impact on minority business
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.26"></a><var>96.26</var>enterprises and job creation for minority persons and low-income persons, the source
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.27"></a><var>96.27</var>amount of money collected and distributed by the program, the program's assets and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.28"></a><var>96.28</var>liabilities, and an explanation of administrative expenses; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.1"></a><var>97.1</var>(2) provide for an independent annual audit to be performed in accordance with generally
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.2"></a><var>97.2</var>accepted accounting practices and auditing standards and submit a copy of each annual
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.3"></a><var>97.3</var>audit report to the department.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.17.0"></a><a id="pl.97.4"></a><var>97.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 17. Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 2, section 14, as amended by Laws 2016, chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.5"></a><var>97.5</var>189, article 7, section 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.6"></a><var>97.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 14. <b>ASSIGNED RISK TRANSFER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.97.7"></a><var>97.7</var>(a) By June 30, 2015, if the commissioner of commerce determines on the basis of an
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.8"></a><var>97.8</var>audit that there is an excess surplus in the assigned risk plan created under Minnesota
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.9"></a><var>97.9</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>79.252</statute_ref>, the commissioner of management and budget shall transfer the <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.10"></a><var>97.10</var>amount of the excess surplus, not to exceed $10,500,000, to the general fund. This
         transfer <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.11"></a><var>97.11</var>occurs prior to any transfer under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>79.251, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.12"></a><var>97.12</var>paragraph (a), clause (1). This is a onetime transfer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.13"></a><var>97.13</var>(b) By June 30, 2015, and each year thereafter, if the commissioner of commerce <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.14"></a><var>97.14</var>determines on the basis of an audit that there is an excess surplus in the assigned
         risk plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.15"></a><var>97.15</var>created under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>79.252</statute_ref>, the commissioner of management and <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.16"></a><var>97.16</var>budget shall transfer the amount of the excess surplus, not to exceed $4,820,000 each
         year, <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.17"></a><var>97.17</var>to the Minnesota minerals 21st century fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>116J.423</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.18"></a><var>97.18</var>This transfer occurs prior to any transfer under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>79.251, <br />
            		<a id="pl.97.19"></a><var>97.19</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (a), clause (1), but after the transfer transfers authorized in paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.20"></a><var>97.20</var>paragraphs (a) and (f). The total amount authorized for all transfers under this paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.21"></a><var>97.21</var>must not exceed $24,100,000. This paragraph expires the day following the transfer
         in which <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.22"></a><var>97.22</var>the total amount transferred under this paragraph to the Minnesota minerals 21st century
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.23"></a><var>97.23</var>fund equals $24,100,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.24"></a><var>97.24</var>(c) By June 30, 2015, if the commissioner of commerce determines on the basis of an
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.25"></a><var>97.25</var>audit that there is an excess surplus in the assigned risk plan created under Minnesota
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.26"></a><var>97.26</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>79.252</statute_ref>, the commissioner of management and budget shall transfer the <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.27"></a><var>97.27</var>amount of the excess surplus, not to exceed $4,820,000, to the general fund. This
         transfer <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.28"></a><var>97.28</var>occurs prior to any transfer under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>79.251, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.29"></a><var>97.29</var>paragraph (a), clause (1), but after any transfers authorized in paragraphs (a) and
         (b). If a <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.30"></a><var>97.30</var>transfer occurs under this paragraph, the amount transferred is appropriated from
         the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.31"></a><var>97.31</var>fund in fiscal year 2015 to the commissioner of labor and industry for the purposes
         of section <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.32"></a><var>97.32</var>15. Both the transfer and appropriation under this paragraph are onetime.<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.33"></a><var>97.33</var>(d) By June 30, 2016, if the commissioner of commerce determines on the basis of an
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.34"></a><var>97.34</var>audit that there is an excess surplus in the assigned risk plan created under Minnesota
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.1"></a><var>98.1</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>79.252</statute_ref>, the commissioner of management and budget shall transfer the <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.2"></a><var>98.2</var>amount of the excess surplus, not to exceed $4,820,000, to the general fund. This
         transfer <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.3"></a><var>98.3</var>occurs prior to any transfer under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>79.251, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.4"></a><var>98.4</var>paragraph (a), clause (1), but after the transfers authorized in paragraphs (a) and
         (b). If a <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.5"></a><var>98.5</var>transfer occurs under this paragraph, the amount transferred is appropriated from
         the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.6"></a><var>98.6</var>fund in fiscal year 2016 to the commissioner of labor and industry for the purposes
         of section <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.7"></a><var>98.7</var>15. Both the transfer and appropriation under this paragraph are onetime.<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.8"></a><var>98.8</var>(e) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>16A.28</statute_ref>, the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.9"></a><var>98.9</var>management and budget shall transfer to the general fund, any unencumbered or unexpended
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.10"></a><var>98.10</var>balance of the appropriations under paragraphs (c) and (d) remaining on June 30, 2016,
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.11"></a><var>98.11</var>the date the commissioner of commerce determines that an excess surplus in the assigned
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.12"></a><var>98.12</var>risk plan does not exist, whichever occurs earlier.<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.13"></a><var>98.13</var>(f) By June 30, 2017, and each year thereafter, if the commissioner of commerce <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.14"></a><var>98.14</var>determines on the basis of an audit that there is an excess surplus in the assigned
         risk plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.15"></a><var>98.15</var>created under Minnesota Statutes, section 79.252, the commissioner of management and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.16"></a><var>98.16</var>budget shall transfer the amount of the excess surplus, not to exceed $2,000,000 each
         year, <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.17"></a><var>98.17</var>to the rural policy and development center fund under Minnesota Statutes, section
         116J.4221. <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.18"></a><var>98.18</var>This transfer occurs prior to any transfer under paragraph (b) or under Minnesota
         Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.19"></a><var>98.19</var>section 79.251, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1). The total amount authorized
         for all <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.20"></a><var>98.20</var>transfers under this paragraph must not exceed $2,000,000. This paragraph expires
         the day <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.21"></a><var>98.21</var>following the transfer in which the total amount transferred under this paragraph
         to the rural <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.22"></a><var>98.22</var>policy and development center fund equals $2,000,000.<br />
         		 <a id="pl.98.23"></a><var>98.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.18.0"></a><a id="pl.98.24"></a><var>98.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 18. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 1, article 1, section 2, subdivision 6, is
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.25"></a><var>98.25</var>amended to read:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.98.26"></a><var>98.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 6.<b>Vocational Rehabilitation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.98.27"></a><var>98.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.98.28"></a><var>98.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">22,611,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">21,611,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.98.29"></a><var>98.29</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.98.30"></a><var>98.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Workforce <br />
                  		Development<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">7,830,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">7,830,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.98.31"></a><var>98.31</var>(a) $10,800,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.32"></a><var>98.32</var>fund for the state's vocational rehabilitation <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.33"></a><var>98.33</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.34"></a><var>98.34</var>268A.<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.1"></a><var>99.1</var>(b) $2,261,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.2"></a><var>99.2</var>fund for grants to centers for independent <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.3"></a><var>99.3</var>living under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.99.4"></a><var>99.4</var>268A.11
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.5"></a><var>99.5</var>(c) $5,745,000 each year from the general fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.6"></a><var>99.6</var>and $6,830,000 each year from the workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.7"></a><var>99.7</var>development fund are for extended <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.8"></a><var>99.8</var>employment services for persons with severe <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.9"></a><var>99.9</var>disabilities under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.99.10"></a><var>99.10</var>268A.15
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.11"></a><var>99.11</var>(d) $250,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $250,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.12"></a><var>99.12</var>in fiscal year 2017 are for rate increases to <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.13"></a><var>99.13</var>providers of extended employment services <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.14"></a><var>99.14</var>for persons with severe disabilities under <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.15"></a><var>99.15</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>268A.15</statute_ref>. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.16"></a><var>99.16</var>appropriation is added to the agency's base.<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.17"></a><var>99.17</var>(e) $2,555,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.18"></a><var>99.18</var>fund for grants to programs that provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.19"></a><var>99.19</var>employment support services to persons with <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.20"></a><var>99.20</var>mental illness under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.21"></a><var>99.21</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>268A.13</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>268A.14</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.22"></a><var>99.22</var>(f) $1,000,000 each year is from the workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.23"></a><var>99.23</var>development fund for grants under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.24"></a><var>99.24</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>268A.16</statute_ref>, for employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.25"></a><var>99.25</var>services for persons, including transition-aged <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.26"></a><var>99.26</var>youth, who are deaf, deafblind, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.27"></a><var>99.27</var>hard-of-hearing. If the amount in the first year <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.28"></a><var>99.28</var>is insufficient, the amount in the second year <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.29"></a><var>99.29</var>is available in the first year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.30"></a><var>99.30</var>(g) $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2016 is for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.31"></a><var>99.31</var>grant to Assistive Technology of Minnesota, <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.32"></a><var>99.32</var>a statewide nonprofit organization that is <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.33"></a><var>99.33</var>exclusively dedicated to the issues of access <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.34"></a><var>99.34</var>to and the acquisition of assistive technology. <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.1"></a><var>100.1</var>The purpose of the grant is to acquire assistive <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.2"></a><var>100.2</var>technology and to work in tandem with <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.3"></a><var>100.3</var>individuals using this technology to create <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.4"></a><var>100.4</var>career paths Assistive Technology of <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.5"></a><var>100.5</var>Minnesota must use the funds to provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.6"></a><var>100.6</var>low-interest loans to individuals of all ages <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.7"></a><var>100.7</var>and types of disabilities to purchase assistive <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.8"></a><var>100.8</var>technology and employment-related <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.9"></a><var>100.9</var>equipment. This is a onetime appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.10"></a><var>100.10</var>and is available until June 30, 2019.<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.11"></a><var>100.11</var>(h) For purposes of this subdivision, <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.12"></a><var>100.12</var>Minnesota Diversified Industries, Inc. is an <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.13"></a><var>100.13</var>eligible provider of services for persons with <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.14"></a><var>100.14</var>severe disabilities under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.15"></a><var>100.15</var>section 
         <statute_ref>268A.15</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.16"></a><var>100.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.19.0"></a><a id="pl.100.17"></a><var>100.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 19. Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 7, section 46, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.18"></a><var>100.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Qualification requirements.</b> To qualify for assistance under this section, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.19"></a><var>100.19</var>business must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.20"></a><var>100.20</var>(1) be located within one of the following municipalities surrounding Lake Mille Lacs:<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.21"></a><var>100.21</var>(i) in Crow Wing County, the city of Garrison, township of Garrison, or township of
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.22"></a><var>100.22</var>Roosevelt;<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.23"></a><var>100.23</var>(ii) in Aitkin County, the township of Hazelton, township of Wealthwood, township
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.24"></a><var>100.24</var>Malmo, or township of Lakeside; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.25"></a><var>100.25</var>(iii) in Mille Lacs County, the city of Isle, city of Wahkon, city of Onamia, township
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.26"></a><var>100.26</var>East Side, township of Isle Harbor, township of South Harbor, or township of Kathio;<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.27"></a><var>100.27</var>(2) document a reduction of at least ten five percent in gross receipts in any two-year <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.28"></a><var>100.28</var>period since 2010; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.29"></a><var>100.29</var>(3) be a business in one of the following industries, as defined within the North
         American <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.30"></a><var>100.30</var>Industry Classification System: accommodation, restaurants, bars, amusement and recreation,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.31"></a><var>100.31</var>food and beverages retail, sporting goods, miscellaneous retail, general retail, museums,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.32"></a><var>100.32</var>historical sites, health and personal care, gas station, general merchandise, business
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.1"></a><var>101.1</var>professional membership, movies, or nonstore retailer, as determined by Mille Lacs
         County <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.2"></a><var>101.2</var>in consultation with the commissioner of employment and economic development.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.20.0"></a><a id="pl.101.3"></a><var>101.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 20. Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 7, section 46, the effective date, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.4"></a><var>101.4</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.5"></a><var>101.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section, except for subdivision 4, is effective July 1, 2016, <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.6"></a><var>101.6</var>and expires June 30, 2017 2018. Subdivision 4 is effective July 1, 2016, and expires on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.7"></a><var>101.7</var>date the last loan is repaid or forgiven as provided under this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.21.0"></a><a id="pl.101.8"></a><var>101.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 21. <b>EMERGING ENTREPRENEUR PROGRAM APPROPRIATIONS </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.101.9"></a><var>101.9</var><b>CANCELLATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.101.10"></a><var>101.10</var>All unspent funds, estimated to be $376,000, appropriated in Laws 2016, chapter 189,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.11"></a><var>101.11</var>article 7, section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph (h), clause (7), and Laws 2016, chapter
         189, <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.12"></a><var>101.12</var>article 12, section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph (p), are canceled to the general fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.13"></a><var>101.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.22.0"></a><a id="pl.101.14"></a><var>101.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 22. <b>GREATER MINNESOTA COMMUNITY DESIGN PILOT PROJECT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.101.15"></a><var>101.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Creation.</b> The Minnesota Design Center at the University of Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.16"></a><var>101.16</var>shall partner with relevant organizations in selected communities within greater Minnesota
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.17"></a><var>101.17</var>to establish a pilot project for community design. The pilot project shall identify
         current <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.18"></a><var>101.18</var>and future opportunities for rural development, create designs, seek funding from
         existing <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.19"></a><var>101.19</var>sources, and assist with the implementation of economically, environmentally, and
         culturally <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.20"></a><var>101.20</var>sensitive projects that respond to current community conditions, needs, capabilities,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.21"></a><var>101.21</var>aspirations in support of the selected communities. For the purposes of this section,
         "greater <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.22"></a><var>101.22</var>Minnesota" is limited to the following counties: Blue Earth, Brown, Dodge, Faribault,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.23"></a><var>101.23</var>Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Le Sueur, Martin, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Sibley,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.24"></a><var>101.24</var>Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Watonwan, and Winona.<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.25"></a><var>101.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Community selection.</b> In order to be considered for inclusion in the pilot <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.26"></a><var>101.26</var>project, communities with fewer than 12,000 residents within the counties listed in
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.27"></a><var>101.27</var>subdivision 1 must submit a letter of interest to the Minnesota Design Center. The
         Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.28"></a><var>101.28</var>Design Center may choose up to ten communities for participation in the pilot project.<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.29"></a><var>101.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Pilot project activities.</b> Among other activities, the Minnesota Design Center, <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.30"></a><var>101.30</var>in partnership with relevant organizations within the selected communities, shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.31"></a><var>101.31</var>(1) assess community capacity to engage in design, development, and implementation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.1"></a><var>102.1</var>(2) create community and project designs that respond to a community's culture and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.2"></a><var>102.2</var>needs, reinforce its identity as a special place, and support its future aspirations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.3"></a><var>102.3</var>(3) create an implementation strategy; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.4"></a><var>102.4</var>(4) build capacity to implement design work by identifying potential funding strategies
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.5"></a><var>102.5</var>and sources and assisting in grant writing to secure funding.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.23.0"></a><a id="pl.102.6"></a><var>102.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 23. <b>DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.102.7"></a><var>102.7</var><b>MANDATED REPORT HOLIDAY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.102.8"></a><var>102.8</var>(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any report required by state law from
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.9"></a><var>102.9</var>Department of Employment and Economic Development that is due in fiscal year 2018
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.10"></a><var>102.10</var>2019 is optional. The commissioner of employment and economic development may produce
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.11"></a><var>102.11</var>any reports at the commissioner's discretion or as may be required by federal law.<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.12"></a><var>102.12</var>(b) This section does not apply to workforce programs outcomes reporting under <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.13"></a><var>102.13</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.98, or the agency activity and expenditure report
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.14"></a><var>102.14</var>article 12, section 3.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.24.0"></a><a id="pl.102.15"></a><var>102.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 24. <b>ONETIME EXCEPTION TO RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF MINNESOTA </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.102.16"></a><var>102.16</var><b>INVESTMENT FUND LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOAN REPAYMENT FUNDS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.102.17"></a><var>102.17</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8731, a home rule charter or
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.18"></a><var>102.18</var>statutory city, county, or town that has uncommitted money received from repayment
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.19"></a><var>102.19</var>funds awarded under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8731, may choose to transfer
         20 <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.20"></a><var>102.20</var>percent of the balance of that money to the state general fund before June 30, 2018.
         Any <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.21"></a><var>102.21</var>local entity that does so may then use the remaining 80 percent of the uncommitted
         money <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.22"></a><var>102.22</var>as a general purpose aid for any lawful expenditure.<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.23"></a><var>102.23</var>(b) By February 15, 2019, a home rule charter or statutory city, county, or town that
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.24"></a><var>102.24</var>exercises the option under paragraph (a) shall submit to the chairs of the legislative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.25"></a><var>102.25</var>committees with jurisdiction over economic development policy and finance an accounting
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.26"></a><var>102.26</var>and explanation of the use and distribution of the funds.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.25.0"></a><a id="pl.102.27"></a><var>102.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 25. <b>GETTING TO WORK GRANT PROGRAM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.102.28"></a><var>102.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Creation.</b> The commissioner of employment and economic development <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.29"></a><var>102.29</var>shall make grants to nonprofit organizations to establish and operate programs under
         this <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.30"></a><var>102.30</var>section that provide, repair, or maintain motor vehicles to assist eligible individuals
         to obtain <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.31"></a><var>102.31</var>or maintain employment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.1"></a><var>103.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Qualified grantee.</b> A grantee must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.2"></a><var>103.2</var>(1) qualify under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.3"></a><var>103.3</var>(2) at the time of application offer, or have the demonstrated capacity to offer,
         a motor <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.4"></a><var>103.4</var>vehicle program that provides the services required under subdivision 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.5"></a><var>103.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Program requirements.</b> (a) A program must offer one or more of the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.6"></a><var>103.6</var>services:<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.7"></a><var>103.7</var>(1) provision of new or used motor vehicles by gift, sale, or lease;<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.8"></a><var>103.8</var>(2) motor vehicle repair and maintenance services; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.9"></a><var>103.9</var>(3) motor vehicle loans.<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.10"></a><var>103.10</var>(b) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (a), a program must offer one or
         more <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.11"></a><var>103.11</var>of the following services:<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.12"></a><var>103.12</var>(1) financial literacy education;<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.13"></a><var>103.13</var>(2) education on budgeting for vehicle ownership;<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.14"></a><var>103.14</var>(3) car maintenance and repair instruction;<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.15"></a><var>103.15</var>(4) credit counseling; or<br />
         		 <a id="pl.103.16"></a><var>103.16</var>(5) job training related to motor vehicle maintenance and repair.<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.17"></a><var>103.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Application.</b> Applications for a grant must be on a form provided by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.18"></a><var>103.18</var>commissioner and on a schedule set by the commissioner. Applications must, in addition
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.19"></a><var>103.19</var>to any other information required by the commissioner, include the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.20"></a><var>103.20</var>(1) a detailed description of all services to be offered;<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.21"></a><var>103.21</var>(2) the area to be served;<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.22"></a><var>103.22</var>(3) the estimated number of program participants to be served by the grant; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.23"></a><var>103.23</var>(4) a plan for leveraging resources from partners that may include, but are not limited
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.24"></a><var>103.24</var>to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.25"></a><var>103.25</var>(i) automobile dealers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.26"></a><var>103.26</var>(ii) automobile parts dealers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.27"></a><var>103.27</var>(iii) independent local mechanics and automobile repair facilities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.28"></a><var>103.28</var>(iv) banks and credit unions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.29"></a><var>103.29</var>(v) employers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.1"></a><var>104.1</var>(vi) employment and training agencies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.2"></a><var>104.2</var>(vii) insurance companies and agents;<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.3"></a><var>104.3</var>(viii) local workforce centers; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.4"></a><var>104.4</var>(ix) educational institutions including vocational institutions and jobs or skills
         training <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.5"></a><var>104.5</var>programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.6"></a><var>104.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Participant eligibility.</b> (a) To be eligible to receive program services, a person <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.7"></a><var>104.7</var>must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.8"></a><var>104.8</var>(1) have a household income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level;<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.9"></a><var>104.9</var>(2) be at least 22 years of age;<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.10"></a><var>104.10</var>(3) have a valid driver's license;<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.11"></a><var>104.11</var>(4) provide the grantee with proof of motor vehicle insurance; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.12"></a><var>104.12</var>(5) demonstrate to the grantee that a motor vehicle is required by the person to obtain
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.13"></a><var>104.13</var>or maintain employment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.14"></a><var>104.14</var>(b) This subdivision does not preclude a grantee from imposing additional requirements,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.15"></a><var>104.15</var>not inconsistent with paragraph (a), for the receipt of program services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.16"></a><var>104.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Report to legislature.</b> By February 15, 2019, the commissioner shall submit <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.17"></a><var>104.17</var>a report to the chairs of the house of representatives and senate committees with
         jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.18"></a><var>104.18</var>over workforce and economic development on program outcomes. At a minimum, the report
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.19"></a><var>104.19</var>must include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.20"></a><var>104.20</var>(1) the total number of program participants;<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.21"></a><var>104.21</var>(2) the number of program participants who received each of the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.22"></a><var>104.22</var>(i) provision of a motor vehicle;<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.23"></a><var>104.23</var>(ii) motor vehicle repair services; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.24"></a><var>104.24</var>(iii) motor vehicle loans;<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.25"></a><var>104.25</var>(3) the number of program participants who report that they or their children were
         able <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.26"></a><var>104.26</var>to increase their participation in community activities such as after school programs,
         other <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.27"></a><var>104.27</var>youth programs, church or civic groups, or library services as a result of participation
         in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.28"></a><var>104.28</var>program; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.29"></a><var>104.29</var>(4) an analysis of the impact of the getting to work grant program on the employment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.30"></a><var>104.30</var>rate and wages of program participants.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.26.0"></a><a id="pl.105.1"></a><var>105.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 26. <b>ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY OF BIOMASS FACILITY CLOSURE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.105.2"></a><var>105.2</var>The commissioner of employment and economic development shall conduct a study to <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.3"></a><var>105.3</var>examine the economic impact of the closure of a biomass facility located in the city
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.4"></a><var>105.4</var>Benson that uses poultry litter to generate electricity. In conducting the study,
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.5"></a><var>105.5</var>commissioner must analyze the impact of the closure of the biomass facility on employment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.6"></a><var>105.6</var>and income in the local economy, including impacts on ancillary providers of goods
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.7"></a><var>105.7</var>services to the biomass facility. The commissioner must report study findings to the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.8"></a><var>105.8</var>legislature by February 15, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.27.0"></a><a id="pl.105.9"></a><var>105.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 27. <b>USE OF UNALLOCATED FUNDS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.105.10"></a><var>105.10</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 116L.05, subdivision 5, and 116L.20,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.11"></a><var>105.11</var>subdivision 2, in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 only, the unallocated workforce development
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.12"></a><var>105.12</var>funds appropriated to the Job Skills Partnership Board under Minnesota Statutes, section
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.13"></a><var>105.13</var>116L.20, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), may be used for other job creation and economic
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.14"></a><var>105.14</var>enhancement opportunities in Minnesota at the discretion of the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.15"></a><var>105.15</var>(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8731, in fiscal years 2018 and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.16"></a><var>105.16</var>2019 only, funds appropriated to the commissioner for the Minnesota investment fund
         may <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.17"></a><var>105.17</var>be used for other job creation and economic enhancement opportunities in Minnesota
         at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.18"></a><var>105.18</var>discretion of the commissioner. Grants under this paragraph are not subject to the
         grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.19"></a><var>105.19</var>amount limitation under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8731.<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.20"></a><var>105.20</var>(c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.748, in fiscal years 2018 and
         2019 <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.21"></a><var>105.21</var>only, funds appropriated to the commissioner for the job creation fund may be used
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.22"></a><var>105.22</var>other job creation and economic enhancement opportunities in Minnesota at the discretion
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.23"></a><var>105.23</var>of the commissioner.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.28.0"></a><a id="pl.105.24"></a><var>105.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 28. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.105.25"></a><var>105.25</var>Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116J.549, and Minnesota Rules, parts 4355.0100; <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.26"></a><var>105.26</var>4355.0200; 4355.0300; 4355.0400; and 4355.0500, are repealed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.105.27"></a><var>105.27</var><b>ARTICLE 7</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.105.28"></a><var>105.28</var><b>IRON RANGE RESOURCES AND REHABILITATION POLICY</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.7.1.0"></a><a id="pl.105.29"></a><var>105.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 3.732, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.30"></a><var>105.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> As used in this section and section 
         <statute_ref>3.736</statute_ref> the terms defined <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.31"></a><var>105.31</var>in this section have the meanings given them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.1"></a><var>106.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) "State" includes each of the departments, boards, agencies, commissions, courts,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.2"></a><var>106.2</var>officers in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the state of Minnesota
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.3"></a><var>106.3</var>includes but is not limited to the Housing Finance Agency, the Minnesota Office of
         Higher <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.4"></a><var>106.4</var>Education, the Higher Education Facilities Authority, the Health Technology Advisory
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.5"></a><var>106.5</var>Committee, the Armory Building Commission, the Zoological Board, the Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.6"></a><var>106.6</var>Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board, the Minnesota Historical Society, the State <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.7"></a><var>106.7</var>Agricultural Society, the University of Minnesota, the Minnesota State Colleges and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.8"></a><var>106.8</var>Universities, state hospitals, and state penal institutions. It does not include a
         city, town, <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.9"></a><var>106.9</var>county, school district, or other local governmental body corporate and politic.<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.10"></a><var>106.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) "Employee of the state" means all present or former officers, members, directors,
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.11"></a><var>106.11</var>employees of the state, members of the Minnesota National Guard, members of a bomb
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.12"></a><var>106.12</var>disposal unit approved by the commissioner of public safety and employed by a municipality
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.13"></a><var>106.13</var>defined in section 
         <statute_ref>466.01</statute_ref> when engaged in the disposal or neutralization of bombs or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.14"></a><var>106.14</var>similar hazardous explosives, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>299C.063</statute_ref>, outside the jurisdiction of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.15"></a><var>106.15</var>municipality but within the state, or persons acting on behalf of the state in an
         official <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.16"></a><var>106.16</var>capacity, temporarily or permanently, with or without compensation. It does not include
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.17"></a><var>106.17</var>either an independent contractor except, for purposes of this section and section
         
         <statute_ref>3.736</statute_ref> only, <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.18"></a><var>106.18</var>a guardian ad litem acting under court appointment, or members of the Minnesota National
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.19"></a><var>106.19</var>Guard while engaged in training or duty under United States Code, title 10, or title
         32, <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.20"></a><var>106.20</var>section 316, 502, 503, 504, or 505, as amended through December 31, 1983. Notwithstanding
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.21"></a><var>106.21</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>43A.02</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>611.263</statute_ref>, for purposes of this section and section 
         <statute_ref>3.736</statute_ref> only, "employee <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.22"></a><var>106.22</var>of the state" includes a district public defender or assistant district public defender
         in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.23"></a><var>106.23</var>Second or Fourth Judicial District, a member of the Health Technology Advisory Committee,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.24"></a><var>106.24</var>and any officer, agent, or employee of the state of Wisconsin performing work for
         the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.25"></a><var>106.25</var>of Minnesota pursuant to a joint state initiative.<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.26"></a><var>106.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) "Scope of office or employment" means that the employee was acting on behalf of
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.27"></a><var>106.27</var>the state in the performance of duties or tasks lawfully assigned by competent authority.<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.28"></a><var>106.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) "Judicial branch" has the meaning given in section 
         <statute_ref>43A.02, subdivision 25</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.2.0"></a><a id="pl.106.29"></a><var>106.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 3.736, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.30"></a><var>106.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Exclusions.</b> Without intent to preclude the courts from finding additional cases <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.31"></a><var>106.31</var>where the state and its employees should not, in equity and good conscience, pay <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.32"></a><var>106.32</var>compensation for personal injuries or property losses, the legislature declares that
         the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.33"></a><var>106.33</var>and its employees are not liable for the following losses:<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.1"></a><var>107.1</var>(a) a loss caused by an act or omission of a state employee exercising due care in
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.2"></a><var>107.2</var>execution of a valid or invalid statute or rule;<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.3"></a><var>107.3</var>(b) a loss caused by the performance or failure to perform a discretionary duty, whether
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.4"></a><var>107.4</var>or not the discretion is abused;<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.5"></a><var>107.5</var>(c) a loss in connection with the assessment and collection of taxes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.6"></a><var>107.6</var>(d) a loss caused by snow or ice conditions on a highway or public sidewalk that does
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.7"></a><var>107.7</var>not abut a publicly owned building or a publicly owned parking lot, except when the
         condition <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.8"></a><var>107.8</var>is affirmatively caused by the negligent acts of a state employee;<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.9"></a><var>107.9</var>(e) a loss caused by wild animals in their natural state, except as provided in section
         <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.107.10"></a><var>107.10</var>3.7371
         </statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.11"></a><var>107.11</var>(f) a loss other than injury to or loss of property or personal injury or death;<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.12"></a><var>107.12</var>(g) a loss caused by the condition of unimproved real property owned by the state,
         which <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.13"></a><var>107.13</var>means land that the state has not improved, state land that contains idled or abandoned
         mine <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.14"></a><var>107.14</var>pits or shafts, and appurtenances, fixtures, and attachments to land that the state
         has neither <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.15"></a><var>107.15</var>affixed nor improved;<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.16"></a><var>107.16</var>(h) a loss involving or arising out of the use or operation of a recreational motor
         vehicle, <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.17"></a><var>107.17</var>as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>84.90, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, within the right-of-way of a trunk highway, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.18"></a><var>107.18</var>defined in section 
         <statute_ref>160.02</statute_ref>, except that the state is liable for conduct that would entitle a <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.19"></a><var>107.19</var>trespasser to damages against a private person;<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.20"></a><var>107.20</var>(i) a loss incurred by a user arising from the construction, operation, or maintenance
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.21"></a><var>107.21</var>the outdoor recreation system, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>86A.04</statute_ref>, or for a loss arising from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.22"></a><var>107.22</var>construction, operation, maintenance, or administration of grants-in-aid trails as
         defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.23"></a><var>107.23</var>section 
         <statute_ref>85.018</statute_ref>, or for a loss arising from the construction, operation, or maintenance of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.24"></a><var>107.24</var>water access site created by the Department of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.25"></a><var>107.25</var>Board, except that the state is liable for conduct that would entitle a trespasser to damages
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.26"></a><var>107.26</var>against a private person. For the purposes of this clause, a water access site, as
         defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.27"></a><var>107.27</var>section 
         <statute_ref>86A.04</statute_ref> or created by the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.28"></a><var>107.28</var>Board, that provides access to an idled, water filled mine pit, also includes the entire
         water <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.29"></a><var>107.29</var>filled area of the pit and, further, includes losses caused by the caving or slumping
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.30"></a><var>107.30</var>mine pit walls;<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.31"></a><var>107.31</var>(j) a loss of benefits or compensation due under a program of public assistance or
         public <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.32"></a><var>107.32</var>welfare, except if state compensation for loss is expressly required by federal law
         in order <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.33"></a><var>107.33</var>for the state to receive federal grants-in-aid;<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.1"></a><var>108.1</var>(k) a loss based on the failure of a person to meet the standards needed for a license,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.2"></a><var>108.2</var>permit, or other authorization issued by the state or its agents;<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.3"></a><var>108.3</var>(l) a loss based on the usual care and treatment, or lack of care and treatment, of
         a person <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.4"></a><var>108.4</var>at a state hospital or state corrections facility where reasonable use of available
         appropriations <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.5"></a><var>108.5</var>has been made to provide care;<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.6"></a><var>108.6</var>(m) loss, damage, or destruction of property of a patient or inmate of a state institution
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.7"></a><var>108.7</var>except as provided under section 
         <statute_ref>3.7381</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.8"></a><var>108.8</var>(n) a loss for which recovery is prohibited by section 
         <statute_ref>169A.48, subdivision 2</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.9"></a><var>108.9</var>(o) a loss caused by an aeration, bubbler, water circulation, or similar system used
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.10"></a><var>108.10</var>increase dissolved oxygen or maintain open water on the ice of public waters, that
         is operated <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.11"></a><var>108.11</var>under a permit issued by the commissioner of natural resources;<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.12"></a><var>108.12</var>(p) a loss incurred by a visitor to the Minnesota Zoological Garden, except that the
         state <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.13"></a><var>108.13</var>is liable for conduct that would entitle a trespasser to damages against a private
         person;<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.14"></a><var>108.14</var>(q) a loss arising out of a person's use of a logging road on public land that is
         maintained <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.15"></a><var>108.15</var>exclusively to provide access to timber on that land by harvesters of the timber,
         and is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.16"></a><var>108.16</var>signed or otherwise held out to the public as a public highway; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.17"></a><var>108.17</var>(r) a loss incurred by a user of property owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.18"></a><var>108.18</var>Minnesota National Guard or the Department of Military Affairs, except that the state
         is <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.19"></a><var>108.19</var>liable for conduct that would entitle a trespasser to damages against a private person.<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.20"></a><var>108.20</var>The state will not pay punitive damages.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.3.0"></a><a id="pl.108.21"></a><var>108.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 15.01, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.22"></a><var>108.22</var><b>15.01 DEPARTMENTS OF THE STATE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.108.23"></a><var>108.23</var>The following agencies are designated as the departments of the state government:
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.24"></a><var>108.24</var>Department of Administration; the Department of Agriculture; the Department of Commerce;
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.25"></a><var>108.25</var>the Department of Corrections; the Department of Education; the Department of Employment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.26"></a><var>108.26</var>and Economic Development; the Department of Health; the Department of Human Rights; <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.27"></a><var>108.27</var>the Department of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation; the Department of Labor and <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.28"></a><var>108.28</var>Industry; the Department of Management and Budget; the Department of Military Affairs;
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.29"></a><var>108.29</var>the Department of Natural Resources; the Department of Public Safety; the Department
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.30"></a><var>108.30</var>Human Services; the Department of Revenue; the Department of Transportation; the <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.31"></a><var>108.31</var>Department of Veterans Affairs; and their successor departments.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.4.0"></a><a id="pl.109.1"></a><var>109.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 15.38, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.2"></a><var>109.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Department of </b><b>Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation </b><b>Board</b><b>.</b> After <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.3"></a><var>109.3</var>seeking a recommendation from the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.4"></a><var>109.4</var>commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation Board may purchase insurance it <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.5"></a><var>109.5</var>considers the commissioner deems necessary and appropriate to insure facilities operated <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.6"></a><var>109.6</var>by the board commissioner.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.5.0"></a><a id="pl.109.7"></a><var>109.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 15A.0815, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.8"></a><var>109.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Group II salary limits.</b> The salary for a position listed in this subdivision shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.9"></a><var>109.9</var>not exceed 120 percent of the salary of the governor. This limit must be adjusted
         annually <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.10"></a><var>109.10</var>on January 1. The new limit must equal the limit for the prior year increased by the
         percentage <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.11"></a><var>109.11</var>increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers from October
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.12"></a><var>109.12</var>second prior year to October of the immediately prior year. The commissioner of management
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.13"></a><var>109.13</var>and budget must publish the limit on the department's Web site. This subdivision applies
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.14"></a><var>109.14</var>to the following positions:<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.15"></a><var>109.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Executive director of Gambling Control Board;<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.16"></a><var>109.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Commissioner, of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation Board;<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.17"></a><var>109.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Commissioner, Bureau of Mediation Services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.18"></a><var>109.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.19"></a><var>109.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Chair, Metropolitan Council;<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.20"></a><var>109.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;School trust lands director;<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.21"></a><var>109.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Executive director of pari-mutuel racing; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.22"></a><var>109.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.6.0"></a><a id="pl.109.23"></a><var>109.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 43A.02, subdivision 22, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.24"></a><var>109.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 22. <b>Executive branch.</b> "Executive branch" means heads of all agencies of state <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.25"></a><var>109.25</var>government, elective or appointive, established by statute or Constitution and all
         employees <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.26"></a><var>109.26</var>of those agency heads who have within their particular field of responsibility statewide
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.27"></a><var>109.27</var>jurisdiction and who are not within the legislative or judicial branches of government.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.28"></a><var>109.28</var>executive branch also includes employees of the Department of Iron Range Resources and <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.29"></a><var>109.29</var>Rehabilitation Board. The executive branch does not include agencies with jurisdiction in <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.30"></a><var>109.30</var>specifically defined geographical areas, such as regions, counties, cities, towns,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.31"></a><var>109.31</var>municipalities, or school districts, the University of Minnesota, the Public Employees
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.1"></a><var>110.1</var>Retirement Association, the Minnesota State Retirement System, the Teachers Retirement
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.2"></a><var>110.2</var>Association, the Minnesota Historical Society, and all of their employees, and any
         other <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.3"></a><var>110.3</var>entity which is incorporated, even though it receives state funds.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.7.0"></a><a id="pl.110.4"></a><var>110.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 85.0146, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.5"></a><var>110.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Advisory council created.</b> The Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.6"></a><var>110.6</var>Citizens Advisory Council is established. Membership on the advisory council shall
         include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.7"></a><var>110.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) a representative of the Cuyuna Range Mineland Recreation Area Joint Powers Board;<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.8"></a><var>110.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) a representative of the Croft Mine Historical Park Joint Powers Board;<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.9"></a><var>110.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) a designee of the Cuyuna Range Mineland Reclamation Committee who has worked <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.10"></a><var>110.10</var>as a miner in the local area;<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.11"></a><var>110.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) a representative of the Crow Wing County Board;<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.12"></a><var>110.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(5) an elected state official;<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.13"></a><var>110.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(6) a representative of the Grand Rapids regional office of the Department of Natural
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.14"></a><var>110.14</var>Resources;<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.15"></a><var>110.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(7) a designee of the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation Board;<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.16"></a><var>110.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(8) a designee of the local business community selected by the area chambers of <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.17"></a><var>110.17</var>commerce;<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.18"></a><var>110.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(9) a designee of the local environmental community selected by the Crow Wing County
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.19"></a><var>110.19</var>District 5 commissioner;<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.20"></a><var>110.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(10) a designee of a local education organization selected by the Crosby-Ironton School
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.21"></a><var>110.21</var>Board;<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.22"></a><var>110.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(11) a designee of one of the recreation area user groups selected by the Cuyuna Range
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.23"></a><var>110.23</var>Chamber of Commerce; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.24"></a><var>110.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(12) a member of the Cuyuna Country Heritage Preservation Society.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.8.0"></a><a id="pl.110.25"></a><var>110.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116D.04, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.26"></a><var>110.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 1a. <b>Definitions.</b> For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.27"></a><var>110.27</var>meanings given to them in this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.28"></a><var>110.28</var>(a) "Natural resources" has the meaning given it in section 
         <statute_ref>116B.02, subdivision 4</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.1"></a><var>111.1</var>(b) "Pollution, impairment or destruction" has the meaning given it in section 
         <statute_ref>116B.02, <br />
            		<a id="pl.111.2"></a><var>111.2</var>subdivision 5
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.3"></a><var>111.3</var>(c) "Environmental assessment worksheet" means a brief document which is designed
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.4"></a><var>111.4</var>to set out the basic facts necessary to determine whether an environmental impact
         statement <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.5"></a><var>111.5</var>is required for a proposed action.<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.6"></a><var>111.6</var>(d) "Governmental action" means activities, including projects wholly or partially
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.7"></a><var>111.7</var>conducted, permitted, assisted, financed, regulated, or approved by units of government
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.8"></a><var>111.8</var>including the federal government.<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.9"></a><var>111.9</var>(e) "Governmental unit" means any state agency and any general or special purpose
         unit <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.10"></a><var>111.10</var>of government in the state including, but not limited to, watershed districts organized
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.11"></a><var>111.11</var>chapter 103D, counties, towns, cities, port authorities, housing authorities, and
         economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.12"></a><var>111.12</var>development authorities established under sections 
         <statute_ref>469.090</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>469.108</statute_ref>, but not including <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.13"></a><var>111.13</var>courts, school districts, the Department of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.14"></a><var>111.14</var>regional development commissions other than the Metropolitan Council.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.9.0"></a><a id="pl.111.15"></a><var>111.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116J.423, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.16"></a><var>111.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Use of fund.</b> The commissioner shall use money in the fund to make loans or, <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.17"></a><var>111.17</var>including forgivable loans, equity investments, or grants for infrastructure in mineral, steel, <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.18"></a><var>111.18</var>or any other industry processing, production, manufacturing, or technology project
         that <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.19"></a><var>111.19</var>would enhance the economic diversification and that is located within the taconite
         relief <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.20"></a><var>111.20</var>tax assistance area as defined under section 
         <statute_ref>273.134</statute_ref> 273.1341. The commissioner must, <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.21"></a><var>111.21</var>prior to making any loans or equity investments and after consultation with industry
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.22"></a><var>111.22</var>public officials, develop a strategy for making loans and, equity investments, or grants for <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.23"></a><var>111.23</var>infrastructure that assists the taconite relief assistance area in retaining and enhancing its <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.24"></a><var>111.24</var>economic competitiveness. Money in the fund may also be used to pay for the costs
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.25"></a><var>111.25</var>carrying out the commissioner's due diligence duties under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.26"></a><var>111.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.10.0"></a><a id="pl.111.27"></a><var>111.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116J.424, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.28"></a><var>111.28</var><b>116J.424 IRON RANGE RESOURCES AND REHABILITATION </b><b>BOARD</b><b> </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.111.29"></a><var>111.29</var><b>CONTRIBUTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.111.30"></a><var>111.30</var>The commissioner of the Iron Range resources and rehabilitation Board with approval <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.31"></a><var>111.31</var>by the board, after consultation with the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board, <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.32"></a><var>111.32</var>may provide an equal match for any loan or equity investment made for a project located
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.1"></a><var>112.1</var>in the tax relief taconite assistance area defined in section 
         <statute_ref>273.134</statute_ref>, paragraph (b) 273.1341, <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.2"></a><var>112.2</var>by the Minnesota 21st century fund created by section 
         <statute_ref>116J.423</statute_ref>. The match may be in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.3"></a><var>112.3</var>form of a loan or equity investment, notwithstanding whether the fund makes a loan
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.4"></a><var>112.4</var>equity investment. The state shall not acquire an equity interest because of an equity
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.5"></a><var>112.5</var>investment or loan by the board and the board at its sole discretion shall commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.6"></a><var>112.6</var>Iron Range resources and rehabilitation and the commissioner of Iron Range resources
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.7"></a><var>112.7</var>rehabilitation, after consultation with the advisory board, shall have sole discretion
         to decide <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.8"></a><var>112.8</var>what interest it the fund acquires in a project. The commissioner of employment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.9"></a><var>112.9</var>economic development may require a commitment from the board commissioner of Iron <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.10"></a><var>112.10</var>Range resources and rehabilitation to make the match prior to disbursing money from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.11"></a><var>112.11</var>fund.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.11.0"></a><a id="pl.112.12"></a><var>112.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116J.994, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.13"></a><var>112.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Subsidy agreement.</b> (a) A recipient must enter into a subsidy agreement with <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.14"></a><var>112.14</var>the grantor of the subsidy that includes:<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.15"></a><var>112.15</var>(1) a description of the subsidy, including the amount and type of subsidy, and type
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.16"></a><var>112.16</var>district if the subsidy is tax increment financing;<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.17"></a><var>112.17</var>(2) a statement of the public purposes for the subsidy;<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.18"></a><var>112.18</var>(3) measurable, specific, and tangible goals for the subsidy;<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.19"></a><var>112.19</var>(4) a description of the financial obligation of the recipient if the goals are not
         met;<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.20"></a><var>112.20</var>(5) a statement of why the subsidy is needed;<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.21"></a><var>112.21</var>(6) a commitment to continue operations in the jurisdiction where the subsidy is used
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.22"></a><var>112.22</var>for at least five years after the benefit date;<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.23"></a><var>112.23</var>(7) the name and address of the parent corporation of the recipient, if any; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.24"></a><var>112.24</var>(8) a list of all financial assistance by all grantors for the project.<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.25"></a><var>112.25</var>(b) Business subsidies in the form of grants must be structured as forgivable loans.
