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SF 2094

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 04/20/2015 08:41am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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Current Version - as introduced

Line numbers 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.36 1.37 1.38 1.39 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 2.35 2.36 2.37 2.38 2.39 2.40 2.41 2.42 2.43 2.44 2.45
2.46 2.47
2.48 2.49 2.50 2.51 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11
3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 3.28 3.29 3.30 3.31 3.32 3.33 3.34 3.35 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 4.29
4.30 4.31 4.32 4.33 4.34 4.35 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 5.21 5.22 5.23 5.24 5.25 5.26 5.27 5.28 5.29 5.30 5.31 5.32 5.33 5.34 5.35
6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13
6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 6.19 6.20
6.21 6.22 6.23 6.24
6.25 6.26 6.27 6.28 6.29
6.30 6.31 6.32 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 7.18 7.19 7.20 7.21 7.22 7.23 7.24 7.25 7.26 7.27 7.28 7.29 7.30 7.31 7.32 7.33 7.34 7.35 7.36 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 8.10 8.11
8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 8.16 8.17 8.18
8.19 8.20 8.21 8.22 8.23 8.24 8.25 8.26 8.27 8.28 8.29 8.30 8.31
8.32 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5
9.6 9.7 9.8 9.9 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 9.14 9.15 9.16 9.17 9.18 9.19 9.20 9.21
9.22 9.23 9.24 9.25 9.26 9.27 9.28 9.29 9.30 9.31 9.32 9.33 10.1 10.2 10.3
10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.9 10.10 10.11 10.12 10.13 10.14 10.15 10.16 10.17 10.18 10.19
10.20 10.21 10.22 10.23 10.24 10.25 10.26 10.27 10.28 10.29 10.30 10.31 10.32 10.33 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 11.9
11.10 11.11 11.12 11.13 11.14 11.15
11.16 11.17 11.18 11.19 11.20 11.21 11.22 11.23 11.24 11.25 11.26 11.27 11.28 11.29 11.30 11.31 11.32 11.33 11.34
12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 12.9 12.10 12.11 12.12 12.13 12.14 12.15 12.16 12.17 12.18 12.19 12.20 12.21 12.22 12.23 12.24 12.25 12.26 12.27 12.28 12.29 12.30 12.31 12.32 12.33 12.34 12.35 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7
13.8 13.9 13.10 13.11 13.12 13.13
13.14 13.15 13.16 13.17 13.18 13.19 13.20 13.21 13.22 13.23 13.24 13.25 13.26 13.27 13.28 13.29 13.30 13.31 13.32 13.33 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6
14.7 14.8 14.9 14.10 14.11 14.12 14.13 14.14 14.15 14.16 14.17 14.18 14.19 14.20 14.21 14.22 14.23 14.24 14.25 14.26 14.27 14.28 14.29 14.30 14.31 14.32 14.33 14.34 14.35
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15.5 15.6 15.7 15.8 15.9 15.10 15.11 15.12 15.13 15.14 15.15 15.16 15.17 15.18 15.19 15.20 15.21 15.22
15.23 15.24 15.25 15.26 15.27 15.28 15.29 15.30
15.31 15.32 15.33 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.7 16.8 16.9 16.10 16.11 16.12 16.13 16.14 16.15 16.16 16.17
16.18 16.19 16.20 16.21 16.22 16.23 16.24 16.25 16.26 16.27 16.28 16.29 16.30 16.31 16.32 16.33 16.34 16.35 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.7 17.8 17.9 17.10 17.11 17.12 17.13 17.14 17.15 17.16 17.17
17.18 17.19 17.20 17.21 17.22 17.23 17.24 17.25 17.26 17.27 17.28 17.29 17.30 17.31 17.32 17.33 17.34 18.1 18.2
18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 18.7 18.8 18.9 18.10 18.11 18.12 18.13 18.14 18.15 18.16 18.17 18.18 18.19 18.20 18.21 18.22 18.23 18.24 18.25 18.26 18.27 18.28 18.29 18.30 18.31 18.32 18.33 18.34 19.1 19.2
19.3 19.4 19.5 19.6 19.7 19.8 19.9 19.10 19.11 19.12 19.13 19.14 19.15
19.16 19.17 19.18 19.19 19.20 19.21 19.22 19.23 19.24
19.25 19.26 19.27 19.28 19.29 19.30 19.31 19.32 19.33 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4
20.5 20.6 20.7 20.8 20.9 20.10 20.11 20.12 20.13 20.14 20.15 20.16 20.17 20.18 20.19 20.20 20.21 20.22 20.23 20.24 20.25 20.26 20.27 20.28 20.29 20.30 20.31
20.32 20.33 20.34 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.6 21.7 21.8
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24.30 24.31 24.32 24.33 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4 25.5 25.6 25.7 25.8 25.9 25.10 25.11 25.12 25.13 25.14 25.15 25.16 25.17 25.18
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26.30 26.31 26.32 26.33 26.34 27.1 27.2
27.3 27.4 27.5 27.6 27.7 27.8
27.9 27.10 27.11 27.12 27.13 27.14 27.15 27.16 27.17 27.18 27.19 27.20 27.21 27.22 27.23 27.24 27.25 27.26 27.27
27.28 27.29 27.30 27.31 27.32 28.1 28.2 28.3 28.4 28.5 28.6 28.7 28.8 28.9 28.10 28.11
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29.8 29.9 29.10 29.11 29.12 29.13 29.14 29.15 29.16 29.17 29.18 29.19 29.20 29.21 29.22 29.23 29.24 29.25 29.26 29.27 29.28 29.29 29.30 29.31 29.32 29.33 29.34 29.35 30.1 30.2 30.3 30.4 30.5 30.6 30.7 30.8 30.9 30.10 30.11 30.12 30.13 30.14
30.15 30.16 30.17 30.18 30.19 30.20 30.21 30.22 30.23 30.24 30.25 30.26 30.27 30.28 30.29 30.30 30.31 30.32
30.33 31.1 31.2 31.3 31.4 31.5 31.6 31.7 31.8 31.9 31.10 31.11 31.12 31.13 31.14 31.15 31.16 31.17 31.18 31.19 31.20 31.21 31.22 31.23 31.24 31.25 31.26 31.27 31.28 31.29 31.30 31.31 31.32 31.33 31.34 31.35 31.36 32.1 32.2 32.3 32.4
32.5 32.6 32.7 32.8 32.9 32.10 32.11
32.12 32.13 32.14 32.15 32.16 32.17 32.18
32.19 32.20 32.21 32.22 32.23 32.24 32.25 32.26 32.27 32.28 32.29 32.30 32.31 32.32 32.33 33.1 33.2 33.3 33.4 33.5 33.6 33.7 33.8 33.9 33.10 33.11 33.12 33.13 33.14 33.15 33.16 33.17 33.18 33.19 33.20 33.21 33.22 33.23 33.24
33.25 33.26 33.27 33.28 33.29 33.30 33.31 33.32 33.33 33.34 33.35 34.1 34.2 34.3 34.4 34.5 34.6 34.7 34.8 34.9 34.10 34.11 34.12 34.13 34.14 34.15 34.16 34.17 34.18 34.19 34.20 34.21 34.22 34.23 34.24 34.25 34.26 34.27 34.28 34.29 34.30 34.31 34.32 34.33 34.34 34.35 34.36 35.1 35.2 35.3 35.4 35.5 35.6 35.7 35.8 35.9 35.10 35.11 35.12 35.13 35.14 35.15 35.16 35.17 35.18 35.19 35.20 35.21 35.22 35.23 35.24 35.25 35.26 35.27 35.28 35.29 35.30 35.31 35.32 35.33 35.34 35.35 35.36 36.1 36.2 36.3 36.4 36.5 36.6 36.7 36.8 36.9 36.10 36.11 36.12 36.13 36.14 36.15 36.16 36.17 36.18 36.19 36.20 36.21 36.22 36.23 36.24 36.25 36.26 36.27 36.28 36.29 36.30 36.31 36.32 36.33 36.34 37.1 37.2 37.3
37.4 37.5 37.6 37.7 37.8 37.9 37.10 37.11 37.12 37.13 37.14 37.15 37.16 37.17 37.18 37.19 37.20 37.21 37.22 37.23 37.24 37.25 37.26 37.27 37.28 37.29 37.30 37.31 37.32 37.33 37.34 37.35 38.1 38.2 38.3 38.4 38.5 38.6 38.7 38.8
38.9 38.10 38.11 38.12 38.13 38.14
38.15 38.16 38.17 38.18 38.19 38.20 38.21
38.22 38.23 38.24 38.25 38.26 38.27 38.28 38.29 38.30 38.31 38.32 38.33 39.1 39.2 39.3 39.4 39.5 39.6 39.7 39.8 39.9 39.10 39.11 39.12 39.13 39.14 39.15 39.16 39.17 39.18 39.19 39.20 39.21 39.22 39.23 39.24 39.25 39.26 39.27 39.28 39.29 39.30 39.31 39.32 39.33 39.34 39.35 39.36 40.1 40.2 40.3 40.4 40.5 40.6
40.7 40.8 40.9 40.10 40.11 40.12 40.13 40.14 40.15 40.16 40.17 40.18 40.19 40.20 40.21 40.22 40.23 40.24 40.25 40.26 40.27 40.28 40.29 40.30 40.31 40.32 40.33 41.1 41.2 41.3 41.4 41.5 41.6 41.7 41.8 41.9 41.10 41.11 41.12 41.13 41.14 41.15 41.16 41.17 41.18
41.19 41.20 41.21 41.22 41.23 41.24 41.25 41.26 41.27 41.28 41.29 41.30 41.31 41.32
41.33 42.1 42.2 42.3 42.4 42.5 42.6 42.7 42.8 42.9 42.10 42.11 42.12 42.13 42.14 42.15 42.16 42.17 42.18 42.19 42.20 42.21 42.22 42.23 42.24 42.25 42.26 42.27 42.28 42.29 42.30 42.31 42.32 42.33 42.34 42.35 42.36 43.1 43.2 43.3 43.4 43.5 43.6 43.7 43.8 43.9 43.10 43.11 43.12 43.13 43.14 43.15 43.16 43.17 43.18 43.19 43.20
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49.15 49.16 49.17 49.18 49.19 49.20 49.21 49.22 49.23 49.24
49.25 49.26 49.27 49.28 49.29 49.30 49.31 49.32 49.33 50.1 50.2 50.3 50.4 50.5 50.6 50.7 50.8 50.9 50.10 50.11 50.12 50.13 50.14 50.15 50.16 50.17 50.18 50.19 50.20 50.21 50.22 50.23 50.24 50.25 50.26 50.27 50.28 50.29 50.30 50.31 50.32 50.33 50.34 50.35 50.36 51.1 51.2 51.3 51.4 51.5 51.6 51.7 51.8 51.9 51.10 51.11 51.12 51.13 51.14 51.15 51.16 51.17 51.18 51.19 51.20 51.21 51.22
51.23 51.24 51.25 51.26 51.27 51.28 51.29 51.30 51.31 51.32 51.33 51.34 52.1 52.2 52.3 52.4 52.5 52.6 52.7 52.8 52.9 52.10 52.11 52.12 52.13 52.14 52.15 52.16 52.17 52.18 52.19 52.20 52.21 52.22 52.23 52.24 52.25 52.26 52.27 52.28 52.29 52.30 52.31 52.32 52.33 52.34 52.35 52.36 53.1 53.2 53.3 53.4 53.5 53.6 53.7 53.8 53.9 53.10 53.11 53.12 53.13 53.14 53.15 53.16 53.17 53.18 53.19 53.20 53.21 53.22
53.23 53.24 53.25 53.26 53.27 53.28 53.29 53.30 53.31 53.32 53.33 53.34 54.1 54.2
54.3 54.4 54.5 54.6 54.7 54.8 54.9 54.10 54.11 54.12 54.13 54.14 54.15 54.16 54.17 54.18
54.19 54.20 54.21 54.22 54.23 54.24 54.25 54.26 54.27 54.28 54.29 54.30 54.31 54.32 54.33 54.34 55.1 55.2 55.3 55.4 55.5 55.6 55.7 55.8 55.9 55.10 55.11 55.12 55.13 55.14
55.15 55.16 55.17 55.18 55.19
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55.25 55.26 55.27 55.28 55.29 55.30 55.31 55.32 56.1 56.2 56.3 56.4 56.5 56.6 56.7 56.8 56.9 56.10 56.11
56.12 56.13 56.14 56.15 56.16 56.17 56.18 56.19
56.20 56.21 56.22 56.23 56.24 56.25 56.26 56.27 56.28 56.29 56.30 56.31 56.32 57.1 57.2 57.3 57.4 57.5 57.6 57.7 57.8 57.9 57.10 57.11 57.12 57.13 57.14 57.15 57.16 57.17 57.18 57.19 57.20 57.21 57.22 57.23 57.24 57.25 57.26 57.27 57.28 57.29 57.30 57.31 57.32 57.33 57.34 57.35 57.36 58.1 58.2 58.3 58.4 58.5 58.6 58.7 58.8 58.9 58.10 58.11 58.12 58.13 58.14 58.15 58.16 58.17 58.18 58.19 58.20 58.21
58.22 58.23 58.24 58.25 58.26 58.27 58.28 58.29 58.30 58.31 58.32 58.33 58.34 59.1 59.2 59.3 59.4 59.5 59.6 59.7 59.8 59.9 59.10 59.11 59.12 59.13 59.14 59.15 59.16 59.17 59.18 59.19 59.20 59.21 59.22 59.23 59.24 59.25 59.26 59.27 59.28 59.29 59.30 59.31 59.32 59.33 59.34 59.35 60.1 60.2 60.3 60.4 60.5 60.6 60.7 60.8 60.9 60.10 60.11 60.12 60.13 60.14 60.15 60.16 60.17 60.18 60.19 60.20 60.21 60.22 60.23 60.24 60.25 60.26 60.27 60.28 60.29 60.30
60.31 60.32 60.33 60.34 60.35 61.1 61.2 61.3 61.4 61.5 61.6 61.7 61.8
61.9 61.10 61.11 61.12 61.13 61.14
61.15 61.16 61.17 61.18 61.19 61.20 61.21 61.22 61.23 61.24 61.25 61.26 61.27 61.28 61.29 61.30 61.31 61.32 61.33 61.34
62.1 62.2 62.3 62.4 62.5 62.6 62.7 62.8 62.9 62.10 62.11 62.12 62.13 62.14 62.15 62.16 62.17 62.18 62.19 62.20 62.21 62.22 62.23 62.24 62.25 62.26 62.27 62.28 62.29 62.30
62.31 62.32 62.33 62.34 63.1 63.2 63.3 63.4 63.5 63.6 63.7 63.8 63.9 63.10 63.11 63.12 63.13 63.14
63.15 63.16 63.17 63.18 63.19 63.20 63.21 63.22 63.23 63.24 63.25 63.26 63.27 63.28 63.29 63.30 63.31
63.32 63.33 63.34 64.1 64.2 64.3 64.4 64.5 64.6
64.7 64.8 64.9 64.10 64.11 64.12 64.13 64.14 64.15 64.16 64.17 64.18 64.19 64.20 64.21 64.22
64.23 64.24 64.25 64.26 64.27 64.28 64.29 64.30 64.31 64.32 64.33 65.1 65.2 65.3
65.4 65.5 65.6 65.7 65.8 65.9 65.10 65.11 65.12 65.13 65.14 65.15 65.16 65.17 65.18
65.19 65.20 65.21 65.22 65.23
65.24 65.25 65.26 65.27 65.28 65.29 65.30 65.31 65.32 65.33 66.1 66.2 66.3 66.4 66.5 66.6 66.7 66.8 66.9 66.10 66.11 66.12 66.13 66.14 66.15 66.16 66.17 66.18 66.19 66.20 66.21 66.22 66.23 66.24 66.25 66.26 66.27 66.28 66.29 66.30 66.31 66.32 66.33 66.34 66.35 67.1 67.2 67.3 67.4 67.5
67.6 67.7 67.8 67.9 67.10 67.11 67.12 67.13 67.14 67.15 67.16
67.17 67.18 67.19 67.20 67.21 67.22 67.23 67.24 67.25 67.26 67.27 67.28 67.29 67.30 67.31 67.32 67.33 67.34 68.1 68.2 68.3 68.4 68.5 68.6 68.7 68.8 68.9 68.10 68.11 68.12 68.13 68.14 68.15 68.16 68.17 68.18 68.19 68.20 68.21 68.22 68.23 68.24 68.25 68.26 68.27 68.28 68.29 68.30 68.31 68.32 68.33 68.34 68.35 69.1 69.2 69.3 69.4 69.5 69.6 69.7 69.8 69.9 69.10 69.11 69.12 69.13 69.14 69.15 69.16 69.17 69.18 69.19 69.20 69.21 69.22 69.23 69.24 69.25 69.26 69.27 69.28 69.29 69.30 69.31 69.32 69.33 69.34 69.35 69.36 70.1 70.2 70.3 70.4 70.5 70.6 70.7 70.8 70.9 70.10 70.11 70.12
70.13 70.14 70.15 70.16 70.17 70.18 70.19 70.20 70.21 70.22 70.23 70.24 70.25 70.26 70.27 70.28 70.29 70.30 70.31 70.32 70.33 70.34 71.1 71.2
71.3 71.4 71.5 71.6 71.7 71.8 71.9 71.10 71.11 71.12 71.13 71.14
71.15 71.16 71.17 71.18 71.19 71.20 71.21 71.22 71.23 71.24 71.25 71.26 71.27 71.28 71.29 71.30 71.31 71.32 71.33 71.34 72.1 72.2 72.3 72.4 72.5 72.6 72.7 72.8 72.9 72.10 72.11 72.12 72.13 72.14
72.15 72.16 72.17 72.18 72.19 72.20 72.21 72.22 72.23 72.24 72.25 72.26 72.27 72.28 72.29 72.30 72.31 72.32 72.33 72.34 73.1 73.2 73.3 73.4 73.5 73.6 73.7 73.8 73.9 73.10
73.11 73.12 73.13 73.14 73.15 73.16 73.17 73.18 73.19 73.20 73.21 73.22 73.23 73.24 73.25 73.26 73.27 73.28 73.29 73.30 73.31 73.32 73.33 74.1 74.2 74.3 74.4 74.5 74.6 74.7 74.8 74.9 74.10
74.11 74.12 74.13 74.14 74.15 74.16 74.17 74.18 74.19 74.20 74.21 74.22 74.23 74.24 74.25 74.26 74.27 74.28 74.29
74.30 74.31 74.32 74.33 74.34 75.1 75.2 75.3 75.4 75.5 75.6 75.7
75.8 75.9 75.10 75.11
75.12 75.13 75.14 75.15 75.16 75.17 75.18
75.19 75.20 75.21 75.22 75.23 75.24 75.25 75.26 75.27 75.28 75.29 75.30 75.31 75.32 76.1 76.2
76.3 76.4 76.5 76.6 76.7 76.8 76.9 76.10 76.11
76.12 76.13 76.14 76.15 76.16 76.17 76.18 76.19 76.20 76.21 76.22 76.23 76.24
76.25 76.26 76.27 76.28 76.29 76.30 76.31 76.32 76.33
77.1 77.2 77.3 77.4 77.5 77.6 77.7 77.8 77.9 77.10 77.11 77.12 77.13 77.14 77.15 77.16 77.17 77.18 77.19 77.20 77.21 77.22 77.23 77.24 77.25 77.26 77.27 77.28 77.29 77.30 77.31 77.32 77.33 77.34
77.35 78.1 78.2 78.3 78.4 78.5 78.6 78.7 78.8 78.9 78.10 78.11 78.12 78.13 78.14 78.15 78.16 78.17 78.18 78.19 78.20 78.21 78.22 78.23 78.24 78.25 78.26 78.27 78.28 78.29 78.30 78.31 78.32 78.33 78.34 79.1 79.2 79.3 79.4 79.5
79.6 79.7 79.8 79.9 79.10 79.11
79.12 79.13 79.14 79.15 79.16 79.17 79.18 79.19 79.20 79.21 79.22 79.23 79.24 79.25 79.26 79.27 79.28
79.29 79.30 79.31 79.32 79.33 80.1 80.2 80.3 80.4 80.5 80.6 80.7 80.8 80.9
80.10 80.11 80.12 80.13 80.14 80.15 80.16 80.17 80.18 80.19 80.20 80.21 80.22 80.23 80.24 80.25 80.26 80.27 80.28 80.29 80.30 80.31 80.32 80.33 80.34 81.1 81.2 81.3 81.4 81.5
81.6 81.7 81.8 81.9 81.10
81.11 81.12 81.13 81.14 81.15 81.16 81.17 81.18 81.19 81.20
81.21 81.22
81.23 81.24
81.25 81.26 81.27 81.28 81.29 81.30 81.31 82.1 82.2 82.3 82.4 82.5
82.6 82.7 82.8 82.9 82.10
82.11 82.12 82.13 82.14 82.15 82.16 82.17 82.18 82.19 82.20 82.21
82.22 82.23 82.24 82.25 82.26 82.27 82.28 82.29 82.30 82.31 82.32 82.33 83.1 83.2 83.3 83.4 83.5 83.6 83.7 83.8 83.9 83.10 83.11 83.12 83.13 83.14 83.15 83.16 83.17 83.18 83.19 83.20 83.21 83.22 83.23 83.24 83.25 83.26
83.27 83.28 83.29 83.30 83.31
83.32 83.33 83.34
84.1 84.2
84.3 84.4
84.5 84.6 84.7 84.8 84.9
84.10 84.11 84.12 84.13 84.14 84.15 84.16 84.17 84.18 84.19 84.20 84.21 84.22 84.23 84.24
84.25 84.26 84.27 84.28 84.29 84.30 84.31 85.1 85.2 85.3 85.4 85.5 85.6 85.7 85.8 85.9 85.10 85.11 85.12 85.13
85.14 85.15 85.16 85.17 85.18 85.19 85.20
85.21 85.22 85.23 85.24 85.25 85.26 85.27 85.28 85.29 85.30 85.31 85.32 85.33
86.1 86.2 86.3 86.4 86.5 86.6 86.7 86.8 86.9 86.10 86.11 86.12 86.13 86.14 86.15
86.16 86.17 86.18
86.19 86.20
86.21 86.22
86.23 86.24 86.25 86.26 86.27 86.28
86.29 86.30
87.1 87.2
87.3 87.4 87.5 87.6 87.7 87.8
87.9 87.10 87.11 87.12 87.13 87.14 87.15 87.16 87.17 87.18 87.19
87.20 87.21 87.22 87.23 87.24 87.25 87.26 87.27 87.28 87.29 87.30 87.31 87.32 87.33 88.1 88.2 88.3 88.4 88.5 88.6 88.7
88.8 88.9 88.10 88.11 88.12 88.13 88.14 88.15 88.16 88.17 88.18 88.19 88.20 88.21 88.22 88.23 88.24 88.25 88.26 88.27 88.28 88.29 88.30 88.31 88.32 88.33 88.34 88.35 89.1 89.2 89.3 89.4 89.5 89.6 89.7 89.8 89.9 89.10 89.11 89.12
89.13 89.14 89.15 89.16 89.17 89.18 89.19
89.20 89.21 89.22 89.23 89.24 89.25 89.26 89.27 89.28 89.29 89.30 89.31 89.32 89.33 89.34
90.1 90.2 90.3 90.4 90.5 90.6
90.7 90.8 90.9 90.10 90.11 90.12 90.13 90.14 90.15 90.16 90.17 90.18 90.19 90.20 90.21 90.22 90.23 90.24
90.25 90.26 90.27 90.28 90.29 90.30 90.31 90.32 90.33 91.1 91.2
91.3 91.4 91.5 91.6 91.7 91.8 91.9 91.10 91.11 91.12 91.13 91.14 91.15 91.16
91.17 91.18 91.19 91.20 91.21 91.22 91.23 91.24 91.25 91.26 91.27 91.28 91.29 91.30 91.31 91.32 91.33 91.34 92.1 92.2 92.3 92.4 92.5 92.6 92.7 92.8 92.9 92.10 92.11 92.12 92.13 92.14 92.15 92.16 92.17 92.18 92.19 92.20 92.21 92.22 92.23 92.24 92.25 92.26 92.27 92.28 92.29 92.30
92.31 92.32 92.33 92.34 92.35 93.1 93.2 93.3 93.4 93.5 93.6
93.7 93.8
93.9 93.10
93.11 93.12
93.13 93.14 93.15 93.16 93.17 93.18
93.19 93.20 93.21 93.22 93.23 93.24 93.25 93.26 93.27
93.28 93.29 93.30 93.31 94.1 94.2
94.3 94.4 94.5 94.6 94.7 94.8 94.9 94.10 94.11 94.12
94.13 94.14
94.15 94.16
94.17 94.18
94.19 94.20 94.21 94.22 94.23 94.24 94.25
94.26 94.27 94.28 94.29 94.30 95.1 95.2 95.3 95.4 95.5 95.6 95.7 95.8 95.9 95.10 95.11 95.12 95.13 95.14 95.15 95.16 95.17 95.18 95.19 95.20 95.21 95.22 95.23 95.24 95.25 95.26 95.27 95.28 95.29 95.30 95.31 95.32 95.33 95.34 95.35 95.36 96.1 96.2 96.3 96.4
96.5 96.6 96.7 96.8 96.9
96.10 96.11 96.12 96.13 96.14 96.15 96.16 96.17 96.18 96.19 96.20 96.21 96.22 96.23 96.24 96.25 96.26 96.27 96.28 96.29 96.30 96.31 96.32 96.33 96.34 97.1 97.2 97.3 97.4 97.5 97.6 97.7 97.8 97.9 97.10 97.11 97.12 97.13 97.14 97.15 97.16 97.17 97.18 97.19 97.20 97.21 97.22 97.23 97.24 97.25 97.26 97.27 97.28 97.29 97.30 97.31 97.32 97.33 97.34 97.35 98.1 98.2 98.3 98.4 98.5 98.6 98.7 98.8 98.9 98.10 98.11 98.12 98.13 98.14 98.15 98.16 98.17 98.18 98.19 98.20 98.21 98.22 98.23 98.24 98.25 98.26 98.27 98.28 98.29 98.30 98.31 98.32
98.33 98.34 99.1 99.2 99.3 99.4 99.5 99.6 99.7 99.8 99.9 99.10 99.11 99.12 99.13 99.14
99.15 99.16 99.17 99.18 99.19 99.20 99.21 99.22
99.23 99.24 99.25 99.26 99.27 99.28 99.29 99.30 99.31 99.32 99.33 100.1 100.2 100.3 100.4 100.5 100.6 100.7 100.8 100.9 100.10 100.11 100.12 100.13 100.14 100.15 100.16 100.17 100.18 100.19 100.20 100.21 100.22 100.23 100.24 100.25 100.26 100.27 100.28 100.29 100.30 100.31 100.32 100.33 100.34 100.35 100.36
101.1 101.2 101.3 101.4 101.5 101.6 101.7 101.8 101.9
101.10 101.11 101.12 101.13 101.14 101.15 101.16 101.17 101.18 101.19 101.20 101.21 101.22 101.23
101.24 101.25 101.26 101.27 101.28 101.29 101.30 101.31 101.32 101.33 102.1 102.2 102.3 102.4 102.5 102.6
102.7 102.8 102.9 102.10 102.11 102.12 102.13 102.14 102.15
102.16 102.17 102.18 102.19 102.20 102.21 102.22 102.23 102.24 102.25 102.26 102.27 102.28 102.29 102.30 102.31 102.32 102.33 102.34 103.1 103.2 103.3 103.4 103.5 103.6 103.7 103.8
103.9 103.10 103.11 103.12 103.13
103.14 103.15 103.16 103.17
103.18 103.19 103.20 103.21 103.22
103.23 103.24
103.25 103.26
103.27 103.28
103.29 104.1 104.2 104.3 104.4 104.5
104.6 104.7 104.8 104.9 104.10 104.11 104.12 104.13 104.14 104.15 104.16 104.17 104.18 104.19
104.20 104.21 104.22 104.23 104.24 104.25 104.26 104.27 104.28 104.29
104.30 104.31 104.32 104.33 105.1 105.2 105.3 105.4 105.5 105.6 105.7 105.8 105.9 105.10 105.11 105.12
105.13 105.14 105.15 105.16 105.17 105.18 105.19 105.20 105.21 105.22 105.23 105.24 105.25 105.26 105.27 105.28 105.29 105.30 105.31 105.32 105.33 105.34 105.35 106.1 106.2
106.3 106.4 106.5 106.6 106.7 106.8 106.9 106.10 106.11 106.12 106.13 106.14 106.15 106.16 106.17 106.18 106.19 106.20 106.21 106.22 106.23 106.24 106.25 106.26 106.27 106.28 106.29 106.30 106.31 106.32 106.33 106.34
107.1 107.2 107.3 107.4 107.5 107.6 107.7 107.8 107.9 107.10 107.11 107.12 107.13 107.14 107.15 107.16 107.17 107.18 107.19 107.20 107.21 107.22 107.23 107.24 107.25 107.26 107.27 107.28 107.29 107.30 107.31 107.32 107.33 107.34 107.35 108.1 108.2
108.3 108.4 108.5 108.6 108.7 108.8 108.9 108.10 108.11 108.12 108.13 108.14 108.15 108.16 108.17 108.18 108.19 108.20
108.21 108.22 108.23 108.24 108.25
108.26 108.27 108.28 108.29 108.30
108.31 109.1 109.2 109.3 109.4 109.5 109.6 109.7 109.8 109.9 109.10 109.11 109.12 109.13 109.14 109.15 109.16 109.17 109.18 109.19 109.20 109.21 109.22 109.23 109.24 109.25 109.26 109.27 109.28 109.29 109.30 109.31 109.32 109.33 109.34 109.35 110.1 110.2 110.3 110.4 110.5 110.6 110.7
110.8 110.9 110.10 110.11 110.12 110.13 110.14 110.15 110.16 110.17 110.18 110.19 110.20 110.21 110.22 110.23 110.24
110.25 110.26 110.27 110.28 110.29 110.30 110.31 110.32
110.33 111.1 111.2 111.3 111.4 111.5 111.6 111.7 111.8
111.9 111.10 111.11 111.12 111.13 111.14 111.15 111.16 111.17 111.18 111.19 111.20 111.21 111.22 111.23 111.24
111.25 111.26 111.27 111.28 111.29 111.30 111.31
111.32 111.33 112.1 112.2 112.3 112.4 112.5 112.6 112.7 112.8 112.9 112.10 112.11 112.12 112.13 112.14 112.15 112.16 112.17 112.18 112.19 112.20 112.21 112.22 112.23 112.24 112.25 112.26 112.27 112.28 112.29 112.30 112.31
112.32 112.33 112.34 112.35 113.1 113.2 113.3 113.4 113.5 113.6 113.7 113.8 113.9 113.10 113.11 113.12 113.13 113.14 113.15 113.16 113.17
113.18 113.19 113.20 113.21 113.22 113.23 113.24 113.25 113.26 113.27 113.28 113.29 113.30 113.31 113.32 113.33 113.34 113.35 114.1 114.2 114.3 114.4 114.5 114.6 114.7 114.8 114.9
114.10 114.11 114.12 114.13 114.14 114.15 114.16 114.17 114.18 114.19 114.20 114.21 114.22 114.23
114.24 114.25 114.26 114.27 114.28 114.29 114.30 114.31
114.32 115.1 115.2 115.3 115.4 115.5 115.6 115.7 115.8 115.9 115.10 115.11 115.12 115.13 115.14 115.15 115.16 115.17
115.18 115.19 115.20 115.21 115.22 115.23 115.24 115.25 115.26 115.27 115.28 115.29 115.30 115.31 115.32 115.33 115.34 116.1 116.2 116.3 116.4 116.5 116.6 116.7 116.8 116.9 116.10 116.11 116.12 116.13 116.14 116.15 116.16 116.17 116.18 116.19 116.20 116.21 116.22 116.23 116.24 116.25
116.26 116.27 116.28 116.29 116.30 116.31 116.32 116.33 116.34 116.35 117.1 117.2
117.3 117.4 117.5 117.6 117.7 117.8 117.9 117.10
117.11 117.12 117.13 117.14 117.15 117.16 117.17 117.18 117.19 117.20 117.21 117.22 117.23
117.24 117.25 117.26 117.27 117.28 117.29 117.30 117.31 117.32 117.33 118.1 118.2 118.3 118.4 118.5 118.6 118.7 118.8 118.9 118.10 118.11 118.12 118.13 118.14 118.15 118.16 118.17 118.18 118.19 118.20 118.21 118.22 118.23 118.24 118.25 118.26 118.27 118.28 118.29
118.30 118.31 118.32 118.33 118.34 118.35 119.1 119.2 119.3 119.4 119.5 119.6 119.7 119.8
119.9 119.10 119.11 119.12 119.13 119.14 119.15 119.16 119.17 119.18 119.19 119.20 119.21 119.22 119.23 119.24 119.25 119.26 119.27 119.28 119.29 119.30 119.31 119.32 119.33 119.34 120.1 120.2 120.3 120.4 120.5 120.6 120.7 120.8 120.9 120.10 120.11 120.12 120.13 120.14 120.15 120.16 120.17 120.18 120.19 120.20 120.21 120.22 120.23 120.24 120.25 120.26 120.27 120.28 120.29 120.30 120.31
120.32 120.33 120.34 120.35 121.1 121.2 121.3 121.4 121.5 121.6 121.7
121.8 121.9 121.10 121.11 121.12 121.13 121.14 121.15
121.16 121.17 121.18 121.19 121.20 121.21 121.22
121.23 121.24 121.25 121.26 121.27 121.28 121.29 121.30 121.31 121.32 121.33 122.1 122.2 122.3 122.4 122.5 122.6 122.7 122.8 122.9 122.10 122.11 122.12 122.13 122.14 122.15 122.16 122.17 122.18 122.19 122.20 122.21 122.22
122.23 122.24 122.25 122.26 122.27 122.28 122.29 122.30 122.31 122.32 122.33 122.34 123.1 123.2 123.3 123.4 123.5 123.6 123.7 123.8 123.9 123.10
123.11 123.12 123.13 123.14 123.15 123.16 123.17 123.18 123.19 123.20 123.21 123.22
123.23 123.24 123.25 123.26 123.27 123.28 123.29 123.30 123.31 123.32 123.33 123.34 124.1 124.2 124.3 124.4 124.5 124.6 124.7 124.8 124.9 124.10 124.11 124.12 124.13 124.14 124.15 124.16 124.17 124.18 124.19 124.20 124.21 124.22 124.23 124.24 124.25 124.26 124.27 124.28 124.29 124.30 124.31 124.32 124.33 124.34 124.35 125.1 125.2 125.3 125.4 125.5 125.6 125.7
125.8 125.9 125.10 125.11 125.12 125.13 125.14 125.15 125.16 125.17 125.18 125.19 125.20 125.21 125.22 125.23 125.24 125.25 125.26 125.27 125.28 125.29 125.30 125.31 125.32 125.33 125.34 125.35 126.1 126.2 126.3 126.4 126.5
126.6 126.7 126.8 126.9 126.10 126.11 126.12 126.13 126.14
126.15 126.16 126.17 126.18 126.19 126.20 126.21 126.22 126.23 126.24 126.25 126.26 126.27 126.28 126.29 126.30 126.31 126.32 126.33 126.34 127.1 127.2 127.3 127.4 127.5 127.6 127.7 127.8 127.9
127.10 127.11 127.12 127.13 127.14
127.15 127.16 127.17 127.18 127.19 127.20 127.21 127.22 127.23 127.24 127.25 127.26 127.27 127.28 127.29 127.30 127.31 127.32 127.33 127.34 128.1 128.2 128.3 128.4 128.5 128.6 128.7 128.8 128.9 128.10 128.11 128.12 128.13 128.14 128.15 128.16 128.17 128.18 128.19 128.20 128.21 128.22
128.23 128.24 128.25 128.26 128.27 128.28 128.29 128.30 128.31 128.32 128.33 128.34 128.35 129.1 129.2 129.3 129.4 129.5 129.6 129.7 129.8 129.9 129.10 129.11 129.12 129.13 129.14 129.15 129.16 129.17 129.18 129.19 129.20 129.21 129.22 129.23 129.24 129.25 129.26 129.27 129.28 129.29 129.30 129.31 129.32 129.33 129.34 129.35 130.1 130.2 130.3 130.4 130.5 130.6 130.7 130.8 130.9 130.10 130.11 130.12 130.13 130.14 130.15 130.16 130.17 130.18 130.19 130.20 130.21 130.22 130.23 130.24 130.25 130.26 130.27 130.28 130.29 130.30 130.31 130.32 130.33 130.34 130.35 130.36
131.1 131.2 131.3 131.4 131.5 131.6 131.7 131.8 131.9 131.10 131.11 131.12 131.13 131.14 131.15 131.16 131.17 131.18 131.19 131.20 131.21 131.22 131.23 131.24 131.25 131.26
131.27 131.28 131.29 131.30 131.31 131.32 131.33 132.1 132.2 132.3 132.4 132.5 132.6 132.7 132.8 132.9 132.10 132.11 132.12 132.13 132.14 132.15 132.16 132.17 132.18 132.19 132.20 132.21 132.22 132.23 132.24 132.25 132.26 132.27 132.28 132.29 132.30 132.31 132.32 132.33 132.34 132.35 133.1 133.2 133.3 133.4 133.5 133.6 133.7 133.8 133.9 133.10 133.11 133.12 133.13 133.14 133.15 133.16 133.17 133.18 133.19 133.20 133.21 133.22 133.23 133.24 133.25 133.26 133.27 133.28 133.29 133.30 133.31 133.32 133.33 133.34 133.35 133.36 134.1 134.2 134.3 134.4 134.5 134.6 134.7 134.8 134.9 134.10 134.11 134.12 134.13 134.14 134.15 134.16 134.17 134.18 134.19 134.20 134.21 134.22 134.23 134.24 134.25 134.26
134.27 134.28 134.29 134.30 134.31 134.32 134.33 134.34 134.35 135.1 135.2 135.3 135.4 135.5 135.6
135.7 135.8 135.9 135.10 135.11
135.12 135.13 135.14 135.15 135.16
135.17 135.18 135.19 135.20 135.21 135.22 135.23 135.24 135.25 135.26 135.27 135.28 135.29
135.30 135.31 135.32 136.1 136.2 136.3 136.4 136.5 136.6 136.7 136.8 136.9 136.10 136.11 136.12 136.13 136.14 136.15 136.16 136.17 136.18 136.19 136.20 136.21 136.22 136.23 136.24
136.25 136.26 136.27 136.28 136.29 136.30 136.31
136.32 137.1 137.2 137.3 137.4 137.5 137.6 137.7 137.8 137.9 137.10 137.11 137.12
137.13 137.14 137.15 137.16
137.17 137.18 137.19 137.20 137.21 137.22 137.23 137.24 137.25 137.26 137.27 137.28
137.29 137.30 137.31 137.32 137.33
138.1 138.2 138.3 138.4 138.5 138.6 138.7 138.8 138.9 138.10 138.11 138.12 138.13 138.14 138.15 138.16 138.17 138.18 138.19 138.20 138.21 138.22 138.23 138.24 138.25 138.26 138.27 138.28 138.29 138.30 138.31 138.32 138.33
138.34 138.35 139.1 139.2 139.3 139.4 139.5 139.6 139.7 139.8 139.9 139.10 139.11 139.12 139.13 139.14 139.15 139.16 139.17 139.18 139.19 139.20 139.21 139.22 139.23 139.24 139.25 139.26 139.27 139.28 139.29 139.30 139.31 139.32 139.33 139.34 139.35 139.36 140.1 140.2 140.3 140.4 140.5 140.6 140.7 140.8 140.9 140.10 140.11 140.12 140.13 140.14 140.15 140.16 140.17 140.18 140.19 140.20 140.21 140.22 140.23 140.24 140.25 140.26 140.27 140.28 140.29 140.30 140.31 140.32 140.33 140.34 140.35 140.36 141.1 141.2 141.3 141.4 141.5 141.6 141.7 141.8 141.9 141.10 141.11 141.12 141.13 141.14 141.15 141.16 141.17 141.18 141.19 141.20 141.21 141.22 141.23 141.24 141.25 141.26 141.27 141.28 141.29 141.30 141.31 141.32
141.33 141.34 142.1 142.2 142.3 142.4 142.5 142.6 142.7 142.8 142.9 142.10 142.11 142.12 142.13 142.14 142.15 142.16 142.17 142.18 142.19 142.20 142.21 142.22 142.23
142.24 142.25 142.26 142.27 142.28 142.29 142.30 142.31 142.32 142.33 142.34 142.35
143.1 143.2 143.3 143.4 143.5 143.6 143.7 143.8 143.9 143.10 143.11 143.12 143.13 143.14 143.15 143.16 143.17 143.18 143.19 143.20 143.21 143.22 143.23 143.24 143.25 143.26 143.27 143.28 143.29 143.30 143.31 143.32 143.33 143.34 143.35 143.36 144.1 144.2 144.3 144.4 144.5 144.6 144.7 144.8 144.9 144.10 144.11 144.12 144.13 144.14 144.15 144.16 144.17 144.18 144.19 144.20 144.21 144.22 144.23 144.24 144.25 144.26 144.27 144.28 144.29 144.30 144.31 144.32 144.33 144.34 144.35 145.1 145.2 145.3 145.4 145.5 145.6 145.7 145.8 145.9 145.10
145.11 145.12 145.13 145.14 145.15 145.16 145.17 145.18 145.19 145.20 145.21
145.22 145.23 145.24 145.25 145.26 145.27 145.28 145.29 145.30 145.31 145.32 145.33
146.1 146.2 146.3 146.4 146.5 146.6 146.7 146.8
146.9 146.10 146.11 146.12 146.13 146.14
146.15 146.16 146.17 146.18 146.19
146.20 146.21 146.22 146.23 146.24 146.25 146.26 146.27 146.28 146.29 146.30 146.31 146.32 147.1 147.2
147.3 147.4 147.5 147.6 147.7 147.8
147.9 147.10 147.11 147.12 147.13 147.14 147.15 147.16
147.17 147.18 147.19 147.20 147.21 147.22 147.23 147.24
147.25 147.26 147.27 147.28 147.29 147.30 147.31 147.32 148.1 148.2 148.3 148.4 148.5 148.6 148.7 148.8 148.9 148.10 148.11 148.12
148.13 148.14 148.15 148.16 148.17 148.18
148.19 148.20 148.21 148.22 148.23 148.24 148.25 148.26 148.27 148.28 148.29 148.30 148.31
148.32 149.1 149.2 149.3 149.4 149.5 149.6 149.7 149.8
149.9 149.10 149.11 149.12 149.13 149.14 149.15 149.16 149.17 149.18 149.19 149.20 149.21 149.22 149.23 149.24 149.25 149.26 149.27 149.28 149.29 149.30 149.31 149.32 149.33 149.34 149.35 150.1 150.2 150.3 150.4 150.5 150.6 150.7 150.8 150.9 150.10 150.11 150.12 150.13 150.14 150.15 150.16 150.17 150.18 150.19 150.20 150.21 150.22 150.23 150.24 150.25 150.26 150.27 150.28 150.29 150.30 150.31 150.32 150.33 150.34 150.35
151.1 151.2 151.3 151.4 151.5 151.6 151.7 151.8 151.9 151.10 151.11 151.12 151.13 151.14 151.15 151.16 151.17
151.18 151.19 151.20 151.21 151.22 151.23 151.24 151.25 151.26 151.27 151.28 151.29 151.30 151.31 151.32 151.33 151.34
152.1 152.2 152.3 152.4 152.5 152.6 152.7 152.8 152.9 152.10 152.11 152.12 152.13 152.14 152.15 152.16 152.17 152.18 152.19 152.20 152.21 152.22 152.23 152.24 152.25 152.26 152.27 152.28 152.29 152.30 152.31 152.32 152.33 152.34 152.35 152.36 153.1 153.2 153.3 153.4 153.5 153.6 153.7 153.8 153.9 153.10 153.11 153.12 153.13 153.14
153.15 153.16 153.17 153.18 153.19 153.20 153.21 153.22 153.23 153.24 153.25 153.26 153.27 153.28 153.29 153.30 153.31 153.32 153.33 153.34 154.1 154.2
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172.16 172.17 172.18 172.19 172.20 172.21 172.22 172.23 172.24 172.25 172.26
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173.15 173.16 173.17 173.18 173.19 173.20 173.21 173.22 173.23 173.24 173.25 173.26 173.27 173.28
173.29 173.30 173.31 173.32 173.33 173.34 174.1 174.2 174.3 174.4 174.5
174.6 174.7 174.8 174.9 174.10
174.11 174.12 174.13 174.14 174.15 174.16
174.17 174.18 174.19 174.20 174.21
174.22 174.23 174.24 174.25 174.26 174.27 174.28 174.29 174.30 174.31 175.1 175.2 175.3 175.4 175.5 175.6 175.7 175.8 175.9 175.10 175.11 175.12 175.13 175.14 175.15 175.16
175.17 175.18 175.19 175.20 175.21 175.22 175.23 175.24 175.25 175.26 175.27 175.28 175.29 175.30 175.31 175.32
175.33 175.34 176.1 176.2 176.3 176.4 176.5 176.6 176.7 176.8 176.9 176.10
176.11 176.12 176.13 176.14 176.15 176.16 176.17 176.18 176.19 176.20 176.21 176.22 176.23 176.24 176.25 176.26 176.27 176.28 176.29 176.30 176.31 176.32 176.33 176.34 176.35 177.1 177.2 177.3 177.4 177.5 177.6 177.7 177.8
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184.35 185.1 185.2 185.3
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186.18 186.19 186.20 186.21 186.22 186.23 186.24 186.25
186.26 186.27
186.28 186.29
186.30 186.31 186.32 186.33 187.1 187.2 187.3 187.4 187.5 187.6 187.7
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187.10 187.11
187.12 187.13 187.14
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187.17 187.18 187.19

