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2nd Engrossment - 80th Legislature (1997 - 1998) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to legislative enactments; correcting 
  1.3             miscellaneous noncontroversial oversights, 
  1.4             inconsistencies, ambiguities, unintended results, and 
  1.5             technical errors; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, 
  1.6             sections 115.55, subdivision 5, as amended; 124.918, 
  1.7             subdivision 1; 168B.07, subdivision 1, as amended; 
  1.8             171.041, as amended; 242.32, subdivision 4, as added; 
  1.9             256.9355, subdivision 4, as amended; 275.08, by adding 
  1.10            a subdivision; 290.9725, as amended; 295.52, 
  1.11            subdivision 7, as added; 297A.15, subdivision 7, as 
  1.12            amended; and 352.96, subdivision 2; Laws 1997, chapter 
  1.13            121, section 2; Senate File 1208, articles 3, sections 
  1.14            23 and 24; and 4, section 2, subdivision 7; Senate 
  1.15            File 1905, article 1, section 19; and Senate File 
  1.16            1908, article 1, section 3, subdivision 1; House File 
  1.17            1684, article 9, section 12, subdivision 6; House File 
  1.18            2158, article 1, sections 2, subdivision 2; 17, 
  1.19            subdivision 5; and 25; and House File 2163, articles 
  1.20            1, section 12; 2, section 52; 8, section 17; 9, 
  1.21            section 5, subdivision 2; and 16, sections 13, 
  1.22            subdivision 3; and 14, subdivisions 1 and 4. 
  1.23  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.24     Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 352.96, 
  1.25  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
  1.26     Subd. 2.  [PURCHASE OF SHARES.] The amount of compensation 
  1.27  so deferred may be used to purchase: 
  1.28     (1) shares in the Minnesota supplemental investment fund 
  1.29  established in section 11A.17; 
  1.30     (2) saving accounts in federally insured financial 
  1.31  institutions; 
  1.32     (3) life insurance contracts, fixed annuity and variable 
  1.33  annuity contracts from companies that are subject to regulation 
  1.34  by the commissioner of commerce; or 
  2.1      (4) a combination of (1), (2), or (3), as specified by the 
  2.2   participant. 
  2.3      The shares accounts or contracts purchased shall stand in 
  2.4   the name of the state or other employing unit, for the officer 
  2.5   or employee whose deferred compensation purchased the shares, 
  2.6   until distributed to the officer or employee in a manner agreed 
  2.7   upon by the employee and the executive director of the Minnesota 
  2.8   state retirement system, acting for the employer.  This 
  2.9   subdivision does not authorize an employer contribution, except 
  2.10  as authorized in section 356.24, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), 
  2.11  clause (4) (5).  The state, political subdivision, or other 
  2.12  employing unit is not responsible for any loss that may result 
  2.13  from investment of the deferred compensation. 
  2.14     Sec. 2.  [CORRECTION 1.] Laws 1997, chapter 121, section 2, 
  2.15  is amended to read: 
  2.16     Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  2.17     Section 1 applies to the calculation of interest on and 
  2.18  after August 1, 1996 1997, on deposits held or received on or 
  2.19  after that date. 
  2.20     Sec. 3.  [CORRECTION 2.] 
  2.21     Laws 1997, chapter 32, is effective April 17, 1997. 
  2.22     Sec. 4.  [CORRECTION 5.] Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 
  2.23  168B.07, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 1997, chapter 108, 
  2.24  section 4, is amended to read: 
  2.25     Subdivision 1.  [PAYMENT OF CHARGES.] The owner or any 
  2.26  lienholder of an impounded vehicle shall have a right to reclaim 
  2.27  such vehicle from the unit of government or impound lot operator 
  2.28  taking it into custody upon payment of all towing and storage 
  2.29  charges resulting from taking the vehicle into custody within 25 
  2.30  15 or 45 days, as applicable under section 168B.051, subdivision 
  2.31  1, 1a, or 2, after the date of the notice required by section 
  2.32  168B.06. 
  2.33     Sec. 5.  [CORRECTION 6.] 1997 H.F. No. 2158, article 1, 
  2.34  section 2, subdivision 2, if enacted, is amended to read: 
  2.35  Subd. 2.  Business and Community 
  2.36  Development
  3.1       35,963,000     20,977,000
  3.2   $7,017,000 the first year and 
  3.3   $6,017,000 the second year is for 
  3.4   Minnesota investment fund grants.  Of 
  3.5   this appropriation, $3,000,000 the 
  3.6   first year and $2,000,000 the second 
  3.7   year are one-time appropriations and 
  3.8   may not be added to the budget base for 
  3.9   the biennium ending June 30, 2001.  Of 
  3.10  this one-time appropriation $1,000,000 
  3.11  the first year is for a single grant 
  3.12  recipient, to be identified by the 
  3.13  commissioner, notwithstanding the 
  3.14  monetary limitation under Minnesota 
  3.15  Statutes, section 116J.8731, 
  3.16  subdivision 5.  This amount may not be 
  3.17  added to the agency's budget base.  
  3.18  This amount is available until June 30, 
  3.19  1999. 
  3.20  $450,000 the first year and $450,000 
  3.21  the second year is for grants to 
  3.22  Advantage Minnesota, Inc.  The funds 
  3.23  are available only if matched on at 
  3.24  least a dollar-for-dollar basis from 
  3.25  other sources.  The commissioner may 
  3.26  release the funds only upon: 
  3.27  (1) certification that matching funds 
  3.28  from each participating organization 
  3.29  are available; and 
  3.30  (2) review and approval by the 
  3.31  commissioner of the proposed operations 
  3.32  plan of Advantage Minnesota, Inc. for 
  3.33  the biennium. 
  3.34  $7,418,000 the first year and 
  3.35  $7,918,000 the second year is for the 
  3.36  job skills partnership program.  If the 
  3.37  appropriation for either year is 
  3.38  insufficient, the appropriation for the 
  3.39  other year is available.  This 
  3.40  appropriation does not cancel.  Of this 
  3.41  amount, $1,500,000 the first year and 
  3.42  $2,000,000 the second year is for the 
  3.43  Pathways program under Minnesota 
  3.44  Statutes, section 116L.04, subdivision 
  3.45  1a. 
  3.46  $250,000 the first year is for a grant 
  3.47  from the department of trade and 
  3.48  economic development to the Software 
  3.49  Technology Center to broaden 
  3.50  industry-related educational and 
  3.51  technological services.  This 
  3.52  appropriation is available upon 
  3.53  documentation of a dollar-for-dollar 
  3.54  match from other sources since the 
  3.55  inception of the Software Technology 
  3.56  Center.  This is a one-time 
  3.57  appropriation and must not be included 
  3.58  in the budget base for the biennium 
  3.59  ending June 30, 2001. 
