SF 1983

2nd Engrossment - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 05/08/2012 11:18am

A bill for an act
relating to appropriations; eliminating a fire safety account allocation; modifying
certain surcharges; eliminating the transfer of funds from the construction
code fund to the general fund; appropriating money for the fire safety account;
requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 297I.06,
subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, sections 16A.152,
subdivision 2; 326B.148, subdivision 1; Laws 2007, chapter 135, article 1,
section 16.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 16A.152, subdivision 2,
is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Additional revenues; priority.

(a) If on the basis of a forecast of general
fund revenues and expenditures, the commissioner of management and budget determines
that there will be a positive unrestricted budgetary general fund balance at the close of
the biennium, the commissioner of management and budget must allocate money to the
following accounts and purposes in priority order:

(1) the cash flow account established in subdivision 1 until that account reaches
$350,000,000;

(2) the budget reserve account established in subdivision 1a until that account
reaches $653,000,000;

(3) the amount necessary to increase the aid payment schedule for school district
aids and credits payments in section 127A.45 to not more than 90 percent rounded to the
nearest tenth of a percent without exceeding the amount available and with any remaining
funds deposited in the budget reserve;

(4) the amount necessary to restore all or a portion of the net aid reductions under
section 127A.441 and to reduce the property tax revenue recognition shift under section
123B.75, subdivision 5, by the same amount; new text begin and
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(5) to the state airports fund, the amount necessary to restore the amount transferred
from the state airports fund under Laws 2008, chapter 363, article 11, section 3,
subdivision 5 deleted text begin ; and
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deleted text begin (6) to the fire safety account in the special revenue fund, the amount necessary to
restore transfers from the account to the general fund made in Laws 2010 deleted text end .

(b) The amounts necessary to meet the requirements of this section are appropriated
from the general fund within two weeks after the forecast is released or, in the case of
transfers under paragraph (a), clauses (3) and (4), as necessary to meet the appropriations
schedules otherwise established in statute.

(c) The commissioner of management and budget shall certify the total dollar
amount of the reductions under paragraph (a), clauses (3) and (4), to the commissioner of
education. The commissioner of education shall increase the aid payment percentage and
reduce the property tax shift percentage by these amounts and apply those reductions to
the current fiscal year and thereafter.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 297I.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Insurance policies surcharge.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in
subdivision 2, each licensed insurer engaged in writing policies of homeowner's insurance
authorized in section 60A.06, subdivision 1, clause (1)(c), or commercial fire policies or
commercial nonliability policies shall collect a surcharge new text begin as provided in this paragraph.
Through June 30, 2013, the surcharge is new text end equal to 0.65 percent of the gross premiums
and assessments, less return premiums, on direct business received by the company, or
by its agents for it, for homeowner's insurance policies, commercial fire policies, and
commercial nonliability insurance policies in this state new text begin , and beginning July 1, 2013, the
surcharge is reduced to 0.5 percent new text end .

(b) The surcharge amount collected under paragraph (a) or subdivision 2, paragraph
(b), may not be considered premium for any other purpose. The surcharge amount
under paragraph (a) must be separately stated on either a billing or policy declaration or
document containing similar information sent to an insured.

(c) Amounts collected by the commissioner under this section must be deposited in
the fire safety account established pursuant to subdivision 3.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 326B.148, subdivision 1, is
amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Computation.

To defray the costs of administering sections
326B.101 to 326B.194, a surcharge is imposed on all permits issued by municipalities in
connection with the construction of or addition or alteration to buildings and equipment or
appurtenances after June 30, 1971. The commissioner may use any surplus in surcharge
receipts to award grants for code research and development and education.

If the fee for the permit issued is fixed in amount the surcharge is equivalent to
one-half mill (.0005) of the fee or deleted text begin 50 cents deleted text end new text begin $1 new text end , except that effective July 1, 2010, until
June 30, deleted text begin 2013 deleted text end new text begin 2015 new text end , the permit surcharge is equivalent to one-half mill (.0005) of the fee
or $5, whichever amount is greater. For all other permits, the surcharge is as follows:

(1) if the valuation of the structure, addition, or alteration is $1,000,000 or less, the
surcharge is equivalent to one-half mill (.0005) of the valuation of the structure, addition,
or alteration;

(2) if the valuation is greater than $1,000,000, the surcharge is $500 plus two-fifths
mill (.0004) of the value between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000;

(3) if the valuation is greater than $2,000,000, the surcharge is $900 plus three-tenths
mill (.0003) of the value between $2,000,000 and $3,000,000;

(4) if the valuation is greater than $3,000,000, the surcharge is $1,200 plus one-fifth
mill (.0002) of the value between $3,000,000 and $4,000,000;

(5) if the valuation is greater than $4,000,000, the surcharge is $1,400 plus one-tenth
mill (.0001) of the value between $4,000,000 and $5,000,000; and

(6) if the valuation exceeds $5,000,000, the surcharge is $1,500 plus one-twentieth
mill (.00005) of the value that exceeds $5,000,000.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 4.

Laws 2007, chapter 135, article 1, section 16, is amended to read:

Sec. 16. TRANSFERS

The commissioner of labor and industry shall
transfer $1,627,000 by June 30, 2008, and
$1,515,000 by June 30 deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin of each year for fiscal
years new text end 2009 deleted text begin , and each year thereafter, deleted text end new text begin through
2015 new text end from the construction code fund to the
general fund.

Of the balance remaining in Laws 2005, First
Special Session chapter 1, article 3, section
2, subdivision 2, for the methamphetamine
laboratory cleanup revolving loan fund,
$100,000 is for transfer to the small
community wastewater treatment account
established in Minnesota Statutes, section
446A.075, subdivision 1.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 5. new text begin APPROPRIATION; REPORT.
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new text begin $4,500,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2013 from the fire safety account in the
special revenue fund to the commissioner of public safety for activities and programs
under Minnesota Statutes, section 299F.012. This is a onetime appropriation. By January
15, 2014, the commissioner shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members of
the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the fire safety account regarding the
balances and uses of the account.
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