A bill for an act
 relating to local and state government; abolishing the Metropolitan Council;
transferring duties to the commissioners of administration and natural resources;
transferring transportation and transit-related functions to Department of
Transportation; making conforming amendments to public safety radio
communication laws, fiscal disparity laws; providing for payment of bonds and
other debt obligations; repealing metropolitan land use planning provisions;
ending Metropolitan Council oversight of Metropolitan Airports Commission;
transferring Metropolitan Council powers and authority to Metropolitan Parks
and Open Space Commission; creating metropolitan area sanitary sewer
district; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections
3.886, subdivision 4; 4A.02; 6.80, subdivision 3; 10.60, subdivision 1; 10A.01,
subdivisions 24, 31, 32, 35; 13.201; 13.685; 13.72, subdivision 9; 15.0597,
subdivision 1; 15.0599, subdivision 1; 15A.0815, subdivision 3; 15B.11,
subdivision 3; 16A.88, subdivision 2; 16C.073, subdivision 1; 16C.285,
subdivision 1; 43A.346, subdivisions 1, 2; 47.52; 65B.43, subdivision 20;
85.016; 85.017; 85.53, subdivision 3; 103B.155; 103B.231, subdivisions 3a, 7,
9, 11; 103B.235, subdivision 3; 103B.255, subdivisions 8, 9, 12; 103D.401;
103D.405, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6; 103G.293; 114C.25; 114D.30, subdivisions 2,
4; 115.741, subdivision 2; 115A.151; 115A.471; 115A.52; 116.16, subdivision
2; 116.182, subdivision 1; 116D.04, subdivision 1a; 116G.03, subdivision 5;
116G.15, subdivisions 2, 5; 116J.401, subdivision 2; 116M.15, subdivision
1; 117.57, subdivision 3; 118A.07, subdivision 1; 124D.892, subdivision 1;
134.201, subdivision 5; 145A.02, subdivision 16; 160.165, subdivision 1;
160.265, subdivision 1; 160.93, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a; 162.09, subdivision 4;
169.306; 169.781, subdivision 1; 169.791, subdivision 5; 169.792, subdivision
11; 174.03, subdivisions 1, 4, 5, 6a; 174.04, subdivisions 1, 2; 174.247; 174.285,
subdivision 4; 174.30, subdivision 4; 174.37, subdivision 2; 174.90; 174.93,
subdivisions 1, 2; 216C.145, subdivision 1; 216C.15, subdivision 1; 216H.02,
subdivision 2; 221.012, subdivision 38; 221.022; 221.031, subdivision 3a;
240.06, subdivision 2; 270.12, subdivision 3; 275.065, subdivision 3; 275.066;
275.62, subdivision 3; 275.70, subdivision 4; 297A.70, subdivisions 2, 3;
297A.992, subdivisions 4, 5; 352.01, subdivisions 2a, 2b; 352.03, subdivision 1;
352.04, subdivision 6; 352D.02, subdivision 1; 353.50, subdivision 7; 353.64,
subdivision 7a; 363A.44, subdivision 1; 373.40, subdivision 1; 383A.81,
subdivision 3; 383B.81, subdivision 3; 398A.04, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 9;
403.30, subdivision 1; 403.31, subdivisions 4, 5; 403.36, subdivision 1; 414.02,
subdivision 3; 414.031, subdivision 4; 462A.04, subdivision 1; 462A.07,
subdivision 11; 462A.222, subdivision 4; 462C.04, subdivision 2; 462C.071,
subdivision 2; 465.82, subdivision 1; 469.174, subdivision 26; 469.351,
subdivision 2; 471.425, subdivision 1; 471.9997; 473.121, subdivisions 2, 14,
24; 473.142; 473.1425; 473.143; 473.144; 473.145; 473.146, subdivisions 1, 3,
4, by adding subdivisions; 473.1466; 473.147; 473.149, subdivision 3; 473.166;
473.167, subdivisions 2, 2a; 473.168, subdivision 2; 473.192, subdivisions 2,
3; 473.223; 473.301, subdivision 2; 473.303; 473.313; 473.315, subdivision 1;
473.325; 473.334, subdivision 1; 473.341; 473.351, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 473.375;
473.384; 473.385; 473.386; 473.387, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 473.3875; 473.39,
subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 5; 473.391; 473.3925; 473.399; 473.3994; 473.3995;
473.3997; 473.405; 473.4051, subdivision 1; 473.4056, subdivision 1; 473.4057,
subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8; 473.407, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5; 473.408; 473.409;
473.41, subdivision 1; 473.411, subdivision 5; 473.415, subdivision 1; 473.416;
473.42; 473.436, subdivisions 2, 3, 6; 473.446, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 8, by adding
a subdivision; 473.448; 473.449; 473.602; 473.604, subdivision 1, by adding a
subdivision; 473.608, subdivision 19; 473.611, subdivision 5; 473.638; 473.64;
473.655; 473.661, subdivision 4; 473.667, subdivision 8; 473.8011; 473.910,
subdivision 3; 473F.02, subdivisions 7, 8; 473F.08, subdivisions 3, 5, 7a; 473F.13,
subdivision 1; 473H.04, subdivision 3; 473H.06, subdivisions 1, 5; 473H.08,
subdivision 4; 473J.25, by adding a subdivision; 477A.011, subdivisions 3, 38;
477A.0124, subdivision 2; 572A.02, subdivision 5; 604B.04, subdivision 7;
609.2231, subdivision 11; 609.594, subdivision 1; 609.6055, subdivision 1;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 115; 473; repealing
Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 3.8841; 103B.235, subdivision 3a; 115.66;
115A.03, subdivision 19; 174.22, subdivision 3; 238.43, subdivision 5; 297A.992,
subdivision 12; 403.27; 403.29, subdivision 4; 403.32; 462.382; 462C.071,
subdivision 4; 473.121, subdivisions 3, 8, 12; 473.123, subdivisions 1, 2a, 3, 3a,
3e, 4, 8; 473.125; 473.127; 473.129; 473.1293; 473.132; 473.1565; 473.165;
473.167, subdivisions 3, 4; 473.175; 473.181, subdivisions 2, 5; 473.191;
473.206; 473.208; 473.24; 473.242; 473.245; 473.246; 473.249, subdivisions 1,
2; 473.25; 473.251; 473.253; 473.254; 473.255; 473.3875; 473.388, subdivisions
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7; 473.39, subdivision 4; 473.3993, subdivision 4; 473.3999;
473.411, subdivisions 3, 4; 473.4461; 473.501, subdivisions 1, 3; 473.504,
subdivisions 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12; 473.505; 473.511, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4;
473.5111; 473.512; 473.513; 473.515; 473.5155; 473.516, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4;
473.517, subdivisions 1, 3, 6, 10; 473.519; 473.521; 473.523, subdivisions 1, 1a;
473.524; 473.541; 473.542; 473.543, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 473.545; 473.547;
473.549; 473.621, subdivision 6; 473.834, subdivisions 1, 2; 473.851; 473.852,
subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10; 473.853; 473.854; 473.856; 473.857;
473.858; 473.859; 473.86; 473.861; 473.862; 473.864; 473.865; 473.866;
473.867, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6; 473.869; 473.87; 473.871; 473.915; 473F.02,
subdivision 21; 473F.08, subdivision 3b; 473H.02, subdivisions 7, 8; 473J.25,
subdivision 5; Minnesota Rules, parts 5800.0010; 5800.0020; 5800.0030;
5800.0040; 5800.0050; 5800.0060; 5800.0070; 5800.0080; 5800.0090;
5800.0100; 5800.0110; 5800.0120; 5800.0130; 5800.0140; 5800.0150.

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

ARTICLE 1

METROPOLITAN COUNCIL ABOLISHED

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 3.886, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Powers and duties.

(a) The Legislative Water Commission shall review
water policy reports and recommendations of the Environmental Quality Board, the Board
of Water and Soil Resources, the Pollution Control Agency, the Department of Natural
Resources, deleted text begin the Metropolitan Council,deleted text end and other water-related reports as may be required
by law or the legislature.

(b) The commission may conduct public hearings and otherwise secure data and
comments.

(c) The commission shall make recommendations as it deems proper to assist the
legislature in formulating legislation.

(d) Data or information compiled by the Legislative Water Commission or its
subcommittees shall be made available to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on
Minnesota Resources, the Clean Water Council, and standing and interim committees of
the legislature on request of the chair of the respective commission, council, or committee.

(e) The commission shall coordinate with the Clean Water Council.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 4A.02, is amended to read:


4A.02 STATE DEMOGRAPHER.

(a) The commissioner shall appoint a state demographer. The demographer must be
professionally competent in demography and must possess demonstrated ability based
upon past performance.

(b) The demographer shall:

(1) continuously gather and develop demographic data relevant to the state;

(2) design and test methods of research and data collection;

(3) periodically prepare population projections for the state and designated regions
and periodically prepare projections for each county or other political subdivision of the
state as necessary to carry out the purposes of this section;

(4) review, comment on, and prepare analysis of population estimates and
projections made by state agencies, political subdivisions, other states, federal agencies, or
nongovernmental persons, institutions, or commissions;

(5) serve as the state liaison with the United States Bureau of the Census, coordinate
state and federal demographic activities to the fullest extent possible, and aid the
legislature in preparing a census data plan and form for each decennial census;

(6) compile an annual study of population estimates on the basis of county, regional,
or other political or geographical subdivisions as necessary to carry out the purposes of
this section and section 4A.03;

(7) by January 1 of each year, issue a report to the legislature containing an analysis
of the demographic implications of the annual population study and population projections;

(8) prepare maps for all counties in the state, all municipalities with a population
of 10,000 or more, and other municipalities as needed for census purposes, according to
scale and detail recommended by the United States Bureau of the Census, with the maps
of cities showing precinct boundaries;

(9) prepare an estimate of population and of the number of households for each
governmental subdivision deleted text begin for which the Metropolitan Council does not prepare an annual
estimate,deleted text end and convey the estimates to the governing body of each political subdivision
by June 1 of each year;

(10) direct, under section 414.01, subdivision 14, and certify population and
household estimates of annexed or detached areas of municipalities or towns after being
notified of the order or letter of approval by the chief administrative law judge of the
State Office of Administrative Hearings;

(11) prepare, for any purpose for which a population estimate is required by law
or needed to implement a law, a population estimate of a municipality or town whose
population is affected by action under section 379.02 or 414.01, subdivision 14; and

(12) prepare an estimate of average household size for each statutory or home rule
charter city with a population of 2,500 or more by June 1 of each year.

(c) A governing body may challenge an estimate made under paragraph (b) by filing
their specific objections in writing with the state demographer by June 24. If the challenge
does not result in an acceptable estimate, the governing body may have a special census
conducted by the United States Bureau of the Census. The political subdivision must
notify the state demographer by July 1 of its intent to have the special census conducted.
The political subdivision must bear all costs of the special census. Results of the special
census must be received by the state demographer by the next April 15 to be used in that
year's June 1 estimate to the political subdivision under paragraph (b).

(d) The state demographer shall certify the estimates of population and household
size to the commissioner of revenue by July 15 each year, including any estimates still
under objection.

(e) The state demographer may contract for the development of data and research
required under this chapter, including, but not limited to, population estimates and
projections, the preparation of maps, and other estimates.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 6.80, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Review process.

(a) Upon receipt of an application from a local
government unit, the state auditor shall review the application. The state auditor shall
dismiss an application if the application proposes a waiver of rules or exemption from
enforcement of laws that would result in due process violations, violations of federal law or
the state or federal constitution, or the loss of services to people who are entitled to them.

(b) The state auditor shall determine whether a law from which an exemption for
enforcement is sought is a procedural law, specifying how a local government unit is to
achieve an outcome, rather than a substantive law prescribing the outcome or otherwise
establishing policy. For the purposes of this section, "procedural law" does not include a
statutory notice requirement. In making the determination, the state auditor shall consider
whether the law specifies such requirements as:

(1) who must deliver a service;

(2) where the service must be delivered;

(3) to whom and in what form reports regarding the service must be made; and

(4) how long or how often the service must be made available to a given recipient.

(c) If the application requests a waiver of a rule or temporary, limited exemptions
from enforcement of a procedural law over which deleted text begin the Metropolitan Council ordeleted text end a
metropolitan agency has jurisdiction, the state auditor shall also transmit a copy of the
application to the deleted text begin council ordeleted text end applicable metropolitan agencydeleted text begin , whichever has jurisdiction,
deleted text end for review and comment. The deleted text begin council ordeleted text end agency shall report its comments to the board
within 60 days of the date the application was transmitted to the deleted text begin council ordeleted text end agency. The
deleted text begin council ordeleted text end agency may point out any resources or technical assistance it may be able to
provide a local government unit submitting a request under this section.

(d) Within 15 days after receipt of the application, the state auditor shall transmit a
copy of it to the commissioner of each agency having jurisdiction over a rule or law from
which a waiver or exemption is sought. The agency may mail a notice that it has received
an application for a waiver or exemption to all persons who have registered with the agency
under section 14.14, subdivision 1a, identifying the rule or law from which a waiver or
exemption is requested. If no agency has jurisdiction over the rule or law, the state auditor
shall transmit a copy of the application to the attorney general. The agency shall inform the
state auditor of its agreement with or objection to and grounds for objection to the waiver
or exemption request within 60 days of the date when the application was transmitted to
it. An agency's failure to do so is considered agreement to the waiver or exemption. The
state auditor shall decide whether to grant a waiver or exemption at the end of the 60-day
response period. Interested persons may submit written comments to the state auditor on
the waiver or exemption request up to the end of the 60-day response period.

(e) If the exclusive representative of the affected employees of the requesting local
government unit objects to the waiver or exemption request it may inform the state auditor
of the objection to and the grounds for the objection to the waiver or exemption request
within 60 days of the receipt of the application.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 10.60, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

For purposes of this section:

(1) "political subdivision" means a county, statutory or home rule charter city, town,
school district, or other municipal corporation, deleted text begin and the Metropolitan Councildeleted text end and a
metropolitan or regional agency;

(2) "publication" means a document printed with public money by an elected
or appointed official of a state agency or political subdivision that is intended to be
distributed publicly outside of the state agency or political subdivision;

(3) "state agency" means an entity in the executive, judicial, or legislative branch
of state government; and

(4) "Web site" means a site maintained on the World Wide Web that is available for
unrestricted public access and that is maintained with public money by an elected or
appointed official of a state agency or political subdivision.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 10A.01, subdivision 24, is amended to read:


Subd. 24.

Metropolitan governmental unit.

"Metropolitan governmental unit"
means any of the seven counties in the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121,
subdivision 2, a regional railroad authority established by one or more of those counties
under section 398A.03, a city with a population of over 50,000 located in the seven-county
metropolitan area, deleted text begin the Metropolitan Council,deleted text end or a metropolitan agency as defined in
section 473.121, subdivision 5a.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 10A.01, subdivision 31, is amended to read:


Subd. 31.

Political subdivision.

"Political subdivision" means deleted text begin the Metropolitan
Council,deleted text end a metropolitan agency as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 5a, or a
municipality as defined in section 471.345, subdivision 1.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 10A.01, subdivision 32, is amended to read:


Subd. 32.

Population.

"Population" means the population established by the most
recent federal census, by a special census taken by the United States Bureau of the Censusdeleted text begin ,
deleted text end deleted text begin by an estimate made by the Metropolitan Council,deleted text end or by an estimate made by the state
demographer under section 4A.02, whichever has the latest stated date of count or estimate.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 10A.01, subdivision 35, is amended to read:


Subd. 35.

Public official.

"Public official" means any:

(1) member of the legislature;

(2) individual employed by the legislature as secretary of the senate, legislative
auditor, chief clerk of the house of representatives, revisor of statutes, or researcher,
legislative analyst, fiscal analyst, or attorney in the Office of Senate Counsel, Research,
and Fiscal Analysis, House Research, or the House Fiscal Analysis Department;

(3) constitutional officer in the executive branch and the officer's chief administrative
deputy;

(4) solicitor general or deputy, assistant, or special assistant attorney general;

(5) commissioner, deputy commissioner, or assistant commissioner of any state
department or agency as listed in section 15.01 or 15.06, or the state chief information
officer;

(6) member, chief administrative officer, or deputy chief administrative officer of a
state board or commission that has either the power to adopt, amend, or repeal rules under
chapter 14, or the power to adjudicate contested cases or appeals under chapter 14;

(7) individual employed in the executive branch who is authorized to adopt, amend,
or repeal rules under chapter 14 or adjudicate contested cases under chapter 14;

(8) executive director of the State Board of Investment;

(9) deputy of any official listed in clauses (7) and (8);

(10) judge of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals;

(11) administrative law judge or compensation judge in the State Office of
Administrative Hearings or unemployment law judge in the Department of Employment
and Economic Development;

deleted text begin (12) member, regional administrator, division director, general counsel, or operations
manager of the Metropolitan Council;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (13)deleted text end new text begin (12) new text end member or chief administrator of a metropolitan agency;

deleted text begin (14)deleted text end new text begin (13) new text end director of the Division of Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement in the
Department of Public Safety;

deleted text begin (15)deleted text end new text begin (14) new text end member or executive director of the Higher Education Facilities Authority;

deleted text begin (16)deleted text end new text begin (15) new text end member of the board of directors or president of Enterprise Minnesota, Inc.;

deleted text begin (17)deleted text end new text begin (16) new text end member of the board of directors or executive director of the Minnesota
State High School League;

deleted text begin (18)deleted text end new text begin (17) new text end member of the Minnesota Ballpark Authority established in section 473.755;

deleted text begin (19)deleted text end new text begin (18) new text end citizen member of the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota
Resources;

deleted text begin (20)deleted text end new text begin (19) new text end manager of a watershed district, or member of a watershed management
organization as defined under section 103B.205, subdivision 13;

deleted text begin (21)deleted text end new text begin (20) new text end supervisor of a soil and water conservation district;

deleted text begin (22)deleted text end new text begin (21) new text end director of Explore Minnesota Tourism;

deleted text begin (23)deleted text end new text begin (22) new text end citizen member of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council established
in section 97A.056;

deleted text begin (24)deleted text end new text begin (23) new text end citizen member of the Clean Water Council established in section 114D.30;

deleted text begin (25)deleted text end new text begin (24) new text end member or chief executive of the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority
established in section 473J.07;

deleted text begin (26)deleted text end new text begin (25) new text end district court judge, appeals court judge, or Supreme Court justice;

deleted text begin (27)deleted text end new text begin (26) new text end county commissioner;

deleted text begin (28)deleted text end new text begin (27) new text end member of the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission; or

deleted text begin (29)deleted text end new text begin (28) new text end member of the Destination Medical Center Corporation established in
section 469.41.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.201, is amended to read:


13.201 RIDESHARE DATA.

The following data on participants, collected by the Minnesota Department of
Transportation deleted text begin and the Metropolitan Councildeleted text end to administer rideshare programs, are
classified as private under section 13.02, subdivision 12: residential address and telephone
number; beginning and ending work hours; current mode of commuting to and from work;
and type of rideshare service information requested.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.685, is amended to read:


13.685 MUNICIPAL UTILITY CUSTOMER DATA.

Data on customers of municipal electric utilities are private data on individuals or
nonpublic data, but may be released to:

(1) a law enforcement agency that requests access to the data in connection with an
investigation;

(2) a school for purposes of compiling pupil census data;

deleted text begin (3) the Metropolitan Council for use in studies or analyses required by law;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (4)deleted text end new text begin (3) new text end a public child support authority for purposes of establishing or enforcing
child support; or

deleted text begin (5)deleted text end new text begin (4) new text end a person where use of the data directly advances the general welfare, health,
or safety of the public; the commissioner of administration may issue advisory opinions
construing this clause pursuant to section 13.072.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.72, subdivision 9, is amended to read:


Subd. 9.

Rideshare data.

The following data on participants, collected by the
Minnesota Department of Transportation deleted text begin and the Metropolitan Councildeleted text end to administer
rideshare programs, are classified as private under section 13.02, subdivision 12:
residential address and telephone number; beginning and ending work hours; current mode
of commuting to and from work; and type of rideshare service information requested.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 15.0597, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

As used in this section, the following terms shall have
the meanings given them.

(a) "Agency" means (1) a state board, commission, council, committee, authority,
task force, including an advisory task force created under section 15.014 or 15.0593, a
group created by executive order of the governor, or other similar multimember agency
created by law and having statewide jurisdiction; and (2) deleted text begin the Metropolitan Council,deleted text end new text begin a
new text end metropolitan agency, Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board, and any agency with
a regional jurisdiction created in this state pursuant to an interstate compact.

(b) "Vacancy" or "vacant agency position" means (1) a vacancy in an existing
agency, or (2) a new, unfilled agency position. Vacancy includes a position that is to
be filled through appointment of a nonlegislator by a legislator or group of legislators;
vacancy does not mean (1) a vacant position on an agency composed exclusively of
persons employed by a political subdivision or another agency, or (2) a vacancy to be filled
by a person required to have a specific title or position.

(c) "Secretary" means the secretary of state.

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 15.0599, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Applicability.

For purposes of this section, "agency" means:

(1) a state board, commission, council, committee, authority, task force, including
an advisory task force established under section 15.014 or 15.0593, other multimember
agency, however designated, established by statute or order and having statewide
jurisdiction;

(2) deleted text begin the Metropolitan Council established by section 473.123,deleted text end a metropolitan agency
as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 5a, or a multimember body, however designated,
appointed by deleted text begin the Metropolitan Council ordeleted text end a metropolitan agency if the membership
includes at least one person who is not a member of the deleted text begin council or thedeleted text end agency;

(3) a multimember body whose members are appointed by the legislature if the body
has at least one nonlegislative member; and

(4) any other multimember body established by law with at least one appointed
member, without regard to the appointing authority.

"Secretary" means the secretary of state.

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 15A.0815, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Group II salary limits.

The salary for a position listed in this subdivision
shall not exceed 120 percent of the salary of the governor. This limit must be adjusted
annually on January 1. The new limit must equal the limit for the prior year increased
by the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers
from October of the second prior year to October of the immediately prior year. The
commissioner of management and budget must publish the limit on the department's Web
site. This subdivision applies to the following positions:

Executive director of Gambling Control Board;

Commissioner, Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board;

Commissioner, Bureau of Mediation Services;

Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities;

deleted text begin Chair, Metropolitan Council;
 deleted text end

School trust lands director;

Executive director of pari-mutuel racing; and

Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission.

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 15B.11, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Data classification and use.

(a) The advisory committee's comments and
criticism under subdivision 1 are public data under section 13.03, subdivision 1.

(b) To advise the board on all architectural and planning matters, the advisory
committee must be kept current about, and have access to, all data relating to the Capitol
Area as the data is developed or being prepared. Some examples of these types of data
are plans, studies, reports, and proposals.

(c) The obligation under paragraph (b) extends to data developed or being prepared
by (1) the commissioner of administration; (2) the commissioner of employment and
economic development; (3) deleted text begin the Metropolitan Council; (4)deleted text end the city of St. Paul; or deleted text begin (5)deleted text end new text begin (4)
new text end one who is an architect, planner, agency, or organization and who is engaged in any work
or planning relating to the Capitol Area.

(d) Paragraph (c), clause deleted text begin (5)deleted text end new text begin (4)new text end , applies to all the developers or preparers whether
they are public or private and whether or not they are retained by the board.

(e) If the data described in paragraph (b) is from a public employee or public agency
it must be filed with the board promptly after it is prepared.

(f) The board may employ a reasonable amount of clerical and technical help to
assist the committee to do its duties.

(g) When directed by the board, the advisory committee may serve as, or any of its
members may serve on, the jury for a competition or as the architectural advisor for a
competition under section 15B.10.

(h) The board must get the advice of its advisory committee before selecting the
architectural advisor or jurors for a competition.

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16A.88, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Metropolitan area transit account.

The metropolitan area transit
account is established within the transit assistance fund in the state treasury. All money
in the account is annually appropriated to the deleted text begin Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of
transportation new text end for the funding of transit systems within the metropolitan area under
sections 473.384, 473.386, 473.387, 473.388, and 473.405 to 473.449.

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16C.073, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section.

(a) "Copier paper" means paper purchased for use in copying machines.

(b) "Office paper" means notepads, loose-leaf fillers, tablets, and other paper
commonly used in offices.

(c) "Postconsumer material" means a finished material that would normally be
discarded as a solid waste, having completed its life cycle as a consumer item.

(d) "Practicable" means capable of being used, consistent with performance, in
accordance with applicable specifications, and availability within a reasonable time.

(e) "Printing paper" means paper designed for printing, other than newsprint, such
as offset and publication paper.

(f) "Public entity" means the state, an office, agency, or institution of the state, deleted text begin the
Metropolitan Council,deleted text end a metropolitan agency, the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District,
the legislature, the courts, a county, a statutory or home rule charter city, a town, a school
district, another special taxing district, or any contractor acting pursuant to a contract
with a public entity.

(g) "Soy-based ink" means printing ink made from soy oil.

(h) "Uncoated" means not coated with plastic, clay, or other material used to create a
glossy finish.

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16C.285, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) For purposes of this section, the terms defined in this
subdivision have the meanings given them.

(b) "Construction contract" means a contract or subcontract of any tier for work on
a project.

(c) "Contractor" means a prime contractor or subcontractor, and does not include
a material supplier.

(d) "Contracting authority" means a state agency, the Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities, the University of Minnesota, deleted text begin the Metropolitan Council,deleted text end the Metropolitan
Airports Commission, or a municipality that enters into a construction contract or
authorizes or directs entering into a construction contract.

(e) "Municipality" means a county, town, home rule charter or statutory city, school
district, housing and redevelopment authority, port authority, economic development
authority, sports facilities authority, joint powers board or organization created under
section 471.59 or other statute, special district, instrumentality, drainage authority,
watershed district, destination medical center corporation, or other municipal corporation
or political subdivision of the state authorized by law to enter into contracts.

(f) "Prime contractor" means a vendor that submits a bid or proposal or otherwise
responds to a solicitation document of a contracting authority for work on a project or is
awarded a construction contract by a contracting authority for work on a project. A prime
contractor includes a construction manager for purposes of this section.

(g) "Principal" means an owner holding at least a 25 percent ownership interest
in a business.

(h) "Project" means building, erection, construction, alteration, remodeling,
demolition, or repair of buildings, real property, highways, roads, bridges, or other
construction work performed pursuant to a construction contract.

(i) "Related entity" means:

(1) a firm, partnership, corporation, joint venture, or other legal entity substantially
under the control of a contractor or vendor;

(2) a predecessor corporation or other legal entity having one or more of the same
principals as the contractor or vendor;

(3) a subsidiary of a contractor or vendor;

(4) one or more principals of a contractor or vendor; and

(5) a person, firm, partnership, corporation, joint venture, or other legal entity that
substantially controls a contractor or vendor.

(j) "Solicitation document" means an invitation to bid, bid specifications, request for
proposals, request for qualifications, or other solicitation of contractors for purposes of
a construction contract.

(k) "Subcontractor" means a vendor that seeks to enter into a subcontract or enters
into a subcontract for work on a project.

(l) "Vendor" means a business, including a construction contractor or a natural
person, and includes both if the natural person is engaged in a business.

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 43A.346, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Definition.

For purposes of this section, "terminated state employee"
means a person who occupied a civil service position in the executive or legislative branch
of state government, the Minnesota State Retirement System, the Public Employees
Retirement Association, the Office of the Legislative Auditor, or a person who was
employed by the new text begin former new text end Metropolitan Council.

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 43A.346, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Eligibility.

(a) This section applies to a terminated state employee who:

(1) for at least the five years immediately preceding separation under clause (2),
was regularly scheduled to work 1,044 or more hours per year in a position covered by
a pension plan administered by the Minnesota State Retirement System or the Public
Employees Retirement Association;

(2) terminated state or new text begin former new text end Metropolitan Council employment;

(3) at the time of termination under clause (2), met the age and service requirements
necessary to receive an unreduced retirement annuity from the plan and satisfied
requirements for the commencement of the retirement annuity or, for a terminated
employee under the unclassified employees retirement plan, met the age and service
requirements necessary to receive an unreduced retirement annuity from the plan and
satisfied requirements for the commencement of the retirement annuity or elected a
lump-sum payment; and

(4) agrees to accept a postretirement option position with the same or a different
appointing authority, working a reduced schedule that is both (i) a reduction of at least 25
percent from the employee's number of previously regularly scheduled work hours; and
(ii) 1,044 hours or less in state or new text begin former new text end Metropolitan Council service.

(b) For purposes of this section, an unreduced retirement annuity includes a
retirement annuity computed under a provision of law which permits retirement, without
application of an earlier retirement reduction factor, whenever age plus years of allowable
service total at least 90.

(c) For purposes of this section, as it applies to state employees who are members
of the Public Employees Retirement Association who are at least age 62, the length of
separation requirement and termination of service requirement prohibiting return to work
agreements under section 353.01, subdivisions 11a and 28, are not applicable.

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 47.52, is amended to read:


47.52 AUTHORIZATION.

(a) With the prior approval of the commissioner, any bank doing business in this
state may establish and maintain detached facilities provided the facilities are located
within: (1) the municipality in which the principal office of the applicant bank is located;
or (2) 5,000 feet of its principal office measured in a straight line from the closest points of
the closest structures involved; or (3) a municipality in which no bank is located at the
time of application; or (4) a municipality having a population of more than 10,000; or (5)
a municipality having a population of 10,000 or less, as determined by the commissioner
from the latest available data from the state demographer, deleted text begin or for municipalities located
in the seven-county metropolitan area from the Metropolitan Council,deleted text end and all the banks
having a principal office in the municipality have consented in writing to the establishment
of the facility.

(b) A detached facility shall not be closer than 50 feet to a detached facility operated
by any other bank and shall not be closer than 100 feet to the principal office of any other
bank, the measurement to be made in the same manner as provided above. This paragraph
shall not be applicable if the proximity to the facility or the bank is waived in writing by
the other bank and filed with the application to establish a detached facility.

(c) A bank is allowed, in addition to other facilities, part-time deposit-taking
locations at elementary and secondary schools located within the municipality in which the
main banking house or a detached facility is located if they are established in connection
with student education programs approved by the school administration and consistent
with safe, sound banking practices.

(d) In addition to other facilities, a bank may operate part-time locations at nursing
homes and senior citizen housing facilities located within the municipality in which
the main banking house or a detached facility is located, or within the seven-county
metropolitan area if the bank's main banking facility or a detached facility is located
within the seven-county metropolitan area, if they are operated in a manner consistent
with safe, sound banking practices.

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 65B.43, subdivision 20, is amended to read:


Subd. 20.

Political subdivision.

"Political subdivision" means any statutory or
home rule charter city; county; town; school district; or deleted text begin metropolitan council,deleted text end board deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin ,
new text end commissionnew text begin , or metropolitan agencynew text end operating under chapter 473.

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 85.016, is amended to read:


85.016 BICYCLE TRAIL PROGRAM.

The commissioner of natural resources shall establish a program for the development
of bicycle trails utilizing the state trails authorized by section 85.015, other state parks
and recreation land, and state forests. "Bicycle trail," as used in this section, has the
meaning given in section 169.011. The program shall be coordinated with the local park
trail grant program established by the commissioner pursuant to section 85.019, with the
bikeway program established by the commissioner of transportation pursuant to section
160.265, and with existing and proposed local bikeways. deleted text begin In the metropolitan area as
defined in section 473.121, the program shall be developed in accordance with plans
and priorities established by the Metropolitan Council.deleted text end The commissioner shall provide
technical assistance to local units of government in planning and developing bicycle trails
in local parks. The bicycle trail program shall, as a minimum, describe the location,
design, construction, maintenance, and land acquisition needs of each component trail and
shall give due consideration to the model standards for the establishment of recreational
vehicle lanes promulgated by the commissioner of transportation pursuant to section
160.262. The program shall be developed after consultation with the state trail council and
regional and local units of government and bicyclist organizations.

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 85.017, is amended to read:


85.017 TRAIL REGISTRY.

The commissioner of natural resources shall compile and maintain a current registry
of cross-country skiing, hiking, horseback riding and snowmobiling trails in the state and
shall publish and distribute the information in the manner prescribed in section 86A.11.
The deleted text begin Metropolitan Council, thedeleted text end commissioner of employment and economic development,
the Minnesota Historical Society, and local units of government shall cooperate with and
assist the commissioner in preparing the registry.

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 85.53, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Metropolitan area distribution formula.

Money appropriated from the
parks and trails fund to the deleted text begin Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of natural resources for
metropolitan area parks and trails new text end shall be distributed to implementing agencies, as defined
in section 473.351, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), as grants according to the following
formula:

(1) 45 percent of the money must be disbursed according to the allocation formula in
section 473.351, subdivision 3, to each implementing agency;

(2) 31.5 percent of the money must be distributed based on each implementing
agency's relative share of the most recent estimate of the population of the metropolitan
area;

(3) 13.5 percent of the money must be distributed based on each implementing
agency's relative share of nonlocal visits based on the most recent user visitation survey
conducted by the Metropolitan deleted text begin Councildeleted text end new text begin Parks and Open Space Commissionnew text end ; and

(4) ten percent of the money must be distributed as grants to implementing
agencies for land acquisition within Metropolitan deleted text begin Councildeleted text end new text begin Parks and Open Space
Commission new text end approved regional parks and trails master plan boundaries under the deleted text begin council's
deleted text end new text begin commissioner's new text end park acquisition opportunity grant program. The deleted text begin Metropolitan Council
deleted text end new text begin commission new text end must provide a match of $2 of the deleted text begin council'sdeleted text end new text begin commission's new text end park bonds for
every $3 of state funds for the park acquisition opportunity grant program.

Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103B.155, is amended to read:


103B.155 STATE WATER AND RELATED LAND RESOURCE PLAN.

The commissioner of natural resources, in cooperation with other state and
federal agencies, regional development commissions, deleted text begin the Metropolitan Council,deleted text end local
governmental units, and citizens, shall prepare a statewide framework and assessment
water and related land resources plan for presentation to the legislature by November
15, 1975, for its review and approval or disapproval. This plan must relate each of
the programs of the Department of Natural Resources for specific aspects of water
management to the others. The statewide plan must include:

(1) regulation of improvements and land development by abutting landowners of
the beds, banks, and shores of lakes, streams, watercourses, and marshes by permit or
otherwise to preserve them for beneficial use;

(2) regulation of construction of improvements on and prevention of encroachments
in the flood plains of the rivers, streams, lakes, and marshes of the state;

(3) reclamation or filling of wet and overflowed lands;

(4) repair, improvement, relocation, modification or consolidation in whole or in part
of previously established public drainage systems within the state;

(5) preservation of wetland areas;

(6) management of game and fish resources as related to water resources;

(7) control of water weeds;

(8) control or alleviation of damages by flood waters;

(9) alteration of stream channels for conveyance of surface waters, navigation,
and any other public purposes;

(10) diversion or changing of watercourses in whole or in part;

(11) regulation of the flow of streams and conservation of their waters;

(12) regulation of lake water levels;

(13) maintenance of water supply for municipal, domestic, industrial, recreational,
agricultural, aesthetic, wildlife, fishery, or other public use;

(14) sanitation and public health and regulation of uses of streams, ditches, or
watercourses to dispose of waste and maintain water quality;

(15) preventive or remedial measures to control or alleviate land and soil erosion
and siltation of affected watercourses or bodies of water;

(16) regulation of uses of water surfaces; and

(17) identification of high priority regions for wetland preservation, enhancement,
restoration, and establishment.

Sec. 27.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103B.231, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:


Subd. 3a.

Priority schedule.

(a) The Board of Water and Soil Resources in
consultation with the state review agencies deleted text begin and the Metropolitan Councildeleted text end may develop a
priority schedule for the revision of plans required under this chapter.

(b) The prioritization should be based on but not be limited to status of current plan,
scheduled revision dates, anticipated growth and development, existing and potential
problems, and regional water quality goals and priorities.

(c) The schedule will be used by the Board of Water and Soil Resources in
consultation with the state review agencies deleted text begin and the Metropolitan Councildeleted text end to direct
watershed management organizations of when they will be required to revise their plans.

(d) In the event that a plan expires prior to notification from the Board of Water and
Soil Resources under this section, the existing plan, authorities, and official controls
of a watershed management organization shall remain in full force and effect until a
revision is approved.

(e) Watershed management organizations submitting plans and draft plan
amendments for review prior to the board's priority review schedule, may proceed to adopt
and implement the plan revisions without formal board approval if the board fails to adjust
its priority review schedule for plan review, and commence its statutory review process
within 45 days of submittal of the plan revision or amendment.

Sec. 28.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103B.231, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Review of draft plan.

(a) Upon completion of the plan but before
final adoption by the organization, the organization must submit the draft plan for a
60-day review and comment period to all counties, deleted text begin the Metropolitan Council,deleted text end the state
review agencies, the Board of Water and Soil Resources, soil and water conservation
districts, towns, and statutory and home rule charter cities having territory within the
watershed. A local government unit that expects that substantial amendment of its local
comprehensive plan will be necessary to bring local water management into conformance
with the watershed plan must describe as specifically as possible, within its comments,
the amendments to the local plan that it expects will be necessary. If the county has
a groundwater plan, the county must review and comment on the consistency of the
watershed plan with the county groundwater plan. Differences among local governmental
agencies regarding the plan must be mediated. deleted text begin Notwithstanding sections 103D.401,
103D.405, and 473.165, the council shall review the plan in the same manner and with
the same authority and effect as provided for the council's review of the comprehensive
plans of local government units under section 473.175. The council shall comment on
the apparent conformity with metropolitan system plans of any anticipated amendments
to local comprehensive plans. The council shall advise the Board of Water and Soil
Resources on whether the plan conforms with the management objectives and target
pollution loads stated in the council's water resources plan and shall recommend changes
in the plan that would satisfy the council's plan.
deleted text end

(b) The watershed management organization must respond in writing to any
concerns expressed by the review agencies at least ten days before the public hearing.

(c) The watershed management organization must hold a public hearing on the draft
plan no sooner than 14 days after the 60-day review period of the draft plan. The board
or boards of the affected counties shall approve or disapprove projects in the capital
improvement program which may require the provision of county funds pursuant to section
103B.251 or 103D.901, subdivision 2. Each county has up until the date of the public
hearing on the draft plan to complete its review of the capital improvement program. If
the county fails to complete its review within the prescribed period, unless an extension is
agreed to by the organization the program shall be deemed approved. If the watershed
extends into more than one county and one or more counties disapprove of all or part of a
capital improvement program while the other county or counties approve, the program shall
be submitted to the Board of Water and Soil Resources for review pursuant to subdivision 9.

Sec. 29.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103B.231, subdivision 9, is amended to read:


Subd. 9.

Approval by board.

After completion of the review under subdivision
7, the draft plan, any amendments thereto, all written comments received on the draft
plan, a record of the public hearing, and a summary of changes incorporated as a result
of the review process shall be submitted to deleted text begin the Metropolitan Council,deleted text end the state review
agenciesdeleted text begin ,deleted text end and the Board of Water and Soil Resources for final review. The board shall
review the plan for conformance with the requirements of sections 103B.205 to 103B.255,
and chapter 103D. The board shall not prescribe a plan, but may disapprove all or parts
of a plan which it determines is not in conformance with the requirements of sections
103B.205 to 103B.255, and chapter 103D. If the capital improvement program is the
subject of a dispute between counties, the Board of Water and Soil Resources shall make
a final decision on the issue. The decision shall be binding on the organization and the
counties involved. The board shall complete its review under this section within 90 days.

Sec. 30.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103B.231, subdivision 11, is amended to read:


Subd. 11.

Amendments.

To the extent and in the manner required by the adopted
plan, all amendments to the adopted plan shall be submitted to the towns, cities, county,
deleted text begin the Metropolitan Council,deleted text end the state review agencies, and the Board of Water and Soil
Resources for review in accordance with the provisions of subdivisions 7 and 9.
Amendments necessary to revise the plan to be consistent with the county groundwater
plan, as required by subdivision 4, must be submitted for review in accordance with
subdivisions 7 and 9. Minor amendments to a plan shall be reviewed in accordance with
standards prescribed in the watershed management plan.

Sec. 31.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103B.235, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Review.

After consideration but before adoption by the governing body,
each local unit shall submit its water management plan to the watershed management
organization for review for consistency with the watershed plan adopted pursuant to
section 103B.231. If the county or counties having territory within the local unit have a
state-approved and locally adopted groundwater plan, the local unit shall submit its plan
to the county or counties for review. The county or counties have 45 days to review and
comment on the plan. The organization shall approve or disapprove the local plan or
parts of the plan. The organization shall have 60 days to complete its reviewdeleted text begin ; provided,
however, that the watershed management organization shall, as part of its review, take into
account the comments submitted to it by the Metropolitan Council pursuant to subdivision
3adeleted text end . If the organization fails to complete its review within the prescribed period, the local
plan shall be deemed approved unless an extension is agreed to by the local unit.