  3.60  $100,000 the first year is for a 
  3.61  one-time grant to the Duluth Technology 
  3.62  Center.  This appropriation is 
  3.63  available until June 30, 1999. 
  4.1   $25,000 the first year is for a 
  4.2   one-time grant to the city of New 
  4.3   London for improvements to the Little 
  4.4   Theatre.  This appropriation is 
  4.5   available when the city matches the 
  4.6   appropriation with $25,000 from 
  4.7   nonstate sources. 
  4.8   $750,000 the first year is for one or 
  4.9   more grants to the Minnesota Futures 
  4.10  Fund administered by the Minneapolis 
  4.11  Foundation.  The Minneapolis Foundation 
  4.12  shall use these grants to provide 
  4.13  technical assistance grants to 
  4.14  nonprofit organizations to assist them 
  4.15  in redesigning services and 
  4.16  organizational structures in response 
  4.17  to changes in federal and state welfare 
  4.18  policy.  The commissioner shall make 
  4.19  the grants in amounts necessary to 
  4.20  match nonpublic contributions to the 
  4.21  fund on a dollar-for-dollar basis.  
  4.22  This appropriation is available until 
  4.23  June 30, 1999.  This is a one-time 
  4.24  appropriation and may not be included 
  4.25  in the budget base for the biennium 
  4.26  ending June 30, 2001. 
  4.27  $35,000 the first year is for a 
  4.28  one-time appropriation to the Fairfax 
  4.29  economic development authority for roof 
  4.30  replacement.  This appropriation is 
  4.31  available until June 30, 1999. 
  4.32  $2,000,000 the first year is for a 
  4.33  one-time grant to the city of Brooklyn 
  4.34  Center to redevelop the Brookdale 
  4.35  regional center and provide 
  4.36  opportunities for economic development 
  4.37  at or near the center.  The grant must 
  4.38  be used to assist the city in 
  4.39  constructing a series of storm water 
  4.40  retention ponds that will facilitate 
  4.41  the redevelopment and economic 
  4.42  development of the center and nearby 
  4.43  property.  The grant must be on terms 
  4.44  and conditions determined by the 
  4.45  commissioner.  The grant must be 
  4.46  matched by city resources that equal at 
  4.47  least 25 percent of the grant. 
  4.48  $650,000 the first year is for the 
  4.49  taconite mining grant program under 
  4.50  Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.992.  
  4.51  This appropriation is available until 
  4.52  June 30, 1999.  This is a one-time 
  4.53  appropriation and may not be included 
  4.54  in the budget base for the biennium 
  4.55  ending June 30, 2001. 
  4.56  $95,000 the first year and $95,000 the 
  4.57  second year is for grants to county and 
  4.58  district agricultural societies and 
  4.59  associations that are eligible to 
  4.60  receive aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
  4.61  section 38.02.  The commissioner shall 
  4.62  spend this appropriation as grants of 
  4.63  $1,000 for each fair conducted by such 
  4.64  a county and district agricultural 
  4.65  society and association in each year. 
  5.1   $3,000,000 the first year is for a 
  5.2   grant to develop a direct reduction 
  5.3   iron-processing facility in Minnesota.  
  5.4   This appropriation is available until 
  5.5   June 30, 1999.  This is a one-time 
  5.6   appropriation and may not be included 
  5.7   in the budget base for the biennium 
  5.8   ending June 30, 2001. 
  5.9   $500,000 the first year is for 
  5.10  technical assistance under Minnesota 
  5.11  Statutes, section 116J.8745.  This 
  5.12  appropriation is available until June 
  5.13  30, 1999. 
  5.14  $4,444,000 the first year is for state 
  5.15  matching money for federal grants to 
  5.16  capitalize the drinking water revolving 
  5.17  loan fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
  5.18  section 446A.081.  The expenditure is 
  5.19  limited to the minimum amount necessary 
  5.20  to match the allotment of federal money 
  5.21  to Minnesota.  This is a one-time 
  5.22  appropriation and must not be included 
  5.23  in the budget base for the biennium 
  5.24  ending June 30, 2001. 
  5.25  $25,000 the first year is for a 
  5.26  one-time grant to the city of St. Paul 
  5.27  to improve, beautify, and enhance 
  5.28  marked trunk highway No. 5 from 
  5.29  Minneapolis-St.Paul international 
  5.30  airport to interstate highway No. 
  5.31  35-E.  Enhancements may include, among 
  5.32  other things, landscaping, historical 
  5.33  lighting, and signing. 
  5.34  $100,000 the first year is for a 
  5.35  one-time grant to the city of Grey 
  5.36  Eagle for construction of a wastewater 
  5.37  treatment plant. 
  5.38  $526,000 the first year and $537,000 
  5.39  the second year is from fees collected 
  5.40  under Minnesota Statutes, section 
  5.41  446A.04, subdivision 5, to administer 
  5.42  the programs of the public facilities 
  5.43  authority. 
  5.44  $125,000 the first year is for a 
  5.45  one-time demonstration project grant to 
  5.46  the city of Newport for the city to 
  5.47  conduct a study of the economic impact 
  5.48  on the city resulting from regional 
  5.49  infrastructure improvement projects.  
  5.50  The city may retain consultants and 
  5.51  enter into contracts it considers 
  5.52  desirable to conduct the study.  The 
  5.53  elements of the study must include an 
  5.54  alternate economic use study, a fiscal 
  5.55  impact study, an infrastructure impact 
  5.56  study, and a traffic impact study.  The 
  5.57  grant is available only to the extent 
  5.58  that the city provides in-kind 
  5.59  resources or money that provides a 
  5.60  one-to-one match of the grant. 
  5.61  $100,000 the first year is for a grant 
  5.62  to the Minnesota Organization for 
  5.63  Global Professional Assignments, an 
  5.64  independent, nonprofit corporation, for 
  6.1   a program that creates opportunities 
  6.2   for the international professional 
  6.3   development of Minnesota college 
  6.4   graduates and Minnesota college seniors 
  6.5   interested in pursuing careers with 
  6.6   multinational businesses.  This is a 
  6.7   one-time appropriation.  The 
  6.8   appropriation is available for the 
  6.9   fiscal year ending June 30, 1998. 