         For <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.26"></a><var>112.26</var>other types of business subsidies, the agreement must state the fair market value
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.27"></a><var>112.27</var>subsidy to the recipient, including the value of conveying property at less than a
         fair market <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.28"></a><var>112.28</var>price, or other in-kind benefits to the recipient.<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.29"></a><var>112.29</var>(c) If a business subsidy benefits more than one recipient, the grantor must assign
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.30"></a><var>112.30</var>proportion of the business subsidy to each recipient that signs a subsidy agreement.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.31"></a><var>112.31</var>proportion assessed to each recipient must reflect a reasonable estimate of the recipient's
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.32"></a><var>112.32</var>share of the total benefits of the project.<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.1"></a><var>113.1</var>(d) The state or local government agency and the recipient must both sign the subsidy
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.2"></a><var>113.2</var>agreement and, if the grantor is a local government agency, the agreement must be
         approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.3"></a><var>113.3</var>by the local elected governing body, except for the St. Paul Port Authority and a
         seaway <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.4"></a><var>113.4</var>port authority.<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.5"></a><var>113.5</var>(e) Notwithstanding the provision in paragraph (a), clause (6), a recipient may be
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.6"></a><var>113.6</var>authorized to move from the jurisdiction where the subsidy is used within the five-year
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.7"></a><var>113.7</var>period after the benefit date if, after a public hearing, the grantor approves the
         recipient's <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.8"></a><var>113.8</var>request to move. For the purpose of this paragraph, if the grantor is a state government
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.9"></a><var>113.9</var>agency other than the Department of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board, <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.10"></a><var>113.10</var>"jurisdiction" means a city or township.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.12.0"></a><a id="pl.113.11"></a><var>113.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116J.994, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.12"></a><var>113.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Public notice and hearing.</b> (a) Before granting a business subsidy that exceeds <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.13"></a><var>113.13</var>$500,000 for a state government grantor and $150,000 for a local government grantor,
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.14"></a><var>113.14</var>grantor must provide public notice and a hearing on the subsidy. A public hearing
         and notice <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.15"></a><var>113.15</var>under this subdivision is not required if a hearing and notice on the subsidy is otherwise
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.16"></a><var>113.16</var>required by law.<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.17"></a><var>113.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) Public notice of a proposed business subsidy under this subdivision by a state
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.18"></a><var>113.18</var>government grantor, other than the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.19"></a><var>113.19</var>Board, must be published in the State Register. Public notice of a proposed business subsidy
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.20"></a><var>113.20</var>under this subdivision by a local government grantor or the commissioner of Iron Range <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.21"></a><var>113.21</var>resources and rehabilitation Board must be published in a local newspaper of general <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.22"></a><var>113.22</var>circulation. The public notice must identify the location at which information about
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.23"></a><var>113.23</var>business subsidy, including a summary of the terms of the subsidy, is available. Published
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.24"></a><var>113.24</var>notice should be sufficiently conspicuous in size and placement to distinguish the
         notice <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.25"></a><var>113.25</var>from the surrounding text. The grantor must make the information available in printed
         paper <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.26"></a><var>113.26</var>copies and, if possible, on the Internet. The government agency must provide at least
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.27"></a><var>113.27</var>ten-day notice for the public hearing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.28"></a><var>113.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) The public notice must include the date, time, and place of the hearing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.29"></a><var>113.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(d) The public hearing by a state government grantor other than the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.30"></a><var>113.30</var>Iron Range resources and rehabilitation Board must be held in St. Paul.<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.31"></a><var>113.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(e) If more than one nonstate grantor provides a business subsidy to the same recipient,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.32"></a><var>113.32</var>the nonstate grantors may designate one nonstate grantor to hold a single public hearing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.33"></a><var>113.33</var>regarding the business subsidies provided by all nonstate grantors. For the purposes
         of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.1"></a><var>114.1</var>paragraph, "nonstate grantor" includes the commissioner of Iron Range resources and <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.2"></a><var>114.2</var>rehabilitation Board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.3"></a><var>114.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(f) The public notice of any public meeting about a business subsidy agreement, including
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.4"></a><var>114.4</var>those required by this subdivision and by subdivision 4, must include notice that
         a person <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.5"></a><var>114.5</var>with residence in or the owner of taxable property in the granting jurisdiction may
         file a <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.6"></a><var>114.6</var>written complaint with the grantor if the grantor fails to comply with sections 
         <statute_ref>116J.993</statute_ref> to <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.114.7"></a><var>114.7</var>116J.995
         </statute_ref>, and that no action may be filed against the grantor for the failure to comply unless
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.8"></a><var>114.8</var>a written complaint is filed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.13.0"></a><a id="pl.114.9"></a><var>114.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116J.994, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.10"></a><var>114.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Reports by recipients to grantors.</b> (a) A business subsidy grantor must monitor <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.11"></a><var>114.11</var>the progress by the recipient in achieving agreement goals.<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.12"></a><var>114.12</var>(b) A recipient must provide information regarding goals and results for two years
         after <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.13"></a><var>114.13</var>the benefit date or until the goals are met, whichever is later. If the goals are
         not met, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.14"></a><var>114.14</var>recipient must continue to provide information on the subsidy until the subsidy is
         repaid. <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.15"></a><var>114.15</var>The information must be filed on forms developed by the commissioner in cooperation
         with <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.16"></a><var>114.16</var>representatives of local government. Copies of the completed forms must be sent to
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.17"></a><var>114.17</var>local government agency that provided the subsidy or to the commissioner if the grantor
         is <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.18"></a><var>114.18</var>a state agency. If the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation Board is the <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.19"></a><var>114.19</var>grantor, the copies must be sent to the board commissioner of Iron Range resources and <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.20"></a><var>114.20</var>rehabilitation. The report must include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.21"></a><var>114.21</var>(1) the type, public purpose, and amount of subsidies and type of district, if the
         subsidy <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.22"></a><var>114.22</var>is tax increment financing;<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.23"></a><var>114.23</var>(2) the hourly wage of each job created with separate bands of wages;<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.24"></a><var>114.24</var>(3) the sum of the hourly wages and cost of health insurance provided by the employer
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.25"></a><var>114.25</var>with separate bands of wages;<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.26"></a><var>114.26</var>(4) the date the job and wage goals will be reached;<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.27"></a><var>114.27</var>(5) a statement of goals identified in the subsidy agreement and an update on achievement
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.28"></a><var>114.28</var>of those goals;<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.29"></a><var>114.29</var>(6) the location of the recipient prior to receiving the business subsidy;<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.30"></a><var>114.30</var>(7) the number of employees who ceased to be employed by the recipient when the <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.31"></a><var>114.31</var>recipient relocated to become eligible for the business subsidy;<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.1"></a><var>115.1</var>(8) why the recipient did not complete the project outlined in the subsidy agreement
         at <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.2"></a><var>115.2</var>their previous location, if the recipient was previously located at another site in
         Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.3"></a><var>115.3</var>(9) the name and address of the parent corporation of the recipient, if any;<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.4"></a><var>115.4</var>(10) a list of all financial assistance by all grantors for the project; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.5"></a><var>115.5</var>(11) other information the commissioner may request.<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.6"></a><var>115.6</var>A report must be filed no later than March 1 of each year for the previous year. The
         local <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.7"></a><var>115.7</var>agency and the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation Board must forward <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.8"></a><var>115.8</var>copies of the reports received by recipients to the commissioner by April 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.9"></a><var>115.9</var>(c) Financial assistance that is excluded from the definition of "business subsidy"
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.10"></a><var>115.10</var>section 
         <statute_ref>116J.993, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, clauses (4), (5), (8), and (16), is subject to the reporting <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.11"></a><var>115.11</var>requirements of this subdivision, except that the report of the recipient must include
         instead:<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.12"></a><var>115.12</var>(1) the type, public purpose, and amount of the financial assistance, and type of
         district <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.13"></a><var>115.13</var>if the assistance is tax increment financing;<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.14"></a><var>115.14</var>(2) progress towards meeting goals stated in the assistance agreement and the public
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.15"></a><var>115.15</var>purpose of the assistance;<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.16"></a><var>115.16</var>(3) if the agreement includes job creation, the hourly wage of each job created with
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.17"></a><var>115.17</var>separate bands of wages;<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.18"></a><var>115.18</var>(4) if the agreement includes job creation, the sum of the hourly wages and cost of
         health <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.19"></a><var>115.19</var>insurance provided by the employer with separate bands of wages;<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.20"></a><var>115.20</var>(5) the location of the recipient prior to receiving the assistance; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.21"></a><var>115.21</var>(6) other information the grantor requests.<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.22"></a><var>115.22</var>(d) If the recipient does not submit its report, the local government agency must
         mail <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.23"></a><var>115.23</var>the recipient a warning within one week of the required filing date. If, after 14
         days of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.24"></a><var>115.24</var>postmarked date of the warning, the recipient fails to provide a report, the recipient
         must <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.25"></a><var>115.25</var>pay to the grantor a penalty of $100 for each subsequent day until the report is filed.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.26"></a><var>115.26</var>maximum penalty shall not exceed $1,000.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.14.0"></a><a id="pl.115.27"></a><var>115.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216B.161, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.28"></a><var>115.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.29"></a><var>115.29</var>the meanings given them in this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.30"></a><var>115.30</var>(b) "Area development rate" means a rate schedule established by a utility that provides
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.31"></a><var>115.31</var>customers within an area development zone service under a base utility rate schedule,
         except <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.1"></a><var>116.1</var>that charges may be reduced from the base rate as agreed upon by the utility and the
         customer <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.2"></a><var>116.2</var>consistent with this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.3"></a><var>116.3</var>(c) "Area development zone" means a contiguous or noncontiguous area designated by
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.4"></a><var>116.4</var>an authority or municipality for development or redevelopment and within which one
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.5"></a><var>116.5</var>the following conditions exists:<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.6"></a><var>116.6</var>(1) obsolete buildings not suitable for improvement or conversion or other identified
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.7"></a><var>116.7</var>hazards to the health, safety, and general well-being of the community;<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.8"></a><var>116.8</var>(2) buildings in need of substantial rehabilitation or in substandard condition; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.9"></a><var>116.9</var>(3) low values and damaged investments.<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.10"></a><var>116.10</var>(d) "Authority" means a rural development financing authority established under sections
         <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.116.11"></a><var>116.11</var>469.142
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>469.151</statute_ref>; a housing and redevelopment authority established under sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.116.12"></a><var>116.12</var>469.001
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>469.047</statute_ref>; a port authority established under sections 
         <statute_ref>469.048</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>469.068</statute_ref>; an <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.13"></a><var>116.13</var>economic development authority established under sections 
         <statute_ref>469.090</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>469.108</statute_ref>; a <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.14"></a><var>116.14</var>redevelopment agency as defined in sections 
         <statute_ref>469.152</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>469.165</statute_ref>; the commissioner of Iron <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.15"></a><var>116.15</var>Range resources and rehabilitation Board established under section 
         <statute_ref>298.22</statute_ref>; a municipality <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.16"></a><var>116.16</var>that is administering a development district created under sections 
         <statute_ref>469.124</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>469.133</statute_ref> or <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.17"></a><var>116.17</var>any special law; a municipality that undertakes a project under sections 
         <statute_ref>469.152</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>469.165</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.18"></a><var>116.18</var>except a town located outside the metropolitan area as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>473.121, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.116.19"></a><var>116.19</var>2
         </statute_ref>, or with a population of 5,000 persons or less; or a municipality that exercises
         the powers <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.20"></a><var>116.20</var>of a port authority under any general or special law.<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.21"></a><var>116.21</var>(e) "Municipality" means a city, however organized, and, with respect to a project
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.22"></a><var>116.22</var>undertaken under sections 
         <statute_ref>469.152</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>469.165</statute_ref>, "municipality" has the meaning given in <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.23"></a><var>116.23</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>469.152</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>469.165</statute_ref>, and, with respect to a project undertaken under sections 
         <statute_ref>469.142</statute_ref> <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.24"></a><var>116.24</var>to 
         <statute_ref>469.151</statute_ref> or a county or multicounty project undertaken under sections 
         <statute_ref>469.004</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>469.008</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.25"></a><var>116.25</var>also includes any county.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.15.0"></a><a id="pl.116.26"></a><var>116.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216B.1694, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.27"></a><var>116.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Definition.</b> For the purposes of this section, the term "innovative energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.28"></a><var>116.28</var>project" means a proposed energy-generation facility or group of facilities which
         may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.29"></a><var>116.29</var>located on up to three sites:<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.30"></a><var>116.30</var>(1) that makes use of an innovative generation technology utilizing coal as a primary
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.31"></a><var>116.31</var>fuel in a highly efficient combined-cycle configuration with significantly reduced
         sulfur <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.32"></a><var>116.32</var>dioxide, nitrogen oxide, particulate, and mercury emissions from those of traditional
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.33"></a><var>116.33</var>technologies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.1"></a><var>117.1</var>(2) that the project developer or owner certifies is a project capable of offering
         a long-term <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.2"></a><var>117.2</var>supply contract at a hedged, predictable cost; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.3"></a><var>117.3</var>(3) that is designated by the commissioner of the Iron Range resources and rehabilitation <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.4"></a><var>117.4</var>Board as a project that is located in the taconite tax relief area on a site that has substantial
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.5"></a><var>117.5</var>real property with adequate infrastructure to support new or expanded development
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.6"></a><var>117.6</var>that has received prior financial and other support from the board.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.16.0"></a><a id="pl.117.7"></a><var>117.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 276A.01, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.8"></a><var>117.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 8. <b>Municipality.</b> "Municipality" means a city, town, or township located in whole <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.9"></a><var>117.9</var>or part within the area. If a municipality is located partly within and partly without
         the area, <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.10"></a><var>117.10</var>the references in sections 
         <statute_ref>276A.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>276A.09</statute_ref> to property or any portion thereof subject to <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.11"></a><var>117.11</var>taxation or taxing jurisdiction within the municipality are to the property or portion
         thereof <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.12"></a><var>117.12</var>that is located in that portion of the municipality within the area, except that the
         fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.13"></a><var>117.13</var>capacity of the municipality must be computed upon the basis of the valuation and
         population <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.14"></a><var>117.14</var>of the entire municipality. A municipality shall be excluded from the area if its
         municipal <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.15"></a><var>117.15</var>comprehensive zoning and planning policies conscientiously exclude most <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.16"></a><var>117.16</var>commercial-industrial development, for reasons other than preserving an agricultural
         use. <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.17"></a><var>117.17</var>The commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation Board and the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.18"></a><var>117.18</var>of revenue shall jointly make this determination annually and shall notify those municipalities
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.19"></a><var>117.19</var>that are ineligible to participate in the tax base sharing program provided in this
         chapter for <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.20"></a><var>117.20</var>the following year. Before making the determination, the commissioner of Iron Range <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.21"></a><var>117.21</var>resources and rehabilitation must consult the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.22"></a><var>117.22</var>Board.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.17.0"></a><a id="pl.117.23"></a><var>117.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 276A.01, subdivision 17, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.24"></a><var>117.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 17. <b>School fund allocation.</b> (a) "School fund allocation" means an amount up to <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.25"></a><var>117.25</var>25 percent of the areawide levy certified by the commissioner of Iron Range resources and <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.26"></a><var>117.26</var>rehabilitation Board, after consultation with the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.27"></a><var>117.27</var>Board, to be used for the purposes of the Iron Range school consolidation and cooperatively
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.28"></a><var>117.28</var>operated school account under section 
         <statute_ref>298.28, subdivision 7a</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.29"></a><var>117.29</var>(b) The allocation under paragraph (a) shall only be made after the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.30"></a><var>117.30</var>Iron Range resources and rehabilitation Board, after consultation with the Iron Range <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.31"></a><var>117.31</var>Resources and Rehabilitation Board, has certified by June 30 that the Iron Range school <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.32"></a><var>117.32</var>consolidation and cooperatively operated account has insufficient funds to make payments
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.33"></a><var>117.33</var>as authorized under section 
         <statute_ref>298.28, subdivision 7a</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.18.0"></a><a id="pl.118.1"></a><var>118.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 276A.06, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.2"></a><var>118.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 8. <b>Certification of values; payment.</b> The administrative auditor shall determine <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.3"></a><var>118.3</var>for each county the difference between the total levy on distribution value pursuant
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.4"></a><var>118.4</var>subdivision 3, clause (1), including the school fund allocation within the county
         and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.5"></a><var>118.5</var>total tax on contribution value pursuant to subdivision 7, within the county. On or
         before <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.6"></a><var>118.6</var>May 16 of each year, the administrative auditor shall certify the differences so determined
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.7"></a><var>118.7</var>and the county's portion of the school fund allocation to each county auditor. In
         addition, <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.8"></a><var>118.8</var>the administrative auditor shall certify to those county auditors for whose county
         the total <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.9"></a><var>118.9</var>tax on contribution value exceeds the total levy on distribution value the settlement
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.10"></a><var>118.10</var>county is to make to the other counties of the excess of the total tax on contribution
         value <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.11"></a><var>118.11</var>over the total levy on distribution value in the county. On or before June 15 and
         November <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.12"></a><var>118.12</var>15 of each year, each county treasurer in a county having a total tax on contribution
         value <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.13"></a><var>118.13</var>in excess of the total levy on distribution value shall pay one-half of the excess
         to the other <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.14"></a><var>118.14</var>counties in accordance with the administrative auditor's certification. On or before
         June 15 <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.15"></a><var>118.15</var>and November 15 of each year, each county treasurer shall pay to the administrative
         auditor <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.16"></a><var>118.16</var>that county's share of the school fund allocation. On or before December 1 of each
         year, <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.17"></a><var>118.17</var>the administrative auditor shall pay the school fund allocation to the commissioner of Iron <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.18"></a><var>118.18</var>Range resources and rehabilitation Board for deposit in the Iron Range school consolidation <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.19"></a><var>118.19</var>and cooperatively operated account.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.19.0"></a><a id="pl.118.20"></a><var>118.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 282.38, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.21"></a><var>118.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Development.</b> In any county where the county board by proper resolution <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.22"></a><var>118.22</var>sets aside funds for forest development pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>282.08</statute_ref>, clause (5), item (i), or <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.23"></a><var>118.23</var>section 
         <statute_ref>459.06, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.24"></a><var>118.24</var>with the approval of the board, after consultation with the Iron Range Resources and <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.25"></a><var>118.25</var>Rehabilitation Board, may upon request of the county board assist said county in carrying <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.26"></a><var>118.26</var>out any project for the long range development of its forest resources through matching
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.27"></a><var>118.27</var>funds or otherwise.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.20.0"></a><a id="pl.118.28"></a><var>118.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 282.38, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.29"></a><var>118.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Not to affect commissioner of Iron Range resources</b><b> and rehabilitation</b><b>.</b><br />
         		 <a id="pl.118.30"></a><var>118.30</var>Nothing herein shall be construed to limit or abrogate the authority of the commissioner
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.31"></a><var>118.31</var>Iron Range resources and rehabilitation to give temporary assistance to any county in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.32"></a><var>118.32</var>development of its land use program.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.21.0"></a><a id="pl.119.1"></a><var>119.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 298.001, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.2"></a><var>119.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 8. <b>Commissioner.</b> "Commissioner" means the commissioner of revenue of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.3"></a><var>119.3</var>state of Minnesota, except that when used in sections 298.22 to 298.227 and 298.291 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.4"></a><var>119.4</var>298.297, "commissioner" means the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.22.0"></a><a id="pl.119.5"></a><var>119.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 298.001, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.6"></a><var>119.6</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.7"></a><var>119.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 12. <b>Advisory board.</b> "Advisory board" means the Iron Range Resources and <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.8"></a><var>119.8</var>Rehabilitation Board, as established under section 298.22. The acronym "IRRRB" means
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.9"></a><var>119.9</var>the advisory board.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.23.0"></a><a id="pl.119.10"></a><var>119.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 298.018, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.11"></a><var>119.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Within taconite assistance area.</b> The proceeds of the tax paid under <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.12"></a><var>119.12</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>298.015</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>298.016</statute_ref> on ores, metals, or minerals mined or extracted within the <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.13"></a><var>119.13</var>taconite assistance area defined in section 
         <statute_ref>273.1341</statute_ref>, shall be allocated as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.14"></a><var>119.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) five percent to the city or town within which the minerals or energy resources
         are <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.15"></a><var>119.15</var>mined or extracted, or within which the concentrate was produced. If the mining and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.16"></a><var>119.16</var>concentration, or different steps in either process, are carried on in more than one
         taxing <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.17"></a><var>119.17</var>district, the commissioner shall apportion equitably the proceeds among the cities
         and towns <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.18"></a><var>119.18</var>by attributing 50 percent of the proceeds of the tax to the operation of mining or
         extraction, <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.19"></a><var>119.19</var>and the remainder to the concentrating plant and to the processes of concentration,
         and with <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.20"></a><var>119.20</var>respect to each thereof giving due consideration to the relative extent of the respective
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.21"></a><var>119.21</var>operations performed in each taxing district;<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.22"></a><var>119.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) ten percent to the taconite municipal aid account to be distributed as provided
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.23"></a><var>119.23</var>section 
         <statute_ref>298.282</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.24"></a><var>119.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) ten percent to the school district within which the minerals or energy resources
         are <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.25"></a><var>119.25</var>mined or extracted, or within which the concentrate was produced. If the mining and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.26"></a><var>119.26</var>concentration, or different steps in either process, are carried on in more than one
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.27"></a><var>119.27</var>district, distribution among the school districts must be based on the apportionment
         formula <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.28"></a><var>119.28</var>prescribed in clause (1);<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.29"></a><var>119.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) 20 percent to a group of school districts comprised of those school districts
         wherein <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.30"></a><var>119.30</var>the mineral or energy resource was mined or extracted or in which there is a qualifying
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.31"></a><var>119.31</var>municipality as defined by section 
         <statute_ref>273.134, paragraph (b)</statute_ref>, in direct proportion to school <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.32"></a><var>119.32</var>district indexes as follows: for each school district, its pupil units determined
         under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.120.1"></a><var>120.1</var>126C.05
         </statute_ref> for the prior school year shall be multiplied by the ratio of the average adjusted
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.2"></a><var>120.2</var>net tax capacity per pupil unit for school districts receiving aid under this clause
         as calculated <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.3"></a><var>120.3</var>pursuant to chapters 122A, 126C, and 127A for the school year ending prior to distribution
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.4"></a><var>120.4</var>to the adjusted net tax capacity per pupil unit of the district. Each district shall
         receive that <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.5"></a><var>120.5</var>portion of the distribution which its index bears to the sum of the indices for all
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.6"></a><var>120.6</var>districts that receive the distributions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.7"></a><var>120.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(5) 20 percent to the county within which the minerals or energy resources are mined
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.8"></a><var>120.8</var>or extracted, or within which the concentrate was produced. If the mining and concentration,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.9"></a><var>120.9</var>or different steps in either process, are carried on in more than one county, distribution
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.10"></a><var>120.10</var>among the counties must be based on the apportionment formula prescribed in clause
         (1), <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.11"></a><var>120.11</var>provided that any county receiving distributions under this clause shall pay one percent
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.12"></a><var>120.12</var>its proceeds to the Range Association of Municipalities and Schools;<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.13"></a><var>120.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(6) 20 percent to St. Louis County acting as the counties' fiscal agent to be distributed
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.14"></a><var>120.14</var>as provided in sections 
         <statute_ref>273.134</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>273.136</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.15"></a><var>120.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(7) five percent to the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation Board <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.16"></a><var>120.16</var>for the purposes of section 
         <statute_ref>298.22</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.17"></a><var>120.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(8) three percent to the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust fund; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.18"></a><var>120.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(9) seven percent to the taconite environmental protection fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.19"></a><var>120.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The proceeds of the tax shall be distributed on July 15 each year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.24.0"></a><a id="pl.120.20"></a><var>120.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 298.17, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.21"></a><var>120.21</var><b>298.17 OCCUPATION TAXES TO BE APPORTIONED.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.120.22"></a><var>120.22</var>(a) All occupation taxes paid by persons, copartnerships, companies, joint stock <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.23"></a><var>120.23</var>companies, corporations, and associations, however or for whatever purpose organized,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.24"></a><var>120.24</var>engaged in the business of mining or producing iron ore or other ores, when collected
         shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.25"></a><var>120.25</var>be apportioned and distributed in accordance with the Constitution of the state of
         Minnesota, <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.26"></a><var>120.26</var>article X, section 3, in the manner following: 90 percent shall be deposited in the
         state <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.27"></a><var>120.27</var>treasury and credited to the general fund of which four-ninths shall be used for the
         support <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.28"></a><var>120.28</var>of elementary and secondary schools; and ten percent of the proceeds of the tax imposed
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.29"></a><var>120.29</var>by this section shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the general
         fund for <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.30"></a><var>120.30</var>the general support of the university.<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.31"></a><var>120.31</var>(b) Of the money apportioned to the general fund by this section: (1) there is annually
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.32"></a><var>120.32</var>appropriated and credited to the mining environmental and regulatory account in the
         special <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.1"></a><var>121.1</var>revenue fund an amount equal to that which would have been generated by a 2-1/2 cent
         tax <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.2"></a><var>121.2</var>imposed by section 
         <statute_ref>298.24</statute_ref> on each taxable ton produced in the preceding calendar year. <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.3"></a><var>121.3</var>Money in the mining environmental and regulatory account is appropriated annually
         to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.4"></a><var>121.4</var>commissioner of natural resources to fund agency staff to work on environmental issues
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.5"></a><var>121.5</var>and provide regulatory services for ferrous and nonferrous mining operations in this
         state. <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.6"></a><var>121.6</var>Payment to the mining environmental and regulatory account shall be made by July 1
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.7"></a><var>121.7</var>annually. The commissioner of natural resources shall execute an interagency agreement
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.8"></a><var>121.8</var>with the Pollution Control Agency to assist with the provision of environmental regulatory
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.9"></a><var>121.9</var>services such as monitoring and permitting required for ferrous and nonferrous mining
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.10"></a><var>121.10</var>operations; (2) there is annually appropriated and credited to the Iron Range resources
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.11"></a><var>121.11</var>rehabilitation Board account in the special revenue fund an amount equal to that which <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.12"></a><var>121.12</var>would have been generated by a 1.5 cent tax imposed by section 
         <statute_ref>298.24</statute_ref> on each taxable <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.13"></a><var>121.13</var>ton produced in the preceding calendar year, to be expended for the purposes of section
         <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.121.14"></a><var>121.14</var>298.22
         </statute_ref>; and (3) there is annually appropriated and credited to the Iron Range resources
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.15"></a><var>121.15</var>rehabilitation Board account in the special revenue fund for transfer to the Iron Range school <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.16"></a><var>121.16</var>consolidation and cooperatively operated school account under section 
         <statute_ref>298.28, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.121.17"></a><var>121.17</var>7a
         </statute_ref>, an amount equal to that which would have been generated by a six cent tax imposed
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.18"></a><var>121.18</var>section 
         <statute_ref>298.24</statute_ref> on each taxable ton produced in the preceding calendar year. Payment to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.19"></a><var>121.19</var>Iron Range resources and rehabilitation Board account shall be made by May 15 annually.<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.20"></a><var>121.20</var>(c) The money appropriated pursuant to paragraph (b), clause (2), shall be used (i)
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.21"></a><var>121.21</var>provide environmental development grants to local governments located within any county
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.22"></a><var>121.22</var>in region 3 as defined in governor's executive order number 60, issued on June 12,
         1970, <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.23"></a><var>121.23</var>which does not contain a municipality qualifying pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>273.134, paragraph <br />
            		<a id="pl.121.24"></a><var>121.24</var>(b)
         </statute_ref>, or (ii) to provide economic development loans or grants to businesses located within
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.25"></a><var>121.25</var>any such county, provided that the county board or an advisory group appointed by
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.26"></a><var>121.26</var>county board to provide recommendations on economic development shall make <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.27"></a><var>121.27</var>recommendations to the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation Board <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.28"></a><var>121.28</var>regarding the loans. Payment to the Iron Range resources and rehabilitation Board account <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.29"></a><var>121.29</var>shall be made by May 15 annually.<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.30"></a><var>121.30</var>(d) Of the money allocated to Koochiching County, one-third must be paid to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.31"></a><var>121.31</var>Koochiching County Economic Development Commission.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.25.0"></a><a id="pl.121.32"></a><var>121.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 298.22, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.33"></a><var>121.33</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>The Office of Commissioner</b><b> Department</b><b> of Iron Range Resources </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.121.34"></a><var>121.34</var><b>and Rehabilitation.</b> (a) The Office of the Commissioner Department of Iron Range <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.1"></a><var>122.1</var>Resources and Rehabilitation is created as an agency in the executive branch of state
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.2"></a><var>122.2</var>government. The governor shall appoint the commissioner of Iron Range resources and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.3"></a><var>122.3</var>rehabilitation under section 
         <statute_ref>15.06</statute_ref>. The commissioner may expend amounts appropriated <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.4"></a><var>122.4</var>to the commissioner for projects after consultation with the advisory board created
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.5"></a><var>122.5</var>subdivision 1a.<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.6"></a><var>122.6</var>(b) The commissioner may hold other positions or appointments that are not incompatible
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.7"></a><var>122.7</var>with duties as commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation. The commissioner
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.8"></a><var>122.8</var>may appoint a deputy commissioner. All expenses of the commissioner, including the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.9"></a><var>122.9</var>payment of staff and other assistance as may be necessary, must be paid out of the
         amounts <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.10"></a><var>122.10</var>appropriated by section 
         <statute_ref>298.28</statute_ref> or otherwise made available by law to the commissioner. <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.11"></a><var>122.11</var>Notwithstanding chapters 16A, 16B, and 16C, the commissioner may utilize contracting
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.12"></a><var>122.12</var>options available under section 
         <statute_ref>471.345</statute_ref> when the commissioner determines it is in the best <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.13"></a><var>122.13</var>interest of the agency. The agency is not subject to sections 
         <statute_ref>16E.016</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>16C.05</statute_ref>. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.14"></a><var>122.14</var>commissioner has the authority to reimburse any nongovernmental manager operating
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.15"></a><var>122.15</var>state-owned facilities within the Giants Ridge Recreation Area for purchasing materials,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.16"></a><var>122.16</var>supplies, equipment, or other items used in the operations at such facilities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.17"></a><var>122.17</var>(c) When the commissioner determines that distress and unemployment exists or may
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.18"></a><var>122.18</var>exist in the future in any county by reason of the removal of natural resources or
         a possibly <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.19"></a><var>122.19</var>limited use of natural resources in the future and any resulting decrease in employment,
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.20"></a><var>122.20</var>commissioner may use whatever amounts of the appropriation made to the commissioner
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.21"></a><var>122.21</var>of revenue in section 
         <statute_ref>298.28</statute_ref> that are determined to be necessary and proper in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.22"></a><var>122.22</var>development of the remaining resources of the county and in the vocational training
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.23"></a><var>122.23</var>rehabilitation of its residents, except that the amount needed to cover cost overruns awarded <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.24"></a><var>122.24</var>to a contractor by an arbitrator in relation to a contract awarded by the commissioner
         or in <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.25"></a><var>122.25</var>effect after July 1, 1985, is appropriated from the general fund. For the purposes of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.26"></a><var>122.26</var>section, "development of remaining resources" includes, but is not limited to, the
         promotion <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.27"></a><var>122.27</var>of tourism.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.26.0"></a><a id="pl.122.28"></a><var>122.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 298.22, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.29"></a><var>122.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 1a. <b>Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board.</b> (a) The Iron Range <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.30"></a><var>122.30</var>Resources and Rehabilitation Board consists of the state senators and representatives
         elected <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.31"></a><var>122.31</var>from state senatorial or legislative districts in which one-third or more of the residents
         reside <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.32"></a><var>122.32</var>in a taconite assistance area as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>273.1341</statute_ref>. One additional state senator <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.33"></a><var>122.33</var>shall also be appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee
         on <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.34"></a><var>122.34</var>Rules and Administration. All expenditures and projects made by the commissioner shall
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.1"></a><var>123.1</var>first be submitted to the advisory board for approval. The advisory board shall recommend <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.2"></a><var>123.2</var>approval or disapproval or modification of the expenditures and projects. The expenses of <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.3"></a><var>123.3</var>the advisory board shall be paid by the state from the funds raised pursuant to this section. <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.4"></a><var>123.4</var>Members of the advisory board may be reimbursed for expenses in the manner provided in <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.5"></a><var>123.5</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>3.099, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>3.101</statute_ref>, and may receive per diem payments during the <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.6"></a><var>123.6</var>interims between legislative sessions in the manner provided in section 
         <statute_ref>3.099, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.123.7"></a><var>123.7</var>1
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.8"></a><var>123.8</var>The members shall be appointed in January of every odd-numbered year, and shall serve
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.9"></a><var>123.9</var>until January of the next odd-numbered year. Vacancies on the board shall be filled
         in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.10"></a><var>123.10</var>same manner as original members were chosen.<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.11"></a><var>123.11</var>(b) The advisory board must develop procedures to elect a chair who shall preside
         over <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.12"></a><var>123.12</var>and convene meetings as often as necessary to conduct duties prescribed by this chapter.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.13"></a><var>123.13</var>The advisory board must meet at least two times per year to review the actions of
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.14"></a><var>123.14</var>commissioner.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.27.0"></a><a id="pl.123.15"></a><var>123.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 298.22, is amended by adding a subdivision to <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.16"></a><var>123.16</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.17"></a><var>123.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 1b. <b>Evaluation of programs.</b> (a) In evaluating programs proposed by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.18"></a><var>123.18</var>commissioner, the advisory board must consider factors, including but not limited
         to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.19"></a><var>123.19</var>extent to which the program:<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.20"></a><var>123.20</var>(1) contributes to increasing the effectiveness of promoting or managing Iron Range
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.21"></a><var>123.21</var>economic and workforce development, community development, minerals and natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.22"></a><var>123.22</var>resources development, and any other issue as determined by the advisory board; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.23"></a><var>123.23</var>(2) advances the strategic plan adopted under subdivision 1c.<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.24"></a><var>123.24</var>(b) In evaluating programs proposed by the commissioner, the advisory board must <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.25"></a><var>123.25</var>consider factors, including but not limited to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.26"></a><var>123.26</var>(1) job creation or retention goals for the program, including but not limited to
         wages <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.27"></a><var>123.27</var>and benefits; whether the jobs created are full time, part time, temporary, or permanent;
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.28"></a><var>123.28</var>whether the stated job creation or retention goals in the program proposal can be
         adequately <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.29"></a><var>123.29</var>measured using methods established by the commissioner;<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.30"></a><var>123.30</var>(2) how and to what extent the program is expected to impact the economic climate
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.31"></a><var>123.31</var>the Iron Range resources and rehabilitation services area;<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.32"></a><var>123.32</var>(3) how the program would meet match requirements, if any; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.1"></a><var>124.1</var>(4) whether the program meets the written objectives, priorities, and policies established
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.2"></a><var>124.2</var>by the commissioner.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.28.0"></a><a id="pl.124.3"></a><var>124.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 298.22, is amended by adding a subdivision to <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.4"></a><var>124.4</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.5"></a><var>124.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 1c. <b>Strategic plan required.</b> The commissioner, in consultation with the advisory <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.6"></a><var>124.6</var>board, shall adopt a four-year strategic plan for making expenditures, including identifying
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.7"></a><var>124.7</var>the priority areas for funding for the term of the commissioner's appointment. The
         strategic <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.8"></a><var>124.8</var>plan must be reviewed annually. The strategic plan must have clearly stated short-
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.9"></a><var>124.9</var>long-term goals and strategies for expenditures, provide measurable outcomes for <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.10"></a><var>124.10</var>expenditures, and determine areas of emphasis for funding.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.29.0"></a><a id="pl.124.11"></a><var>124.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 298.22, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.12"></a><var>124.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5a. <b>Forest trust.</b> The commissioner, upon approval by the board after consultation <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.13"></a><var>124.13</var>with the advisory board, may purchase forest lands in the taconite assistance area defined <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.14"></a><var>124.14</var>in under section 
         <statute_ref>273.1341 </statute_ref>with funds specifically authorized for the purchase. The acquired <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.15"></a><var>124.15</var>forest lands must be held in trust for the benefit of the citizens of the taconite
         assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.16"></a><var>124.16</var>area as the Iron Range Miners' Memorial Forest. The forest trust lands shall be managed
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.17"></a><var>124.17</var>and developed for recreation and economic development purposes. The commissioner,
         upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.18"></a><var>124.18</var>approval by the after consultation with the advisory board, may sell forest lands purchased <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.19"></a><var>124.19</var>under this subdivision if the board finds commissioner determines that the sale advances <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.20"></a><var>124.20</var>the purposes of the trust. Proceeds derived from the management or sale of the lands
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.21"></a><var>124.21</var>from the sale of timber or removal of gravel or other minerals from these forest lands
         shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.22"></a><var>124.22</var>be deposited into an Iron Range Miners' Memorial Forest account that is established
         within <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.23"></a><var>124.23</var>the state financial accounts. Funds may be expended from the account upon approval by <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.24"></a><var>124.24</var>the commissioner, after consultation with the advisory board, to purchase, manage, <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.25"></a><var>124.25</var>administer, convey interests in, and improve the forest lands. With approval by the board, <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.26"></a><var>124.26</var>After consultation with the advisory board, the commissioner may transfer money in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.27"></a><var>124.27</var>Iron Range Miners' Memorial Forest account may be transferred into the corpus of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.28"></a><var>124.28</var>Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust fund established under sections 
         <statute_ref>298.291 </statute_ref>to <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.124.29"></a><var>124.29</var>298.294
         </statute_ref>. The property acquired under the authority granted by this subdivision and income
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.30"></a><var>124.30</var>derived from the property or the operation or management of the property are exempt
         from <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.31"></a><var>124.31</var>taxation by the state or its political subdivisions while held by the forest trust.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.30.0"></a><a id="pl.125.1"></a><var>125.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 298.22, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.2"></a><var>125.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Private entity participation.</b> The commissioner, after consultation with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.3"></a><var>125.3</var>advisory board, may acquire an equity interest in any project for which it the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.4"></a><var>125.4</var>provides funding. The commissioner may, after consultation with the advisory board, <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.5"></a><var>125.5</var>establish, participate in the management of, and dispose of the assets of charitable
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.6"></a><var>125.6</var>foundations, nonprofit limited liability companies, and nonprofit corporations associated
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.7"></a><var>125.7</var>with any project for which it the commissioner provides funding, including specifically, <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.8"></a><var>125.8</var>but without limitation, a corporation within the meaning of section 
         <statute_ref>317A.011, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.125.9"></a><var>125.9</var>6
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.31.0"></a><a id="pl.125.10"></a><var>125.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 298.22, subdivision 10, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.11"></a><var>125.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 10. <b>Sale or privatization of functions.</b> The commissioner of Iron Range resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.12"></a><var>125.12</var>and rehabilitation may not sell or privatize the Ironworld Minnesota Discovery Center or <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.13"></a><var>125.13</var>Giants Ridge Golf and Ski Resort without prior approval by the advisory board.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.32.0"></a><a id="pl.125.14"></a><var>125.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 298.22, subdivision 11, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.15"></a><var>125.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 11. <b>Budgeting.</b> The commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.16"></a><var>125.16</var>shall annually prepare a budget for operational expenditures, programs, and projects,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.17"></a><var>125.17</var>submit it to the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board. After the budget is
         approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.18"></a><var>125.18</var>by the advisory board and the governor, the commissioner may spend money in accordance <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.19"></a><var>125.19</var>with the approved budget.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.33.0"></a><a id="pl.125.20"></a><var>125.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 298.22, is amended by adding a subdivision to <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.21"></a><var>125.21</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.22"></a><var>125.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 13. <b>Grants and loans for economic development projects; requirements.</b> (a) <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.23"></a><var>125.23</var>Prior to awarding any grants or approving loans from any fund or account from which
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.24"></a><var>125.24</var>commissioner has the authority under law to expend money, the commissioner must evaluate
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.25"></a><var>125.25</var>applications based on criteria including, but not limited to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.26"></a><var>125.26</var>(1) job creation or retention goals for the project, including but not limited to
         wages and <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.27"></a><var>125.27</var>benefits, and whether the jobs created are full time, part time, temporary, or permanent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.28"></a><var>125.28</var>(2) whether the applicant's stated job creation or retention goals can be adequately
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.29"></a><var>125.29</var>measured using methods established by the commissioner;<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.30"></a><var>125.30</var>(3) how and to what extent the project proposed by the applicant is expected to impact
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.31"></a><var>125.31</var>the economic climate of the Iron Range resources and rehabilitation services area;<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.1"></a><var>126.1</var>(4) how the applicant would meet match requirements, if any; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.2"></a><var>126.2</var>(5) whether the project for which a grant or loan application has been submitted meets
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.3"></a><var>126.3</var>the written objectives, priorities, and policies established by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.4"></a><var>126.4</var>(b) The commissioner, if appropriate, may include incentives in loan and grant award
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.5"></a><var>126.5</var>agreements to promote and assist grant recipients in achieving the stated job creation
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.6"></a><var>126.6</var>retention objectives established by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.7"></a><var>126.7</var>(c) For all loans and grants awarded from funds under the commissioner's authority
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.8"></a><var>126.8</var>pursuant to this chapter, the commissioner must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.9"></a><var>126.9</var>(1) maintain a database for tracking loan and grant awards;<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.10"></a><var>126.10</var>(2) maintain an objective mechanism for measuring job creation and retention;<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.11"></a><var>126.11</var>(3) verify achievement of job creation and retention goals by grant and loan recipients;<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.12"></a><var>126.12</var>(4) monitor grant and loan awards to ensure that projects comply with applicable Iron
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.13"></a><var>126.13</var>Range resources and rehabilitation policies; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.14"></a><var>126.14</var>(5) verify that grant or loan recipients have met applicable matching fund requirements.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.34.0"></a><a id="pl.126.15"></a><var>126.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 298.221, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.16"></a><var>126.16</var><b>298.221 RECEIPTS FROM CONTRACTS; APPROPRIATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.126.17"></a><var>126.17</var>(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c), all money paid to the state of Minnesota
         pursuant <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.18"></a><var>126.18</var>to the terms of any contract entered into by the state under authority of section
         
         <statute_ref>298.22</statute_ref> and <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.19"></a><var>126.19</var>any fees which may, in the discretion of the commissioner of Iron Range resources
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.20"></a><var>126.20</var>rehabilitation, be charged in connection with any project pursuant to that section
         as amended, <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.21"></a><var>126.21</var>shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the Iron Range resources
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.22"></a><var>126.22</var>rehabilitation Board account in the special revenue fund and are hereby appropriated for <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.23"></a><var>126.23</var>the purposes of section 
         <statute_ref>298.22</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.24"></a><var>126.24</var>(b) Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>16A.013</statute_ref>, merchandise may be accepted by the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.25"></a><var>126.25</var>of the Iron Range resources and rehabilitation Board for payment of advertising contracts <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.26"></a><var>126.26</var>if the commissioner determines that the merchandise can be used for special event
         prizes <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.27"></a><var>126.27</var>or mementos at facilities operated by the board commissioner. Nothing in this paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.28"></a><var>126.28</var>authorizes the commissioner or a member of the advisory board to receive merchandise for <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.29"></a><var>126.29</var>personal use.<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.30"></a><var>126.30</var>(c) All fees charged by the commissioner in connection with public use of the state-owned
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.31"></a><var>126.31</var>ski and golf facilities at the Giants Ridge Recreation Area and all other revenues
         derived <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.1"></a><var>127.1</var>by the commissioner from the operation or lease of those facilities and from the lease,
         sale, <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.2"></a><var>127.2</var>or other disposition of undeveloped lands at the Giants Ridge Recreation Area must
         be <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.3"></a><var>127.3</var>deposited into an Iron Range resources and rehabilitation Board account that is created <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.4"></a><var>127.4</var>within the state enterprise fund. All funds deposited in the enterprise fund account
         are <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.5"></a><var>127.5</var>appropriated to the commissioner to be expended, subject to approval by the board, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.6"></a><var>127.6</var>may only be used, after consultation with the advisory board, as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.7"></a><var>127.7</var>(1) to pay costs associated with the construction, equipping, operation, repair, or
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.8"></a><var>127.8</var>improvement of the Giants Ridge Recreation Area facilities or lands;<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.9"></a><var>127.9</var>(2) to pay principal, interest and associated bond issuance, reserve, and servicing
         costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.10"></a><var>127.10</var>associated with the financing of the facilities; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.11"></a><var>127.11</var>(3) to pay the costs of any other project authorized under section 
         <statute_ref>298.22</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.35.0"></a><a id="pl.127.12"></a><var>127.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 298.2211, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.13"></a><var>127.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Project approval.</b> All projects authorized by this section shall be submitted <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.14"></a><var>127.14</var>by the commissioner to the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board for approval
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.15"></a><var>127.15</var>by the board The commissioner may authorize a project under this section only after <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.16"></a><var>127.16</var>consulting the advisory board. Prior to the commencement of a project involving the exercise <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.17"></a><var>127.17</var>by the commissioner of any authority of sections 
         <statute_ref>469.174</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>469.179</statute_ref>, the governing body <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.18"></a><var>127.18</var>of each municipality in which any part of the project is located and the county board
         of any <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.19"></a><var>127.19</var>county containing portions of the project not located in an incorporated area shall
         by majority <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.20"></a><var>127.20</var>vote approve or disapprove the project. Any project approved by the board commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.21"></a><var>127.21</var>and the applicable governing bodies, if any, together with detailed information concerning
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.22"></a><var>127.22</var>the project, its costs, the sources of its funding, and the amount of any bonded indebtedness
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.23"></a><var>127.23</var>to be incurred in connection with the project, shall be transmitted to the governor,
         who shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.24"></a><var>127.24</var>approve, disapprove, or return the proposal for additional consideration within 30
         days of <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.25"></a><var>127.25</var>receipt. No project authorized under this section shall be undertaken, and no obligations
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.26"></a><var>127.26</var>shall be issued and no tax increments shall be expended for a project authorized under
         this <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.27"></a><var>127.27</var>section until the project has been approved by the governor.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.36.0"></a><a id="pl.127.28"></a><var>127.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 298.2211, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.29"></a><var>127.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Fee setting.</b> Fees for admission to or use of facilities operated by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.30"></a><var>127.30</var>commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation Board that have been established <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.31"></a><var>127.31</var>according to prevailing market conditions and to recover operating costs need not
         be set by <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.32"></a><var>127.32</var>rule.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.37.0"></a><a id="pl.128.1"></a><var>128.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 298.2212, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.2"></a><var>128.2</var><b>298.2212 INVESTMENT OF FUNDS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.128.3"></a><var>128.3</var>All funds credited to the Iron Range resources and rehabilitation Board account in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.4"></a><var>128.4</var>special revenue fund for the purposes of section 
         <statute_ref>298.22</statute_ref> must be invested pursuant to law. <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.5"></a><var>128.5</var>The net interest and dividends from the investments are included and become part of
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.6"></a><var>128.6</var>funds available for purposes of section 
         <statute_ref>298.22</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.38.0"></a><a id="pl.128.7"></a><var>128.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 298.223, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.8"></a><var>128.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Creation; purposes.</b> A fund called the taconite environmental protection <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.9"></a><var>128.9</var>fund is created for the purpose of reclaiming, restoring and enhancing those areas
         of northeast <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.10"></a><var>128.10</var>Minnesota located within the taconite assistance area defined in section 
         <statute_ref>273.1341</statute_ref>, that are <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.11"></a><var>128.11</var>adversely affected by the environmentally damaging operations involved in mining taconite
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.12"></a><var>128.12</var>and iron ore and producing iron ore concentrate and for the purpose of promoting the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.13"></a><var>128.13</var>economic development of northeast Minnesota. The taconite environmental protection
         fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.14"></a><var>128.14</var>shall be used for the following purposes:<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.15"></a><var>128.15</var>(1) to initiate investigations into matters the commissioner of Iron Range resources and <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.16"></a><var>128.16</var>rehabilitation Board determines are in need of study and which will determine the <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.17"></a><var>128.17</var>environmental problems requiring remedial action;<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.18"></a><var>128.18</var>(2) reclamation, restoration, or reforestation of mine lands not otherwise provided
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.19"></a><var>128.19</var>by state law;<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.20"></a><var>128.20</var>(3) local economic development projects but only if those projects are approved by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.21"></a><var>128.21</var>board, and public works, including construction of sewer and water systems located within