Sec. 32.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103B.255, subdivision 8, is amended to read:


Subd. 8.

Review of the draft plan.

(a) Upon completion of the groundwater
plan but before final adoption by the county, the county shall submit the draft plan for
a 60-day review and comment period to adjoining counties, deleted text begin the Metropolitan Council,
deleted text end the state review agencies, the Board of Water and Soil Resources, each soil and
water conservation district, town, statutory and home rule charter city, and watershed
management organization having territory within the county. The county also shall
submit the plan to any other county or watershed management organization or district in
the affected groundwater system that could affect or be affected by implementation of
the plan. Any political subdivision or watershed management organization that expects
that substantial amendment of its plans would be necessary in order to bring them into
conformance with the county groundwater plan shall describe as specifically as possible,
within its comments, the amendments that it expects would be necessary and the cost
of amendment and implementation. Reviewing entities have 60 days to review and
comment. Differences among local governmental agencies regarding the plan must be
mediated. deleted text begin Notwithstanding sections 103D.401, 103D.405, and 473.165, the council shall
review the plan in the same manner and with the same authority and effect as provided in
section 473.175 for review of the comprehensive plans of local government units. The
council shall comment on the apparent conformity with metropolitan system plans of any
anticipated amendments to watershed plans and local comprehensive plans. The council
shall advise the Board of Water and Soil Resources on whether the plan conforms with the
management objectives stated in the council's water resources plan and shall recommend
changes in the plan that would satisfy the council's plan.
deleted text end

(b) The county must respond in writing to any concerns expressed by the reviewing
agencies within 30 days of receipt thereof.

(c) The county shall hold a public hearing on the draft plan no sooner than 30 days
and no later than 45 days after the 60-day review period of the draft plan.

Sec. 33.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103B.255, subdivision 9, is amended to read:


Subd. 9.

Review by deleted text begin Metropolitan Council anddeleted text end state agencies.

After completion
of the review under subdivision 8, the draft plan, any amendments thereto, all written
comments received on the plan, a record of the public hearing, and a summary of changes
incorporated as part of the review process must be submitted to deleted text begin the Metropolitan Council,
deleted text end the state review agenciesdeleted text begin ,deleted text end and the Board of Water and Soil Resources for final review.
The state review agencies shall review and comment on the consistency of the plan with
state laws and rules relating to water and related land resources. The state review agencies
shall forward their comments to the board within 45 days after they receive the final
review draft of the plan. A state review agency may request and receive up to a 30-day
extension of this review period from the board.

Sec. 34.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103B.255, subdivision 12, is amended to read:


Subd. 12.

Amendments.

To the extent and in the manner required by the adopted
plan, all amendments to the adopted plan must be submitted to the towns, cities, counties,
deleted text begin the Metropolitan Council,deleted text end the state review agencies, and the Board of Water and Soil
Resources for review in accordance with the provisions of subdivisions 8 to 10.

Sec. 35.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103D.401, is amended to read:


103D.401 WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PLAN.

Subdivision 1.

Contents.

deleted text begin (a)deleted text end The managers must adopt a watershed management
plan for any or all of the purposes for which a watershed district may be established.
The watershed management plan must give a narrative description of existing water and
water-related problems within the watershed district, possible solutions to the problems,
and the general objectives of the watershed district. The watershed management plan
must also conform closely with watershed management plan guidelines as adopted and
amended from time to time by the Board of Water and Soil Resources.

deleted text begin (b)deleted text end The watershed management plan may include a separate section on proposed
projects. deleted text begin If the watershed district is within the metropolitan area, the separate section of
proposed projects or petitions for projects to be undertaken according to the watershed
management plan is a comprehensive plan of the watershed district for purposes of review
by the Metropolitan Council under section 473.165.
deleted text end

Subd. 2.

Review.

The managers must send a copy of the proposed watershed
management plan to the county auditor of each county affected by the watershed district,
the board, the commissioner, the director, the governing body of each municipality
affected by the watershed district, and soil and water conservation districts affected by the
watershed district. deleted text begin For a watershed district within the metropolitan area, a copy of the
proposed watershed management plan must also be submitted to the Metropolitan Council.
deleted text end

Subd. 3.

Director's deleted text begin and Metropolitan Council'sdeleted text end recommendations.

After
receiving the watershed management plan, the director deleted text begin and the Metropolitan Council
deleted text end must review and make recommendations on the watershed management plan. By 60
days after receiving the plan, the director deleted text begin and the Metropolitan Councildeleted text end must send deleted text begin their
deleted text end recommendations on the watershed management plan to the board and a copy to the
managers of the watershed district, the county auditor of each county affected by the
watershed district, the governing bodies of all municipalities affected by the watershed
district, and soil and water conservation districts affected by the watershed district. The
board may extend the period for review and transmittal of the recommendations.

Subd. 4.

Hearing notice.

(a) The board must give notice and hold a watershed
management plan hearing on the proposed watershed management plan by 45 days after
receiving the director's deleted text begin and Metropolitan Council'sdeleted text end recommendations.

(b) The board must give notice of the watershed management plan hearing by
publication in a legal newspaper that is published in counties affected by the watershed
district. The last publication must occur at least ten days before the watershed management
plan hearing.

(c) The board must give notice of the watershed management plan hearing by mail
to the auditors of counties and to the chief executive officials of municipalities affected
by the watershed district.

(d) The notice must include:

(1) a statement that a copy of the proposed watershed management plan has been
filed with the board, deleted text begin the Metropolitan Council,deleted text end where applicable, the auditors of counties
affected by the proposed watershed district, the commissioner, the director, the governing
body of each municipality affected by the watershed district, and the soil and water
conservation districts affected by the watershed district;

(2) a general description of the purpose of the watershed district;

(3) a general description of the property included in the watershed district;

(4) a general description of the proposed watershed management plan;

(5) the date, time, and location of the hearing; and

(6) a statement that all persons affected or interested in the watershed district may
attend and give statements at the watershed management plan hearing.

Subd. 5.

Board approval.

After the watershed management plan hearing, the board
must, by order, prescribe and approve a watershed management plan for the watershed
district. The board must send a copy of the order and approved watershed management
plan to the managers, the county board of each county affected by the watershed
district, the commissioner, the director, deleted text begin the Metropolitan Council, where applicable,deleted text end the
governing body of each municipality affected by the watershed district, and soil and water
conservation districts affected by the watershed district. The watershed management plan
approved by the board is the watershed management plan for the watershed district.

Sec. 36.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103D.405, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Review.

The managers must send a copy of the revised watershed
management plan to the board, the county board and county auditor of each county
affected by the watershed district, the director, the governing body of each municipality
affected by the watershed district, new text begin and new text end soil and water conservation districts affected by the
watershed districtdeleted text begin , and the Metropolitan Council, if the watershed district is within the
metropolitan areadeleted text end .

Sec. 37.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103D.405, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Director's deleted text begin and Metropolitan Council'sdeleted text end recommendations.

The director
deleted text begin and the Metropolitan Council, if applicable,deleted text end must review and make recommendations
on the revised watershed management plan. By 60 days after receiving the revised
watershed management plan unless the time is extended by the board, the director deleted text begin and
the councildeleted text end must send the recommendations on the revised watershed management plan
to the board, and a copy of the recommendations to the managers, the county auditor of
each county affected by the watershed district, the governing body of each municipality
affected by the watershed district, and soil and water conservation districts affected by the
watershed district.

Sec. 38.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103D.405, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Notice.

(a) The board must give notice and hold a revised watershed
management plan hearing on the proposed revised watershed management plan by 45 days
after receiving the director's deleted text begin and Metropolitan Council'sdeleted text end recommendation.

(b) The board must give notice of the revised watershed management plan hearing
by publication in a legal newspaper published in counties affected by the watershed
district. The last publication must occur at least ten days before the revised watershed
management plan hearing.

(c) The board must give notice of the revised watershed management plan hearing
by mail to the auditors of counties and to the chief executive officials of municipalities
affected by the watershed district.

(d) The notice must include:

(1) a statement that a copy of the proposed revised watershed management plan has
been filed with the board, deleted text begin the Metropolitan Council, where applicable,deleted text end the auditors of
counties affected by the proposed watershed district, the commissioner, the director, the
governing body of each municipality affected by the watershed district, and the soil and
water conservation districts affected by the watershed district;

(2) a general description of the purpose of the watershed district;

(3) a general description of the property included in the watershed district;

(4) a general description of the proposed revised watershed management plan;

(5) the date, time, and location of the hearing; and

(6) a statement that all persons affected or interested in the watershed district may
attend and give statements at the revised watershed management plan hearing.

Sec. 39.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103D.405, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Board order.

After the revised watershed management plan hearing, the
board must prescribe a revised watershed management plan for the watershed district. The
board must send a copy of the order and approved revised watershed management plan
to the managers, the county board of each county affected by the watershed district, the
commissioner, the director, deleted text begin the Metropolitan Council, where applicable,deleted text end and soil and
water conservation districts affected by the watershed district. The revised watershed
management plan approved by the board is the revised watershed management plan for
the watershed district.

Sec. 40.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.293, is amended to read:


103G.293 STATEWIDE DROUGHT PLAN.

The commissioner shall establish a plan to respond to drought-related emergencies
and to prepare a statewide framework for drought response. deleted text begin The plan must consider
metropolitan water supply plans of the Metropolitan Council prepared under section
473.1565.deleted text end The plan must provide a framework for implementing drought response actions
in a staged approach related to decreasing levels of flows. Permits issued under section
103G.271 must provide conditions on water appropriation consistent with the drought
response plan established by this section.

Sec. 41.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 114C.25, is amended to read:


114C.25 GREEN STAR AWARD.

A regulated entity may display at a facility a "green star" award designed by the
commissioner if:

(1) the regulated entity qualifies for participation in the environmental improvement
program under section 114C.22;

(2) the scope of the regulated entity's audit examines the facility's compliance with
applicable environmental requirements;

(3) the regulated entity certifies that all violations that were identified in the audit
of the facility were corrected within 90 days or within the time specified in an approved
performance schedule or certifies that no violations were identified in the audit; and

(4) at least two years have elapsed since the final resolution of an enforcement
action involving the regulated entity.

After consulting with each other, however, the commissioner or the county may
issue an award if the enforcement action resulted from minor violations. deleted text begin If the regulated
entity is located in a metropolitan county, the commissioner and the county must also
consult with the Metropolitan Council before issuing a green star award.
deleted text end

The award may be displayed for a period of two years from the time that the
commissioner determines that the requirements of this section have been met. A facility
submitting findings from its environmental management system is not eligible to receive
an award unless the findings are part of an audit which examines the facility's compliance
with applicable environmental requirements.

Sec. 42.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 114D.30, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Membership; appointment.

(a) The commissioners of natural resources,
agriculture, health, and the Pollution Control Agency, and the executive director of the
Board of Water and Soil Resources shall each appoint one person from their respective
agency to serve as a nonvoting member of the council. Two members of the house of
representatives, including one member from the majority party and one member from the
minority party, appointed by the speaker and two senators, including one member from
the majority party and one member from the minority party, appointed according to the
rules of the senate shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority as nonvoting
members of the council. Agency and legislative members appointed under this paragraph
serve as nonvoting members of the council.

(b) deleted text begin Nineteendeleted text end new text begin Eighteen new text end voting members of the council shall be appointed by the
governor as follows:

(1) two members representing statewide farm organizations;

(2) two members representing business organizations;

(3) two members representing environmental organizations;

(4) one member representing soil and water conservation districts;

(5) one member representing watershed districts;

(6) one member representing nonprofit organizations focused on improvement of
Minnesota lakes or streams;

(7) two members representing organizations of county governments, one member
representing the interests of rural counties and one member representing the interests of
counties in the seven-county metropolitan area;

(8) two members representing organizations of city governments;

deleted text begin (9) one member representing the Metropolitan Council established under section
473.123;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (10)deleted text end new text begin (9) new text end one member representing township officers;

deleted text begin (11)deleted text end new text begin (10) new text end one member representing the interests of tribal governments;

deleted text begin (12)deleted text end new text begin (11) new text end one member representing statewide hunting organizations;

deleted text begin (13)deleted text end new text begin (12) new text end one member representing the University of Minnesota or a Minnesota
state university; and

deleted text begin (14)deleted text end new text begin (13) new text end one member representing statewide fishing organizations.

Members appointed under this paragraph must not be registered lobbyists or legislators.
In making appointments, the governor must attempt to provide for geographic balance.
The members of the council appointed by the governor are subject to the advice and
consent of the senate.

Sec. 43.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 114D.30, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Terms; compensation; removal.

The terms of members representing the
state agencies deleted text begin and the Metropolitan Councildeleted text end are four years and are coterminous with the
governor. The terms of other nonlegislative members of the council shall be as provided
in section 15.059, subdivision 2. Members may serve until their successors are appointed
and qualify. Compensation and removal of nonlegislative council members is as provided
in section 15.059, subdivisions 3 and 4. Compensation of legislative members is as
determined by the appointing authority. The Pollution Control Agency may reimburse
legislative members for expenses. A vacancy on the council may be filled by the
appointing authority provided in subdivision 1 for the remainder of the unexpired term.

Sec. 44.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.15, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Creation; membership.

The Urban Initiative Board is created
and consists of the commissioner of employment and economic developmentdeleted text begin , the chair
of the Metropolitan Council,deleted text end and eight members from the general public appointed by
the governor. Six of the public members must be representatives from minority business
enterprises. No more than four of the public members may be of one gender. All public
members must be experienced in business or economic development.

Sec. 45.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 118A.07, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Authority provided.

As used in this section, "governmental entity"
means a city with a population in excess of 200,000deleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin or new text end a county that contains a city of
that sizedeleted text begin , or the Metropolitan Councildeleted text end . If a governmental entity meets the requirements of
subdivisions 2 and 3, it may exercise additional investment authority under subdivisions 4,
5, and 6.

Sec. 46.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.892, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Establishment.

(a) An Office of Desegregation/Integration is
established in the Department of Education to coordinate and support activities related
to student enrollment, student and staff recruitment and retention, transportation, and
interdistrict cooperation among school districts.

(b) At the request of a school district involved in cooperative
desegregation/integration efforts, the office shall perform any of the following activities:

(1) assist districts with interdistrict student transfers, including student recruitment,
counseling, placement, and transportation;

(2) coordinate and disseminate information about schools and programs;

(3) assist districts with new magnet schools and programs;

(4) assist districts in providing staff development and in-service training; and

(5) coordinate and administer staff exchanges.

(c) The office shall collect data on the efficacy of districts' desegregation/integration
efforts and make recommendations based on the data. deleted text begin The office shall periodically consult
with the Metropolitan Council to coordinate metropolitan school desegregation/integration
efforts with the housing, social, economic, and infrastructure needs of the metropolitan
area.deleted text end The office shall develop a process for resolving students' disputes and grievances
about student transfers under a desegregation/integration plan.

Sec. 47.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 134.201, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

General levy authority.

The board may levy for operation of public
library service. This levy shall replace levies for operation of public library service by
cities and counties authorized in section 134.07. The amount levied shall be spread on the
net tax capacity of all taxable property in the district at a uniform tax rate.

(a) The maximum amount that may be levied by a board under this section is the
greater of:

(1) the statewide average local support per capita for public library services for the
most recent reporting period available, as certified by the commissioner of education,
multiplied by the population of the district according to the most recent estimate of the
state demographer deleted text begin or the Metropolitan Councildeleted text end ; or

(2) the total amount provided by participating counties and cities under section
134.34, subdivision 4, during the year preceding the first year of operation.

(b) For its first year of operation, the board shall levy an amount not less than the
total dollar amount provided by participating cities and counties during the preceding
year under section 134.34, subdivision 4.

Sec. 48.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 145A.02, subdivision 16, is amended to read:


Subd. 16.

Population.

"Population" means the total number of residents of the state
or any city or county as established by the last federal census, by a special census taken by
the United States Bureau of the Census, new text begin or new text end by the state demographer under section 4A.02,
deleted text begin or by an estimate of city population prepared by the Metropolitan Council,deleted text end whichever is
the most recent as to the stated date of count or estimate.

Sec. 49.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 160.265, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

State bikeways.

The commissioner of transportation shall establish a
program for the development of bikeways primarily on existing road rights-of-way. The
program shall include a system of bikeways to be established, developed, maintained,
and operated by the commissioner of transportation and a system of state grants for the
development of local bikeways primarily on existing road rights-of-way. The program
shall be coordinated with the local park trail grant program pursuant to section 85.019,
with the bicycle trail program established by the commissioner of natural resources
pursuant to section 85.016, with the development of the statewide transportation plan
pursuant to section 174.03, and with existing and proposed local bikeways. deleted text begin In the
metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, the program shall be developed in
accordance with plans and priorities established by the Metropolitan Council.deleted text end The
program shall be developed after consultation with the State Trail Council, local units of
government, and bicyclist organizations. The program shall be administered in accordance
with the provisions of sections 160.262 to 160.264 and standards promulgated pursuant
thereto. The commissioner shall compile and maintain a current registry of bikeways in
the state and shall publish and distribute the information contained in the registry in a
form and manner suitable to assist persons wishing to use the bikeways. The deleted text begin Metropolitan
Council, thedeleted text end commissioner of natural resources, the commissioner of employment and
economic development, the Minnesota Historical Society, and local units of government
shall cooperate with and assist the commissioner of transportation in preparing the
registry. The commissioner shall have all powers necessary and convenient to establish
the program pursuant to this section including but not limited to the authority to adopt
rules pursuant to chapter 14.

Sec. 50.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 174.93, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Legislative report.

(a) By January 15, 2012, and by November 15 in every
odd-numbered year thereafter, the commissioner shall preparedeleted text begin , in collaboration with
the Metropolitan Council,deleted text end and submit a report electronically to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation
policy and finance concerning the status of guideway projects (1) currently in study,
planning, development, or construction; (2) identified in the transportation policy plan
under section 473.146; or (3) identified in the comprehensive statewide freight and
passenger rail plan under section 174.03, subdivision 1b.

(b) At a minimum, the report must include, for each guideway project:

(1) a brief description of the project, including projected ridership;

(2) a summary of the overall status and current phase of the project;

(3) a timeline that includes (i) project phases or milestones; (ii) expected and known
dates of commencement of each phase or milestone; and (iii) expected and known dates
of completion of each phase or milestone;

(4) a brief progress update on specific project phases or milestones completed since
the last previous submission of a report under this subdivision; and

(5) a summary financial plan that identifies, as reflected by the data and level of
detail available in the latest phase of project development and to the extent available:

(i) capital expenditures, including expenditures to date and total projected
expenditures, with a breakdown by committed and proposed sources of funds for the
project;

(ii) estimated annual operations and maintenance expenditures reflecting the level
of detail available in the current phase of the project development, with a breakdown by
committed and proposed sources of funds for the project; and

(iii) if feasible, project expenditures by budget activity.

(c) The report must also include a systemwide capacity analysis for investment in
guideway expansion and maintenance that:

(1) provides a funding projection, annually over the ensuing ten years, and with a
breakdown by committed and proposed sources of funds, of:

(i) total capital expenditures for guideways;

(ii) total operations and maintenance expenditures for guideways;

(iii) total funding available for guideways, including from projected or estimated
farebox recovery; and

(iv) total funding available for transit service in the metropolitan area; and

(2) evaluates the availability of funds and distribution of sources of funds for
guideway investments.

(d) The projection under paragraph (c), clause (1), must be for all guideway lines
for which state funds are reasonably expected to be expended in planning, development,
construction, or revenue operation during the ensuing ten years.

(e) Local units of government shall provide assistance and information in a timely
manner as requested by the commissioner deleted text begin or councildeleted text end for completion of the report.

Sec. 51.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 216C.145, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this
section.

(b) "Community energy efficiency and renewable energy projects" means solar
thermal water heating, solar electric or photovoltaic equipment, small wind energy
conversion systems of less than 250 kW, anaerobic digester gas systems, microhydro
systems up to 100 kW, heating and cooling applications using solar thermal or ground
source technology, and cost-effective energy efficiency projects installed in industrial,
commercial, or public buildings, or health care facilities.

(c) "Health care facilities" means a hospital licensed under sections 144.50 to
144.56, or a nursing home licensed under chapter 144A.

(d) "Industrial customer" means a business that is classified under the North
American Industrial Classification System under codes 21, 31 to 33, 48, 49, or 562.

(e) "Small business" means a business that employs 50 or fewer employees.

(f) "Unit of local government" means any home rule charter or statutory city, county,
commission, district, authority, or other political subdivision or instrumentality of this
state, including a sanitary district, park district, deleted text begin the Metropolitan Council,deleted text end a port authority,
an economic development authority, or a housing and redevelopment authority.

Sec. 52.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 216C.15, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Priorities and requirements.

The commissioner shall maintain
an emergency conservation and allocation plan. The plan shall provide a variety of
strategies and staged conservation measures to reduce energy use and, in the event of an
energy supply emergency, shall establish guidelines and criteria for allocation of fuels to
priority users. The plan shall contain alternative conservation actions and allocation
plans to reasonably meet various foreseeable shortage circumstances and allow a choice
of appropriate responses. The plan shall be consistent with requirements of federal
emergency energy conservation and allocation laws and regulations, shall be based on
reasonable energy savings or transfers from scarce energy resources and shall:

(1) give priority to individuals, institutions, agriculture, businesses, and public
transit under contract with the commissioner of transportation deleted text begin or the Metropolitan Council
deleted text end which demonstrate they have engaged in energy-saving measures and shall include
provisions to insure that:

(i) immediate allocations to individuals, institutions, agriculture, businesses, and
public transit be based on needs at energy conservation levels;

(ii) successive allocations to individuals, institutions, agriculture, businesses, and
public transit be based on needs after implementation of required action to increase energy
conservation; and

(iii) needs of individuals, institutions, and public transit are adjusted to insure the
health and welfare of the young, old and infirm;

(2) insure maintenance of reasonable job safety conditions and avoid environmental
sacrifices;

(3) establish programs, controls, standards, priorities or quotas for the allocation,
conservation, and consumption of energy resources; and for the suspension and
modification of existing standards and the establishment of new standards affecting
or affected by the use of energy resources, including those related to the type and
composition of energy sources, and to the hours and days during which public buildings,
commercial and industrial establishments, and other energy-consuming facilities may
or are required to remain open;

(4) establish programs to control the use, sale or distribution of commodities,
materials, goods or services;

(5) establish regional programs and agreements for the purpose of coordinating the
energy resources, programs and actions of the state with those of the federal government,
of local governments, and of other states and localities;

(6) determine at what level of an energy supply emergency situation the Pollution
Control Agency shall be requested to ask the governor to petition the president for a
temporary emergency suspension of air quality standards as required by the Clean Air Act,
United States Code, title 42, section 7410f; and

(7) establish procedures for fair and equitable review of complaints and requests for
special exemptions regarding emergency conservation measures or allocations.

Sec. 53.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 216H.02, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Climate change action plan.

By February 1, 2008, the commissioner of
commerce, in consultation with the commissioners of the Pollution Control Agency,
the Housing Finance Agency, and the Departments of Natural Resources, Agriculture,
Employment and Economic Development, and Transportation, deleted text begin and the chair of the
Metropolitan Council,deleted text end shall submit to the legislature a climate change action plan that
meets the requirements of this section.

Sec. 54.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 240.06, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Hearings.

Before granting a class A license the commission shall conduct
one or more public hearings in the area where the racetrack is or will be located. The
commission shall also request comments on the application from the city council or town
board of the city or town where the track is or will be located, or from the county board if
it is to be located outside a city or town and from the appropriate regional development
commission deleted text begin or the Metropolitan Council, as the case may bedeleted text end .

Sec. 55.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 270.12, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Jurisdictions in two or more counties.

When a taxing jurisdiction
lies in two or more counties, if the sales ratio studies prepared by the Department of
Revenue show that the average levels of assessment in the several portions of the taxing
jurisdictions in the different counties differ by more than five percent, the board may order
the apportionment of the levy. When the sales ratio studies prepared by the Department
of Revenue show that the average levels of assessment in the several portions of the
taxing jurisdictions in the different counties differ by more than ten percent, the board
shall order the apportionment of the levy unless (a) the proportion of total adjusted tax
capacity in one of the counties is less than ten percent of the total adjusted tax capacity in
the taxing jurisdiction and the average level of assessment in that portion of the taxing
jurisdiction is the level which differs by more than five percent from the assessment
level in any one of the other portions of the taxing jurisdiction; (b) significant changes
have been made in the level of assessment in the taxing jurisdiction which have not been
reflected in the sales ratio study, and those changes alter the assessment levels in the
portions of the taxing jurisdiction so that the assessment level now differs by five percent
or less; or (c) commercial, industrial, mineral, or public utility property predominates in
one county within the taxing jurisdiction and another class of property predominates in
another county within that same taxing jurisdiction. If one or more of these factors are
present, the board may order the apportionment of the levy.

Notwithstanding any other provision, the levy for the Metropolitan Mosquito
Control District, deleted text begin Metropolitan Council,deleted text end metropolitan transit district, and metropolitan
transit area must be apportioned without regard to the percentage difference.

If, pursuant to this subdivision, the board apportions the levy, then that levy
apportionment among the portions in the different counties shall be made in the same
proportion as the adjusted tax capacity as determined by the commissioner in each portion
is to the total adjusted tax capacity of the taxing jurisdiction.

For the purposes of this section, the average level of assessment in a taxing
jurisdiction or portion thereof shall be the aggregate assessment sales ratio. Tax capacities
as determined by the commissioner shall be the tax capacities as determined for the year
preceding the year in which the levy to be apportioned is levied.

Actions pursuant to this subdivision shall be commenced subsequent to the annual
meeting on April 15 of the State Board of Equalization, but notice of the action shall be
given to the affected jurisdiction and the appropriate county auditors by the following
June 30.

Apportionment of a levy pursuant to this subdivision shall be considered as a
remedy to be taken after equalization pursuant to subdivision 2, and when equalization
within the jurisdiction would disturb equalization within other jurisdictions of which the
several portions of the jurisdiction in question are a part.

Sec. 56.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 275.065, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Notice of proposed property taxes.

(a) The county auditor shall prepare
and the county treasurer shall deliver after November 10 and on or before November 24
each year, by first class mail to each taxpayer at the address listed on the county's current
year's assessment roll, a notice of proposed property taxes. Upon written request by
the taxpayer, the treasurer may send the notice in electronic form or by electronic mail
instead of on paper or by ordinary mail.

(b) The commissioner of revenue shall prescribe the form of the notice.

(c) The notice must inform taxpayers that it contains the amount of property taxes
each taxing authority proposes to collect for taxes payable the following year. In the case of
a town, or in the case of the state general tax, the final tax amount will be its proposed tax.
The notice must clearly state for each city that has a population over 500, county, school
district, regional library authority established under section 134.201, and metropolitan
taxing districts as defined in paragraph (i), the time and place of a meeting for each taxing
authority in which the budget and levy will be discussed and public input allowed, prior to
the final budget and levy determination. The taxing authorities must provide the county
auditor with the information to be included in the notice on or before the time it certifies
its proposed levy under subdivision 1. The public must be allowed to speak at that
meeting, which must occur after November 24 and must not be held before 6:00 p.m. It
must provide a telephone number for the taxing authority that taxpayers may call if they
have questions related to the notice and an address where comments will be received by
mail, except that no notice required under this section shall be interpreted as requiring the
printing of a personal telephone number or address as the contact information for a taxing
authority. If a taxing authority does not maintain public offices where telephone calls can
be received by the authority, the authority may inform the county of the lack of a public
telephone number and the county shall not list a telephone number for that taxing authority.

(d) The notice must state for each parcel:

(1) the market value of the property as determined under section 273.11, and used
for computing property taxes payable in the following year and for taxes payable in the
current year as each appears in the records of the county assessor on November 1 of the
current year; and, in the case of residential property, whether the property is classified as
homestead or nonhomestead. The notice must clearly inform taxpayers of the years to
which the market values apply and that the values are final values;

(2) the items listed below, shown separately by county, city or town, and state
general tax, agricultural homestead credit under section 273.1384, voter approved school
levy, other local school levy, and the sum of the special taxing districts, and as a total
of all taxing authorities:

(i) the actual tax for taxes payable in the current year; and

(ii) the proposed tax amount.

If the county levy under clause (2) includes an amount for a lake improvement
district as defined under sections 103B.501 to 103B.581, the amount attributable for that
purpose must be separately stated from the remaining county levy amount.

In the case of a town or the state general tax, the final tax shall also be its proposed
tax unless the town changes its levy at a special town meeting under section 365.52. If a
school district has certified under section 126C.17, subdivision 9, that a referendum will
be held in the school district at the November general election, the county auditor must
note next to the school district's proposed amount that a referendum is pending and that, if
approved by the voters, the tax amount may be higher than shown on the notice. In the
case of the city of Minneapolis, the levy for Minneapolis Park and Recreation shall be
listed separately from the remaining amount of the city's levy. In the case of the city of
St. Paul, the levy for the St. Paul Library Agency must be listed separately from the
remaining amount of the city's levy. In the case of Ramsey County, any amount levied
under section 134.07 may be listed separately from the remaining amount of the county's
levy. In the case of a parcel where tax increment or the fiscal disparities areawide tax
under chapter 276A or 473F applies, the proposed tax levy on the captured value or the
proposed tax levy on the tax capacity subject to the areawide tax must each be stated
separately and not included in the sum of the special taxing districts; and

(3) the increase or decrease between the total taxes payable in the current year and
the total proposed taxes, expressed as a percentage.

For purposes of this section, the amount of the tax on homesteads qualifying under
the senior citizens' property tax deferral program under chapter 290B is the total amount
of property tax before subtraction of the deferred property tax amount.

(e) The notice must clearly state that the proposed or final taxes do not include
the following:

(1) special assessments;

(2) levies approved by the voters after the date the proposed taxes are certified,
including bond referenda and school district levy referenda;

(3) a levy limit increase approved by the voters by the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November of the levy year as provided under section 275.73;

(4) amounts necessary to pay cleanup or other costs due to a natural disaster
occurring after the date the proposed taxes are certified;

(5) amounts necessary to pay tort judgments against the taxing authority that become
final after the date the proposed taxes are certified; and

(6) the contamination tax imposed on properties which received market value
reductions for contamination.

(f) Except as provided in subdivision 7, failure of the county auditor to prepare or
the county treasurer to deliver the notice as required in this section does not invalidate the
proposed or final tax levy or the taxes payable pursuant to the tax levy.

(g) If the notice the taxpayer receives under this section lists the property as
nonhomestead, and satisfactory documentation is provided to the county assessor by the
applicable deadline, and the property qualifies for the homestead classification in that
assessment year, the assessor shall reclassify the property to homestead for taxes payable
in the following year.

(h) In the case of class 4 residential property used as a residence for lease or rental
periods of 30 days or more, the taxpayer must either:

(1) mail or deliver a copy of the notice of proposed property taxes to each tenant,
renter, or lessee; or

(2) post a copy of the notice in a conspicuous place on the premises of the property.

The notice must be mailed or posted by the taxpayer by November 27 or within
three days of receipt of the notice, whichever is later. A taxpayer may notify the county
treasurer of the address of the taxpayer, agent, caretaker, or manager of the premises to
which the notice must be mailed in order to fulfill the requirements of this paragraph.

(i) For purposes of this subdivision and subdivision 6, "metropolitan special taxing
districts" means the following taxing districts in the seven-county metropolitan area that
levy a property tax for any of the specified purposes listed below:

deleted text begin (1) Metropolitan Council under section 473.132, 473.167, 473.249, 473.325,
473.446, 473.521, 473.547, or 473.834;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (2)deleted text end new text begin (1) new text end Metropolitan Airports Commission under section 473.667, 473.671, or
473.672; and

deleted text begin (3)deleted text end new text begin (2) new text end Metropolitan Mosquito Control Commission under section 473.711.

For purposes of this section, any levies made by the regional rail authorities in the
county of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, or Washington under chapter
398A shall be included with the appropriate county's levy.

(j) The governing body of a county, city, or school district may, with the consent
of the county board, include supplemental information with the statement of proposed
property taxes about the impact of state aid increases or decreases on property tax
increases or decreases and on the level of services provided in the affected jurisdiction.
This supplemental information may include information for the following year, the current
year, and for as many consecutive preceding years as deemed appropriate by the governing
body of the county, city, or school district. It may include only information regarding:

(1) the impact of inflation as measured by the implicit price deflator for state and
local government purchases;

(2) population growth and decline;

(3) state or federal government action; and

(4) other financial factors that affect the level of property taxation and local services
that the governing body of the county, city, or school district may deem appropriate to
include.

The information may be presented using tables, written narrative, and graphic
representations and may contain instruction toward further sources of information or
opportunity for comment.

Sec. 57.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 275.066, is amended to read:


275.066 SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICTS; DEFINITION.

For the purposes of property taxation and property tax state aids, the term "special
taxing districts" includes the following entities:

(1) watershed districts under chapter 103D;

(2) sanitary districts under sections 442A.01 to 442A.29;

(3) regional sanitary sewer districts under sections 115.61 to 115.67;

(4) regional public library districts under section 134.201;

(5) park districts under chapter 398;

(6) regional railroad authorities under chapter 398A;

(7) hospital districts under sections 447.31 to 447.38;

(8) St. Cloud Metropolitan Transit Commission under sections 458A.01 to 458A.15;

(9) Duluth Transit Authority under sections 458A.21 to 458A.37;

(10) regional development commissions under sections 462.381 to 462.398;

(11) housing and redevelopment authorities under sections 469.001 to 469.047;

(12) port authorities under sections 469.048 to 469.068;

(13) economic development authorities under sections 469.090 to 469.1081;

deleted text begin (14) Metropolitan Council under sections 473.123 to 473.549;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (15)deleted text end new text begin (14) new text end Metropolitan Airports Commission under sections 473.601 to 473.679;

deleted text begin (16)deleted text end new text begin (15) new text end Metropolitan Mosquito Control Commission under sections 473.701 to
473.716;

deleted text begin (17)deleted text end new text begin (16) new text end Morrison County Rural Development Financing Authority under Laws
1982, chapter 437, section 1;

deleted text begin (18)deleted text end new text begin (17) new text end Croft Historical Park District under Laws 1984, chapter 502, article 13,
section 6;

deleted text begin (19)deleted text end new text begin (18) new text end East Lake County Medical Clinic District under Laws 1989, chapter 211,
sections 1 to 6;

deleted text begin (20)deleted text end new text begin (19) new text end Floodwood Area Ambulance District under Laws 1993, chapter 375,
article 5, section 39;

deleted text begin (21)deleted text end new text begin (20) new text end Middle Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization under
sections 103B.211 and 103B.241;

deleted text begin (22)deleted text end new text begin (21) new text end emergency medical services special taxing districts under section 144F.01;

deleted text begin (23)deleted text end new text begin (22) new text end a county levying under the authority of section 103B.241, 103B.245,
or 103B.251;

deleted text begin (24)deleted text end new text begin (23) new text end Southern St. Louis County Special Taxing District; Chris Jensen Nursing
Home under Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 21, article 4, section 12;

deleted text begin (25)deleted text end new text begin (24) new text end an airport authority created under section 360.0426; and

deleted text begin (26)deleted text end new text begin (25) new text end any other political subdivision of the state of Minnesota, excluding
counties, school districts, cities, and towns, that has the power to adopt and certify a
property tax levy to the county auditor, as determined by the commissioner of revenue.

Sec. 58.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 275.62, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Population estimate.

For the purposes of this section, the population of a
local governmental unit shall be that established by the last federal census, by a census
taken under section 275.14deleted text begin ,deleted text end or by an estimate made by the deleted text begin Metropolitan Council or by the
deleted text end state demographer made under section 4A.02, whichever is the most recent as to the stated
date of count or estimate for the calendar year preceding the current levy year.

Sec. 59.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 275.70, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Population; number of households.

"Population" or "number of
households" means the population or number of households for the local governmental
unit as established by the last federal census, by a census taken under section 275.14deleted text begin ,deleted text end or by
an estimate made by the deleted text begin metropolitan council or by thedeleted text end state demographer under section
4A.02, whichever is most recent as to the stated date of the count or estimate up to and
including June 1 of the current levy year.

Sec. 60.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 297A.70, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Sales to government.

(a) All sales, except those listed in paragraph (b),
to the following governments and political subdivisions, or to the listed agencies or
instrumentalities of governments and political subdivisions, are exempt:

(1) the United States and its agencies and instrumentalities;

(2) school districts, local governments, the University of Minnesota, state universities,
community colleges, technical colleges, state academies, the Perpich Minnesota Center for
Arts Education, and an instrumentality of a political subdivision that is accredited as an
optional/special function school by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools;

(3) hospitals and nursing homes owned and operated by political subdivisions of
the state of tangible personal property and taxable services used at or by hospitals and
nursing homes;

deleted text begin (4) notwithstanding paragraph (d), the sales and purchases by the Metropolitan
Council of vehicles and repair parts to equip operations provided for in section 473.4051
are exempt through December 31, 2016;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (5)deleted text end new text begin (4) new text end other states or political subdivisions of other states, if the sale would be
exempt from taxation if it occurred in that state; and

deleted text begin (6)deleted text end new text begin (5) new text end public libraries, public library systems, multicounty, multitype library systems
as defined in section 134.001, county law libraries under chapter 134A, state agency
libraries, the state library under section 480.09, and the Legislative Reference Library.

(b) This exemption does not apply to the sales of the following products and services:

(1) building, construction, or reconstruction materials purchased by a contractor
or a subcontractor as a part of a lump-sum contract or similar type of contract with a
guaranteed maximum price covering both labor and materials for use in the construction,
alteration, or repair of a building or facility;

(2) construction materials purchased by tax exempt entities or their contractors to
be used in constructing buildings or facilities which will not be used principally by the
tax exempt entities;

(3) the leasing of a motor vehicle as defined in section 297B.01, subdivision 11,
except for leases entered into by the United States or its agencies or instrumentalities;

(4) lodging as defined under section 297A.61, subdivision 3, paragraph (g), clause
(2), and prepared food, candy, soft drinks, and alcoholic beverages as defined in section
297A.67, subdivision 2, except for lodging, prepared food, candy, soft drinks, and alcoholic
beverages purchased directly by the United States or its agencies or instrumentalities; or

(5) goods or services purchased by a local government as inputs to a liquor store, gas
or electric utility, solid waste hauling service, solid waste recycling service, landfill, golf
course, marina, campground, cafe, or laundromat.

(c) As used in this subdivision, "school districts" means public school entities and
districts of every kind and nature organized under the laws of the state of Minnesota, and
any instrumentality of a school district, as defined in section 471.59.

(d) For purposes of the exemption granted under this subdivision, "local
governments" has the following meaning:

(1) for the period prior to January 1, 2016, local governments means statutory or
home rule charter cities, counties, and townships;

(2) for the period of January 1, 2016, to December 31, 2016, local governments
means statutory or home rule charter cities, counties, and townships; special districts as
defined under section 6.465deleted text begin , except for the Metropolitan Council under sections 473.123
to 473.549deleted text end ; any instrumentality of a statutory or home rule charter city, county, or
township as defined in section 471.59; and any joint powers board or organization created
under section 471.59; and

(3) beginning January 1, 2017, local governments means statutory or home rule
charter cities, counties, and townships; special districts as defined under section 6.465; any
instrumentality of a statutory or home rule charter city, county, or township as defined in
section 471.59; and any joint powers board or organization created under section 471.59.

Sec. 61.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 297A.70, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Sales of certain goods and services to government.

(a) The following
sales to or use by the specified governments and political subdivisions of the state are
exempt:

(1) repair and replacement parts for emergency rescue vehicles, fire trucks, and
fire apparatus to a political subdivision;

(2) machinery and equipment, except for motor vehicles, used directly for mixed
municipal solid waste management services at a solid waste disposal facility as defined in
section 115A.03, subdivision 10;

(3) chore and homemaking services to a political subdivision of the state to be
provided to elderly or disabled individuals;

(4) telephone services to the Office of MN.IT Services that are used to provide
telecommunications services through the MN.IT services revolving fund;

(5) firefighter personal protective equipment as defined in paragraph (b), if purchased
or authorized by and for the use of an organized fire department, fire protection district, or
fire company regularly charged with the responsibility of providing fire protection to the
state or a political subdivision;

(6) bullet-resistant body armor that provides the wearer with ballistic and trauma
protection, if purchased by a law enforcement agency of the state or a political subdivision
of the state, or a licensed peace officer, as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1;

(7) motor vehicles purchased or leased by political subdivisions of the state if the
vehicles are exempt from registration under section 168.012, subdivision 1, paragraph (b),
exempt from taxation under section 473.448, or exempt from the motor vehicle sales tax
under section 297B.03, clause (12);

(8) equipment designed to process, dewater, and recycle biosolids for wastewater
treatment facilities of political subdivisions, and materials incidental to installation of
that equipment;

(9) the removal of trees, bushes, or shrubs for the construction and maintenance
of roads, trails, or firebreaks when purchased by an agency of the state or a political
subdivision of the state;

(10) purchases by deleted text begin the Metropolitan Council ordeleted text end the Department of Transportation of
vehicles and repair parts to equip operations provided for in section 174.90, including,
but not limited to, the Northstar Corridor Rail project; and

(11) purchases of water used directly in providing public safety services by an
organized fire department, fire protection district, or fire company regularly charged with
the responsibility of providing fire protection to the state or a political subdivision.

(b) For purposes of this subdivision, "firefighters personal protective equipment"
means helmets, including face shields, chin straps, and neck liners; bunker coats and
pants, including pant suspenders; boots; gloves; head covers or hoods; wildfire jackets;
protective coveralls; goggles; self-contained breathing apparatus; canister filter masks;
personal alert safety systems; spanner belts; optical or thermal imaging search devices;
and all safety equipment required by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

(c) For purchases of items listed in paragraph (a), clause (10), the tax must be
imposed and collected as if the rate under section 297A.62, subdivision 1, applied and
then refunded in the manner provided in section 297A.75.

Sec. 62.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 297A.992, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Joint powers board.

(a) The joint powers board must consist of one
or more commissioners of each county that is in the metropolitan transportation area,
appointed by its county board, deleted text begin and the chair of the Metropolitan Council,deleted text end who must have
voting rights, subject to subdivision 3, clause (4). The joint powers board has the powers
and duties provided in this section and section 471.59.

(b) The joint powers board may utilize no more than three-fourths of one percent of
the proceeds of the taxes imposed under this section for ordinary administrative expenses
incurred in carrying out the provisions of this section. Any additional administrative
expenses must be paid by the participating counties.

(c) The joint powers board may establish a technical advisory group that is separate
from the GEARS Committee. The group must consist of representatives of cities, counties,
or public agenciesdeleted text begin , including the Metropolitan Councildeleted text end . The technical advisory group
must be used solely for technical consultation purposes.

Sec. 63.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 297A.992, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Grant application and awards; Grant Evaluation and Ranking System
(GEARS) Committee.

(a) The joint powers board shall establish a grant application
process and identify the amount of available funding for grant awards. Grant applications
must be submitted in a form prescribed by the joint powers board. An applicant must
provide, in addition to all other information required by the joint powers board, the
estimated cost of the project, the amount of the grant sought, possible sources of funding
in addition to the grant sought, and identification of any federal funds that will be utilized
if the grant is awarded. A grant application seeking transit capital funding must identify
the source of money necessary to operate the transit improvement.