  6.10  $100,000 the first year and $100,000 
  6.11  the second year is for one-time grants 
  6.12  to the city of New Brighton, as project 
  6.13  coordinator and fiscal agent of the 
  6.14  seven-city coalition, for the 
  6.15  multicommunity business retention and 
  6.16  market expansion project and related 
  6.17  planning efforts linking geographical 
  6.18  information systems, contaminated land 
  6.19  remediation, land use planning, 
  6.20  transportation corridor study, 
  6.21  integration of existing housing stock, 
  6.22  subregional transit and reverse commute 
  6.23  coordination, employment densities, job 
  6.24  training and welfare reform placement 
  6.25  coordination, and commercial and 
  6.26  industrial development.  The coalition 
  6.27  shall share all results and written 
  6.28  reports with the department of trade 
  6.29  and economic development. 
  6.30  $2,000,000 the first year is for 
  6.31  transfer to the rural policy and 
  6.32  development center fund.  This 
  6.33  appropriation does not cancel.  This is 
  6.34  a one-time appropriation and may not be 
  6.35  included in the agency's budget base 
  6.36  for the biennium ending June 30, 2001. 
  6.37  $250,000 the first year and $250,000 
  6.38  the second year is for grants to the 
  6.39  board of the rural policy and 
  6.40  development center for operation of the 
  6.41  center. 
  6.42  $130,000 the first year and $155,000 
  6.43  the second year is for grants to the 
  6.44  metropolitan economic development 
  6.45  association. 
  6.46  $240,000 the first year and $265,000 
  6.47  the second year is for grants to 
  6.48  WomenVenture. 
  6.49  WomenVenture and the metropolitan 
  6.50  economic development association must, 
  6.51  in the first year, develop contacts and 
  6.52  relationships with the regional 
  6.53  initiatives selected under Minnesota 
  6.54  Statutes, section 116J.415, subdivision 
  6.55  3, and a plan to deliver their services 
  6.56  statewide.  In the second year, they 
  6.57  must generally offer their services 
  6.58  statewide. 
  6.59  $500,000 the first year and $500,000 
  6.60  the second year is for grants to the 
  6.61  St. Paul rehabilitation center for its 
  6.62  current programs, including those 
  6.63  related to developing job-seeking 
  6.64  skills and workplace orientation, 
  7.1   intensive job development, functional 
  7.2   work English, and on-site job coaching. 
  7.3   $250,000 in the first year is for a 
  7.4   one-time grant to the Morrison county 
  7.5   rural development finance authority 
  7.6   established under Laws 1982, chapter 
  7.7   437.  The authority must use the grant 
  7.8   only for capital improvements to a 
  7.9   paper and wood products manufacturer in 
  7.10  the county primarily for the purposes 
  7.11  of facility upgrading and expansion of 
  7.12  the manufacturer's capability to 
  7.13  utilize recycled wastepaper as a fiber 
  7.14  source.  Minnesota Statutes, section 
  7.15  116J.991, applies to the grant. 
  7.16  $200,000 the first year is for an 
  7.17  agreement with the Judy Garland 
  7.18  Children's Museum to assist in the 
  7.19  design and construction of a children's 
  7.20  museum.  This amount must be matched by 
  7.21  at least $1,275,000 from nonstate 
  7.22  sources committed by June 30, 1998.  
  7.23  This is a one-time appropriation and 
  7.24  may not be added to the agency's budget 
  7.25  base in future biennia.  
  7.26  Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
  7.27  section 116J.8731, or any other law to 
  7.28  the contrary, the commissioner shall, 
  7.29  in the commissioner's considerations on 
  7.30  Minnesota investment fund grants in 
  7.31  fiscal year 1998, strongly consider an 
  7.32  application for a $250,000 grant to the 
  7.33  Morrison county rural development 
  7.34  authority established under Laws 1982, 
  7.35  chapter 437, for capital improvements 
  7.36  to a paper and wood products 
  7.37  manufacturer in Morrison county 
  7.38  primarily for the purposes of facility 
  7.39  upgrading and expansion of the 
  7.40  manufacturer's capability to utilize 
  7.41  recycled wastepaper as a fiber source, 
  7.42  thereby achieving the purpose of job 
  7.43  enhancement, stability, and 
  7.44  preservation.  As part of this 
  7.45  consideration, the commissioner shall 
  7.46  confer with the manufacturer, inspect 
  7.47  the manufacturer's facilities, and 
  7.48  conduct an analysis of the 
  7.49  manufacturer's business plan and its 
  7.50  previous and proposed efforts to 
  7.51  achieve these purposes.  The 
  7.52  commissioner shall strongly consider 
  7.53  approving the grant application unless 
  7.54  the commissioner determines that the 
  7.55  grant will not significantly contribute 
  7.56  to achieving these purposes.  The 
  7.57  commissioner must make a determination 
  7.58  on this application by December 1, 1997.
  7.59  $45,000 the first year is for a 
  7.60  one-time grant to the Upper Minnesota 
  7.61  Valley River regional development 
  7.62  commission for development of design 
  7.63  specifications and architectural plans 
  7.64  for a regional visitors center, to be 
  7.65  built on the upper segment of the 
  7.66  Minnesota river corridor within the 
  7.67  designated scenic byway area and in 
  8.1   conjunction with the development of the 
  8.2   Minnesota river corridor trail.  This 
  8.3   appropriation is available until June 
  8.4   30, 1999. 
  8.5   $100,000 the first year and $100,000 
  8.6   the second year is for grants to create 
  8.7   and operate community development 
  8.8   corporations under Minnesota Statutes, 
  8.9   section 116J.982, that target 
  8.10  Asian-Pacific Minnesotans.  One must be 
  8.11  in Hennepin county and one must be in 
  8.12  Ramsey county. 
  8.13  $80,000 the first year and $80,000 the 
  8.14  second year is for one-time grants to 
  8.15  the greater metropolitan area foreign 
  8.16  trade zone commission for the purpose 
  8.17  of promoting foreign trade zones in 
  8.18  Minnesota. 
  8.19     Sec. 6.  [CORRECTION 6A.] 1997 H.F. No. 2158, article 1, 
  8.20  section 17, subdivision 5, if enacted, is amended to read: 
  8.21  Subd. 5.  Energy 
  8.22       3,646,000      3,711,000
  8.23  $588,000 each year is for transfer to 
  8.24  the energy and conservation account 
  8.25  established in Minnesota Statutes, 
  8.26  section 216B.241, subdivision 2a, for 
  8.27  programs administered by the 
  8.28  commissioner of economic security 
  8.29  children, families, and learning to 
  8.30  improve the energy efficiency of 
  8.31  residential oil-fired heating plants in 
  8.32  low-income households and, when 
  8.33  necessary, to provide weatherization 
  8.34  services to the homes. 