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.22"></a><var>128.22</var>the taconite assistance area defined in section 
         <statute_ref>273.1341</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.23"></a><var>128.23</var>(4) monitoring of mineral industry related health problems among mining employees;
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.24"></a><var>128.24</var>and<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.25"></a><var>128.25</var>(5) local public works projects under section 
         <statute_ref>298.227</statute_ref>, paragraph (c).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.39.0"></a><a id="pl.128.26"></a><var>128.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 298.223, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.27"></a><var>128.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Administration.</b> (a) The taconite area environmental protection fund shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.28"></a><var>128.28</var>administered by the commissioner of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board, <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.29"></a><var>128.29</var>who must consult with the advisory board before expending any funds. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.30"></a><var>128.30</var>shall by September 1 of each year submit to the board a list of projects to be funded
         from <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.1"></a><var>129.1</var>the taconite area environmental protection fund, with such supporting information
         including <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.2"></a><var>129.2</var>description of the projects, plans, and cost estimates as may be necessary.<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.3"></a><var>129.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) Each year no less than one-half of the amounts deposited into the taconite <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.4"></a><var>129.4</var>environmental protection fund must be used for public works projects, including construction
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.5"></a><var>129.5</var>of sewer and water systems, as specified under subdivision 1, clause (3). the Iron
         Range <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.6"></a><var>129.6</var>Resources and Rehabilitation Board may waive the requirements of this paragraph.<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.7"></a><var>129.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) Upon approval by the board, the list of projects approved under this subdivision
         shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.8"></a><var>129.8</var>be submitted to the governor by November 1 of each year. By December 1 of each year,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.9"></a><var>129.9</var>the governor shall approve or disapprove, or return for further consideration, each
         project. <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.10"></a><var>129.10</var>Funds for a project may be expended only upon approval of the project by the board
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.11"></a><var>129.11</var>the governor. The commissioner may submit supplemental projects to the board and governor
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.12"></a><var>129.12</var>for approval at any time.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.40.0"></a><a id="pl.129.13"></a><var>129.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 298.227, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.14"></a><var>129.14</var><b>298.227 TACONITE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.129.15"></a><var>129.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(a) An amount equal to that distributed pursuant to each taconite producer's taxable
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.16"></a><var>129.16</var>production and qualifying sales under section 
         <statute_ref>298.28, subdivision 9a</statute_ref>, shall be held by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.17"></a><var>129.17</var>commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation Board in a separate taconite <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.18"></a><var>129.18</var>economic development fund for each taconite and direct reduced ore producer. Money
         from <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.19"></a><var>129.19</var>the fund for each producer shall be released by the commissioner after review by a
         joint <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.20"></a><var>129.20</var>committee consisting of an equal number of representatives of the salaried employees
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.21"></a><var>129.21</var>the nonsalaried production and maintenance employees of that producer. The District
         11 <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.22"></a><var>129.22</var>director of the United States Steelworkers of America, on advice of each local employee
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.23"></a><var>129.23</var>president, shall select the employee members. In nonorganized operations, the employee
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.24"></a><var>129.24</var>committee shall be elected by the nonsalaried production and maintenance employees.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.25"></a><var>129.25</var>review must be completed no later than six months after the producer presents a proposal
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.26"></a><var>129.26</var>for expenditure of the funds to the committee. The funds held pursuant to this section
         may <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.27"></a><var>129.27</var>be released only for workforce development and associated public facility improvement,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.28"></a><var>129.28</var>or for acquisition of plant and stationary mining equipment and facilities for the
         producer <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.29"></a><var>129.29</var>or for research and development in Minnesota on new mining, or taconite, iron, or
         steel <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.30"></a><var>129.30</var>production technology, but only if the producer provides a matching expenditure equal
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.31"></a><var>129.31</var>the amount of the distribution to be used for the same purpose beginning with distributions
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.32"></a><var>129.32</var>in 2014. Effective for proposals for expenditures of money from the fund beginning
         May <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.33"></a><var>129.33</var>26, 2007, the commissioner may not release the funds before the next scheduled meeting
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.34"></a><var>129.34</var>of the board. If a proposed expenditure is not approved by the commissioner, after <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.1"></a><var>130.1</var>consultation with the advisory board, the funds must be deposited in the Taconite <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.2"></a><var>130.2</var>Environmental Protection Fund under sections 
         <statute_ref>298.222</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>298.225</statute_ref>. If a producer uses money <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.3"></a><var>130.3</var>which has been released from the fund prior to May 26, 2007 to procure haulage trucks,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.4"></a><var>130.4</var>mobile equipment, or mining shovels, and the producer removes the piece of equipment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.5"></a><var>130.5</var>from the taconite tax relief area defined in section 
         <statute_ref>273.134</statute_ref> within ten years from the date <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.6"></a><var>130.6</var>of receipt of the money from the fund, a portion of the money granted from the fund
         must <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.7"></a><var>130.7</var>be repaid to the taconite economic development fund. The portion of the money to be
         repaid <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.8"></a><var>130.8</var>is 100 percent of the grant if the equipment is removed from the taconite tax relief
         area <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.9"></a><var>130.9</var>within 12 months after receipt of the money from the fund, declining by ten percent
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.10"></a><var>130.10</var>each of the subsequent nine years during which the equipment remains within the taconite
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.11"></a><var>130.11</var>tax relief area. If a taconite production facility is sold after operations at the facility had <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.12"></a><var>130.12</var>ceased, any money remaining in the fund for the former producer may be released to
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.13"></a><var>130.13</var>purchaser of the facility on the terms otherwise applicable to the former producer
         under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.14"></a><var>130.14</var>section. If a producer fails to provide matching funds for a proposed expenditure
         within six <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.15"></a><var>130.15</var>months after the commissioner approves release of the funds, the funds are available
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.16"></a><var>130.16</var>release to another producer in proportion to the distribution provided and under the
         conditions <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.17"></a><var>130.17</var>of this section. Any portion of the fund which is not released by the commissioner
         within <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.18"></a><var>130.18</var>one year of its deposit in the fund shall be divided between the taconite environmental
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.19"></a><var>130.19</var>protection fund created in section 
         <statute_ref>298.223 </statute_ref>and the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.20"></a><var>130.20</var>trust fund created in section 
         <statute_ref>298.292</statute_ref> for placement in their respective special accounts. <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.21"></a><var>130.21</var>Two-thirds of the unreleased funds shall be distributed to the taconite environmental
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.22"></a><var>130.22</var>protection fund and one-third to the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust
         fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.23"></a><var>130.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b)(i) Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (a), setting the amount of <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.24"></a><var>130.24</var>distributions and the review process, an amount equal to ten cents per taxable ton
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.25"></a><var>130.25</var>production in 2007, for distribution in 2008 only, that would otherwise be distributed
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.26"></a><var>130.26</var>paragraph (a), may be used for a loan or grant for the cost of providing for a value-added
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.27"></a><var>130.27</var>wood product facility located in the taconite tax relief area and in a county that
         contains a <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.28"></a><var>130.28</var>city of the first class. This amount must be deducted from the distribution under
         paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.29"></a><var>130.29</var>(a) for which a matching expenditure by the producer is not required. The granting
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.30"></a><var>130.30</var>loan or grant is subject to approval by the board. If the money is provided as a loan,
         interest <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.31"></a><var>130.31</var>must be payable on the loan at the rate prescribed in section 
         <statute_ref>298.2213, subdivision 3</statute_ref>. (ii) <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.32"></a><var>130.32</var>Repayments of the loan and interest, if any, must be deposited in the taconite environment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.33"></a><var>130.33</var>protection fund under sections 
         <statute_ref>298.222</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>298.225</statute_ref>. If a loan or grant is not made under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.34"></a><var>130.34</var>paragraph by July 1, 2012, the amount that had been made available for the loan under
         this <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.35"></a><var>130.35</var>paragraph must be transferred to the taconite environment protection fund under sections
         <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.130.36"></a><var>130.36</var>298.222
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>298.225</statute_ref>. (iii) Money distributed in 2008 to the fund established under this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.1"></a><var>131.1</var>that exceeds ten cents per ton is available to qualifying producers under paragraph
         (a) on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.2"></a><var>131.2</var>pro rata basis.<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.3"></a><var>131.3</var>(c) Repayment or transfer of money to the taconite environmental protection fund under
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.4"></a><var>131.4</var>paragraph (b), item (ii), must be allocated by the Iron Range resources and rehabilitation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.5"></a><var>131.5</var>Board for public works projects in house legislative districts in the same proportion
         as <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.6"></a><var>131.6</var>taxable tonnage of production in 2007 in each house legislative district, for distribution
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.7"></a><var>131.7</var>2008, bears to total taxable tonnage of production in 2007, for distribution in 2008.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.8"></a><var>131.8</var>Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, expenditures under this paragraph do
         not <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.9"></a><var>131.9</var>require approval by the governor. For purposes of this paragraph, "house legislative
         districts" <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.10"></a><var>131.10</var>means the legislative districts in existence on May 15, 2009.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.41.0"></a><a id="pl.131.11"></a><var>131.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 298.27, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.12"></a><var>131.12</var><b>298.27 COLLECTION AND PAYMENT OF TAX.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.131.13"></a><var>131.13</var>The taxes provided by section 
         <statute_ref>298.24</statute_ref> shall be paid directly to each eligible county and <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.14"></a><var>131.14</var>the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation Board. The commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.15"></a><var>131.15</var>revenue shall notify each producer of the amount to be paid each recipient prior to
         February <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.16"></a><var>131.16</var>15. Every person subject to taxes imposed by section 
         <statute_ref>298.24</statute_ref> shall file a correct report <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.17"></a><var>131.17</var>covering the preceding year. The report must contain the information required by the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.18"></a><var>131.18</var>commissioner of revenue. The report shall be filed by each producer on or before February <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.19"></a><var>131.19</var>1. A remittance equal to 50 percent of the total tax required to be paid hereunder
         shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.20"></a><var>131.20</var>paid on or before February 24. A remittance equal to the remaining total tax required
         to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.21"></a><var>131.21</var>paid hereunder shall be paid on or before August 24. On or before February 25 and
         August <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.22"></a><var>131.22</var>25, the county auditor shall make distribution of the payments previously received
         by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.23"></a><var>131.23</var>county in the manner provided by section 
         <statute_ref>298.28</statute_ref>. Reports shall be made and hearings held <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.24"></a><var>131.24</var>upon the determination of the tax in accordance with procedures established by the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.25"></a><var>131.25</var>commissioner of revenue. The commissioner of revenue shall have authority to make
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.26"></a><var>131.26</var>reasonable rules as to the form and manner of filing reports necessary for the determination
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.27"></a><var>131.27</var>of the tax hereunder, and by such rules may require the production of such information
         as <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.28"></a><var>131.28</var>may be reasonably necessary or convenient for the determination and apportionment
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.29"></a><var>131.29</var>tax. All the provisions of the occupation tax law with reference to the assessment
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.30"></a><var>131.30</var>determination of the occupation tax, including all provisions for appeals from or
         review of <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.31"></a><var>131.31</var>the orders of the commissioner of revenue relative thereto, but not including provisions
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.32"></a><var>131.32</var>refunds, are applicable to the taxes imposed by section 
         <statute_ref>298.24</statute_ref> except in so far as inconsistent <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.33"></a><var>131.33</var>herewith. If any person subject to section 
         <statute_ref>298.24</statute_ref> shall fail to make the report provided for <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.34"></a><var>131.34</var>in this section at the time and in the manner herein provided, the commissioner of
         revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.1"></a><var>132.1</var>shall in such case, upon information possessed or obtained, ascertain the kind and
         amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.2"></a><var>132.2</var>of ore mined or produced and thereon find and determine the amount of the tax due
         from <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.3"></a><var>132.3</var>such person. There shall be added to the amount of tax due a penalty for failure to
         report <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.4"></a><var>132.4</var>on or before February 1, which penalty shall equal ten percent of the tax imposed
         and be <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.5"></a><var>132.5</var>treated as a part thereof.<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.6"></a><var>132.6</var>If any person responsible for making a tax payment at the time and in the manner herein
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.7"></a><var>132.7</var>provided fails to do so, there shall be imposed a penalty equal to ten percent of
         the amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.8"></a><var>132.8</var>so due, which penalty shall be treated as part of the tax due.<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.9"></a><var>132.9</var>In the case of any underpayment of the tax payment required herein, there may be added
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.10"></a><var>132.10</var>and be treated as part of the tax due a penalty equal to ten percent of the amount
         so underpaid.<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.11"></a><var>132.11</var>A person having a liability of $120,000 or more during a calendar year must remit
         all <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.12"></a><var>132.12</var>liabilities by means of a funds transfer as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>336.4A-104</statute_ref>, paragraph (a). The <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.13"></a><var>132.13</var>funds transfer payment date, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>336.4A-401</statute_ref>, must be on or before the <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.14"></a><var>132.14</var>date the tax is due. If the date the tax is due is not a funds transfer business day,
         as defined <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.15"></a><var>132.15</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>336.4A-105, paragraph (a)</statute_ref>, clause (4), the payment date must be on or before the <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.16"></a><var>132.16</var>funds transfer business day next following the date the tax is due.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.42.0"></a><a id="pl.132.17"></a><var>132.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 298.28, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.18"></a><var>132.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Iron Range resources and rehabilitation </b><b>Board</b><b> account</b><b>.</b> For the 1998 <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.19"></a><var>132.19</var>distribution, 6.5 cents per taxable ton shall be paid to the Iron Range resources
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.20"></a><var>132.20</var>rehabilitation Board account for the purposes of section 
         <statute_ref>298.22</statute_ref>. That amount shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.21"></a><var>132.21</var>increased for distribution years 1999 through 2014 and for distribution in 2018 and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.22"></a><var>132.22</var>subsequent years in the same proportion as the increase in the implicit price deflator
         as <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.23"></a><var>132.23</var>provided in section 
         <statute_ref>298.24, subdivision 1</statute_ref>. The amount distributed pursuant to this subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.24"></a><var>132.24</var>shall be expended within or for the benefit of the taconite assistance area defined
         in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.132.25"></a><var>132.25</var>273.1341
         </statute_ref>. No part of the fund provided in this subdivision may be used to provide loans <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.26"></a><var>132.26</var>for the operation of private business unless the loan is approved by the governor.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.43.0"></a><a id="pl.132.27"></a><var>132.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 298.28, subdivision 7a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.28"></a><var>132.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7a. <b>Iron Range school consolidation and cooperatively operated school account.</b><br />
         		 <a id="pl.132.29"></a><var>132.29</var>(a) The following amounts must be allocated to the commissioner of Iron Range resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.30"></a><var>132.30</var>and rehabilitation Board to be deposited in the Iron Range school consolidation and <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.31"></a><var>132.31</var>cooperatively operated school account that is hereby created:<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.1"></a><var>133.1</var>(1)(i) for distributions in 2015 through 2023, ten cents per taxable ton of the tax
         imposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.2"></a><var>133.2</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>298.24</statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.3"></a><var>133.3</var>(ii) for distributions beginning in 2024, five cents per taxable ton of the tax imposed
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.4"></a><var>133.4</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>298.24</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.5"></a><var>133.5</var>(2) the amount as determined under section 
         <statute_ref>298.17</statute_ref>, paragraph (b), clause (3);<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.6"></a><var>133.6</var>(3)(i) for distributions in 2015, an amount equal to two-thirds of the increased tax
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.7"></a><var>133.7</var>proceeds attributable to the increase in the implicit price deflator as provided in
         section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.133.8"></a><var>133.8</var>298.24, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, with the remaining one-third to be distributed to the Douglas J. <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.9"></a><var>133.9</var>Johnson economic protection trust fund;<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.10"></a><var>133.10</var>(ii) for distributions in 2016, an amount equal to two-thirds of the sum of the increased
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.11"></a><var>133.11</var>tax proceeds attributable to the increase in the implicit price deflator as provided
         in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.133.12"></a><var>133.12</var>298.24, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, for distribution years 2015 and 2016, with the remaining one-third <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.13"></a><var>133.13</var>to be distributed to the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust fund; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.14"></a><var>133.14</var>(iii) for distributions in 2017, an amount equal to two-thirds of the sum of the increased
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.15"></a><var>133.15</var>tax proceeds attributable to the increase in the implicit price deflator as provided
         in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.133.16"></a><var>133.16</var>298.24, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, for distribution years 2015, 2016, and 2017, with the remaining <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.17"></a><var>133.17</var>one-third to be distributed to the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust fund;
         and<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.18"></a><var>133.18</var>(4) any other amount as provided by law.<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.19"></a><var>133.19</var>(b) Expenditures from this account may be approved as ongoing annual expenditures <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.20"></a><var>133.20</var>and shall be made only to provide disbursements to assist school districts with the payment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.21"></a><var>133.21</var>of bonds that were issued for qualified school projects, or for any other school disbursement
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.22"></a><var>133.22</var>as approved by the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation after consultation <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.23"></a><var>133.23</var>with the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board. For purposes of this section, <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.24"></a><var>133.24</var>"qualified school projects" means school projects within the taconite assistance area
         as <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.25"></a><var>133.25</var>defined in section 
         <statute_ref>273.1341</statute_ref>, that were (1) approved, by referendum, after April 3, 2006; <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.26"></a><var>133.26</var>and (2) approved by the commissioner of education pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>123B.71</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.27"></a><var>133.27</var>(c) Beginning in fiscal year 2019, the disbursement to school districts for payments
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.28"></a><var>133.28</var>bonds issued under section 
         <statute_ref>123A.482</statute_ref>, subdivision 9, must be increased each year to offset <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.29"></a><var>133.29</var>any reduction in debt service equalization aid that the school district qualifies
         for in that <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.30"></a><var>133.30</var>year, under section 
         <statute_ref>123B.53, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, compared with the amount the school district <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.31"></a><var>133.31</var>qualified for in fiscal year 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.1"></a><var>134.1</var>(d) No expenditure under this section shall be made unless approved by seven members <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.2"></a><var>134.2</var>of the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation after consultation with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.3"></a><var>134.3</var>Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.44.0"></a><a id="pl.134.4"></a><var>134.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 298.28, subdivision 9c, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.5"></a><var>134.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 9c. <b> Distribution; city of Eveleth.</b> 0.20 cent per taxable ton must be paid to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.6"></a><var>134.6</var>city of Eveleth for distribution in 2013 and thereafter, to be used for the support
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.7"></a><var>134.7</var>Hockey Hall of Fame, provided that it continues to operate in that city, and provided
         that <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.8"></a><var>134.8</var>the city of Eveleth certifies to the St. Louis County auditor that it has received
         donations <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.9"></a><var>134.9</var>for the support of the Hockey Hall of Fame from other donors. If the Hockey Hall of
         Fame <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.10"></a><var>134.10</var>ceases to operate in the city of Eveleth prior to receipt of the distribution in any
         year, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.11"></a><var>134.11</var>the governing body of the city determines that it is unlikely to resume operation
         there within <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.12"></a><var>134.12</var>a six-month period, the distribution under this subdivision shall be made to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.13"></a><var>134.13</var>of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation Board.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.45.0"></a><a id="pl.134.14"></a><var>134.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 298.28, subdivision 9d, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.15"></a><var>134.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 9d. <b>Iron Range higher education account.</b> Five cents per taxable ton must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.16"></a><var>134.16</var>allocated to the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board to be deposited in an Iron <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.17"></a><var>134.17</var>Range higher education account that is hereby created, to be used for higher education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.18"></a><var>134.18</var>programs conducted at educational institutions in the taconite assistance area defined
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.19"></a><var>134.19</var>section 
         <statute_ref>273.1341</statute_ref>. The Iron Range Higher Education committee under section 
         <statute_ref>298.2214,</statute_ref> <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.20"></a><var>134.20</var>and the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation Board, after consultation <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.21"></a><var>134.21</var>with the advisory board, must approve all expenditures from the account.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.46.0"></a><a id="pl.134.22"></a><var>134.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 298.28, subdivision 11, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.23"></a><var>134.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 11. <b>Remainder.</b> (a) The proceeds of the tax imposed by section 
         <statute_ref>298.24 </statute_ref>which <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.24"></a><var>134.24</var>remain after the distributions and payments in subdivisions 2 to 10a, as certified
         by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.25"></a><var>134.25</var>commissioner of revenue, and paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) have been made, together
         with <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.26"></a><var>134.26</var>interest earned on all money distributed under this section prior to distribution,
         shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.27"></a><var>134.27</var>divided between the taconite environmental protection fund created in section 
         <statute_ref>298.223</statute_ref> and <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.28"></a><var>134.28</var>the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust fund created in section 
         <statute_ref>298.292</statute_ref> as follows: <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.29"></a><var>134.29</var>Two-thirds to the taconite environmental protection fund and one-third to the Douglas
         J. <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.30"></a><var>134.30</var>Johnson economic protection trust fund. The proceeds shall be placed in the respective
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.31"></a><var>134.31</var>special accounts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.1"></a><var>135.1</var>(b) There shall be distributed to each city, town, and county the amount that it received
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.2"></a><var>135.2</var>under Minnesota Statutes 1978, section 294.26, in calendar year 1977; provided, however, <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.3"></a><var>135.3</var>that the amount distributed in 1981 to the unorganized territory number 2 of Lake
         County <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.4"></a><var>135.4</var>and the town of Beaver Bay based on the between-terminal trackage of Erie Mining Company
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.5"></a><var>135.5</var>will be distributed in 1982 and subsequent years to the unorganized territory number
         2 of <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.6"></a><var>135.6</var>Lake County and the towns of Beaver Bay and Stony River based on the miles of track
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.7"></a><var>135.7</var>Erie Mining Company in each taxing district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.8"></a><var>135.8</var>(c) There shall be distributed to the Iron Range resources and rehabilitation Board account <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.9"></a><var>135.9</var>the amounts it received in 1977 under Minnesota Statutes 1978, section 
         <statute_ref>298.22</statute_ref>. The amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.10"></a><var>135.10</var>distributed under this paragraph shall be expended within or for the benefit of the
         taconite <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.11"></a><var>135.11</var>assistance area defined in section 
         <statute_ref>273.1341</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.12"></a><var>135.12</var>(d) There shall be distributed to each school district 62 percent of the amount that
         it <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.13"></a><var>135.13</var>received under Minnesota Statutes 1978, section 294.26, in calendar year 1977.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.47.0"></a><a id="pl.135.14"></a><var>135.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 298.292, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.15"></a><var>135.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Use of money.</b> Money in the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.16"></a><var>135.16</var>fund may be used for the following purposes:<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.17"></a><var>135.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) to provide loans, loan guarantees, interest buy-downs and other forms of participation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.18"></a><var>135.18</var>with private sources of financing, but a loan to a private enterprise shall be for
         a principal <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.19"></a><var>135.19</var>amount not to exceed one-half of the cost of the project for which financing is sought,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.20"></a><var>135.20</var>the rate of interest on a loan to a private enterprise shall be no less than the lesser
         of eight <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.21"></a><var>135.21</var>percent or an interest rate three percentage points less than a full faith and credit
         obligation <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.22"></a><var>135.22</var>of the United States government of comparable maturity, at the time that the loan
         is approved;<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.23"></a><var>135.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) to fund reserve accounts established to secure the payment when due of the principal
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.24"></a><var>135.24</var>of and interest on bonds issued pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>298.2211</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.25"></a><var>135.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) to pay in periodic payments or in a lump-sum payment any or all of the interest
         on <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.26"></a><var>135.26</var>bonds issued pursuant to chapter 474 for the purpose of constructing, converting,
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.27"></a><var>135.27</var>retrofitting heating facilities in connection with district heating systems or systems
         utilizing <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.28"></a><var>135.28</var>alternative energy sources;<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.29"></a><var>135.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) to invest in a venture capital fund or enterprise that will provide capital to
         other <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.30"></a><var>135.30</var>entities that are engaging in, or that will engage in, projects or programs that have
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.31"></a><var>135.31</var>purposes set forth in subdivision 1. No investments may be made in a venture capital
         fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.32"></a><var>135.32</var>or enterprise unless at least two other unrelated investors make investments of at
         least <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.33"></a><var>135.33</var>$500,000 in the venture capital fund or enterprise, and the investment by the Douglas
         J. <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.1"></a><var>136.1</var>Johnson economic protection trust fund may not exceed the amount of the largest investment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.2"></a><var>136.2</var>by an unrelated investor in the venture capital fund or enterprise. For purposes of
         this <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.3"></a><var>136.3</var>subdivision, an "unrelated investor" is a person or entity that is not related to
         the entity in <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.4"></a><var>136.4</var>which the investment is made or to any individual who owns more than 40 percent of
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.5"></a><var>136.5</var>value of the entity, in any of the following relationships: spouse, parent, child,
         sibling, <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.6"></a><var>136.6</var>employee, or owner of an interest in the entity that exceeds ten percent of the value
         of all <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.7"></a><var>136.7</var>interests in it. For purposes of determining the limitations under this clause, the
         amount of <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.8"></a><var>136.8</var>investments made by an investor other than the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.9"></a><var>136.9</var>trust fund is the sum of all investments made in the venture capital fund or enterprise
         during <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.10"></a><var>136.10</var>the period beginning one year before the date of the investment by the Douglas J.
         Johnson <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.11"></a><var>136.11</var>economic protection trust fund; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.12"></a><var>136.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(5) to purchase forest land in the taconite assistance area defined in section 
         <statute_ref>273.1341 </statute_ref>to <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.13"></a><var>136.13</var>be held and managed as a public trust for the benefit of the area for the purposes
         authorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.14"></a><var>136.14</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>298.22, subdivision 5a</statute_ref>. Property purchased under this section may be sold by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.15"></a><var>136.15</var>commissioner upon approval by the, after consultation with the advisory board. The net <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.16"></a><var>136.16</var>proceeds must be deposited in the trust fund for the purposes and uses of this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.17"></a><var>136.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Money from the trust fund shall be expended only in or for the benefit of the taconite
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.18"></a><var>136.18</var>assistance area defined in section 
         <statute_ref>273.1341</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.48.0"></a><a id="pl.136.19"></a><var>136.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 298.296, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.20"></a><var>136.20</var><b>298.296 OPERATION OF FUND.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.136.21"></a><var>136.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Project approval.</b> The board and commissioner shall by August 1 of <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.22"></a><var>136.22</var>each year prepare a list of projects to be funded from the Douglas J. Johnson economic
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.23"></a><var>136.23</var>protection trust with necessary supporting information including description of the
         projects, <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.24"></a><var>136.24</var>plans, and cost estimates. These Projects shall be consistent with the priorities established <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.25"></a><var>136.25</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>298.292</statute_ref> and shall not be approved by the board unless it commissioner unless <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.26"></a><var>136.26</var>the commissioner, after consultation with the advisory board, finds that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.27"></a><var>136.27</var>(a) the project will materially assist, directly or indirectly, the creation of additional
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.28"></a><var>136.28</var>long-term employment opportunities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.29"></a><var>136.29</var>(b) the prospective benefits of the expenditure exceed the anticipated costs; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.30"></a><var>136.30</var>(c) in the case of assistance to private enterprise, the project will serve a sound
         business <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.31"></a><var>136.31</var>purpose.<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.32"></a><var>136.32</var>Each project must be approved by over one-half of all of the members of the board
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.33"></a><var>136.33</var>the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation. The list of projects
         shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.1"></a><var>137.1</var>submitted to the governor, who shall, by November 15 of each year, approve or disapprove,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.2"></a><var>137.2</var>or return for further consideration, each project. The money for a project may be
         expended <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.3"></a><var>137.3</var>only upon approval of the project by the governor. The board may submit supplemental
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.4"></a><var>137.4</var>projects for approval at any time.<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.5"></a><var>137.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Expenditure of funds.</b> (a) Before January 1, 2028, funds may be expended on <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.6"></a><var>137.6</var>projects and for administration of the trust fund only from the net interest, earnings,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.7"></a><var>137.7</var>dividends arising from the investment of the trust at any time, including net interest,
         earnings, <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.8"></a><var>137.8</var>and dividends that have arisen prior to July 13, 1982, plus $10,000,000 made available
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.9"></a><var>137.9</var>use in fiscal year 1983, except that any amount required to be paid out of the trust
         fund to <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.10"></a><var>137.10</var>provide the property tax relief specified in Laws 1977, chapter 423, article X, section
         4, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.11"></a><var>137.11</var>to make school bond payments and payments to recipients of taconite production tax
         proceeds <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.12"></a><var>137.12</var>pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>298.225</statute_ref>, may be taken from the corpus of the trust.<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.13"></a><var>137.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) Additionally, upon recommendation by the board, up to $13,000,000 from the corpus
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.14"></a><var>137.14</var>of the trust may be made available for use as provided in subdivision 4, and up to
         $10,000,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.15"></a><var>137.15</var>from the corpus of the trust may be made available for use as provided in section
         
         <statute_ref>298.2961</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.16"></a><var>137.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) (b) Additionally, an amount equal to 20 percent of the value of the corpus of the trust
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.17"></a><var>137.17</var>on May 18, 2002, not including the funds authorized in paragraph (b), plus the amounts <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.18"></a><var>137.18</var>made available under section 
         <statute_ref>298.28, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, and Laws 2002, chapter 377, article 8, <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.19"></a><var>137.19</var>section 17, may be expended on projects. Funds The commissioner may be expended expend <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.20"></a><var>137.20</var>funds for projects under this paragraph only if the project:<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.21"></a><var>137.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) the project is for the purposes established under section 
         <statute_ref>298.292, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.22"></a><var>137.22</var>clause (1) or (2); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.23"></a><var>137.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) is approved by two-thirds of all of the members of the board the commissioner has <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.24"></a><var>137.24</var>consulted with the advisory board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.25"></a><var>137.25</var>No money made available under this paragraph or paragraph (d) (c) can be used for <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.26"></a><var>137.26</var>administrative or operating expenses of the Department of Iron Range Resources and <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.27"></a><var>137.27</var>Rehabilitation Board or expenses relating to any facilities owned or operated by the board <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.28"></a><var>137.28</var>commissioner on May 18, 2002.<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.29"></a><var>137.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(d) Upon recommendation by a unanimous vote of all members of the board, (c) The <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.30"></a><var>137.30</var>commissioner may spend amounts in addition to those authorized under paragraphs (a), and <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.31"></a><var>137.31</var>(b), and (c) may be expended on projects described in section 
         <statute_ref>298.292, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, only <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.32"></a><var>137.32</var>after consultation with the advisory board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.1"></a><var>138.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(e) (d) Annual administrative costs, not including detailed engineering expenses for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.2"></a><var>138.2</var>projects, shall not exceed five percent of the net interest, dividends, and earnings
         arising <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.3"></a><var>138.3</var>from the trust in the preceding fiscal year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.4"></a><var>138.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(f) (e) Principal and interest received in repayment of loans made pursuant to this section,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.5"></a><var>138.5</var>and earnings on other investments made under section 
         <statute_ref>298.292, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, clause (4), <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.6"></a><var>138.6</var>shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the trust. These receipts
         are <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.7"></a><var>138.7</var>appropriated to the board for the purposes of sections 
         <statute_ref>298.291</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>298.298</statute_ref> 298.297.<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.8"></a><var>138.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(g) (f) Additionally, notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>298.293</statute_ref>, upon the approval of the board, <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.9"></a><var>138.9</var>the commissioner, after consultation with the advisory board, may expend money from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.10"></a><var>138.10</var>corpus of the trust may be expanded to purchase forest lands within the taconite assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.11"></a><var>138.11</var>area as provided in sections 
         <statute_ref>298.22</statute_ref>, subdivision 5a, and 
         <statute_ref>298.292, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, clause (5).<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.12"></a><var>138.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Administration.</b> The commissioner and staff of the Iron Range resources and <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.13"></a><var>138.13</var>rehabilitation Board shall administer the program under which funds are expended pursuant <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.14"></a><var>138.14</var>to sections 
         <statute_ref>298.292</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>298.298</statute_ref> 298.297.<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.15"></a><var>138.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Temporary loan authority.</b> (a) The board may recommend that After <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.16"></a><var>138.16</var>consultation with the advisory board, the commissioner may use up to $7,500,000 from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.17"></a><var>138.17</var>corpus of the trust may be used for loans, loan guarantees, grants, or equity investments as <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.18"></a><var>138.18</var>provided in this subdivision. The money would be available for loans for construction
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.19"></a><var>138.19</var>equipping of facilities constituting (1) a value added iron products plant, which
         may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.20"></a><var>138.20</var>either a new plant or a facility incorporated into an existing plant that produces
         iron upgraded <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.21"></a><var>138.21</var>to a minimum of 75 percent iron content or any iron alloy with a total minimum metallic
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.22"></a><var>138.22</var>content of 90 percent; or (2) a new mine or minerals processing plant for any mineral
         subject <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.23"></a><var>138.23</var>to the net proceeds tax imposed under section 
         <statute_ref>298.015</statute_ref>. A loan or loan guarantee under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.24"></a><var>138.24</var>paragraph may not exceed $5,000,000 for any facility.<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.25"></a><var>138.25</var>(b) Additionally, the board must reserve the first $2,000,000 of the net interest,
         dividends, <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.26"></a><var>138.26</var>and earnings arising from the investment of the trust after June 30, 1996, to be used
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.27"></a><var>138.27</var>grants, loans, loan guarantees, or equity investments for the purposes set forth in
         paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.28"></a><var>138.28</var>(a). This amount must be reserved until it is used as described in this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.29"></a><var>138.29</var>(c) (b) Additionally, the board may recommend that the commissioner, after consultation <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.30"></a><var>138.30</var>with the advisory board, may use up to $5,500,000 from the corpus of the trust may be used <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.31"></a><var>138.31</var>for additional grants, loans, loan guarantees, or equity investments for the purposes
         set forth <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.32"></a><var>138.32</var>in paragraph (a).<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.1"></a><var>139.1</var>(d) (c) The board commissioner, after consultation with the advisory board, may require <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.2"></a><var>139.2</var>that it the fund receive an equity percentage in any project to which it contributes under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.3"></a><var>139.3</var>section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.49.0"></a><a id="pl.139.4"></a><var>139.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 298.2961, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.5"></a><var>139.5</var><b>298.2961 PRODUCER GRANTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.139.6"></a><var>139.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Appropriation.</b> (a) $10,000,000 is appropriated from the Douglas J. <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.7"></a><var>139.7</var>Johnson economic protection trust fund to a special account in the taconite area environmental
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.8"></a><var>139.8</var>protection fund for grants to producers on a project-by-project basis as provided
         in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.9"></a><var>139.9</var>section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.10"></a><var>139.10</var>(b) The proceeds of the tax designated under section 
         <statute_ref>298.28, subdivision 9b</statute_ref>, are <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.11"></a><var>139.11</var>appropriated for grants to producers on a project-by-project basis as provided in
         this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.12"></a><var>139.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Projects; approval.</b> (a) Projects funded must be for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.13"></a><var>139.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) environmentally unique reclamation projects; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.14"></a><var>139.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) pit or plant repairs, expansions, or modernizations other than for a value added
         iron <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.15"></a><var>139.15</var>products plant.<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.16"></a><var>139.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) To be proposed by the board, a project must be approved by the board. The money <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.17"></a><var>139.17</var>for a project may be spent only upon approval of the project by the governor. The
         board <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.18"></a><var>139.18</var>may submit supplemental projects for approval at any time The commissioner may approve <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.19"></a><var>139.19</var>a project only after consultation with the advisory board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.20"></a><var>139.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) The commissioner, after consultation with the advisory board, may require that it <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.21"></a><var>139.21</var>the fund receive an equity percentage in any project to which it contributes under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.22"></a><var>139.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Redistribution.</b> (a) If a taconite production facility is sold after operations at <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.23"></a><var>139.23</var>the facility had ceased, any money remaining in the taconite environmental fund for
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.24"></a><var>139.24</var>former producer may be released to the purchaser of the facility on the terms otherwise
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.25"></a><var>139.25</var>applicable to the former producer under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.26"></a><var>139.26</var>(b) Any portion of the taconite environmental fund that is not released by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.27"></a><var>139.27</var>commissioner within three years of its deposit in the taconite environmental fund
         shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.28"></a><var>139.28</var>divided between the taconite environmental protection fund created in section 
         <statute_ref>298.223 </statute_ref>and <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.29"></a><var>139.29</var>the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust fund created in section 
         <statute_ref>298.292</statute_ref> for <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.30"></a><var>139.30</var>placement in their respective special accounts. Two-thirds of the unreleased funds
         must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.31"></a><var>139.31</var>distributed to the taconite environmental protection fund and one-third to the Douglas
         J. <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.32"></a><var>139.32</var>Johnson economic protection trust fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.1"></a><var>140.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Grant and loan fund.</b> (a) A fund is established to receive distributions under <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.2"></a><var>140.2</var>section 
         <statute_ref>298.28, subdivision 9b</statute_ref>, and to make grants or loans as provided in this subdivision. <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.3"></a><var>140.3</var>Any grant or loan made under this subdivision must be approved by the commissioner, after <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.4"></a><var>140.4</var>consultation with the advisory board, established under section 
         <statute_ref>298.22</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.5"></a><var>140.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) All distributions received in 2009 and subsequent years are allocated for projects
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.6"></a><var>140.6</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>298.223</statute_ref>, subdivision 1.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.50.0"></a><a id="pl.140.7"></a><var>140.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 298.297, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.8"></a><var>140.8</var><b>298.297 ADVISORY COMMITTEES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.140.9"></a><var>140.9</var>Before submission of a project to the advisory board, the commissioner of Iron Range <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.10"></a><var>140.10</var>resources and rehabilitation shall appoint a technical advisory committee consisting
         of one <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.11"></a><var>140.11</var>or more persons who are knowledgeable in areas related to the objectives of the proposal.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.12"></a><var>140.12</var>Members of the committees shall be compensated as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>15.059, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.140.13"></a><var>140.13</var>3
         </statute_ref>. The advisory board shall not act make recommendations on a proposal until it has received <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.14"></a><var>140.14</var>the evaluation and recommendations of the technical advisory committee or until 15
         days <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.15"></a><var>140.15</var>have elapsed since the proposal was transmitted to the advisory committee, whichever
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.16"></a><var>140.16</var>occurs first.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.51.0"></a><a id="pl.140.17"></a><var>140.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 298.46, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.18"></a><var>140.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Unmined iron ore; valuation petition.</b> When in the opinion of the duly <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.19"></a><var>140.19</var>constituted authorities of a taxing district there are in existence reserves of unmined
         iron <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.20"></a><var>140.20</var>ore located in such district, these authorities may petition the commissioner of Iron Range <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.21"></a><var>140.21</var>resources and rehabilitation Board for authority to petition the county assessor to verify the <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.22"></a><var>140.22</var>existence of such reserves and to ascertain the value thereof by drilling in a manner
         consistent <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.23"></a><var>140.23</var>with established engineering and geological exploration methods, in order that such
         taxing <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.24"></a><var>140.24</var>district may be able to forecast in a proper manner its future economic and fiscal
         potentials. <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.25"></a><var>140.25</var>The commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation may grant the authority
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.26"></a><var>140.26</var>petition only after consultation with the advisory board.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.52.0"></a><a id="pl.140.27"></a><var>140.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 298.46, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.28"></a><var>140.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Payment of costs; reimbursement.</b> The cost of such exploration or drilling <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.29"></a><var>140.29</var>plus any damages to the property which may be assessed by the district court shall
         be paid <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.30"></a><var>140.30</var>by the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation Board from amounts <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.31"></a><var>140.31</var>appropriated to that board the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.32"></a><var>140.32</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>298.22</statute_ref>. The commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation Board <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.1"></a><var>141.1</var>shall be reimbursed for one-half of the amounts thus expended. Such reimbursement
         shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.2"></a><var>141.2</var>be made by the taxing districts in the proportion that each such taxing district's
         levy on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.3"></a><var>141.3</var>property involved bears to the total levy on such property. Such reimbursement shall
         be <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.4"></a><var>141.4</var>made to the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation Board in the manner <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.5"></a><var>141.5</var>provided by section 
         <statute_ref>298.221</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.53.0"></a><a id="pl.141.6"></a><var>141.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 298.46, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.7"></a><var>141.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Refusal to reimburse; reduction of other payments.</b> If any taxing district <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.8"></a><var>141.8</var>refuses to pay its share of the reimbursement as provided in subdivision 5, the county
         auditor <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.9"></a><var>141.9</var>is hereby authorized to reduce payments required to be made by the county to such
         taxing <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.10"></a><var>141.10</var>district under other provisions of law. Thereafter the auditor shall draw a warrant,
         which <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.11"></a><var>141.11</var>shall be deposited with the state treasury in accordance with section 
         <statute_ref>298.221</statute_ref>, to the credit <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.12"></a><var>141.12</var>of the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation Board.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.54.0"></a><a id="pl.141.13"></a><var>141.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 466.03, subdivision 6c, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.14"></a><var>141.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6c. <b>Water access sites.</b> Any claim based upon the construction, operation, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.15"></a><var>141.15</var>maintenance by a municipality of a water access site created by the commissioner of Iron <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.16"></a><var>141.16</var>Range resources and rehabilitation Board. A water access site under this subdivision that <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.17"></a><var>141.17</var>provides access to an idled, water filled mine pit also includes the entire water
         filled area <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.18"></a><var>141.18</var>of the pit, and, further, claims related to a mine pit water access site under this
         subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.19"></a><var>141.19</var>include those based upon the caving or slumping of mine pit walls.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.55.0"></a><a id="pl.141.20"></a><var>141.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 469.310, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.21"></a><var>141.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 9. <b>Local government unit.</b> "Local government unit" means a statutory or home <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.22"></a><var>141.22</var>rule charter city, county, town, the Department of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.23"></a><var>141.23</var>agency, regional development commission, or a federally designated economic development
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.24"></a><var>141.24</var>district.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.56.0"></a><a id="pl.141.25"></a><var>141.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 474A.02, subdivision 21, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.26"></a><var>141.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 21. <b>Preliminary resolution.</b> "Preliminary resolution" means a resolution adopted <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.27"></a><var>141.27</var>by the governing body or board of the issuer, or in the case of the by the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.28"></a><var>141.28</var>Iron Range resources and rehabilitation Board by the commissioner. The resolution must <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.29"></a><var>141.29</var>express a preliminary intention of the issuer to issue obligations for a specific
         project, <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.30"></a><var>141.30</var>identify the proposed project, and disclose the proposed amount of qualified bonds
         to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.1"></a><var>142.1</var>issued. Preliminary resolutions for mortgage bonds and student loan bonds need not
         identify <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.2"></a><var>142.2</var>a specific project.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.57.0"></a><a id="pl.142.3"></a><var>142.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 57. Laws 2010, chapter 389, article 5, section 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.4"></a><var>142.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 7. <b>GIANTS RIDGE RECREATION AREA TAXING AUTHORITY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.142.5"></a><var>142.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Additional taxes authorized.</b> Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.6"></a><var>142.6</var>section 
         <statute_ref>477A.016</statute_ref>, or any other law, ordinance, or charter provision to the contrary, the city <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.7"></a><var>142.7</var>of Biwabik, upon approval both by its governing body and by the vote of at least seven
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.8"></a><var>142.8</var>members of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board, may impose any or all
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.9"></a><var>142.9</var>the taxes described in this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.10"></a><var>142.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Use of proceeds.</b> The proceeds of any taxes imposed under this section, less <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.11"></a><var>142.11</var>refunds and costs of collection, must be deposited into the Iron Range Resources and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.12"></a><var>142.12</var>Rehabilitation Board account enterprise fund created under the provisions of Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.13"></a><var>142.13</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>298.221</statute_ref>, paragraph (c), and must be dedicated and expended by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.14"></a><var>142.14</var>commissioner of the Iron Range resources and rehabilitation Board, upon approval by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.15"></a><var>142.15</var>vote of at least seven members of after consultation with the Iron Range Resources and <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.16"></a><var>142.16</var>Rehabilitation Board, to pay costs for the construction, renovation, improvement,
         expansion, <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.17"></a><var>142.17</var>and maintenance of public recreational facilities located in those portions of the
         city within <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.18"></a><var>142.18</var>the Giants Ridge Recreation Area as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>298.22, <br />
            		<a id="pl.142.19"></a><var>142.19</var>subdivision 7
         </statute_ref>, or to pay any principal, interest, or premium on any bond issued to finance <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.20"></a><var>142.20</var>the construction, renovation, improvement, or expansion of such public recreational
         facilities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.21"></a><var>142.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Lodging tax.</b> (a) The city of Biwabik, upon approval both by its governing <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.22"></a><var>142.22</var>body and by the vote of at least seven members of the Iron Range Resources and <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.23"></a><var>142.23</var>Rehabilitation Board, may impose, by ordinance, a tax of not more than five percent
         on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.24"></a><var>142.24</var>gross receipts subject to the lodging tax under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>469.190</statute_ref>. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.25"></a><var>142.25</var>tax is in addition to any tax imposed under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>469.190</statute_ref>, and may <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.26"></a><var>142.26</var>be imposed only on gross lodging receipts generated within the Giants Ridge Recreation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.27"></a><var>142.27</var>Area as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>298.22, subdivision 7</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.28"></a><var>142.28</var>(b) If, after July 31, 2017, the city of Biwabik changes by ordinance the rate of
         the tax <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.29"></a><var>142.29</var>imposed under paragraph (a), the change must be approved by both the governing body
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.30"></a><var>142.30</var>the city of Biwabik and the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation,
         after <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.31"></a><var>142.31</var>the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation consults with the Iron
         Range <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.32"></a><var>142.32</var>Resources and Rehabilitation Board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.1"></a><var>143.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Admissions and recreation tax.</b> (a) The city of Biwabik, upon approval both <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.2"></a><var>143.2</var>by its governing body and by the vote of at least seven members of the Iron Range
         Resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.3"></a><var>143.3</var>and Rehabilitation Board, may impose, by ordinance, a tax of not more than five percent
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.4"></a><var>143.4</var>on admission receipts to entertainment and recreational facilities and on receipts
         from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.5"></a><var>143.5</var>rental of recreation equipment, at sites within the Giants Ridge Recreation Area as
         defined <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.6"></a><var>143.6</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>298.22, subdivision 7</statute_ref>. The provisions of Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.7"></a><var>143.7</var>section 
         <statute_ref>297A.99</statute_ref>, except for subdivisions 2 and 3, govern the imposition, administration, <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.8"></a><var>143.8</var>collection, and enforcement of the tax authorized in this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.9"></a><var>143.9</var>(b) If the city imposes the tax under paragraph (a), it must include in the ordinance
         an <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.10"></a><var>143.10</var>exemption for purchases of season tickets or passes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.11"></a><var>143.11</var>(c) If, after July 31, 2017, the city of Biwabik changes by ordinance the rate of
         the tax <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.12"></a><var>143.12</var>imposed under paragraph (a), the change must be approved by both the governing body
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.13"></a><var>143.13</var>the city of Biwabik and the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation,
         after <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.14"></a><var>143.14</var>the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation consults with the Iron
         Range <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.15"></a><var>143.15</var>Resources and Rehabilitation Board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.16"></a><var>143.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Food and beverage tax.</b> (a) The city of Biwabik, upon approval both by its <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.17"></a><var>143.17</var>governing body and by the vote of at least seven members of the Iron Range Resources
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.18"></a><var>143.18</var>Rehabilitation Board, may impose, by ordinance, an additional sales tax of not more
         than <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.19"></a><var>143.19</var>one percent on gross receipts of food and beverages sold whether it is consumed on
         or off <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.20"></a><var>143.20</var>the premises by restaurants and places of refreshment as defined by resolution of
         the city <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.21"></a><var>143.21</var>within the Giants Ridge Recreation Area as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section
         
         <statute_ref>298.22, <br />
            		<a id="pl.143.22"></a><var>143.22</var>subdivision 7
         </statute_ref>. The provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>297A.99</statute_ref>, except for subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.23"></a><var>143.23</var>2 and 3, govern the imposition, administration, collection, and enforcement of the
         tax <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.24"></a><var>143.24</var>authorized in this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.25"></a><var>143.25</var>(b) If, after July 31, 2017, the city of Biwabik changes by ordinance the rate of
         the tax <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.26"></a><var>143.26</var>imposed under paragraph (a), the change must be approved by both the governing body
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.27"></a><var>143.27</var>the city of Biwabik and the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation,
         after <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.28"></a><var>143.28</var>the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation consults with the Iron