(b) The joint powers board shall establish a timeline and procedures for the award of
grants, and may award grants only to the state and political subdivisions. The board shall
define objective criteria for the award of grantsdeleted text begin , which must include, but not be limited to,
consistency with the most recent version of the transportation policy plan adopted by the
Metropolitan Council under section 473.146deleted text end . The joint powers board shall maximize the
availability and use of federal funds in projects funded under this section.

(c) The joint powers board shall establish a GEARS Committee, which must consist
of:

(1) one county commissioner from each county that is in the metropolitan
transportation area, appointed by its county board;

(2) one elected city representative from each county that is in the metropolitan
transportation area;new text begin and
new text end

(3) one additional elected city representative from each county for every additional
400,000 in population, or fraction of 400,000, in the county that is above 400,000 in
populationdeleted text begin ; anddeleted text end new text begin .
new text end

deleted text begin (4) the chair of the Metropolitan Council Transportation Committee.
 deleted text end

(d) Each city representative must be elected at a meeting of cities in the metropolitan
transportation area, which must be convened for that purpose by the Association of
Metropolitan Municipalities.

(e) The committee shall evaluate grant applications following objective criteria
established by the joint powers board, and must provide to the joint powers board a
selection list of transportation projects that includes a priority ranking.

deleted text begin (f) A grant award for a transit project located within the metropolitan area, as defined
in section 473.121, subdivision 2, may be funded only after the Metropolitan Council
reviews the project for consistency with the transit portion of the Metropolitan Council
policy plan and one of the following occurs:
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) the Metropolitan Council finds the project to be consistent;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) the Metropolitan Council initially finds the project to be inconsistent, but after a
good faith effort to resolve the inconsistency through negotiations with the joint powers
board, agrees that the grant award may be funded; or
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) the Metropolitan Council finds the project to be inconsistent, and submits the
consistency issue for final determination to a panel, which determines the project to be
consistent. The panel is composed of a member appointed by the chair of the Metropolitan
Council, a member appointed by the joint powers board, and a member agreed upon by
both the chair and the joint powers board.
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (g)deleted text end new text begin (f) new text end Grants must be funded by the proceeds of the taxes imposed under this section,
bonds, notes, or other obligations issued by the joint powers board under subdivision 7.

deleted text begin (h) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section except subdivision 6a, of
the revenue collected under this section, the joint powers board shall allocate to the
Metropolitan Council, in fiscal years 2012 and 2013, an amount not less than 75 percent of
the net cost of operations for those transitways that were receiving metropolitan sales tax
funds through an operating grant agreement on June 30, 2011.
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (i) The Metropolitan Council shall expend any funds allocated under paragraph (h)
for the operations of the specified transitways solely within those counties that are in the
metropolitan transportation area.
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (j) Nothing in paragraph (h) or (i) prevents grant awards to the Metropolitan Council
for capital and operating assistance for transitways and park-and-ride facilities.
 deleted text end

Sec. 64.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 352.01, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:


Subd. 2a.

Included employees.

(a) "State employee" includes:

(1) employees of the Minnesota Historical Society;

(2) employees of the State Horticultural Society;

(3) employees of the Minnesota Crop Improvement Association;

(4) employees of the adjutant general whose salaries are paid from federal funds and
who are not covered by any federal civilian employees retirement system;

(5) employees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities who are employed
under the university or college activities program;

(6) currently contributing employees covered by the system who are temporarily
employed by the legislature during a legislative session or any currently contributing
employee employed for any special service as defined in subdivision 2b, clause (8);

(7) employees of the legislature who are appointed without a limit on the duration
of their employment and persons employed or designated by the legislature or by a
legislative committee or commission or other competent authority to conduct a special
inquiry, investigation, examination, or installation;

(8) trainees who are employed on a full-time established training program
performing the duties of the classified position for which they will be eligible to receive
immediate appointment at the completion of the training period;

(9) employees of the Minnesota Safety Council;

(10) any employees who are on authorized leave of absence from the Transit
Operating Division of the former Metropolitan Transit Commission and who are employed
by the labor organization which is the exclusive bargaining agent representing employees
of the Transit Operating Division;

(11) employees of the deleted text begin Metropolitan Council,deleted text end Metropolitan Parks and Open Space
Commission, Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission, or Metropolitan Mosquito
Control Commission unless excluded under subdivision 2b or are covered by another
public pension fund or plan under section 473.415, subdivision 3;

(12) judges of the Tax Court;

(13) personnel who were employed on June 30, 1992, by the University of
Minnesota in the management, operation, or maintenance of its heating plant facilities,
whose employment transfers to an employer assuming operation of the heating plant
facilities, so long as the person is employed at the University of Minnesota heating plant
by that employer or by its successor organization;

(14) personnel who are employed as seasonal employees in the classified or
unclassified service;

(15) persons who are employed by the Department of Commerce as a peace officer
in the Commerce Fraud Bureau under section 45.0135 who have attained the mandatory
retirement age specified in section 43A.34, subdivision 4;

(16) employees of the University of Minnesota unless excluded under subdivision
2b, clause (3);

(17) employees of the Middle Management Association whose employment began
after July 1, 2007, and to whom section 352.029 does not apply;

(18) employees of the Minnesota Government Engineers Council to whom section
352.029 does not apply;

(19) employees of the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority;

(20) employees of the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees;

(21) employees of the Minnesota State Retirement System;

(22) employees of the State Agricultural Society;

(23) employees of the Gillette Children's Hospital Board who were employed in the
state unclassified service at the former Gillette Children's Hospital on March 28, 1974; and

(24) if approved for coverage by the Board of Directors of Conservation Corps
Minnesota, employees of Conservation Corps Minnesota so employed on June 30, 2003.

(b) Employees specified in paragraph (a), clause (13), are included employees under
paragraph (a) if employer and employee contributions are made in a timely manner in the
amounts required by section 352.04. Employee contributions must be deducted from
salary. Employer contributions are the sole obligation of the employer assuming operation
of the University of Minnesota heating plant facilities or any successor organizations to
that employer.

Sec. 65.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 352.01, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:


Subd. 2b.

Excluded employees.

"State employee" does not include:

(1) persons who are:

(i) students employed by the University of Minnesota, or within the Minnesota State
Colleges and Universities system, unless approved for coverage by the Board of Regents
of the University of Minnesota or the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges
and Universities, whichever applies;

(ii) employed as interns for a period not to exceed six months unless included under
subdivision 2a, paragraph (a), clause (8);

(iii) employed as trainee employees unless included under subdivision 2a, paragraph
(a), clause (8); or

(iv) employed in the student worker classification as designated by Minnesota
Management and Budget;

(2) employees who are:

(i) eligible for membership in the state Teachers Retirement Association, unless the
person is an employee of the Department of Education who elected to be covered by the
general state employees retirement plan of the Minnesota State Retirement System instead
of the Teachers Retirement Association;

(ii) employees of the state who, in any year, were credited with 12 months of
allowable service as a public school teacher and, as such, are members of a retirement plan
governed by chapter 354 or 354A unless the employment is incidental employment as a
state employee that is not covered by a retirement plan governed by chapter 354 or 354A;

(iii) employees of the state who are employed by the Board of Trustees of the
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities in an unclassified position that is listed in
section 43A.08, subdivision 1, clause (9);

(iv) persons employed by the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities who elected retirement coverage other than by the general state employees
retirement plan of the Minnesota State Retirement System under Minnesota Statutes
1994, section 136C.75;

(v) officers or enlisted personnel in the National Guard or in the naval militia who
are assigned to permanent peacetime duty and who are or are required to be members of a
federal retirement system under federal law;

(vi) persons employed by the Department of Military Affairs as full-time firefighters
and who, as such, are members of the public employees police and fire retirement plan;

(vii) members of the State Patrol retirement plan under section 352B.011,
subdivision 10;new text begin and
new text end

deleted text begin (viii) off-duty police officers while employed by the Metropolitan Council and
persons employed as full-time police officers by the Metropolitan Council and who, as
such, are members of the public employees police and fire retirement plan; and
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (ix)deleted text end new text begin (viii) new text end employees of the state who have elected to transfer account balances
derived from state service to the unclassified state employees retirement program under
section 352D.02, subdivision 1d;

(3) employees of the University of Minnesota who are excluded from coverage by
action of the Board of Regents;

(4) election judges and persons who are employed solely to administer elections;

(5) persons who are:

(i) engaged in public work for the state but who are employed by contractors when the
performance of the contract is authorized by the legislature or other competent authority;

(ii) employed to perform professional services where the service is incidental to the
person's regular professional duties and where compensation is paid on a per diem basis; or

(iii) compensated on a fee payment basis or as an independent contractor;

(6) persons who are employed:

(i) on a temporary basis by the house of representatives, the senate, or a legislative
commission or agency under the jurisdiction of the Legislative Coordinating Commission;

(ii) as a temporary employee on or after July 1 for a period ending on or before
October 15 of that calendar year for the Minnesota State Agricultural Society or the
Minnesota State Fair, or as an employee at any time for a special event held on the
fairgrounds;

(iii) by the executive branch as a temporary employee in the classified service or
as an executive branch temporary employee in the unclassified service if appointed for a
definite period not to exceed six months, and if employment is less than six months, then
in any 12-month period;

(iv) by the adjutant general if employed on an unlimited intermittent or temporary
basis in the classified service or in the unclassified service for the support of Army or
Air National Guard training facilities;new text begin and
new text end

(v) by a state or federal program for training or rehabilitation as a temporary
employee if employed for a limited period from an area of economic distress and if other
than a skilled or supervisory personnel position or other than a position that has civil
service status covered by the retirement system; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (vi) by the Metropolitan Council or a statutory board of the Metropolitan Council
where the members of the board are appointed by the Metropolitan Council as a temporary
employee if the appointment does not exceed six months;
 deleted text end

(7) receivers, jurors, notaries public, and court employees who are not in the judicial
branch as defined in section 43A.02, subdivision 25, except referees and adjusters
employed by the Department of Labor and Industry;

(8) patient and inmate help who perform services in state charitable, penal, and
correctional institutions, including a Minnesota Veterans Home;

(9) employees of the Sibley House Association;

(10) persons who are:

(i) members of any state board or commission who serve the state intermittently and
are paid on a per diem basis, the secretary, secretary-treasurer, and treasurer of those
boards if their compensation is $5,000 or less per year, or, if they are legally prohibited
from serving more than three years, and the board of managers of the State Agricultural
Society and its treasurer unless the treasurer is also its full-time secretary;

(ii) examination monitors employed by a department, agency, commission, or board
of the state to conduct examinations that are required by law; or

(iii) appointees serving as a member of a fact-finding commission or an adjustment
panel, an arbitrator, or a labor referee under chapter 179;

(11) emergency employees who are in the classified service, but if an emergency
employee, within the same pay period, becomes a provisional or probationary employee
on other than a temporary basis, the employee must be considered a "state employee"
retroactively to the beginning of the pay period;

(12) persons who are members of a religious order who are excluded from coverage
under the federal Old Age, Survivors, Disability, and Health Insurance Program for the
performance of service as specified in United States Code, title 42, section 410(a)(8)(A),
as amended, if no irrevocable election of coverage has been made under section 3121(r) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;

(13) members of trades who are employed by the successor to the Metropolitan
Waste Control Commission, who have trade union pension plan coverage under a
collective bargaining agreement, and who are first employed after June 1, 1977;

(14) foreign citizens who are employed under a work permit of less than three
years or under an H-1b visa or a J-1 visa that is initially valid for less than three years of
employment, unless notice of a visa extension which allows them to work for three or
more years as of the date that the extension is granted and is supplied to the retirement
plan, in which case the person is eligible for coverage from the date of the extension; and

(15) reemployed annuitants of the general state employees retirement plan, the
military affairs personnel retirement plan, the transportation department pilots retirement
plan, the state fire marshal employees retirement plan, or the correctional state employees
retirement plan during the course of that reemployment.

Sec. 66.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 352.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Membership of board; election; term.

(a) The policy-making
function of the system is vested in a board of 11 members known as the board of directors.
This board shall consist of:

(1) three members appointed by the governor, one of whom must be a constitutional
officer or appointed state official and two of whom must be public members knowledgeable
in pension matters;

(2) four state employees elected by active members and former members eligible for
a deferred annuity from the general state employees retirement plan, excluding employees
and deferred annuitants for whom a board member is designated;

(3) one employee of the deleted text begin Metropolitan Council'sdeleted text end new text begin Department of Transportation's
new text end transit operations or its successor agency designated by the executive committee of the
labor organization that is the exclusive bargaining agent representing employees of the
transit division;

(4) one employee who is a member of the State Patrol retirement plan elected by
active members and former members eligible for a deferred annuity from that plan;

(5) one employee who is a member of the correctional state employees retirement
plan established under this chapter elected by active members and former members
eligible for a deferred annuity from that plan; and

(6) one retired employee of a plan included in the system, elected by disabled and
retired employees of the plans administered by the system at a time and in a manner
determined by the board.

(b) The terms of the four elected state employees under paragraph (a), clause
(2), must be staggered, with two of the state employee board positions elected each
biennium, whose terms of office begin on the first Monday in May after their election.
Elected members and the appointed member of the deleted text begin Metropolitan Council'sdeleted text end new text begin Department
of Transportation's new text end transit operations hold office for a term of four years and until their
successors are elected or appointed, and have qualified.

(c) An employee or former employee of the system is not eligible for membership
on the board of directors. A state employee on leave of absence is not eligible for election
or reelection to membership on the board of directors.

(d) The term of any board member who is on leave for more than six months
automatically ends on expiration of the term of office.

Sec. 67.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 352.04, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Quasi-state agencies; employer contributions.

For those of their
employees who are covered by the system, the State Horticultural Society, the Disabled
American Veterans, Department of Minnesota, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Department of
Minnesota, the Minnesota Crop Improvement Association, the Minnesota Historical
Society, the Armory Building Commission, the Minnesota Safety Council, deleted text begin the
Metropolitan Council and any of its statutory boards,deleted text end the employer of persons described in
section 352.01, subdivision 2a, paragraph (a), clause (15), and any other agency employing
employees covered by this system, respectively, shall also pay into the retirement fund the
amount required by subdivision 3.

Sec. 68.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 352D.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Coverage.

(a) Employees enumerated in paragraph (c), clauses (2),
(3), (4), (6) to (14), and (16) to (18), if they are in the unclassified service of the state deleted text begin or
Metropolitan Councildeleted text end and are eligible for coverage under the general state employees
retirement plan under chapter 352, are participants in the unclassified program under this
chapter unless the employee gives notice to the executive director of the Minnesota State
Retirement System within one year following the commencement of employment in the
unclassified service that the employee desires coverage under the general state employees
retirement plan. For the purposes of this chapter, an employee who does not file notice
with the executive director is deemed to have exercised the option to participate in the
unclassified program.

(b) Persons referenced in paragraph (c), clause (5), are participants in the unclassified
program under this chapter unless the person was eligible to elect different coverage under
section 3A.07 and elected retirement coverage by the applicable alternative retirement
plan. Persons referenced in paragraph (c), clause (15), are participants in the unclassified
program under this chapter for judicial employment in excess of the service credit limit in
section 490.121, subdivision 22.

(c) Enumerated employees and referenced persons are:

(1) the governor, the lieutenant governor, the secretary of state, the state auditor,
and the attorney general;

(2) an employee in the Office of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary
of State, State Auditor, Attorney General;

(3) an employee of the State Board of Investment;

(4) the head of a department, division, or agency created by statute in the unclassified
service, an acting department head subsequently appointed to the position, or an employee
enumerated in section 15A.0815 or 15A.083, subdivision 4;

(5) a member of the legislature;

(6) a full-time unclassified employee of the legislature or a commission or agency of
the legislature who is appointed without a limit on the duration of the employment or a
temporary legislative employee having shares in the supplemental retirement fund as a
result of former employment covered by this chapter, whether or not eligible for coverage
under the Minnesota State Retirement System;

(7) a person who is employed in a position established under section 43A.08,
subdivision 1, clause (3), or in a position authorized under a statute creating or establishing
a department or agency of the state, which is at the deputy or assistant head of department
or agency or director level;

deleted text begin (8) the regional administrator, or executive director of the Metropolitan Council,
general counsel, division directors, operations managers, and other positions as designated
by the council, all of which may not exceed 27 positions at the council and the chair;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (9)deleted text end new text begin (8) new text end the commissioner, deputy commissioner, and not to exceed nine positions
of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education in the unclassified service, as designated
by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education before January 1, 1992, or subsequently
redesignated with the approval of the board of directors of the Minnesota State Retirement
System, unless the person has elected coverage by the individual retirement account
plan under chapter 354B;

deleted text begin (10)deleted text end new text begin (9)new text end the clerk of the appellate courts appointed under article VI, section 2, of the
Constitution of the state of Minnesota, the state court administrator and judicial district
administrators;

deleted text begin (11)deleted text end new text begin (10) new text end the chief executive officers of correctional facilities operated by the
Department of Corrections and of hospitals and nursing homes operated by the Department
of Human Services;

deleted text begin (12)deleted text end new text begin (11) new text end an employee whose principal employment is at the state ceremonial house;

deleted text begin (13)deleted text end new text begin (12) new text end an employee of the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute;

deleted text begin (14)deleted text end new text begin (13) new text end an employee of the State Lottery who is covered by the managerial plan
established under section 43A.18, subdivision 3;

deleted text begin (15)deleted text end new text begin (14) new text end a judge who has exceeded the service credit limit in section 490.121,
subdivision 22;

deleted text begin (16)deleted text end new text begin (15) new text end an employee of Enterprise Minnesota, Inc.;

deleted text begin (17)deleted text end new text begin (16) new text end a person employed by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities as
faculty or in an eligible unclassified administrative position as defined in section 354B.20,
subdivision 6, who was employed by the former state university or the former community
college system before May 1, 1995, and elected unclassified program coverage prior to
May 1, 1995; and

deleted text begin (18)deleted text end new text begin (17) new text end a person employed by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities who
was employed in state service before July 1, 1995, who subsequently is employed in an
eligible unclassified administrative position as defined in section 354B.20, subdivision
6, and who elects coverage by the unclassified program.

Sec. 69.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 353.50, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

MERF division account contributions.

(a) After June 30, 2010, the
member and employer contributions to the MERF division account are governed by this
subdivision.

(b) An active member covered by the MERF division must make an employee
contribution of 9.75 percent of the total salary of the member as defined in section 353.01,
subdivision 10. The employee contribution must be made by payroll deduction by the
member's employing unit under section 353.27, subdivision 4, and is subject to the
provisions of section 353.27, subdivisions 7, 7a, 7b, 12, 12a, and 12b.

(c) The employer regular contribution to the MERF division account with respect
to an active MERF division member is 9.75 percent of the total salary of the member as
defined in section 353.01, subdivision 10.

(d) The employer additional contribution to the MERF division account with respect
to an active member of the MERF division is 2.68 percent of the total salary of the member
as defined in section 353.01, subdivision 10, plus the employing unit's share of $3,900,000
that the employing unit paid or is payable to the former Minneapolis Employees
Retirement Fund under Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 422A.101, subdivision 1a, 2,
or 2a, during calendar year 2009, as was certified by the former executive director of the
former Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund.

(e) Annually after June 30, 2012, the employer supplemental contribution to
the MERF division account by the city of Minneapolis, Special School District No. 1,
Minneapolis, a Minneapolis-owned public utility, improvement, or municipal activity,
Hennepin county, deleted text begin the Metropolitan Council,deleted text end the Metropolitan Airports Commission, and
the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system is the larger of the following:

(1) the amount by which the total actuarial required contribution determined under
section 356.215 by the approved actuary retained by the Public Employees Retirement
Association in the most recent actuarial valuation of the MERF division and based on a
June 30, 2031, amortization date, after subtracting the contributions under paragraphs (b),
(c), and (d), exceeds $22,750,000 or $24,000,000, whichever applies; or

(2) the amount of $27,000,000, but the total supplemental contribution amount
plus the contributions under paragraphs (c) and (d) may not exceed $34,000,000. Each
employing unit's share of the total employer supplemental contribution amount is equal
to the applicable portion specified in paragraph (h). The initial total actuarial required
contribution after June 30, 2012, must be calculated using the mortality assumption
change recommended on September 30, 2009, for the Minneapolis Employees Retirement
Fund by the approved consulting actuary retained by the Minneapolis Employees
Retirement Fund board.

(f) Before January 31, each employing unit must be invoiced for its share of the
total employer supplemental contribution amount under paragraph (e). The amount is
payable by the employing unit in two parts. The first half of the amount due is payable
on or before the July 31 following the date of the invoice, and the second half of the
amount due is payable on or before December 15. Each invoice must be based on the
actuarial valuation report prepared under section 356.215 and the standards for actuarial
work promulgated by the Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement as of the
valuation date occurring 18 months earlier.

(g) Notwithstanding any provision of paragraph (c), (d), or (e) to the contrary, as of
August 1 annually, if the amount of the retirement annuities and benefits paid from the
MERF division account during the preceding fiscal year, multiplied by the factor of 1.035,
exceeds the market value of the assets of the MERF division account on the preceding
June 30, plus state aid of $9,000,000, $22,750,000, or $24,000,000, whichever applies,
plus the amounts payable under paragraphs (b), (c), (d), and (e) during the preceding
fiscal year, multiplied by the factor of 1.035, the balance calculated is a special additional
employer contribution. The special additional employer contribution under this paragraph
is payable in addition to any employer contribution required under paragraphs (c), (d), and
(e), and is payable on or before the following June 30. The special additional employer
contribution under this paragraph must be allocated as specified in paragraph (h).

(h) The employer supplemental contribution under paragraph (e) or the special
additional employer contribution under paragraph (g) must be allocated between the city
of Minneapolis, Special School District No. 1, Minneapolis, any Minneapolis-owned
public utility, improvement, or municipal activity, the Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities system, Hennepin County, deleted text begin the Metropolitan Council,deleted text end and the Metropolitan
Airports Commission in proportion to their share of the actuarial accrued liability of the
former Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund as of July 1, 2009, as calculated by the
approved actuary retained under section 356.214 as part of the actuarial valuation prepared
as of July 1, 2009, under section 356.215 and the Standards for Actuarial Work adopted by
the Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement.

(i) The employer contributions under paragraphs (c), (d), (e), and (g) must be paid as
provided in section 353.28.

(j) Contributions under this subdivision are subject to the provisions of section
353.27, subdivisions 4, 7, 7a, 7b, 11, 12, 12a, 12b, 13, and 14.

Sec. 70.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 353.64, subdivision 7a, is amended to read:


Subd. 7a.

Pension coverage for certain metropolitan transit police officers.

A
person who is employed as a police officer on or after the first day of the first payroll
period after July 1, 1993, new text begin and before July 1, 2016, new text end by the Metropolitan Council and who is
not eligible for coverage under the agreement with the Secretary of the federal Department
of Health and Human Services making the provisions of the federal Old Age, Survivors,
and Disability Insurance Act because the person's position is excluded from application
under United States Code, sections 418(d)(5)(A) and 418(d)(8)(D), and under section
355.07, is a member of the public employees police and fire fund and is considered to be a
police officer within the meaning of this section. The Metropolitan Council shall deduct
the employee contribution from the salary of each police officer as required by section
353.65, subdivision 2, shall make the employer contribution for each police officer as
required by section 353.65, subdivision 3, and shall meet the employer recording and
reporting requirements in section 353.65, subdivision 4.

Sec. 71.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 363A.44, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Scope.

(a) No department, agency of the state, deleted text begin the Metropolitan
Council,deleted text end or an agency subject to section 473.143, subdivision 1, shall execute a contract
for goods or services or an agreement for goods or services in excess of $500,000 with a
business that has 40 or more full-time employees in this state or a state where the business
has its primary place of business on a single day during the prior 12 months, unless the
business has an equal pay certificate or it has certified in writing that it is exempt. A
certificate is valid for four years.

(b) This section does not apply to a business with respect to a specific contract if
the commissioner of administration determines that application of this section would
cause undue hardship to the contracting entity. This section does not apply to a contract
to provide goods and services to individuals under chapters 43A, 62A, 62C, 62D, 62E,
256B, 256I, 256L, and 268A, with a business that has a license, certification, registration,
provider agreement, or provider enrollment contract that is prerequisite to providing those
goods and services. This section does not apply to contracts entered into by the State
Board of Investment for investment options under section 352.965, subdivision 4.

Sec. 72.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 373.40, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

For purposes of this section, the following terms have
the meanings given.

(a) "Bonds" means an obligation as defined under section 475.51.

(b) "Capital improvement" means acquisition or betterment of public lands,
buildings, or other improvements within the county for the purpose of a county courthouse,
administrative building, health or social service facility, correctional facility, jail, law
enforcement center, hospital, morgue, library, park, qualified indoor ice arena, roads
and bridges, public works facilities, fairground buildings, and records and data storage
facilities, and the acquisition of development rights in the form of conservation easements
under chapter 84C. An improvement must have an expected useful life of five years or more
to qualify. "Capital improvement" does not include a recreation or sports facility building
(such as, but not limited to, a gymnasium, ice arena, racquet sports facility, swimming
pool, exercise room or health spa), unless the building is part of an outdoor park facility
and is incidental to the primary purpose of outdoor recreation. For purposes of this section,
"capital improvement" includes expenditures for purposes described in this paragraph that
have been incurred by a county before approval of a capital improvement plan, if such
expenditures are included in a capital improvement plan approved on or before the date of
the public hearing under subdivision 2 regarding issuance of bonds for such expenditures.

(c) "Metropolitan county" means a county located in the seven-county metropolitan
area as defined in section 473.121 or a county with a population of 90,000 or more.

(d) "Population" means the population established by the most recent of the
following (determined as of the date the resolution authorizing the bonds was adopted):

(1) the federal decennial census,

(2) a special census conducted under contract by the United States Bureau of the
Census, or

(3) a population estimate made deleted text begin either by the Metropolitan Council ordeleted text end by the state
demographer under section 4A.02.

(e) "Qualified indoor ice arena" means a facility that meets the requirements of
section 373.43.

Sec. 73.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 383A.81, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Matching funds.

In expending funds under this section, the county shall
seek matching funds from contamination cleanup funds administered by the commissioner
of the Department of Employment and Economic Development, deleted text begin the Metropolitan Council,
deleted text end the federal government, the private sector, and any other source.

Sec. 74.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 383B.81, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Matching funds.

In expending funds under this section the county
shall seek matching funds from contamination cleanup funds administered by the
commissioners of the Department of Employment and Economic Development, deleted text begin the
Metropolitan Council,deleted text end the federal government, the private sector and any other source.

Sec. 75.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 398A.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

General.

An authority may exercise all the powers necessary or
desirable to implement the powers specifically granted in this section, and in exercising
the powers is deemed to be performing an essential governmental function and exercising
a part of the sovereign power of the state, and is a local government unit and political
subdivision of the state. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the authority may:

(a) sue and be sued, have a seal, which may but need not be affixed to documents as
directed by the board, make and perform contracts, and have perpetual succession;

(b) acquire real and personal property within or outside its taxing jurisdiction, by
purchase, gift, devise, condemnation, conditional sale, lease, lease purchase, or otherwise;
or for purposes, including the facilitation of an economic development project pursuant to
section 383B.81 or 469.091 or 469.175, subdivision 7, that also improve rail service;

(c) hold, manage, control, sell, convey, lease, mortgage, or otherwise dispose of real
or personal property; and

(d) make grants or otherwise appropriate funds to the Department of Transportationdeleted text begin ,
the Metropolitan Council,deleted text end or any other state or local governmental unit for the purposes
described in subdivision 2 with respect to railroad facilities located or to be located within
the authority's jurisdiction, whether or not the facilities will be acquired, constructed,
owned, or operated by the authority.

Sec. 76.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 398A.04, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:


Subd. 2a.

Bus rapid transit development.

A regional rail authority may exercise
the powers conferred under this section to: plan, establish, acquire, develop, purchase,
enlarge, extend, improve, maintain, equip, regulate, and protect; and pay costs of
construction and operation of a bus rapid transit system located within its county on
transitways deleted text begin included in and approved by the Metropolitan Council's 2030 Transportation
Policy Plandeleted text end . This subdivision applies only to the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota,
Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.

Sec. 77.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 414.02, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Relevant factors, order.

(a) In arriving at a decision, the chief
administrative law judge shall consider the following factors:

(1) present population and number of households, past population and projected
population growth for the subject area;

(2) quantity of land within the subject area; the natural terrain including recognizable
physical features, general topography, major watersheds, soil conditions and such natural
features as rivers, lakes and major bluffs;

(3) present pattern of physical development, planning, and intended land uses in the
subject area including residential, industrial, commercial, agricultural, and institutional
land uses and the impact of the proposed action on those uses;

(4) the present transportation network and potential transportation issues, including
proposed highway development;

(5) land use controls and planning presently being utilized in the subject areadeleted text begin ,
deleted text end deleted text begin including comprehensive plans, policies of the Metropolitan Council;deleted text end and whether there
are inconsistencies between proposed development and existing land use controls;

(6) existing levels of governmental services being provided to the subject area,
including water and sewer service, fire rating and protection, law enforcement, street
improvements and maintenance, administrative services, and recreational facilities and the
impact of the proposed action on the delivery of the services;

(7) existing or potential environmental problems and whether the proposed action is
likely to improve or resolve these problems;

(8) fiscal impact on the subject area and adjacent units of local government,
including present bonded indebtedness; local tax rates of the county, school district, and
other governmental units, including, where applicable, the net tax capacity of platted and
unplatted lands and the division of homestead and nonhomestead property; and other
tax and governmental aid issues;

(9) relationship and effect of the proposed action on affected and adjacent school
districts and communities;

(10) whether delivery of services to the subject area can be adequately and
economically delivered by the existing government;

(11) analysis of whether necessary governmental services can best be provided
through the proposed action or another type of boundary adjustment;

(12) degree of contiguity of the boundaries of the subject area and adjacent units
of local government; and

(13) analysis of the applicability of the State Building Code.

(b) Based upon these factors, the chief administrative law judge may order the
incorporation on finding that:

(1) the property to be incorporated is now, or is about to become, urban or suburban
in character; or

(2) that the existing township form of government is not adequate to protect the
public health, safety, and welfare; or

(3) the proposed incorporation would be in the best interests of the area under
consideration.

(c) The chief administrative law judge may deny the incorporation if the area, or a
part thereof, would be better served by annexation to an adjacent municipality.

(d) The chief administrative law judge may alter the boundaries of the proposed
incorporation by increasing or decreasing the area to be incorporated so as to include only
that property which is now, or is about to become, urban or suburban in character, or may
exclude property that may be better served by another unit of government. The chief
administrative law judge may also alter the boundaries of the proposed incorporation so as
to follow visible, clearly recognizable physical features for municipal boundaries.

(e) In all cases, the chief administrative law judge shall set forth the factors which
are the basis for the decision.

(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary relating to the number
of wards which may be established, the chief administrative law judge may provide
for election of council members by wards, not less than three nor more than seven in
number, whose limits are prescribed in the chief administrative law judge's order upon a
finding that area representation is required to accord proper representation in the proposed
incorporated area because of uneven population density in different parts thereof or the
existence of agricultural lands therein which are in the path of suburban development, but
after four years from the effective date of an incorporation the council of the municipality
may by resolution adopted by a four-fifths vote abolish the ward system and provide for
the election of all council members at large as in other municipalities.

(g) The chief administrative law judge's order for incorporation shall provide for the
election of municipal officers in accordance with section 414.09. The plan of government
shall be "Optional Plan A", provided that an alternate plan may be adopted pursuant
to section 412.551, at any time.

(h) The ordinances of the township in which the new municipality is located shall
continue in effect until repealed by the governing body of the new municipality.

Sec. 78.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 414.031, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Relevant factors, order.

(a) In arriving at a decision, the presiding
administrative law judge shall consider the following sources and factors:

(1) recordings and public documents from joint informational meetings under
section 414.0333 relevant to other factors listed in this subdivision;

(2) present population and number of households, past population and projected
population growth of the annexing municipality and subject area and adjacent units of
local government;

(3) quantity of land within the subject area and adjacent units of local government;
and natural terrain including recognizable physical features, general topography, major
watersheds, soil conditions and such natural features as rivers, lakes and major bluffs;

(4) degree of contiguity of the boundaries between the annexing municipality and
the subject area;

(5) present pattern of physical development, planning, and intended land uses in the
subject area and the annexing municipality including residential, industrial, commercial,
agricultural and institutional land uses and the impact of the proposed action on those
land uses;

(6) the present transportation network and potential transportation issues, including
proposed highway development;

(7) land use controls and planning presently being utilized in the annexing
municipality and the subject area, including comprehensive plans for development in
the area deleted text begin and plans and policies of the Metropolitan Council,deleted text end and whether there are
inconsistencies between proposed development and existing land use controls and the
reasons therefore;

(8) existing levels of governmental services being provided in the annexing
municipality and the subject area, including water and sewer service, fire rating and
protection, law enforcement, street improvements and maintenance, administrative
services, and recreational facilities and the impact of the proposed action on the delivery
of said services;

(9) the implementation of previous annexation agreements and orders;

(10) existing or potential environmental problems and whether the proposed action
is likely to improve or resolve these problems;

(11) plans and programs by the annexing municipality for providing needed and
enhanced governmental services to the subject area in a cost-effective and feasible manner
within a reasonable time from the date of the annexation;

(12) an analysis of the fiscal impact on the annexing municipality, the subject area,
and adjacent units of local government, including net tax capacity and the present bonded
indebtedness, and the local tax rates of the county, school district, and township;

(13) relationship and effect of the proposed action on affected and adjacent school
districts and communities;

(14) adequacy of town government to deliver services to the subject area;

(15) analysis of whether necessary governmental services can best be provided
through the proposed action or another type of boundary adjustment;

(16) if only a part of a township is annexed, the ability of the remainder of the
township to continue or the feasibility of it being incorporated separately or being annexed
to another municipality; and

(17) information received by the presiding administrative law judge from the tour
required under subdivision 3a.

(b) Based upon the factors, the presiding administrative law judge may order the
annexation on finding:

(1) that the subject area is now, or is about to become, urban or suburban in character;

(2) that municipal government in the area proposed for annexation is required to
protect the public health, safety, and welfare; or

(3) that the annexation would be in the best interest of the subject area.

(c) If only a part of a township is to be annexed, the presiding administrative law
judge shall consider whether the remainder of the township can continue to carry on the
functions of government without undue hardship.

(d) The presiding administrative law judge shall deny the annexation on finding that
the increase in revenues for the annexing municipality bears no reasonable relation to the
monetary value of benefits conferred upon the annexed area.

(e) The presiding administrative law judge may deny the annexation on finding:

(1) that annexation of all or a part of the property to an adjacent municipality would
better serve the interests of the residents of the property; or

(2) that the remainder of the township would suffer undue hardship.

(f) The presiding administrative law judge may alter the boundaries of the area to be
annexed by increasing or decreasing the area so as to include only that property which
is now or is about to become urban or suburban in character or to add property of such
character abutting the area proposed for annexation in order to preserve or improve the
symmetry of the area, or to exclude property that may better be served by another unit
of government.

(g) The presiding administrative law judge may also alter the boundaries of the
proposed annexation so as to follow visible, clearly recognizable physical features.

(h) If the presiding administrative law judge determines that part of the area would
be better served by another municipality or township, the presiding administrative law
judge may initiate and approve annexation by conducting further hearings and issuing
orders pursuant to subdivisions 3 and 4.

(i) In all cases, the presiding administrative law judge shall set forth the factors
which are the basis for the decision.

Sec. 79.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 462A.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Creation; members.

There is created a public body corporate and
politic to be known as the "Minnesota Housing Finance Agency," which shall perform
the governmental functions and exercise the sovereign powers delegated to it in this
chapter in furtherance of the public policies and purposes declared in section 462A.02.
The agency shall consist of the state auditor and six public members appointed by the
governor with advice and consent of the senate. No more than three public members shall
reside in the new text begin metropolitan new text end area deleted text begin of jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Councildeleted text end as deleted text begin provided
deleted text end new text begin defined new text end in section deleted text begin 473.123, subdivision 1deleted text end new text begin 473.121, subdivision 2new text end , and no more than one
public member shall reside in any one of the development regions established under the
provisions of sections 462.381 to 462.396. Each member shall hold office until a successor
has been appointed and has qualified. A certificate of appointment or reappointment of any
member shall be conclusive evidence of the due and proper appointment of the member.

Sec. 80.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 462A.07, subdivision 11, is amended to read:


Subd. 11.

Cooperative relationships.

It may establish cooperative relationships
with such regional county and multicounty housing authorities as may be established,
deleted text begin including the Metropolitan Council,deleted text end and may develop priorities for the utilization of
agency resources and assistance within a region in cooperation with regional county and
multicounty housing authorities.

Sec. 81.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 462A.222, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Distribution plan.

(a) By October 1, 1990, the Metropolitan Council, in
consultation with the agency and representatives of local government and housing and
redevelopment authorities, shall develop and submit to the agency a plan for allocating
tax credits in 1991 and thereafter in the metropolitan area, based on regional housing
needs and priorities. The agency may amend the distribution plan after consultation
with deleted text begin the Metropolitan Council,deleted text end representatives of local governments, and housing and
redevelopment authorities.

(b) By October 1, 1990, the agency, in consultation with representatives of local
government and housing and redevelopment authorities, shall develop a plan for allocating
tax credits in 1991 and thereafter in greater Minnesota, based on regional housing needs
and priorities. The agency may amend the distribution plan after consultation with
representatives of local governments and housing and redevelopment authorities.

(c) In preparing the distribution plans, the deleted text begin Metropolitan Council and thedeleted text end agency shall
estimate the number of households in the metropolitan area and in greater Minnesota,
respectively, who are paying more than 50 percent of their income for rent and the cost
of providing sufficient rental or other assistance so that no household pays more than 50
percent of its income for rent. In addition, the deleted text begin Metropolitan Council and thedeleted text end agency shall
identify the nature and scope of existing programs which primarily serve families at 60
percent of the median income and individuals at 30 percent of the median income.

Sec. 82.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 462C.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Program review.

A public hearing shall be held on each program after
one publication of notice in a newspaper circulating generally in the city, at least 15
days before the hearing. On or before the day on which notice of the public hearing is
published, the city shall submit the program to the deleted text begin metropolitan council, if the city is
located in the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, or to the
deleted text end regional development commission for the area in which the city is located, if any, for
review and comment. The deleted text begin appropriatedeleted text end reviewing agency shall comment on:

(a) whether the program furthers local and regional housing policies and is consistent
with the Metropolitan Development Guide, if the city is located in the metropolitan area,
or adopted policies of the regional development commission; and

(b) the compatibility of the program with the housing portion of the comprehensive
plan of the city, if any.

Review of the program may be conducted either by the board of the reviewing
agency or by the staff of the agency. Any comment submitted by the reviewing agency to
the city must be presented to the body considering the proposed program at the public
hearing held on the program.

A member or employee of the reviewing agency shall be permitted to present the
comments of the reviewing agency at the public hearing. After conducting the public
hearing, the program may be adopted with or without amendment, provided that any
amendments must not be inconsistent with the comments, if any, of the reviewing agency
and must not contain any material changes from the program submitted to the reviewing
agency other than changes in the financial aspects of any proposed issue of bonds or
obligations. If any material change other than a change in the financial aspects of a proposed
issue of bonds or obligations, or any change which is inconsistent with the comments of the
reviewing agency is adopted, the amended program shall be resubmitted to the deleted text begin appropriate
deleted text end reviewing agency for review and comment, and a public hearing shall be held on the
amended program after one publication of notice in a newspaper circulating generally in
the city at least 15 days before the hearing. The amended program shall be considered
after the public hearing in the same manner as consideration of the initial program.

Sec. 83.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 462C.071, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Limitation; origination period.

During the first ten months of an
origination period, a city may make loans financed with proceeds of mortgage bonds for
the purchase of existing housing. Loans financed with the proceeds of mortgage bonds
for new housing in the metropolitan area may be made during the first ten months of an
origination period only if at least one of the following conditions is met:

(1) the new housing is located in a redevelopment area;

(2) the new housing is replacing a structurally substandard structure or structures;

(3) the new housing is located on a parcel purchased by the city or conveyed to the
city under section 282.01, subdivision 1;new text begin or
new text end

(4) the new housing is part of a housing affordability initiative, other than those
financed with the proceeds from the sale of bonds, in which federal, state, or local
assistance is used to substantially improve the terms of the financing or to substantially
write down the purchase price of the new housingdeleted text begin ; ordeleted text end new text begin .
new text end

deleted text begin (5) the new housing is located in a city that has entered into a housing affordability
agreement with the metropolitan council.
 deleted text end

Upon expiration of the first ten-month period, a city may make loans financed with
the proceeds of mortgage bonds for the purchase of new and existing housing.

Sec. 84.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 465.82, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Adoption and state agency review.

Each governing body that
proposes to take part in a combination under sections 465.81 to 465.86 must by resolution
adopt a plan for cooperation and combination. The plan must address each item in this
section. The plan must be specific for any item that will occur within three years and
may be general or set forth alternative proposals for an item that will occur more than
three years in the future. deleted text begin For a metropolitan area local government unit, the plan must be
submitted to the Metropolitan Council for review and comment. The council may point
out any resources or technical assistance it may be able to provide a governing body
submitting a plan under this subdivision. Significant modifications and specific resolutions
of items must be submitted to the council, if appropriate, for review and comment.
deleted text end In the official newspaper of each local government unit proposing to take part in the
combination, the governing body shall publish at least a summary of the adopted plansdeleted text begin ,
deleted text end new text begin and new text end each significant modification and resolution of itemsdeleted text begin , and, if appropriate, the results of
each council review and commentdeleted text end . If a territory of a unit is to be apportioned between or
among two or more units contiguous to the unit that is to be apportioned, the plan must
specify the area that will become a part of each remaining unit.

Sec. 85.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 469.174, subdivision 26, is amended to read:


Subd. 26.

Population.

"Population" means the population established as of
December 31 by the most recent of the following:

(1) the federal census;

(2) a special census conducted under contract with the United States Bureau of
the Census;new text begin and
new text end

deleted text begin (3) a population estimate made by the Metropolitan Council; and
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (4)deleted text end new text begin (3) new text end a population estimate made by the state demographer under section 4A.02.

The population so established applies to the following calendar year.

Sec. 86.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 469.351, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Designation of transit improvement areas.

A transit improvement area
must increase the effectiveness of a transit project by incorporating one or more public
transit modes with commercial, residential, or mixed-use development and by providing
for safe and pedestrian-friendly use. The commissioner, in consultation with affected state
and regional agencies, must designate transit improvement areas that meet the objectives
under this subdivision. Affected state and regional agencies include, but are not limited
to, the Minnesota Department of Transportationdeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin and new text end the Minnesota Housing Finance
Agencydeleted text begin , and the Metropolitan Council for transit improvement areas located in the
seven-county metropolitan regiondeleted text end . To be eligible for designation, an applicant must submit
a transit area improvement plan according to the requirements and timelines established
by the commissioner. At a minimum, the plan must include the information specified
under subdivision 3. The commissioner may modify an applicant's plan to better achieve
the objectives of transit improvement areas. The commissioner must notify applicants
of the designations and must provide a statement of any changes to an applicant's plan
with justification for all changes.