  8.35     Sec. 7.  [CORRECTION 6B.] 1997 H.F. No. 2158, article 1, 
  8.36  section 25, if enacted, is amended to read: 
  8.37  Sec. 25.  LEGISLATURE                     50,000               
  8.38  This appropriation is from the general 
  8.39  fund and is to be added to any other 
  8.40  appropriation made in the 1997 
  8.41  legislative session to the 
  8.42  legislature.  This appropriation is for 
  8.43  the office of the legislative auditor 
  8.44  for a study and program evaluation of 
  8.45  the public utilities commission.  The 
  8.46  study shall include, among other 
  8.47  things, (1) state functions relating to 
  8.48  public utility regulation assigned to 
  8.49  the commission, department of public 
  8.50  service, and office of the attorney 
  8.51  general, and methods of increasing 
  8.52  efficiency and avoiding unnecessary 
  8.53  duplication of effort in carrying out 
  8.54  these functions, and (2) the future 
  8.55  role of the commission in public 
  8.56  utility regulation and public service 
  8.57  during a time of increasing 
  8.58  deregulation of utilities.  The 
  8.59  legislative auditor shall present an 
  8.60  interim report to the legislature on 
  9.1   the study by January 15, 1998, and 
  9.2   present a final report to the 
  9.3   legislature on the study by February 1, 
  9.4   1999.  This appropriation is available 
  9.5   until June 30, 1999. 
  9.6      Sec. 8.  [CORRECTION 9.] 1997 H.F. No. 2163, article 8, 
  9.7   section 17, if enacted, is amended to read: 
  9.8      Sec. 17.  [SALES OF LANDS BY SCOTT COUNTY; AGGREGATE 
  9.9   MATERIALS.] 
  9.10     Minerals subject to reservation by Scott county under 
  9.11  Minnesota Statutes, section 373.01, subdivision 1, 
  9.12  clause (1) (4), do not include minerals defined as aggregate 
  9.13  material by Minnesota Statutes, section 298.75, subdivision 1, 
  9.14  that are present in and upon the following described property: 
  9.15     All that part of the East Half of the Southwest Quarter in 
  9.16  Section 33, Township 115, Range 23, Scott County MN; which lies 
  9.17  westerly of the westerly right of way line of the Chicago, St. 
  9.18  Paul, Minneapolis, and Omaha Railway Company (Chicago and 
  9.19  NorthWestern Railway), 
  9.20     Together with all that part of the East Half of the 
  9.21  Southwest Quarter of Section 33, Township 115, Range 23, Scott 
  9.22  County, MN; lying easterly of the easterly right of way line of 
  9.23  the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway Company 
  9.24  (Chicago and NorthWestern Railway); and all that part of the 
  9.25  West Half of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 33 lying 
  9.26  westerly of the westerly right of way line of the Minneapolis 
  9.27  and St. Louis Railroad; excepting therefrom the following 
  9.28  described parcel: 
  9.29     EXCEPTION: 
  9.30     Commencing at the Southwest corner of the Southeast Quarter 
  9.31     of said Section 33; thence on an assumed bearing of North 
  9.32     87 degrees 25 minutes 08 seconds East along the South line 
  9.33     of said Southeast Quarter a distance of 501.49 feet; thence 
  9.34     North 02 degrees 24 minutes 52 seconds West a distance of 
  9.35     750.00 feet; thence South 87 degrees 12 minutes 56 seconds 
  9.36     East a distance of 750.00 feet; thence South 02 degrees 34 
  9.37     minutes 52 seconds East a distance of 750.00 feet to the 
  9.38     South line of said East Half of the Southwest Quarter; 
 10.1      thence North 86 degrees 48 minutes 19 seconds East along 
 10.2      said South line of the East Half of the Southwest Quarter a 
 10.3      distance of 248.52 feet to the point of beginning. 
 10.4      Together with Tract A, Registered Land Survey Number 86; 
 10.5   and Tract C, Registered Land Survey Number 136; as filed in the 
 10.6   office of the Registrar of Titles, Scott County, Minnesota. 
 10.7      The county may sell, lease, or convey the property and 
 10.8   except the aggregate material from the mineral reservation 
 10.9   required by Minnesota Statutes, section 373.01, subdivision 1, 
 10.10  and it may lease the aggregate material upon conditions 
 10.11  different from those prescribed by that subdivision. 
 10.12     Sec. 9.  [CORRECTION 10.] Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 
 10.13  242.32, subdivision 4, as added by 1997 S.F. No. 1880, article 
 10.14  9, section 17, is amended to read: 
 10.15     Subd. 4.  [EXCEPTION.] This section does not apply to a 
 10.16  privately operated facility licensed by the commissioner in Rock 
 10.17  county, Minnesota.  Up to 32 beds constructed and operated by a 
 10.18  privately operated facility licensed by the commissioner in Rock 
 10.19  County, Minnesota, for long-term residential secure programming 
 10.20  do not count toward the 100-bed limitation in subdivision 3. The 
 10.21  100-bed limitation in subdivision 3 does not apply to up to 32 
 10.22  beds constructed and operated for long-term residential secure 
 10.23  programming by a privately operated facility licensed by the 
 10.24  commissioner in Rock county, Minnesota. 
 10.25     Sec. 10.  [CORRECTION 12.] 1997 H.F. No. 2163, article 16, 
 10.26  section 13, subdivision 3, if enacted, is amended to read: 
 10.27     Subd. 3.  [DEPOSIT OF REVENUES.] All revenues from the tax 
 10.28  are for the use of the Ramsey county board of commissioners and 
 10.29  must be deposited in the county's environmental response fund 
 10.30  under section 383B.81 383A.81. 
 10.31     Sec. 11.  [CORRECTION 12A.] 1997 H.F. No. 2163, article 16, 
 10.32  section 14, subdivision 1, if enacted, is amended to read: 
 10.33     Subdivision 1.  [CREATION.] An environmental response fund 
 10.34  is created for the purposes specified in this section.  The 
 10.35  taxes imposed by section 383B.80 383A.80 must be deposited in 
 10.36  the fund.  The board of county commissioners shall administer 
 11.1   the fund either as a county board, a housing and redevelopment 
 11.2   authority, or a regional rail authority. 
 11.3      Sec. 12.  [CORRECTION 12B.] 1997 H.F. No. 2163, article 16, 
 11.4   section 14, subdivision 4, if enacted, is amended to read: 
 11.5      Subd. 4.  [BONDS.] The county may pledge the proceeds from 
 11.6   the taxes imposed by section 383B.80 383A.80 to bonds issued 
 11.7   under this chapter and chapters 398A, 462, 469, and 475. 
 11.8      Sec. 13.  [CORRECTION 13.] Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 
 11.9   290.9725, as amended by 1997 H.F. No. 2163, article 6, section 
 11.10  17, if enacted, is amended to read: 
 11.11     290.9725 [S CORPORATION.] 