         Range <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.29"></a><var>143.29</var>Resources and Rehabilitation Board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.30"></a><var>143.30</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2017, without local approval <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.31"></a><var>143.31</var>pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 645.023, subdivision 1, paragraph (a).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.58.0"></a><a id="pl.144.1"></a><var>144.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 58. <b>DEPARTMENT OF IRON RANGE RESOURCES AND </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.144.2"></a><var>144.2</var><b>REHABILITATION; EARLY SEPARATION INCENTIVE PROGRAM </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.144.3"></a><var>144.3</var><b>AUTHORIZATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.144.4"></a><var>144.4</var>(a) "Commissioner" as used in this section means the commissioner of Iron Range <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.5"></a><var>144.5</var>resources and rehabilitation unless otherwise specified.<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.6"></a><var>144.6</var>(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the commissioner, in consultation with
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.7"></a><var>144.7</var>commissioner of management and budget, shall offer a targeted early separation incentive
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.8"></a><var>144.8</var>program for employees of the commissioner who have attained the age of 60 years or
         who <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.9"></a><var>144.9</var>have received credit for at least 30 years of allowable service under the provisions
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.10"></a><var>144.10</var>Minnesota Statutes, chapter 352. The commissioner shall also offer a targeted separation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.11"></a><var>144.11</var>incentive program for employees of the commissioner whose positions are in support
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.12"></a><var>144.12</var>operations at Giants Ridge and will be eliminated if the department no longer directly
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.13"></a><var>144.13</var>manages Giants Ridge operations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.14"></a><var>144.14</var>(c) The early separation incentive program may include one or more of the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.15"></a><var>144.15</var>(1) employer-paid postseparation health, medical, and dental insurance until age 65;
         and<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.16"></a><var>144.16</var>(2) cash incentives that may, but are not required to be, used to purchase additional
         years <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.17"></a><var>144.17</var>of service credit through the Minnesota State Retirement System, to the extent that
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.18"></a><var>144.18</var>purchases are otherwise authorized by law.<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.19"></a><var>144.19</var>(d) The commissioner shall establish eligibility requirements for employees to receive
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.20"></a><var>144.20</var>an incentive. The commissioner must exclude from eligibility for the incentive program
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.21"></a><var>144.21</var>employees having less than 20 years of allowable service who would otherwise qualify
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.22"></a><var>144.22</var>the incentive program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.23"></a><var>144.23</var>(e) The commissioner, consistent with the established program provisions under paragraph
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.24"></a><var>144.24</var>(b), and with the eligibility requirements under paragraph (f), may designate specific
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.25"></a><var>144.25</var>programs or employees as eligible to be offered the incentive program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.26"></a><var>144.26</var>(f) Acceptance of the offered incentive must be voluntary on the part of the employee
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.27"></a><var>144.27</var>and must be in writing. The incentive may only be offered at the sole discretion of
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.28"></a><var>144.28</var>commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.29"></a><var>144.29</var>(g) The cost of the incentive is payable solely by funds made available to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.30"></a><var>144.30</var>commissioner by law, but only on prior approval of the expenditures by the commissioner,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.31"></a><var>144.31</var>after consultation with the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.32"></a><var>144.32</var>(h) Unilateral implementation of this section by the commissioner is not an unfair
         labor <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.33"></a><var>144.33</var>practice under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 179A.<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.1"></a><var>145.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.2"></a><var>145.2</var>section expires July 30, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.59.0"></a><a id="pl.145.3"></a><var>145.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 59. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.145.4"></a><var>145.4</var>The revisor of statutes, with cooperation from the House Research Department and the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.5"></a><var>145.5</var>Senate Counsel, Research and Fiscal Analysis Office, shall prepare legislation that
         makes <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.6"></a><var>145.6</var>conforming changes in accordance with the provisions of this article. The revisor
         shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.7"></a><var>145.7</var>submit the proposal, in a form ready for introduction, during the 2018 regular legislative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.8"></a><var>145.8</var>session to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.9"></a><var>145.9</var>committees with jurisdiction over jobs and economic development.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.60.0"></a><a id="pl.145.10"></a><var>145.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 60. <b>REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.145.11"></a><var>145.11</var>Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 298.22, subdivision 8; 298.2213; and 298.298, are <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.12"></a><var>145.12</var>repealed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.145.13"></a><var>145.13</var><b>ARTICLE 8</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.145.14"></a><var>145.14</var><b>COMMERCE POLICY</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.8.1.0"></a><a id="pl.145.15"></a><var>145.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 45.0135, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.16"></a><var>145.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Insurance fraud prevention account.</b> The insurance fraud prevention account <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.17"></a><var>145.17</var>is created in the state treasury. Money received from assessments under subdivision
         7 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.18"></a><var>145.18</var>transferred from the automobile theft prevention account in section sections 
         <statute_ref>65B.84, <br />
            		<a id="pl.145.19"></a><var>145.19</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, and 297I.11, subdivision 2, is deposited in the account. Money in this fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.20"></a><var>145.20</var>is appropriated to the commissioner of commerce for the purposes specified in this
         section <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.21"></a><var>145.21</var>and sections 
         <statute_ref>60A.951</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>60A.956</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.2.0"></a><a id="pl.145.22"></a><var>145.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 46.131, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.23"></a><var>145.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Fiscal year assessments.</b> Such assessments shall be levied on July 1, 1965, <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.24"></a><var>145.24</var>and at prior to the beginning of each fiscal period beginning July 1 and ending June 30 <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.25"></a><var>145.25</var>thereafter, and shall be based on the total estimated expense as herein referred to
         during <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.26"></a><var>145.26</var>such period. Assessment revenue will be remitted to the commissioner for deposit in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.27"></a><var>145.27</var>financial institutions account on or before July 1 of each year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.3.0"></a><a id="pl.146.1"></a><var>146.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 46.131, is amended by adding a subdivision to <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.2"></a><var>146.2</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.3"></a><var>146.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 11. <b>Financial institutions account; appropriation.</b> (a) The financial institutions <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.4"></a><var>146.4</var>account is created as a separate account in the special revenue fund. The account
         consists <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.5"></a><var>146.5</var>of funds received from assessments under subdivision 7 and examination fees under
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.6"></a><var>146.6</var>subdivision 8. Earnings, including interest, dividends, and any other earnings arising
         from <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.7"></a><var>146.7</var>account assets, must be credited to the account.<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.8"></a><var>146.8</var>(b) Funds in the account are annually appropriated to the commissioner of commerce
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.9"></a><var>146.9</var>for activities under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.10"></a><var>146.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.4.0"></a><a id="pl.146.11"></a><var>146.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 65B.84, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.12"></a><var>146.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Program described; commissioner's duties; appropriation.</b> (a) The <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.13"></a><var>146.13</var>commissioner of commerce shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.14"></a><var>146.14</var>(1) develop and sponsor the implementation of statewide plans, programs, and strategies
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.15"></a><var>146.15</var>to combat automobile theft, improve the administration of the automobile theft laws,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.16"></a><var>146.16</var>provide a forum for identification of critical problems for those persons dealing
         with <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.17"></a><var>146.17</var>automobile theft;<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.18"></a><var>146.18</var>(2) coordinate the development, adoption, and implementation of plans, programs, and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.19"></a><var>146.19</var>strategies relating to interagency and intergovernmental cooperation with respect
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.20"></a><var>146.20</var>automobile theft enforcement;<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.21"></a><var>146.21</var>(3) annually audit the plans and programs that have been funded in whole or in part
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.22"></a><var>146.22</var>evaluate the effectiveness of the plans and programs and withdraw funding should the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.23"></a><var>146.23</var>commissioner determine that a plan or program is ineffective or is no longer in need
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.24"></a><var>146.24</var>further financial support from the fund;<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.25"></a><var>146.25</var>(4) develop a plan of operation including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.26"></a><var>146.26</var>(i) an assessment of the scope of the problem of automobile theft, including areas
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.27"></a><var>146.27</var>state where the problem is greatest;<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.28"></a><var>146.28</var>(ii) an analysis of various methods of combating the problem of automobile theft;<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.29"></a><var>146.29</var>(iii) a plan for providing financial support to combat automobile theft;<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.30"></a><var>146.30</var>(iv) a plan for eliminating car hijacking; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.31"></a><var>146.31</var>(v) an estimate of the funds required to implement the plan; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.1"></a><var>147.1</var>(5) distribute money, in consultation with the commissioner of public safety, pursuant
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.2"></a><var>147.2</var>to subdivision 3 from the automobile theft prevention special revenue account for
         automobile <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.3"></a><var>147.3</var>theft prevention activities, including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.4"></a><var>147.4</var>(i) paying the administrative costs of the program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.5"></a><var>147.5</var>(ii) providing financial support to the State Patrol and local law enforcement agencies
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.6"></a><var>147.6</var>for automobile theft enforcement teams;<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.7"></a><var>147.7</var>(iii) providing financial support to state or local law enforcement agencies for programs
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.8"></a><var>147.8</var>designed to reduce the incidence of automobile theft and for improved equipment and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.9"></a><var>147.9</var>techniques for responding to automobile thefts;<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.10"></a><var>147.10</var>(iv) providing financial support to local prosecutors for programs designed to reduce
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.11"></a><var>147.11</var>the incidence of automobile theft;<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.12"></a><var>147.12</var>(v) providing financial support to judicial agencies for programs designed to reduce
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.13"></a><var>147.13</var>incidence of automobile theft;<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.14"></a><var>147.14</var>(vi) providing financial support for neighborhood or community organizations or business
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.15"></a><var>147.15</var>organizations for programs designed to reduce the incidence of automobile theft and
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.16"></a><var>147.16</var>educate people about the common methods of automobile theft, the models of automobiles
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.17"></a><var>147.17</var>most likely to be stolen, and the times and places automobile theft is most likely
         to occur; <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.18"></a><var>147.18</var>and<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.19"></a><var>147.19</var>(vii) providing financial support for automobile theft educational and training programs
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.20"></a><var>147.20</var>for state and local law enforcement officials, driver and vehicle services exam and
         inspections <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.21"></a><var>147.21</var>staff, and members of the judiciary.<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.22"></a><var>147.22</var>(b) The commissioner may not spend in any fiscal year more than ten percent of the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.23"></a><var>147.23</var>money in the fund for the program's administrative and operating costs. The commissioner
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.24"></a><var>147.24</var>is annually appropriated and must distribute the amount of the proceeds credited to
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.25"></a><var>147.25</var>automobile theft prevention special revenue account each year, less the transfer of
         $1,300,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.26"></a><var>147.26</var>each year to the general fund insurance fraud prevention account described in section 
         <statute_ref>297I.11, <br />
            		<a id="pl.147.27"></a><var>147.27</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.28"></a><var>147.28</var>(c) At the end of each fiscal year, the commissioner may transfer any unobligated
         balances <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.29"></a><var>147.29</var>in the auto theft prevention account to the insurance fraud prevention account under
         section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.147.30"></a><var>147.30</var>45.0135, subdivision 6
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.5.0"></a><a id="pl.148.1"></a><var>148.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 5. <b>[72A.328] AFFINITY GROUP.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.148.2"></a><var>148.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For purposes of this section the following terms have <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.3"></a><var>148.3</var>the meanings given.<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.4"></a><var>148.4</var>(b) "Affinity program" means a group of individuals who are members of an entity that
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.5"></a><var>148.5</var>offers individuals benefits based on their membership in that entity. Affinity program
         does <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.6"></a><var>148.6</var>not include an entity that obtains group insurance, as defined in section 60A.02,
         subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.7"></a><var>148.7</var>28, or risk retention groups as defined in section 60E.02, subdivision 12.<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.8"></a><var>148.8</var>(c) "Policy" means an individually underwritten policy of private passenger vehicle
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.9"></a><var>148.9</var>insurance, as defined in section 65B.001, subdivision 2, or an individually underwritten
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.10"></a><var>148.10</var>policy of homeowner's insurance, as defined in section 65A.27, subdivision 4.<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.11"></a><var>148.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Discount.</b> An insurance company may offer an individual a discount or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.12"></a><var>148.12</var>benefit relating to a policy based on the individual's membership in an affinity program
         if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.13"></a><var>148.13</var>(1) the benefit or discount is based on an actuarial justification; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.14"></a><var>148.14</var>(2) the insurance company offers the benefit or discount to all members of the affinity
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.15"></a><var>148.15</var>program eligible for the discount or benefit.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.6.0"></a><a id="pl.148.16"></a><var>148.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 80A.61, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.17"></a><var>148.17</var><b>80A.61 SECTION 406; REGISTRATION BY BROKER-DEALER, AGENT, </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.148.18"></a><var>148.18</var><b>FUNDING PORTAL, INVESTMENT ADVISER, AND INVESTMENT ADVISER </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.148.19"></a><var>148.19</var><b>REPRESENTATIVE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.148.20"></a><var>148.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(a) <b>Application for initial registration by broker-dealer, agent, </b><b>or</b><b> investment adviser</b><b>, </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.148.21"></a><var>148.21</var><b>or investment adviser representative</b><b>.</b> A person shall register as a broker-dealer, agent, <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.22"></a><var>148.22</var>or investment adviser, or investment adviser representative by filing an application and a <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.23"></a><var>148.23</var>consent to service of process complying with section 80A.88, and paying the fee specified
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.24"></a><var>148.24</var>in section 80A.65 and any reasonable fees charged by the designee of the administrator
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.25"></a><var>148.25</var>processing the filing. The application must contain:<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.26"></a><var>148.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) the information or record required for the filing of a uniform application; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.27"></a><var>148.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) upon request by the administrator, any other financial or other information or
         record <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.28"></a><var>148.28</var>that the administrator determines is appropriate.<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.29"></a><var>148.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) <b>Amendment.</b> If the information or record contained in an application filed under <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.30"></a><var>148.30</var>subsection (a) is or becomes inaccurate or incomplete in a material respect, the registrant
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.31"></a><var>148.31</var>shall promptly file a correcting amendment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.1"></a><var>149.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) <b>Effectiveness of registration.</b> If an order is not in effect and a proceeding is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.2"></a><var>149.2</var>pending under section 80A.67, registration becomes effective at noon on the 45th day
         after <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.3"></a><var>149.3</var>a completed application is filed, unless the registration is denied. A rule adopted
         or order <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.4"></a><var>149.4</var>issued under this chapter may set an earlier effective date or may defer the effective
         date <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.5"></a><var>149.5</var>until noon on the 45th day after the filing of any amendment completing the application.<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.6"></a><var>149.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(d) <b>Registration renewal.</b> A registration is effective until midnight on December 31 of <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.7"></a><var>149.7</var>the year for which the application for registration is filed. Unless an order is in
         effect under <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.8"></a><var>149.8</var>section 80A.67, a registration may be automatically renewed each year by filing such
         records <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.9"></a><var>149.9</var>as are required by rule adopted or order issued under this chapter, by paying the
         fee specified <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.10"></a><var>149.10</var>in section 80A.65, and by paying costs charged by the designee of the administrator
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.11"></a><var>149.11</var>processing the filings.<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.12"></a><var>149.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(e) <b>Additional conditions or waivers.</b> A rule adopted or order issued under this chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.13"></a><var>149.13</var>may impose such other conditions, not inconsistent with the National Securities Markets
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.14"></a><var>149.14</var>Improvement Act of 1996. An order issued under this chapter may waive, in whole or
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.15"></a><var>149.15</var>part, specific requirements in connection with registration as are in the public interest
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.16"></a><var>149.16</var>for the protection of investors.<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.17"></a><var>149.17</var>(f) <b>Funding portal registration.</b> A funding portal that has its principal place of business <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.18"></a><var>149.18</var>in the state of Minnesota shall register with the state of Minnesota by filing with
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.19"></a><var>149.19</var>administrator a copy of the information or record required for the filing of an application
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.20"></a><var>149.20</var>for registration as a funding portal in the manner established by the Securities and
         Exchange <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.21"></a><var>149.21</var>Commission and/or the Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority (FINRA), along with
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.22"></a><var>149.22</var>any rule adopted or order issued, and any amendments thereto.<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.23"></a><var>149.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(g) <b>Application for investment adviser representative registration.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.149.24"></a><var>149.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) The application for initial registration as an investment adviser representative
         pursuant <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.25"></a><var>149.25</var>to section 
         <statute_ref>80A.58</statute_ref> is made by completing Form U-4 (Uniform Application for Securities <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.26"></a><var>149.26</var>Industry Registration or Transfer) in accordance with the form instructions and by
         filing <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.27"></a><var>149.27</var>the form U-4 with the IARD. The application for initial registration must also include
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.28"></a><var>149.28</var>following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.29"></a><var>149.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(i) proof of compliance by the investment adviser representative with the examination
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.30"></a><var>149.30</var>requirements of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.31"></a><var>149.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(A) the Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination (Series 65); or<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.32"></a><var>149.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(B) the General Securities Representative Examination (Series 7) and the Uniform <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.33"></a><var>149.33</var>Combined State Law Examination (Series 66);<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.1"></a><var>150.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(ii) any other information the administrator may reasonably require.<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.2"></a><var>150.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) The application for the annual renewal registration as an investment adviser <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.3"></a><var>150.3</var>representative shall be filed with the IARD.<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.4"></a><var>150.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3)(i) The investment adviser representative is under a continuing obligation to update
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.5"></a><var>150.5</var>information required by Form U-4 as changes occur;<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.6"></a><var>150.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(ii) An investment adviser representative and the investment adviser must file promptly
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.7"></a><var>150.7</var>with the IARD any amendments to the representative's Form U-4; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.8"></a><var>150.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(iii) An amendment will be considered to be filed promptly if the amendment is filed
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.9"></a><var>150.9</var>within 30 days of the event that requires the filing of the amendment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.10"></a><var>150.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) An application for initial or renewal of registration is not considered filed
         for purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.11"></a><var>150.11</var>of section 
         <statute_ref>80A.58</statute_ref> until the required fee and all required submissions have been received <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.12"></a><var>150.12</var>by the administrator.<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.13"></a><var>150.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(5) The application for withdrawal of registration as an investment adviser representative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.14"></a><var>150.14</var>pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>80A.58</statute_ref> shall be completed by following the instructions on Form U-5 <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.15"></a><var>150.15</var>(Uniform Termination Notice for Securities Industry Registration) and filed upon Form
         U-5 <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.16"></a><var>150.16</var>with the IARD.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.7.0"></a><a id="pl.150.17"></a><var>150.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 80A.65, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.18"></a><var>150.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Registration application and renewal filing fee.</b> Every applicant for an initial <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.19"></a><var>150.19</var>or renewal registration shall pay a filing fee of $200 in the case of a broker-dealer,
         $50 $65 <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.20"></a><var>150.20</var>in the case of an agent, and $100 in the case of an investment adviser, and $50 in the case <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.21"></a><var>150.21</var>of an investment adviser representative. When an application is denied or withdrawn, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.22"></a><var>150.22</var>filing fee shall be retained. A registered agent who has terminated employment with
         one <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.23"></a><var>150.23</var>broker-dealer shall, before beginning employment with another broker-dealer, pay a
         transfer <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.24"></a><var>150.24</var>fee of $25.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.8.0"></a><a id="pl.150.25"></a><var>150.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216B.62, subdivision 3b, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.26"></a><var>150.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3b. <b>Assessment for department regional and national duties.</b> In addition to <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.27"></a><var>150.27</var>other assessments in subdivision 3, the department may assess up to $1,000,000 $500,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.28"></a><var>150.28</var>per fiscal year for performing its duties under section 
         <statute_ref>216A.07, subdivision 3a</statute_ref>. The amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.29"></a><var>150.29</var>in this subdivision shall be assessed to energy utilities in proportion to their respective
         gross <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.30"></a><var>150.30</var>operating revenues from retail sales of gas or electric service within the state during
         the last <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.31"></a><var>150.31</var>calendar year and shall be deposited into an account in the special revenue fund and
         is <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.32"></a><var>150.32</var>appropriated to the commissioner of commerce for the purposes of section 
         <statute_ref>216A.07, <br />
            		<a id="pl.151.1"></a><var>151.1</var>subdivision 3a
         </statute_ref>. An assessment made under this subdivision is not subject to the cap on <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.2"></a><var>151.2</var>assessments provided in subdivision 3 or any other law. For the purpose of this subdivision,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.3"></a><var>151.3</var>an "energy utility" means public utilities, generation and transmission cooperative
         electric <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.4"></a><var>151.4</var>associations, and municipal power agencies providing natural gas or electric service
         in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.5"></a><var>151.5</var>state. This subdivision expires June 30, 2017 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.9.0"></a><a id="pl.151.6"></a><var>151.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 9. <b>[239.7511] GAS TAX SIGN ON PETROLEUM DISPENSER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.151.7"></a><var>151.7</var>(a) The director must ensure that signs having 12-point font or greater are affixed
         on <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.8"></a><var>151.8</var>retail petroleum dispensers as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.9"></a><var>151.9</var>(1) for regular or premium gasoline, a sign that reads: "The price for each gallon
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.10"></a><var>151.10</var>gasoline includes the current state gasoline tax of 28.5 cents per gallon and federal
         gasoline <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.11"></a><var>151.11</var>tax of 18.4 cents per gallon. Revenue from the state fuel tax may be used only for
         roads and <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.12"></a><var>151.12</var>bridges, according to the Minnesota Constitution."; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.13"></a><var>151.13</var>(2) for diesel fuel, a sign that reads: "The price for each gallon of diesel fuel
         includes <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.14"></a><var>151.14</var>the current state gasoline tax of 28.5 cents per gallon and federal gasoline tax of
         24.4 cents <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.15"></a><var>151.15</var>per gallon. Revenue from the state fuel tax may be used only for roads and bridges,
         according <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.16"></a><var>151.16</var>to the Minnesota Constitution."<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.17"></a><var>151.17</var>(b) The director must distribute the signs under this section to the owner or operator
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.18"></a><var>151.18</var>retail petroleum dispensers. To the extent possible, the director must coordinate
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.19"></a><var>151.19</var>distribution of signs with other duties the director may have involving retail petroleum
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.20"></a><var>151.20</var>dispensers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.21"></a><var>151.21</var>(c) If the amount of the gasoline tax described in paragraph (a), clauses (1) and
         (2), <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.22"></a><var>151.22</var>changes, the director must distribute revised signs to reflect the updated gasoline
         tax amounts <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.23"></a><var>151.23</var>within 12 calendar months of the change.<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.24"></a><var>151.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(d) The director is prohibited from assessing any penalty, fine, or fee on the owner
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.25"></a><var>151.25</var>operator of a retail petroleum dispenser that has a missing, destroyed, defaced, or
         otherwise <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.26"></a><var>151.26</var>damaged gas tax sign.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.10.0"></a><a id="pl.151.27"></a><var>151.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 297I.11, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.28"></a><var>151.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Automobile theft prevention account.</b> A special revenue account in the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.29"></a><var>151.29</var>treasury shall be credited with the proceeds of the surcharge imposed under subdivision
         1. <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.30"></a><var>151.30</var>Of the revenue in the account, $1,300,000 each year must be transferred to the general fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.31"></a><var>151.31</var>insurance fraud prevention account under section 45.0135, subdivision 6. Revenues in excess <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.1"></a><var>152.1</var>of $1,300,000 each year may be used only for the automobile theft prevention program
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.2"></a><var>152.2</var>described in section 
         <statute_ref>65B.84</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.11.0"></a><a id="pl.152.3"></a><var>152.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 325J.06, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.4"></a><var>152.4</var><b>325J.06 EFFECT OF NONREDEMPTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.152.5"></a><var>152.5</var>(a) A pledgor shall have no obligation to redeem pledged goods or make any payment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.6"></a><var>152.6</var>on a pawn transaction. Pledged goods not redeemed within at least 60 days of the date
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.7"></a><var>152.7</var>the pawn transaction, renewal, or extension shall automatically be forfeited to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.8"></a><var>152.8</var>pawnbroker, and qualified right, title, and interest in and to the goods shall automatically
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.9"></a><var>152.9</var>vest in the pawnbroker.<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.10"></a><var>152.10</var>(b) The pawnbroker's right, title, and interest in the pledged goods under paragraph
         (a) <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.11"></a><var>152.11</var>is qualified only by the pledgor's right, while the pledged goods remain in possession
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.12"></a><var>152.12</var>pawnbroker and not sold to a third party, to redeem the goods by paying the loan plus
         fees <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.13"></a><var>152.13</var>and/or interest accrued up to the date of redemption.<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.14"></a><var>152.14</var>(c) A pawn transaction that involves holding only the title to property is subject
         to chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.15"></a><var>152.15</var>168A or 336.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.12.0"></a><a id="pl.152.16"></a><var>152.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 345.42, is amended by adding a subdivision to <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.17"></a><var>152.17</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.18"></a><var>152.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 1a. <b>Required lists.</b> (a) Beginning January 1, 2018, and annually thereafter, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.19"></a><var>152.19</var>provided that a member has requested it, the commissioner shall provide to each member
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.20"></a><var>152.20</var>of the legislature a list in electronic form of all persons appearing to be owners
         of abandoned <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.21"></a><var>152.21</var>property whose last known address is located in the legislator's respective legislative
         district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.22"></a><var>152.22</var>(b) Beginning July 1, 2017, and every six months thereafter, and provided that a county
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.23"></a><var>152.23</var>has requested it, the commissioner shall provide to the county a list in electronic
         form of <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.24"></a><var>152.24</var>all persons appearing to be owners of abandoned property whose last known address
         is <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.25"></a><var>152.25</var>located in the county. A request under this paragraph must be made in writing by a
         person <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.26"></a><var>152.26</var>authorized by the county to make the request and is good until canceled.<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.27"></a><var>152.27</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.13.0"></a><a id="pl.152.28"></a><var>152.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 345.49, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.29"></a><var>152.29</var><b>345.49 CLAIM FOR ABANDONED PROPERTY PAID OR DELIVERED.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.153.1"></a><var>153.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Filing.</b> (a) Any person claiming an interest in any property delivered to <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.2"></a><var>153.2</var>the state under sections 
         <statute_ref>345.31</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>345.60</statute_ref> may file a claim thereto or to the proceeds from <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.3"></a><var>153.3</var>the sale thereof on the form prescribed by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.4"></a><var>153.4</var>(b) Any person claiming an interest in property evidenced by a will or trust document,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.5"></a><var>153.5</var>or court order, may submit to the commissioner only such portions of the document
         or order <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.6"></a><var>153.6</var>necessary to establish a claim.<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.7"></a><var>153.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Appropriation.</b> There is hereby appropriated to the persons entitled to a refund, <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.8"></a><var>153.8</var>from the fund in the state treasury to which the money was credited, an amount sufficient
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.9"></a><var>153.9</var>to make the refund and payment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.10"></a><var>153.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Data.</b> Government data received by the commissioner pursuant to this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.11"></a><var>153.11</var>is nonpublic data or private data on individuals, as defined in section 13.02, subdivisions
         9 <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.12"></a><var>153.12</var>and 12.<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.13"></a><var>153.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.14.0"></a><a id="pl.153.14"></a><var>153.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 14. <b>[471.9998] MERCHANT BAGS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.153.15"></a><var>153.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Merchant option.</b> All merchants, itinerant vendors, and peddlers doing <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.16"></a><var>153.16</var>business in this state shall have the option to provide customers a paper, plastic,
         or reusable <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.17"></a><var>153.17</var>bag for the packaging of any item or good purchased, provided such purchase is of
         a size <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.18"></a><var>153.18</var>and manner commensurate with the use of paper, plastic, or reusable bags.<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.19"></a><var>153.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Prohibition; bag ban.</b> Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no political <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.20"></a><var>153.20</var>subdivision shall impose any ban upon the use of paper, plastic, or reusable bags
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.21"></a><var>153.21</var>packaging of any item or good purchased from a merchant, itinerant vendor, or peddler.<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.22"></a><var>153.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective May 31, 2017. Ordinances existing on <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.23"></a><var>153.23</var>the effective date of this section that would be prohibited under this section are
         invalid as <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.24"></a><var>153.24</var>of the effective date of this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.15.0"></a><a id="pl.153.25"></a><var>153.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 15. <b>REPORT ON UNCLAIMED PROPERTY DIVISION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.153.26"></a><var>153.26</var>The commissioner shall report by February 15, 2018, to the chairs and ranking minority
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.27"></a><var>153.27</var>members of the standing committees of the house of representatives and senate having
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.28"></a><var>153.28</var>jurisdiction over commerce regarding the process owners of abandoned property must
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.29"></a><var>153.29</var>comply with in order to file an allowed claim under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 345.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.30"></a><var>153.30</var>report shall include information regarding the documentation and identification necessary
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.31"></a><var>153.31</var>for owners of each type of abandoned property under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 345,
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.32"></a><var>153.32</var>file an allowed claim.<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.1"></a><var>154.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.16.0"></a><a id="pl.154.2"></a><var>154.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 16. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.154.3"></a><var>154.3</var>Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 46.131, subdivision 5, is repealed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.154.4"></a><var>154.4</var><b>ARTICLE 9</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.154.5"></a><var>154.5</var><b>TELECOMMUNICATIONS</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.9.1.0"></a><a id="pl.154.6"></a><var>154.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 237.162, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.7"></a><var>154.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Local government unit.</b> "Local government unit" means a county, home rule <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.8"></a><var>154.8</var>charter or statutory city, or town, or the Metropolitan Council.<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.9"></a><var>154.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.2.0"></a><a id="pl.154.10"></a><var>154.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 237.162, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.11"></a><var>154.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Telecommunications right-of-way user.</b> (a) "Telecommunications right-of-way <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.12"></a><var>154.12</var>user" means a person owning or controlling a facility in the public right-of-way,
         or seeking <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.13"></a><var>154.13</var>to own or control a facility in the public right-of-way, that is used or is intended
         to be used <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.14"></a><var>154.14</var>for providing wireless service, or transporting telecommunications or other voice or data <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.15"></a><var>154.15</var>information.<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.16"></a><var>154.16</var>(b) A cable communication system defined and regulated under chapter 238, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.17"></a><var>154.17</var>telecommunications activities related to providing natural gas or electric energy
         services <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.18"></a><var>154.18</var>whether provided by, a public utility as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>216B.02</statute_ref>, a municipality, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.19"></a><var>154.19</var>municipal gas or power agency organized under chapter 453 or 453A, or a cooperative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.20"></a><var>154.20</var>electric association organized under chapter 308A, are not telecommunications right-of-way
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.21"></a><var>154.21</var>users for the purposes of this section and section 
         <statute_ref>237.163</statute_ref>, except to the extent these entities <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.22"></a><var>154.22</var>are offering wireless services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.23"></a><var>154.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.3.0"></a><a id="pl.154.24"></a><var>154.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 237.162, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.25"></a><var>154.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 9. <b>Management costs or rights-of-way management costs.</b> (a) "Management <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.26"></a><var>154.26</var>costs" or "rights-of-way management costs" means the actual costs a local government
         unit <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.27"></a><var>154.27</var>incurs in managing its public rights-of-way, and includes such costs, if incurred,
         as those <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.28"></a><var>154.28</var>associated with registering applicants; issuing, processing, and verifying right-of-way
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.29"></a><var>154.29</var>small wireless facility permit applications; inspecting job sites and restoration projects; <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.30"></a><var>154.30</var>maintaining, supporting, protecting, or moving user equipment during public right-of-way
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.1"></a><var>155.1</var>work; determining the adequacy of right-of-way restoration; restoring work inadequately
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.2"></a><var>155.2</var>performed after providing notice and the opportunity to correct the work; and revoking
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.3"></a><var>155.3</var>right-of-way or small wireless facility permits.<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.4"></a><var>155.4</var>(b) Management costs do not include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.5"></a><var>155.5</var>(1) payment by a telecommunications right-of-way user for the use of the public <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.6"></a><var>155.6</var>right-of-way,;<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.7"></a><var>155.7</var>(2) unreasonable fees of a third-party contractor used by a local government unit
         as part <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.8"></a><var>155.8</var>of managing its public rights-of-way, including but not limited to any third-party
         contractor <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.9"></a><var>155.9</var>fee tied to or based upon customer counts, access lines, revenue generated by the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.10"></a><var>155.10</var>telecommunications right-of-way user, or revenue generated for a local government
         unit; <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.11"></a><var>155.11</var>or<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.12"></a><var>155.12</var>(3) the fees and cost of litigation relating to the interpretation of this section or
         section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.155.13"></a><var>155.13</var>237.163
         </statute_ref> or any ordinance enacted under those sections, or the local unit of government's
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.14"></a><var>155.14</var>fees and costs related to appeals taken pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>237.163, subdivision 5</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.15"></a><var>155.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.4.0"></a><a id="pl.155.16"></a><var>155.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 237.162, is amended by adding a subdivision to <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.17"></a><var>155.17</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.18"></a><var>155.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 10. <b>Collocate.</b> "Collocate" or "collocation" means to install, mount, maintain, <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.19"></a><var>155.19</var>modify, operate, or replace a small wireless facility on, under, within, or adjacent
         to an <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.20"></a><var>155.20</var>existing wireless support structure that is owned privately or by a local government
         unit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.21"></a><var>155.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.5.0"></a><a id="pl.155.22"></a><var>155.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 237.162, is amended by adding a subdivision to <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.23"></a><var>155.23</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.24"></a><var>155.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 11. <b>Small wireless facility.</b> "Small wireless facility" means:<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.25"></a><var>155.25</var>(1) a wireless facility that meets both of the following qualifications:<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.26"></a><var>155.26</var>(i) each antenna is located inside an enclosure of no more than six cubic feet in
         volume <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.27"></a><var>155.27</var>or, in the case of an antenna that has exposed elements, the antenna and all its exposed
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.28"></a><var>155.28</var>elements could fit within an enclosure of no more than six cubic feet; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.29"></a><var>155.29</var>(ii) all other wireless equipment associated with the small wireless facility, excluding
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.30"></a><var>155.30</var>electric meters, concealment elements, telecommunications demarcation boxes, battery
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.31"></a><var>155.31</var>backup power systems, grounding equipment, power transfer switches, cutoff switches,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.1"></a><var>156.1</var>cable, conduit, vertical cable runs for the connection of power and other services,
         and any <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.2"></a><var>156.2</var>equipment concealed from public view within or behind an existing structure or concealment,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.3"></a><var>156.3</var>is in aggregate no more than 28 cubic feet in volume; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.4"></a><var>156.4</var>(2) a micro wireless facility.<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.5"></a><var>156.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.6.0"></a><a id="pl.156.6"></a><var>156.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 237.162, is amended by adding a subdivision to <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.7"></a><var>156.7</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.8"></a><var>156.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 12. <b>Utility pole.</b> "Utility pole" means a pole that is used in whole or in part to <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.9"></a><var>156.9</var>facilitate telecommunications or electric service.<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.10"></a><var>156.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.7.0"></a><a id="pl.156.11"></a><var>156.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 237.162, is amended by adding a subdivision to <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.12"></a><var>156.12</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.13"></a><var>156.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 13. <b>Wireless facility.</b> (a) "Wireless facility" means equipment at a fixed location <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.14"></a><var>156.14</var>that enables the provision of wireless services between user equipment and a wireless
         service <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.15"></a><var>156.15</var>network, including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.16"></a><var>156.16</var>(1) equipment associated with wireless service;<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.17"></a><var>156.17</var>(2) a radio transceiver, antenna, coaxial or fiber-optic cable, regular and backup
         power <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.18"></a><var>156.18</var>supplies, and comparable equipment, regardless of technological configuration; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.19"></a><var>156.19</var>(3) a small wireless facility.<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.20"></a><var>156.20</var>(b) "Wireless facility" does not include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.21"></a><var>156.21</var>(1) wireless support structures;<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.22"></a><var>156.22</var>(2) wireline backhaul facilities; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.23"></a><var>156.23</var>(3) coaxial or fiber-optic cables (i) between utility poles or wireless support structures,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.24"></a><var>156.24</var>or (ii) that are not otherwise immediately adjacent to or directly associated with
         a specific <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.25"></a><var>156.25</var>antenna.<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.26"></a><var>156.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.8.0"></a><a id="pl.157.1"></a><var>157.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 237.162, is amended by adding a subdivision to <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.2"></a><var>157.2</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.3"></a><var>157.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 14. <b>Micro wireless facility.</b> "Micro wireless facility" means a small wireless <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.4"></a><var>157.4</var>facility that is no larger than 24 inches long, 15 inches wide, and 12 inches high,
         and whose <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.5"></a><var>157.5</var>exterior antenna, if any, is no longer than 11 inches.<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.6"></a><var>157.6</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.9.0"></a><a id="pl.157.7"></a><var>157.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 237.162, is amended by adding a subdivision to <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.8"></a><var>157.8</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.9"></a><var>157.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 15. <b>Wireless service.</b> "Wireless service" means any service using licensed or <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.10"></a><var>157.10</var>unlicensed wireless spectrum, including the use of Wi-Fi, whether at a fixed location
         or by <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.11"></a><var>157.11</var>means of a mobile device, that is provided using wireless facilities. Wireless service
         does <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.12"></a><var>157.12</var>not include services regulated under Title VI of the Communications Act of 1934, as
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.13"></a><var>157.13</var>amended, including a cable service under United States Code, title 47, section 522,
         clause <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.14"></a><var>157.14</var>(6).<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.15"></a><var>157.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.10.0"></a><a id="pl.157.16"></a><var>157.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 237.162, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.17"></a><var>157.17</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.18"></a><var>157.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 16. <b>Wireless support structure.</b> "Wireless support structure" means a new or <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.19"></a><var>157.19</var>existing structure in a public right-of-way designed to support or capable of supporting
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.20"></a><var>157.20</var>small wireless facilities, as reasonably determined by a local government unit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.21"></a><var>157.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.11.0"></a><a id="pl.157.22"></a><var>157.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 237.162, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.23"></a><var>157.23</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.24"></a><var>157.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 17. <b>Wireline backhaul facility.</b> "Wireline backhaul facility" means a facility <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.25"></a><var>157.25</var>used to transport communications data by wire from a wireless facility to a communications
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.26"></a><var>157.26</var>network.<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.27"></a><var>157.27</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.12.0"></a><a id="pl.157.28"></a><var>157.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 237.163, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.29"></a><var>157.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Generally.</b> (a) Subject to this section, a telecommunications right-of-way user <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.30"></a><var>157.30</var>authorized to do business under the laws of this state or by license of the Federal
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.1"></a><var>158.1</var>Communications Commission may construct, maintain, and operate small wireless facilities, <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.2"></a><var>158.2</var>conduit, cable, switches, and related appurtenances and facilities along, across,
         upon, above, <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.3"></a><var>158.3</var>and under any public right-of-way.<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.4"></a><var>158.4</var>(b) Subject to this section, a local government unit has the authority to manage its
         public <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.5"></a><var>158.5</var>rights-of-way and to recover its rights-of-way management costs. Except as provided in <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.6"></a><var>158.6</var>subdivisions 3a, 3b, and 3c, the authority defined in this section may be exercised at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.7"></a><var>158.7</var>option of the local government unit. The exercise of this authority and is not mandated under <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.8"></a><var>158.8</var>this section. A local government unit may, by ordinance:<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.9"></a><var>158.9</var>(1) require a telecommunications right-of-way user seeking to excavate or obstruct
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.10"></a><var>158.10</var>public right-of-way for the purpose of providing telecommunications services to obtain
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.11"></a><var>158.11</var>right-of-way permit to do so and to impose permit conditions consistent with the local
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.12"></a><var>158.12</var>government unit's management of the right-of-way;<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.13"></a><var>158.13</var>(2) require a telecommunications right-of-way user using, occupying, or seeking to
         use <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.14"></a><var>158.14</var>or occupy a public right-of-way for the purpose of providing telecommunications services
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.15"></a><var>158.15</var>to register with the local government unit by providing the local government unit
         with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.16"></a><var>158.16</var>following information:<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.17"></a><var>158.17</var>(i) the applicant's name, gopher state one-call registration number under section
         
         <statute_ref>216D.03</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.18"></a><var>158.18</var>address, and telephone and facsimile numbers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.19"></a><var>158.19</var>(ii) the name, address, and telephone and facsimile numbers of the applicant's local
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.20"></a><var>158.20</var>representative;<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.21"></a><var>158.21</var>(iii) proof of adequate insurance; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.22"></a><var>158.22</var>(iv) other information deemed reasonably necessary by the local government unit for
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.23"></a><var>158.23</var>the efficient administration of the public right-of-way; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.24"></a><var>158.24</var>(3) require telecommunications right-of-way users to submit to the local government
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.25"></a><var>158.25</var>unit plans for construction and major maintenance that provide reasonable notice to
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.26"></a><var>158.26</var>local government unit of projects that the telecommunications right-of-way user expects
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.27"></a><var>158.27</var>undertake that may require excavation and obstruction of public rights-of-way.<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.28"></a><var>158.28</var>(c) A local government unit may also require a telecommunications right-of-way user
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.29"></a><var>158.29</var>that is registered with the local government unit pursuant to paragraph (b), clause
         (2), to <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.30"></a><var>158.30</var>periodically update the information in its registration application.<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.31"></a><var>158.31</var>(d) Notwithstanding sections 394.34 and 462.355, or any other law, a local government
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.32"></a><var>158.32</var>unit must not establish a moratorium with respect to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.1"></a><var>159.1</var>(1) filing, receiving, or processing applications for right-of-way or small wireless
         facility <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.2"></a><var>159.2</var>permits; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.3"></a><var>159.3</var>(2) issuing or approving right-of-way or small wireless facility permits.<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.4"></a><var>159.4</var>(e) A telecommunications right-of-way user may place a new wireless support structure
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.5"></a><var>159.5</var>or collocate small wireless facilities on wireless support structures located within
         a public <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.6"></a><var>159.6</var>right-of-way, subject to the approval procedures under this section and, for collocation
         on <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.7"></a><var>159.7</var>wireless support structures owned by a local government unit, the reasonable terms,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.8"></a><var>159.8</var>conditions, and rates set forth under this section. A local government unit may prohibit,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.9"></a><var>159.9</var>regulate, or charge a fee to install wireless support structures or to collocate small
         wireless <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.10"></a><var>159.10</var>facilities only as provided in this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.11"></a><var>159.11</var>(f) The placement of small wireless facilities and wireless support structures to
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.12"></a><var>159.12</var>accommodate small wireless facilities are a permitted use in a public right-of-way,
         except <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.13"></a><var>159.13</var>that a local government unit may require a person to obtain a special or conditional
         land <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.14"></a><var>159.14</var>use permit to install a new wireless support structure for the siting of a small wireless
         facility <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.15"></a><var>159.15</var>in a right-of-way in a district or area zoned for single-family residential use or
         within a <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.16"></a><var>159.16</var>historic district established by federal or state law or city ordinance as of the
         date of <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.17"></a><var>159.17</var>application for a small wireless facility permit. This paragraph does not apply to
         areas <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.18"></a><var>159.18</var>outside a public right-of-way that are zoned and used exclusively for single-family
         residential <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.19"></a><var>159.19</var>use.<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.20"></a><var>159.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment, except <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.21"></a><var>159.21</var>that paragraph (d) is effective January 1, 2018, for a local government unit that
         has not <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.22"></a><var>159.22</var>enacted an ordinance regulating public rights-of-way as of May 18, 2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.13.0"></a><a id="pl.159.23"></a><var>159.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 237.163, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.24"></a><var>159.24</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.25"></a><var>159.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3a. <b>Small wireless facility permits; general.</b> (a) A local government unit:<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.26"></a><var>159.26</var>(1) may require a telecommunications right-of-way user to obtain a permit or permits
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.27"></a><var>159.27</var>under this section to place a new wireless support structure or collocate a small
         wireless <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.28"></a><var>159.28</var>facility in a public right-of-way managed by the local government unit;<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.29"></a><var>159.29</var>(2) must not require an applicant for a small wireless facility permit to provide
         any <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.30"></a><var>159.30</var>information that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.31"></a><var>159.31</var>(i) has previously been provided to the local government unit by the applicant in
         an <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.32"></a><var>159.32</var>application for a small wireless permit, which specific reference shall be provided
         to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.33"></a><var>159.33</var>local government unit by the applicant; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.1"></a><var>160.1</var>(ii) is not reasonably necessary to review a permit application for compliance with
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.2"></a><var>160.2</var>generally applicable and reasonable health, safety, and welfare regulations, and to
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.3"></a><var>160.3</var>demonstrate compliance with applicable Federal Communications Commission regulations
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.4"></a><var>160.4</var>governing radio frequency exposure, or other information required by this section;<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.5"></a><var>160.5</var>(3) must ensure that any application for a small wireless facility permit is processed
         on <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.6"></a><var>160.6</var>a nondiscriminatory basis; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.7"></a><var>160.7</var>(4) must specify that the term of a small wireless facility permit is equal to the
         length <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.8"></a><var>160.8</var>of time that the small wireless facility is in use, unless the permit is revoked under
         this <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.9"></a><var>160.9</var>section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.10"></a><var>160.10</var>(b) An applicant may file a consolidated permit application to collocate up to 15
         small <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.11"></a><var>160.11</var>wireless facilities, or a greater number if agreed to by a local government unit,
         provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.12"></a><var>160.12</var>that all the small wireless facilities in the application:<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.13"></a><var>160.13</var>(1) are located within a two-mile radius;<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.14"></a><var>160.14</var>(2) consist of substantially similar equipment; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.15"></a><var>160.15</var>(3) are to be placed on similar types of wireless support structures.<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.16"></a><var>160.16</var>In rendering a decision on a consolidated permit application, a local government unit
         may <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.17"></a><var>160.17</var>approve a permit for some small wireless facilities and deny a permit for others,
         but may <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.18"></a><var>160.18</var>not use denial of one or more permits as a basis to deny all the small wireless facilities
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.19"></a><var>160.19</var>the application.<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.20"></a><var>160.20</var>(c) If a local government unit receives applications within a single seven-day period
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.21"></a><var>160.21</var>from one or more applicants seeking approval of permits for more than 30 small wireless
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.22"></a><var>160.22</var>facilities, the local government unit may extend the 90-day deadline imposed in subdivision
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.23"></a><var>160.23</var>3c by an additional 30 days. If a local government unit elects to invoke this extension,
         it <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.24"></a><var>160.24</var>must inform in writing any applicant to whom the extension will be applied.<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.25"></a><var>160.25</var>(d) A local government unit is prohibited from requiring a person to pay a small wireless
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.26"></a><var>160.26</var>facility permit fee, obtain a small wireless facility permit, or enter into a small
         wireless <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.27"></a><var>160.27</var>facility collocation agreement solely in order to conduct any of the following activities:<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.28"></a><var>160.28</var>(1) routine maintenance of a small wireless facility;<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.29"></a><var>160.29</var>(2) replacement of a small wireless facility with a new facility that is substantially
         similar <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.30"></a><var>160.30</var>or smaller in size, weight, height, and wind or structural loading than the small
         wireless <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.31"></a><var>160.31</var>facility being replaced; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.1"></a><var>161.1</var>(3) installation, placement, maintenance, operation, or replacement of micro wireless
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.2"></a><var>161.2</var>facilities that are suspended on cables strung between existing utility poles in compliance
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.3"></a><var>161.3</var>with national safety codes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.4"></a><var>161.4</var>A local government unit may require advance notification of these activities if the
         work <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.5"></a><var>161.5</var>will obstruct a public right-of-way.<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.6"></a><var>161.6</var>(e) Nothing in this subdivision affects the need for an entity seeking to place a
         small <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.7"></a><var>161.7</var>wireless facility on a wireless support structure that is not owned by a local government
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.8"></a><var>161.8</var>unit to obtain from the owner of the wireless support structure any necessary authority
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.9"></a><var>161.9</var>place the small wireless facility, nor shall any provision of this chapter be deemed
         to affect <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.10"></a><var>161.10</var>the rates, terms, and conditions for access to or placement of a small wireless facility
         or a <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.11"></a><var>161.11</var>wireless support structure not owned by a local government unit. This subdivision
         does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.12"></a><var>161.12</var>affect any existing agreement between a local government unit and an entity concerning
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.13"></a><var>161.13</var>the placement of small wireless facilities on local government unit-owned wireless
         support <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.14"></a><var>161.14</var>structures.<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.15"></a><var>161.15</var>(f) No later than six months after the effective date of this act or three months
         after <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.16"></a><var>161.16</var>receiving a small wireless facility permit application from a wireless service provider,
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.17"></a><var>161.17</var>local government unit that has elected to set forth terms and conditions of collocation
         in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.18"></a><var>161.18</var>standard small wireless facility collocation agreement shall develop and make available
         an <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.19"></a><var>161.19</var>agreement that complies with the requirements of this section and section 237.162.