Sec. 87.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 471.425, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

For the purposes of this section, the following terms
have the meanings here given them.

(a) "Contract" means any written legal document or documents signed by both
parties in which the terms and conditions of any interest or other penalty for late payments
are clearly stated.

(b) "Date of receipt" means the completed delivery of the goods or services or the
satisfactory installation, assembly or specified portion thereof, or the receipt of the invoice
for the delivery of the goods or services, whichever is later.

(c) "Governing board" means the elected or appointed board of the municipality and
includes, but is not limited to, city councils, town boards and county boards.

(d) "Municipality" means any home rule charter or statutory city, county, town,
school district, political subdivision or agency of local government. "Municipality" means
deleted text begin the Metropolitan Council or any board ordeleted text end new text begin an new text end agency created under chapter 473.

Sec. 88.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 471.9997, is amended to read:


471.9997 FEDERALLY ASSISTED RENTAL HOUSING; IMPACT
STATEMENT.

At least 12 months before termination of participation in a federally assisted rental
housing program, including project-based Section 8 and Section 236 rental housing, the
owner of the federally assisted rental housing must submit a statement regarding the
impact of termination on the residents of the rental housing to the governing body of
the local government unit in which the housing is located. The impact statement must
identify the number of units that will no longer be subject to rent restrictions imposed
by the federal program, the estimated rents that will be charged as compared to rents
charged under the federal program, and actions the owner will take to assist displaced
tenants in obtaining other housing. A copy of the impact statement must be provided to
each resident of the affected buildingdeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin and to new text end the Minnesota Housing Finance Agencydeleted text begin ,
and, if the property is located in the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121,
subdivision 2, the Metropolitan Councildeleted text end .

Sec. 89.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.121, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Metropolitan area or area.

"Metropolitan area" or "area" means the area
deleted text begin over which the Metropolitan Council has jurisdiction,deleted text end including only the counties of
Anoka; Carver; Dakota excluding the city of Northfield; Hennepin excluding the cities of
Hanover and Rockford; Ramsey; Scott excluding the city of New Prague; and Washington.

Sec. 90.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.142, is amended to read:


473.142 SMALL BUSINESSES.

(a) The deleted text begin Metropolitan Council anddeleted text end agencies specified in section 473.143, subdivision
1, may award up to a six percent preference in the amount bid for specified goods
or services to small targeted group businesses and veteran-owned small businesses
designated under section 16C.16.

(b) deleted text begin The council anddeleted text end Each agency specified in section 473.143, subdivision 1, may
designate a purchase of goods or services for award only to small targeted group businesses
designated under section 16C.16 if the deleted text begin council ordeleted text end agency determines that at least three
small targeted group businesses are likely to bid. deleted text begin The council anddeleted text end Each agency specified
in section 473.143, subdivision 1, may designate a purchase of goods or services for award
only to veteran-owned small businesses designated under section 16C.16 if the deleted text begin council or
deleted text end agency determines that at least three veteran-owned small businesses are likely to bid.

(c) deleted text begin The council anddeleted text end Each agency specified in section 473.143, subdivision 1, as a
condition of awarding a construction contract or approving a contract for consultant,
professional, or technical services, may set goals that require the prime contractor
to subcontract a portion of the contract to small targeted group businesses and
veteran-owned small businesses designated under section 16C.16. The deleted text begin council ordeleted text end agency
must establish a procedure for granting waivers from the subcontracting requirement
when qualified small targeted group businesses and veteran-owned small businesses are
not reasonably available. The deleted text begin council ordeleted text end agency may establish financial incentives for
prime contractors who exceed the goals for use of subcontractors and financial penalties
for prime contractors who fail to meet goals under this paragraph. The subcontracting
requirements of this paragraph do not apply to prime contractors who are small targeted
group businesses and veteran-owned small businesses. At least 75 percent of the value of
the subcontracts awarded to small targeted group businesses under this paragraph must
be performed by the business to which the subcontract is awarded or by another small
targeted group business. At least 75 percent of the value of the subcontracts awarded to
veteran-owned small businesses under this paragraph must be performed by the business
to which the subcontract is awarded or another veteran-owned small business.

(d) deleted text begin The council anddeleted text end Each agency listed in section 473.143, subdivision 1, deleted text begin aredeleted text end new text begin is
new text end encouraged to purchase from small targeted group businesses and veteran-owned small
businesses designated under section 16C.16 when making purchases that are not subject to
competitive bidding procedures.

(e) deleted text begin The council anddeleted text end Each agency may adopt rules to implement this section.

(f) Each deleted text begin council ordeleted text end agency contract must require the prime contractor to pay any
subcontractor within ten days of the prime contractor's receipt of payment from the
deleted text begin council ordeleted text end agency for undisputed services provided by the subcontractor. The contract
must require the prime contractor to pay interest of 1-1/2 percent per month or any
part of a month to the subcontractor on any undisputed amount not paid on time to the
subcontractor. The minimum monthly interest penalty payment for an unpaid balance of
$100 or more is $10. For an unpaid balance of less than $100, the prime contractor shall
pay the actual penalty due to the subcontractor. A subcontractor who prevails in a civil
action to collect interest penalties from a prime contractor must be awarded its costs and
disbursements, including attorney fees, incurred in bringing the action.

(g) This section does not apply to procurement financed in whole or in part
with federal funds if the procurement is subject to federal disadvantaged, minority, or
women business enterprise regulations. deleted text begin The council anddeleted text end Each agency shall report to the
commissioner of administration on compliance with this section. The information must be
reported at the time and in the manner requested by the commissioner.

Sec. 91.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.1425, is amended to read:


473.1425 WORKING CAPITAL FUND.

deleted text begin The Metropolitan Council ordeleted text end A metropolitan agency defined in section 473.121,
subdivision 5a, to the extent allowed by other law or contract, may grant available money
that has been appropriated for socially or economically disadvantaged business programs
to a guaranty fund administered by a nonprofit organization that makes or guarantees
working capital loans to businesses owned and operated by socially or economically
disadvantaged persons as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section
23.5. The purpose of loans made or guaranteed by the organization must be to provide
short-term working capital to enable eligible businesses to be awarded contracts for goods
and services or for construction related services from government agencies.

Sec. 92.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.143, is amended to read:


473.143 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PLANS.

Subdivision 1.

Application.

For purposes of this section, "agency" means a
metropolitan agency as defined in section 473.121, except the Metropolitan Parks and
Open Space Commission. Agency also means the Metropolitan Mosquito Control
Commission. For purposes of this section, "commissioner" means the commissioner of
the state Department of Management and Budget.

Subd. 2.

Development and contents.

deleted text begin The council anddeleted text end Each agency shall develop
an affirmative action plan and submit its plan to the commissioner for approval. The
commissioner may not approve a plan unless the commissioner determines that it will
be effective in assuring that employment positions are equally accessible to all qualified
persons, in eliminating the underutilization of qualified members of protected groups, in
providing a supportive work environment to all employees, regardless of race, religion,
sex, national origin, or disability, and in dealing with discrimination complaints. For
purposes of this section, "protected group" has the meaning given it in section 43A.02,
subdivision 33. A plan must contain at least the elements required in this subdivision.

(a) It must identify protected groups that are underrepresented in the deleted text begin council's or
deleted text end agency's work force.

(b) It must designate a person responsible for directing and implementing the
affirmative action program and assign the specific responsibilities and duties of that
person. The person responsible for implementing the program shall report directly to the
deleted text begin council's ordeleted text end agency's chief operating officer regarding the person's affirmative action
duties. The person responsible for the affirmative action program shall review examination
and other selection criteria to assure compliance with law. This person shall be involved in
the filling of all vacancies in the deleted text begin council ordeleted text end agency work force, to the extent necessary to
facilitate attainment of affirmative action goals.

(c) It must describe the methods by which the plan will be communicated to
employees and to other persons.

(d) It must describe methods for recruiting members of protected groups. These
methods may include internship programs, cooperation with union apprenticeship
programs, and other steps necessary to expand the number of protected group members
in applicant pools.

(e) It must describe internal procedures in accordance with this paragraph for
processing complaints of alleged discrimination from job applicants and employees.
The procedures must provide for an initial determination of whether the complaint is
properly a discrimination complaint subject to the procedure under the affirmative action
plan. Complaints filed under the discrimination procedures that allege reprisals against
an employee for opposing a forbidden practice or for filing a charge, testifying, or
participating in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing relating to a forbidden practice
are appealable to the chief operating officer of the deleted text begin council ordeleted text end agency. Procedures under
this paragraph must be distinct from any procedures available under a union contract or
personnel policy for nondiscrimination complaints. Use of procedures developed under
this paragraph is not a prerequisite to filing charges with a governmental enforcement
agency, nor does it limit a person's right to file these charges.

(f) It must set goals and timetables to eliminate underutilization of members of each
protected group in the deleted text begin council ordeleted text end agency work force.

(g) It must provide a plan for retaining and promoting protected group members in
the deleted text begin council ordeleted text end agency work force. This plan should encourage training opportunities for
protected group members, to the extent necessary to eliminate underutilization in specific
parts of the work force.

(h) It must describe methods of auditing, evaluating, and reporting program success,
including a procedure that requires a preemployment review of all hiring decisions for
occupational groups with unmet affirmative action goals.

(i) It must provide for training of management and supervisory personnel in
implementation of the plan and in dealing with alleged acts of discrimination in the
workplace.

(j) It must provide for periodic surveying of the deleted text begin council ordeleted text end agency work force to
determine employee attitudes toward implementation of the plan.

(k) It must provide for creation of an employee committee to advise on
implementation of the plan and on any changes needed in the plan.

Subd. 3.

Harassment.

deleted text begin The council anddeleted text end Each agency shall adopt written policies
forbidding harassment based on sex, disability, or race in their workplaces and establishing
implementation plans and grievance procedures to deal with complaints of harassment
based on sex, disability, or race.

Subd. 4.

Performance evaluation.

The evaluation of the performance of each
supervisory and managerial employee of the deleted text begin council and thedeleted text end agencies must include
evaluation of the person's performance in implementing the deleted text begin council's ordeleted text end agency's
affirmative action plan and in preventing forbidden discrimination in the workplace.

Subd. 5.

Report.

By March 1 each year, the commissioner shall report to the
legislature on affirmative action progress of deleted text begin the council and ofdeleted text end each agency. The report
must include:

(1) an audit of the record of deleted text begin the council anddeleted text end each agency to determine compliance
with affirmative action goals and to evaluate overall progress in attainment of overall
affirmative action objectives;

(2) if deleted text begin the council ordeleted text end any agency has failed to make satisfactory progress toward its
affirmative action goals, a list of unmet goals and an analysis of why the failure occurred;

(3) a summary of all personnel actions taken by deleted text begin the council anddeleted text end each agency during
the past calendar year, categorized by occupational group, protected group status, and
full-time, part-time, temporary, and seasonal status; and

(4) a summary of discrimination complaints and lawsuits against deleted text begin the council and
deleted text end each agency filed or resolved during the past calendar year, including the basis for the
complaints and lawsuits.

For purposes of this subdivision, "personnel action" means a new hire, promotion,
transfer, demotion, layoff, recall from layoff, suspension with or without pay, letter of
reprimand, involuntary termination, other disciplinary action, and voluntary termination.

deleted text begin The council anddeleted text end Each agency shall report to the commissioner all information that
the commissioner requests to make the report required by this subdivision. In providing
this information, the deleted text begin council anddeleted text end agencies are not required to reveal information that is
not public data under chapter 13.

deleted text begin The council anddeleted text end Each agency shall submit these reports at the time and in the manner
requested by the commissioner. The commissioner shall report to the legislature on the
failure of deleted text begin the council ordeleted text end an agency to file the required report in a timely manner.

Subd. 6.

Coordination.

The commissioner or a designee shall meet with affirmative
action officers of deleted text begin the council anddeleted text end all of the agencies to share successful techniques
and foster innovative means to implement affirmative action plans and eliminate
discrimination in the workplace.

Subd. 7.

Coordination with legislature.

deleted text begin The council anddeleted text end Each agency shall
facilitate legislative oversight of equal opportunity practices by providing the legislature
access, including access to computerized records if compatible systems exist, to public
data maintained by the agency. The deleted text begin council anddeleted text end agencies must not provide access to
information that is not public data as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 8a.

Sec. 93.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.144, is amended to read:


473.144 CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE FOR CONTRACTS.

(a) For all contracts for goods and services in excess of $100,000, deleted text begin neither the council
nor andeleted text end new text begin no new text end agency listed in section 473.143, subdivision 1, shall accept any bid or proposal
for a contract or agreement from any business having more than 40 full-time employees
within this state on a single working day during the previous 12 months, unless the firm or
business has an affirmative action plan for the employment of minority persons, women,
and qualified disabled individuals submitted to the commissioner of human rights for
approval. deleted text begin Neither the council nor andeleted text end new text begin No new text end agency listed in section 473.143, subdivision 1,
shall execute the contract or agreement until the affirmative action plan has been approved
by the commissioner of human rights. Receipt of a certificate of compliance from the
commissioner of human rights signifies that a business has an approved affirmative
action plan. A certificate is valid for two years. Section 363A.36 governs revocation
of certificates. The rules adopted by the commissioner of human rights under section
363A.37 apply to this section.

(b) This paragraph applies to a contract for goods or services in excess of $100,000
to be entered into between deleted text begin the council ordeleted text end an agency listed in section 473.143, subdivision
1, and a business that is not subject to paragraph (a), but that has more than 40 full-time
employees on a single working day during the previous 12 months in the state where the
business has its primary place of business. The deleted text begin council or thedeleted text end agency may not execute a
contract or agreement with a business covered by this paragraph unless the business has a
certificate of compliance issued by the commissioner under paragraph (a) or the business
certifies to the contracting agency that it is in compliance with federal affirmative action
requirements.

Sec. 94.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.145, is amended to read:


473.145 DEVELOPMENT GUIDE.

The deleted text begin Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of administration new text end shall prepare and adopt,
after appropriate study and such public hearings as may be necessary, a comprehensive
development guide for the metropolitan area. It shall consist of a compilation of policy
statements, goals, standards, programs, and maps prescribing guides for the orderly and
economical development, public and private, of the metropolitan area. The comprehensive
development guide shall recognize and encompass physical, social, or economic needs of
the metropolitan area and those future developments which will have an impact on the
entire area including but not limited to such matters as land use, parks and open space
land needs, the necessity for and location of airports, highways, transit facilities, public
hospitals, libraries, schools, and other public buildings.

Sec. 95.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.146, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Requirement.

The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of administration
new text end shall adopt a long-range comprehensive policy plan for transportation and wastewater
treatment. The plans must substantially conform to all policy statements, purposes, goals,
standards, and maps in the development guide deleted text begin developed and adopted by the council
deleted text end new text begin required new text end under this chapter. Each policy plan must include, to the extent appropriate to the
functions, services, and systems covered, the following:

(1) forecasts of changes in the general levels and distribution of population,
households, employment, land uses, and other relevant matters, for the metropolitan area
and appropriate subareas;

(2) a statement of issues, problems, needs, and opportunities with respect to the
functions, services, and systems covered;

(3) a statement of deleted text begin the council'sdeleted text end goals, objectives, and priorities with respect to the
functions, services, and systems covered, addressing areas and populations to be served,
the levels, distribution, and staging of services; a general description of the facility systems
required to support the services; the estimated cost of improvements required to achieve the
deleted text begin council'sdeleted text end goals for the regional systems, including an analysis of what portion of the funding
for each improvement is proposed to come from the state, deleted text begin Metropolitan Council levies, and
deleted text end cities, counties, and towns in the metropolitan area, respectively, and other similar matters;

(4) a statement of policies to effectuate the deleted text begin council'sdeleted text end goals, objectives, and priorities;

(5) a statement of the fiscal implications of the deleted text begin council'sdeleted text end plan, including a statement
of: (i) the resources available under existing fiscal policy; (ii) the adequacy of resources
under existing fiscal policy and any shortfalls and unattended needs; (iii) additional
resources, if any, that are or may be required to effectuate the deleted text begin council'sdeleted text end new text begin commissioner of
administration's new text end goals, objectives, and priorities; and (iv) any changes in existing fiscal
policy, on regional revenues and intergovernmental aids respectively, that are expected or
deleted text begin that the council hasdeleted text end recommended deleted text begin or may recommenddeleted text end new text begin in the plannew text end ;

(6) a statement of the relationship of the policy plan to other policy plans and
chapters of the deleted text begin Metropolitandeleted text end development guide;new text begin and
new text end

(7) deleted text begin a statement of the relationships to local comprehensive plans prepared under
sections 473.851 to 473.871; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (8)deleted text end additional general information as may be necessary to develop the policy plan or
as may be required by the laws relating to the metropolitan agency and function covered
by the policy plan.

Sec. 96.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.146, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

deleted text begin Development guide:deleted text end Transportation.

The transportation chapter must
include policies relating to all transportation forms and be designed to promote the
legislative determinations, policies, and goals set forth in section 473.371. In addition to
the requirements of subdivision 1 regarding the contents of the policy plan, the nontransit
element of the transportation chapter must include the following:

(1) a statement of the needs and problems of the metropolitan area with respect to
the functions covered, including the present and prospective demand for and constraints
on access to regional business concentrations and other major activity centers and the
constraints on and acceptable levels of development and vehicular trip generation at
such centers;

(2) the objectives of and the policies to be forwarded by the policy plan;

(3) a general description of the physical facilities and services to be developed;

(4) a statement as to the general location of physical facilities and service areas;

(5) a general statement of timing and priorities in the development of those physical
facilities and service areas;

(6) a detailed statement, updated every two years, of timing and priorities for
improvements and expenditures needed on the metropolitan highway system;

(7) a general statement on the level of public expenditure appropriate to the
facilities; and

(8) a long-range assessment of air transportation trends and factors that may affect
airport development in the metropolitan area and policies and strategies that will ensure
a comprehensive, coordinated, and timely investigation and evaluation of alternatives
for airport development.

The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of administration new text end shall develop the nontransit element
in consultation with the transportation advisory board and the Metropolitan Airports
Commission and cities having an airport located within or adjacent to its corporate
boundariesdeleted text begin . The council shall also takedeleted text end new text begin , taking new text end into consideration the airport development
and operations plans and activities of the commission. The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of
administration new text end shall transmit the results to the deleted text begin statedeleted text end Department of Transportation.

Sec. 97.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.146, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Transportation planning.

(a) The deleted text begin Metropolitan Council is the designated
deleted text end new text begin commissioner and affected local governments shall cooperate to designate a new text end planning
agency for any long-range comprehensive transportation planning required by section
134 of the Federal Highway Act of 1962, Section 4 of Urban Mass Transportation
Act of 1964 and Section 112 of Federal Aid Highway Act of 1973 and other federal
transportation laws. The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin designated planning agency new text end shall assure administration
and coordination of transportation planning with appropriate state, regional and other
agencies, counties, and municipalities.

(b) The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin designated planning agency new text end shall establish an advisory body
consisting of citizens and representatives of municipalities, counties, and state agencies in
fulfillment of the planning responsibilities of the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin designated planning agencynew text end . The
membership of the advisory body must consist of:

(1) the commissioner of transportation or the commissioner's designee;

(2) the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency or the commissioner's
designee;

(3) one member of the Metropolitan Airports Commission appointed by the
commission;

(4) one person appointed by the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end to represent nonmotorized
transportation;

(5) one person appointed by the commissioner deleted text begin of transportationdeleted text end to represent the
freight transportation industry;

(6) two persons appointed by the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end to represent public transit;

(7) ten elected officials of cities within the metropolitan area, including one
representative from each first-class city, appointed by the Association of Metropolitan
Municipalities;

(8) one member of the county board of each county in the seven-county metropolitan
area, appointed by the respective county boards;new text begin and
new text end

(9) eight citizens appointed by the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end , one from each deleted text begin council
precinct; anddeleted text end new text begin Metropolitan Airports Commission district.
new text end

deleted text begin (10) one member of the council, appointed by the council.
 deleted text end

The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin designated planning agency new text end shall appoint a chair from among the
members of the advisory body.

Sec. 98.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.146, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Consultation with agency; predrafting notice. new text end

new text begin (a) In preparing or
amending the policy plan, the commissioner of administration shall consult with and make
use of the expertise of the affected metropolitan agency. The agency shall cooperate with
the commissioner and make its records, studies, plans, and other information available to
the commissioner.
 new text end

new text begin (b) Before beginning to prepare a substantial revision of a policy plan, the office shall
publish notice and request comments from the public. At least 90 days before publication
of the predrafting notice, the office shall submit a draft of the notice to the affected
metropolitan agency for review and comment. The predrafting notice must include a
statement of the subjects expected to be covered by the policy and implementation plans; a
summary of important problems, issues, and matters that are expected to be addressed in
the plans; and a summary of the studies and other information required as the basis of the
plans. All interested persons must be afforded an opportunity to submit data or views on
the predrafting notice, either orally or in writing.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Before adopting a policy plan or substantial revision, the commissioner shall
submit the proposed plan to the affected metropolitan agency for its review, and the
agency shall report its comments to the commissioner within 90 days.
 new text end

Sec. 99.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.146, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Hearing; adoption. new text end

new text begin The office shall hold a public hearing on the proposed
policy plan at a time and place in the metropolitan area determined by the commissioner.
Not less than 15 days before the hearing, the commissioner shall publish notice in a
newspaper or newspapers having general circulation in the metropolitan area, stating
the date, time, and place of hearing, and the place where the proposed policy plan and
agency comments may be examined by any interested person. At any hearing, interested
persons must be permitted to present their views on the policy plan, and the hearing may
be continued from time to time. After receipt of the agency's report and the hearing,
the commissioner may revise the proposed plan giving appropriate consideration to all
comments received and thereafter shall adopt the plan by resolution.
 new text end

Sec. 100.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.146, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Effect. new text end

new text begin Adopted policy plans must be followed by the office and the
affected metropolitan agency.
 new text end

Sec. 101.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.146, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Amendment. new text end

new text begin An amendment to a policy plan may be initiated by
the commissioner or by an affected metropolitan agency. At least every five years, the
commissioner shall engage in a comprehensive review of the policy plan and revise the
plan as necessary. The commissioner shall amend a policy plan in accordance with the
procedures established in this section.
 new text end

Sec. 102.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.8011, is amended to read:


473.8011 METROPOLITAN AGENCY RECYCLING GOAL.

By December 31, 1993, deleted text begin the Metropolitan Council,deleted text end each metropolitan agency as
defined in section 473.121, and the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District established in
section 473.702 shall recycle at least 40 percent by weight of the solid waste generated
by their offices or other operations. The commissioner shall provide information and
technical assistance to deleted text begin the council,deleted text end agenciesdeleted text begin ,deleted text end and the district to implement effective
recycling programs.

By August 1 of each year, deleted text begin the council,deleted text end each agencydeleted text begin ,deleted text end and the district shall submit to
the Pollution Control Agency a report for the previous fiscal year describing recycling
rates, specified by the county in which the deleted text begin council,deleted text end agencydeleted text begin ,deleted text end or operation is located,
and progress toward meeting the recycling goal. The Pollution Control Agency shall
incorporate the recycling rates reported in the respective county's recycling rates for
the previous fiscal year.

If the goal is not met, the deleted text begin council,deleted text end agencydeleted text begin ,deleted text end or district must include in its 1994 report
reasons for not meeting the goal and a plan for meeting it in the future.

Sec. 103.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.910, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Membership.

The board shall be composed of deleted text begin 13deleted text end new text begin 12 new text end members. Three
members must be appointed by the Minneapolis City Council from among its members;
three by the Hennepin County Board, from among its members; one by the Minneapolis
Park Board, from among its members; deleted text begin one by the Metropolitan Council, from among
its members;deleted text end two members of the public appointed by the Minneapolis City Council;
two members of the public appointed by the Hennepin County Board; and one member
appointed by the member of Congress from the fifth district or the member's designee.
The public members must reside or do business in the affected area.

Sec. 104.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 477A.011, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Population.

"Population" means the population estimated or established as
of July 15 in an aid calculation year by the most recent federal census, by a special census
conducted under contract with the United States Bureau of the Census, deleted text begin by a population
estimate made by the Metropolitan Council pursuant to section 473.24,deleted text end or by a population
estimate of the state demographer made pursuant to section 4A.02, whichever is the most
recent as to the stated date of the count or estimate for the preceding calendar year, and
which has been certified to the commissioner of revenue on or before July 15 of the aid
calculation year. The term "per capita" refers to population as defined by this subdivision.
A revision of an estimate or count is effective for these purposes only if it is certified to
the commissioner on or before July 15 of the aid calculation year. Clerical errors in the
certification or use of the estimates and counts established as of July 15 in the aid calculation
year are subject to correction within the time periods allowed under section 477A.014.

Sec. 105.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 477A.011, subdivision 38, is amended to
read:


Subd. 38.

Household size.

"Household size" means the average number of persons
per household in the jurisdiction as most recently estimated and reported by the state
demographer deleted text begin and Metropolitan Councildeleted text end as of July 15 of the aid calculation year. A
revision to an estimate or enumeration is effective for these purposes only if it is certified
to the commissioner on or before July 15 of the aid calculation year. Clerical errors in the
certification or use of estimates and counts established as of July 15 in the aid calculation
year are subject to correction within the time periods allowed under section 477A.014.

Sec. 106.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 477A.0124, subdivision 2, is amended to
read:


Subd. 2.

Definitions.

(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms
have the meanings given them.

(b) "County program aid" means the sum of "county need aid," "county tax base
equalization aid," and "county transition aid."

(c) "Age-adjusted population" means a county's population multiplied by the county
age index.

(d) "County age index" means the percentage of the population over age 65 within
the county divided by the percentage of the population over age 65 within the state, except
that the age index for any county may not be greater than 1.8 nor less than 0.8.

(e) "Population over age 65" means the population over age 65 established as of
July 15 in an aid calculation year by the most recent federal census, by a special census
conducted under contract with the United States Bureau of the Census, deleted text begin by a population
estimate made by the Metropolitan Council,deleted text end or by a population estimate of the state
demographer made pursuant to section 4A.02, whichever is the most recent as to the stated
date of the count or estimate for the preceding calendar year and which has been certified
to the commissioner of revenue on or before July 15 of the aid calculation year. A revision
to an estimate or count is effective for these purposes only if certified to the commissioner
on or before July 15 of the aid calculation year. Clerical errors in the certification or use of
estimates and counts established as of July 15 in the aid calculation year are subject to
correction within the time periods allowed under section 477A.014.

(f) "Part I crimes" means the three-year average annual number of Part I crimes
reported for each county by the Department of Public Safety for the most recent years
available. By July 1 of each year, the commissioner of public safety shall certify to the
commissioner of revenue the number of Part I crimes reported for each county for the
three most recent calendar years available.

(g) "Households receiving food stamps" means the average monthly number of
households receiving food stamps for the three most recent years for which data is
available. By July 1 of each year, the commissioner of human services must certify to the
commissioner of revenue the average monthly number of households in the state and in
each county that receive food stamps, for the three most recent calendar years available.

(h) "County net tax capacity" means the county's adjusted net tax capacity under
section 273.1325.

Sec. 107.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 572A.02, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Decision factors.

In disputes brought under this section, the arbitration
panel shall consider the following factors in making a decision:

(1) present population and number of households, past population, and projected
population growth of the subject area and adjacent units of local government;

(2) quantity of land within the subject area and adjacent units of local government;
and natural terrain including recognizable physical features, general topography, major
watersheds, soil conditions, and such natural features as rivers, lakes, and major bluffs;

(3) degree of contiguity of the boundaries between the municipality and the subject
area;

(4) present pattern of physical development, planning, and intended land uses in the
subject area and the municipality including residential, industrial, commercial, agricultural,
and institutional land uses and the impact of the proposed action on those land uses;

(5) the present transportation network and potential transportation issues, including
proposed highway development;

(6) land use controls and planning presently being utilized in the municipality and
the subject area, including comprehensive plans for development in the area deleted text begin and plans
and policies of the Metropolitan Councildeleted text end , and whether there are inconsistencies between
proposed development and existing land use controls and the reasons therefore;

(7) existing levels of governmental services being provided in the municipality
and the subject area, including water and sewer service, fire rating and protection,
law enforcement, street improvements and maintenance, administrative services, and
recreational facilities and the impact of the proposed action on the delivery of said services;

(8) existing or potential environmental problems and whether the proposed action is
likely to improve or resolve these problems;

(9) plans and programs by the municipality for providing needed governmental
services to the subject area;

(10) an analysis of the fiscal impact on the municipality, the subject area, and
adjacent units of local government, including net tax capacity and the present bonded
indebtedness, and the local tax rates of the county, school district, and township;

(11) relationship and effect of the proposed action on affected and adjacent school
districts and communities;

(12) adequacy of town government to deliver services to the subject area;

(13) analysis of whether necessary governmental services can best be provided
through the proposed action or another type of boundary adjustment; and

(14) if only a part of a township is annexed, the ability of the remainder of the
township to continue or the feasibility of it being incorporated separately or being annexed
to another municipality.

Any party to the proceeding may present evidence and testimony on any of the above
factors at the hearing on the matter.

Sec. 108.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 604B.04, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Governmental unit immunity.

No cause of action may be maintained
against a governmental unit as defined in section 462.384, subdivision 2, including
governmental units acting jointly under section 471.59, for damages or harm resulting
from the collection, publication, or dissemination of year 2000 solution information to
other governmental units or deleted text begin to the Metropolitan Council ordeleted text end new text begin metropolitan new text end agencies.

Sec. 109.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 609.2231, subdivision 11, is amended to
read:


Subd. 11.

Transit operators.

(a) A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if
(1) the person assaults a transit operator, or intentionally throws or otherwise transfers
bodily fluids onto a transit operator; and (2) the transit operator is acting in the course
of the operator's duties and is operating a transit vehicle, aboard a transit vehicle, or
otherwise responsible for a transit vehicle. A person convicted under this paragraph
may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one year or to payment of a fine of
not more than $3,000, or both.

(b) For the purposes of this subdivision, "transit operator" means a driver or operator
of a transit vehicle that is used to provide any of the following services:

(1) public transit, as defined in section 174.22, subdivision 7;

(2) light rail transit service;

(3) special transportation service under section 473.386, whether provided by the
deleted text begin Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin Department of Transportation new text end or by other providers under contract
with the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin departmentnew text end ; or

(4) commuter rail service.

Sec. 110.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 609.594, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

As used in this section:

(1) "critical public service facility" includes railroad yards and stations, bus stations,
airports, and other mass transit facilities; oil refineries; storage areas or facilities for
hazardous materials, hazardous substances, or hazardous wastes; and bridges;

(2) "pipeline" has the meaning given in section 609.6055, subdivision 1; and

(3) "utility" includes: (i) any organization defined as a utility in section 216C.06,
subdivision 18; (ii) any telecommunications carrier or telephone company regulated under
chapter 237; and (iii) any local utility or enterprise formed for the purpose of providing
electrical or gas heating and power, telephone, water, sewage, wastewater, or other related
utility service, which is owned, controlled, or regulated by a town, a statutory or home
rule charter city, a county, a port development authority, deleted text begin the Metropolitan Council,deleted text end a
district heating authority, a regional commission or other regional government unit, or a
combination of these governmental units.

Sec. 111.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 609.6055, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) As used in this section, the following terms have
the meanings given.

(b) "Critical public service facility" includes buildings and other physical structures,
and fenced in or otherwise enclosed property, of railroad yards and stations, bus stations,
airports, and other mass transit facilities; oil refineries; and storage areas or facilities for
hazardous materials, hazardous substances, or hazardous wastes. The term also includes
nonpublic portions of bridges. The term does not include railroad tracks extending beyond
a critical public service facility.

(c) "Pipeline" includes an aboveground pipeline, a belowground pipeline housed in
an underground structure, and any equipment, facility, or building located in this state that
is used to transport natural or synthetic gas, crude petroleum or petroleum fuels or oil or
their derivatives, or hazardous liquids, to or within a distribution, refining, manufacturing,
or storage facility that is located inside or outside of this state. Pipeline does not include
service lines.

(d) "Utility" includes:

(1) any organization defined as a utility in section 216C.06, subdivision 18;

(2) any telecommunications carrier or telephone company regulated under chapter
237; and

(3) any local utility or enterprise formed for the purpose of providing electrical or gas
heating and power, telephone, water, sewage, wastewater, or other related utility service,
which is owned, controlled, or regulated by a town, a statutory or home rule charter city,
a county, a port development authority, deleted text begin the Metropolitan Council,deleted text end a district heating
authority, a regional commission or other regional government unit, or a combination of
these governmental units.

The term does not include property located above buried power or
telecommunications lines or property located below suspended power or
telecommunications lines, unless the property is fenced in or otherwise enclosed.

(e) "Utility line" includes power, telecommunications, and transmissions lines as
well as related equipment owned or controlled by a utility.

Sec. 112. new text begin BONDS.
new text end

new text begin Bonds and other debt authorized by any sections of statute affected by this article
that are outstanding on the effective date of this article must be paid and retired according
to those sections and the terms of the bonds or other debt instruments. The auditors of the
metropolitan counties shall see to the administration of this section.
 new text end

Sec. 113. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 3.8841; 103B.235, subdivision 3a; 238.43,
subdivision 5; 297A.992, subdivision 12; 462.382; 462C.071, subdivision 4; 473.121,
subdivisions 3 and 8; 473.123, subdivisions 1, 2a, 3, 3a, 3e, 4, and 8; 473.125; 473.127;
473.129; 473.1293; 473.132; 473.165; 473.24; 473.242; 473.245; 473.246; 473.249,
subdivisions 1 and 2; 473.25; 473.251; 473.253; 473.254; 473.255; 473.3875; and
473.915, new text end new text begin are repealed.
 new text end

new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Minnesota Rules, parts 5800.0010; 5800.0020; 5800.0030; 5800.0040;
5800.0050; 5800.0060; 5800.0070; 5800.0080; 5800.0090; 5800.0100; 5800.0110;
5800.0120; 5800.0130; 5800.0140; and 5800.0150, new text end new text begin are repealed.
 new text end

Sec. 114. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin This article is effective July 1, 2015.
 new text end

ARTICLE 2

PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO COMMUNICATION

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 403.30, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Standing appropriation; costs covered.

The amount necessary to
pay debt service costs and reserves for bonds issued by the Metropolitan Council under
section 403.27 new text begin before July 1, 2016, new text end or by the commissioner of management and budget
under section 403.275 is appropriated from the 911 emergency telecommunications service
account established under section 403.11 to the commissioner of management and budget.
The commissioner of management and budget shall transmit the necessary amounts to the
deleted text begin Metropolitan Council as requested by the councildeleted text end new text begin auditors of the metropolitan counties as
requested by the auditorsnew text end .

This appropriation shall be used to pay annual debt service costs and reserves for
bonds issued pursuant to section 403.27 or 403.275 prior to use of fee money to pay other
costs or to support other appropriations.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 403.31, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Powers of government units.

To accomplish any duty imposed on it
by the deleted text begin council ordeleted text end radio board, the governing body of every local government in the
metropolitan area may exercise the powers granted any municipality by chapters 117, 412,
429, and 475 and by sections 115.46, 444.075, and 471.59.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 403.31, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Deficiency tax levies.

If the governing body of any local government using
the first or second phase system fails to meet any payment to the board under subdivision
1 when due, the deleted text begin Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin local government governing body new text end may certify to
the auditor of the county in which the government unit is located the amount required
for payment of the amount due with interest at six percent per year. The auditor shall
levy and extend the amount due, with interest, as a tax upon all taxable property in the
government unit for the next calendar year, free from any existing limitations imposed by
law or charter. This tax shall be collected in the same manner as the general taxes of the
government unit, and the proceeds of the tax, when collected, shall be paid by the county
treasurer to the board and credited to the government unit for which the tax was levied.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 403.36, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Membership.

(a) The commissioner of public safety shall convene
and chair the Statewide Radio Board to develop a project plan for a statewide, shared,
trunked public safety radio communication system. The system may be referred to as
"Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response," or "ARMER."

(b) The board consists of the following members or their designees:

(1) the commissioner of public safety;

(2) the commissioner of transportation;

(3) the state chief information officer;

(4) the commissioner of natural resources;

(5) the chief of the Minnesota State Patrol;

deleted text begin (6) the chair of the Metropolitan Council;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (7)deleted text end new text begin (6) new text end two elected city officials, one from the nine-county metropolitan area and one
from Greater Minnesota, appointed by the governing body of the League of Minnesota
Cities;

deleted text begin (8)deleted text end new text begin (7) new text end two elected county officials, one from the nine-county metropolitan area
and one from Greater Minnesota, appointed by the governing body of the Association
of Minnesota Counties;

deleted text begin (9)deleted text end new text begin (8) new text end two sheriffs, one from the nine-county metropolitan area and one from Greater
Minnesota, appointed by the governing body of the Minnesota Sheriffs' Association;

deleted text begin (10)deleted text end new text begin (9) new text end two chiefs of police, one from the nine-county metropolitan area and one
from Greater Minnesota, appointed by the governor after considering recommendations
made by the Minnesota Chiefs' of Police Association;

deleted text begin (11)deleted text end new text begin (10) new text end two fire chiefs, one from the nine-county metropolitan area and one from
Greater Minnesota, appointed by the governor after considering recommendations made
by the Minnesota Fire Chiefs' Association;

deleted text begin (12)deleted text end new text begin (11) new text end two representatives of emergency medical service providers, one from the
nine-county metropolitan area and one from Greater Minnesota, appointed by the governor
after considering recommendations made by the Minnesota Ambulance Association;

deleted text begin (13)deleted text end new text begin (12) new text end the chair of the regional radio board for the metropolitan area; and

deleted text begin (14)deleted text end new text begin (13) new text end a representative of Greater Minnesota elected by those units of government
in phase three and any subsequent phase of development as defined in the statewide,
shared radio and communication plan, who have submitted a plan to the Statewide Radio
Board and where development has been initiated.

(c) The Statewide Radio Board shall coordinate the appointment of board members
representing Greater Minnesota with the appointing authorities and may designate the
geographic region or regions from which an appointed board member is selected where
necessary to provide representation from throughout the state.

Sec. 5. new text begin BONDS AND CERTIFICATES.
new text end

new text begin Debt obligations authorized and issued under Minnesota Statutes, section 403.27,
before the effective date of this article must be paid for and retired according to that
section and the terms of those obligations and their bond indentures and trust agreements.
The metropolitan county auditors shall administer this section.
 new text end

Sec. 6. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 403.27; 403.29, subdivision 4; and 403.32, new text end new text begin are
repealed.
 new text end

Sec. 7. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin This article is effective July 1, 2015.
 new text end

ARTICLE 3

FISCAL DISPARITIES

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473F.02, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Population.

"Population" means the most recent estimate of the
population of a municipality made by the deleted text begin Metropolitan Council under section 473.24deleted text end new text begin state
demographer new text end and filed with the commissioner of revenue as of July 15 of the year in which
a municipality's distribution net tax capacity is calculated.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473F.02, subdivision 8, is amended to read:


Subd. 8.

Municipality.

"Municipality" means a city, town, or township located
in whole or part within the area, but not the cities of New Prague or Northfield. If a
municipality is located partly within and partly without the area, the references in sections
473F.01 to 473F.13 to property or any portion thereof subject to taxation or taxing
jurisdiction within the municipality are to such property or portion thereof as is located
in that portion of the municipality within the area, except that the fiscal capacity of such
a municipality shall be computed upon the basis of the valuation and population of the
entire municipality.

A municipality shall be excluded from the area if its municipal comprehensive zoning
and planning policies conscientiously exclude most commercial-industrial development,
for reasons other than preserving an agricultural use. The deleted text begin Metropolitan Council and the
deleted text end new text begin commissioner of administration and the new text end commissioner of revenue shall jointly make
this determination annually and shall notify those municipalities that are ineligible to
participate in the tax base sharing program provided in this chapter for the following year.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473F.08, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Apportionment of levy.

The county auditor shall apportion the levy
of each governmental unit in the auditor's county in the manner prescribed by this
subdivision. The auditor shall:

(a) by August 20, determine the areawide portion of the levy for each governmental
unit by multiplying the local tax rate of the governmental unit for the preceding levy year
times the distribution value set forth in subdivision 2, clause (b);

(b) by September 5, determine the local portion of the current year's levy by
subtracting the resulting amount from clause (a) from the governmental unit's current
year's levy;new text begin and
new text end

(c) for determinations made under clause (a) in the case of school districts, for
taxes payable in 2002, exclude the general education tax rate and the portion of the
referendum tax rate attributable to the first $415 per pupil unit from the local tax rate for
the preceding levy yeardeleted text begin ;deleted text end new text begin .
new text end

deleted text begin (d) for determinations made under clause (a) in the case of the Metropolitan Council,
for taxes payable in 2002, exclude the transit operating tax rate from the local tax rate
for the preceding levy year; and
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (e) for determinations made under clause (a) in the case of transit opt-out cities,
for taxes payable in 2002, exclude the opt-out transit rate from the local tax rate for the
preceding levy year.
 deleted text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473F.08, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Areawide tax rate.

On or before August 25 of each year, the county auditor
shall certify to the administrative auditor that portion of the levy of each governmental unit
determined under subdivisions 3, clause (a), new text begin and new text end 3adeleted text begin , and 3bdeleted text end . The administrative auditor
shall then determine the areawide tax rate sufficient to yield an amount equal to the sum of
such levies from the areawide net tax capacity. On or before September 1 of each year, the
administrative auditor shall certify the areawide tax rate to each of the county auditors.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473F.08, subdivision 7a, is amended to read:


Subd. 7a.

Certification of values; payment.

The administrative auditor shall
determine for each county the difference between the total levy on distribution value
pursuant to subdivisions 3, clause (a), new text begin and new text end 3adeleted text begin , and 3bdeleted text end , within the county and the total tax
on contribution value pursuant to subdivision 6, within the county. On or before May 16
of each year, the administrative auditor shall certify the differences so determined to each
county auditor. In addition, the administrative auditor shall certify to those county auditors
for whose county the total tax on contribution value exceeds the total levy on distribution
value the settlement the county is to make to the other counties of the excess of the total tax
on contribution value over the total levy on distribution value in the county. On or before
June 15 and November 15 of each year, each county treasurer in a county having a total tax
on contribution value in excess of the total levy on distribution value shall pay one-half of
the excess to the other counties in accordance with the administrative auditors certification.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473F.13, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Certification of change in status.

If a municipality is dissolved,
is consolidated with all or part of another municipality, annexes territory, has a portion
of its territory detached from it, or is newly incorporated, the secretary of state shall
immediately certify that fact to the commissioner of revenue. The secretary of state shall
also certify to the commissioner of revenue the current population of the new, enlarged, or
successor municipality, if determined by the chief administrative law judge of the state
Office of Administrative Hearings incident to consolidation, annexation, or incorporation
proceedings. The population so certified shall govern for purposes of sections 473F.01 to
473F.13 until the deleted text begin Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin state demographer new text end files its first population estimate
as of a later date with the commissioner of revenue. If an annexation of unincorporated
land occurs without proceedings before the chief administrative law judge, the population
of the annexing municipality as previously determined shall continue to govern for
purposes of sections 473F.01 to 473F.13 until the deleted text begin Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin state demographer
new text end files its first population estimate as of a later date with the commissioner of revenue.