 11.12     For purposes of this chapter, the term "S corporation" 
 11.13  means any corporation having a valid election in effect for the 
 11.14  taxable year under section 1362 of the Internal Revenue Code, 
 11.15  except that a corporation which either: 
 11.16     (1) is a financial institution to which either section 585 
 11.17  or section 593 of the Internal Revenue Code applies; or 
 11.18     (2) has a wholly owned subsidiary as described in section 
 11.19  1361(b)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code which is a financial 
 11.20  institution as described above 
 11.21  is not an "S" corporation for the purposes of this chapter.  An 
 11.22  S corporation shall not be subject to the taxes imposed by this 
 11.23  chapter, except the taxes imposed under sections 290.0922, 
 11.24  290.92, 290.9727, 290.9728, and 290.9729. 
 11.25     Sec. 14.  [CORRECTION 14.] 1997 S.F. No. 1905, article 1, 
 11.26  section 19, if enacted, is amended to read: 
 11.27  Sec. 19.  VETERANS AFFAIRS            21,594,000      4,324,000
 11.28  $231,000 the first year and $232,000 
 11.29  the second year are for grants to 
 11.30  county veterans offices for training of 
 11.31  county veterans service officers. 
 11.32  $1,544,000 the first year and 
 11.33  $1,544,000 the second year are for 
 11.34  emergency financial and medical needs 
 11.35  of veterans.  If the appropriation for 
 11.36  either year is insufficient, the 
 11.37  appropriation for the other year is 
 11.38  available for it.  
 11.39  With the approval of the commissioner 
 11.40  of finance, the commissioner of 
 11.41  veterans affairs may transfer the 
 11.42  unencumbered balance from the veterans 
 12.1   relief program to other department 
 12.2   programs during the fiscal year.  
 12.3   Before the transfer, the commissioner 
 12.4   of veterans affairs shall explain why 
 12.5   the unencumbered balance exists.  The 
 12.6   amounts transferred must be identified 
 12.7   to the chairs of the senate 
 12.8   governmental operations budget 
 12.9   committee and the house governmental 
 12.10  operations committee division on state 
 12.11  government finance. 
 12.12  $250,000 $275,000 the first year and 
 12.13  $250,000 $275,000 the second year are 
 12.14  for a grant to the Vinland National 
 12.15  Center. 
 12.16  $110,000 is for a matching grant for a 
 12.17  memorial to be constructed in the city 
 12.18  of Park Rapids to honor veterans from 
 12.19  all wars involving armed forces of the 
 12.20  United States.  In-kind donations may 
 12.21  be used for the nonstate match.  The 
 12.22  appropriation does not expire and is 
 12.23  available until expended.  $10,000 of 
 12.24  this amount is for administrative costs.
 12.25  $110,000 the first year is to make a 
 12.26  grant to the Red Tail Project of the 
 12.27  Southern Minnesota Wing of the 
 12.28  Confederate Air Force and Tuskeegee 
 12.29  Airmen, Inc., to restore a P-51C 
 12.30  Mustang World War II fighter plane to 
 12.31  honor the airmen known as the 
 12.32  "Tuskeegee Airmen."  The appropriation 
 12.33  must be matched by nonstate 
 12.34  contributions to the project.  $10,000 
 12.35  of this amount is for administrative 
 12.36  costs. 
 12.37  $17,090,000 the first year is to make 
 12.38  bonus payments authorized under 
 12.39  Minnesota Statutes, section 197.79.  
 12.40  The appropriation may not be used for 
 12.41  administrative purposes.  The 
 12.42  appropriation does not expire until the 
 12.43  commissioner acts on all applications 
 12.44  submitted under Minnesota Statutes, 
 12.45  section 197.79. 
 12.46  $250,000 the first year and $250,000 
 12.47  the second year are to administer the 
 12.48  bonus program established under 
 12.49  Minnesota Statutes, section 197.79.  
 12.50  The appropriation does not expire until 
 12.51  the commissioner acts on all the 
 12.52  applications submitted under Minnesota 
 12.53  Statutes, section 197.79. 
 12.54     Sec. 15.  [CORRECTION 15.] 1997 S.F. No. 1908, article 1, 
 12.55  section 3, subdivision 1, if enacted, is amended to read: 
 12.56  Subdivision 1.  Total 
 12.57  Appropriation                         72,642,000     71,996,000
 12.58                Summary by Fund
 12.59  General              50,589,000    49,733,000
 12.60  Metropolitan 
 13.1   Landfill Contingency
 13.2   Action Fund             193,000       193,000
 13.3   State Government
 13.4   Special Revenue      21,860,000    22,070,000
 13.5   Minnesota Resources     150,000       -0-    
 13.6   [LANDFILL CONTINGENCY.] The 
 13.7   appropriation from the metropolitan 
 13.8   landfill contingency action fund is for 
 13.9   monitoring well water supplies and 
 13.10  conducting health assessments in the 
 13.11  metropolitan area. 
 13.12     Sec. 16.  [CORRECTION 16.] 1997 H.F. No. 2163, article 2, 
 13.13  section 52, if enacted, is amended to read: 
 13.14     Sec. 52.  [VALUATION EXCLUSION FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO CERTAIN 
 13.15  BUSINESS PROPERTY.] 
 13.16     Property classified under Minnesota Statutes, section 
 13.17  273.13, subdivision 24, which is eligible for the preferred 
 13.18  class rate on the market value up to $150,000, shall qualify for 
 13.19  a valuation exclusion for assessment purposes, provided all of 
 13.20  the following conditions are met: 
 13.21     (1) the building must be at least 50 years old at the time 
 13.22  of the improvement or damaged by the 1997 floods; 
 13.23     (2) the building must be located in a city or town with a 
 13.24  population of 10,000 or less that is located outside the 
 13.25  seven-county metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, 
 13.26  subdivision 2; 
 13.27     (3) the total estimated market value of the land and 
 13.28  buildings must be $100,000 or less prior to the improvement and 
 13.29  prior to the damage caused by the 1997 floods; 
 13.30     (4) the current year's estimated market value of the 
 13.31  property must be equal to or less than the property's estimated 
 13.32  market value in each of the two previous years' assessments; 
 13.33     (5) a building permit must have been issued prior to the 
 13.34  commencement of the improvement, or if the building is located 
 13.35  in a city or town which does not have a building permit process, 
 13.36  the property owner must notify the assessor prior to the 
 13.37  commencement of the improvement; 
 13.38     (6) the property, including its improvements, has received 
 13.39  no public assistance, grants or financing except, that in the 
 14.1   case of property damaged by the 1997 floods, the property is 
 14.2   eligible to the extent that the flood losses are not reimbursed 
 14.3   by insurance or any public assistance, grants, or financing; 
 14.4      (7) the property is not receiving a property tax abatement 
 14.5   under section 469.1813; and 
 14.6      (8) the improvements are made after the effective date of 
 14.7   this act and prior to January 1, 1999. 