         A <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.20"></a><var>161.20</var>standard small wireless facility collocation agreement shall be substantially complete.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.21"></a><var>161.21</var>Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the parties to a small wireless facility
         collocation <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.22"></a><var>161.22</var>agreement may incorporate additional terms and conditions mutually agreed upon into
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.23"></a><var>161.23</var>small wireless facility collocation agreement. A small wireless facility collocation
         agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.24"></a><var>161.24</var>between a local government unit and a wireless service provider is considered public
         data <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.25"></a><var>161.25</var>not on individuals and is accessible to the public under section 13.03.<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.26"></a><var>161.26</var>(g) An approval of a small wireless facility permit under this section authorizes
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.27"></a><var>161.27</var>installation, placement, maintenance, or operation of a small wireless facility to
         provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.28"></a><var>161.28</var>wireless service and shall not be construed to confer authorization to (1) provide
         any service <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.29"></a><var>161.29</var>other than a wireless service, or (2) install, place, maintain, or operate a wireline
         backhaul <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.30"></a><var>161.30</var>facility in the right-of-way.<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.31"></a><var>161.31</var>(h) The terms and conditions of collocation under this subdivision:<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.32"></a><var>161.32</var>(1) may be set forth in a small wireless facility collocation agreement, if a local
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.33"></a><var>161.33</var>government unit elects to utilize such an agreement;<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.34"></a><var>161.34</var>(2) must be nondiscriminatory, competitively neutral, and commercially reasonable;
         and<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.1"></a><var>162.1</var>(3) must comply with this section and section 237.162.<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.2"></a><var>162.2</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.14.0"></a><a id="pl.162.3"></a><var>162.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 237.163, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.4"></a><var>162.4</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.5"></a><var>162.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3b. <b>Small wireless facility permits; placement.</b> (a) A local government unit may <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.6"></a><var>162.6</var>not require the placement of small wireless facilities on any specific wireless support
         structure <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.7"></a><var>162.7</var>other than the wireless support structure proposed in the permit application.<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.8"></a><var>162.8</var>(b) A local government unit must not limit the placement of small wireless facilities,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.9"></a><var>162.9</var>either by minimum separation distances between small wireless facilities or maximum
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.10"></a><var>162.10</var>height limitations, except that each wireless support structure installed in the right-of-way
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.11"></a><var>162.11</var>after the effective date of this act shall not exceed 50 feet above ground level,
         unless the <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.12"></a><var>162.12</var>local government unit agrees to a greater height, subject to local zoning regulations,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.13"></a><var>162.13</var>may be subject to separation requirements in relation to other wireless support structures.<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.14"></a><var>162.14</var>(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), a wireless support structure that replaces an existing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.15"></a><var>162.15</var>wireless support structure that is higher than 50 feet above ground level may be placed
         at <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.16"></a><var>162.16</var>the height of the existing wireless support structure, unless the local government
         unit agrees <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.17"></a><var>162.17</var>to a greater height, subject to local zoning regulations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.18"></a><var>162.18</var>(d) Wireless facilities constructed in the right-of-way after the effective date of
         this act <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.19"></a><var>162.19</var>may not extend more than ten feet above an existing wireless support structure in
         place as <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.20"></a><var>162.20</var>of the effective date of this act.<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.21"></a><var>162.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.15.0"></a><a id="pl.162.22"></a><var>162.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 237.163, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.23"></a><var>162.23</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.24"></a><var>162.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3c. <b>Small wireless facility permits; approval.</b> (a) Except as provided in <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.25"></a><var>162.25</var>subdivision 4, a local government unit shall issue a small wireless facility permit
         to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.26"></a><var>162.26</var>telecommunications right-of-way user seeking to install a new or replacement wireless
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.27"></a><var>162.27</var>support structure for a small wireless facility, or to collocate a small wireless
         facility on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.28"></a><var>162.28</var>wireless support structure in a public right-of-way. In processing and approving a
         small <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.29"></a><var>162.29</var>wireless facility permit, a local government unit may condition its approval on compliance
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.30"></a><var>162.30</var>with:<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.31"></a><var>162.31</var>(1) generally applicable and reasonable health, safety, and welfare regulations consistent
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.32"></a><var>162.32</var>with the local government unit's public right-of-way management;<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.1"></a><var>163.1</var>(2) reasonable accommodations for decorative wireless support structures or signs;
         and<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.2"></a><var>163.2</var>(3) any reasonable restocking, replacement, or relocation requirements when a new
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.3"></a><var>163.3</var>wireless support structure is placed in a public right-of-way.<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.4"></a><var>163.4</var>(b) A local government unit has 90 days after the date a small wireless facility permit
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.5"></a><var>163.5</var>application is filed to issue or deny the permit, or the permit is automatically issued.
         To toll <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.6"></a><var>163.6</var>the 90-day clock, the local government unit must provide a written notice of incompleteness
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.7"></a><var>163.7</var>to the applicant within 30 days of receipt of the application, clearly and specifically
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.8"></a><var>163.8</var>delineating all missing documents or information. Information delineated in the notice
         is <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.9"></a><var>163.9</var>limited to documents or information publicly required as of the date of application
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.10"></a><var>163.10</var>reasonably related to a local government unit's determination whether the proposed
         equipment <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.11"></a><var>163.11</var>falls within the definition of a small wireless facility and whether the proposed
         deployment <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.12"></a><var>163.12</var>satisfies all health, safety, and welfare regulations applicable to the small wireless
         facility <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.13"></a><var>163.13</var>permit request. Upon an applicant's submittal of additional documents or information
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.14"></a><var>163.14</var>response to a notice of incompleteness, the local government unit has ten days to
         notify the <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.15"></a><var>163.15</var>applicant in writing of any information requested in the initial notice of incompleteness
         that <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.16"></a><var>163.16</var>is still missing. Second or subsequent notices of incompleteness may not specify documents
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.17"></a><var>163.17</var>or information that were not delineated in the original notice of incompleteness.
         Requests <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.18"></a><var>163.18</var>for information not requested in the initial notice of incompleteness do not toll
         the 90-day <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.19"></a><var>163.19</var>clock. Parties can mutually agree in writing to toll the 90-day clock at any time.
         Section <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.20"></a><var>163.20</var>15.99 does not apply to this paragraph or paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.21"></a><var>163.21</var>For the purposes of this subdivision, "toll the 90-day clock" means to halt the progression
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.22"></a><var>163.22</var>of days that count towards the 90-day deadline.<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.23"></a><var>163.23</var>(c) Except as provided in subdivision 3a, paragraph (c), a small wireless facility
         permit <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.24"></a><var>163.24</var>and any associated encroachment or building permit required by a local government
         unit, <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.25"></a><var>163.25</var>are deemed approved if the local government unit fails to approve or deny the application
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.26"></a><var>163.26</var>within 90 days after the permit application has been filed, unless the applicant and
         the local <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.27"></a><var>163.27</var>government unit have mutually agreed in writing to extend the 90-day deadline.<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.28"></a><var>163.28</var>(d) Nothing in this subdivision precludes a local government unit from applying generally
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.29"></a><var>163.29</var>applicable and reasonable health, safety, and welfare regulations when evaluating
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.30"></a><var>163.30</var>deciding to approve or deny a small wireless facility permit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.31"></a><var>163.31</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.16.0"></a><a id="pl.164.1"></a><var>164.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 237.163, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.2"></a><var>164.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Permit denial or revocation.</b> (a) A local government unit may deny any <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.3"></a><var>164.3</var>application for a right-of-way or small wireless facility permit if the telecommunications <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.4"></a><var>164.4</var>right-of-way user does not comply with a provision of this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.5"></a><var>164.5</var>(b) A local government unit may deny an application for a right-of-way permit if the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.6"></a><var>164.6</var>local government unit determines that the denial is necessary to protect the health,
         safety, <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.7"></a><var>164.7</var>and welfare or when necessary to protect the public right-of-way and its current use.<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.8"></a><var>164.8</var>(c) A local government unit may revoke a right-of-way or small wireless facility permit <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.9"></a><var>164.9</var>granted to a telecommunications right-of-way user, with or without fee refund, in
         the event <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.10"></a><var>164.10</var>of a substantial breach of the terms and conditions of statute, ordinance, rule, or
         regulation <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.11"></a><var>164.11</var>or any material condition of the permit. A substantial breach by a permittee includes,
         but <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.12"></a><var>164.12</var>is not limited to, the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.13"></a><var>164.13</var>(1) a material violation of a provision of the right-of-way or small wireless facility <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.14"></a><var>164.14</var>permit;<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.15"></a><var>164.15</var>(2) an evasion or attempt to evade any material provision of the right-of-way or small <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.16"></a><var>164.16</var>wireless facility permit, or the perpetration or attempt to perpetrate any fraud or deceit upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.17"></a><var>164.17</var>the local government unit or its citizens;<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.18"></a><var>164.18</var>(3) a material misrepresentation of fact in the right-of-way or small wireless facility <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.19"></a><var>164.19</var>permit application;<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.20"></a><var>164.20</var>(4) a failure to complete work in a timely manner, unless a permit extension is obtained
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.21"></a><var>164.21</var>or unless the failure to complete work is due to reasons beyond the permittee's control;
         and<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.22"></a><var>164.22</var>(5) a failure to correct, in a timely manner, work that does not conform to applicable
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.23"></a><var>164.23</var>standards, conditions, or codes, upon inspection and notification by the local government
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.24"></a><var>164.24</var>unit of the faulty condition.<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.25"></a><var>164.25</var>(d) Subject to this subdivision, a local government unit may not deny an application
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.26"></a><var>164.26</var>a right-of-way or small wireless facility permit for failure to include a project in a plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.27"></a><var>164.27</var>submitted to the local government unit under subdivision 2, paragraph (b), clause
         (3), when <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.28"></a><var>164.28</var>the telecommunications right-of-way user has used commercially reasonable efforts
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.29"></a><var>164.29</var>anticipate and plan for the project.<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.30"></a><var>164.30</var>(e) In no event may a local government unit unreasonably withhold approval of an <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.31"></a><var>164.31</var>application for a right-of-way or small wireless facility permit, or unreasonably revoke a <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.32"></a><var>164.32</var>permit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.1"></a><var>165.1</var>(f) Any denial or revocation of a right-of-way or small wireless facility permit must
         be <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.2"></a><var>165.2</var>made in writing and must document the basis for the denial. The local government unit
         must <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.3"></a><var>165.3</var>notify the telecommunications right-of-way user in writing within three business days
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.4"></a><var>165.4</var>the decision to deny or revoke a permit. If a permit application is denied, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.5"></a><var>165.5</var>telecommunications right-of-way user may cure the deficiencies identified by the local
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.6"></a><var>165.6</var>government unit and resubmit its application. If the telecommunications right-of-way
         user <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.7"></a><var>165.7</var>resubmits the application within 30 days of receiving written notice of the denial,
         it may <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.8"></a><var>165.8</var>not be charged an additional filing or processing fee. The local government unit must
         approve <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.9"></a><var>165.9</var>or deny the revised application within 30 days after the revised application is submitted.<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.10"></a><var>165.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.17.0"></a><a id="pl.165.11"></a><var>165.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 237.163, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.12"></a><var>165.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Fees.</b> (a) A local government unit may recover its right-of-way management <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.13"></a><var>165.13</var>costs by imposing a fee for registration, a fee for each right-of-way or small wireless facility <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.14"></a><var>165.14</var>permit, or, when appropriate, a fee applicable to a particular telecommunications
         right-of-way <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.15"></a><var>165.15</var>user when that user causes the local government unit to incur costs as a result of
         actions or <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.16"></a><var>165.16</var>inactions of that user. A local government unit may not recover costs from a <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.17"></a><var>165.17</var>telecommunications right-of-way user costs or an owner of a cable communications system <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.18"></a><var>165.18</var>awarded a franchise under chapter 238 caused by another entity's activity in the right-of-way.<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.19"></a><var>165.19</var>(b) Fees, or other right-of-way obligations, imposed by a local government unit on
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.20"></a><var>165.20</var>telecommunications right-of-way users under this section must be:<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.21"></a><var>165.21</var>(1) based on the actual costs incurred by the local government unit in managing the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.22"></a><var>165.22</var>public right-of-way;<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.23"></a><var>165.23</var>(2) based on an allocation among all users of the public right-of-way, including the
         local <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.24"></a><var>165.24</var>government unit itself, which shall reflect the proportionate costs imposed on the
         local <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.25"></a><var>165.25</var>government unit by each of the various types of uses of the public rights-of-way;<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.26"></a><var>165.26</var>(3) imposed on a competitively neutral basis; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.27"></a><var>165.27</var>(4) imposed in a manner so that aboveground uses of public rights-of-way do not bear
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.28"></a><var>165.28</var>costs incurred by the local government unit to regulate underground uses of public
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.29"></a><var>165.29</var>rights-of-way.<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.30"></a><var>165.30</var>(c) The rights, duties, and obligations regarding the use of the public right-of-way
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.31"></a><var>165.31</var>imposed under this section must be applied to all users of the public right-of-way,
         including <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.32"></a><var>165.32</var>the local government unit while recognizing regulation must reflect the distinct engineering,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.33"></a><var>165.33</var>construction, operation, maintenance and public and worker safety requirements, and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.1"></a><var>166.1</var>standards applicable to various users of the public rights-of-way. For users subject
         to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.2"></a><var>166.2</var>franchising authority of a local government unit, to the extent those rights, duties,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.3"></a><var>166.3</var>obligations are addressed in the terms of an applicable franchise agreement, the terms
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.4"></a><var>166.4</var>the franchise shall prevail over any conflicting provision in an ordinance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.5"></a><var>166.5</var>(d) A wireless service provider may collocate small wireless facilities on wireless
         support <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.6"></a><var>166.6</var>structures owned or controlled by a local government unit and located within the public
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.7"></a><var>166.7</var>roads or rights-of-way without being required to apply for or enter into any individual
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.8"></a><var>166.8</var>license, franchise, or other agreement with the local government unit or any other
         entity, <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.9"></a><var>166.9</var>other than a standard small wireless facility collocation agreement under subdivision
         3a, <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.10"></a><var>166.10</var>paragraph (f), if the local unit of government elects to utilize such an agreement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.11"></a><var>166.11</var>(e) Any initial engineering survey and preparatory construction work associated with
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.12"></a><var>166.12</var>collocation must be paid by the cost causer in the form of a onetime, nonrecurring,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.13"></a><var>166.13</var>commercially reasonable, nondiscriminatory, and competitively neutral charge to recover
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.14"></a><var>166.14</var>the costs associated with a proposed attachment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.15"></a><var>166.15</var>(f) Total application fees for a small wireless facility permit must comply with this
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.16"></a><var>166.16</var>subdivision with respect to costs related to the permit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.17"></a><var>166.17</var>(g) A local government unit may elect to charge each small wireless facility attached
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.18"></a><var>166.18</var>a wireless support structure owned by the local government unit a fee, in addition
         to other <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.19"></a><var>166.19</var>fees or charges allowed under this subdivision, consisting of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.20"></a><var>166.20</var>(1) up to $150 per year for rent to occupy space on a wireless support structure;<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.21"></a><var>166.21</var>(2) up to $25 per year for maintenance associated with the space occupied on a wireless
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.22"></a><var>166.22</var>support structure; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.23"></a><var>166.23</var>(3) a monthly fee for electricity used to operate a small wireless facility, if not
         purchased <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.24"></a><var>166.24</var>directly from a utility, at the rate of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.25"></a><var>166.25</var>(i) $73 per radio node less than or equal to 100 max watts;<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.26"></a><var>166.26</var>(ii) $182 per radio node over 100 max watts; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.27"></a><var>166.27</var>(iii) the actual costs of electricity, if the actual costs exceed the amount in item
         (i) or <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.28"></a><var>166.28</var>(ii).<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.29"></a><var>166.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.18.0"></a><a id="pl.167.1"></a><var>167.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 237.163, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.2"></a><var>167.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Additional right-of-way provisions.</b> (a) In managing the public rights-of-way <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.3"></a><var>167.3</var>and in imposing fees under this section, no local government unit may:<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.4"></a><var>167.4</var>(1) unlawfully discriminate among telecommunications right-of-way users;<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.5"></a><var>167.5</var>(2) grant a preference to any telecommunications right-of-way user;<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.6"></a><var>167.6</var>(3) create or erect any unreasonable requirement for entry to the public rights-of-way
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.7"></a><var>167.7</var>by telecommunications right-of-way users; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.8"></a><var>167.8</var>(4) require a telecommunications right-of-way user to obtain a franchise or pay for
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.9"></a><var>167.9</var>use of the right-of-way.<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.10"></a><var>167.10</var>(b) A telecommunications right-of-way user need not apply for or obtain right-of-way
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.11"></a><var>167.11</var>permits for facilities that are located in public rights-of-way on May 10, 1997, for
         which <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.12"></a><var>167.12</var>the user has obtained the required consent of the local government unit, or that are
         otherwise <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.13"></a><var>167.13</var>lawfully occupying the public right-of-way. However, the telecommunications right-of-way
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.14"></a><var>167.14</var>user may be required to register and to obtain a right-of-way permit for an excavation
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.15"></a><var>167.15</var>obstruction of existing facilities within the public right-of-way after May 10, 1997.<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.16"></a><var>167.16</var>(c) Data and documents exchanged between a local government unit and a <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.17"></a><var>167.17</var>telecommunications right-of-way user are subject to the terms of chapter 13. A local
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.18"></a><var>167.18</var>government unit not complying with this paragraph is subject to the penalties set
         forth in <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.19"></a><var>167.19</var>section 
         <statute_ref>13.08</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.20"></a><var>167.20</var>(d) A local government unit may not collect a fee imposed under this section through
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.21"></a><var>167.21</var>the provision of in-kind services by a telecommunications right-of-way user, nor may
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.22"></a><var>167.22</var>local government unit require the provision of in-kind services as a condition of
         consent to <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.23"></a><var>167.23</var>use the local government unit's public right-of-way or to obtain a small wireless facility <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.24"></a><var>167.24</var>permit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.25"></a><var>167.25</var>(e) Except as provided in this chapter or required by federal law, a local government
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.26"></a><var>167.26</var>unit shall not adopt or enforce any regulation on the placement or operation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.27"></a><var>167.27</var>communications facilities in the right-of-way where the entity is already authorized
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.28"></a><var>167.28</var>operate in the right-of-way, and shall not regulate or impose or collect fees on <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.29"></a><var>167.29</var>communications services except to the extent specifically provided for in the existing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.30"></a><var>167.30</var>authorization, and unless expressly required by state or federal statute.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.19.0"></a><a id="pl.168.1"></a><var>168.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 237.163, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.2"></a><var>168.2</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.3"></a><var>168.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 9. <b>Authorized contractors.</b> (a) Nothing in this section precludes a <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.4"></a><var>168.4</var>telecommunications right-of-way user from authorizing another entity or individual
         to act <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.5"></a><var>168.5</var>on its behalf to install, construct, maintain, or repair a facility or facilities
         owned or controlled <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.6"></a><var>168.6</var>by the telecommunications right-of-way user.<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.7"></a><var>168.7</var>(b) A local government unit is prohibited from imposing fees or requirements on an
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.8"></a><var>168.8</var>authorized entity or individual for actions on behalf of a telecommunications right-of-way
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.9"></a><var>168.9</var>user that are in addition to or different from the fees and requirements it is authorized
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.10"></a><var>168.10</var>impose on the telecommunications right-of-way user under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.11"></a><var>168.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.20.0"></a><a id="pl.168.12"></a><var>168.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 237.163, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.13"></a><var>168.13</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.14"></a><var>168.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 10. <b>Exemptions.</b> (a) Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter, this <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.15"></a><var>168.15</var>section does not apply to a wireless support structure owned, operated, maintained,
         or served <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.16"></a><var>168.16</var>by a municipal electric utility.<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.17"></a><var>168.17</var>(b) Subdivisions 3a, 3b, 3c, and subdivision 6, paragraphs (d) through (g), and subdivision
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.18"></a><var>168.18</var>7, paragraph (e), do not apply to the collocation or regulation of small wireless
         facilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.19"></a><var>168.19</var>issued a permit by a local government unit before the effective date of this act under
         an <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.20"></a><var>168.20</var>ordinance enacted before May 18, 2017, that regulates the collocation of small wireless
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.21"></a><var>168.21</var>facilities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.22"></a><var>168.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.168.23"></a><var>168.23</var><b>ARTICLE 10</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.168.24"></a><var>168.24</var><b>ENERGY POLICY</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.10.1.0"></a><a id="pl.168.25"></a><var>168.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 3.8851, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.26"></a><var>168.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> (a) There is established a Legislative Energy Commission <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.27"></a><var>168.27</var>to study and to make recommendations for legislation concerning issues related to
         its duties <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.28"></a><var>168.28</var>under subdivision 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.29"></a><var>168.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) The commission consists of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.30"></a><var>168.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) ten nine members of the house of representatives, five of whom are appointed by <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.31"></a><var>168.31</var>the speaker of the house, and four of whom must be from are appointed by the leader of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.1"></a><var>169.1</var>minority caucus, and including the chair of the committee with primary jurisdiction over <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.2"></a><var>169.2</var>energy policy; the chair or another member of each of the committees with primary
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.3"></a><var>169.3</var>jurisdiction over environmental policy, agricultural policy, and transportation policy; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.4"></a><var>169.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) ten nine members of the senate to be, five of whom are appointed by the Subcommittee <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.5"></a><var>169.5</var>on Committees, leader of the majority caucus and four of whom must be from are appointed <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.6"></a><var>169.6</var>by the leader of the minority caucus, and including the chair of the committee with primary <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.7"></a><var>169.7</var>jurisdiction over energy policy; and the chair or another member of each of the committees
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.8"></a><var>169.8</var>with primary jurisdiction over environmental policy, agricultural policy, and transportation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.9"></a><var>169.9</var>policy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.10"></a><var>169.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) The commission may employ full-time and part-time staff, contract for consulting
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.11"></a><var>169.11</var>services, and may reimburse the expenses of persons requested to assist it in its
         duties. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.12"></a><var>169.12</var>director of the Legislative Coordinating Commission shall assist the commission in
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.13"></a><var>169.13</var>administrative matters. The commission shall elect cochairs, one member of the house
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.14"></a><var>169.14</var>representatives and one member of the senate from among the committee and subcommittee
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.15"></a><var>169.15</var>chairs named to the commission. The commission members from the house of representatives
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.16"></a><var>169.16</var>shall elect the house of representatives cochair, and the commission members from
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.17"></a><var>169.17</var>senate shall elect the senate cochair.<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.18"></a><var>169.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.2.0"></a><a id="pl.169.19"></a><var>169.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16B.323, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.20"></a><var>169.20</var><b>16B.323 SOLAR ENERGY IN STATE BUILDINGS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.169.21"></a><var>169.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.22"></a><var>169.22</var>the meanings given.<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.23"></a><var>169.23</var>(b) "Made in Minnesota" means the manufacture in this state of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.24"></a><var>169.24</var>(1) components of a solar thermal system certified by the Solar Rating and Certification
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.25"></a><var>169.25</var>Corporation; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.26"></a><var>169.26</var>(2) solar photovoltaic modules that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.27"></a><var>169.27</var>(i) are manufactured at a manufacturing facility in Minnesota that is registered and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.28"></a><var>169.28</var>authorized to manufacture those solar photovoltaic modules by Underwriters Laboratory,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.29"></a><var>169.29</var>CSA International, Intertek, or an equivalent independent testing agency;<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.30"></a><var>169.30</var>(ii) bear certification marks from Underwriters Laboratory, CSA International, Intertek,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.31"></a><var>169.31</var>or an equivalent independent testing agency; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.1"></a><var>170.1</var>(iii) meet the requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>116C.7791, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph (a), clauses <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.2"></a><var>170.2</var>(1), (5), and (6).<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.3"></a><var>170.3</var>For the purposes of clause (2), "manufactured" has the meaning given in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.170.4"></a><var>170.4</var>116C.7791, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (b), clauses (1) and (2).<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.5"></a><var>170.5</var>(c) (b) "Major renovation" means a substantial addition to an existing building, or a <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.6"></a><var>170.6</var>substantial change to the interior configuration or the energy system of an existing
         building.<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.7"></a><var>170.7</var>(d) (c) "Solar energy system" means solar photovoltaic modules devices alone or installed <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.8"></a><var>170.8</var>in conjunction with a solar thermal system.<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.9"></a><var>170.9</var>(e) "Solar Photovoltaic module (d) "Photovoltaic device" has the meaning given in <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.10"></a><var>170.10</var>section 
         <statute_ref>116C.7791, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (e) 216C.06, subdivision 16.<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.11"></a><var>170.11</var>(f) (e) "Solar thermal system" has the meaning given "qualifying solar thermal project" <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.12"></a><var>170.12</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>216B.2411, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, paragraph (e).<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.13"></a><var>170.13</var>(g) (f) "State building" means a building whose construction or renovation is paid wholly
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.14"></a><var>170.14</var>or in part by the state from the bond proceeds fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.15"></a><var>170.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Solar energy system.</b> (a) As provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), a project for <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.16"></a><var>170.16</var>the construction or major renovation of a state building, after the completion of
         a cost-benefit <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.17"></a><var>170.17</var>analysis, may include installation of "Made in Minnesota" solar energy systems of 40 up <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.18"></a><var>170.18</var>to 300 kilowatts capacity on, adjacent, or in proximity to the state building.<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.19"></a><var>170.19</var>(b) The capacity of a solar energy system must be less than 40 300 kilowatts to the extent <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.20"></a><var>170.20</var>necessary to match the electrical load of the building, or to the extent the capacity must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.21"></a><var>170.21</var>no more than necessary to keep the costs for the installation below the five percent maximum <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.22"></a><var>170.22</var>set by paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.23"></a><var>170.23</var>(c) The cost of the solar energy system must not exceed five percent of the appropriations <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.24"></a><var>170.24</var>from the bond proceeds fund for the construction or renovation of the state building.