Sec. 7. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 473F.02, subdivision 21; and 473F.08, subdivision
3b, new text end new text begin are repealed.
 new text end

Sec. 8. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin This article is effective July 1, 2016.
 new text end

ARTICLE 4

METROPOLITAN LAND USE PLANNING

Section 1. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 473.175; 473.181, subdivisions 2 and 5; 473.191;
473.206; 473.208; 473.851; 473.852, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10; 473.853;
473.854; 473.856; 473.857; 473.858; 473.859; 473.86; 473.861; 473.862; 473.864;
473.865; 473.866; 473.867, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6; 473.869; 473.87; and 473.871,
new text end new text begin are repealed.
 new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin This article is effective July 1, 2016.
 new text end

ARTICLE 5

METROPOLITAN AIRPORTS COMMISSION

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.192, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Definitions.

For purposes of this section, "metropolitan area" has the
meaning given it in section 473.121, subdivision 2. "Transportation policy plan" means
the plan adopted by the deleted text begin Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of administration new text end pursuant
to section 473.145. "Municipality" has the meaning provided by section 462.352,
subdivision 2.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.192, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Ordinance.

A municipality in the metropolitan area that, in part or in
whole, is within the aircraft noise zones designated in the transportation policy plan may
adopt and enforce ordinances and controls to regulate building construction methods and
materials for the purpose of attenuating aircraft noise in habitable buildings in and around
the noise zone. The ordinance or control shall not apply to remodeling or rehabilitating
an existing residential building nor to the construction of an appurtenance to an existing
residential building. An ordinance adopted by a municipality must be adequate to
implement the deleted text begin Metropolitan Council'sdeleted text end guidelines new text begin of the commissioner of administration
new text end for land use compatibility with aircraft noise. Section 326B.121 does not apply to
ordinances adopted under this section.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.602, is amended to read:


473.602 DECLARATION OF PURPOSES.

It is the purpose of sections 473.601 to 473.679 to:

(1) promote the public welfare and national security; serve public interest,
convenience, and necessity; promote air navigation and transportation, international,
national, state, and local, in and through this state; promote the efficient, safe, and
economical handling of air commerce; assure the inclusion of this state in national
and international programs of air transportation; and to those ends to develop the full
potentialities of the metropolitan area in this state as an aviation center, and to correlate
that area with all aviation facilities in the entire state so as to provide for the most
economical and effective use of aeronautic facilities and services in that area;

(2) assure the residents of the metropolitan area of the minimum environmental
impact from air navigation and transportation, and to that end provide for noise abatement,
control of airport area land use, and other protective measures; and

(3) promote the overall goals of the state's environmental policies and minimize the
public's exposure to noise and safety hazards around airports.

To achieve these purposes, the corporation shall cooperate with and assist the
deleted text begin Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of administrationnew text end , the federal government, the
commissioner of transportation of this state, the Pollution Control Agency, and others
engaged in aeronautics or the promotion and regulation of aeronautics and shall seek to
coordinate its activities with the aeronautical activities of these bodies.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.604, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Composition.

The commission consists of:

(1) the mayor of each of the cities, or a qualified voter appointed by the mayor,
for the term of office as mayor;

(2) eight members, appointed by the governor, one from each of the following
deleted text begin agencydeleted text end districtsnew text begin , based on the Metropolitan Council plan MC2013-1A, on file with the
Geographical Information Systems Office of the Legislative Coordinating Commission
and published on its Web site on April 9, 2013new text end :

(i) district A, consisting of council districts 1 and 2;

(ii) district B, consisting of council districts 3 and 4;

(iii) district C, consisting of council districts 5 and 6;

(iv) district D, consisting of council districts 7 and 8;

(v) district E, consisting of council districts 9 and 10;

(vi) district F, consisting of council districts 11 and 12;

(vii) district G, consisting of council districts 13 and 14; and

(viii) district H, consisting of council districts 15 and 16.

Each member shall be a resident of the district represented. For appointments after June 2,
2006, a member must have resided in the district for at least six months and in the state
for at least one year immediately preceding the appointment. The terms of the members
from districts A, B, F, and H expire on January 1, 2007. The terms of the members from
districts C, D, E, and G expire on January 5, 2009. The successors of each member must
be appointed to four-year terms. Before making an appointment, the governor shall
consult with each member of the legislature from the district for which the member is to
be appointed, to solicit the legislator's recommendation on the appointment;

(3) four members appointed by the governor from outside of the metropolitan area to
reflect fairly the various regions and interests throughout the state that are affected by the
operation of the commission's major airport and airport system. Two of these members
must be residents of statutory or home rule charter cities, towns, or counties containing an
airport designated by the commissioner of transportation as a key airport. The other two
must be residents of statutory or home rule charter cities, towns, or counties containing an
airport designated by the commissioner of transportation as an intermediate airport. The
members must be appointed by the governor as follows: one for a term of one year, one for
a term of two years, one for a term of three years, and one for a term of four years. All of the
terms start on July 1, 1989. The successors of each member must be appointed to four-year
terms commencing on the first Monday in January of each fourth year after the expiration
of the original term. Before making an appointment, the governor shall consult each
member of the legislature representing the municipality or county from which the member
is to be appointed, to solicit the legislator's recommendation on the appointment; and

(4) a chair appointed by the governor for a term of four years. The chair may be
removed at the pleasure of the governor.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.604, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end

new text begin Redistricting. new text end

new text begin The legislature shall redraw the boundaries of the districts
after each decennial federal census so that each district has substantially equal population.
Redistricting is effective in the year ending in the numeral "3." Within 60 days after a
redistricting plan takes effect, the governor shall appoint members from the newly drawn
districts to serve terms as provided under subdivision 2.
 new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.608, subdivision 19, is amended to read:


Subd. 19.

Acoustical barriers.

The corporation shall construct an acoustical barrier
in or along the perimeter of maintenance areas of the Minneapolis-St. Paul International
Airport. It also shall construct acoustical barriers along the perimeter of runways of
such airport where it is reasonably necessary, practical and safe to do so according to
the standards of the Federal Aviation Administration. All barriers shall conform to
specifications approved by the Pollution Control Agency. For purposes of this subdivision,
an acoustical barrier is a wall, fence, natural barrier such as an earthen barrier or trees
designed to abate noise. The corporation shall also confer and cooperate with any entity
which it creates for the purpose of studying and implementing sound abatement programs
and with representatives of persons residing in the vicinity of any airport who desire to
explore means for relieving the area of the detrimental effects of aircraft noise.

Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law none of the construction authorized
by this subdivision shall be subject to review or approval by the deleted text begin Metropolitan Council
deleted text end new text begin commissioner of administrationnew text end .

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.611, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

New or existing airports.

Any long-term comprehensive plans adopted
by the commission for the betterment and enlargement of existing airports, for the
acquisition and construction of new airports, and for the categories of use of airports
owned or controlled by the commission shall be consistent with the development guide of
the deleted text begin Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of administrationnew text end .

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.638, is amended to read:


473.638 CONTROL MEASURE INVOLVING TAKING.

Subd. 2.

Retention or sale of property.

The commission may retain any property
now owned by it deleted text begin or acquired under subdivision 1deleted text end and use it for a lawful purpose, or
it may provide for the sale or other disposition of the property in accordance with a
redevelopment plan in the same manner and upon the same terms as the housing and
redevelopment authority and governing body of a municipality under the provisions of
section 469.029, all subject to existing land use and development control measures
approved by the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of administrationnew text end .

Subd. 3.

Sharing of costs.

The Metropolitan Airports Commission and any other
government unit in the metropolitan area may enter into an agreement under which
the cost of acquiring a property and the proceeds from the sale or other disposition of
it under subdivision 2 are to be shared by the commission and such government unit.
The commissiondeleted text begin , the Metropolitan Council,deleted text end or any government unit may also enter
into any agreements with the United States or the state of Minnesota, or any agency or
subdivision of either, and do all acts and things required by state or federal law or rules as
a condition or consideration for the loan or grant of funds or property for the purpose of
land acquisition or improvement under subdivisions 1 and 2.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.64, is amended to read:


473.64 GOVERNMENTS IN AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT AREA; TAX
SHARING.

The governing bodies of government units located wholly or partly in an airport
development area shall jointly study and decide upon a plan for the sharing of property
tax revenues derived from property located in an airport development area. If 80 percent
of the government units having territory within the airport development area agree
upon a plan, the plan is effective, and all government units shall enter into whatever
agreements may be necessary for this purpose. The plan, however, may not impair the
existing contract obligations of any government unit. This section does not apply to the
Metropolitan Airports Commission deleted text begin or the councildeleted text end .

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.655, is amended to read:


473.655 PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENTAL PURPOSES.

It is hereby determined and declared that the purposes of sections 473.601 to
473.679 are public and governmental; that the development of the metropolitan airports
system by the corporation be consistent with the transportation chapter of the Metropolitan
deleted text begin Council'sdeleted text end Development Guide and promote the public safety and welfare of the state; and
that the development, extension, maintenance, and operation of the system in such a
manner as to assure the residents of the metropolitan area of the minimum environmental
impact from air navigation and transportation, with provision for noise abatement, control
of airport area land use, and other protective measures, is essential to the development of
air navigation and transportation in and through this state, and is necessary in order to
assure the inclusion of this state in national and international systems of air transportation,
benefits the people of the state as a whole, renders a general public service, and provides
employment, and is of great public economic benefit.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.661, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Noise mitigation.

(a) According to the schedule in paragraph (b),
commission funds must be dedicated (1) to supplement the implementation of corrective
land use management measures approved by the Federal Aviation Administration as part
of the commission's Federal Aviation Regulations, part 150 noise compatibility program,
and (2) for soundproofing and accompanying air conditioning of residences, schools,
and other public buildings when there is a demonstrated need because of aircraft noise,
regardless of the location of the building to be soundproofed.

(b) The noise mitigation program described in paragraph (a) shall be funded by the
commission from whatever source of funds according to the following schedule:

In 1993, an amount equal to 20 percent of the passenger facilities charges revenue
amount budgeted by the commission for 1993;

In 1994, an amount equal to 20 percent of the passenger facilities charges revenue
amount budgeted by the commission for 1994;

In 1995, an amount equal to 35 percent of the passenger facilities charges revenue
amount budgeted by the commission for 1995; and

In 1996 and 1997, an amount equal to 40 percent of the passenger facilities charges
revenue amount budgeted by the commission for 1996.

(c) From 1996 to 2002, the commission shall spend no less than $185,000,000 from
any source of funds for insulation and accompanying air conditioning of residences,
schools, and other publicly owned buildings where there is a demonstrated need because
of aircraft noise; and property acquisition, limited to residences, schools, and other
publicly owned buildings, within the noise impacted area. In addition, the corporation
shall insulate and air condition four schools in Minneapolis and two schools in Richfield
that are located in the 1996 60 Ldn contour.

(d) Before the commission constructs a new runway at Minneapolis-St. Paul
International Airport, the commission shall determine the probable levels of noise that
will result in various parts of the metropolitan area from the operation of aircraft on
the new runway and shall develop a program to mitigate noise in those parts of the
metropolitan area that are located outside the 1996 65 Ldn contour but will be located
within the 65 Ldn contour as established after the new runway is in operation. Based
upon this determination, the commission shall reserve in its annual budget, until noise
mitigation measures are completed, an amount of money necessary to implement this
noise mitigation program in the newly impacted areas.

(e) The commission's capital improvement projects, program, and plan must reflect
the requirements of this section. As part of the commission's report to the legislature under
section 473.621, subdivision 1a, the commission must provide a description and the status
of each noise mitigation project implemented under this section.

deleted text begin (f) Within 180 days of submitting the commission's and the Metropolitan Council's
report and recommendations on major airport planning to the legislature as required by
Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 473.618, the commission, with the assistance of its
sound abatement advisory committee, shall make a recommendation to the state Advisory
Council on Metropolitan Airport Planning regarding proposed mitigation activities and
appropriate funding levels for mitigation activities at Minneapolis-St. Paul International
Airport and in the neighboring communities. The recommendation shall examine
mitigation measures to the 60 Ldn level. The state Advisory Council on Metropolitan
Airport Planning shall review the recommendation and comment to the legislature within
60 days after the recommendation is submitted to the council.
 deleted text end

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.667, subdivision 8, is amended to read:


Subd. 8.

Refunding deficiencies.

If in any year the revenues available for transfer
to the debt service fund are or will in the judgment of the commission be insufficient to
produce the balance required thereon on October 10 under the provisions of subdivision 4,
or to make any interest or principal payment due on certificates of indebtedness issued
under the provisions of subdivision 10, the commission maydeleted text begin , with the approval of the
council,deleted text end issue refunding bonds and appropriate the proceeds to the debt service fund in
the amount needed to restore the deficiency, provided that the refunding bonds shall not
mature earlier than the date or dates when the commission estimates that the revenues
from enforced or increased rates, fees, charges, and rentals will be sufficient to pay them
and to meet all other requirements of the debt service fund as stated in subdivision 4.

Sec. 13. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.621, subdivision 6, new text end new text begin is repealed.
 new text end

Sec. 14. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin This article is effective July 1, 2016.
 new text end

ARTICLE 6

METROPOLITAN AGRICULTURAL PRESERVES

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473H.04, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Maps to deleted text begin Met Councildeleted text end new text begin Minnesota planningnew text end .

The authority shall provide
the deleted text begin Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of administration new text end with suitable maps showing any
lands certified eligible pursuant to subdivision 1 or decertified pursuant to subdivision
2. The deleted text begin Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of administration new text end shall maintain maps of the
metropolitan area showing all certified long-term agricultural lands.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473H.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Application.

Upon receipt of an application, the authority shall
determine if all material required in section 473H.05 has been submitted and, if so, shall
determine that the application is complete. When used in this chapter, the term "date of
application" means the date the application is determined complete by the authority.
Within five days of the date of application, the authority shall forward the completed and
signed application to the county recorder, and copies to the county auditor, the county
assessor, the deleted text begin Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of administrationnew text end , and the county soil
and water conservation district.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473H.06, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Maps; reports.

The deleted text begin Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of administration
new text end shall maintain agricultural preserve maps, illustrating (a) certified long-term agricultural
lands; and (b) lands covenanted as agricultural preserves. The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of
administration new text end shall make yearly reports to the Department of Agriculture and such other
agencies as the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of administration new text end deems appropriate.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473H.08, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Notice to others.

Upon receipt of the notice provided in subdivision 2,
or upon notice served by the authority as provided in subdivision 3, the authority shall
forward the original notice to the county recorder for recording, or to the registrar of
titles if the land is registered, and shall notify the county auditor, county assessor, the
deleted text begin Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of administrationnew text end , and the county soil and water
conservation district of the date of expiration. Designation as an agricultural preserve and
all benefits and limitations accruing through sections 473H.02 to 473H.17 for the preserve
shall cease on the date of expiration. The restrictive covenant contained in the application
shall terminate on the date of expiration.

Sec. 5. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473H.02, subdivisions 7 and 8, new text end new text begin are repealed.
 new text end

Sec. 6. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin This article is effective July 1, 2016.
 new text end

ARTICLE 7

PARKS AND OPEN SPACE

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.121, subdivision 14, is amended to read:


Subd. 14.

Regional recreation open space.

"Regional recreation open space"
means land and water areas, or interests therein, and facilities determined by the
deleted text begin Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of administration new text end to be of regional importance in
providing for a balanced system of public outdoor recreation for the metropolitan area,
including but not limited to park reserves, major linear parks and trails, large recreation
parks, and conservatories, zoos, and other special use facilities.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.147, is amended to read:


473.147 REGIONAL RECREATION OPEN SPACE SYSTEM POLICY PLAN.

Subdivision 1.

Requirements.

The deleted text begin Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner
of administration new text end after consultation with the Parks and Open Space Commission,
municipalities, park districts and counties in the metropolitan area, and after appropriate
public hearings, shall prepare and adopt a long-range system policy plan for regional
recreation open space as part of the deleted text begin council'sdeleted text end Metropolitan Development Guide. The
plan shall substantially conform to all policy statements, purposes, goals, standards, and
maps in development guide sections and comprehensive plans as developed and adopted
by the deleted text begin council pursuant to the chapters of the Minnesota Statutes directly relating to the
councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of administrationnew text end . The policy plan shall identify generally the areas
which should be acquired by a public agency to provide a system of regional recreation
open space comprising park district, county and municipal facilities which, together with
state facilities, reasonably will meet the outdoor recreation needs of the people of the
metropolitan area and shall establish priorities for acquisition and development. The
policy plan shall estimate the cost of the recommended acquisitions and development,
including an analysis of what portion of the funding is proposed to come from the state,
Metropolitan deleted text begin Councildeleted text end new text begin Parks and Open Space Commission's new text end levies, and cities, counties,
and towns in the metropolitan area, respectively. In preparing or amending the policy
plan the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of administration new text end shall consult with and make maximum
use of the expertise of the commission. The policy plan shall include a five-year capital
improvement program, which shall be revised periodically, and shall establish criteria and
priorities for the allocation of funds for such acquisition and development. The legislature
in each bonding measure shall designate an anticipated level of funding for this acquisition
and development for each of the two succeeding bienniums.

Subd. 2.

Review, comment, hearing; revision.

Before adopting the policy plan, the
deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of administration new text end shall submit the proposed plan to the parks and
open space commission for its review, and the commission shall report its comments to
the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of administration new text end within 60 days. The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner
of administration new text end shall hold a public hearing on the proposed policy plan at such time
and place in the metropolitan area as it shall determine. Not less than 15 days before
the hearing, the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of administration new text end shall publish notice thereof in
a newspaper or newspapers having general circulation in the metropolitan area, stating
the date, time and place of hearing, and the place where the proposed policy plan and
commission comments may be examined by any interested person. At any hearing
interested persons shall be permitted to present their views on the policy plan, and the
hearing may be continued from time to time. After receipt of the commission's report
and hearing, the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of administration new text end may revise the proposed plan
giving appropriate consideration to all comments received, and thereafter shall adopt the
plan by resolution. An amendment to the policy plan may be proposed by the deleted text begin council
deleted text end new text begin commissioner of administration new text end or by the parks and open space commission. At least every
four years the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of administration new text end shall engage in a comprehensive
review of the policy plan, development guide sections, comprehensive plans, capital
improvement programs and other plans in substantial conformance with the requirements
of subdivision 1 which have been adopted by the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of administrationnew text end .

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.301, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Policy plan.

"Policy plan" means a plan adopted by the deleted text begin council
deleted text end new text begin commissioner of administration new text end pursuant to section 473.147, generally describing the
extent, type and location of regional recreation open space needed for the metropolitan
area and the timing of its acquisition and development.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.303, is amended to read:


473.303 METROPOLITAN PARKS AND OPEN SPACE COMMISSION.

Subdivision 1.

General.

A Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission is
established deleted text begin as an agency of the councildeleted text end new text begin to carry out the purposes and activities specified in
sections 473.301 to 473.341 and to serve as the governing body of the district new text end and shall
be organized and structured as provided in this section.

Subd. 2.

Membership; appointments.

(a) The deleted text begin agencydeleted text end new text begin commission new text end consists of
eight members, plus a chair appointed as provided in subdivision 3. The deleted text begin Metropolitan
Councildeleted text end new text begin governor new text end shall appoint the eight members on a nonpartisan basis after consultation
with the members of the legislature from the district for which the member is to be
appointed. The consultation with legislators in the affected district must include informing
each legislator of the name, address, and background of each candidate for appointment
and soliciting and reporting to the appointments committee the recommendation of each
legislator on the appointment.

(b) In addition to the notice required in section 15.0597, subdivision 4, notice of
vacancies and expiration of terms must be published in newspapers of general circulation
in the metropolitan area and the appropriate districts. The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commission new text end shall notify
in writing the governing bodies of the statutory and home rule charter cities, counties, and
towns having territory in the district for which the member is to be appointed. The notices
must describe the appointment process and invite participation and recommendations
on the appointment.

(c) The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commission new text end shall establish an appointments committee, composed
of members of the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin governing bodies of the implementing agenciesnew text end , to screen and
review candidates. Following the submission of member applications deleted text begin to the Metropolitan
Councildeleted text end as provided under section 15.0597, subdivision 5, the appointments committee
shall conduct public meetings, following appropriate notice, to accept statements from or
on behalf of persons who have applied or been nominated for appointment and to allow
consultation with and secure the advice of the public and local elected officials. The
committee shall hold the meeting on each appointment in the district or in a reasonably
convenient and accessible location in the part of the metropolitan area in which the
district is located. The committee may consolidate meetings. Following the meetings, the
committee shall submit to the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commission new text end a written report that lists the persons
who have applied or been nominated or recommended for the position, along with a
description of the background and qualifications of each. In making its recommendation,
the committee specifically shall consider evidence of the candidate's commitment to
regularly communicate on issues before the agency with deleted text begin Metropolitan Council members,
deleted text end legislators and local elected officials in the district, and the committee shall report its
findings on this subject in its written report to the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissionnew text end .

(d) One member shall be appointed from each of the following agency districts:

(1) district A, consisting of deleted text begin council districts 1 and 2deleted text end new text begin Metropolitan Airports
Commission district Anew text end ;

(2) district B, consisting of deleted text begin council districts 3 and 4deleted text end new text begin Metropolitan Airports
Commission district Bnew text end ;

(3) district C, consisting of deleted text begin council districts 5 and 6deleted text end new text begin Metropolitan Airports
Commission district Cnew text end ;

(4) district D, consisting of deleted text begin council districts 7 and 8deleted text end new text begin Metropolitan Airports
Commission district Dnew text end ;

(5) district E, consisting of deleted text begin council districts 9 and 10deleted text end new text begin Metropolitan Airports
Commission district Enew text end ;

(6) district F, consisting of deleted text begin council districts 11 and 12deleted text end new text begin Metropolitan Airports
Commission district Fnew text end ;

(7) district G, consisting of deleted text begin council districts 13 and 14deleted text end new text begin Metropolitan Airports
Commission district Gnew text end ; and

(8) district H, consisting of deleted text begin council districts 15 and 16deleted text end new text begin Metropolitan Airports
Commission district Hnew text end .

Subd. 3.

Chair.

The chair of the commission shall be appointed by the deleted text begin council
deleted text end new text begin governor new text end and shall be the ninth member of the commission and shall meet all qualifications
established for members, except the chair need only reside within the metropolitan area.
The chair shall preside at all meetings of the commission, if present, and shall perform
all other duties and functions assigned by the commission or by law. The commission
may appoint from among its members a vice-chair to act for the chair during temporary
absence or disability.

Subd. 3a.

Members; duties.

Each member shall communicate regularly with
deleted text begin Metropolitan Council members,deleted text end legislatorsdeleted text begin ,deleted text end and local government officials in the district
the member represents.

Subd. 4.

Qualifications.

Each member shall be a resident of the commission district
for which appointed and shall not during terms of office as a commission member deleted text begin hold the
office of Metropolitan Council member, ordeleted text end be a member of any metropolitan agency or
hold any judicial office.

Subd. 4a.

Terms.

Following each apportionment of Metropolitan deleted text begin Councildeleted text end new text begin Airports
Commission new text end districts, as provided under section deleted text begin 473.123, subdivision 3adeleted text end new text begin 473.604,
subdivision 1anew text end , the deleted text begin Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin governor new text end shall appoint a chair and eight
commission members from newly drawn districts. The terms of members and chairs are
as follows: members representing commission districts A, B, C, and D, and the chair of
the commission, for terms ending the first Monday in January of the year ending in the
numeral "7"; members representing commission districts E, F, G, and H, for terms ending
the first Monday in January of the year ending in the numeral "5." Thereafter the term of
each member and the chair is four years, with terms ending the first Monday in January,
except that all terms expire on the effective date of the next apportionment. The chair shall
continue to serve until a successor is appointed and qualified. A member shall continue
to serve the commission district until a successor is appointed and qualified; except that,
following each apportionment, the member shall continue to serve at large until the
deleted text begin Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin governor new text end appoints eight commission members as provided under
subdivision 2, to serve terms as provided under this subdivision. The appointments to the
commission must be made by the first Monday in May of the year in which the term ends.

Subd. 5.

Vacancies; removal.

If the office of any commission member or the chair
becomes vacant, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment in the same manner the original
appointment was made. Members, other than the chair, may be removed by the deleted text begin council
deleted text end new text begin governor new text end only for cause. The chair may be removed at the pleasure of the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin governornew text end .

Subd. 6.

Compensation.

Members and the chair shall serve without compensation
but shall be reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of
duties as determined by the deleted text begin Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin Legislative Coordinating Commissionnew text end .

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.313, is amended to read:


473.313 MASTER PLANS.

Subdivision 1.

Adoption.

Each park district located wholly or partially within the
metropolitan area, and each county in the metropolitan area not wholly within a park
district, shall prepare, after consultation with all affected municipalities, and submit to the
deleted text begin Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of administrationnew text end , and from time to time revise and
resubmit to the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of administrationnew text end , a master plan and annual budget
for the acquisition and development of regional recreation open space located within the
district or county, consistent with the deleted text begin council'sdeleted text end new text begin commissioner of administration'snew text end policy
plan.

Subd. 2.

deleted text begin Councildeleted text end new text begin Commissioner of administrationnew text end review.

The deleted text begin Metropolitan
Councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of administration new text end shall review with the advice of the commission,
each master plan to determine whether it is consistent with the deleted text begin council'sdeleted text end new text begin commissioner
of administration'snew text end policy plan. If it is not consistent, the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of
administrationnew text end shall return the plan with its comments to the municipalities, park district
or county for revision and resubmittal.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.315, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

To metro local governments.

The deleted text begin Metropolitan Council with the
advice of thedeleted text end commission may make grants, from any funds available to it for recreation
open space purposes, to any implementing agency, as defined in section 473.351, to cover
the cost, or any portion of the cost, of acquiring or developing regional recreation open
space in accordance with the policy plan; and all such agencies may enter into contracts
for this purpose or rights or interests therein. The cost of acquisition shall include any
payments required for relocation pursuant to sections 117.50 to 117.56.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.325, is amended to read:


473.325 SALES OF G.O. REFUNDING BONDS.

Subdivision 1.

Up to $40,000,000 outstanding.

The Metropolitan deleted text begin Councildeleted text end new text begin Parks
and Open Space Commission new text end may by resolution authorize the issuance of general
obligation bonds of the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commission new text end such that the amount outstanding and
undischarged at any time shall not exceed $40,000,000, for which its full faith and credit
and taxing powers shall be pledged, for the acquisition and betterment of regional
recreation open space in accordance with sections 473.301 to 473.341. The Metropolitan
deleted text begin Councildeleted text end new text begin Parks and Open Space Commission new text end may also issue general obligation bonds
for the purpose of refunding outstanding obligations issued hereunder. The amount of
refunding bonds that may be issued from time to time shall not be subject to the dollar
limitation contained in this subdivision nor shall such refunding bonds be included in
computing the amount of bonds that may be issued within such dollar limitation.

Subd. 2.

Chapter 475 applies; exceptions.

The Metropolitan deleted text begin Councildeleted text end new text begin Parks and
Open Space Commission new text end shall sell and issue the bonds in the manner provided in chapter
475, and shall have the same powers and duties as a municipality issuing bonds under
that law, except that the approval of a majority of the electors shall not be required and
the net debt limitations shall not apply. The terms of each series of bonds shall be fixed
so that the amount of principal and interest on all outstanding and undischarged bonds,
together with the bonds proposed to be issued, due in any year shall not exceed 0.01209
percent of estimated market value of all taxable property in the metropolitan area as last
finally equalized prior to a proposed issue. The bonds shall be secured in accordance with
section 475.61, subdivision 1, and any taxes required for their payment shall be levied by
the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissionnew text end , shall not affect the amount or rate of taxes which may be levied
by the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissionnew text end for other purposes, shall be spread against all taxable property
in the metropolitan area and shall not be subject to limitation as to rate or amount. Any
taxes certified by the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissionnew text end to the county auditors for collection shall be
reduced by the amount received by the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissionnew text end from the commissioner of
management and budget or the federal government for the purpose of paying the principal
and interest on bonds to which the levy relates. The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commission new text end shall certify the
fact and amount of all money so received to the county auditors, and the auditors shall
reduce the levies previously made for the bonds in the manner and to the extent provided
in section 475.61, subdivision 3.

Subd. 3.

Temporary loans.

The Metropolitan deleted text begin Councildeleted text end new text begin Parks and Open Space
Commissionnew text end shall have the power, after the authorization of bonds pursuant to this section,
to provide funds immediately required for the purposes of sections 473.301 to 473.341, by
effecting temporary loans upon such terms as it shall by resolution determine, evidenced
by notes due in not exceeding 24 months from the date thereof, payable to the order of
the lender or to the bearer, to be repaid with interest from the proceeds of such bonds
when issued and delivered to the purchaser thereof. Such temporary loans may be made
without public advertisement.

Subd. 4.

Full faith, credit switch.

In the event that the full faith and credit pledge
of the Metropolitan deleted text begin Councildeleted text end new text begin Parks and Open Space Commission new text end for the payment of
principal and interest on the bonds issued under this section is superseded and replaced
by the full faith and credit pledge of the state of Minnesota, by binding and irrevocable
legislation, such action shall extinguish the full faith and credit pledge theretofore made
for all bonds and the interest thereon issued pursuant to this section.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.334, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Generally.

In determining the special benefit received by regional
recreation open space system property as defined in sections 473.301 to 473.351 from an
improvement for which a special assessment is determined, the governing body shall not
consider any use of the property other than as regional recreation open space property at
the time the special assessment is determined. The deleted text begin Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin commission new text end shall
not be bound by the determination of the governing body of the city but may pay a lesser
amount, as agreed upon by the deleted text begin Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin commission new text end and the governing body
of the city, as they determine is the measure of benefit to the land from the improvement.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.341, is amended to read:


473.341 TAX EQUIVALENTS.

In the year in which the deleted text begin Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin commission new text end or an implementing
agency as defined in section 473.351 acquires fee title to any real property included in
the regional recreation open space system, the deleted text begin Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin commission new text end shall
grant sufficient funds to the appropriate implementing agency to make the tax equivalent
payment required in this section. The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commission new text end shall determine the total
amount of property taxes levied on the real property for municipal or township purposes
for collection in the year in which title passed. The municipality or township in which the
real property is situated shall be paid 180 percent of the total tax amount determined by
the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissionnew text end . If the implementing agency has granted a life estate to the seller
of the real property and the seller is obligated to pay property taxes on the property, this
tax equivalent shall not be paid until the life estate ends. All amounts paid pursuant to this
section are costs of acquisition of the real property acquired.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.351, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section.

(a) "Implementing agency" means the counties of Anoka, Washington, Ramsey,
Scott, Carver, Dakota, the city of St. Paul, the city of Bloomington, the Minneapolis Park
and Recreation Board, and the Three Rivers Park District.

(b) "Operation and maintenance expenditures" means the cost of providing for the
operation and maintenance of waters, lands, and facilities that are a part of the metropolitan
area regional park and open space system, including but not limited to, the provision of fire,
police, maintenance, forestry, rehabilitation expenses pertaining to routine care, and the
allocation of the administrative overhead costs of the regional park and open space systems.

(c) "Operation and maintenance money" means money appropriated by the
legislature to the commissioner of employment and economic development for distribution
by the Metropolitan deleted text begin Councildeleted text end new text begin Parks and Open Space Commissionnew text end .

(d) "Regional recreation open space systems" means those parks that have been
designated by the deleted text begin Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of administration new text end under section
473.145.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.351, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Metropolitan deleted text begin Councildeleted text end new text begin Parks and Open Space Commission new text end obligation.

Annually before August 1 the deleted text begin Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin commission new text end shall distribute grant
money received from the commissioner of natural resources to fund the operation and
maintenance expenditures of the implementing agencies for the operation and maintenance
of regional park and open space systems. The deleted text begin Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin commission new text end shall
annually report to the legislature the amount distributed to each implementing agency and
its estimate of the percentage of operation and maintenance expenditures paid for with
operation and maintenance money.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.351, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Allocation formula.

By July 1 of every year each implementing agency
must submit to the Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission a statement of the
next annual anticipated operation and maintenance expenditures of the regional recreation
open space parks systems within their respective jurisdictions and the previous year's
actual expenditures. After reviewing the actual expenditures submitted and by July 15
of each year, the new text begin Metropolitan new text end Parks and Open Space Commission shall deleted text begin forward to the
Metropolitan Council the funding requests from the implementing agencies based on the
actual expenditures made. The Metropolitan Council shalldeleted text end distribute the operation and
maintenance money as follows:

(1) 40 percent based on the use that each implementing agency's regional recreation
open space system has in proportion to the total use of the metropolitan regional recreation
open space system;

(2) 40 percent based on the operation and maintenance expenditures made in the
previous year by each implementing agency in proportion to the total operation and
maintenance expenditures of all of the implementing agencies; and

(3) 20 percent based on the acreage that each implementing agency's regional
recreation open space system has in proportion to the total acreage of the metropolitan
regional recreation open space system. The 80 percent natural resource management
land acreage of the park reserves must be divided by four in calculating the distribution
under this clause.

Each implementing agency must receive no less than 40 percent of its actual
operation and maintenance expenses to be incurred in the current calendar year budget
as submitted to the parks and open space commission. If the available operation and
maintenance money is less than the total amount determined by the formula including the
preceding, the implementing agencies will share the available money in proportion to the
amounts they would otherwise be entitled to under the formula.

Sec. 13. new text begin BONDS.
new text end

new text begin Bonds authorized by Minnesota Statutes, section 473.325, that are outstanding
on the effective date of this article must be paid and retired according to those sections
and the terms of the bonds. The auditors of the metropolitan counties shall see to the
administration of this section.
 new text end

Sec. 14. new text begin ASSET ALLOCATION.
new text end

new text begin Assets of the Metropolitan Council attributable to the regional recreation open
space systems defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.351, shall be transferred to the
Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission.
 new text end

Sec. 15. new text begin TAX EQUIVALENTS.
new text end

new text begin If tax equivalents under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.341, are owned by an
implementing agency as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.351, to a municipality
as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.301, that is not an implementing agency, on
the termination of a life estate, the implementing agency must make the payment.
 new text end

Sec. 16. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.121, subdivision 12, new text end new text begin is repealed.
 new text end

Sec. 17. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin This article is effective July 1, 2016.
 new text end

ARTICLE 8

TRANSPORTATION

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 117.57, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Relation to regional railroad authorities.

An authority shall not be
adjudged to have a superior public use to that of a regional railroad authority as defined in
section 398A.01, a railroad property which has been identified and approved as a light rail
corridor by the new text begin former new text end Metropolitan Council under chapter 473, or a state trail covered
by section 85.015.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 160.165, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

For the purposes of this section, the following terms
have the meanings given:

(1) "project" means construction work to maintain, construct, reconstruct, or
improve a street or highway or for a rail transit project;

(2) "substantial business impacts" means impairment of road access, parking, or
visibility for one or more business establishments as a result of a project, for a minimum
period of one month; and

(3) "transportation authority" means the commissioner, as to trunk highwaysnew text begin and rail
transit projectsnew text end ; the county board, as to county state-aid highways and county highways;
the town board, as to town roads; new text begin and new text end statutory or home rule charter cities, as to city
streetsdeleted text begin ; the Metropolitan Council, for rail transit projects located entirely within the
metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2; and the commissioner,
for all other rail transit projectsdeleted text end .

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 160.93, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Fees authorized.

To improve efficiency and provide more options to
individuals traveling in a trunk highway corridor, the commissioner of transportation may
charge user fees to owners or operators of single-occupant vehicles using dynamic shoulder
lanes as designated by the commissioner and any designated high-occupancy vehicle
lanes. The fees may be collected using electronic or other toll-collection methods and may
vary in amount with the time of day and level of traffic congestion within the corridor.
The commissioner shall deleted text begin consult with the Metropolitan Council anddeleted text end obtain necessary
federal authorizations before implementing user fees on a high-occupancy vehicle lane or
dynamic shoulder lane. Fees under this section are not subject to section 16A.1283.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 160.93, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Deposit of revenues; appropriation.

(a) Except as provided in subdivision
2a, money collected from fees authorized under subdivision 1 must be deposited in a
high-occupancy vehicle lane user fee account in the special revenue fund. A separate
account must be established for each trunk highway corridor. Money in the account is
appropriated to the commissioner.

(b) From this appropriation the commissioner shall first repay the trunk highway
fund and any other fund source for money spent to install, equip, or modify the corridor
for the purposes of subdivision 1, and then shall pay all the costs of implementing and
administering the fee collection system for that corridor.

(c) The commissioner shall spend remaining money in the account as follows:

(1) one-half must be spent for transportation capital improvements within the
corridor; and

(2) one-half must be deleted text begin transferred to the Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin spent new text end for expansion
and improvement of bus transit services within the corridor beyond the level of service
provided on the date of implementation of subdivision 1.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 160.93, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:


Subd. 2a.

I-35W high-occupancy vehicle and dynamic shoulder lane account.

(a) An I-35W high-occupancy vehicle and dynamic shoulder lane account is established in
the special revenue fund. Money collected from fees authorized under subdivision 1 for
the marked Interstate Highway 35W (I-35W) corridor must be deposited in the account
and used as described in this subdivision. Money in the account is appropriated to the
commissioner.

(b) During the first year of revenue operations, the commissioner shall use the
money received in that year to pay the costs of operating and administering the fee
collection system within the corridor, up to $1,000,000. Any remaining money must be
deleted text begin transferred to the Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin used new text end for improvement of bus transit services
within the I-35W corridor including transit capital expenses.

(c) During the second and subsequent years of revenue operations, the commissioner
shall use money in the account as follows:

(1) each year, allocate the lesser amount of $1,000,000 or 75 percent of the revenues
for operating and administering the fee collection system within the corridor;

(2) deleted text begin transferdeleted text end new text begin use new text end the remaining amount up to the amount allocated under clause (1) deleted text begin to
the Metropolitan Councildeleted text end for improvement of bus transit within the corridor including
capital expenses; and

(3) allocate any remaining amount as follows: (i) 25 percent to deleted text begin the commissioner for
operating and administeringdeleted text end new text begin operate and administer new text end the fee collection system within the
corridor and for transportation capital improvements that are consistent with the goals
of the urban partnership agreement and that are located within the corridor and (ii) 75
percent deleted text begin to the Metropolitan Councildeleted text end for improvement of bus transit services within the
corridor including transit capital expenses.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 162.09, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Federal census is conclusive.

(a) In determining whether any city has
a population of 5,000 or more, the last federal census shall be conclusive, except as
otherwise provided in this subdivision.

(b) The governing body of a city may contract with the United States Bureau of the
Census to take a special census. A certified copy of the results of the census shall be filed
with the appropriate state authorities by the city. The result of the census shall be the
population of the city for the purposes of any law providing that population is a required
qualification for distribution of highway aids under chapter 162. The special census shall
remain in effect until the next federal census is completed and filed. The expense of taking
the special census shall be paid by the city.

(c) If an entire area not heretofore incorporated as a city is incorporated as such
during the interval between federal censuses, its population shall be determined by its
incorporation census. The incorporation census shall be determinative of the population of
the city only until the next federal census.

(d) The population of a city created by the consolidation of two or more previously
incorporated cities shall be determined by the most recent population estimate of the
deleted text begin Metropolitan Council ordeleted text end state demographer, until the first federal decennial census or
special census taken after the consolidation.

(e) The population of a city that is not receiving a municipal state-aid street fund
apportionment shall be determined, upon request of the city, by the most recent population
estimate of the deleted text begin Metropolitan Council ordeleted text end state demographer. A municipal state-aid street
fund apportionment received by the city must be based on this population estimate until
the next federal decennial census or special census.

(f) A city that is found in the most recent federal decennial census to have a
population of less than 5,000 is deemed for the purposes of this chapter and the Minnesota
Constitution, article XIV, to have a population of 5,000 or more under the following
circumstances: (1) immediately before the most recent federal decennial census, the city
was receiving municipal state-aid street fund distributions; and (2) the population of the
city was found in the most recent federal decennial census to be less than 5,000. Following
the end of the first calendar year that ends in "5" after the decennial census and until the next
decennial census, the population of any city must be determined under paragraphs (a) to (e).

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 169.306, is amended to read:


169.306 USE OF SHOULDERS BY BUSES.

(a) A road authority, as defined in section 160.02, subdivision 25, is authorized to
permit transit buses and Metro Mobility buses use of a shoulder, as designated by the road
authority, of a freeway or expressway, as defined in section 160.02, in Minnesota.

(b) If a road authority permits the use of a freeway or expressway shoulder by transit
buses, the road authority shall permit the use on that shoulder of a bus (1) with a seating
capacity of 40 passengers or more operated by a motor carrier of passengers, as defined in
section 221.012, subdivision 26, while operating in intrastate commerce or (2) providing
regular route transit service, as defined in section 174.22, subdivision 8, or Metro Mobility
services, and operated by or under contract with the deleted text begin Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin Department of
Transportationnew text end , a local transit authority, or a transit authority created by the legislature.
Drivers of these buses must have adequate training in the requirements of paragraph
(c), as determined by the commissioner.

(c) Buses authorized to use the shoulder under this section may be operated on
the shoulder only when main-line traffic speeds are less than 35 miles per hour, except
as provided for in paragraph (f). Drivers of buses being operated on the shoulder may
not exceed the speed of main-line traffic by more than 15 miles per hour and may never
exceed 35 miles per hour, except as provided for in paragraph (f). Drivers of buses being
operated on the shoulder must yield to merging, entering, and exiting traffic and must yield
to other vehicles on the shoulder. Buses operated on the shoulder must be registered with
the Department of Transportation.

(d) For the purposes of this section, the term "Metro Mobility bus" means a motor
vehicle of not less than 20 feet in length engaged in providing special transportation
services under section 473.386 that is:

(1) operated by or under contract with a public or private entity receiving financial
assistance to provide transit services from the deleted text begin Metropolitan Council or thedeleted text end commissioner
of transportation; and

(2) authorized by a road authority to use freeway or expressway shoulders.

(e) This section does not apply to the operation of buses on dynamic shoulder lanes.

(f) The commissioner may authorize different operating conditions and maximum
speeds, not to exceed the posted speed limit, based upon an engineering study and
recommendation by the road authority. The engineering study must be conducted by the
road authority and must conform with the manual and specifications adopted under section
169.06, subdivision 1, and applicable state and federal standards. The road authority shall
consult the public transit operator before recommending operating conditions different
from those authorized by law.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 169.781, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

For purposes of sections 169.781 to 169.783:

(a) "Commercial motor vehicle":

(1) means a motor vehicle as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 16, paragraph
(a), or combination of motor vehicles used to transport passengers or property if the
motor vehicle:

(i) has a gross vehicle weight of more than 26,000 pounds;

(ii) is a vehicle in a combination of more than 26,000 pounds;

(iii) is a bus;

(iv) is of any size and is used in the transportation of hazardous materials that are
required to be placarded under Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, parts 100-185; or

(v) is a spotter truck; and

(2) does not include (i) a school bus or Head Start bus displaying a certificate
under section 169.451, or (ii) a bus operated by the deleted text begin Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin Department of
Transportation new text end or by a local transit commission created in chapter 458A.

(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of public safety.

(c) "Owner" means a person who owns, or has control, under a lease of more than 30
days' duration, of one or more commercial motor vehicles.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 169.791, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Exemptions.