 14.8      The assessor shall estimate the market value of the 
 14.9   building in the assessment year immediately following the year 
 14.10  that (1) the building permit was taken out, or (2) the taxpayer 
 14.11  notified the assessor that an improvement was to be made.  If 
 14.12  the estimated market value of the building has increased over 
 14.13  the prior year's assessment, the assessor shall note the amount 
 14.14  of the increase on the property's record, and that amount shall 
 14.15  be subtracted from the value of the property in each year for 
 14.16  five years after the improvement has been made, at which time an 
 14.17  amount equal to 20 percent of the excluded value shall be added 
 14.18  back in each of the five subsequent assessment years. 
 14.19     For any property, there can be no more than two 
 14.20  improvements qualifying for exclusion under this subdivision.  
 14.21  The maximum amount of value that can be excluded from any 
 14.22  property under this subdivision is $50,000. 
 14.23     The assessor shall require an application, including 
 14.24  documentation of the age of the building from the owner, if 
 14.25  unknown by the assessor.  Applications must be received prior to 
 14.26  July 1 of any year in order to be effective for taxes payable in 
 14.27  the following year. 
 14.28     For purposes of this subdivision, "population" has the same 
 14.29  meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 477A.011, 
 14.30  subdivision 3. 
 14.31     Sec. 17.  [CORRECTION 17.] Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 
 14.32  115.55, subdivision 5, as amended by 1997 H.F. No. 244, section 
 14.33  3, if enacted, is amended to read: 
 14.34     Subd. 5.  [INSPECTION.] (a) An inspection shall be required 
 14.35  for all new construction or replacement of a system to determine 
 14.36  compliance with agency rule or local standards.  The manner and 
 15.1   timing of inspection may be determined by the applicable local 
 15.2   ordinance.  The inspection requirement may be satisfied by a 
 15.3   review by the designated local official of video, electronic, 
 15.4   photographic, and or other evidence of compliance provided by 
 15.5   the installer. 
 15.6      (b) Except as provided in subdivision 5b, paragraph (b), a 
 15.7   local unit of government may not issue a building permit or 
 15.8   variance for the addition of a bedroom on property served by a 
 15.9   system unless the system is in compliance with the applicable 
 15.10  requirements, as evidenced by a certificate of compliance issued 
 15.11  by a licensed inspector or site evaluator or designer.  A local 
 15.12  unit of government may temporarily waive the certificate of 
 15.13  compliance requirement for a building permit or variance for 
 15.14  which application is made during the period from November 1 to 
 15.15  April 30, provided that an inspection of the system is performed 
 15.16  by the following June 1 and the applicant submits a certificate 
 15.17  of compliance by the following September 30.  This paragraph 
 15.18  does not apply if the local unit of government does not have an 
 15.19  ordinance requiring a building permit to add a bedroom. 
 15.20     (c) A certificate of compliance for an existing system is 
 15.21  valid for three years from the date of issuance unless the local 
 15.22  unit of government finds evidence of an imminent threat to 
 15.23  public health or safety requiring removal and abatement under 
 15.24  section 145A.04, subdivision 8.  
 15.25     (d) A certificate of compliance for a new system is valid 
 15.26  for five years from the date of issuance unless the local unit 
 15.27  of government finds evidence of an imminent threat to public 
 15.28  health or safety requiring removal and abatement under section 
 15.29  145A.04, subdivision 8. 
 15.30     (e) A licensed inspector who inspects an existing system 
 15.31  may subsequently design and install a new system for that 
 15.32  property, provided the inspector is licensed to install 
 15.33  individual sewage treatment systems. 
 15.34     Sec. 18.  [CORRECTION 18.] Subdivision 1.  Minnesota 
 15.35  Statutes 1996, section 124.918, subdivision 1, is amended to 
 15.36  read: 
 16.1      Subdivision 1.  [CERTIFY LEVY LIMITS.] (a) By September 8, 
 16.2   the commissioner shall notify the school districts of their levy 
 16.3   limits.  The commissioner shall certify to the county auditors 
 16.4   the levy limits for all school districts headquartered in the 
 16.5   respective counties together with adjustments for errors in 
 16.6   levies not penalized pursuant to section 124.918, subdivision 3, 
 16.7   as well as adjustments to final pupil unit counts. A school 
 16.8   district may require the commissioner to review the 
 16.9   certification and to present evidence in support of modification 
 16.10  of the certification. 
 16.11     The county auditor shall reduce levies for any excess of 
 16.12  levies over levy limitations pursuant to section 275.16.  Such 
 16.13  reduction in excess levies may, at the discretion of the school 
 16.14  district, be spread over two calendar years. 
 16.15     (b) As part of the commissioner's certification under 
 16.16  paragraph (a), the commissioner shall certify the amount by 
 16.17  which a district's levy for its general fund was reduced under 
 16.18  subdivision 8. 
 16.19     Subd. 2.  Subdivision 1 is effective if 1997 H.F. No. 2163 
 16.20  is enacted, for taxes levied in 1997, payable in 1998, and 
 16.21  thereafter.  
 16.22     Sec. 19.  [CORRECTION 18A.] Subdivision 1.  Minnesota 
 16.23  Statutes 1996, section 275.08, is amended by adding a 
 16.24  subdivision to read: 
 16.25     Subd. 1e.  [EDUCATION HOMESTEAD CREDIT TAX RATE 
 16.26  ADJUSTMENT.] The amounts certified under section 124.918, 
 16.27  subdivision 1, paragraph (b), shall be divided by the total net 
 16.28  tax capacity of all taxable properties within a school 
 16.29  district's taxing jurisdiction.  The resulting ratio is a school 
 16.30  district's education homestead credit tax rate adjustment. 
 16.31     Subd. 2.  Subdivision 1 is effective if 1997 H.F. No. 2163 
 16.32  is enacted, for taxes levied in 1997, payable in 1998, and 
 16.33  thereafter.  