         Purchase <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.25"></a><var>170.25</var>and installation of a solar thermal system may account for no more than 25 percent
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.26"></a><var>170.26</var>cost of a solar energy system installation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.27"></a><var>170.27</var>(d) A project subject to this section is ineligible to receive a rebate for the installation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.28"></a><var>170.28</var>of a solar energy system under section 
         <statute_ref>116C.7791</statute_ref> or from any utility.<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.29"></a><var>170.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.3.0"></a><a id="pl.171.1"></a><var>171.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116C.779, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.2"></a><var>171.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Renewable development account.</b> (a) The renewable development <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.3"></a><var>171.3</var>account is established as a separate account in the special revenue fund in the state
         treasury. <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.4"></a><var>171.4</var>Appropriations and transfers to the account shall be credited to the account. Earnings,
         such <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.5"></a><var>171.5</var>as interest, dividends, and any other earnings arising from assets of the account,
         shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.6"></a><var>171.6</var>credited to the account. Funds remaining in the account at the end of a fiscal year
         are not <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.7"></a><var>171.7</var>canceled to the general fund but remain in the account until expended. The account
         shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.8"></a><var>171.8</var>be administered by the commissioner of management and budget as provided under this
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.9"></a><var>171.9</var>section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.10"></a><var>171.10</var>(b) On July 1, 2017, the public utility that owns the Prairie Island nuclear generating
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.11"></a><var>171.11</var>plant must transfer all funds in the renewable development account previously established
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.12"></a><var>171.12</var>under this subdivision and managed by the public utility to the renewable development
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.13"></a><var>171.13</var>account established in paragraph (a). Funds awarded to grantees in previous grant
         cycles <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.14"></a><var>171.14</var>that have not yet been expended and unencumbered funds required to be paid in calendar
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.15"></a><var>171.15</var>year 2017 under paragraphs (f) and (g), and sections 116C.7792 and 216C.41, are not
         subject <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.16"></a><var>171.16</var>to transfer under this paragraph.<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.17"></a><var>171.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) Except as provided in subdivision 1a, beginning January 15, 2018, and continuing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.18"></a><var>171.18</var>each January 15 thereafter, the public utility that owns the Prairie Island nuclear generating <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.19"></a><var>171.19</var>plant must transfer to a renewable development the renewable development account $500,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.20"></a><var>171.20</var>each year for each dry cask containing spent fuel that is located at the Prairie Island
         power <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.21"></a><var>171.21</var>plant for each year the plant is in operation, and $7,500,000 each year the plant
         is not in <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.22"></a><var>171.22</var>operation if ordered by the commission pursuant to paragraph (c) (i). The fund transfer must <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.23"></a><var>171.23</var>be made if nuclear waste is stored in a dry cask at the independent spent-fuel storage
         facility <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.24"></a><var>171.24</var>at Prairie Island for any part of a year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.25"></a><var>171.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) (d) Except as provided in subdivision 1a, beginning January 15, 2018, and continuing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.26"></a><var>171.26</var>each January 15 thereafter, the public utility that owns the Monticello nuclear generating <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.27"></a><var>171.27</var>plant must transfer to the renewable development account $350,000 each year for each
         dry <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.28"></a><var>171.28</var>cask containing spent fuel that is located at the Monticello nuclear power plant for
         each <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.29"></a><var>171.29</var>year the plant is in operation, and $5,250,000 each year the plant is not in operation
         if ordered <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.30"></a><var>171.30</var>by the commission pursuant to paragraph (c) (i). The fund transfer must be made if nuclear <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.31"></a><var>171.31</var>waste is stored in a dry cask at the independent spent-fuel storage facility at Monticello
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.32"></a><var>171.32</var>any part of a year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.1"></a><var>172.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(e) Each year, the public utility shall withhold from the funds transferred to the
         renewable <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.2"></a><var>172.2</var>development account under paragraphs (c) and (d) the amount necessary to pay its obligations
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.3"></a><var>172.3</var>under paragraphs (f) and (g), and sections 116C.7792 and 216C.41, for that calendar
         year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.4"></a><var>172.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(f) If the commission approves a new or amended power purchase agreement, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.5"></a><var>172.5</var>termination of a power purchase agreement, or the purchase and closure of a facility
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.6"></a><var>172.6</var>section 216B.2424, subdivision 9, with an entity that uses poultry litter to generate
         electricity, <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.7"></a><var>172.7</var>the public utility subject to this section shall enter into a contract with the city
         in which the <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.8"></a><var>172.8</var>poultry litter plant is located to provide grants to the city for the purposes of
         economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.9"></a><var>172.9</var>development on the following schedule: $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2018; $6,500,000
         each <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.10"></a><var>172.10</var>fiscal year in 2019 and 2020; and $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2021. The grants shall
         be paid <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.11"></a><var>172.11</var>by the public utility from funds withheld from the transfer to the renewable development
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.12"></a><var>172.12</var>account, as provided in paragraphs (b) and (e).<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.13"></a><var>172.13</var>(g) If the commission approves a new or amended power purchase agreement, or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.14"></a><var>172.14</var>termination of a power purchase agreement under section 216B.2424, subdivision 9,
         with <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.15"></a><var>172.15</var>an entity owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by two municipal utilities
         located north <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.16"></a><var>172.16</var>of Constitutional Route No. 8, that was previously used to meet the biomass mandate
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.17"></a><var>172.17</var>section 216B.2424, the public utility that owns a nuclear generating plant shall enter
         into a <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.18"></a><var>172.18</var>grant contract with such entity to provide $6,800,000 per year for five years, commencing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.19"></a><var>172.19</var>30 days after the commission approves the new or amended power purchase agreement,
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.20"></a><var>172.20</var>the termination of the power purchase agreement, and on each June 1 thereafter through
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.21"></a><var>172.21</var>2021, to assist the transition required by the new, amended, or terminated power purchase
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.22"></a><var>172.22</var>agreement. The grant shall be paid by the public utility from funds withheld from
         the transfer <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.23"></a><var>172.23</var>to the renewable development account as provided in paragraphs (b) and (e).<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.24"></a><var>172.24</var>(h) The collective amount paid under the grant contracts awarded under paragraphs
         (f) <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.25"></a><var>172.25</var>and (g) is limited to the amount deposited into the renewable development account,
         and its <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.26"></a><var>172.26</var>predecessor, the renewable development account, established under this section, that
         was <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.27"></a><var>172.27</var>not required to be deposited into the account under Laws 1994, chapter 641, article
         1, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.28"></a><var>172.28</var>10.<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.29"></a><var>172.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) (i) After discontinuation of operation of the Prairie Island nuclear plant or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.30"></a><var>172.30</var>Monticello nuclear plant and each year spent nuclear fuel is stored in dry cask at
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.31"></a><var>172.31</var>discontinued facility, the commission shall require the public utility to pay $7,500,000
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.32"></a><var>172.32</var>the discontinued Prairie Island facility and $5,250,000 for the discontinued Monticello
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.33"></a><var>172.33</var>facility for any year in which the commission finds, by the preponderance of the evidence,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.34"></a><var>172.34</var>that the public utility did not make a good faith effort to remove the spent nuclear
         fuel stored <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.1"></a><var>173.1</var>at the facility to a permanent or interim storage site out of the state. This determination
         shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.2"></a><var>173.2</var>be made at least every two years.<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.3"></a><var>173.3</var>(d) (j) Funds in the account may be expended only for any of the following purposes:<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.4"></a><var>173.4</var>(1) to increase the market penetration within the state of renewable electric energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.5"></a><var>173.5</var>resources at reasonable costs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.6"></a><var>173.6</var>(2) to promote the start-up, expansion, and attraction of renewable electric energy
         projects <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.7"></a><var>173.7</var>and companies within the state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.8"></a><var>173.8</var>(3) to stimulate research and development within the state into of renewable electric <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.9"></a><var>173.9</var>energy technologies; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.10"></a><var>173.10</var>(4) to develop near-commercial and demonstration scale renewable electric projects
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.11"></a><var>173.11</var>near-commercial and demonstration scale electric infrastructure delivery projects
         if those <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.12"></a><var>173.12</var>delivery projects enhance the delivery of renewable electric energy<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.13"></a><var>173.13</var>(2) to encourage grid modernization, including, but not limited to, projects that
         implement <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.14"></a><var>173.14</var>electricity storage, load control, and smart meter technology; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.15"></a><var>173.15</var>(3) to stimulate other innovative energy projects that reduce demand and increase
         system <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.16"></a><var>173.16</var>efficiency and flexibility.<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.17"></a><var>173.17</var>Expenditures from the fund must benefit Minnesota ratepayers receiving electric service
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.18"></a><var>173.18</var>from the utility that owns a nuclear-powered electric generating plant in this state
         or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.19"></a><var>173.19</var>Prairie Island Indian community or its members.<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.20"></a><var>173.20</var>The utility that owns a nuclear generating plant is eligible to apply for renewable development <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.21"></a><var>173.21</var>account grants under this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.22"></a><var>173.22</var>(k) For the purposes of paragraph (j), the following terms have the meanings given:<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.23"></a><var>173.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) "renewable" has the meaning given in section 216B.2422, subdivision 1, paragraph
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.24"></a><var>173.24</var>(c), clauses (1), (2), (4), and (5); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.25"></a><var>173.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) "grid modernization" means:<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.26"></a><var>173.26</var>(i) enhancing the reliability of the electrical grid;<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.27"></a><var>173.27</var>(ii) improving the security of the electrical grid against cyberthreats and physical
         threats; <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.28"></a><var>173.28</var>and<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.29"></a><var>173.29</var>(iii) increasing energy conservation opportunities by facilitating communication between
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.30"></a><var>173.30</var>the utility and its customers through the use of two-way meters, control technologies,
         energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.1"></a><var>174.1</var>storage and microgrids, technologies to enable demand response, and other innovative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.2"></a><var>174.2</var>technologies.<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.3"></a><var>174.3</var>(e) Expenditures authorized by this subdivision from the account may be made only
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.4"></a><var>174.4</var>after approval by order of the Public Utilities Commission upon a petition by the
         public <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.5"></a><var>174.5</var>utility. The commission may approve proposed expenditures, may disapprove proposed
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.6"></a><var>174.6</var>expenditures that it finds to be not in compliance with this subdivision or otherwise
         not in <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.7"></a><var>174.7</var>the public interest, and may, if agreed to by the public utility, modify proposed
         expenditures. <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.8"></a><var>174.8</var>The commission may approve reasonable and necessary expenditures for administering
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.9"></a><var>174.9</var>account in an amount not to exceed five percent of expenditures. Commission approval
         is <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.10"></a><var>174.10</var>not required for expenditures required under subdivisions 2 and 3, section 
         <statute_ref>116C.7791</statute_ref>, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.11"></a><var>174.11</var>other law.<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.12"></a><var>174.12</var>(f) The account shall be managed by the public utility but the public utility must
         consult <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.13"></a><var>174.13</var>about account expenditures with an (l) A renewable development account advisory group <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.14"></a><var>174.14</var>that includes, among others, representatives of the public utility and its ratepayers, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.15"></a><var>174.15</var>includes at least one representative of the Prairie Island Indian community appointed
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.16"></a><var>174.16</var>that community's tribal council, shall develop recommendations on account expenditures. <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.17"></a><var>174.17</var>The commission may require that other interests be represented on the advisory group. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.18"></a><var>174.18</var>advisory group must be consulted with respect to the general scope of expenditures in <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.19"></a><var>174.19</var>designing design a request for proposal and in evaluating evaluate projects submitted in <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.20"></a><var>174.20</var>response to a request for proposals. In addition to consulting with The advisory group, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.21"></a><var>174.21</var>public utility must utilize an independent third-party expert to evaluate proposals submitted <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.22"></a><var>174.22</var>in response to a request for proposal, including all proposals made by the public
         utility. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.23"></a><var>174.23</var>request for proposal for research and development under paragraph (d) (j), clause (3) (1), <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.24"></a><var>174.24</var>may be limited to or include a request to higher education institutions located in
         Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.25"></a><var>174.25</var>for multiple projects authorized under paragraph (d) (j), clause (3) (1). The request for <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.26"></a><var>174.26</var>multiple projects may include a provision that exempts the projects from the third-party
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.27"></a><var>174.27</var>expert review and instead provides for project evaluation and selection by a merit
         peer <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.28"></a><var>174.28</var>review grant system. The utility should attempt to reach agreement with the advisory group <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.29"></a><var>174.29</var>after consulting with it but the utility has full and sole authority to determine which <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.30"></a><var>174.30</var>expendituresshall be submitted to the commission for commission approval. In the process <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.31"></a><var>174.31</var>of determining request for proposal scope and subject and in evaluating responses
         to request <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.32"></a><var>174.32</var>for proposals, the public utility advisory group must strongly consider, where reasonable, <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.33"></a><var>174.33</var>potential benefit to Minnesota citizens and businesses and the utility's ratepayers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.34"></a><var>174.34</var>(m) The advisory group shall submit funding recommendations to the public utility,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.35"></a><var>174.35</var>which has full and sole authority to determine which expenditures shall be submitted
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.1"></a><var>175.1</var>the advisory group to the legislature. The commission may approve proposed expenditures,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.2"></a><var>175.2</var>may disapprove proposed expenditures that it finds not to be in compliance with this
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.3"></a><var>175.3</var>subdivision or otherwise not in the public interest, and may, if agreed to by the
         public utility, <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.4"></a><var>175.4</var>modify proposed expenditures. The commission shall, by order, submit its funding <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.5"></a><var>175.5</var>recommendations to the legislature as provided under paragraph (n).<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.6"></a><var>175.6</var>(g) Funds in (n) The commission shall present its recommended appropriations from <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.7"></a><var>175.7</var>the account to the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction
         over <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.8"></a><var>175.8</var>energy policy and finance annually by February 15. Expenditures from the account may <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.9"></a><var>175.9</var>not must be directly appropriated by the legislature by a law enacted after January 1, 2012, <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.10"></a><var>175.10</var>and unless appropriated by a law enacted prior to that date may be expended only pursuant
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.11"></a><var>175.11</var>to an order of the commission according to this subdivision. In enacting appropriations from <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.12"></a><var>175.12</var>the account, the legislature:<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.13"></a><var>175.13</var>(1) may approve or disapprove, but may not modify, the amount of an appropriation
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.14"></a><var>175.14</var>a project recommended by the commission; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.15"></a><var>175.15</var>(2) may not appropriate money for a project the commission has not recommended <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.16"></a><var>175.16</var>funding.<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.17"></a><var>175.17</var>(h) (n) A request for proposal for renewable energy generation projects must, when <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.18"></a><var>175.18</var>feasible and reasonable, give preference to projects that are most cost-effective
         for a particular <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.19"></a><var>175.19</var>energy source.<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.20"></a><var>175.20</var>(i) (o) The public utility advisory group must annually, by February 15, report to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.21"></a><var>175.21</var>chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction
         over <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.22"></a><var>175.22</var>energy policy on projects funded by the account for the prior year and all previous
         years. <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.23"></a><var>175.23</var>The report must, to the extent possible and reasonable, itemize the actual and projected
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.24"></a><var>175.24</var>financial benefit to the public utility's ratepayers of each project.<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.25"></a><var>175.25</var>(p) By February 1, 2018, and each February 1 thereafter, the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.26"></a><var>175.26</var>management and budget shall submit a written report regarding the availability of
         funds in <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.27"></a><var>175.27</var>and obligations of the account to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.28"></a><var>175.28</var>and house committees with jurisdiction over energy policy and finance, the public
         utility, <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.29"></a><var>175.29</var>and the advisory group.<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.30"></a><var>175.30</var>(j) (q) A project receiving funds from the account must produce a written final report <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.31"></a><var>175.31</var>that includes sufficient detail for technical readers and a clearly written summary
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.32"></a><var>175.32</var>nontechnical readers. The report must include an evaluation of the project's financial,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.33"></a><var>175.33</var>environmental, and other benefits to the state and the public utility's ratepayers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.1"></a><var>176.1</var>(k) (r) Final reports, any mid-project status reports, and renewable development account
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.2"></a><var>176.2</var>financial reports must be posted online on a public Web site designated by the commission <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.3"></a><var>176.3</var>commissioner of commerce.<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.4"></a><var>176.4</var>(l) (s) All final reports must acknowledge that the project was made possible in whole <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.5"></a><var>176.5</var>or part by the Minnesota renewable development fund account, noting that the fund account <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.6"></a><var>176.6</var>is financed by the public utility's ratepayers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.7"></a><var>176.7</var>(t) Of the amount in the renewable development account, priority must be given to
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.8"></a><var>176.8</var>making the payments required under section 216C.417.<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.9"></a><var>176.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.4.0"></a><a id="pl.176.10"></a><var>176.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116C.7792, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.11"></a><var>176.11</var><b>116C.7792 SOLAR ENERGY INCENTIVE PROGRAM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.176.12"></a><var>176.12</var>The utility subject to section 
         <statute_ref>116C.779</statute_ref> shall operate a program to provide solar energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.13"></a><var>176.13</var>production incentives for solar energy systems of no more than a total nameplate capacity
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.14"></a><var>176.14</var>of 20 kilowatts direct current. The program shall be operated for five eight consecutive <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.15"></a><var>176.15</var>calendar years commencing in 2014. $5,000,000 shall be allocated for in each of the five <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.16"></a><var>176.16</var>first four years, $15,000,000 in the fifth year, $10,000,000 in each of the sixth and seventh <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.17"></a><var>176.17</var>years, and $5,000,000 in the eighth year from funds withheld from transfer to the renewable <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.18"></a><var>176.18</var>development account established in section 
         <statute_ref>116C.779</statute_ref> to a separate  under section 116C.779, <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.19"></a><var>176.19</var>subdivision 1, paragraphs (b) and (e), and placed in a separate account for the purpose of <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.20"></a><var>176.20</var>the solar production incentive program. The solar system must be sized to less than
         120 <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.21"></a><var>176.21</var>percent of the customer's on-site annual energy consumption. The production incentive
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.22"></a><var>176.22</var>must be paid for ten years commencing with the commissioning of the system. The utility
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.23"></a><var>176.23</var>must file a plan to operate the program with the commissioner of commerce. The utility
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.24"></a><var>176.24</var>may not operate the program until it is approved by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.25"></a><var>176.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.5.0"></a><a id="pl.176.26"></a><var>176.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216B.164, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.27"></a><var>176.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Applicability</b><b>; rights maintained</b><b>.</b> (a) This section as well as any rules <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.28"></a><var>176.28</var>promulgated by the commission to implement this section or the Public Utility Regulatory
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.29"></a><var>176.29</var>Policies Act of 1978, Public Law 95-617, Statutes at Large, volume 92, page 3117,
         as <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.30"></a><var>176.30</var>amended, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission regulations thereunder, Code of <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.31"></a><var>176.31</var>Federal Regulations, title 18, part 292, as amended, shall, unless otherwise provided in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.1"></a><var>177.1</var>section, apply to all Minnesota electric utilities, including cooperative electric
         associations <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.2"></a><var>177.2</var>and municipal electric utilities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.177.3"></a><var>177.3</var>(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter the rights and duties of any
         person <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.4"></a><var>177.4</var>pursuant to the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, Public Law 95-617,
         Statutes <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.5"></a><var>177.5</var>at Large, volume 92, page 3117, as amended, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.6"></a><var>177.6</var>regulations thereunder, Code of Federal Regulations, title 18, part 292, as amended.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.6.0"></a><a id="pl.177.7"></a><var>177.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216B.164, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.177.8"></a><var>177.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Dispute; resolution.</b> (a) In the event of disputes between an electric a public <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.9"></a><var>177.9</var>utility and a qualifying facility, either party may request a determination of the
         issue by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.10"></a><var>177.10</var>commission. In any such determination, the burden of proof shall be on the public utility. <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.11"></a><var>177.11</var>The commission in its order resolving each such dispute shall require payments to
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.12"></a><var>177.12</var>prevailing party of the prevailing party's costs, disbursements, and reasonable attorneys'
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.13"></a><var>177.13</var>fees, except that the qualifying facility will be required to pay the costs, disbursements,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.14"></a><var>177.14</var>attorneys' fees of the public utility only if the commission finds that the claims of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.15"></a><var>177.15</var>qualifying facility in the dispute have been made in bad faith, or are a sham, or
         are frivolous.<br />
         		<a id="pl.177.16"></a><var>177.16</var>(b) Notwithstanding subdivisions 9 and 11, a qualifying facility over 20 megawatts
         may, <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.17"></a><var>177.17</var>until December 31, 2022, request that the commission resolve a dispute with any utility,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.18"></a><var>177.18</var>including a cooperative electric association or municipal utility, under paragraph
         (a).<br />
         		<a id="pl.177.19"></a><var>177.19</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.7.0"></a><a id="pl.177.20"></a><var>177.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216B.164, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.177.21"></a><var>177.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 9. <b>Municipal electric utility.</b> For purposes of this section only, except subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.22"></a><var>177.22</var>5, and with respect to municipal electric utilities only, the term "commission" means
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.23"></a><var>177.23</var>governing body of each municipal electric utility that adopts and has in effect rules
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.24"></a><var>177.24</var>implementing this section which are consistent with the rules adopted by the Minnesota
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.25"></a><var>177.25</var>Public Utilities Commission under subdivision 6. As used in this subdivision, the
         governing <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.26"></a><var>177.26</var>body of a municipal electric utility means the city council of that municipality;
         except that, <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.27"></a><var>177.27</var>if another board, commission, or body is empowered by law or resolution of the city
         council <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.28"></a><var>177.28</var>or by its charter to establish and regulate rates and days for the distribution of
         electric energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.29"></a><var>177.29</var>within the service area of the city, that board, commission, or body shall be considered
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.30"></a><var>177.30</var>governing body of the municipal electric utility.<br />
         		<a id="pl.177.31"></a><var>177.31</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.8.0"></a><a id="pl.178.1"></a><var>178.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216B.164, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.2"></a><var>178.2</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.178.3"></a><var>178.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 11. <b>Cooperative electric association.</b> (a) For purposes of this section only, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.4"></a><var>178.4</var>term "commission" means the board of directors of a cooperative association that (1)
         elects, <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.5"></a><var>178.5</var>by resolution, to assume the authority delegated to the Public Utilities Commission
         over <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.6"></a><var>178.6</var>cooperative electric associations under this section, and (2) adopts and has in effect
         rules <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.7"></a><var>178.7</var>implementing this section. The rules must provide for a process to resolve disputes
         that <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.8"></a><var>178.8</var>arise under this section, and must include a provision that a request by either party
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.9"></a><var>178.9</var>mediation of the dispute by an independent third party must be implemented in accordance
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.10"></a><var>178.10</var>with paragraph (b). A cooperative electric association that has adopted a resolution
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.11"></a><var>178.11</var>rules under this subdivision is exempt from regulation by the Public Utilities Commission
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.12"></a><var>178.12</var>under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.178.13"></a><var>178.13</var>(b) In the event of a dispute between a cooperative electric association and one or
         more <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.14"></a><var>178.14</var>of its members, either party may request mediation of the dispute only after all attempts
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.15"></a><var>178.15</var>settle the dispute under the cooperative electric association's dispute resolution
         process have <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.16"></a><var>178.16</var>been exhausted. The parties must mutually agree upon the selection of a mediator,
         who <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.17"></a><var>178.17</var>must be listed on the roster of neutrals for civil matters established by the state
         court <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.18"></a><var>178.18</var>administrator under Rule 114.12 of Minnesota's General Rules of Practice for the District
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.19"></a><var>178.19</var>Courts. The cooperative electric association shall pay 90 percent of the cost of mediation,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.20"></a><var>178.20</var>and the member or members who initiated the dispute shall pay ten percent of the cost
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.21"></a><var>178.21</var>mediation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.178.22"></a><var>178.22</var>(c) Except as provided in paragraph (d), any proceedings concerning the activities
         of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.23"></a><var>178.23</var>cooperative electric association under this section that are pending at the Public
         Utilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.24"></a><var>178.24</var>Commission on the effective date of this section are terminated on that date.<br />
         		  <a id="pl.178.25"></a><var>178.25</var>(d) The Public Utilities Commission may complete its investigation in Docket No. 16-512
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.26"></a><var>178.26</var>to assess whether the methodology used by cooperative associations to establish a
         fee under <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.27"></a><var>178.27</var>section 216B.164, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), complies with state law if the commission
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.28"></a><var>178.28</var>determines that completing the investigation is necessary to protect the public interest,
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.29"></a><var>178.29</var>which case it shall complete the investigation no later than December 31, 2017. A
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.30"></a><var>178.30</var>methodology that the commission determines complies with state law may not be challenged
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.31"></a><var>178.31</var>in a dispute under this section. If the commission determines that a methodology does
         not <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.32"></a><var>178.32</var>comply with state law, it shall clearly state the changes necessary to bring the methodology
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.33"></a><var>178.33</var>into compliance, and a cooperative electric association shall modify its methodology
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.34"></a><var>178.34</var>accordance with the commission's directives.<br />
         		<a id="pl.179.1"></a><var>179.1</var>(e) For a cooperative electric association that elects to operate under the provisions
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.2"></a><var>179.2</var>paragraph (a), disputes arising under this section subsequent to a cooperative electric
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.3"></a><var>179.3</var>association's modification of its methodology under paragraph (d) shall be addressed
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.4"></a><var>179.4</var>the cooperative association's rules and paragraph (b), as applicable.<br />
         		 <a id="pl.179.5"></a><var>179.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.9.0"></a><a id="pl.179.6"></a><var>179.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216B.1691, subdivision 2f, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.179.7"></a><var>179.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2f. <b>Solar energy standard.</b> (a) In addition to the requirements of subdivisions 2a <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.8"></a><var>179.8</var>and 2b, each public utility shall generate or procure sufficient electricity generated
         by solar <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.9"></a><var>179.9</var>energy to serve its retail electricity customers in Minnesota so that by the end of
         2020, at <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.10"></a><var>179.10</var>least 1.5 percent of the utility's total retail electric sales to retail customers
         in Minnesota is <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.11"></a><var>179.11</var>generated by solar energy.<br />
         		 <a id="pl.179.12"></a><var>179.12</var>(b) For a public utility with more than 200,000 retail electric customers, at least ten <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.13"></a><var>179.13</var>percent of the 1.5 percent goal must be met by solar energy generated by or procured
         from <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.14"></a><var>179.14</var>solar photovoltaic devices with a nameplate capacity of 20 kilowatts or less.<br />
         		<a id="pl.179.15"></a><var>179.15</var>(c) A public utility with between 50,000 and 200,000 retail electric customers:<br />
         		<a id="pl.179.16"></a><var>179.16</var>(1) must meet at least ten percent of the 1.5 percent goal with solar energy generated
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.17"></a><var>179.17</var>or procured from solar photovoltaic devices with a nameplate capacity of 40 kilowatts
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.18"></a><var>179.18</var>less; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.179.19"></a><var>179.19</var>(2) may apply toward the ten percent goal in clause (1) individual customer subscriptions
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.20"></a><var>179.20</var>of 40 kilowatts or less to a community solar garden program operated by the public
         utility <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.21"></a><var>179.21</var>that has been approved by the commission.<br />
         		<a id="pl.179.22"></a><var>179.22</var>(b) (d) The solar energy standard established in this subdivision is subject to all the <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.23"></a><var>179.23</var>provisions of this section governing a utility's standard obligation under subdivision
         2a.<br />
         		<a id="pl.179.24"></a><var>179.24</var>(c) (e) It is an energy goal of the state of Minnesota that, by 2030, ten percent of the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.25"></a><var>179.25</var>retail electric sales in Minnesota be generated by solar energy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.179.26"></a><var>179.26</var>(d) (f) For the purposes of calculating the total retail electric sales of a public utility
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.27"></a><var>179.27</var>under this subdivision, there shall be excluded retail electric sales to customers
         that are:<br />
         		<a id="pl.179.28"></a><var>179.28</var>(1) an iron mining extraction and processing facility, including a scram mining facility
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.29"></a><var>179.29</var>as defined in Minnesota Rules, part 6130.0100, subpart 16; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.179.30"></a><var>179.30</var>(2) a paper mill, wood products manufacturer, sawmill, or oriented strand board <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.31"></a><var>179.31</var>manufacturer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.1"></a><var>180.1</var>Those customers may not have included in the rates charged to them by the public utility
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.2"></a><var>180.2</var>any costs of satisfying the solar standard specified by this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.3"></a><var>180.3</var>(e) (g) A public utility may not use energy used to satisfy the solar energy standard under
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.4"></a><var>180.4</var>this subdivision to satisfy its standard obligation under subdivision 2a. A public
         utility may <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.5"></a><var>180.5</var>not use energy used to satisfy the standard obligation under subdivision 2a to satisfy
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.6"></a><var>180.6</var>solar standard under this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.7"></a><var>180.7</var>(f) (h) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a solar renewable energy credit associated
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.8"></a><var>180.8</var>with a solar photovoltaic device installed and generating electricity in Minnesota
         after <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.9"></a><var>180.9</var>August 1, 2013, but before 2020 may be used to meet the solar energy standard established
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.10"></a><var>180.10</var>under this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.11"></a><var>180.11</var>(g) (i) Beginning July 1, 2014, and each July 1 through 2020, each public utility shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.12"></a><var>180.12</var>file a report with the commission reporting its progress in achieving the solar energy
         standard <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.13"></a><var>180.13</var>established under this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.14"></a><var>180.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.10.0"></a><a id="pl.180.15"></a><var>180.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216B.1694, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.16"></a><var>180.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Staging and permitting.</b> (a) A natural gas-fired plant that is located on one <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.17"></a><var>180.17</var>site designated as an innovative energy project site under subdivision 1, clause (3),
         is <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.18"></a><var>180.18</var>accorded the regulatory incentives granted to an innovative energy project under subdivision
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.19"></a><var>180.19</var>2, clauses (1) to (3), and may exercise the authorities therein.<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.20"></a><var>180.20</var>(b) Following issuance of a final state or federal environmental impact statement
         for an <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.21"></a><var>180.21</var>innovative energy project that was a subject of contested case proceedings before
         an <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.22"></a><var>180.22</var>administrative law judge:<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.23"></a><var>180.23</var>(1) site and route permits and water appropriation approvals for an innovative energy
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.24"></a><var>180.24</var>project must also be deemed valid for a plant meeting the requirements of paragraph
         (a) <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.25"></a><var>180.25</var>and shall remain valid until the earlier later of (i) four years from the date the final required <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.26"></a><var>180.26</var>state or federal preconstruction permit is issued or (ii) June 30, 2019 2025; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.27"></a><var>180.27</var>(2) no air, water, or other permit issued by a state agency that is necessary for
         constructing <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.28"></a><var>180.28</var>an innovative energy project may be the subject of contested case hearings, notwithstanding
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.29"></a><var>180.29</var>Minnesota Rules, parts 7000.1750 to 7000.2200.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.11.0"></a><a id="pl.181.1"></a><var>181.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216B.241, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.181.2"></a><var>181.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 1b. <b>Conservation improvement by cooperative association or municipality.</b><br />
         		 <a id="pl.181.3"></a><var>181.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(a) This subdivision applies to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.181.4"></a><var>181.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) a cooperative electric association that provides retail service to its more than 5,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.5"></a><var>181.5</var>members;<br />
         		<a id="pl.181.6"></a><var>181.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) a municipality that provides electric service to more than 1,000 retail customers; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.181.7"></a><var>181.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) a municipality with more than 1,000,000,000 cubic feet in annual throughput sales
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.8"></a><var>181.8</var>to natural gas to retail customers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.181.9"></a><var>181.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) Each cooperative electric association and municipality subject to this subdivision
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.10"></a><var>181.10</var>shall spend and invest for energy conservation improvements under this subdivision
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.11"></a><var>181.11</var>following amounts:<br />
         		<a id="pl.181.12"></a><var>181.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) for a municipality, 0.5 percent of its gross operating revenues from the sale
         of gas <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.13"></a><var>181.13</var>and 1.5 percent of its gross operating revenues from the sale of electricity, excluding
         gross <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.14"></a><var>181.14</var>operating revenues from electric and gas service provided in the state to large electric
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.15"></a><var>181.15</var>customer facilities; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.181.16"></a><var>181.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) for a cooperative electric association, 1.5 percent of its gross operating revenues
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.17"></a><var>181.17</var>from service provided in the state, excluding gross operating revenues from service
         provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.18"></a><var>181.18</var>in the state to large electric customer facilities indirectly through a distribution
         cooperative <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.19"></a><var>181.19</var>electric association.<br />
         		<a id="pl.181.20"></a><var>181.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) Each municipality and cooperative electric association subject to this subdivision
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.21"></a><var>181.21</var>shall identify and implement energy conservation improvement spending and investments
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.22"></a><var>181.22</var>that are appropriate for the municipality or association, except that a municipality
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.23"></a><var>181.23</var>association may not spend or invest for energy conservation improvements that directly
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.24"></a><var>181.24</var>benefit a large energy facility or a large electric customer facility for which the
         commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.25"></a><var>181.25</var>has issued an exemption under subdivision 1a, paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.181.26"></a><var>181.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(d) Each municipality and cooperative electric association subject to this subdivision
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.27"></a><var>181.27</var>may spend and invest annually up to ten percent of the total amount required to be
         spent <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.28"></a><var>181.28</var>and invested on energy conservation improvements under this subdivision on research
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.29"></a><var>181.29</var>development projects that meet the definition of energy conservation improvement in
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.30"></a><var>181.30</var>subdivision 1 and that are funded directly by the municipality or cooperative electric
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.31"></a><var>181.31</var>association.<br />
         		<a id="pl.181.32"></a><var>181.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(e) Load-management activities may be used to meet 50 percent of the conservation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.33"></a><var>181.33</var>investment and spending requirements of this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.182.1"></a><var>182.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(f) A generation and transmission cooperative electric association that provides energy
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.2"></a><var>182.2</var>services to cooperative electric associations that provide electric service at retail
         to consumers <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.3"></a><var>182.3</var>may invest in energy conservation improvements on behalf of the associations it serves
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.4"></a><var>182.4</var>may fulfill the conservation, spending, reporting, and energy-savings goals on an
         aggregate <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.5"></a><var>182.5</var>basis. A municipal power agency or other not-for-profit entity that provides energy
         service <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.6"></a><var>182.6</var>to municipal utilities that provide electric service at retail may invest in energy
         conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.7"></a><var>182.7</var>improvements on behalf of the municipal utilities it serves and may fulfill the conservation,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.8"></a><var>182.8</var>spending, reporting, and energy-savings goals on an aggregate basis, under an agreement
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.9"></a><var>182.9</var>between the municipal power agency or not-for-profit entity and each municipal utility
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.10"></a><var>182.10</var>funding the investments.<br />
         		<a id="pl.182.11"></a><var>182.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(g) Each municipality or cooperative shall file energy conservation improvement plans
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.12"></a><var>182.12</var>by June 1 on a schedule determined by order of the commissioner, but at least every
         three <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.13"></a><var>182.13</var>years. Plans received by June 1 must be approved or approved as modified by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.14"></a><var>182.14</var>commissioner by December 1 of the same year. The municipality or cooperative shall
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.15"></a><var>182.15</var>provide an evaluation to the commissioner detailing its energy conservation improvement
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.16"></a><var>182.16</var>spending and investments for the previous period. The evaluation must briefly describe
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.17"></a><var>182.17</var>each conservation program and must specify the energy savings or increased efficiency
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.18"></a><var>182.18</var>the use of energy within the service territory of the utility or association that
         is the result of <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.19"></a><var>182.19</var>the spending and investments. The evaluation must analyze the cost-effectiveness of
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.20"></a><var>182.20</var>utility's or association's conservation programs, using a list of baseline energy
         and capacity <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.21"></a><var>182.21</var>savings assumptions developed in consultation with the department. The commissioner
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.22"></a><var>182.22</var>shall review each evaluation and make recommendations, where appropriate, to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.23"></a><var>182.23</var>municipality or association to increase the effectiveness of conservation improvement
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.24"></a><var>182.24</var>activities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.182.25"></a><var>182.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(h) MS 2010 [Expired, 1Sp2003 c 11 art 3 s 4; 2007 c 136 art 2 s 5]<br />
         		<a id="pl.182.26"></a><var>182.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(i) (h) The commissioner shall consider and may require a utility, association, or other
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.27"></a><var>182.27</var>entity providing energy efficiency and conservation services under this section to
         undertake <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.28"></a><var>182.28</var>a program suggested by an outside source, including a political subdivision, nonprofit
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.29"></a><var>182.29</var>corporation, or community organization.<br />
         		<a id="pl.182.30"></a><var>182.30</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.12.0"></a><a id="pl.182.31"></a><var>182.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216B.241, subdivision 1c, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.182.32"></a><var>182.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 1c. <b>Energy-saving goals.</b> (a) The commissioner shall establish energy-saving <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.33"></a><var>182.33</var>goals for energy conservation improvement expenditures and shall evaluate an energy
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.34"></a><var>182.34</var>conservation improvement program on how well it meets the goals set.<br />
         		<a id="pl.183.1"></a><var>183.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) Each individual utility and association shall have an annual energy-savings goal
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.2"></a><var>183.2</var>equivalent to 1.5 percent of gross annual retail energy sales unless modified by the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.3"></a><var>183.3</var>commissioner under paragraph (d). The savings goals must be calculated based on the
         most <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.4"></a><var>183.4</var>recent three-year weather-normalized average. A utility or association may elect to
         carry <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.5"></a><var>183.5</var>forward energy savings in excess of 1.5 percent for a year to the succeeding three
         calendar <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.6"></a><var>183.6</var>years, except that savings from electric utility infrastructure projects allowed under
         paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.7"></a><var>183.7</var>(d) may be carried forward for five years. A particular energy savings can be used
         only for <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.8"></a><var>183.8</var>one year's goal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.183.9"></a><var>183.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) The commissioner must adopt a filing schedule that is designed to have all utilities
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.10"></a><var>183.10</var>and associations operating under an energy-savings plan by calendar year 2010.<br />
         		<a id="pl.183.11"></a><var>183.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(d) In its energy conservation improvement plan filing, a utility or association may
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.12"></a><var>183.12</var>request the commissioner to adjust its annual energy-savings percentage goal based
         on its <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.13"></a><var>183.13</var>historical conservation investment experience, customer class makeup, load growth,
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.14"></a><var>183.14</var>conservation potential study, or other factors the commissioner determines warrants
         an <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.15"></a><var>183.15</var>adjustment. The commissioner may not approve a plan of a public utility that provides
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.16"></a><var>183.16</var>an annual energy-savings goal of less than one percent of gross annual retail energy
         sales <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.17"></a><var>183.17</var>from energy conservation improvements.<br />
         		<a id="pl.183.18"></a><var>183.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;A utility or association may include in its energy conservation plan energy savings
         from <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.19"></a><var>183.19</var>electric utility infrastructure projects approved by the commission under section
         
         <statute_ref>216B.1636</statute_ref> <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.20"></a><var>183.20</var>or waste heat recovery converted into electricity projects that may count as energy
         savings <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.21"></a><var>183.21</var>in addition to a minimum energy-savings goal of at least one percent for energy conservation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.22"></a><var>183.22</var>improvements. Energy savings from electric utility infrastructure projects, as defined
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.23"></a><var>183.23</var>section 
         <statute_ref>216B.1636</statute_ref>, may be included in the energy conservation plan of a municipal utility <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.24"></a><var>183.24</var>or cooperative electric association. Electric utility infrastructure projects must
         result in <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.25"></a><var>183.25</var>increased energy efficiency greater than that which would have occurred through normal
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.26"></a><var>183.26</var>maintenance activity.<br />
         		<a id="pl.183.27"></a><var>183.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(e) An energy-savings goal is not satisfied by attaining the revenue expenditure <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.28"></a><var>183.28</var>requirements of subdivisions 1a and 1b, but can only be satisfied by meeting the <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.29"></a><var>183.29</var>energy-savings goal established in this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.183.30"></a><var>183.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(f) An association or utility is not required to make energy conservation investments
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.31"></a><var>183.31</var>attain the energy-savings goals of this subdivision that are not cost-effective even
         if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.32"></a><var>183.32</var>investment is necessary to attain the energy-savings goals. For the purpose of this
         paragraph, <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.33"></a><var>183.33</var>in determining cost-effectiveness, the commissioner shall consider the costs and benefits
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.34"></a><var>183.34</var>to ratepayers, the utility, participants, and society. In addition, the commissioner
         shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.1"></a><var>184.1</var>consider the rate at which an association or municipal utility is increasing its energy
         savings <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.2"></a><var>184.2</var>and its expenditures on energy conservation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.184.3"></a><var>184.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(g) On an annual basis, the commissioner shall produce and make publicly available
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.4"></a><var>184.4</var>report on the annual energy savings and estimated carbon dioxide reductions achieved
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.5"></a><var>184.5</var>the energy conservation improvement programs for the two most recent years for which
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.6"></a><var>184.6</var>data is available. The commissioner shall report on program performance both in the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.7"></a><var>184.7</var>aggregate and for each entity filing an energy conservation improvement plan for approval
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.8"></a><var>184.8</var>or review by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.184.9"></a><var>184.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(h) By January 15, 2010, the commissioner shall report to the legislature whether
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.10"></a><var>184.10</var>spending requirements under subdivisions 1a and 1b are necessary to achieve the <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.11"></a><var>184.11</var>energy-savings goals established in this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.184.12"></a><var>184.12</var>(i) This subdivision does not apply to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.184.13"></a><var>184.13</var>(1) a cooperative electric association with fewer than 5,000 members;<br />
         		<a id="pl.184.14"></a><var>184.14</var>(2) a municipal utility with fewer than 1,000 retail electric customers; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.184.15"></a><var>184.15</var>(3) a municipal utility with less than 1,000,000,000 cubic feet in annual throughput
         sales <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.16"></a><var>184.16</var>to retail natural gas customers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.184.17"></a><var>184.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.13.0"></a><a id="pl.184.18"></a><var>184.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216B.241, subdivision 1d, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.184.19"></a><var>184.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 1d. <b>Technical assistance.</b> (a) The commissioner shall evaluate energy conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.20"></a><var>184.20</var>improvement programs on the basis of cost-effectiveness and the reliability of the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.21"></a><var>184.21</var>technologies employed. The commissioner shall, by order, establish, maintain, and
         update <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.22"></a><var>184.22</var>energy-savings assumptions that must be used when filing energy conservation improvement
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.23"></a><var>184.23</var>programs. The commissioner shall establish an inventory of the most effective energy
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.24"></a><var>184.24</var>conservation programs, techniques, and technologies, and encourage all Minnesota utilities
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.25"></a><var>184.25</var>to implement them, where appropriate, in their service territories. The commissioner
         shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.26"></a><var>184.26</var>describe these programs in sufficient detail to provide a utility reasonable guidance
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.27"></a><var>184.27</var>concerning implementation. The commissioner shall prioritize the opportunities in
         order of <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.28"></a><var>184.28</var>potential energy savings and in order of cost-effectiveness. The commissioner may
         contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.29"></a><var>184.29</var>with a third party to carry out any of the commissioner's duties under this subdivision,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.30"></a><var>184.30</var>to obtain technical assistance to evaluate the effectiveness of any conservation improvement
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.31"></a><var>184.31</var>program. The commissioner may assess up to $850,000 annually for the purposes of this
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.32"></a><var>184.32</var>subdivision. The assessments must be deposited in the state treasury and credited
         to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.33"></a><var>184.33</var>energy and conservation account created under subdivision 2a. An assessment made under
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.1"></a><var>185.1</var>this subdivision is not subject to the cap on assessments provided by section 
         <statute_ref>216B.62</statute_ref>, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.2"></a><var>185.2</var>any other law.<br />
         		<a id="pl.185.3"></a><var>185.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) Of the assessment authorized under paragraph (a), the commissioner may expend
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.4"></a><var>185.4</var>up to $400,000 annually for the purpose of developing, operating, maintaining, and
         providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.5"></a><var>185.5</var>technical support for a uniform electronic data reporting and tracking system available
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.6"></a><var>185.6</var>all utilities subject to this section, in order to enable accurate measurement of
         the cost and <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.7"></a><var>185.7</var>energy savings of the energy conservation improvements required by this section. This
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.8"></a><var>185.8</var>paragraph expires June 30, 2017, and may be used for no more than three annual assessments <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.9"></a><var>185.9</var>occurring prior to that date 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.185.10"></a><var>185.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.14.0"></a><a id="pl.185.11"></a><var>185.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216B.241, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.185.12"></a><var>185.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Programs.</b> (a) The commissioner may require public utilities to make <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.13"></a><var>185.13</var>investments and expenditures in energy conservation improvements, explicitly setting
         forth <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.14"></a><var>185.14</var>the interest rates, prices, and terms under which the improvements must be offered
         to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.15"></a><var>185.15</var>customers. The required programs must cover no more than a three-year period. Public
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.16"></a><var>185.16</var>utilities shall file conservation improvement plans by June 1, on a schedule determined
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.17"></a><var>185.17</var>order of the commissioner, but at least every three years. Plans received by a public
         utility <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.18"></a><var>185.18</var>by June 1 must be approved or approved as modified by the commissioner by December
         1 <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.19"></a><var>185.19</var>of that same year. The commissioner shall evaluate the program on the basis of <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.20"></a><var>185.20</var>cost-effectiveness and the reliability of technologies employed. The commissioner's
         order <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.21"></a><var>185.21</var>must provide to the extent practicable for a free choice, by consumers participating
         in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.22"></a><var>185.22</var>program, of the device, method, material, or project constituting the energy conservation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.23"></a><var>185.23</var>improvement and for a free choice of the seller, installer, or contractor of the energy
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.24"></a><var>185.24</var>conservation improvement, provided that the device, method, material, or project seller,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.25"></a><var>185.25</var>installer, or contractor is duly licensed, certified, approved, or qualified, including
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.26"></a><var>185.26</var>the residential conservation services program, where applicable.<br />
         		<a id="pl.185.27"></a><var>185.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) The commissioner may require a utility subject to subdivision 1c to make an energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.28"></a><var>185.28</var>conservation improvement investment or expenditure whenever the commissioner finds
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.29"></a><var>185.29</var>that the improvement will result in energy savings at a total cost to the utility
         less than the <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.30"></a><var>185.30</var>cost to the utility to produce or purchase an equivalent amount of new supply of energy.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.31"></a><var>185.31</var>The commissioner shall nevertheless ensure that every public utility operate one or
         more <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.32"></a><var>185.32</var>programs under periodic review by the department.<br />
         		<a id="pl.185.33"></a><var>185.33</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) Each public utility subject to subdivision 1a may spend and invest annually up
         to ten <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.34"></a><var>185.34</var>percent of the total amount required to be spent and invested on energy conservation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.1"></a><var>186.1</var>improvements under this section by the utility on research and development projects
         that <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.2"></a><var>186.2</var>meet the definition of energy conservation improvement in subdivision 1 and that are
         funded <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.3"></a><var>186.3</var>directly by the public utility.<br />
         		<a id="pl.186.4"></a><var>186.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(d) A public utility may not spend for or invest in energy conservation improvements
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.5"></a><var>186.5</var>that directly benefit a large energy facility or a large electric customer facility
         for which the <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.6"></a><var>186.6</var>commissioner has issued an exemption pursuant to subdivision 1a, paragraph (b). The
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.7"></a><var>186.7</var>commissioner shall consider and may require a utility to undertake a program suggested
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.8"></a><var>186.8</var>an outside source, including a political subdivision, a nonprofit corporation, or
         community <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.9"></a><var>186.9</var>organization.<br />
         		<a id="pl.186.10"></a><var>186.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(e) A utility, a political subdivision, or a nonprofit or community organization that
         has <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.11"></a><var>186.11</var>suggested a program, the attorney general acting on behalf of consumers and small
         business <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.12"></a><var>186.12</var>interests, or a utility customer that has suggested a program and is not represented
         by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.13"></a><var>186.13</var>attorney general under section 
         <statute_ref>8.33</statute_ref> may petition the commission to modify or revoke a <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.14"></a><var>186.14</var>department decision under this section, and the commission may do so if it determines
         that <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.15"></a><var>186.15</var>the program is not cost-effective, does not adequately address the residential conservation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.16"></a><var>186.16</var>improvement needs of low-income persons, has a long-range negative effect on one or
         more <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.17"></a><var>186.17</var>classes of customers, or is otherwise not in the public interest. The commission shall
         reject <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.18"></a><var>186.18</var>a petition that, on its face, fails to make a reasonable argument that a program is
         not in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.19"></a><var>186.19</var>public interest.<br />
         		<a id="pl.186.20"></a><var>186.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(f) The commissioner may order a public utility to include, with the filing of the
         utility's <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.21"></a><var>186.21</var>annual status report, the results of an independent audit of the utility's conservation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.22"></a><var>186.22</var>improvement programs and expenditures performed by the department or an auditor with
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.23"></a><var>186.23</var>experience in the provision of energy conservation and energy efficiency services
         approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.24"></a><var>186.24</var>by the commissioner and chosen by the utility. The audit must specify the energy savings
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.25"></a><var>186.25</var>or increased efficiency in the use of energy within the service territory of the utility
         that is <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.26"></a><var>186.26</var>the result of the spending and investments. The audit must evaluate the cost-effectiveness
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.27"></a><var>186.27</var>of the utility's conservation programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.186.28"></a><var>186.28</var>(g) A gas utility may not spend for or invest in energy conservation improvements
         that <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.29"></a><var>186.29</var>directly benefit a large customer facility or commercial gas customer facility for
         which the <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.30"></a><var>186.30</var>commissioner has issued an exemption pursuant to subdivision 1a, paragraph (b), (c),
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.31"></a><var>186.31</var>(e). The commissioner shall consider and may require a utility to undertake a program
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.32"></a><var>186.32</var>suggested by an outside source, including a political subdivision, a nonprofit corporation,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.33"></a><var>186.33</var>or a community organization.<br />
         		<a id="pl.186.34"></a><var>186.34</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.15.0"></a><a id="pl.187.1"></a><var>187.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216B.241, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.187.2"></a><var>187.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Efficient lighting program.</b> (a) Each public utility, cooperative electric <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.3"></a><var>187.3</var>association, and municipal utility that provides electric service to retail customers and is <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.4"></a><var>187.4</var>subject to subdivision 1c shall include as part of its conservation improvement activities a <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.5"></a><var>187.5</var>program to strongly encourage the use of fluorescent and high-intensity discharge
         lamps. <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.6"></a><var>187.6</var>The program must include at least a public information campaign to encourage use of
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.7"></a><var>187.7</var>lamps and proper management of spent lamps by all customer classifications.<br />
         		<a id="pl.187.8"></a><var>187.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) A public utility that provides electric service at retail to 200,000 or more customers
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.9"></a><var>187.9</var>shall establish, either directly or through contracts with other persons, including
         lamp <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.10"></a><var>187.10</var>manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, and retailers and local government units,
         a system <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.11"></a><var>187.11</var>to collect for delivery to a reclamation or recycling facility spent fluorescent and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.12"></a><var>187.12</var>high-intensity discharge lamps from households and from small businesses as defined
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.13"></a><var>187.13</var>section 
         <statute_ref>645.445</statute_ref> that generate an average of fewer than ten spent lamps per year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.187.14"></a><var>187.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) A collection system must include establishing reasonably convenient locations
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.15"></a><var>187.15</var>collecting spent lamps from households and financial incentives sufficient to encourage
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.16"></a><var>187.16</var>spent lamp generators to take the lamps to the collection locations. Financial incentives
         may <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.17"></a><var>187.17</var>include coupons for purchase of new fluorescent or high-intensity discharge lamps,
         a cash <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.18"></a><var>187.18</var>back system, or any other financial incentive or group of incentives designed to collect
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.19"></a><var>187.19</var>maximum number of spent lamps from households and small businesses that is reasonably
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.20"></a><var>187.20</var>feasible.<br />
         		<a id="pl.187.21"></a><var>187.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(d) A public utility that provides electric service at retail to fewer than 200,000
         customers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.22"></a><var>187.22</var>a cooperative electric association, or a municipal utility that provides electric
         service at <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.23"></a><var>187.23</var>retail to customers may establish a collection system under paragraphs (b) and (c)
         as part <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.24"></a><var>187.24</var>of conservation improvement activities required under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.187.25"></a><var>187.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(e) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency may not, unless clearly required
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.26"></a><var>187.26</var>by federal law, require a public utility, cooperative electric association, or municipality
         that <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.27"></a><var>187.27</var>establishes a household fluorescent and high-intensity discharge lamp collection system
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.28"></a><var>187.28</var>under this section to manage the lamps as hazardous waste as long as the lamps are
         managed <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.29"></a><var>187.29</var>to avoid breakage and are delivered to a recycling or reclamation facility that removes
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.30"></a><var>187.30</var>mercury and other toxic materials contained in the lamps prior to placement of the
         lamps <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.31"></a><var>187.31</var>in solid waste.<br />
         		<a id="pl.187.32"></a><var>187.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(f) If a public utility, cooperative electric association, or municipal utility contracts
         with <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.33"></a><var>187.33</var>a local government unit to provide a collection system under this subdivision, the
         contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.1"></a><var>188.1</var>must provide for payment to the local government unit of all the unit's incremental
         costs of <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.2"></a><var>188.2</var>collecting and managing spent lamps.<br />
         		<a id="pl.188.3"></a><var>188.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(g) All the costs incurred by a public utility, cooperative electric association,
         or municipal <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.4"></a><var>188.4</var>utility for promotion and collection of fluorescent and high-intensity discharge lamps
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.5"></a><var>188.5</var>this subdivision are conservation improvement spending under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.188.6"></a><var>188.6</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.16.0"></a><a id="pl.188.7"></a><var>188.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216B.241, subdivision 5d, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.188.8"></a><var>188.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5d. <b>On-bill repayment programs.</b> (a) For the purposes of this subdivision:<br />
         		<a id="pl.188.9"></a><var>188.9</var>(1) "utility" means a public utility, municipal utility, or cooperative electric association <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.10"></a><var>188.10</var>subject to subdivision 1c that provides electric or natural gas service to retail customers; <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.11"></a><var>188.11</var>and<br />
         		<a id="pl.188.12"></a><var>188.12</var>(2) "on-bill repayment program" means a program in which a utility collects on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.13"></a><var>188.13</var>customer's bill repayment of a loan to the customer by an eligible lender to finance
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.14"></a><var>188.14</var>customer's investment in eligible energy conservation or renewable energy projects,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.15"></a><var>188.15</var>remits loan repayments to the lender.<br />
         		<a id="pl.188.16"></a><var>188.16</var>(b) A utility may include as part of its conservation improvement plan an on-bill
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.17"></a><var>188.17</var>repayment program to enable a customer to finance eligible projects with installment
         loans <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.18"></a><var>188.18</var>originated by an eligible lender. An eligible project is one that is either an energy
         conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.19"></a><var>188.19</var>improvement, or a project installed on the customer's site that uses an eligible renewable
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.20"></a><var>188.20</var>energy source as that term is defined in section 
         <statute_ref>216B.2411, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, paragraph (b), <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.21"></a><var>188.21</var>but does not include mixed municipal solid waste or refuse-derived fuel from mixed
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.22"></a><var>188.22</var>municipal solid waste. An eligible renewable energy source also includes solar thermal
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.23"></a><var>188.23</var>technology that collects the sun's radiant energy and uses that energy to heat or
         cool air or <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.24"></a><var>188.24</var>water, and meets the requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>216C.25</statute_ref>. To be an eligible lender, a lender <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.25"></a><var>188.25</var>must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.188.26"></a><var>188.26</var>(1) have a federal or state charter and be eligible for federal deposit insurance;<br />
         		<a id="pl.188.27"></a><var>188.27</var>(2) be a government entity, including an entity established under chapter 469, that
         has <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.28"></a><var>188.28</var>authority to provide financial assistance for energy efficiency and renewable energy
         projects;<br />
         		<a id="pl.188.29"></a><var>188.29</var>(3) be a joint venture by utilities established under section 
         <statute_ref>452.25</statute_ref>; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.188.30"></a><var>188.30</var>(4) be licensed, certified, or otherwise have its lending activities overseen by a
         state or <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.31"></a><var>188.31</var>federal government agency.<br />
         		<a id="pl.189.1"></a><var>189.1</var>The commissioner must allow a utility broad discretion in designing and implementing
         an <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.2"></a><var>189.2</var>on-bill repayment program, provided that the program complies with this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.189.3"></a><var>189.3</var>(c) A utility may establish an on-bill repayment program for all customer classes
         or for <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.4"></a><var>189.4</var>a specific customer class.<br />
         		<a id="pl.189.5"></a><var>189.5</var>(d) A public utility that implements an on-bill repayment program under this subdivision
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.6"></a><var>189.6</var>must enter into a contract with one or more eligible lenders that complies with the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.7"></a><var>189.7</var>requirements of this subdivision and contains provisions addressing capital commitments,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.8"></a><var>189.8</var>loan origination, transfer of loans to the public utility for on-bill repayment, and
         acceptance <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.9"></a><var>189.9</var>of loans returned due to delinquency or default.<br />
         		<a id="pl.189.10"></a><var>189.10</var>(e) A public utility's contract with a lender must require the lender to comply with
         all <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.11"></a><var>189.11</var>applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations related to lending practices
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.12"></a><var>189.12</var>consumer protection; to conform to reasonable and prudent lending standards; and to
         provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.13"></a><var>189.13</var>businesses that sell, maintain, and install eligible projects the ability to participate
         in an <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.14"></a><var>189.14</var>on-bill repayment program under this subdivision on a nondiscriminatory basis.<br />
         		<a id="pl.189.15"></a><var>189.15</var>(f) A public utility's contract with a lender may provide:<br />
         		<a id="pl.189.16"></a><var>189.16</var>(1) for the public utility to purchase loans from the lender with a condition that
         the lender <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.17"></a><var>189.17</var>must purchase back loans in delinquency or default; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.189.18"></a><var>189.18</var>(2) for the lender to retain ownership of loans with the public utility servicing
         the loans <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.19"></a><var>189.19</var>through on-bill repayment as long as payments are current.<br />
         		<a id="pl.189.20"></a><var>189.20</var>The risk of default must remain with the lender. The lender shall not have recourse
         against <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.21"></a><var>189.21</var>the public utility except in the event of negligence or breach of contract by the
         utility.<br />
         		<a id="pl.189.22"></a><var>189.22</var>(g) If a public utility customer makes a partial payment on a utility bill that includes
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.23"></a><var>189.23</var>loan installment, the partial payment must be credited first to the amount owed for
         utility <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.24"></a><var>189.24</var>service, including taxes and fees. A public utility may not suspend or terminate a
         customer's <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.25"></a><var>189.25</var>utility service for delinquency or default on a loan that is being serviced through
         the public <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.26"></a><var>189.26</var>utility's on-bill repayment program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.189.27"></a><var>189.27</var>(h) An outstanding balance on a loan being repaid under this subdivision is a financial
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.28"></a><var>189.28</var>obligation only of the customer who is signatory to the loan, and not to any subsequent
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.29"></a><var>189.29</var>customer occupying the property associated with the loan. If the public utility purchases
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.30"></a><var>189.30</var>loans from the lender as authorized under paragraph (f), clause (1), the public utility
         must <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.31"></a><var>189.31</var>return to the lender a loan not repaid when a customer borrower no longer occupies
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.32"></a><var>189.32</var>property.<br />
         		<a id="pl.190.1"></a><var>190.1</var>(i) Costs incurred by a public utility under this subdivision are recoverable as provided
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.2"></a><var>190.2</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>216B.16, subdivision 6b</statute_ref>, paragraph (c), including reasonable incremental costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.3"></a><var>190.3</var>for billing system modifications necessary to implement and operate an on-bill repayment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.4"></a><var>190.4</var>program and for ongoing costs to operate the program. Costs in a plan approved by
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.5"></a><var>190.5</var>commissioner may be counted toward a utility's conservation spending requirements
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.6"></a><var>190.6</var>subdivisions 1a and 1b. Energy savings from energy conservation improvements resulting
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.7"></a><var>190.7</var>from this section may be counted toward satisfying a utility's energy-savings goals
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.8"></a><var>190.8</var>subdivision 1c.<br />
         		<a id="pl.190.9"></a><var>190.9</var>(j) This subdivision does not require a utility to terminate or modify an existing
         financing <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.10"></a><var>190.10</var>program and does not prohibit a utility from establishing an on-bill financing program
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.11"></a><var>190.11</var>which the utility provides the financing capital.<br />
         		<a id="pl.190.12"></a><var>190.12</var>(k) A municipal utility or cooperative electric association that implements an on-bill
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.13"></a><var>190.13</var>repayment program shall design the program to address the issues identified in paragraphs
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.14"></a><var>190.14</var>(d) through (h) as determined by the governing board of the utility or association.<br />
         		<a id="pl.190.15"></a><var>190.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.17.0"></a><a id="pl.190.16"></a><var>190.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216B.241, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.190.17"></a><var>190.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Low-income programs.</b> (a) The commissioner shall ensure that each utility <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.18"></a><var>190.18</var>and association subject to subdivision 1c provides low-income programs. When approving <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.19"></a><var>190.19</var>spending and energy-savings goals for low-income programs, the commissioner shall
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.20"></a><var>190.20</var>consider historic spending and participation levels, energy savings for low-income
         programs, <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.21"></a><var>190.21</var>and the number of low-income persons residing in the utility's service territory.