Buses or other commercial vehicles operated by the
deleted text begin Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of transportationnew text end , commercial vehicles required to file
proof of insurance pursuant to chapter 221, and school buses as defined in section 171.01,
subdivision 45, are exempt from this section.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 169.792, subdivision 11, is amended to read:


Subd. 11.

Exemptions.

Buses or other commercial vehicles operated by the
deleted text begin Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin Department of Transportationnew text end , commercial vehicles required to file
proof of insurance pursuant to chapter 221, and school buses as defined in section 171.01,
subdivision 45, are exempt from this section.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 174.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Statewide transportation plan; priorities; schedule of
expenditures.

In order to best meet the present and future transportation needs of the
public, to insure a strong state economy, to make most efficient use of public and private
funds, to lessen adverse environmental impacts of the transportation sector, and to
promote the more efficient use of energy and other resources for transportation purposes,
the commissioner shall:

(1) three months after notification that the department is ready to commence
operations and prior to the drafting of the statewide transportation plan, hold public
hearings as may be appropriate solely for the purpose of receiving suggestions for future
transportation alternatives and priorities for the state. The deleted text begin Metropolitan Council,deleted text end regional
development commissionsdeleted text begin ,deleted text end and port authorities shall appear at the hearings and submit
information concerning transportation-related planning undertaken and accomplished by
these agencies. Other political subdivisions may appear and submit such information at
the hearings. These hearings shall be completed no later than six months from the date of
the commissioner's notification;

(2) develop, adopt, revise, and monitor a statewide transportation plan, taking into
account the suggestions and information submitted at the public hearings held pursuant
to clause (1). The plan shall incorporate all modes of transportation including bicycle
commutation and recreation and provide for the interconnection and coordination of
different modes of transportation. The commissioner shall evaluate all transportation
programs and facilities proposed for inclusion in the plan in terms of economic costs
and benefits, safety aspects, impact on present and planned land uses, environmental
effects, energy efficiency, national transportation policies and priorities, and availability
of federal and other financial assistance;

(3) based upon the statewide transportation plan, develop statewide transportation
priorities and schedule authorized public capital improvements and other authorized
public transportation expenditures pursuant to the priorities. As permitted by the federal
Surface Transportation Program and subject to available funding, the commissioner shall
give serious consideration to prioritizing for funding deleted text begin thosedeleted text end trunk highway projects in
the metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, that are consistent
with policies included in the deleted text begin Metropolitan Council'sdeleted text end metropolitan development guide,
transportation policy plan, and regional development framework, and that have been
awarded funding through the federal Surface Transportation Program. In responding to an
unforeseen, catastrophic event affecting the state transportation system, the commissioner
may, upon written notification to the chairs of the senate and house of representatives
committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance, prioritize projects
without regard to availability of federal funding; and

(4) complete the plan and priorities required by this subdivision no later than July
1, 1978. Upon completion of the plan and priorities, the commissioner shall prepare
and periodically revise, as necessary, the schedule of authorized public transportation
expenditures. The plan, priorities, and schedule are exempt from the provisions of the
Administrative Procedure Act.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 174.03, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Other duties.

The commissioner shall:

(1) construct and maintain transportation facilities as authorized by law;

(2) cooperate with, and may provide technical and financial assistance to, the
deleted text begin Metropolitan Council anddeleted text end regional development commissions in the regional transportation
planning process, in accordance with mutually acceptable terms and conditions;

(3) cooperate with, and may provide planning and technical assistance upon the
request of, any political subdivision or other governmental agency in accordance with
mutually accepted terms and conditions, except as otherwise restricted by law; and

(4) develop, revise, and monitor a statewide rail transportation plan as part of the
statewide transportation planning process, including a study and evaluation of alternative
methods for insuring adequate and economical transportation of agricultural commodities,
supplies, and other goods to and from rural areas of the state. The plan shall include an
analysis of rail lines in the state for the purpose of determining (i) eligibility of rail lines
for assistance under federal and state rail assistance programs, (ii) eligibility of rail lines
for inclusion in the state rail bank, and (iii) the actions required by the state to insure the
continuation of rail service that meets essential state needs and objectives.

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 174.03, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Regional transportation planning.

The deleted text begin Metropolitan Council, pursuant
to section 473.146, and thedeleted text end regional development commissions shall develop regional
long-range transportation policy plans in cooperation with the commissioner and local
units of government. Upon promulgation of the statewide transportation plan, and
periodically as necessary thereafter, each regional policy plan shall be reviewed and
amended, if necessary, by the appropriate regional agency to insure that the regional
policy plan is not in conflict with the statewide transportation plan.

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 174.03, subdivision 6a, is amended to read:


Subd. 6a.

Economic analysis of nonhighway alternatives.

If the commissioner
considers congestion pricing, tolls, mileage pricing, or public-private partnerships in order
to meet the transportation needs of commuters in the department's metropolitan district
between 2001 and 2020, the commissioner shall, in cooperation with the deleted text begin Metropolitan
Council and thedeleted text end regional railroad authorities in the district, compare the economics
of these financing methods with the economics of nonhighway alternatives for moving
commuters. The commissioner shall analyze the economics as they relate to both
individuals and to the transportation system.

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 174.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Review of application.

Any state agency which receives an
application from a regional development commission, deleted text begin metropolitan council,deleted text end public transit
commission, airport commission, port authority, or other political subdivision of the
state, or any nonpublic organization, for financial assistance for transportation planning,
capital expenditures, or operations to any state or federal agency, shall first submit the
application to the commissioner of transportation. The commissioner shall review the
application to determine whether it contains matters that substantially affect the statewide
transportation plan and priorities. If the application does not contain such matters, the
commissioner shall within 15 days after receipt return the application to the applicant
political subdivision or nonpublic organization for forwarding to the appropriate agency.
If the application contains such matters, the commissioner shall review and comment on
the application as being consistent with the plan and priorities. The commissioner shall
return the application together with comments within 45 days after receipt to the applicant
political subdivision or nonpublic organization for forwarding with the commissioner's
comments to the appropriate agency.

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 174.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Designated agent.

A regional development commission, deleted text begin metropolitan
council,deleted text end public transit commission, airport commission, port authority, or any other
political subdivision of the state, or any nonpublic organization, may designate the
commissioner as its agent to receive and disburse funds by entering into an agreement
with the commissioner prescribing the terms and conditions of the receipt and expenditure
of the funds in accordance with federal and state laws, rules, and regulations.

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 174.247, is amended to read:


174.247 ANNUAL TRANSIT REPORT.

(a) By February 15 annually, the commissioner shall submit a report to the legislature
on transit services outside the metropolitan area. deleted text begin The Metropolitan Council anddeleted text end Any
public transit system receiving assistance under section 174.24 shall provide assistance
in creating the report, as requested by the commissioner.

(b) The report must include, at a minimum, the following:

(1) a descriptive overview of public transit in Minnesota;

(2) a descriptive summary of funding sources and assistance programs;

(3) a summary of each public transit system receiving assistance under section 174.24;

(4) data that identifies use of volunteers in providing transit service;

(5) financial data that identifies for each public transit system and for each transit
system classification under section 174.24, subdivision 3b:

(i) the operating and capital costs;

(ii) each of the funding sources used to provide financial assistance; and

(iii) for federal funds, the amount from each specific federal program under which
funding is provided;

(6) a summary of the differences in program implementation requirements and aid
recipient eligibility between federal aid and state sources of funds;

(7) in each odd-numbered year, an analysis of public transit system needs and
operating expenditures on an annual basis, which must include a methodology for
identifying monetary needs, and calculations of:

(i) the total monetary needs for all public transit systems, for the year of the report
and the ensuing five years;

(ii) the total expenditures from local sources for each transit system classification;

(iii) the comprehensive transit assistance percentage for each transit system
classification, which equals (A) the expenditures identified under item (ii), for a transit
system classification, divided by (B) the amounts identified under subitem (A), plus the
sum of state sources of funds plus federal funds provided to all transit systems in that
classification; and

(iv) the amount of surplus or insufficient funds available for paying capital and
operating costs to fully implement the greater Minnesota transit investment plan under
section 174.24, subdivision 1a.

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 174.285, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Membership.

(a) The council is composed of the following deleted text begin 13deleted text end new text begin 12 new text end members:

(1) one representative from the Office of the Governor;

(2) one representative from the Council on Disability;

(3) one representative from the Minnesota Public Transit Association;

(4) the commissioner of transportation or a designee;

(5) the commissioner of human services or a designee;

(6) the commissioner of health or a designee;

deleted text begin (7) the chair of the Metropolitan Council or a designee;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (8)deleted text end new text begin (7) new text end the commissioner of education or a designee;

deleted text begin (9)deleted text end new text begin (8) new text end the commissioner of veterans affairs or a designee;

deleted text begin (10)deleted text end new text begin (9) new text end one representative from the Board on Aging;

deleted text begin (11)deleted text end new text begin (10) new text end the commissioner of employment and economic development or a designee;

deleted text begin (12)deleted text end new text begin (11) new text end the commissioner of commerce or a designee; and

deleted text begin (13)deleted text end new text begin (12) new text end the commissioner of management and budget or a designee.

(b) All appointments required by paragraph (a) must be completed by August 1, 2010.

(c) The commissioner of transportation or a designee shall convene the first meeting
of the council within two weeks after the members have been appointed to the council.
The members shall elect a chair from their membership at the first meeting.

(d) The Department of Transportation and the Department of Human Services shall
provide necessary staff support for the council.

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 174.30, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Vehicle and equipment inspection; rules; decal; complaint contact
information.

(a) The commissioner shall inspect or provide for the inspection of
vehicles at least annually. In addition to scheduled annual inspections and reinspections
scheduled for the purpose of verifying that deficiencies have been corrected, unannounced
inspections of any vehicle may be conducted.

(b) On determining that a vehicle or vehicle equipment is in a condition that is likely
to cause an accident or breakdown, the commissioner shall require the vehicle to be taken
out of service immediately. The commissioner shall require that vehicles and equipment
not meeting standards be repaired and brought into conformance with the standards
and shall require written evidence of compliance from the operator before allowing the
operator to return the vehicle to service.

(c) The commissioner shall provide in the rules procedures for inspecting vehicles,
removing unsafe vehicles from service, determining and requiring compliance, and
reviewing driver qualifications.

(d) The commissioner shall design a distinctive decal to be issued to special
transportation service providers with a current certificate of compliance under this section.
A decal is valid for one year from the last day of the month in which it is issued. A person
who is subject to the operating standards adopted under this section may not provide
special transportation service in a vehicle that does not conspicuously display a decal
issued by the commissioner.

(e) Special transportation service providers shall prominently display in each vehicle
deleted text begin alldeleted text end contact information new text begin for the commissioner of transportation new text end for the submission of
complaints regarding the transportation services provided to deleted text begin thatdeleted text end new text begin an new text end individual. deleted text begin All
vehicles providing service under section 473.386 shall display contact information for
the Metropolitan Council. All other special transportation service vehicles shall display
contact information for the commissioner of transportation.
deleted text end

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 174.37, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Members.

The advisory committee must consist of the following members:

(a) The commissioner of transportation shall appoint up to 18 public members, as
follows: one member from each of the department's seven greater Minnesota districts; four
members from the department's metropolitan district; and no more than seven members at
large. Each of the members at large must represent nonmotorized interests or organizations.

(b) The commissioners of each of the following state agencies shall appoint
an employee of the agency to serve as a member: administration, education, health,
natural resources, public safety, transportation, and pollution control. deleted text begin The chair of the
Metropolitan Council shall appoint an employee of the council to serve as a member.deleted text end The
director of Explore Minnesota Tourism shall appoint an employee of the agency to serve
as a member. The division administrator of the Federal Highway Administration may
appoint an employee of the agency to serve as a member.

(c) Members of the committee shall serve four-year terms.

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 174.90, is amended to read:


174.90 COMMUTER RAIL OPERATION.

The commissioner may contract for operation of commuter rail facilities with deleted text begin the
Metropolitan Council or otherdeleted text end public or private entities and shall commence revenue
service after an appropriate period of start-up to ensure satisfactory performance. The
commissioner shall coordinate with transit providers to ensure integration of the commuter
rail system with bus and light rail transit service to avoid duplication of service and to
ensure the greatest access to commuter rail lines in suburban and urban areas.

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 174.93, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms
have the meanings given:

(1) "commissioner" means the commissioner of transportation;

(2) "guideway" means a form of transportation service provided to the public on a
regular and ongoing basis, that operates on exclusive or controlled rights-of-way or rails
in whole or in part, and includes each line for intercity passenger rail, commuter rail, light
rail transit, streetcars, and bus rapid transit; and

(3) "local unit of government" means a county, statutory or home rule charter city,
town, or other political subdivision including, but not limited to, a regional railroad
authority or joint powers board.

(b) For purposes of this section, "sources of funds" includes, but is not limited to,
money from federal aid, state appropriations, deleted text begin the Metropolitan Council,deleted text end special taxing
districts, local units of government, fare box recovery, and nonpublic sources.

(c) For purposes of this section, "budget activity" includes, but is not limited
to, environmental analysis, land acquisition, easements, design, preliminary and
final engineering, acquisition of vehicles and rolling stock, track improvement and
rehabilitation, and construction.

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 174.93, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Legislative report.

(a) By January 15, 2012, and by November 15 in every
odd-numbered year thereafter, the commissioner shall preparedeleted text begin , in collaboration with
the Metropolitan Council,deleted text end and submit a report electronically to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation
policy and finance concerning the status of guideway projects (1) currently in study,
planning, development, or construction; (2) identified in the transportation policy plan
under section 473.146; or (3) identified in the comprehensive statewide freight and
passenger rail plan under section 174.03, subdivision 1b.

(b) At a minimum, the report must include, for each guideway project:

(1) a brief description of the project, including projected ridership;

(2) a summary of the overall status and current phase of the project;

(3) a timeline that includes (i) project phases or milestones; (ii) expected and known
dates of commencement of each phase or milestone; and (iii) expected and known dates
of completion of each phase or milestone;

(4) a brief progress update on specific project phases or milestones completed since
the last previous submission of a report under this subdivision; and

(5) a summary financial plan that identifies, as reflected by the data and level of
detail available in the latest phase of project development and to the extent available:

(i) capital expenditures, including expenditures to date and total projected
expenditures, with a breakdown by committed and proposed sources of funds for the
project;

(ii) estimated annual operations and maintenance expenditures reflecting the level
of detail available in the current phase of the project development, with a breakdown by
committed and proposed sources of funds for the project; and

(iii) if feasible, project expenditures by budget activity.

(c) The report must also include a systemwide capacity analysis for investment in
guideway expansion and maintenance that:

(1) provides a funding projection, annually over the ensuing ten years, and with a
breakdown by committed and proposed sources of funds, of:

(i) total capital expenditures for guideways;

(ii) total operations and maintenance expenditures for guideways;

(iii) total funding available for guideways, including from projected or estimated
farebox recovery; and

(iv) total funding available for transit service in the metropolitan area; and

(2) evaluates the availability of funds and distribution of sources of funds for
guideway investments.

(d) The projection under paragraph (c), clause (1), must be for all guideway lines
for which state funds are reasonably expected to be expended in planning, development,
construction, or revenue operation during the ensuing ten years.

(e) Local units of government shall provide assistance and information in a timely
manner as requested by the commissioner or council for completion of the report.

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 221.012, subdivision 38, is amended to read:


Subd. 38.

Small vehicle passenger service.

(a) "Small vehicle passenger service"
means a service provided by a person engaged in the for-hire transportation of passengers
in a vehicle designed to transport seven or fewer persons, including the driver.

(b) In the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, "small
vehicle passenger service" also includes for-hire transportation of persons who are
certified by the deleted text begin Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end to use special transportation service
provided under section 473.386, in a vehicle designed to transport not more than 15
persons including the driver, that is equipped with a wheelchair lift and at least three
wheelchair securement positions.

(c) Small vehicle passenger service does not include a motor carrier of railroad
employees.

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 221.022, is amended to read:


221.022 EXCEPTION.

The powers granted to the commissioner under sections 221.012 to 221.293 do not
include the power to deleted text begin regulate any service or vehicles operated by the Metropolitan Council
or todeleted text end register passenger transportation service provided under contract to the department deleted text begin or
the Metropolitan Councildeleted text end . A provider of passenger transportation service under contract
to the department deleted text begin or the Metropolitan Councildeleted text end may not also provide service as a motor
carrier of passengers without first having registered under section 221.0252.

Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 221.031, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:


Subd. 3a.

Contractor or recipient of transportation assistance.

(a)
Notwithstanding subdivision 3, providers of passenger transportation service under
contract to and with operating assistance from the department deleted text begin or the Metropolitan Council
deleted text end must comply with rules for driver qualifications; driving of motor vehicles; parts and
accessories necessary for safe operation; hours of service of drivers; inspection, repair,
and maintenance; and the rules adopted in section 221.0314, subdivision 8, for accident
reporting.

(b) This subdivision does not apply to (1) a local transit commission, (2) a transit
authority created by the legislature, (3) special transportation service certified by the
commissioner under section 174.30, or (4) special transportation service defined in section
174.29, subdivision 1, when provided by a volunteer driver operating a private passenger
vehicle defined in section 169.011, subdivision 52.

Sec. 27.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 275.066, is amended to read:


275.066 SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICTS; DEFINITION.

For the purposes of property taxation and property tax state aids, the term "special
taxing districts" includes the following entities:

(1) watershed districts under chapter 103D;

(2) sanitary districts under sections 442A.01 to 442A.29;

(3) regional sanitary sewer districts under sections 115.61 to 115.67;

(4) regional public library districts under section 134.201;

(5) park districts under chapter 398;

(6) regional railroad authorities under chapter 398A;

(7) hospital districts under sections 447.31 to 447.38;

(8) St. Cloud Metropolitan Transit Commission under sections 458A.01 to 458A.15;

(9) Duluth Transit Authority under sections 458A.21 to 458A.37;

(10) regional development commissions under sections 462.381 to 462.398;

(11) housing and redevelopment authorities under sections 469.001 to 469.047;

(12) port authorities under sections 469.048 to 469.068;

(13) economic development authorities under sections 469.090 to 469.1081;

(14) Metropolitan deleted text begin Councildeleted text end new text begin Area Transit Board new text end under deleted text begin sections 473.123 to 473.549
deleted text end new text begin section 473.446new text end ;

(15) Metropolitan Airports Commission under sections 473.601 to 473.679;

(16) Metropolitan Mosquito Control Commission under sections 473.701 to 473.716;

(17) Morrison County Rural Development Financing Authority under Laws 1982,
chapter 437, section 1;

(18) Croft Historical Park District under Laws 1984, chapter 502, article 13, section 6;

(19) East Lake County Medical Clinic District under Laws 1989, chapter 211,
sections 1 to 6;

(20) Floodwood Area Ambulance District under Laws 1993, chapter 375, article
5, section 39;

(21) Middle Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization under sections
103B.211 and 103B.241;

(22) emergency medical services special taxing districts under section 144F.01;

(23) a county levying under the authority of section 103B.241, 103B.245, or
103B.251;

(24) Southern St. Louis County Special Taxing District; Chris Jensen Nursing Home
under Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 21, article 4, section 12;

(25) an airport authority created under section 360.0426; and

(26) any other political subdivision of the state of Minnesota, excluding counties,
school districts, cities, and towns, that has the power to adopt and certify a property tax
levy to the county auditor, as determined by the commissioner of revenue.

Sec. 28.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 297A.992, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Joint powers board.

(a) The joint powers board must consist of one
or more commissioners of each county that is in the metropolitan transportation area,
appointed by its county board, deleted text begin and the chair of the Metropolitan Council,deleted text end who must have
voting rights, subject to subdivision 3, clause (4). The joint powers board has the powers
and duties provided in this section and section 471.59.

(b) The joint powers board may utilize no more than three-fourths of one percent of
the proceeds of the taxes imposed under this section for ordinary administrative expenses
incurred in carrying out the provisions of this section. Any additional administrative
expenses must be paid by the participating counties.

(c) The joint powers board may establish a technical advisory group that is separate
from the GEARS Committee. The group must consist of representatives of cities, counties,
or public agenciesdeleted text begin , including the Metropolitan Councildeleted text end . The technical advisory group
must be used solely for technical consultation purposes.

Sec. 29.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 297A.992, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Grant application and awards; Grant Evaluation and Ranking System
(GEARS) Committee.

(a) The joint powers board shall establish a grant application
process and identify the amount of available funding for grant awards. Grant applications
must be submitted in a form prescribed by the joint powers board. An applicant must
provide, in addition to all other information required by the joint powers board, the
estimated cost of the project, the amount of the grant sought, possible sources of funding
in addition to the grant sought, and identification of any federal funds that will be utilized
if the grant is awarded. A grant application seeking transit capital funding must identify
the source of money necessary to operate the transit improvement.

(b) The joint powers board shall establish a timeline and procedures for the award of
grants, and may award grants only to the state and political subdivisions. The board shall
define objective criteria for the award of grantsdeleted text begin , which must include, but not be limited to,
consistency with the most recent version of the transportation policy plan adopted by the
Metropolitan Council under section 473.146deleted text end . The joint powers board shall maximize the
availability and use of federal funds in projects funded under this section.

(c) The joint powers board shall establish a GEARS Committee, which must consist
of:

(1) one county commissioner from each county that is in the metropolitan
transportation area, appointed by its county board;

(2) one elected city representative from each county that is in the metropolitan
transportation area;new text begin and
new text end

(3) one additional elected city representative from each county for every additional
400,000 in population, or fraction of 400,000, in the county that is above 400,000 in
populationdeleted text begin ; anddeleted text end new text begin .
new text end

deleted text begin (4) the chair of the Metropolitan Council Transportation Committee.
 deleted text end

(d) Each city representative must be elected at a meeting of cities in the metropolitan
transportation area, which must be convened for that purpose by the Association of
Metropolitan Municipalities.

(e) The committee shall evaluate grant applications following objective criteria
established by the joint powers board, and must provide to the joint powers board a
selection list of transportation projects that includes a priority ranking.

deleted text begin (f) A grant award for a transit project located within the metropolitan area, as defined
in section 473.121, subdivision 2, may be funded only after the Metropolitan Council
reviews the project for consistency with the transit portion of the Metropolitan Council
policy plan and one of the following occurs:
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) the Metropolitan Council finds the project to be consistent;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) the Metropolitan Council initially finds the project to be inconsistent, but after a
good faith effort to resolve the inconsistency through negotiations with the joint powers
board, agrees that the grant award may be funded; or
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) the Metropolitan Council finds the project to be inconsistent, and submits the
consistency issue for final determination to a panel, which determines the project to be
consistent. The panel is composed of a member appointed by the chair of the Metropolitan
Council, a member appointed by the joint powers board, and a member agreed upon by
both the chair and the joint powers board.
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (g)deleted text end new text begin (f)new text end Grants must be funded by the proceeds of the taxes imposed under this section,
bonds, notes, or other obligations issued by the joint powers board under subdivision 7.

deleted text begin (h) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section except subdivision 6a, of
the revenue collected under this section, the joint powers board shall allocate to the
Metropolitan Council, in fiscal years 2012 and 2013, an amount not less than 75 percent of
the net cost of operations for those transitways that were receiving metropolitan sales tax
funds through an operating grant agreement on June 30, 2011.
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (i) The Metropolitan Council shall expend any funds allocated under paragraph (h)
for the operations of the specified transitways solely within those counties that are in the
metropolitan transportation area.
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (j) Nothing in paragraph (h) or (i) prevents grant awards to the Metropolitan Council
for capital and operating assistance for transitways and park-and-ride facilities.
 deleted text end

Sec. 30.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 398A.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Railroad acquisition and operation.

The authority may plan, establish,
acquire, develop, construct, purchase, enlarge, extend, improve, maintain, equip, operate,
regulate, and protect railroads and railroad facilities, including but not limited to terminal
buildings, roadways, crossings, bridges, causeways, tunnels, equipment, and rolling
stock. The authority may not expend state or federal funds to engage in planning for or
development of light rail transit or commuter rail transit, unless this activity is consistent
with a plan adopted by the department of transportation under section 174.84 deleted text begin and a plan
adopted by the metropolitan council under section 473.399deleted text end , and is carried out pursuant to
a memorandum of understanding executed by the authority and the commissioner deleted text begin after
appropriate consultation with the metropolitan councildeleted text end .

Sec. 31.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 398A.04, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:


Subd. 2a.

Bus rapid transit development.

A regional rail authority may exercise
the powers conferred under this section to: plan, establish, acquire, develop, purchase,
enlarge, extend, improve, maintain, equip, regulate, and protect; and pay costs of
construction and operation of a bus rapid transit system located within its county on
transitways deleted text begin included in and approved by the Metropolitan Council's 2030 Transportation
Policy Plandeleted text end . This subdivision applies only to the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota,
Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.

Sec. 32.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 398A.04, subdivision 9, is amended to read:


Subd. 9.

Agreements.

The authority may enter into joint powers agreements under
section 471.59 or other agreements with the municipality or municipalities named in the
organization agreement; with other municipalities situated in the counties named in the
resolution, respecting the matters referred to in section 398A.06; with another authority;
new text begin or new text end with a state agencydeleted text begin ; or with the Metropolitan Councildeleted text end about any matter subject to
this chapter.

Sec. 33.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.146, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Transportation planning.

(a) The deleted text begin Metropolitan Council is the designated
deleted text end new text begin commissioner and affected local governments shall cooperate to designate a new text end planning
agency for any long-range comprehensive transportation planning required by section
134 of the Federal Highway Act of 1962, Section 4 of Urban Mass Transportation
Act of 1964 and Section 112 of Federal Aid Highway Act of 1973 and other federal
transportation laws. The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin designated planning agency new text end shall assure administration
and coordination of transportation planning with appropriate state, regional and other
agencies, counties, and municipalities.

(b) The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin designated planning agency new text end shall establish an advisory body
consisting of citizens and representatives of municipalities, counties, and state agencies in
fulfillment of the planning responsibilities of the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin designated planning agencynew text end . The
membership of the advisory body must consist of:

(1) the commissioner of transportation or the commissioner's designee;

(2) the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency or the commissioner's
designee;

(3) one member of the Metropolitan Airports Commission appointed by the
commission;

(4) one person appointed by the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end to represent nonmotorized
transportation;

(5) one person appointed by the commissioner deleted text begin of transportationdeleted text end to represent the
freight transportation industry;

(6) two persons appointed by the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end to represent public transit;

(7) ten elected officials of cities within the metropolitan area, including one
representative from each first-class city, appointed by the Association of Metropolitan
Municipalities;

(8) one member of the county board of each county in the seven-county metropolitan
area, appointed by the respective county boards;new text begin and
new text end

(9) eight citizens appointed by the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end , one from each deleted text begin council
precinct; anddeleted text end new text begin Metropolitan Airports Commission district.
new text end

deleted text begin (10) one member of the council, appointed by the council.
 deleted text end

The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin designated planning agency new text end shall appoint a chair from among the
members of the advisory body.

Sec. 34.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.1466, is amended to read:


473.1466 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PERFORMANCE EVALUATION.

(a) Prior to each major revision of the transportation policy plan, the deleted text begin council
deleted text end new text begin commissioner of administration new text end must carry out a performance evaluation of the
metropolitan area's transportation system as a whole. The performance evaluation must:

(1) evaluate the area's ability to meet the need for effective and efficient
transportation of goods and people;

(2) evaluate trends and their impacts on the area's transportation system;

(3) assess the region's success in meeting the currently adopted regional
transportation benchmarks; and

(4) include an evaluation of the regional transit system, including a comparison with
peer metropolitan regions with regard to key operating and investment measurements.

(b) The deleted text begin council mustdeleted text end new text begin commissioner shall new text end update the evaluation of the regional
transit system every two years.

(c) The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall use the results of the performance evaluation to
make recommendations for improving the system in each revision of the transportation
policy plan.

(d) The deleted text begin council mustdeleted text end new text begin commissioner shall new text end conduct a peer review of the performance
evaluation using at least two nationally recognized transportation and transit consultants.

(e) The deleted text begin council mustdeleted text end new text begin commissioner shall new text end submit the performance evaluation to
the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate
committees and divisions with jurisdiction over transportation finance and policy.

Sec. 35.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.166, is amended to read:


473.166 CONTROLLED ACCESS; APPROVAL.

Before acquiring land for or constructing a controlled access highway in the
area, deleted text begin the state Transportation Department ordeleted text end new text begin a new text end local government unit proposing the
acquisition or construction shall submit to the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of transportation new text end a
statement describing the proposed project. The statement must be in the form and detail
required by the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end . The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of transportation, in
cooperation with the commissioner of administration, new text end shall review the statement to
ascertain its consistency with deleted text begin itsdeleted text end new text begin the new text end policy plan and the development guide. No project
may be undertaken unless the deleted text begin council determinesdeleted text end new text begin commissioners of transportation and
administration determine new text end that it is consistent with the policy plan. This approval is in
addition to the requirements of any other statute, ordinance or rule.

Sec. 36.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.167, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Loans for acquisition.

(a) The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of transportation
new text end may make loans to counties, towns, and statutory and home rule charter cities within the
metropolitan area for the purchase of property within the right-of-way of a state trunk
highway shown on an official map adopted pursuant to section 394.361 or 462.359 or for
the purchase of property within the proposed right-of-way of a principal or intermediate
arterial highway designated by the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of transportation new text end as a part of
the metropolitan highway system plan and approved by the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of
administration new text end pursuant to section 473.166. The loans shall be made by the deleted text begin council
deleted text end new text begin commissioner of transportationnew text end , from the fund established pursuant to this subdivision,
for purchases approved by the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of transportationnew text end . The loans shall
bear no interest.

(b) The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of transportation new text end shall make loans only:

(1) to accelerate the acquisition of primarily undeveloped property when there
is a reasonable probability that the property will increase in value before highway
construction, and to update an expired environmental impact statement on a project for
which the right-of-way is being purchased;

(2) to avert the imminent conversion or the granting of approvals which would allow
the conversion of property to uses which would jeopardize its availability for highway
construction;

(3) to advance planning and environmental activities on highest priority major
metropolitan river crossing projects, under the transportation development guide
chapter/policy plan; or

(4) to take advantage of open market opportunities when developed properties
become available for sale, provided all parties involved are agreeable to the sale and
funds are available.

(c) The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of transportation new text end shall not make loans for the purchase
of property at a price which exceeds the fair market value of the property or which
includes the costs of relocating or moving persons or property. The eminent domain
process may be used to settle differences of opinion as to fair market value, provided
all parties agree to the process.

(d) A private property owner may elect to receive the purchase price either in a
lump sum or in not more than four annual installments without interest on the deferred
installments. If the purchase agreement provides for installment payments, the deleted text begin council
deleted text end new text begin commissioner of transportation new text end shall make the loan in installments corresponding to those
in the purchase agreement. The recipient of an acquisition loan shall convey the property
for the construction of the highway at the same price which the recipient paid for the
property. The price may include the costs of preparing environmental documents that were
required for the acquisition and that were paid for with money that the recipient received
from the loan fund. Upon notification by the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of transportation new text end that
the plan to construct the highway has been abandoned or the anticipated location of the
highway changed, the recipient shall sell the property at market value in accordance with the
procedures required for the disposition of the property. All rents and other money received
because of the recipient's ownership of the property and all proceeds from the conveyance
or sale of the property shall be paid to the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of transportationnew text end . If
a recipient is not permitted to include in the conveyance price the cost of preparing
environmental documents that were required for the acquisition, then the recipient is not
required to repay the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end an amount equal to 40 percent of the money
received from the loan fund and spent in preparing the environmental documents.

(e) The deleted text begin proceeds of the tax authorized by subdivision 3, alldeleted text end money paid to the
deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of transportation new text end by recipients of loans, and all interest on the
proceeds and payments shall be maintained as a separate fund. For administration of the
loan program, the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of transportation new text end may expend from the fund each
year an amount no greater than three percent of the amount of the proceeds for that year.

Sec. 37.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.167, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:


Subd. 2a.

Loans for acquisition and relocation.

(a) The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner
of transportation new text end may make loans to acquiring authorities within the metropolitan area
to purchase homestead property located in a proposed state trunk highway right-of-way
or project, and to provide relocation assistance. Acquiring authorities are authorized to
accept the loans and to acquire the property. Except as provided in this subdivision,
the loans shall be made as provided in subdivision 2. Loans shall be in the amount of
the fair market value of the homestead property plus relocation costs and less salvage
value. Before construction of the highway begins, the acquiring authority shall convey the
property to the commissioner of transportation at the same price it paid, plus relocation
costs and less its salvage value. Acquisition and assistance under this subdivision must
conform to sections 117.50 to 117.56.

(b) The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of transportation new text end may make loans only when:

(1) the owner of affected homestead property requests acquisition and relocation
assistance from an acquiring authority;

(2) federal or new text begin other new text end state financial participation is not available;

(3) the owner is unable to sell the homestead property at its appraised market value
because the property is located in a proposed state trunk highway right-of-way or project as
indicated on an official map or plat adopted under section 160.085, 394.361, or 462.359; and

(4) the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of transportation new text end agrees to and approves the fair market
value of the homestead property, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.

(c) For purposes of this subdivision, the following terms have the meanings given
them.

(1) "Acquiring authority" means counties, towns, and statutory and home rule
charter cities in the metropolitan area.

(2) "Homestead property" means: (i) a single-family dwelling occupied by the
owner, and the surrounding land, not exceeding a total of ten acres; or (ii) a manufactured
home, as defined in section 327B.01, subdivision 13.

(3) "Salvage value" means the probable sale price of the dwelling and other property
that is severable from the land if offered for sale on the condition that it be removed from
the land at the buyer's expense, allowing a reasonable time to find a buyer with knowledge
of the possible uses of the property, including separate use of serviceable components and
scrap when there is no other reasonable prospect of sale.

Sec. 38.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.168, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Exclusive lanes; multipassenger transit.

The deleted text begin Metropolitan Council
deleted text end new text begin commissioner of transportation new text end may require that any freeway constructed in the
metropolitan area on which actual construction has not been commenced by April 12,
1974 include provisions for exclusive lanes for buses and, as the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner
of transportation new text end may determine, other forms of multipassenger transit. The deleted text begin council
deleted text end new text begin commissioner of transportationnew text end , in making its determination, must demonstrate that
the exclusive lanes are necessary to implement the transportation policy plan of the
development guide.

Sec. 39.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.223, is amended to read:


473.223 FEDERAL AID.

For the purposes of this section the term "governmental subdivision" includes
municipalities, counties and other political subdivisions generally. If federal aid for
transportation programs and projects is otherwise unavailable to an existing agency or
governmental subdivision, the deleted text begin Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of transportation
new text end may cooperate with the government of the United States and any agency or department
thereof and the affected agency or other governmental subdivision in establishing
metropolitan area eligibility to receive federal aid, and may comply with the provisions
of the laws of the United States and any rules and regulations made thereunder for the
expenditure of federal moneys upon such projects as are proposed for federal assistance.
The deleted text begin Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of transportation new text end may accept federal aid and
other aid, either public or private, for and in behalf of the metropolitan area or any
governmental subdivision of the state, for transportation programs and projects within the
metropolitan area upon such terms and conditions as are or may be prescribed by the laws
of the United States and any rules or regulations made thereunder, and is authorized to act
as agent of any governmental subdivision of the state with jurisdiction in the metropolitan
area upon request of such subdivision in accepting the aid in its behalf for such programs
or projects financed either in whole or in part by federal aid. The governing body of
any such subdivision is authorized to designate the deleted text begin Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner
of transportation new text end as its agent for such purposes and to enter into an agreement with
the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of transportation new text end prescribing the terms and conditions of the
agency relationship in accordance with state and federal laws, rules and regulations.
The deleted text begin Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of transportation new text end is authorized to designate an
appropriate state agency as its agent for such purposes and to enter into an agreement with
such agency prescribing the terms and conditions of the agency relationship in accordance
with state and federal laws, rules and regulations.

Nothing contained herein shall limit any separate authority of agencies or
governmental subdivisions of the state to contract for and receive federal aid.

Sec. 40.

new text begin [473.37] DEFINITIONS.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Commissioner. new text end

new text begin "Commissioner" means the commissioner of
transportation for the purposes of sections 473.371 to 473.449.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Department. new text end

new text begin "Department" means the Department of Transportation for
the purposes of sections 473.371 to 473.449.
 new text end

Sec. 41.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.375, is amended to read:


473.375 POWERS AND DUTIES OF deleted text begin COUNCILdeleted text end new text begin COMMISSIONERnew text end ;
ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

Subd. 9a.

Transportation Accessibility Advisory Committee.

The deleted text begin council
deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall establish a Transportation Accessibility Advisory Committee
consisting of 15 members and a chair to advise the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end on the
development and management of policies regarding accessibility of all aspects of
fixed regular route and special transportation services for persons with disabilities.
The Transportation Accessibility Advisory Committee shall also advise the deleted text begin council
deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end on long-range plans to meet the accessible transportation needs of the
disability community. The Transportation Accessibility Advisory Committee must include
elderly persons, persons with disabilities, other users of special transportation services, and
representatives of appropriate agencies for elderly persons and persons with disabilities. At
least half the Transportation Accessibility Advisory Committee members must be persons
who are both ADA-certified and users of public transit in the metropolitan area. Two of
the appointments to the Transportation Accessibility Advisory Committee must be made
by the Council on Disability deleted text begin in consultation with the chair of the Metropolitan Councildeleted text end .

Subd. 11.

Ride sharing.

The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall administer a ride-sharing
program in the metropolitan area, deleted text begin except for thedeleted text end new text begin including a new text end statewide vanpool leasing
program deleted text begin conducted by the commissioner of transportation and shall cooperate with the
commissioner in the conduct of ride-sharing activities in areas where the commissioner's
programs and the council's program overlapdeleted text end . The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may contract for
services in operating the program.

Subd. 12.

Assistance.

The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall offer, use, and apply deleted text begin itsdeleted text end new text begin the
department's new text end services to assist and advise transit providers in the metropolitan transit area
in the planning, promotion, development, operation, and evaluation of programs and
projects which are undertaken or proposed to be undertaken deleted text begin by contract with the council,
deleted text end and shall seek out and select recipients of this assistance and advice.

Subd. 13.

Financial assistance.

The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may provide financial
assistance to public transit providers as provided in sections 473.371 to 473.449. deleted text begin The
council may not use the proceeds of bonds issued under section 473.39 to provide capital
assistance to private, for-profit operators of public transit, unless the operators provide
service under a contract with the council, the former regional transit board, or recipients
of financial assistance under sections 473.371 to 473.449.
deleted text end

No political subdivision within the metropolitan area may apply for federal transit
assistance unless its application has been submitted to and approved by the deleted text begin council
deleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end .

Subd. 14.

Coordination.

The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall coordinate transit
operations within the metropolitan area and shall establish a transit information program
to provide transit users with accurate information on transit schedules and service.

Subd. 15.

Performance standards.

The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may establish
performance standards for recipients of financial assistance.

Sec. 42.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.384, is amended to read:


473.384 CONTRACTS.

Subdivision 1.

Contracts required.

The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall make contracts
with eligible recipients for financial assistance to transit service within the metropolitan
area. The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may not give financial assistance to another transit
provider without first having executed a contract. The provisions of this section do not
apply to contracts made under deleted text begin sectionsdeleted text end new text begin section new text end 473.386 deleted text begin and 473.388deleted text end .

Subd. 2.

Eligibility.

To be eligible to receive financial assistance by contract under
this section a recipient must be:

(a) a county, statutory or home rule charter city or town or combination thereof, or
public authority organized and existing pursuant to chapter 398A, providing financial
assistance to or providing or operating public transit; deleted text begin or
deleted text end

(b) a private provider of public transitnew text begin ; or
new text end

new text begin (c) a transit provider formerly under contract with one or more local government
units to provide replacement service under the replacement service program established in
Laws 1984, chapter 654, article 3, section 123new text end .

Subd. 3.

Applications.

The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall establish procedures and
standards for review and approval of applications for financial assistance under this
section. An applicant must provide the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end with the financial and other
information the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end requires to carry out deleted text begin itsdeleted text end new text begin the commissioner's new text end duties.
The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may specify procedures, including public hearing requirements,
to be followed by applicants that are cities, towns, or counties or combinations thereof in
conducting transit studies and formulating service plans under subdivisions 4 and 5.

Subd. 4.

Transit study.

The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall require that prior to
applying for financial assistance by contract under clause (a) of subdivision 2, the
applicant must prepare and submit a transit study which includes the following elements:

(a) a determination of existing and future transit needs within the area to be served,
and an assessment of the adequacy of existing service to meet the needs;

(b) an assessment of the level and type of service required to meet unmet needs;

(c) an assessment of existing and future resources available for the financing of
transit service; and

(d) the type or types of any new government arrangements or agreements needed to
provide adequate service.

The transit study for any applicant may be done by the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end .

Subd. 5.

Service plan.

The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall, before making a contract
with an eligible recipient, require the submission of a service plan which includes the
following elements:

(a) a description of the service proposed for financial assistance, including vehicles,
routes, and schedules;

(b) an assessment of the extent to which the proposed service meets the needs as
determined by the transit study;

(c) a description of the contract administration and review process if the operation of
the proposed service is to be done by a private contractor;

(d) a description of the amount required to establish and operate the proposed service
and the proposed sources of the required amount including operating revenue, other local
sources, and assistance from the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end and from federal sources;

(e) the fare structure of the proposed service; and

(f) projections of usage of the system.

The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may specify procedures, including public hearing
requirements, to be followed by applicants that are cities, towns, or counties or
combinations thereof in conducting transit studies and formulating service plans.

Subd. 6.

Financial assistance for certain providers.

The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner
new text end shall provide financial assistance to recipients who were receiving assistance by contract
with the commissioner of transportation under Minnesota Statutes 1982, section 174.24,
subdivision 3, on July 1, 1984, so that the percentage of total operating cost, as defined by
the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end , paid by the recipient from all local sources of revenue, including
operating revenue, does not exceed the percentage for the recipient's classification as
determined by the commissioner deleted text begin of transportationdeleted text end under the commissioner's final contract
with the recipient. The remainder of the total operating cost must be paid by the deleted text begin council
deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end less all assistance received by the recipient for that purpose from any
federal source.

If a recipient informs the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end in writing prior to the distribution of
financial assistance for any year that paying its designated percentage of total operating
cost from local sources will cause undue hardship, the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may adjust
the percentage as it deems equitable. If for any year the funds available to the deleted text begin council
deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end are insufficient to allow the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end to pay its share of total
operating cost for those recipients, the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall reduce its share in
each classification to the extent necessary.

Subd. 7.

Transit operations impact assessment.

Prior to entering into a contract
for operating assistance with a recipient, the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall evaluate the
effect, if any, of the contract on the ridership, routes, schedules, fares, and staffing
levels of the existing and proposed service provided by the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end . The
deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may enter into the contract only if it determines that the service
to be assisted under the contract will not impose an undue hardship on the ridership or
financial condition of the deleted text begin council'sdeleted text end new text begin commissioner's new text end transit operations. The requirements
of this subdivision do not apply to contracts for assistance to recipients who, as part of a
negotiated cost-sharing arrangement with the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end , pay a substantial part
of the cost of services that directly benefit the recipient as an institution or organization.

Subd. 8.

Paratransit contracts.

In executing and administering contracts for
paratransit projects, the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end has the powers and duties deleted text begin given to the
commissioner of transportationdeleted text end new text begin specified new text end in section 174.255, subdivisions 1 and 2, relating
to disability accessibility and insurance coverage. The provisions of section 174.255,
subdivision 3, apply to paratransit projects which receive assistance by contract with
the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end .