 16.34     Sec. 20.  [CORRECTION 18B.] Subdivision 1.  1997 H.F. No. 
 16.35  2163, article 1, section 12, if enacted, is amended to read: 
 16.36     Sec. 12.  [273.1382] [EDUCATION HOMESTEAD CREDIT.] 
 17.1      Subdivision 1.  [EDUCATION HOMESTEAD CREDIT.] Each year, 
 17.2   beginning with property taxes payable in 1998, the respective 
 17.3   county auditors shall determine the local tax rate for each 
 17.4   school district for the general education levy certified under 
 17.5   section 124A.23, subdivision 2 or 3.  That rate plus the school 
 17.6   district's education homestead credit tax rate adjustment under 
 17.7   section 275.08, subdivision 1e, shall be the general education 
 17.8   homestead credit local tax rate for the district.  The auditor 
 17.9   shall then determine a general education homestead credit for 
 17.10  each homestead within the county equal to 32 percent of the 
 17.11  general education homestead credit local tax rate times the net 
 17.12  tax capacity of the homestead for the taxes payable year.  The 
 17.13  amount of general education homestead credit for a homestead may 
 17.14  not exceed $225.  In the case of an agricultural homestead, only 
 17.15  the net tax capacity of the house, garage, and surrounding one 
 17.16  acre of land shall be used in determining the property's 
 17.17  education homestead credit. 
 17.18     Subd. 2.  Subdivision 1 is effective for taxes levied in 
 17.19  1997, payable in 1998, and thereafter. 
 17.20     Sec. 21.  [CORRECTION 19.] Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 
 17.21  297A.15, subdivision 7, as amended by H.F. No. 2163, article 7, 
 17.22  section 10, if enacted, is amended to read: 
 17.23     Subd. 7.  [REFUND; APPROPRIATION; ADULT AND JUVENILE 
 17.24  CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.] If construction materials and supplies 
 17.25  described in section 297A.25, subdivision 63 65, are purchased 
 17.26  by a contractor, subcontractor, or builder as part of a lump-sum 
 17.27  contract or similar type of contract with a price covering both 
 17.28  labor and materials for use in the project, a refund equal to 
 17.29  the taxes paid by the contractor, subcontractor, or builder must 
 17.30  be paid to the governmental subdivision.  The tax must be 
 17.31  imposed and collected as if the sales were taxable and the rate 
 17.32  under section 297A.02, subdivision 1, applied.  An application 
 17.33  for refund must be submitted by the governmental subdivision and 
 17.34  must include sufficient information to permit the commissioner 
 17.35  to verify the sales taxes paid for the project.  The contractor, 
 17.36  subcontractor, or builder must furnish to the governmental 
 18.1   subdivision a statement of the cost of the construction 
 18.2   materials and supplies and the sales taxes paid on them.  The 
 18.3   amount required to make the refunds is annually appropriated to 
 18.4   the commissioner.  Interest must be paid on the refund at the 
 18.5   rate in section 270.76 from 60 days after the date the refund 
 18.6   claim is filed with the commissioner. 
 18.7      Sec. 22.  [CORRECTION 20.] 1997 H.F. No. 1684, article 9, 
 18.8   section 12, subdivision 6, if enacted, is amended to read: 
 18.9      Subd. 6.  [ELECTRONIC CURRICULUM RESOURCE.] For support of 
 18.10  electronic curriculum development: 
 18.11       $4,000,000     .....     1998
 18.12     Of this amount, $2,700,000 is for the electronic curriculum 
 18.13  resource under section 5, $1,000,000 of which is for the 
 18.14  collaborative arts project in section 5, subdivision 1, 
 18.15  paragraph (c), clause (5) (6). 
 18.16     Of this amount, $300,000 is for the purposes of the Gopher 
 18.17  Biology Shareware Project under section 5, subdivision 1, 
 18.18  paragraph (c), clause (1). 
 18.19     Sec. 23.  [CORRECTION 21.] 1997 H.F. No. 2163, article 9, 
 18.20  section 5, subdivision 2, if enacted, is amended to read: 
 18.21     Subd. 2.  [PROPERTY TAX REFORM ACCOUNT.] $46,000,000 is 
 18.22  appropriated to the property tax reform account from the general 
 18.23  fund for fiscal year 2000 1998. 
 18.24     Sec. 24.  [CORRECTION 22.] Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 
 18.25  171.041, as amended by Laws 1997, chapter 48, section 1, as 
 18.26  amended by 1997 H.F. No. 241, section 6, if enacted, is amended 
 18.27  to read: 
 18.28     171.041 [RESTRICTED LICENSES FOR FARM WORK.] 
 18.29     Notwithstanding any provisions of section 171.04 relating 
 18.30  to the age of an applicant to the contrary, the commissioner may 
 18.31  issue a restricted farm work license to operate a motor vehicle 
 18.32  to a person who has attained the age of 15 years but who is 
 18.33  under the age of 16 years and who, except for age, is qualified 
 18.34  to hold a driver's license.  The applicant is not required to 
 18.35  comply with the six-month instruction permit possession 
 18.36  provisions of sections 171.04, subdivision 1, clause (2), and 
 19.1   171.05, subdivision 2a.  The restricted license shall be issued 
 19.2   solely for the purpose of authorizing the person to whom the 
 19.3   restricted license is issued to assist the person's parents or 
 19.4   guardians with farm work.  A person holding this restricted 
 19.5   license may operate a motor vehicle only during daylight hours 
 19.6   and only within a radius of 20 miles of the parent's or 
 19.7   guardian's farmhouse; however, in no case may a person holding 
 19.8   the restricted license operate a motor vehicle in a city of the 
 19.9   first class.  An applicant for a restricted license shall apply 
 19.10  to the commissioner for the license on forms prescribed by the 
 19.11  commissioner.  The application shall be accompanied by: 
 19.12     (1) a copy of a property tax statement showing that 
 19.13  the applicant applicant's parent or guardian owns land that is 
 19.14  classified as agricultural land or a copy of a rental statement 
 19.15  or agreement showing that the applicant applicant's parent or 
 19.16  guardian rents land classified as agricultural land; and 
 19.17     (2) by a written verified statement by the applicant's 
 19.18  parent or guardian setting forth the necessity for the license. 
 19.19     Sec. 25.  [CORRECTION 23.] Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 
 19.20  171.041, as amended by Laws 1997, chapter 48, section 1, as 
 19.21  amended by 1997 H.F. No. 241, section 6, if enacted, is amended 
 19.22  to read: 
 19.23     171.041 [RESTRICTED LICENSES FOR FARM WORK.] 