         A municipal <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.22"></a><var>190.22</var>utility that furnishes gas service must spend at least 0.2 percent, and a public utility
         furnishing <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.23"></a><var>190.23</var>gas service must spend at least 0.4 percent, of its most recent three-year average
         gross <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.24"></a><var>190.24</var>operating revenue from residential customers in the state on low-income programs.
         A utility <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.25"></a><var>190.25</var>or association that furnishes electric service must spend at least 0.1 percent of
         its gross <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.26"></a><var>190.26</var>operating revenue from residential customers in the state on low-income programs.
         For a <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.27"></a><var>190.27</var>generation and transmission cooperative association, this requirement shall apply
         to each <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.28"></a><var>190.28</var>association's members' aggregate gross operating revenue from sale of electricity
         to residential <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.29"></a><var>190.29</var>customers in the state. Beginning in 2010, a utility or association that furnishes
         electric <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.30"></a><var>190.30</var>service must spend 0.2 percent of its gross operating revenue from residential customers
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.31"></a><var>190.31</var>the state on low-income programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.190.32"></a><var>190.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) To meet the requirements of paragraph (a), a utility or association may contribute
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.33"></a><var>190.33</var>money to the energy and conservation account. An energy conservation improvement plan
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.34"></a><var>190.34</var>must state the amount, if any, of low-income energy conservation improvement funds
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.1"></a><var>191.1</var>utility or association will contribute to the energy and conservation account. Contributions
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.2"></a><var>191.2</var>must be remitted to the commissioner by February 1 of each year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.191.3"></a><var>191.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) The commissioner shall establish low-income programs to utilize money contributed
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.4"></a><var>191.4</var>to the energy and conservation account under paragraph (b). In establishing low-income
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.5"></a><var>191.5</var>programs, the commissioner shall consult political subdivisions, utilities, and nonprofit
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.6"></a><var>191.6</var>community organizations, especially organizations engaged in providing energy and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.7"></a><var>191.7</var>weatherization assistance to low-income persons. Money contributed to the energy and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.8"></a><var>191.8</var>conservation account under paragraph (b) must provide programs for low-income persons,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.9"></a><var>191.9</var>including low-income renters, in the service territory of the utility or association
         providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.10"></a><var>191.10</var>the money. The commissioner shall record and report expenditures and energy savings
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.11"></a><var>191.11</var>achieved as a result of low-income programs funded through the energy and conservation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.12"></a><var>191.12</var>account in the report required under subdivision 1c, paragraph (g). The commissioner
         may <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.13"></a><var>191.13</var>contract with a political subdivision, nonprofit or community organization, public
         utility, <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.14"></a><var>191.14</var>municipality, or cooperative electric association to implement low-income programs
         funded <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.15"></a><var>191.15</var>through the energy and conservation account.<br />
         		<a id="pl.191.16"></a><var>191.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(d) A utility or association may petition the commissioner to modify its required
         spending <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.17"></a><var>191.17</var>under paragraph (a) if the utility or association and the commissioner have been unable
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.18"></a><var>191.18</var>expend the amount required under paragraph (a) for three consecutive years.<br />
         		<a id="pl.191.19"></a><var>191.19</var>(e) The costs and benefits associated with any approved low-income gas or electric
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.20"></a><var>191.20</var>conservation improvement program that is not cost-effective when considering the costs
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.21"></a><var>191.21</var>and benefits to the utility may, at the discretion of the utility, be excluded from
         the calculation <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.22"></a><var>191.22</var>of net economic benefits for purposes of calculating the financial incentive to the
         utility. <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.23"></a><var>191.23</var>The energy and demand savings may, at the discretion of the utility, be applied toward
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.24"></a><var>191.24</var>calculation of overall portfolio energy and demand savings for purposes of determining
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.25"></a><var>191.25</var>progress toward annual goals and in the financial incentive mechanism.<br />
         		<a id="pl.191.26"></a><var>191.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.18.0"></a><a id="pl.191.27"></a><var>191.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216B.2422, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.191.28"></a><var>191.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Resource plan filing and approval.</b> (a) A utility shall file a resource plan with <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.29"></a><var>191.29</var>the commission periodically in accordance with rules adopted by the commission. The
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.30"></a><var>191.30</var>commission shall approve, reject, or modify the plan of a public utility, as defined
         in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.191.31"></a><var>191.31</var>216B.02, subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>, consistent with the public interest.<br />
         		<a id="pl.191.32"></a><var>191.32</var>(b) In the resource plan proceedings of all other utilities, the commission's order shall
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.33"></a><var>191.33</var>be advisory and the order's findings and conclusions shall constitute prima facie
         evidence <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.1"></a><var>192.1</var>which may be rebutted by substantial evidence in all other proceedings. With respect
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.2"></a><var>192.2</var>utilities other than those defined in section 
         <statute_ref>216B.02, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, the commission shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.3"></a><var>192.3</var>consider the filing requirements and decisions in any comparable proceedings in another
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.4"></a><var>192.4</var>jurisdiction.<br />
         		<a id="pl.192.5"></a><var>192.5</var>(c) As a part of its resource plan filing, a utility shall include the least cost plan
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.6"></a><var>192.6</var>meeting 50 and 75 percent of all energy needs from both new and refurbished capacity <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.7"></a><var>192.7</var>needs generating facilities through a combination of conservation and renewable energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.8"></a><var>192.8</var>resources.<br />
         		<a id="pl.192.9"></a><var>192.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment. <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.10"></a><var>192.10</var>Paragraph (c) applies to resource plans filed with the commission on or after July
         1, 2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.19.0"></a><a id="pl.192.11"></a><var>192.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216B.2422, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.192.12"></a><var>192.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Preference for renewable energy facility.</b> The commission shall not approve <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.13"></a><var>192.13</var>a new or refurbished nonrenewable energy facility in an integrated resource plan or
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.14"></a><var>192.14</var>certificate of need, pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>216B.243</statute_ref>, nor shall the commission allow rate <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.15"></a><var>192.15</var>recovery pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>216B.16</statute_ref> for such a nonrenewable energy facility, unless the <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.16"></a><var>192.16</var>utility has demonstrated that a renewable energy facility is not in the public interest.
         When <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.17"></a><var>192.17</var>making the public interest determination, the commission must include consider:<br />
         		<a id="pl.192.18"></a><var>192.18</var>(1) whether the resource plan helps the utility achieve the greenhouse gas reduction
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.19"></a><var>192.19</var>goals under section 
         <statute_ref>216H.02</statute_ref>, the renewable energy standard under section 
         <statute_ref>216B.1691</statute_ref>, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.20"></a><var>192.20</var>the solar energy standard under section 
         <statute_ref>216B.1691</statute_ref>, subdivision 2f.;<br />
         		<a id="pl.192.21"></a><var>192.21</var>(2) impacts on local and regional grid reliability;<br />
         		<a id="pl.192.22"></a><var>192.22</var>(3) utility and ratepayer impacts resulting from the intermittent nature of renewable
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.23"></a><var>192.23</var>energy facilities, including but not limited to the costs of purchasing wholesale
         electricity <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.24"></a><var>192.24</var>in the market and the costs of providing ancillary services; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.192.25"></a><var>192.25</var>(4) utility and ratepayer impacts resulting from reduced exposure to fuel price volatility,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.26"></a><var>192.26</var>changes in transmission costs, portfolio diversification, and environmental compliance
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.27"></a><var>192.27</var>costs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.192.28"></a><var>192.28</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.20.0"></a><a id="pl.193.1"></a><var>193.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216B.2424, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.2"></a><var>193.2</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.193.3"></a><var>193.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 9. <b>Adjustment of biomass fuel requirement.</b> (a) Notwithstanding any provision <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.4"></a><var>193.4</var>in this section, the public utility subject to this section may, with respect to a
         facility approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.5"></a><var>193.5</var>under this section, file a petition with the commission for approval of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.193.6"></a><var>193.6</var>(1) a new or amended power purchase agreement;<br />
         		<a id="pl.193.7"></a><var>193.7</var>(2) the early termination of a power purchase agreement; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.193.8"></a><var>193.8</var>(3) the purchase and closure of the facility.<br />
         		<a id="pl.193.9"></a><var>193.9</var>(b) The commission may approve a new or amended power purchase agreement under <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.10"></a><var>193.10</var>this subdivision, notwithstanding the fuel requirements of this section, if the commission
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.11"></a><var>193.11</var>determines that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.193.12"></a><var>193.12</var>(1) all parties to the original power purchase agreement, or their successors or assigns,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.13"></a><var>193.13</var>as applicable, agree to the terms and conditions of the new or amended power purchase
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.14"></a><var>193.14</var>agreement; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.193.15"></a><var>193.15</var>(2) the new or amended power purchase agreement is in the best interest of the customers
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.16"></a><var>193.16</var>of the public utility subject to this section, taking into consideration any savings
         realized <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.17"></a><var>193.17</var>by customers in the new or amended power purchase agreement and any costs imposed
         on <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.18"></a><var>193.18</var>customers under paragraph (e). A new or amended power purchase agreement approved
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.19"></a><var>193.19</var>under this paragraph may be for any term agreed to by the parties and may govern the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.20"></a><var>193.20</var>purchase of any amount of energy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.193.21"></a><var>193.21</var>(c) The commission may approve the early termination of a power purchase agreement
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.22"></a><var>193.22</var>or the purchase and closure of a facility under this subdivision if it determines
         that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.193.23"></a><var>193.23</var>(1) all parties to the power purchase agreement, or their successors or assigns, as
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.24"></a><var>193.24</var>applicable, agree to the early termination of the power purchase agreement or the
         purchase <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.25"></a><var>193.25</var>and closure of the facility; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.193.26"></a><var>193.26</var>(2) the early termination of the power purchase agreement or the purchase and closure
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.27"></a><var>193.27</var>of the facility is in the best interest of the customers of the public utility subject
         to this <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.28"></a><var>193.28</var>section, taking into consideration any savings realized by customers as a result of
         the early <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.29"></a><var>193.29</var>termination of the power purchase agreement or the purchase and closure of the facility
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.30"></a><var>193.30</var>any costs imposed on the customers under paragraph (e).<br />
         		<a id="pl.193.31"></a><var>193.31</var>(d) The commission's approval of a new or amended power purchase agreement under <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.32"></a><var>193.32</var>paragraph (b) or of the termination of a power purchase agreement or the purchase
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.1"></a><var>194.1</var>closure of a facility under paragraph (c), shall not require the public utility subject
         to this <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.2"></a><var>194.2</var>section to purchase replacement amounts of biomass energy to fulfill the requirements
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.3"></a><var>194.3</var>this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.194.4"></a><var>194.4</var>(e) A utility may petition the commission to approve a rate schedule that provides
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.5"></a><var>194.5</var>the automatic adjustment of charges to recover investments, expenses and costs, and
         earnings <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.6"></a><var>194.6</var>on the investments associated with a new or amended power purchase agreement, the
         early <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.7"></a><var>194.7</var>termination of a power purchase agreement, or the purchase and closure of a facility.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.8"></a><var>194.8</var>commission may approve the rate schedule upon a showing that the recovery of investments,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.9"></a><var>194.9</var>expenses and costs, and earnings on the investments is less than the costs that would
         have <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.10"></a><var>194.10</var>been recovered from customers had the utility continued to purchase energy under the
         power <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.11"></a><var>194.11</var>purchase agreement in effect before any option available under this section is approved
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.12"></a><var>194.12</var>the commission. If approved by the commission, cost recovery under this paragraph
         may <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.13"></a><var>194.13</var>include all cost recovery allowed for renewable facilities under section 216B.1645,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.14"></a><var>194.14</var>subdivisions 2 and 2a.<br />
         		<a id="pl.194.15"></a><var>194.15</var>(f) This subdivision does not apply to a St. Paul district heating and cooling system
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.16"></a><var>194.16</var>cogeneration facility, and nothing in this subdivision precludes a public utility
         that operates <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.17"></a><var>194.17</var>a nuclear-power electric generating plant from filing a petition with the commission
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.18"></a><var>194.18</var>approval of a new or amended power purchase agreement with such a facility.<br />
         		<a id="pl.194.19"></a><var>194.19</var>(g) For the purposes of this subdivision, "facility" means a biomass facility previously
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.20"></a><var>194.20</var>approved by the commission to satisfy a portion of the biomass mandate in this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.194.21"></a><var>194.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.21.0"></a><a id="pl.194.22"></a><var>194.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216C.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.194.23"></a><var>194.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Energy policy goals.</b> It is the energy policy of the state of Minnesota that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.194.24"></a><var>194.24</var>(1) annual energy savings equal to at least 1.5 percent of annual retail energy sales
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.25"></a><var>194.25</var>electricity and natural gas be achieved through cost-effective energy efficiency;<br />
         		<a id="pl.194.26"></a><var>194.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) the per capita use of fossil fuel as an energy input be reduced by 15 percent
         by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.27"></a><var>194.27</var>year 2015, through increased reliance on energy efficiency and renewable energy alternatives;
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.28"></a><var>194.28</var>and<br />
         		<a id="pl.194.29"></a><var>194.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) 25 percent of the total energy used in the state be derived from renewable energy
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.30"></a><var>194.30</var>resources by the year 2025.; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.194.31"></a><var>194.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) retail electricity rates for each customer class be at least five percent below
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.32"></a><var>194.32</var>national average.<br />
         		<a id="pl.195.1"></a><var>195.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.22.0"></a><a id="pl.195.2"></a><var>195.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 22. <b>[216C.417] PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION; "MADE IN MINNESOTA" </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.195.3"></a><var>195.3</var><b>SOLAR ENERGY PRODUCTION INCENTIVES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.195.4"></a><var>195.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>General provisions.</b> Payment of a "Made in Minnesota" solar energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.5"></a><var>195.5</var>production incentive to an owner whose application was approved by the commissioner
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.6"></a><var>195.6</var>commerce under section 216C.415, by May 1, 2017, must be administered under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.7"></a><var>195.7</var>provisions of Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 216C.411; 216C.413; 216C.414, subdivisions
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.8"></a><var>195.8</var>1 to 3 and 5; and 216C.415. No incentive payments may be made under this section to
         an <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.9"></a><var>195.9</var>owner whose application was approved by the commissioner after May 1, 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.195.10"></a><var>195.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Appropriation.</b> (a) Unspent money remaining in the account established under <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.11"></a><var>195.11</var>Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216C.412, on July 1, 2017, must be transferred to
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.12"></a><var>195.12</var>renewable development account in the special revenue fund established under Minnesota
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.13"></a><var>195.13</var>Statutes, section 116C.779, subdivision 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.195.14"></a><var>195.14</var>(b) There is annually appropriated from the renewable development account in the special
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.15"></a><var>195.15</var>revenue fund established in Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779, to the commissioner
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.16"></a><var>195.16</var>commerce money sufficient to make the incentive payments required under Minnesota
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.17"></a><var>195.17</var>Statutes 2016, section 216C.415. Any funds appropriated under this paragraph that
         are <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.18"></a><var>195.18</var>unexpended at the end of a fiscal year cancel to the renewable development account.<br />
         		<a id="pl.195.19"></a><var>195.19</var>(c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216C.412, subdivision 1, none
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.20"></a><var>195.20</var>this appropriation may be used for administrative costs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.195.21"></a><var>195.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Eligibility window; payment duration.</b> (a) Payments may be made under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.22"></a><var>195.22</var>subdivision only for solar photovoltaic module installations that meet the requirements
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.23"></a><var>195.23</var>subdivision 1 and that first begin generating electricity between January 1, 2014,
         and October <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.24"></a><var>195.24</var>31, 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.195.25"></a><var>195.25</var>(b) The payment eligibility window of the incentive begins and runs consecutively
         from <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.26"></a><var>195.26</var>the date the solar photovoltaic modules first begins generating electricity.<br />
         		<a id="pl.195.27"></a><var>195.27</var>(c) An owner of solar photovoltaic modules may receive payments under this section
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.28"></a><var>195.28</var>for a particular module for a period of ten years, provided that sufficient funds
         are available <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.29"></a><var>195.29</var>in the account.<br />
         		<a id="pl.195.30"></a><var>195.30</var>(d) No payment may be made under this section for electricity generated after October
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.31"></a><var>195.31</var>31, 2028.<br />
         		 <a id="pl.195.32"></a><var>195.32</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.23.0"></a><a id="pl.196.1"></a><var>196.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216C.435, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.2"></a><var>196.2</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.196.3"></a><var>196.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7a. <b>Multifamily residential dwelling.</b> "Multifamily residential dwelling" means <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.4"></a><var>196.4</var>a residential dwelling containing five or more units intended for use as a residence
         by tenants <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.5"></a><var>196.5</var>or lessees of the owner.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.24.0"></a><a id="pl.196.6"></a><var>196.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216H.03, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.196.7"></a><var>196.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Long-term increased emissions from power plants prohibited.</b> Unless <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.8"></a><var>196.8</var>preempted by federal law, until a comprehensive and enforceable state law or rule
         pertaining <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.9"></a><var>196.9</var>to greenhouse gases that directly limits and substantially reduces, over time, statewide
         power <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.10"></a><var>196.10</var>sector carbon dioxide emissions is enacted and in effect, and except as allowed in
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.11"></a><var>196.11</var>subdivisions 4 to 7, on and after August 1, 2009, no person shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.196.12"></a><var>196.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) construct within the state a new large energy facility that would contribute to statewide
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.13"></a><var>196.13</var>power sector carbon dioxide emissions;.<br />
         		<a id="pl.196.14"></a><var>196.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) import or commit to import from outside the state power from a new large energy
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.15"></a><var>196.15</var>facility that would contribute to statewide power sector carbon dioxide emissions;
         or<br />
         		<a id="pl.196.16"></a><var>196.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) enter into a new long-term power purchase agreement that would increase statewide
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.17"></a><var>196.17</var>power sector carbon dioxide emissions. For purposes of this section, a long-term power
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.18"></a><var>196.18</var>purchase agreement means an agreement to purchase 50 megawatts of capacity or more
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.19"></a><var>196.19</var>a term exceeding five years.<br />
         		<a id="pl.196.20"></a><var>196.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.25.0"></a><a id="pl.196.21"></a><var>196.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216H.03, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.196.22"></a><var>196.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Exception for facilities that offset emissions.</b> (a) The prohibitions in prohibition <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.23"></a><var>196.23</var>under subdivision 3 do does not apply if the project proponent demonstrates to the Public <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.24"></a><var>196.24</var>Utilities Commission's satisfaction that it will offset the new contribution to statewide
         power <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.25"></a><var>196.25</var>sector carbon dioxide emissions with a carbon dioxide reduction project identified
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.26"></a><var>196.26</var>paragraph (b) and in compliance with paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.196.27"></a><var>196.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) A project proponent may offset in an amount equal to or greater than the proposed
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.28"></a><var>196.28</var>new contribution to statewide power sector carbon dioxide emissions in either, or
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.29"></a><var>196.29</var>combination of both, of the following ways:<br />
         		<a id="pl.196.30"></a><var>196.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) by reducing an existing facility's contribution to statewide power sector carbon
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.31"></a><var>196.31</var>dioxide emissions; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.197.1"></a><var>197.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) by purchasing carbon dioxide allowances from a state or group of states that has
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.2"></a><var>197.2</var>carbon dioxide cap and trade system in place that produces verifiable emissions reductions.<br />
         		<a id="pl.197.3"></a><var>197.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) The Public Utilities Commission shall not find that a proposed carbon dioxide
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.4"></a><var>197.4</var>reduction project identified in paragraph (b) acceptably offsets a new contribution
         to statewide <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.5"></a><var>197.5</var>power sector carbon dioxide emissions unless the proposed offsets are permanent, <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.6"></a><var>197.6</var>quantifiable, verifiable, enforceable, and would not have otherwise occurred. This
         section <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.7"></a><var>197.7</var>does not exempt emissions that have been offset under this subdivision and emissions
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.8"></a><var>197.8</var>exempted under subdivisions 5 to 7 from a cap and trade system if adopted by the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.197.9"></a><var>197.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.26.0"></a><a id="pl.197.10"></a><var>197.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216H.03, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.197.11"></a><var>197.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Other exemptions.</b> The prohibitions in prohibition under subdivision 3 do does <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.12"></a><var>197.12</var>not apply to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.197.13"></a><var>197.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) a new large energy facility under consideration by the Public Utilities Commission
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.14"></a><var>197.14</var>pursuant to proposals or applications filed with the Public Utilities Commission before
         April <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.15"></a><var>197.15</var>1, 2007, or to any power purchase agreement related to a facility described in this
         clause. <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.16"></a><var>197.16</var>The exclusion of pending proposals and applications from the prohibitions in subdivision
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.17"></a><var>197.17</var>3 does not limit the applicability of any other law and is not an expression of legislative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.18"></a><var>197.18</var>intent regarding whether any pending proposal or application should be approved or
         denied;<br />
         		<a id="pl.197.19"></a><var>197.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) a contract not subject to commission approval that was entered into prior to April
         1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.20"></a><var>197.20</var>2007, to purchase power from a new large energy facility that was approved by a comparable
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.21"></a><var>197.21</var>authority in another state prior to that date, for which municipal or public power
         district <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.22"></a><var>197.22</var>bonds have been issued, and on which construction has begun;<br />
         		<a id="pl.197.23"></a><var>197.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) a new large energy facility or a power purchase agreement between a Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.24"></a><var>197.24</var>utility and a new large energy facility located outside within Minnesota that the Public <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.25"></a><var>197.25</var>Utilities Commission has determined is essential to ensure the long-term reliability
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.26"></a><var>197.26</var>Minnesota's electric system, to allow electric service for increased industrial demand,
         or to <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.27"></a><var>197.27</var>avoid placing a substantial financial burden on Minnesota ratepayers. An order of
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.28"></a><var>197.28</var>commission granting an exemption under this clause is stayed until the June 1 following
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.29"></a><var>197.29</var>the next regular or annual session of the legislature that begins after the date of
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.30"></a><var>197.30</var>commission's final order; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.197.31"></a><var>197.31</var>(4) a new large energy facility with a combined electric generating capacity of less
         than <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.32"></a><var>197.32</var>100 megawatts, which did not require a Minnesota certificate of need, which received
         an <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.33"></a><var>197.33</var>air pollution control permit to construct from an adjoining state before January 1,
         2008, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.198.1"></a><var>198.1</var>on which construction began before July 1, 2008, or to any power purchase agreement
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.198.2"></a><var>198.2</var>related to a facility described in this clause.<br />
         		<a id="pl.198.3"></a><var>198.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.27.0"></a><a id="pl.198.4"></a><var>198.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 27. <b>RESIDENTIAL PACE CONSUMER PROTECTION LEGISLATION TASK </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.198.5"></a><var>198.5</var><b>FORCE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.198.6"></a><var>198.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> The Residential PACE Consumer Protection Legislation <br />
         		<a id="pl.198.7"></a><var>198.7</var>Task Force shall develop recommendations for consumer protection legislation for any
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.198.8"></a><var>198.8</var>energy improvements financing program implemented under Minnesota Statutes, sections
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.198.9"></a><var>198.9</var>216C.435 to 216C.436, for single-family residential dwellings. For purposes of this
         section, <br />
         		<a id="pl.198.10"></a><var>198.10</var>"residential PACE" or "PACE" means energy improvement financing programs for <br />
         		<a id="pl.198.11"></a><var>198.11</var>single-family residential dwellings authorized under Minnesota Statutes, sections
         216C.435 <br />
         		<a id="pl.198.12"></a><var>198.12</var>to 216C.436.<br />
         		 <a id="pl.198.13"></a><var>198.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Task force.</b> (a) The task force consists of 16 members as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.198.14"></a><var>198.14</var>(1) one member appointed by the Minnesota Association of Realtors;<br />
         		<a id="pl.198.15"></a><var>198.15</var>(2) one member appointed by the Center for Energy and Environment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.198.16"></a><var>198.16</var>(3) one member appointed by the Minnesota Bankers Association;<br />
         		<a id="pl.198.17"></a><var>198.17</var>(4) one member appointed by the Legal Services Advocacy Project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.198.18"></a><var>198.18</var>(5) one member appointed by the Minnesota Credit Union Network;<br />
         		<a id="pl.198.19"></a><var>198.19</var>(6) one member appointed by the Minnesota Solar Energy Industry Association;<br />
         		<a id="pl.198.20"></a><var>198.20</var>(7) one member appointed by the St. Paul Port Authority;<br />
         		<a id="pl.198.21"></a><var>198.21</var>(8) one member appointed by the League of Minnesota Cities;<br />
         		 <a id="pl.198.22"></a><var>198.22</var>(9) one member appointed by the Association of Minnesota Counties;<br />
         		<a id="pl.198.23"></a><var>198.23</var>(10) one member appointed by AARP Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.198.24"></a><var>198.24</var>(11) one member appointed by Fresh Energy;<br />
         		<a id="pl.198.25"></a><var>198.25</var>(12) one member appointed by the Citizens Utility Board of Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.198.26"></a><var>198.26</var>(13) one member appointed by Clean Energy Economy Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.198.27"></a><var>198.27</var>(14) one member appointed by the Minnesota Land Title Association;<br />
         		<a id="pl.198.28"></a><var>198.28</var>(15) one member appointed by an organization with experience implementing residential
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.198.29"></a><var>198.29</var>PACE programs in other states; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.199.1"></a><var>199.1</var>(16) the commissioner of commerce or a designee.<br />
         		<a id="pl.199.2"></a><var>199.2</var>(b) Any public member can designate a substitute from the same organization to replace
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.3"></a><var>199.3</var>that member at a meeting of the task force.<br />
         		<a id="pl.199.4"></a><var>199.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Duties.</b> The task force must develop recommendations to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.199.5"></a><var>199.5</var>(1) address concerns regarding the possible constraints on free alienation of residential
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.6"></a><var>199.6</var>property caused by existence and amount of the PACE liens;<br />
         		<a id="pl.199.7"></a><var>199.7</var>(2) reduce and minimize any point-of-sale confusion in transactions involving <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.8"></a><var>199.8</var>PACE-encumbered homes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.199.9"></a><var>199.9</var>(3) ensure conspicuous and meaningful disclosure of, among other things:<br />
         		<a id="pl.199.10"></a><var>199.10</var>(i) all costs and fees of a residential PACE loan; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.199.11"></a><var>199.11</var>(ii) the risks, such as foreclosure and higher costs, that may be associated with
         residential <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.12"></a><var>199.12</var>PACE loans relative to other financing mechanisms;<br />
         		<a id="pl.199.13"></a><var>199.13</var>(4) ensure that the ability to repay standard uses commonly accepted underwriting
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.14"></a><var>199.14</var>principles;<br />
         		<a id="pl.199.15"></a><var>199.15</var>(5) ensure that consumer provisions required of and protections that apply to conventional
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.16"></a><var>199.16</var>loans and other financing options, including but not limited to the Truth in Lending
         Act and <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.17"></a><var>199.17</var>the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, are required of and apply to PACE financing;<br />
         		<a id="pl.199.18"></a><var>199.18</var>(6) address any unique protections necessary for elderly, low-income homeowners and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.19"></a><var>199.19</var>other financially vulnerable homeowners;<br />
         		<a id="pl.199.20"></a><var>199.20</var>(7) establish criteria to ensure the cost-effectiveness of PACE-enabled clean energy
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.21"></a><var>199.21</var>improvements; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.199.22"></a><var>199.22</var>(8) address any other issues the task force identifies that are necessary to protect
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.23"></a><var>199.23</var>consumers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.199.24"></a><var>199.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Administrative support.</b> The commissioner of commerce shall provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.25"></a><var>199.25</var>administrative support and meeting space for the task force.<br />
         		<a id="pl.199.26"></a><var>199.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Compensation.</b> Members serve without compensation and shall not be <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.27"></a><var>199.27</var>reimbursed for expenses.<br />
         		<a id="pl.199.28"></a><var>199.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Chair.</b> The commissioner of commerce or the commissioner's designee shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.29"></a><var>199.29</var>serve as chair.<br />
         		<a id="pl.199.30"></a><var>199.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Meetings.</b> The task force shall meet regularly, at the call of the chair. Meetings <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.31"></a><var>199.31</var>of the task force are subject to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13D.<br />
         		<a id="pl.200.1"></a><var>200.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 8. <b>Appointments; first meeting.</b> Appointments must be made by June 1, 2017. <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.2"></a><var>200.2</var>The commissioner of commerce must convene the first meeting by July 15, 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.200.3"></a><var>200.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 9. <b>Report to legislature.</b> By January 15, 2018, the commissioner shall submit a <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.4"></a><var>200.4</var>report detailing the task force's findings and recommendations to the chairs and ranking
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.5"></a><var>200.5</var>minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.6"></a><var>200.6</var>over energy and consumer protection policy and finance. The report must include any
         draft <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.7"></a><var>200.7</var>legislation necessary to implement the recommendations of the task force.<br />
         		<a id="pl.200.8"></a><var>200.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 10. <b>Suspension of residential PACE.</b> Until legislation is enacted establishing <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.9"></a><var>200.9</var>consumer protections that address, but are not limited to, the concerns identified
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.10"></a><var>200.10</var>subdivision 3, no programs for the financing of energy improvements on a single-family
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.11"></a><var>200.11</var>residential property dwelling under Minnesota Statutes, sections 216C.435 to 216C.436,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.12"></a><var>200.12</var>may be operated after the effective date of this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.200.13"></a><var>200.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 11. <b>Expiration.</b> The task force expires January 15, 2018, or after submitting the <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.14"></a><var>200.14</var>report required in this section, whichever is earlier.<br />
         		<a id="pl.200.15"></a><var>200.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.28.0"></a><a id="pl.200.16"></a><var>200.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 28. <b>PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION; "MADE IN MINNESOTA" SOLAR </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.200.17"></a><var>200.17</var><b>THERMAL REBATES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.200.18"></a><var>200.18</var>(a) No rebate may be paid under Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216C.416, to an owner
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.19"></a><var>200.19</var>of a solar thermal system whose application was approved by the commissioner of commerce
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.20"></a><var>200.20</var>after the effective date of this act.<br />
         		<a id="pl.200.21"></a><var>200.21</var>(b) Unspent money remaining in the account established under Minnesota Statutes 2014,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.22"></a><var>200.22</var>section 216C.416, as of July 2, 2017, must be transferred to the C-LEAF account established
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.23"></a><var>200.23</var>under Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116C.779, subdivision 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.200.24"></a><var>200.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.29.0"></a><a id="pl.200.25"></a><var>200.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 29. <b>RENEWABLE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT; TRANSFER OF </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.200.26"></a><var>200.26</var><b>UNEXPENDED GRANT FUNDS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.200.27"></a><var>200.27</var>(a) No later than 30 days after the effective date of this section, the utility subject
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.28"></a><var>200.28</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779, subdivision 1, must notify in writing each person
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.29"></a><var>200.29</var>who received a grant funded from the renewable development account previously established
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.30"></a><var>200.30</var>under that subdivision:<br />
         		<a id="pl.200.31"></a><var>200.31</var>(1) after January 1, 2012; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.201.1"></a><var>201.1</var>(2) before January 1, 2012, if the funded project remains incomplete as of the effective
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.2"></a><var>201.2</var>date of this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.201.3"></a><var>201.3</var>The notice must contain the provisions of this section and instructions directing
         grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.4"></a><var>201.4</var>recipients how unexpended funds can be transferred to the clean energy advancement
         fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.5"></a><var>201.5</var>account.<br />
         		<a id="pl.201.6"></a><var>201.6</var>(b) A recipient of a grant from the renewable development account previously established
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.7"></a><var>201.7</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779, subdivision 1, must, no later than 30
         days after <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.8"></a><var>201.8</var>receiving the notice required under paragraph (a), transfer any grant funds that remain
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.9"></a><var>201.9</var>unexpended as of the effective date of this section to the clean energy advancement
         fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.10"></a><var>201.10</var>account if, by that effective date, all of the following conditions are met:<br />
         		<a id="pl.201.11"></a><var>201.11</var>(1) the grant was awarded more than five years before the effective date of this section;<br />
         		<a id="pl.201.12"></a><var>201.12</var>(2) the grant recipient has failed to obtain control of the site on which the project
         is to <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.13"></a><var>201.13</var>be constructed;<br />
         		<a id="pl.201.14"></a><var>201.14</var>(3) the grant recipient has failed to secure all necessary permits or approvals from
         any <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.15"></a><var>201.15</var>unit of government with respect to the project; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.201.16"></a><var>201.16</var>(4) construction of the project has not begun.<br />
         		<a id="pl.201.17"></a><var>201.17</var>(c) A recipient of a grant from the renewable development account previously established
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.18"></a><var>201.18</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779, subdivision 1, must transfer any grant
         funds <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.19"></a><var>201.19</var>that remain unexpended five years after the grant funds are received by the grant
         recipient <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.20"></a><var>201.20</var>if, by that date, the conditions in paragraph (b), clauses (2) to (4), have been met.