 19.24     Notwithstanding any provisions of section 171.04 relating 
 19.25  to the age of an applicant to the contrary, the commissioner may 
 19.26  issue a restricted farm work license to operate a motor vehicle 
 19.27  to a person who has attained the age of 15 years but who is 
 19.28  under the age of 16 years and who, except for age, is qualified 
 19.29  to hold a driver's license.  The applicant is not required to 
 19.30  comply with the six-month instruction permit possession 
 19.31  provisions of sections 171.04, subdivision 1, clause (2), and 
 19.32  171.05, subdivision 2a.  The restricted license shall be issued 
 19.33  solely for the purpose of authorizing the person to whom the 
 19.34  restricted license is issued to assist the person's parents or 
 19.35  guardians with farm work.  A person holding this restricted 
 19.36  license may operate a motor vehicle only during daylight hours 
 20.1   and only within a radius of 20 miles of the parent's or 
 20.2   guardian's farmhouse; however, in no case may a person holding 
 20.3   the restricted license operate a motor vehicle in a city of the 
 20.4   first class.  An applicant for a restricted license shall apply 
 20.5   to the commissioner for the license on forms prescribed by the 
 20.6   commissioner.  The application shall be accompanied by: 
 20.7      (1) a copy of a property tax statement showing that the 
 20.8   applicant owns land that is classified as agricultural land or a 
 20.9   copy of a rental statement or agreement showing that the 
 20.10  applicant rents land classified as agricultural land; and 
 20.11     (2) by a written verified statement by the applicant's 
 20.12  parent or guardian setting forth the necessity for the license. 
 20.13     Sec. 26.  [CORRECTION 24.] Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 
 20.14  256.9355, subdivision 4, as amended by 1997 S.F. No. 1208, 
 20.15  article 1, section 10, if enacted, is amended to read: 
 20.16     Subd. 4.  [APPLICATION PROCESSING.] The commissioner of 
 20.17  human services shall determine an applicant's eligibility for 
 20.18  MinnesotaCare no more than 30 days from the date that the 
 20.19  application is received by the department of human services.  
 20.20  Beginning July January 1, 2000, this requirement also applies to 
 20.21  local county human services agencies that determine eligibility 
 20.22  for MinnesotaCare.  
 20.23     Sec. 27.  [CORRECTION 24A.] Minnesota Statutes 1996, 
 20.24  section 295.52, subdivision 7, as added by 1997 S.F. No. 1208, 
 20.25  article 3, section 13, if enacted, is amended to read: 
 20.26     Subd. 7.  [TAX REDUCTION.] Notwithstanding subdivisions 1, 
 20.27  1a, 2, 3, and 4, the tax imposed under this section for calendar 
 20.28  years 1998 and 1999 shall be equal to 1.5 percent of the gross 
 20.29  revenues received on or after January 1, 1998, and before 
 20.30  January 1, 2000.  The commissioner shall extend the reduced tax 
 20.31  rate of 1.5 percent for gross revenues received on or after 
 20.32  January 1, 2000, and before January 1, 2002, if the commissioner 
 20.33  of finance determines that the health care access fund 
 20.34  structural balance projected for fiscal year 2001 will remain 
 20.35  positive, prior to any increase of the one percent premium tax 
 20.36  under section 60A.15, subdivision 1, paragraph (h), and prior to 
 21.1   any tax expenditures related to the increase in the maximum tax 
 21.2   credit for research expenses under section 295.53, subdivision 4 
 21.3   4a, as amended by this act. 
 21.4      Sec. 28.  [CORRECTION 24B.] 1997 S.F. No. 1208, article 3, 
 21.5   section 23, if enacted, is amended to read: 
 21.6      Sec. 23.  [REPEALER.] 
 21.7      (a) Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 295.52, subdivision 
 21.8   1b; and 295.53, subdivision 5, are repealed. 
 21.9      (b) Laws 1997, chapters 31, article 4; and 84, article 4, 
 21.10  are repealed.  Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
 21.11  645.34, the sections of statutes amended by the laws repealed 
 21.12  under this paragraph remain in effect as if not so 
 21.13  amended. chapter 31, article 4, is repealed.  Notwithstanding 
 21.14  Minnesota Statutes, section 645.34, the sections of statutes 
 21.15  amended by Laws 1997, chapter 31, article 4, remain in effect as 
 21.16  if not amended. 
 21.17     (c) Laws 1997, chapter 84, article 4, is repealed.  
 21.18  Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 645.34, the sections 
 21.19  of statutes amended by Laws 1997, chapter 84, article 4, remain 
 21.20  in effect as if not amended. 
 21.21     Sec. 29.  [CORRECTION 24C.] 1997 S.F. No. 1208, article 3, 
 21.22  section 24, if enacted, is amended to read: 
 21.23     Sec. 24.  [EFFECTIVE DATES.] 
 21.24     Section 2, subdivision 1, paragraph (f), is effective for 
 21.25  payments, revenues, and reimbursements received from the federal 
 21.26  government on or after December 31, 1996. 
 21.27     Sections 1 and 3 are effective July 1, 1997. 
 21.28     Sections 4, 5, 6, 9 to 13, 15, and 19 are effective for 
 21.29  gross revenues received after December 31, 1997. 
 21.30     Section 14, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (6), and 
 21.31  paragraph (b) are effective the day following final enactment.  
 21.32  Section 14, paragraph (a), clause (17), is effective for gross 
 21.33  revenues received for hearing aids and related equipment or 
 21.34  prescription eyewear after December 31, 1997. 
 21.35     Section 18 is effective January 1, 1998.  Section 21, 
 21.36  paragraph (a), is effective January 1, 1998. 
 22.1      Section 20 is effective for estimated payments due after 
 22.2   July 1, 1997. 
 22.3      Sections 7, 8, and 21, paragraphs (c) and (d), are 
 22.4   effective the day following final enactment. 
 22.5      Section 16 is effective for research expenditures incurred 
 22.6   after December 31, 1995.  Section 17 is effective for research 
 22.7   expenditures incurred after December 31, 1999. 
 22.8      Section 23, paragraph (a), is effective January 1, 1998.  
 22.9   Section 23, paragraph (b), is effective retroactively to April 
 22.10  15, 1997.  Section 23, paragraph (c), is effective the day 
 22.11  following final enactment. 
 22.12     Sec. 30.  [CORRECTION 24D.] 1997 S.F. No. 1208, article 4, 
 22.13  section 2, subdivision 7, if enacted, is amended to read: 
 22.14     Subd. 7.  [COST SHARING.] (a) Enrollees shall pay an annual 
 22.15  premium of $120.  
 22.16     (b) Program enrollees must satisfy a $300 annual 
 22.17  deductible, based upon expenditures for prescription drugs, to 
 22.18  be paid as follows: 
 22.19     (1) $25 monthly deductible for persons with a monthly 
 22.20  spenddown; or 
 22.21     (2) $150 biannual deductible for persons with a six-month 
 22.22  spenddown.  
 22.23  The commissioner may adjust the annual deductible amount to stay 
 22.24  within the program's appropriation. 
 22.25     Sec. 31.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
 22.26     Unless provided otherwise, each section of this act takes 
 22.27  effect at the time that the section of law enacted in 1997 that 
 22.28  it amends or cites takes effect.