         The grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.21"></a><var>201.21</var>recipient must transfer the unexpended funds no later than 30 days after the fifth
         anniversary <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.22"></a><var>201.22</var>of the receipt of the grant funds.<br />
         		<a id="pl.201.23"></a><var>201.23</var>(d) A person who transfers funds to the clean energy advancement fund account under
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.24"></a><var>201.24</var>this section is eligible to apply for funding from the clean energy advancement fund
         account.<br />
         		<a id="pl.201.25"></a><var>201.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.30.0"></a><a id="pl.201.26"></a><var>201.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 30. <b>REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.201.27"></a><var>201.27</var>(a) Laws 2013, chapter 85, article 6, section 11, is repealed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.201.28"></a><var>201.28</var>(b) Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 216B.8109; 216B.811; 216B.812; 216B.813; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.29"></a><var>201.29</var>216B.815, are repealed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.201.30"></a><var>201.30</var>(c) Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 3.8852; and 116C.779, subdivision 3, are repealed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.202.1"></a><var>202.1</var>(d) Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 174.187; 216C.411; 216C.412; 216C.413; <br />
         		<a id="pl.202.2"></a><var>202.2</var>216C.414; 216C.415; and 216C.416, are repealed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.202.3"></a><var>202.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.202.4"></a><var>202.4</var><b>ARTICLE 11</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.202.5"></a><var>202.5</var><b>HOUSING POLICY</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.11.1.0"></a><a id="pl.202.6"></a><var>202.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 327C.01, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.202.7"></a><var>202.7</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.202.8"></a><var>202.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 13. <b>Class I manufactured home park.</b> A "class I manufactured home park" <br />
         		<a id="pl.202.9"></a><var>202.9</var>means a park that complies with the provisions of section 327C.16.<br />
         		<a id="pl.202.10"></a><var>202.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.2.0"></a><a id="pl.202.11"></a><var>202.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 2. <b>[327C.16] CLASS I MANUFACTURED HOME PARK.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.202.12"></a><var>202.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Qualifications.</b> (a) To qualify as a class I manufactured home park, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.202.13"></a><var>202.13</var>defined in section 327C.01, subdivision 13, a park owner, or on-site attendant as
         an employee <br />
         		<a id="pl.202.14"></a><var>202.14</var>of the manufactured home park, must satisfy 12 hours of qualifying education courses
         every <br />
         		<a id="pl.202.15"></a><var>202.15</var>three years, as prescribed in this subdivision. Park owners or on-site attendants
         may begin <br />
         		<a id="pl.202.16"></a><var>202.16</var>accumulating qualifying hours to qualify as a class I manufactured home park beginning
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.202.17"></a><var>202.17</var>2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.202.18"></a><var>202.18</var>(b) The qualifying education courses required for classification under this subdivision
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.202.19"></a><var>202.19</var>must be continuing education courses approved by the Department of Labor and Industry
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.202.20"></a><var>202.20</var>or the Department of Commerce for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.202.21"></a><var>202.21</var>(1) continuing education in real estate; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.202.22"></a><var>202.22</var>(2) continuing education for residential contractors and manufactured home installers.<br />
         		 <a id="pl.202.23"></a><var>202.23</var>(c) The qualifying education courses must include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.202.24"></a><var>202.24</var>(1) two hours on fair housing, approved for real estate licensure or residential contractor
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.202.25"></a><var>202.25</var>licensure;<br />
         		<a id="pl.202.26"></a><var>202.26</var>(2) one hour on the Americans with Disabilities Act, approved for real estate licensure
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.202.27"></a><var>202.27</var>or residential contractor licensure;<br />
         		<a id="pl.202.28"></a><var>202.28</var>(3) four hours on legal compliance related to any of the following: landlord/tenant,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.202.29"></a><var>202.29</var>licensing requirements, or home financing under chapters 58, 327, 327B, 327C, and
         504B, <br />
         		<a id="pl.202.30"></a><var>202.30</var>and Minnesota Rules, chapter 1350 or 4630;<br />
         		<a id="pl.203.1"></a><var>203.1</var>(4) three hours of general education approved for real estate, residential contractors,
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.2"></a><var>203.2</var>manufactured home installers; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.203.3"></a><var>203.3</var>(5) two hours of HUD-specific manufactured home installer courses as required under
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.4"></a><var>203.4</var>section 327B.041.<br />
         		<a id="pl.203.5"></a><var>203.5</var>(d) If the qualifying owner or employee attendant is no longer the person meeting
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.6"></a><var>203.6</var>requirements under this subdivision, but did qualify during the current assessment
         year, <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.7"></a><var>203.7</var>then the manufactured home park shall still qualify for the class rate provided for
         class 4c <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.8"></a><var>203.8</var>property classified under section 273.13, subdivision 25, paragraph (d), clause (5),
         item <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.9"></a><var>203.9</var>(iii).<br />
         		<a id="pl.203.10"></a><var>203.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Proof of compliance.</b> (a) A park owner that has met the requirements of <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.11"></a><var>203.11</var>subdivision 1 shall provide an affidavit to the park owner's county assessor certifying
         that <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.12"></a><var>203.12</var>the park owner, corporate officer, or on-site attendant has complied with subdivision
         1 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.13"></a><var>203.13</var>that the park meets the definition of a class I manufactured home park as defined
         in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.14"></a><var>203.14</var>section, and is entitled to the property tax classification rate for class I manufactured
         home <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.15"></a><var>203.15</var>parks in section 273.13, subdivision 25. The park owner shall retain the original
         course <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.16"></a><var>203.16</var>completion certificates issued by the course sponsor under this section for three
         years and, <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.17"></a><var>203.17</var>upon written request for verification, provide these to the county assessor within
         30 days.<br />
         		<a id="pl.203.18"></a><var>203.18</var>(b) A park owner must provide the county assessor written notice of any change in
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.19"></a><var>203.19</var>compliance status of the manufactured home park no later than December 15 of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.20"></a><var>203.20</var>assessment year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.203.21"></a><var>203.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.3.0"></a><a id="pl.203.22"></a><var>203.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 462.355, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.203.23"></a><var>203.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Interim ordinance.</b> (a) If a municipality is conducting studies or has authorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.24"></a><var>203.24</var>a study to be conducted or has held or has scheduled a hearing for the purpose of
         considering <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.25"></a><var>203.25</var>adoption or amendment of a comprehensive plan or official controls as defined in section
         <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.203.26"></a><var>203.26</var>462.352, subdivision 15
         </statute_ref>, or if new territory for which plans or controls have not been adopted <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.27"></a><var>203.27</var>is annexed to a municipality, the governing body of the municipality may adopt an
         interim <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.28"></a><var>203.28</var>ordinance applicable to all or part of its jurisdiction for the purpose of protecting
         the planning <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.29"></a><var>203.29</var>process and the health, safety and welfare of its citizens. The interim ordinance
         may regulate, <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.30"></a><var>203.30</var>restrict, or prohibit any use, development, or subdivision within the jurisdiction
         or a portion <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.31"></a><var>203.31</var>thereof for a period not to exceed one year from the date it is effective.<br />
         		<a id="pl.203.32"></a><var>203.32</var>(b) If a proposed interim ordinance purports to regulate, restrict, or prohibit activities
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.33"></a><var>203.33</var>relating to livestock production, a public hearing must be held following a ten-day
         notice <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.1"></a><var>204.1</var>given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality before
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.2"></a><var>204.2</var>interim ordinance takes effect.<br />
         		<a id="pl.204.3"></a><var>204.3</var>(c)(1) A statutory or home rule charter city may adopt an interim ordinance that regulates,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.4"></a><var>204.4</var>restricts, or prohibits a housing proposal only if the ordinance is approved by majority
         vote <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.5"></a><var>204.5</var>of all members of the city council.<br />
         		 <a id="pl.204.6"></a><var>204.6</var>(2) Before adopting the interim ordinance, the city council must hold a public hearing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.7"></a><var>204.7</var>after providing written notice to any person who has submitted a housing proposal,
         has a <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.8"></a><var>204.8</var>pending housing proposal, or has provided a written request to be notified of interim
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.9"></a><var>204.9</var>ordinances related to housing proposals. The written notice must be provided at least
         three <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.10"></a><var>204.10</var>business days before the public hearing. Notice also must be posted on the city's
         official <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.11"></a><var>204.11</var>Web site, if the city has an official Web site.<br />
         		<a id="pl.204.12"></a><var>204.12</var>(3) The date of the public hearing shall be the earlier of the next regularly scheduled
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.13"></a><var>204.13</var>city council meeting after the notice period or within ten days of the notice.<br />
         		<a id="pl.204.14"></a><var>204.14</var>(4) The activities proposed to be restricted by the proposed interim ordinance may
         not <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.15"></a><var>204.15</var>be undertaken before the public hearing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.204.16"></a><var>204.16</var>(5) For the purposes of this paragraph, "housing proposal" means a written request
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.17"></a><var>204.17</var>city approval of a project intended primarily to provide residential dwellings, either
         single <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.18"></a><var>204.18</var>family or multi-family, and involves the subdivision or development of land or the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.19"></a><var>204.19</var>demolition, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, or occupancy of residential
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.20"></a><var>204.20</var>dwellings.<br />
         		<a id="pl.204.21"></a><var>204.21</var>(c) (d) The period of an interim ordinance applicable to an area that is affected by a city's
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.22"></a><var>204.22</var>master plan for a municipal airport may be extended for such additional periods as
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.23"></a><var>204.23</var>municipality may deem appropriate, not exceeding a total additional period of 18 months.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.24"></a><var>204.24</var>In all other cases, no interim ordinance may halt, delay, or impede a subdivision
         that has <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.25"></a><var>204.25</var>been given preliminary approval, nor may any interim ordinance extend the time deadline
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.26"></a><var>204.26</var>for agency action set forth in section 
         <statute_ref>15.99</statute_ref> with respect to any application filed prior to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.27"></a><var>204.27</var>effective date of the interim ordinance. The governing body of the municipality may
         extend <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.28"></a><var>204.28</var>the interim ordinance after a public hearing and written findings have been adopted
         based <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.29"></a><var>204.29</var>upon one or more of the conditions in clause (1), (2), or (3). The public hearing
         must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.30"></a><var>204.30</var>held at least 15 days but not more than 30 days before the expiration of the interim
         ordinance, <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.31"></a><var>204.31</var>and notice of the hearing must be published at least ten days before the hearing.
         The interim <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.32"></a><var>204.32</var>ordinance may be extended for the following conditions and durations, but, except
         as <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.33"></a><var>204.33</var>provided in clause (3), an interim ordinance may not be extended more than an additional
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.34"></a><var>204.34</var>18 months:<br />
         		<a id="pl.205.1"></a><var>205.1</var>(1) up to an additional 120 days following the receipt of the final approval or review
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.2"></a><var>205.2</var>a federal, state, or metropolitan agency when the approval is required by law and
         the review <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.3"></a><var>205.3</var>or approval has not been completed and received by the municipality at least 30 days
         before <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.4"></a><var>205.4</var>the expiration of the interim ordinance;<br />
         		<a id="pl.205.5"></a><var>205.5</var>(2) up to an additional 120 days following the completion of any other process required
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.6"></a><var>205.6</var>by a state statute, federal law, or court order, when the process is not completed
         at least 30 <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.7"></a><var>205.7</var>days before the expiration of the interim ordinance; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.205.8"></a><var>205.8</var>(3) up to an additional one year if the municipality has not adopted a comprehensive
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.9"></a><var>205.9</var>plan under this section at the time the interim ordinance is enacted.<br />
         		<a id="pl.205.10"></a><var>205.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for interim ordinances proposed on or <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.11"></a><var>205.11</var>after August 1, 2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.4.0"></a><a id="pl.205.12"></a><var>205.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 462A.201, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.205.13"></a><var>205.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Low-income housing.</b> (a) The agency may use money from the housing trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.14"></a><var>205.14</var>fund account to provide loans or grants for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.205.15"></a><var>205.15</var>(1) projects for the development, construction, acquisition, preservation, and rehabilitation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.16"></a><var>205.16</var>of low-income rental and limited equity cooperative housing units, including temporary
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.17"></a><var>205.17</var>and transitional housing;<br />
         		<a id="pl.205.18"></a><var>205.18</var>(2) the costs of operating rental housing, as determined by the agency, that are unique
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.19"></a><var>205.19</var>to the operation of low-income rental housing or supportive housing; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.205.20"></a><var>205.20</var>(3) rental assistance, either project-based or tenant-based; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.205.21"></a><var>205.21</var>(4) projects to secure stable housing for families with children eligible for enrollment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.22"></a><var>205.22</var>in a prekindergarten through grade 12 academic program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.205.23"></a><var>205.23</var>For purposes of this section, "transitional housing" has the meaning given by the
         United <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.24"></a><var>205.24</var>States Department of Housing and Urban Development. Loans or grants for residential
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.25"></a><var>205.25</var>housing for migrant farmworkers may be made under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.205.26"></a><var>205.26</var>(b) The housing trust fund account must be used for the benefit of persons and families
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.27"></a><var>205.27</var>whose income, at the time of initial occupancy, does not exceed 60 percent of median
         income <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.28"></a><var>205.28</var>as determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.29"></a><var>205.29</var>metropolitan area. At least 75 percent of the funds in the housing trust fund account
         must <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.30"></a><var>205.30</var>be used for the benefit of persons and families whose income, at the time of initial
         occupancy, <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.31"></a><var>205.31</var>does not exceed 30 percent of the median family income for the metropolitan area as
         defined <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.32"></a><var>205.32</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>473.121, subdivision 2</statute_ref>. For purposes of this section, a household with a housing <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.1"></a><var>206.1</var>assistance voucher under Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.2"></a><var>206.2</var>is deemed to meet the income requirements of this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.206.3"></a><var>206.3</var>The median family income may be adjusted for families of five or more.<br />
         		<a id="pl.206.4"></a><var>206.4</var>(c) Rental assistance under this section must be provided by governmental units which
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.5"></a><var>206.5</var>administer housing assistance supplements or by for-profit or nonprofit organizations
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.6"></a><var>206.6</var>experienced in housing management. Rental assistance shall be limited to households
         whose <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.7"></a><var>206.7</var>income at the time of initial receipt of rental assistance does not exceed 60 percent
         of median <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.8"></a><var>206.8</var>income, as determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.9"></a><var>206.9</var>for the metropolitan area. Priority among comparable applications for tenant-based
         rental <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.10"></a><var>206.10</var>assistance will be given to proposals that will serve households whose income at the
         time <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.11"></a><var>206.11</var>of initial application for rental assistance does not exceed 30 percent of median
         income, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.12"></a><var>206.12</var>determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.13"></a><var>206.13</var>metropolitan area. Rental assistance must be terminated when it is determined that
         30 percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.14"></a><var>206.14</var>of a household's monthly income for four consecutive months equals or exceeds the
         market <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.15"></a><var>206.15</var>rent for the unit in which the household resides plus utilities for which the tenant
         is <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.16"></a><var>206.16</var>responsible. Rental assistance may only be used for rental housing units that meet
         the housing <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.17"></a><var>206.17</var>maintenance code of the local unit of government in which the unit is located, if
         such a code <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.18"></a><var>206.18</var>has been adopted, or the housing quality standards adopted by the United States Department
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.19"></a><var>206.19</var>of Housing and Urban Development, if no local housing maintenance code has been adopted.<br />
         		<a id="pl.206.20"></a><var>206.20</var>(d) In making the loans or grants, the agency shall determine the terms and conditions
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.21"></a><var>206.21</var>of repayment and the appropriate security, if any, should repayment be required. To
         promote <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.22"></a><var>206.22</var>the geographic distribution of grants and loans, the agency may designate a portion
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.23"></a><var>206.23</var>grant or loan awards to be set aside for projects located in specified congressional
         districts <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.24"></a><var>206.24</var>or other geographical regions specified by the agency. The agency may adopt rules
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.25"></a><var>206.25</var>awarding grants and loans under this subdivision.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.5.0"></a><a id="pl.206.26"></a><var>206.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 462A.2035, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.206.27"></a><var>206.27</var><b>462A.2035 MANUFACTURED HOME PARK REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.206.28"></a><var>206.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> The agency shall establish a manufactured home park <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.29"></a><var>206.29</var>redevelopment program for the purpose of making manufactured home park redevelopment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.30"></a><var>206.30</var>grants or loans to cities, counties, or community action programs, nonprofit organizations, <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.31"></a><var>206.31</var>and cooperatives created under chapter 308A or 308B.<br />
         		 <a id="pl.206.32"></a><var>206.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 1a. <b>Individual assistance grants.</b> Cities, counties, and community action programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.33"></a><var>206.33</var>Eligible recipients may use individual assistance grants and loans under this program to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.207.1"></a><var>207.1</var>(1) provide current residents of manufactured home parks with buy-out assistance not
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.2"></a><var>207.2</var>to exceed $4,000 per home with preference given to older manufactured homes; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.207.3"></a><var>207.3</var>(2) provide down-payment assistance for the purchase of new and preowned manufactured
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.4"></a><var>207.4</var>homes that comply with the current version of the State Building Code in effect at
         the time <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.5"></a><var>207.5</var>of the sale, not to exceed $10,000 per home; and.<br />
         		<a id="pl.207.6"></a><var>207.6</var>(3) make improvements in manufactured home parks as requested by the grant recipient.<br />
         		<a id="pl.207.7"></a><var>207.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 1b. <b>Park infrastructure grants.</b> Eligible recipients may use park infrastructure <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.8"></a><var>207.8</var>grants under this program for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.207.9"></a><var>207.9</var>(1) improvements in manufactured home parks; and<br />
         		 <a id="pl.207.10"></a><var>207.10</var>(2) infrastructure, including storm shelters and community facilities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.207.11"></a><var>207.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Eligibility requirements.</b> For individual assistance grants under subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.12"></a><var>207.12</var>1a, households assisted under this section must have an annual household income at or <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.13"></a><var>207.13</var>below 80 percent of the area median household income. Cities, counties, or community
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.14"></a><var>207.14</var>action programs receiving funds under the program must give preference to households
         at <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.15"></a><var>207.15</var>or below 50 percent of the area median household income. Participation in the program
         is <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.16"></a><var>207.16</var>voluntary and no park resident shall be required to participate.<br />
         		 <a id="pl.207.17"></a><var>207.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Statewide program.</b> The agency shall attempt to make grants and loans in <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.18"></a><var>207.18</var>approximately equal amounts to applicants outside and within the metropolitan area.
         Grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.19"></a><var>207.19</var>and loans under this section shall be provided in a manner consistent with the agency's
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.20"></a><var>207.20</var>policies and purposes in section 462A.02.<br />
         		<a id="pl.207.21"></a><var>207.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Infrastructure repair and replacement fund.</b> Each recipient receiving a grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.22"></a><var>207.22</var>under subdivision 1b shall provide from year to year, on a cumulative basis, for adequate
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.23"></a><var>207.23</var>reserve funds to cover the repair and replacement of the private infrastructure systems
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.24"></a><var>207.24</var>serving the community.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.6.0"></a><a id="pl.207.25"></a><var>207.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 462A.204, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.207.26"></a><var>207.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 8. <b>School stability.</b> (a) The agency in consultation with the Interagency Task <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.27"></a><var>207.27</var>Force Council on Homelessness may establish a school stability project under the family <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.28"></a><var>207.28</var>homeless prevention and assistance program. The purpose of the project is to secure
         stable <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.29"></a><var>207.29</var>housing for families with school-age children who have moved frequently and for <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.30"></a><var>207.30</var>unaccompanied youth. For purposes of this subdivision, "unaccompanied youth" are minors
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.31"></a><var>207.31</var>who are leaving foster care or juvenile correctional facilities, or minors who meet
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.1"></a><var>208.1</var>definition of a child in need of services or protection under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.007, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.208.2"></a><var>208.2</var>6
         </statute_ref>, but for whom no court finding has been made pursuant to that statute.<br />
         		<a id="pl.208.3"></a><var>208.3</var>(b) The agency shall make grants to family homeless prevention and assistance projects
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.4"></a><var>208.4</var>in communities with a school or schools that have a significant degree of student
         mobility.<br />
         		<a id="pl.208.5"></a><var>208.5</var>(c) Each project must be designed to reduce school absenteeism; stabilize children
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.6"></a><var>208.6</var>one home setting or, at a minimum, in one school setting; and reduce shelter usage.
         Each <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.7"></a><var>208.7</var>project must include plans for the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.208.8"></a><var>208.8</var>(1) targeting of families with children under age 12 who, in the last 12 months have <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.9"></a><var>208.9</var>either: changed schools or homes at least once or been absent from school at least
         15 percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.10"></a><var>208.10</var>of the school year and who have either been evicted from their housing; who are eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.11"></a><var>208.11</var>for a prekindergarten through grade 12 academic program and are living in overcrowded <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.12"></a><var>208.12</var>conditions in their current housing; or are paying more than 50 percent of their income for <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.13"></a><var>208.13</var>rent; or who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence;<br />
         		<a id="pl.208.14"></a><var>208.14</var>(2) targeting of unaccompanied youth in need of an alternative residential setting;<br />
         		<a id="pl.208.15"></a><var>208.15</var>(3) connecting families with the social services necessary to maintain the families'
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.16"></a><var>208.16</var>stability in their home, including but not limited to housing navigation, legal representation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.17"></a><var>208.17</var>and family outreach; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.208.18"></a><var>208.18</var>(4) one or more of the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.208.19"></a><var>208.19</var>(i) provision of rental assistance for a specified period of time, which may exceed
         24 <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.20"></a><var>208.20</var>months; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.208.21"></a><var>208.21</var>(ii) development of permanent supportive housing or transitional housing provision of <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.22"></a><var>208.22</var>support and case management services to improve housing stability, including but not
         limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.23"></a><var>208.23</var>to housing navigation and family outreach.<br />
         		<a id="pl.208.24"></a><var>208.24</var>(d) Notwithstanding subdivision 2, grants under this section may be used to acquire, <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.25"></a><var>208.25</var>rehabilitate, or construct transitional or permanent housing In selecting projects for funding <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.26"></a><var>208.26</var>under this subdivision, preference shall be given to organizations granted funding
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.27"></a><var>208.27</var>section 462A.201, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (4).<br />
         		<a id="pl.208.28"></a><var>208.28</var>(e) Each grantee under the project must include representatives of the local school district
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.29"></a><var>208.29</var>or targeted schools, or both, and of the local community correction agencies on its
         advisory <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.30"></a><var>208.30</var>committee No grantee under this subdivision is required to have an advisory committee as <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.31"></a><var>208.31</var>described in subdivision 6.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.7.0"></a><a id="pl.209.1"></a><var>209.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 7. <b>[462A.39] WORKFORCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.209.2"></a><var>209.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> The commissioner of Minnesota housing finance shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.3"></a><var>209.3</var>establish a workforce housing development program to award grants or deferred loans
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.4"></a><var>209.4</var>eligible project areas to be used for qualified expenditures. Grants or deferred loans
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.5"></a><var>209.5</var>authorized under this section may be made without limitations relating to the maximum
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.6"></a><var>209.6</var>incomes of the renters.<br />
         		<a id="pl.209.7"></a><var>209.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.8"></a><var>209.8</var>meanings given.<br />
         		<a id="pl.209.9"></a><var>209.9</var>(b) "Eligible project area" means a home rule charter or statutory city located outside
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.10"></a><var>209.10</var>of the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, with a population
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.11"></a><var>209.11</var>exceeding 500; a community that has a combined population of 1,500 residents located
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.12"></a><var>209.12</var>within 15 miles of a home rule charter or statutory city located outside the metropolitan
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.13"></a><var>209.13</var>area as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>473.121, subdivision 2</statute_ref>; or an area served by a joint county-city <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.14"></a><var>209.14</var>economic development authority.<br />
         		<a id="pl.209.15"></a><var>209.15</var>(c) "Joint county-city economic development authority" means an economic development
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.16"></a><var>209.16</var>authority formed under Laws 1988, chapter 516, section 1, as a joint partnership between
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.17"></a><var>209.17</var>a city and county and excluding those established by the county only.<br />
         		<a id="pl.209.18"></a><var>209.18</var>(d) "Market rate residential rental properties" means properties that are rented at
         market <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.19"></a><var>209.19</var>value, including new modular homes, new manufactured homes, and new manufactured <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.20"></a><var>209.20</var>homes on leased land or in a manufactured home park, and may include rental developments
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.21"></a><var>209.21</var>that have a portion of income-restricted units.<br />
         		<a id="pl.209.22"></a><var>209.22</var>(e) "Qualified expenditure" means expenditures for market rate residential rental
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.23"></a><var>209.23</var>properties including acquisition of property; construction of improvements; and provisions
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.24"></a><var>209.24</var>of loans or subsidies, grants, interest rate subsidies, public infrastructure, and
         related financing <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.25"></a><var>209.25</var>costs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.209.26"></a><var>209.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Application.</b> The commissioner shall develop forms and procedures for soliciting <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.27"></a><var>209.27</var>and reviewing application for grants or deferred loans under this section. At a minimum,
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.28"></a><var>209.28</var>city must include in its application a resolution of its governing body certifying
         that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.29"></a><var>209.29</var>matching amount as required under this section is available and committed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.209.30"></a><var>209.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Program requirements.</b> (a) The commissioner must not award a grant or <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.31"></a><var>209.31</var>deferred loans to an eligible project area under this section until the following
         determinations <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.32"></a><var>209.32</var>are made:<br />
         		<a id="pl.210.1"></a><var>210.1</var>(1) the average vacancy rate for rental housing located in the eligible project area,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.2"></a><var>210.2</var>in any other city located within 15 miles or less of the boundaries of the area, has
         been five <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.3"></a><var>210.3</var>percent or less for at least the prior two-year period;<br />
         		<a id="pl.210.4"></a><var>210.4</var>(2) one or more businesses located in the eligible project area, or within 25 miles
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.5"></a><var>210.5</var>area, that employs a minimum of 20 full-time equivalent employees in aggregate have
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.6"></a><var>210.6</var>provided a written statement to the eligible project area indicating that the lack
         of available <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.7"></a><var>210.7</var>rental housing has impeded their ability to recruit and hire employees; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.210.8"></a><var>210.8</var>(3) the eligible project area has certified that the grants or deferred loans will
         be used <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.9"></a><var>210.9</var>for qualified expenditures for the development of rental housing to serve employees
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.10"></a><var>210.10</var>businesses located in the eligible project area or surrounding area.<br />
         		<a id="pl.210.11"></a><var>210.11</var>(b) Preference for grants or deferred loans awarded under this section shall be given
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.12"></a><var>210.12</var>eligible project areas with less than 30,000 people.<br />
         		<a id="pl.210.13"></a><var>210.13</var>(c) Among comparable proposals, preference must be given to projects with a higher
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.14"></a><var>210.14</var>proportion of units that are not income-restricted.<br />
         		<a id="pl.210.15"></a><var>210.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Allocation.</b> The amount of a grant or deferred loans may not exceed 25 percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.16"></a><var>210.16</var>of the rental housing development project cost. The commissioner shall not award a
         grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.17"></a><var>210.17</var>or deferred loans to a city without certification by the city that the amount of the
         grant or <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.18"></a><var>210.18</var>deferred loans shall be matched by a local unit of government, business, or nonprofit
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.19"></a><var>210.19</var>organization with $1 for every $2 provided in grant or deferred loans funds.<br />
         		<a id="pl.210.20"></a><var>210.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Report.</b> Beginning January 15, 2018, the commissioner must annually submit <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.21"></a><var>210.21</var>a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.22"></a><var>210.22</var>committees having jurisdiction over taxes and workforce development specifying the
         projects <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.23"></a><var>210.23</var>that received grants or deferred loans under this section and the specific purposes
         for which <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.24"></a><var>210.24</var>the grant funds were used.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.8.0"></a><a id="pl.210.25"></a><var>210.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 8. <b>[462C.16] HOUSING TRUST FUNDS FOR LOCAL HOUSING </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.210.26"></a><var>210.26</var><b>DEVELOPMENT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.210.27"></a><var>210.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.28"></a><var>210.28</var>the meanings given to them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.210.29"></a><var>210.29</var>(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency.<br />
         		<a id="pl.210.30"></a><var>210.30</var>(c) "Fund" means a local housing trust fund or a regional housing trust fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.210.31"></a><var>210.31</var>(d) "Local government" means any statutory or home rule charter city or a county.<br />
         		<a id="pl.211.1"></a><var>211.1</var>(e) "Local housing trust fund" means a fund established by a local government with
         one <br />
         		<a id="pl.211.2"></a><var>211.2</var>or more dedicated sources of public revenue for housing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.211.3"></a><var>211.3</var>(f) "Regional housing trust fund" means a fund established and administered under
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.211.4"></a><var>211.4</var>joint powers agreement entered into by two or more local governments with one or more
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.211.5"></a><var>211.5</var>dedicated sources of public revenue for housing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.211.6"></a><var>211.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Creation and administration.</b> (a) A local government may establish a local <br />
         		<a id="pl.211.7"></a><var>211.7</var>housing trust fund by ordinance or participate in a joint powers agreement to establish
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.211.8"></a><var>211.8</var>regional housing trust fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.211.9"></a><var>211.9</var>(b) A local or regional housing trust fund may be, but is not required to be, administered
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.211.10"></a><var>211.10</var>through a nonprofit organization. If administered through a nonprofit organization,
         that <br />
         		<a id="pl.211.11"></a><var>211.11</var>organization shall encourage private charitable donations to the fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.211.12"></a><var>211.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Authorized expenditures.</b> Money in a local or regional housing trust fund may <br />
         		<a id="pl.211.13"></a><var>211.13</var>be used only to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.211.14"></a><var>211.14</var>(1) pay for administrative expenses, but not more than ten percent of the balance
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.211.15"></a><var>211.15</var>fund may be spent on administration;<br />
         		<a id="pl.211.16"></a><var>211.16</var>(2) make grants, loans, and loan guarantees for the development, rehabilitation, or
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.211.17"></a><var>211.17</var>financing of housing;<br />
         		<a id="pl.211.18"></a><var>211.18</var>(3) match other funds from federal, state, or private resources for housing projects;
         or<br />
         		<a id="pl.211.19"></a><var>211.19</var>(4) provide down payment assistance, rental assistance, and homebuyer counseling <br />
         		<a id="pl.211.20"></a><var>211.20</var>services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.211.21"></a><var>211.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Funding.</b> (a) A local government may finance its local or regional housing <br />
         		<a id="pl.211.22"></a><var>211.22</var>trust fund with any money available to the local government, unless expressly prohibited
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.211.23"></a><var>211.23</var>by state law. Sources of these funds include, but are not limited to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.211.24"></a><var>211.24</var>(1) donations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.211.25"></a><var>211.25</var>(2) bond proceeds;<br />
         		<a id="pl.211.26"></a><var>211.26</var>(3) grants and loans from a state, federal, or private source;<br />
         		<a id="pl.211.27"></a><var>211.27</var>(4) appropriations by a local government to the fund;<br />
         		<a id="pl.211.28"></a><var>211.28</var>(5) investment earnings of the fund; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.211.29"></a><var>211.29</var>(6) housing and redevelopment authority levies.<br />
         		<a id="pl.212.1"></a><var>212.1</var>(b) The local government may alter a source of funding for the local or regional housing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.212.2"></a><var>212.2</var>trust fund, but only if, once altered, sufficient funds will exist to cover the projected
         debts <br />
         		<a id="pl.212.3"></a><var>212.3</var>or expenditures authorized by the fund in its budget.<br />
         		<a id="pl.212.4"></a><var>212.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Reports.</b> A local or regional housing trust fund established under this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.212.5"></a><var>212.5</var>must report annually to the local government that created the fund. The local government
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.212.6"></a><var>212.6</var>or governments must post this report on its public Web site.<br />
         		<a id="pl.212.7"></a><var>212.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Effect of legislation on existing local or regional housing trust funds.</b> A <br />
         		<a id="pl.212.8"></a><var>212.8</var>local or regional housing trust fund existing on the effective date of this section
         is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.212.9"></a><var>212.9</var>required to alter the existing terms of its governing documents or take any additional
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.212.10"></a><var>212.10</var>authorizing actions required by subdivision 2.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.9.0"></a><a id="pl.212.11"></a><var>212.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 9. <b>MINNESOTA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY REPORT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.212.12"></a><var>212.12</var>By September 30, 2017, and September 30, 2018, the Housing Finance Agency shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.212.13"></a><var>212.13</var>provide to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.212.14"></a><var>212.14</var>senate committees with jurisdiction over the agency a draft and final version of its
         affordable <br />
         		<a id="pl.212.15"></a><var>212.15</var>housing plan before and after it has been submitted to the agency board for consideration.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.212.16"></a><var>212.16</var>The affordable housing plan must include information on the availability of funds
         within <br />
         		<a id="pl.212.17"></a><var>212.17</var>the Housing Affordability Fund, or Pool 3, the anticipated uses of those funds, and
         the prior <br />
         		<a id="pl.212.18"></a><var>212.18</var>year's actual uses of those funds.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.12.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.212.19"></a><var>212.19</var><b>ARTICLE 12</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.212.20"></a><var>212.20</var><b>MISCELLANEOUS POLICY</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.12.1.0"></a><a id="pl.212.21"></a><var>212.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. Laws 2014, chapter 211, section 13, as amended by Laws 2015, First Special <br />
         		<a id="pl.212.22"></a><var>212.22</var>Session chapter 1, article 7, section 1, and Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 7, section
         42, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.212.23"></a><var>212.23</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.212.24"></a><var>212.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 13. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.212.25"></a><var>212.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sections 1 to 3 and 6 to 11 are effective July 1, 2017 2020. Sections 4, 5, and 12 are <br />
         		<a id="pl.212.26"></a><var>212.26</var>effective July 1, 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.212.27"></a><var>212.27</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment. Until <br />
         		<a id="pl.212.28"></a><var>212.28</var>July 1, 2020, any employee, employer, employee or employer organization, exclusive
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.212.29"></a><var>212.29</var>representative, or any other person or organization aggrieved by an unfair labor practice
         as <br />
         		<a id="pl.212.30"></a><var>212.30</var>defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 179A.13, may bring an action for injunctive
         relief <br />
         		<a id="pl.212.31"></a><var>212.31</var>and for damages caused by the unfair labor practice in the district court of the county
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.212.32"></a><var>212.32</var>which the practice is alleged to have occurred.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.12.2.0"></a><a id="pl.213.1"></a><var>213.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 2. <b>AGENCY ACTIVITY AND EXPENDITURE REPORTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.213.2"></a><var>213.2</var>(a) The commissioners of employment and economic development, housing finance, <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.3"></a><var>213.3</var>labor and industry, and commerce, as well as the Public Utilities Commission, must
         each <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.4"></a><var>213.4</var>submit a report, as described in paragraph (b), to the chairs and ranking minority
         members <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.5"></a><var>213.5</var>of the house of representatives and senate committees and divisions with jurisdiction
         over <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.6"></a><var>213.6</var>their budget appropriations by October 15, 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.213.7"></a><var>213.7</var>(b) The reports must include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.213.8"></a><var>213.8</var>(1) the number of employees in each operational division and descriptions of the work
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.9"></a><var>213.9</var>of each employee;<br />
         		<a id="pl.213.10"></a><var>213.10</var>(2) a description of the responsibilities that fall under each operational division;<br />
         		<a id="pl.213.11"></a><var>213.11</var>(3) a detailed list of the source of all revenue, including any fees, taxes, or other
         revenues <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.12"></a><var>213.12</var>collected, as well as details of base budgets, including all prior appropriation riders;<br />
         		<a id="pl.213.13"></a><var>213.13</var>(4) how much of each budgetary division appropriation passes through as grants, as
         well <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.14"></a><var>213.14</var>as the costs related to each grant program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.213.15"></a><var>213.15</var>(5) a detailed description of the costs related to each budgetary division, as well
         as the <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.16"></a><var>213.16</var>statutory authority under which those costs are allocated; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.213.17"></a><var>213.17</var>(6) the statutory authority for all expenditures."<br />
         		<a id="pl.213.18"></a><var>213.18</var>Delete the title and insert:<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.213.19"></a><var>213.19</var>"A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.213.20"></a><var>213.20</var>relating to state government; appropriating money for jobs and economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.21"></a><var>213.21</var>development; appropriating money for the Department of Employment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.22"></a><var>213.22</var>Economic Development, Housing Finance Agency, Department of Labor and <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.23"></a><var>213.23</var>Industry, Bureau of Mediation Services, Public Employment Relations Board, <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.24"></a><var>213.24</var>Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals, Department of Commerce, Public <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.25"></a><var>213.25</var>Utilities Commission, and Public Facilities Authority; making policy and <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.26"></a><var>213.26</var>housekeeping changes to labor and industry provisions; making policy changes to <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.27"></a><var>213.27</var>employment, economic development, and workforce development provisions; <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.28"></a><var>213.28</var>making policy changes to the Department of Iron Range Resources and <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.29"></a><var>213.29</var>Rehabilitation; making changes related to workers' compensation; making changes <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.30"></a><var>213.30</var>to commerce, energy, and telecommunications policy; making other housing and <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.31"></a><var>213.31</var>miscellaneous policy changes; modifying fees; requiring reports; authorizing <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.32"></a><var>213.32</var>rulemaking;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 3.732, subdivision 1; <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.33"></a><var>213.33</var>3.736, subdivision 3; 3.8851, subdivision 1; 15.01; 15.38, subdivision 7; 15A.0815,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.34"></a><var>213.34</var>subdivision 3; 16B.323; 43A.02, subdivision 22; 45.0135, subdivision 6; 46.131, <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.35"></a><var>213.35</var>subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision; 65B.84, subdivision 1; 80A.61; 80A.65, <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.36"></a><var>213.36</var>subdivision 2; 85.0146, subdivision 1; 116C.779, subdivision 1; 116C.7792; <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.37"></a><var>213.37</var>116D.04, subdivision 1a; 116J.423, subdivision 2; 116J.424; 116J.8731, subdivision
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.38"></a><var>213.38</var>2, by adding a subdivision; 116J.8748, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 6; 116J.994, <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.39"></a><var>213.39</var>subdivisions 3, 5, 7; 116L.17, subdivision 1; 116L.665; 116M.14, subdivision 4; <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.40"></a><var>213.40</var>116M.17, subdivision 4; 116M.18, subdivisions 1a, 4, 4a, 8; 175.45; 176.135, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.41"></a><var>213.41</var>adding a subdivision; 176.1362, subdivisions 1, 2; 176.275, subdivision 1; 176.285;
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.214.1"></a><var>214.1</var>176.361, subdivisions 2, 3; 176.521, by adding a subdivision; 176.541, subdivisions
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.214.2"></a><var>214.2</var>1, 8, by adding a subdivision; 176.611, subdivision 2; 216B.161, subdivision 1; <br />
         		<a id="pl.214.3"></a><var>214.3</var>216B.164, subdivisions 2, 5, 9, by adding a subdivision; 216B.1691, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.214.4"></a><var>214.4</var>2f; 216B.1694, subdivisions 1, 3; 216B.241, subdivisions 1b, 1c, 1d, 2, 5, 5d, 7;
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.214.5"></a><var>214.5</var>216B.2422, subdivisions 2, 4; 216B.2424, by adding a subdivision; 216B.62, <br />
         		<a id="pl.214.6"></a><var>214.6</var>subdivision 3b; 216C.05, subdivision 2; 216C.435, by adding a subdivision; <br />
         		<a id="pl.214.7"></a><var>214.7</var>216H.03, subdivisions 3, 4, 7; 237.162, subdivisions 2, 4, 9, by adding subdivisions;
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.214.8"></a><var>214.8</var>237.163, subdivisions 2, 4, 6, 7, by adding subdivisions; 276A.01, subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.214.9"></a><var>214.9</var>8, 17; 276A.06, subdivision 8; 282.38, subdivisions 1, 3; 297I.11, subdivision 2;
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.214.10"></a><var>214.10</var>298.001, subdivision 8, by adding a subdivision; 298.018, subdivision 1; 298.17; <br />
         		<a id="pl.214.11"></a><var>214.11</var>298.22, subdivisions 1, 1a, 5a, 6, 10, 11, by adding subdivisions; 298.221; 298.2211,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.214.12"></a><var>214.12</var>subdivisions 3, 6; 298.2212; 298.223, subdivisions 1, 2; 298.227; 298.27; 298.28,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.214.13"></a><var>214.13</var>subdivisions 7, 7a, 9c, 9d, 11; 298.292, subdivision 2; 298.296; 298.2961; 298.297;
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.214.14"></a><var>214.14</var>298.46, subdivisions 2, 5, 6; 325J.06; 326B.092, subdivision 7; 326B.153, <br />
         		<a id="pl.214.15"></a><var>214.15</var>subdivision 1; 326B.37, by adding subdivisions; 326B.435, subdivision 2; 326B.50,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.214.16"></a><var>214.16</var>subdivision 3, by adding subdivisions; 326B.55, subdivisions 2, 4; 326B.89, <br />
         		<a id="pl.214.17"></a><var>214.17</var>subdivisions 1, 5; 327C.01, by adding a subdivision; 345.42, by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.214.18"></a><var>214.18</var>subdivision; 345.49; 462.355, subdivision 4; 462A.201, subdivision 2; 462A.2035; <br />
         		<a id="pl.214.19"></a><var>214.19</var>462A.204, subdivision 8; 466.03, subdivision 6c; 469.310, subdivision 9; 474A.02,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.214.20"></a><var>214.20</var>subdivision 21; Laws 2010, chapter 389, article 5, section 7; Laws 2014, chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.214.21"></a><var>214.21</var>211, section 13, as amended; Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 2, section 14, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.214.22"></a><var>214.22</var>amended; Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 1, article 1, sections 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.214.23"></a><var>214.23</var>subdivision 6; 5, subdivision 2; Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 7, section 46; Laws
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.214.24"></a><var>214.24</var>2017, chapter 68, article 1, section 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.214.25"></a><var>214.25</var>Statutes, chapters 72A; 116J; 175; 176; 216C; 239; 326B; 327C; 462A; 462C; <br />
         		<a id="pl.214.26"></a><var>214.26</var>471; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 3.8852; 46.131, subdivision 5; <br />
         		<a id="pl.214.27"></a><var>214.27</var>116C.779, subdivision 3; 116J.549; 174.187; 176.541, subdivision 7; 216B.8109; <br />
         		<a id="pl.214.28"></a><var>214.28</var>216B.811; 216B.812; 216B.813; 216B.815; 216C.411; 216C.412; 216C.413; <br />
         		<a id="pl.214.29"></a><var>214.29</var>216C.414; 216C.415; 216C.416; 298.22, subdivision 8; 298.2213; 298.298; <br />
         		<a id="pl.214.30"></a><var>214.30</var>326B.89, subdivision 14; Laws 2013, chapter 85, article 6, section 11; Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.214.31"></a><var>214.31</var>Rules, parts 4355.0100; 4355.0200; 4355.0300; 4355.0400; 4355.0500."<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="252px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
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            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.215.1"></a><var>215.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.215.2"></a><var>215.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Senate Conferees:<br />
                  		<span width="2em"></span></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.215.3"></a><var>215.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.215.4"></a><var>215.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Jeremy R. Miller<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Gary H. Dahms<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.215.5"></a><var>215.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.215.6"></a><var>215.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>David J. Osmek<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Paul Anderson<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.215.7"></a><var>215.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.215.8"></a><var>215.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Bobby Joe Champion<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.215.9"></a><var>215.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>House Conferees:<br />
                  		<span width="2em"></span></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.215.10"></a><var>215.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.215.11"></a><var>215.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Pat Garofalo<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Jim Newberger<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.215.12"></a><var>215.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.215.13"></a><var>215.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Marion O'Neill<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Joe Hoppe<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.215.14"></a><var>215.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.215.15"></a><var>215.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Tim Mahoney<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
      </div>