Sec. 43.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.385, is amended to read:


473.385 TRANSIT SERVICE AREAS.

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) "Fully developed service area" means the fully
developed area, as defined in the deleted text begin Metropolitan Council'sdeleted text end development guidenew text begin prepared by
the commissioner of administrationnew text end , plus the cities of Mendota Heights, Maplewood,
North St. Paul, and Little Canada.

(b) "Regular route transit" has the meaning given it in section 174.22, subdivision 8,
except that, for purposes of this section, the term does not include services on fixed routes
and schedules that are primarily intended to provide circulator service within a community
or adjacent communities rather than feeder service to the system of metropolitan regular
route transit operated by the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of transportationnew text end .

Subd. 2.

Service areas.

The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may provide financial assistance
(whether directly or through another entity) to private, for-profit operators of public transit
only for the following services:

(1) services that are not regular route services;

(2) regular route services provided on June 2, 1989, by a private, for-profit operator
under contract with the former regional transit board or under a certificate of convenience
and necessity issued by the commissioner of transportation;

(3) regular route services outside of the fully developed service area that are not
operated on June 2, 1989, by the former Metropolitan Transit Commission;

deleted text begin (4) regular route services provided under section 473.388;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (5)deleted text end new text begin (4) new text end regular route services to recipients who, as part of a negotiated cost-sharing
arrangement with the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end , pay at least 50 percent of the cost of the
service that directly benefits the recipient as an institution or organization; or

deleted text begin (6)deleted text end new text begin (5) new text end regular route services that will not be operated for a reasonable subsidy by
the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end .

Sec. 44.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.386, is amended to read:


473.386 SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE.

Subdivision 1.

Service objectives.

The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall implement a
special transportation service, as defined in section 174.29, in the metropolitan area.
The service has the following objectives:

(a) to provide greater access to transportation for the elderly, people with disabilities,
and others with special transportation needs in the metropolitan area;

(b) to develop an integrated system of special transportation service providing
transportation tailored to meet special individual needs in the most cost-efficient manner;
and

(c) to use existing public, private, and private nonprofit providers of service when
feasible and cost-efficient, to supplement rather than replace existing service, and to
increase the productivity of all special transportation vehicles available in the area.

Subd. 2.

Service contracts; management.

(a) The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may
contract for services necessary for the provision of special transportation. Transportation
service provided under a contract must specify the service to be provided, the standards
that must be met, and the rates for operating and providing special transportation services.

(b) The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall establish management policies for the service
and may contract with a service administrator for day-to-day administration and
management of the service. Any contract must delegate to the service administrator
clear authority to administer and manage the delivery of the service pursuant to deleted text begin council
deleted text end new text begin department new text end management policies and must establish performance and compliance
standards for the service administrator. The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may provide directly
day to day administration and management of the service and may own or lease vehicles
used to provide the service.

(c) The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall ensure that the service administrator establishes
a system for registering and expeditiously responding to complaints by users, informing
users of how to register complaints, and requiring providers to report on incidents that
impair the safety and well-being of users or the quality of the service.

(d) The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall report on deleted text begin itsdeleted text end new text begin the department'snew text end special
transportation services as part of the program evaluation provided for in section 473.13,
subdivision 1a.

(e) The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall provide, on an annual basis, an opportunity for
users and other interested persons to provide testimony to the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner
new text end concerning services provided under this section.

Subd. 2a.

Eligibility application and verification; penalty for fraudulent
certification.

(a) If the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end requires a person to be certified as eligible
for special transportation services, an applicant for certification must submit an application
form and the applicant's eligibility must be verified by a type of professional specified by
the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end . The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall:

(1) require the applicant to sign the application form and certify that the application
information is accurate; and

(2) require the person verifying the applicant's eligibility to sign the eligibility
verification form and certify that the verifying information is accurate.

(b) The penalty provided for in section 174.295, subdivision 4, applies to the
certifications by the applicant and the person verifying the applicant's eligibility. The
deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end must include a notice of the penalty for fraudulent certification in
the application form and the eligibility verification form.

Subd. 3.

Duties of deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end .

In implementing the special
transportation service, the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall:

(a) encourage participation in the service by public, private, and private nonprofit
providers of special transportation currently receiving capital or operating assistance
from a public agency;

(b) when feasible and cost-efficient, contract with public, private, and private
nonprofit providers that have demonstrated their ability to effectively provide service at
a reasonable cost;

(c) encourage individuals using special transportation to use the type of service
most appropriate to their particular needs;

(d) encourage shared rides to the greatest extent practicable;

(e) encourage public agencies that provide transportation to eligible individuals as a
component of human services and educational programs to coordinate with this service
and to allow reimbursement for transportation provided through the service at rates that
reflect the public cost of providing that transportation;

(f) establish criteria to be used in determining individual eligibility for special
transportation services;

(g) consult with the Transportation Accessibility Advisory Committee in a timely
manner before changes are made in the provision of special transportation services;

(h) provide for effective administration and enforcement of deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin department
new text end policies and standards; and

(i) ensure that, taken as a whole including contracts with public, private, and private
nonprofit providers, the geographic coverage area of the special transportation service is
continuous within the boundaries of the deleted text begin transit taxing district, as defined as of March 1,
2006, in section 473.446, subdivision 2deleted text end new text begin metropolitan areanew text end .

Subd. 4.

Coordination required.

The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may not grant any
financial assistance to any recipient that proposes to use any part of the grant to provide
special transportation service in the metropolitan area unless the program is coordinated
with the deleted text begin council'sdeleted text end new text begin commissioner's new text end special transportation service in the manner determined
by the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end . The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end is not required to provide
funding for transportation services from a residence to a service site and home again when
the services are used by individuals in conjunction with their participation in human
service developmental achievement center programs in which transportation to and from
the program is a required and funded component of those programs.

Subd. 5.

Equitable allocation and annual reallocation.

The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner
new text end shall distribute all available funding under this section in a manner designed to achieve
an equitable allocation of special transportation services based on the proportion of the
number of elderly, disabled, or economically disadvantaged individuals with special
transportation needs who actually use the special transportation service.

Subd. 6.

Operating and service standards.

A person operating or assisting the
operation of a vehicle may leave the vehicle to enter premises in order to help a passenger
who does not require emergency ambulance service. Operators and assistants shall
provide the help necessary for door-through-door service, including help in entering and
leaving the vehicle and help through the exterior entrance and over any exterior steps at
either departure or destination buildings, provided that both the steps and the wheelchair
are in good repair. If an operator or assistant refuses help because of the condition of
the steps or the wheelchair, the operator of the service shall send letters to the service
administrator designated by the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end , who shall notify the person denied
service describing the corrective measures necessary to qualify for service.

Subd. 8.

Vehicle title transfer; conditions.

The deleted text begin Metropolitan Council
deleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end may transfer to a special transportation service provider or a provider of taxi
services the title to a vehicle formerly used to provide special transportation service under
this section. If the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end transfers title to a provider of taxi services, it
may do so only to a provider of taxi services that is licensed by a city whose taxi licensing
ordinance requires (1) criminal background checks and annual driving record checks for
drivers, and (2) inspection of vehicles at least annually.

Sec. 45.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.387, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Administration.

The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall design and administer
the programs under this section. The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may request proposals for
projects to demonstrate methods of achieving the purposes of programs administered under
this section. The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall design or ensure the design of programs that
will provide better access for the targeted service groups to places of employment and
activity throughout the metropolitan area, using regular route transit, paratransit, taxis, car
or van pools, or other means of conveyance. The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may organize
the services by providing to individuals, directly or indirectly, reduced fares or passes on
public transit or vouchers to be used to purchase transportation; by contracting with public
and private providers; by arrangements with government agencies, civic and community
organizations or nonprofit groups providing assistance to the targeted service groups; by
arrangements with prospective employers, with employment, education, retail, medical, or
other activity centers, or with local governments; or by any other methods designed to
improve service and reduce costs to the targeted service groups.

Sec. 46.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.387, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Job seekers.

The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall establish a program and
policies to increase the availability and utility of public transit services and reduce
transportation costs for persons who are seeking employment and who lack private
means of transportation.

Sec. 47.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.387, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Transit disadvantaged.

The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall establish a
program and policies to reduce transportation costs for persons who are, because of
limited incomes, age, disability, or other reasons, especially dependent on public transit
for common mobility.

Sec. 48.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.3875, is amended to read:


473.3875 TRANSIT FOR LIVABLE COMMUNITIES.

The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall establish a transit for livable communities
demonstration program fund. The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall adopt guidelines for
selecting and evaluating demonstration projects for funding. The selection guidelines
must include provisions evaluating projects:

(1) interrelating development or redevelopment and transit;

(2) interrelating affordable housing and employment growth areas;

(3) helping intensify land use that leads to more compact development or
redevelopment;

(4) coordinating school transportation and public transit service;new text begin or
new text end

(5) implementing recommendations of the transit redesign plandeleted text begin ; ordeleted text end new text begin .
new text end

deleted text begin (6) otherwise promoting the goals of the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act.
 deleted text end

Sec. 49.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.39, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

General authority.

The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin Metropolitan Area Transit Board
established in section 473.446, subdivision 1c, new text end may issue general obligation bonds subject
to the volume limitations in this section to provide funds to implement the deleted text begin council'sdeleted text end transit
capital improvement program new text begin for the metropolitan area new text end and may issue general obligation
bonds not subject to the limitations for the refunding of outstanding bonds or certificates of
indebtedness of the new text begin former Metropolitan new text end Council, the former regional transit board or the
former metropolitan transit commission, and judgments against the former regional transit
board or the former metropolitan transit commission or the new text begin former Metropolitan new text end Council.
The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin Metropolitan Area Transit Board new text end may not issue obligations pursuant to this
subdivision, other than refunding bonds, in excess of the amount specifically authorized
by law. Except as otherwise provided in sections 473.371 to 473.449, the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin board
new text end shall provide for the issuance, sale, and security of the bonds in the manner provided in
chapter 475, and has the same powers and duties as a municipality issuing bonds under
that law, except that no election is required and the net debt limitations in chapter 475 do
not apply to the bonds. The obligations are not a debt of the state or any municipality or
political subdivision within the meaning of any debt limitation or requirement pertaining
to those entities. Neither the state, nor any municipality or political subdivision except the
deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin Metropolitan Area Transit Boardnew text end , nor any member or officer or employee of the
deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin boardnew text end , is liable on the obligations. The obligations may be secured by taxes levied
without limitation of rate or amount upon all taxable property in the transit taxing district
and transit area as provided in section 473.446, subdivision 1, clause deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (a)new text end . As part of its
levy made under section 473.446, subdivision 1, clause deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (a)new text end , the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin Metropolitan
Area Transit Board new text end shall levy the amounts necessary to provide full and timely payment of
the obligations and transfer the proceeds to the appropriate deleted text begin councildeleted text end account for payment of
the obligations. The taxes must be levied, certified, and collected in accordance with the
terms and conditions of the indebtedness.

Sec. 50.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.39, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Legal investments.

Certificates of indebtedness, bonds, or other
obligations issued deleted text begin by the councildeleted text end new text begin under this section new text end to which tax levies have been pledged
pursuant to section 473.446, are proper for investment of any funds by a bank, savings
bank, savings association, credit union, trust company, insurance company, or public
or municipal corporation, and may be pledged by any bank, savings bank, savings
association, credit union, or trust company as security for the deposit of public money.

Sec. 51.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.39, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:


Subd. 2a.

Uses of investment income.

Interest or other investment earnings on the
proceeds of bonds issued under this section and on a debt service account for bonds issued
under this section must be used only to:

(1) pay capital expenditures and related expenses for which the obligations were
authorized by this section;

(2) to pay debt service on the obligations or to reduce the deleted text begin council'sdeleted text end property tax levy
imposed to pay debt service on obligations issued under this section;

(3) pay rebate or yield reduction payments for the bonds to the United States;

(4) redeem or purchase the bonds; or

(5) make other payments with respect to the bonds that are necessary or desirable
to comply with federal tax rules applicable to the bonds or to comply with covenants
made with respect to the bonds.

Sec. 52.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.39, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Anticipation of grants.

In addition to other authority granted in this
section, the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin Metropolitan Area Transit Board new text end may exercise the authority granted to
an issuing political subdivision by section 475.522.

Sec. 53.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.391, is amended to read:


473.391 ROUTE PLANNING AND SCHEDULING.

Subdivision 1.

Contracts.

The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may contract with other
operators or local governments for route planning and scheduling services in any
configuration of new or reconfiguration of existing transit services and routes.

Subd. 2.

Route elimination; service reduction.

The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall,
before making a determination to eliminate or reduce service on existing transit routes,
consider:

(1) the level of subsidy per passenger on each route;

(2) the availability and proximity of alternative transit routes; and

(3) the percentage of transit dependent riders, including youth, elderly, low-income,
and disabled riders currently using each route.

Sec. 54.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.3925, is amended to read:


473.3925 BUS PURCHASES.

The deleted text begin Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end , in preparing bid specifications for bus
purchases, shall ensure that the specifications conform, to the greatest extent practicable,
with products that are manufactured in this state.

Sec. 55.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.399, is amended to read:


473.399 TRANSIT WAYS; LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT AND COMMUTER RAIL
IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA.

Subdivision 1.

General requirements.

(a) The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end new text begin of
administration new text end must identify in its transportation policy plan those heavily traveled
corridors where development of a transitway may be feasible and cost-effective. Modes of
providing service in a transitway may include bus rapid transit, light rail transit, commuter
rail, or other available systems or technologies that improve transit service.

(b) After the completion of environmental studies and receipt of input from the
governing body of each statutory and home rule charter city, county, and town in which a
transitway is proposed to be constructed, the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end must designate the
locally preferred alternative transit mode with respect to the corridor.

(c) The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall ensure that any light rail transit facilities that
are designated as the locally preferred alternative and that are to be constructed in the
metropolitan area will be acquired, developed, owned, and capable of operation in an
efficient, cost-effective, and coordinated manner in coordination with buses and other
transportation modes and facilities.

(d) Construction of light rail transit facilities in a particular transit corridor may not
commence unless and until that mode is designated as the locally preferred alternative for
that corridor by the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end .

Subd. 1a.

Integrated transportation system.

The commissioner deleted text begin of transportation
and the Metropolitan Councildeleted text end shall ensure that light rail transit and commuter rail facilities
are planned, designed, and implemented: (1) to move commuters and transit users into and
out of, as well as within, the metropolitan area, and (2) to ensure that rail transit lines will
interface with each other and other transportation facilities and services so as to provide a
unified, integrated, and efficient multimodal transportation system.

Subd. 5.

Availability of light rail transit information.

The deleted text begin Metropolitan Council
deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall maintain in a centralized location on an Internet Web site, for each
light rail transit line operated by the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end and for each year of operation
of the line:

(1) financial data, including revenue by source and operating and capital expenses;
and

(2) ridership information, including ridership and passenger miles.

Sec. 56.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.3994, is amended to read:


473.3994 LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT; DESIGN PLANS.

Subd. 1a.

deleted text begin Designation ofdeleted text end Responsible authority.

For each proposed light
rail transit facility in the metropolitan area, the deleted text begin governor must designate either the
Metropolitan Council or thedeleted text end state of Minnesota acting through the commissioner of
transportation deleted text begin asdeleted text end new text begin is new text end the entity responsible for planning, designing, acquiring, constructing,
and equipping the facility. deleted text begin Notwithstanding such designation, the commissioner and the
council may enter into one or more cooperative agreements with respect to the planning,
designing, acquiring, constructing, or equipping of a particular light rail transit facility
that provide for the parties to exercise their respective authorities in support of the project
in a manner that best serves the project and the public.
deleted text end

Subd. 2.

Preliminary design plans; public hearing.

Before final design plans are
prepared for a light rail transit facility in the metropolitan area, the deleted text begin responsible authority
deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end and the regional railroad authority or authorities in whose jurisdiction the
line or lines are located must hold a public hearing on the physical design component of
the preliminary design plans. The deleted text begin responsible authoritydeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end and the regional
railroad authority or authorities in whose jurisdiction the line or lines are located must
provide appropriate public notice of the hearing and publicity to ensure that affected
parties have an opportunity to present their views at the hearing. The deleted text begin responsible authority
deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall summarize the proceedings and testimony and maintain the record of
a hearing held under this section, including any written statements submitted.

Subd. 3.

Preliminary design plans; local approval.

At least 30 days before the
hearing under subdivision 2, the deleted text begin responsible authoritydeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall submit the
physical design component of the preliminary design plans to the governing body of each
statutory and home rule charter city, county, and town in which the route is proposed to
be located. The city, county, or town shall hold a public hearing. Within 45 days after
the hearing under subdivision 2, the city, county, or town shall review and approve
or disapprove the plans for the route to be located in the city, county, or town. A local
unit of government that disapproves the plans shall describe specific amendments to the
plans that, if adopted, would cause the local unit to withdraw its disapproval. Failure to
approve or disapprove the plans in writing within 45 days after the hearing is deemed to
be approval, unless an extension of time is agreed to by the city, county, or town and
the deleted text begin responsible authoritydeleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end .

Subd. 4.

Preliminary design plans; deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end hearing.

If the
governing body of one or more cities, counties, or towns disapproves the preliminary
design plans within the period allowed under subdivision 3, the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner
new text end shall hold a hearing on the plans, giving deleted text begin the commissioner of transportation, if the
responsible authority,deleted text end any disapproving local governmental unitsdeleted text begin ,deleted text end and other persons
an opportunity to present their views on the plans. The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may
conduct independent study as it deems desirable and may mediate and attempt to resolve
disagreements about the plans. Within 60 days after the hearing, the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner
new text end shall review the plans and shall decide what amendments to the plans, if any, must be
made to accommodate the objections presented by the disapproving local governmental
units. Amendments to the plans as decided by the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end must be made
before continuing the planning and designing process.

Subd. 5.

Final design plans.

(a) If the final design plans incorporate a substantial
change from the preliminary design plans with respect to location, length, or termini
of routes; general dimension, elevation, or alignment of routes and crossings; location
of tracks above ground, below ground, or at ground level; or station locations, before
beginning construction, the deleted text begin responsible authoritydeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall submit the changed
component of the final design plans to the governing body of each statutory and home
rule city, county, and town in which the changed component is proposed to be located.
Within 60 days after the submission of the plans, the city, county, or town shall review
and approve or disapprove the changed component located in the city, county, or town. A
local unit of government that disapproves the change shall describe specific amendments
to the plans that, if adopted, would cause the local unit to withdraw its disapproval.
Failure to approve or disapprove the changed plans in writing within the time period is
deemed to be approval, unless an extension is agreed to by the city, county, or town and
the deleted text begin responsible authoritydeleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end .

(b) If the governing body of one or more cities, counties, or towns disapproves the
changed plans within the period allowed under paragraph (a), the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner
new text end shall review the final design plans under the same procedure and with the same effect as
provided in subdivision 4 for preliminary design plans.

Subd. 7.

deleted text begin Councildeleted text end new text begin Commissioner new text end review.

deleted text begin If the commissioner is the responsible
authority,deleted text end Before proceeding with construction of a light rail transit facility, the
commissioner new text begin of transportation new text end must submit preliminary and final design plans to the
deleted text begin Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of administrationnew text end . The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of
administration new text end must review the plans for consistency with the deleted text begin council'sdeleted text end new text begin commissioner of
administration's new text end development guide and approve the plans.

Subd. 8.

Metropolitan significance.

This section does not diminish or replace the
authority of the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end under section 473.173.

Subd. 9.

Light rail transit operating costs.

(a) Before submitting an application for
federal assistance for light rail transit facilities in the metropolitan area, the deleted text begin Metropolitan
Councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end must prepare an estimate of the amount of operating subsidy which
will be required to operate light rail transit in the corridor to which the federal assistance
would be applied. The estimate must indicate the amount of operating subsidy estimated
to be required in each of the first ten years of operation of the light rail transit facility. deleted text begin If
the commissioner of transportation is the responsible authority, the commissioner must
provide information requested by the council that is necessary to make the estimate.
deleted text end

(b) The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end must review and evaluate the estimate developed
under paragraph (a) with regard to the effect of operating the light rail transit facility on
the currently available mechanisms for financing transit in the metropolitan area.

Subd. 10.

Corridor Management Committee.

(a) The deleted text begin responsible authority
deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end must establish a Corridor Management Committee to advise the deleted text begin responsible
authoritydeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end in the design and construction of light rail transit in each corridor
to be constructed. The Corridor Management Committee for each corridor shall consist of
the following members:

(1) one member appointed by each city and county in which the corridor is located;

(2) the commissioner of transportation or a designee of the commissionernew text begin who shall
serve as chair of the committeenew text end ;

deleted text begin (3) two members appointed by the Metropolitan Council, one of whom shall be
designated as the chair of the committee;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (4)deleted text end new text begin (3) new text end one member appointed by the Metropolitan Airports Commission, if the
designated corridor provides direct service to the Minneapolis-St. Paul International
Airport; and

deleted text begin (5)deleted text end new text begin (4) new text end one member appointed by the president of the University of Minnesota, if the
designated corridor provides direct service to the university.

(b) The Corridor Management Committee shall advise the deleted text begin responsible authority
deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end on issues relating to environmental review, preliminary design, preliminary
engineering, final design, implementation method, and construction of light rail transit
in the corridor.

deleted text begin Subd. 14. deleted text end

deleted text begin Transfer of facility after construction. deleted text end

deleted text begin If the commissioner of
transportation is the responsible authority for a particular light rail transit facility, the
commissioner must transfer to the Metropolitan Council all facilities constructed and
all equipment and property acquired in developing the facility upon completion of
construction.
 deleted text end

Sec. 57.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.3995, is amended to read:


473.3995 LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT; DESIGN-BUILD METHOD.

(a) deleted text begin A responsible authoritydeleted text end new text begin The commissioner new text end may use a design-build method of
project development and construction for light rail transit. Notwithstanding any law
to the contrary, deleted text begin a responsible authoritydeleted text end new text begin the commissioner new text end may award a design-build
contract on the basis of requests for proposals or requests for qualifications without bids.
"Design-build method of project development and construction" means a project delivery
system in which a single contractor is responsible for both the design and construction of
the project and bids the design and construction together.

(b) If deleted text begin a responsible authoritydeleted text end new text begin the commissioner new text end utilizes a design-build method
of project development and construction for light rail transit, the requirements and
procedures in sections 161.3410 to 161.3426 apply to the procurement, subject to the
following conditions and exceptions:

deleted text begin (1) if the Metropolitan Council is the responsible authority for a particular light rail
transit project, when used in sections 161.3410 to 161.3426, (i) the terms "commissioner,"
"Minnesota Department of Transportation," "department," "state agencies," and "road
authority" refer to the Metropolitan Council, and (ii) the term "state" refers to the
Metropolitan Council except in references to state law or in references to the state as
a geographical location;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (2)deleted text end new text begin (1) new text end the provisions of section 161.3412, subdivisions 3 and 4, are not applicable
to the procurement; and

deleted text begin (3)deleted text end new text begin (2) new text end if any federal funds are used in developing or constructing the light rail
transit project, any provisions in sections 161.3410 to 161.3426 that are inconsistent with,
or prohibited by, any federal law, regulation, or other requirement are not applicable
to the procurement.

Sec. 58.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.3997, is amended to read:


473.3997 FEDERAL FUNDING; LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT.

(a) Upon completion of the alternatives analysis and draft environmental impact
statement, and selection of the locally preferred alternative, for each light rail transit
facility, the deleted text begin responsible authoritydeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may prepare an application for federal
assistance for the light rail transit facility. deleted text begin If the commissioner is the responsible authority,
the application must be reviewed and approved by the Metropolitan Council before it is
submitted by the commissioner. In reviewing the application the council must consider the
operating cost estimate developed under section 473.3994, subdivision 9.
deleted text end

(b) deleted text begin Except for the designated responsible authority for a particular light rail transit
facility,deleted text end No political subdivision in the metropolitan area may on its own apply for federal
assistance for light rail transit planning or construction.

Sec. 59.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.405, is amended to read:


473.405 POWERS.

Subdivision 1.

General.

The deleted text begin Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end has the powers
and duties prescribed by this section and sections 473.407 to 473.449 and all powers
necessary or convenient to discharge its duties.

Subd. 3.

Condemnation.

The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may for transit purposes
acquire property, franchises, easements, or property rights or interests of any kind by
condemnation proceedings pursuant to chapter 117. Except as provided in subdivision 9,
the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may take possession of any property for which condemnation
proceedings have been commenced at any time after the filing of the petition describing
the property in the proceedings. The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may contract with an operator
or other persons for the use by the operator or person of any property under the deleted text begin council's
deleted text end new text begin commissioner's new text end control.

Subd. 4.

Transit systems.

The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may engineer, construct,
equip, and operate transit and paratransit systems, projects, or any parts thereof, including
road lanes or rights-of-way, terminal facilities, maintenance and garage facilities, ramps,
parking areas, and any other facilities useful for or related to any public transit or
paratransit system or project. The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may sell or lease naming rights
with regard to light rail transit stations and apply revenues from sales or leases to light
rail transit operating costs.

Subd. 5.

Acquisition of transit systems.

The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may acquire by
purchase, lease, gift, or condemnation proceedings any existing public transit system or
any part thereof, including all or any part of the plant, equipment, shares of stock, property,
real, personal, or mixed, rights in property, reserve funds, special funds, franchises,
licenses, patents, permits and papers, documents and records belonging to any operator
of a public transit system within the metropolitan area, and may in connection therewith
assume any or all liabilities of any operator of a public transit system. The deleted text begin council
deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may take control of and operate a system immediately following the filing
and approval of the initial petition for condemnation, if the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end , in deleted text begin its
deleted text end new text begin the commissioner'snew text end discretion, determines this to be necessary, and may take possession
of all right, title and other powers of ownership in all properties and facilities described
in the petition. Control must be taken by resolution which is effective upon service of a
copy on the condemnee and the filing of the resolution in the condemnation action. In
the determination of the fair value of the existing public transit system, there must not
be included any value attributable to expenditures for improvements made by the former
Metropolitan deleted text begin Transit Commission ordeleted text end Council.

Subd. 9.

Condemnation of public or public service corporation property.

The
fact that property is owned by or is in charge of a public agency or a public service
corporation organized for a purpose specified in section 301B.01, or is already devoted
to a public use or to use by the corporation or was acquired therefor by condemnation
may not prevent its acquisition by the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end by condemnation, but if the
property is in actual public use or in actual use by the corporation for any purpose of
interest or benefit to the public, the taking by the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end by condemnation
may not be authorized unless the court finds and determines that there is greater public
necessity for the proposed use by the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end than for the existing use.

Subd. 10.

Voluntary transfer of public property.

Any state department or other
agency of the state government or any county, municipality, or other public agency
may sell, lease, grant, transfer, or convey to the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin departmentnew text end , with or without
consideration, any facilities or any part or parts thereof or any real or personal property or
interest therein which may be useful to the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin departmentnew text end for any authorized purpose.
In any case where the construction of a facility has not been completed, the public agency
concerned may also transfer, sell, assign, and set over to the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin departmentnew text end , with or
without consideration, any existing contract for the construction of the facilities.

Subd. 12.

Management contracts.

Notwithstanding any of the other provisions of
this section and sections 473.407 to 473.449, the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may, in lieu of
directly operating any public transit system or any part thereof, enter into contracts for
management services. The contracts may provide for compensation, incentive fees, the
employment of personnel, the services provided, and other terms and conditions that the
deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end deems proper. The contracts must provide that the compensation of
personnel who work full time or substantially full time providing management or other
services for the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end is public data under chapter 13.

The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may not permit a contract manager to supervise or
manage internal audit activities. Internal audit activity must be supervised and managed
directly by the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end . The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall advertise for bids
and select contracts for management services through competitive bidding. The term of
the contract may not be longer than two years. The contract must include clear operating
objectives, stating the service policies and goals of the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end in terms of
the movement of various passenger groups, and performance criteria, by means of which
success in achieving the operating objectives can be measured. The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner
new text end shall consider and determine the feasibility and desirability of having all its transit
management services provided internally by employees of the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin departmentnew text end .

The employees of any public transit system operated pursuant to the provisions of
this subdivision for the purpose of resolving any dispute arising under any existing or new
collective bargaining agreement relating to the terms or conditions of their employment,
may either engage in a concerted refusal to work or to invoke the processes of final and
binding arbitration as provided by chapter 572, subject to any applicable provisions of
the agreement not inconsistent with law.

Subd. 15.

Relocation of displaced persons.

The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may plan
for and assist in the relocation of individuals, families, business concerns, nonprofit
organizations, and others displaced by operations of the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin departmentnew text end , and may
make relocation payments in accordance with federal regulations.

Sec. 60.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.4051, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Operator.

The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall operate all light rail
transit facilities and services located in the metropolitan area upon completion of
construction of the facilities and the commencement of revenue service using the facilities.
The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may not allow the commencement of revenue service until after
an appropriate period of acceptance testing to ensure safe and satisfactory performance. In
assuming the operation of the system, the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end must comply with section
473.415. The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall coordinate operation of the light rail transit
system with bus service to avoid duplication of service on a route served by light rail
transit and to ensure the widest possible access to light rail transit lines in both suburban
and urban areas by means of a feeder bus system.

Sec. 61.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.4056, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Adoption of standards.

(a) deleted text begin By January 1, 2015, the Metropolitan
Council shall adopt and may thereafterdeleted text end new text begin The commissioner of transportation may new text end amend
standards for the design of light rail vehicles that are reasonably necessary to provide
access for, and to protect the health and safety of, persons who use the service. All light
rail transit vehicles procured on and after January 1, 2015, must conform to the standards
then in effect.

(b) The Transportation Accessibility Advisory Committee must review the standards
and all subsequent amendments before the deleted text begin Metropolitan Council adopts themdeleted text end new text begin standards
go into effectnew text end .

(c) The deleted text begin Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall post adopted standards, including
amendments, on its Web site.

Sec. 62.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.4057, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

General.

Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 174.82 and
174.90, the deleted text begin Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end must operate and maintain commuter
rail facilities and services in any corridor that is located in deleted text begin whole or in part in the
metropolitan area. The council's operation and maintenance of the facilities and services
must commence upon completion of the planning, development, and construction of the
commuter rail facilities by the commissioner of transportation and the commencement
of prerevenue servicedeleted text end new text begin this statenew text end .

Sec. 63.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.4057, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Commuter rail equipment, supplies, and materials.

The deleted text begin council
deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end is authorized to acquire equipment, supplies, and materials, including
rolling stock, necessary for any commuter rail service that is subject to this section. This
authority may be exercised either before or after the commencement of revenue service on
a particular commuter rail line.

Sec. 64.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.4057, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Commuter rail improvements.

After the commencement of revenue
service in a particular commuter rail corridor, the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end is responsible
for planning, development, design, acquisition, construction, and equipping of any
improvements to commuter rail facilities or service in that corridor.

Sec. 65.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.4057, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Procurement for commuter rail; best value alternative.

(a)
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 471.345, for purchases related to the
deleted text begin council'sdeleted text end new text begin commissioner's new text end maintenance and operation of commuter rail lines, the deleted text begin council
deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may award a contract for the purchase of supplies, materials, equipment or
the rental thereof, or the construction, alteration, improvement, repair, or maintenance
of real or personal property to the vendor or contractor offering the best value under
a request for proposals.

(b) For the purposes of this section, "best value" describes a result intended in the
acquisition of goods and services described in paragraph (a). Price must be one of the
evaluation criteria when acquiring such goods and services. Other evaluation criteria
may include, but are not limited to, environmental considerations, quality, and vendor
performance. A best value determination must be based on the evaluation criteria detailed
in the solicitation document. If criteria other than price are used, the solicitation document
must state the relative importance of price and other factors.

Sec. 66.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.4057, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Agreements with other parties.

The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may enter into
memoranda of understanding, joint powers agreements, or other agreements with public
or private entities including, without limitation, political subdivisions, regional railroad
authorities, metropolitan planning organizations, joint powers boards, deleted text begin the commissioner
of transportation,deleted text end or railroads, to carry out its responsibilities under this section.

Sec. 67.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.4057, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Expenditure of funds and exercise of powers.

In carrying out its
responsibilities under this section and notwithstanding any other law to the contrary,
the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may expend funds and exercisedeleted text begin , both inside and outside the
metropolitan area,deleted text end those powers in this chapter that are necessary or convenient for those
purposes. The jurisdiction of the metropolitan transit police under section 473.405 extends
to offenses relating to the operation, property, facilities, equipment, employees, and
passengers of any commuter rail facilities and services that are subject to this section.

Sec. 68.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.4057, subdivision 8, is amended to read:


Subd. 8.

Application of section 174.82.

deleted text begin Except for those provisions that provide
that the commissioner of transportation is responsible for operating and maintaining
commuter rail,deleted text end The provisions of section 174.82 apply to commuter rail facilities and
services that are subject to this section. deleted text begin Without limitation as to its application, the
provisions of section 174.82 apply when the council is carrying out its responsibilities for
commuter rail under this section to the same extent as those provisions would apply if the
council were carrying out its responsibilities under contract to the commissioner.
deleted text end

Sec. 69.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.407, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Authorization.

The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may appoint peace
officers, as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), and establish a
law enforcement agency, as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (f),
known as the Metropolitan Transit Police, to police its transit property and routes, to
carry out investigations, and to make arrests under sections 629.30 and 629.34. The
jurisdiction of the law enforcement agency is limited to offenses relating to deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin the
department's new text end transit property, equipment, employees, and passengers. The jurisdiction of
the Metropolitan Transit Police shall include traffic lanes designed for bus or transit use,
freeway or expressway shoulders in the seven-county metropolitan area used by authorized
transit buses and Metro Mobility buses under section 169.306, and high-occupancy vehicle
lanes used by transit buses. Upon request from, or under an agreement with, any law
enforcement agency and subject to the availability of its personnel and other resources,
the Metropolitan Transit Police may exercise general law enforcement agency authority
to assist any law enforcement agency in implementing or carrying out law enforcement
activities, programs, or initiatives. deleted text begin If the commissioner of transportation contracts with
the Metropolitan Council for operation of commuter rail facilities under section 174.90,
deleted text end The jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Transit Police extends to offenses relating to the
operation, property, facilities, equipment, employees, and passengers of the commuter rail
facilities located in and outside of the metropolitan area.

Sec. 70.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.407, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Policy for notice of investigations.

The transit police must develop a
policy for notifying the law enforcement agency with primary jurisdiction when it has
initiated surveillance or investigation of any person within the jurisdiction of that agency.
The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall train all of its peace officers regarding the application
of this policy.

Sec. 71.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.407, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Chief law enforcement officer.

The deleted text begin regional administratordeleted text end new text begin commissioner
new text end shall appoint a peace officer employed full time to be the chief law enforcement officer
and to be responsible for the management of the metropolitan transit police. The chief
law enforcement officer shall possess the necessary police and management experience
to manage a law enforcement agency. The chief law enforcement officer may appoint,
discipline, and discharge all transit police personnel. All police managerial and supervisory
personnel must be full-time employees of the Metropolitan Transit Police. Supervisory
personnel must be on duty and available any time transit police are on duty. The chief law
enforcement officer may not hire part-time peace officers as defined in section 626.84,
subdivision 1, paragraph (d), except that the chief may appoint peace officers to work on a
part-time basis not to exceed 30 full-time equivalents. A part-time officer must maintain
an active peace officer license with the officer's full-time law enforcement employer.

Sec. 72.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.407, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Emergencies.

(a) The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall ensure that all
emergency vehicles used by transit police are equipped with radios capable of receiving
and transmitting on the same frequencies utilized by the law enforcement agencies that
have primary jurisdiction.

(b) When the transit police receive an emergency call they shall notify the public
safety agency with primary jurisdiction and coordinate the appropriate response.

(c) Transit police officers shall notify the primary jurisdictions of their response
to any emergency.

Sec. 73.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.408, is amended to read:


473.408 FARE POLICY.

Subd. 2.

Fare policy.

(a) Fares and fare collection systems shall be established and
administered to accomplish the following purposes:

(1) to encourage and increase transit and paratransit ridership with an emphasis
on regular ridership;

(2) to restrain increases in the average operating subsidy per passenger;

(3) to ensure that no riders on any route pay more in fares than the average cost of
providing the service on that route;

(4) to ensure that operating revenues are proportioned to the cost of providing the
service so as to reduce any disparity in the subsidy per passenger on routes in the transit
system; and

(5) to implement the social fares as set forth in subdivision 2b.

(b) The plan must contain a statement of the policies that will govern the imposition
of user charges for various types of transit service and the policies that will govern
decisions by the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end to change fare policy.

Subd. 2a.

Regular route fares.

The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall establish and
enforce uniform fare policies for regular route transit in the metropolitan area. The policies
must be consistent with the requirements of this section and the deleted text begin council'sdeleted text end transportation
policy plan. The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end and other operators shall charge a base fare and
any surcharges for peak hours and distance of service in accordance with the deleted text begin council's
deleted text end new text begin commissioner's new text end fares policies. The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall approve all fare schedules.

Subd. 2b.

Social fares.

For the purposes of raising revenue for improving public
safety on transit vehicles and at transit hubs or stops, the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall
review and may adjust its social fares as they relate to passengers under the age of 18
during high crime times provided that the increased revenues are dedicated to improving
the safety of all passengers.

Subd. 4.

Circulation fares.

The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end and other operators may
charge a reduced fare for service on any route providing circulation service in a downtown
area or community activity center. The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end and other operators shall not
contribute more than 50 percent of the operating deficit of any such route that is confined to
a downtown area or community activity center. The boundaries of service districts eligible
for reduced fares under this subdivision must be approved by the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end .

Subd. 6.

Monthly passes.

The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may offer monthly passes
for regular route bus service for sale to the general public.

Subd. 7.

Employee discount passes.

The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may offer passes
for regular route bus service for sale to employers at a special discount.

Subd. 8.

Charitable organization discount passes.

The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner
new text end may offer passes, including tokens, for regular route bus service for sale to charitable
organizations, described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, at a special
discount.

Subd. 9.

Youth discount passes.

(a) The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may offer passes,
including tokens, for regular route bus service to charitable organizations, described in
section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, free of charge. Any passes provided
under this subdivision must be:

(1) distributed to and used solely by a person who is under 16 years of age; and

(2) restricted to use on a bus that is not operating at full capacity at the time of
use of the bus pass.

(b) The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may establish additional requirements and terms of
use of the passes, including but not limited to charging a fee to the charitable organization
for any printing or production costs, restricting times of bus pass use to certain or nonpeak
hours of operation, and establishing oversight and auditing of the charitable organization
with regard to bus pass distribution and use.

Subd. 10.

Transit service for disabled veterans.

(a) On and after July 1, 2009, the
deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall provide regular route transit, as defined in section 473.385,
subdivision 1, free of charge for veterans, as defined in section 197.447, certified as
disabled. For purposes of this section, "certified as disabled" means certified in writing by
the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or the state commissioner of veterans
affairs as having a permanent service-connected disability.

(b) The requirements under this subdivision apply to operators of regular route
transit (1) receiving financial assistance under section 473.388, or (2) operating under
section 473.405, subdivision 12.

Sec. 74.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.409, is amended to read:


473.409 AGREEMENTS WITH deleted text begin COUNCILdeleted text end new text begin COMMISSIONERnew text end ;
ENCOURAGEMENT OF TRANSIT USE.

A state department or agency, including the legislative branch, any local
governmental unit, or a metropolitan agency may enter into an agreement with the deleted text begin council
deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end and other operators for the purpose of encouraging the use of transit by its
employees residing in the metropolitan area. The agreement may provide for, among other
things: (a) the advance purchase of tokens, tickets or other devices from the deleted text begin council
deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end or other operator for use in lieu of fares on vehicles operated by the deleted text begin council
deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end or other operator; and (b) special transit service for employees to and from
their place of employment, at fares to be agreed upon by the contracting parties. The
tokens, tickets, or other devices or services may be made available to employees at
reduced rates. Any such agreement and arrangement by a state department or agency shall
be submitted to the commissioner of administration for approval before execution. Any
operating deficits or subsidy resulting from such agreements shall be assumed by the
contracting department, agency, governmental unit, or other commission, unless otherwise
provided in an agreement approved by the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end .

Sec. 75.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.41, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms
have the meanings given.

(b) "Transit authority" means:

(1) a statutory or home rule charter city, with respect to rights-of-way at bus stop and
train stop locations, transit shelters, and transit passenger seating facilities owned by the
city or established pursuant to a vendor contract with the city;

(2) the deleted text begin Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of transportationnew text end , with respect to transit
shelters and transit passenger seating facilities owned by the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin Department of
Transportation new text end or established pursuant to a vendor contract with the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin departmentnew text end ; or

(3) a replacement service provider under section 473.388, with respect to
rights-of-way at bus stop and train stop locations, transit shelters, and transit passenger
seating facilities owned by the provider or established pursuant to a vendor contract
with the provider.

(c) "Transit shelter" means a wholly or partially enclosed structure provided for
public use as a waiting area in conjunction with light rail transit, bus rapid transit, or
regular route transit.

Sec. 76.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.411, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Use of public roadways and appurtenances.

The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner
new text end may use for the purposes of sections 473.405 to 473.449 upon the conditions stated in this
subdivision any state highway or other public roadway, parkway, or lane, or any bridge
or tunnel or other appurtenance of a roadway, without payment of any compensation,
provided the use does not interfere unreasonably with the public use or maintenance of
the roadway or appurtenance or entail any substantial additional costs for maintenance.
The provisions of this subdivision do not apply to the property of any common carrier
railroad or common carrier railroads. The consent of the public agency in charge of such
state highway or other public highway or roadway or appurtenance is not required; except
that if the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end seeks to use a designated parkway for regular route
service in the city of Minneapolis, it must obtain permission from and is subject to
reasonable limitations imposed by a joint board consisting of two representatives deleted text begin from
the councildeleted text end new text begin of the departmentnew text end , two members of the board of park commissioners, and a
fifth member jointly selected by the other members of the board. If the use is a designated
Minneapolis parkway for regular route service adjacent to the city of Minneapolis, it must
obtain permission from and is subject to reasonable limitations imposed by a joint board
consisting of two representatives deleted text begin from the councildeleted text end new text begin of the departmentnew text end , two members of the
board of park commissioners, and a fifth member jointly selected by other members of
the board. The joint board must include a nonvoting member appointed by the deleted text begin council of
deleted text end new text begin commissioner and residing in new text end the city in which the parkway is located.

The board of park commissioners and the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may designate
persons to sit on the joint board. In considering a request by the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner
new text end to use designated parkways for additional routes or trips, the joint board consisting
of the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end or deleted text begin theirdeleted text end new text begin the commissioner'snew text end designees, the board of park
commissioners or deleted text begin theirdeleted text end new text begin the commissioner's new text end designees, and the fifth member, shall base its
decision to grant or deny the request based on the criteria to be established by the joint
board. The decision to grant or deny the request must be made within 45 days of the date
of the request. The park board must be notified immediately by the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner
new text end of any temporary route detours. If the park board objects to the temporary route detours
within five days of being notified, the joint board must convene and decide whether to grant
the request, otherwise the request is deemed granted. If the agency objects to the proposed
use or claims reimbursement from the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end for additional cost of
maintenance, it may commence an action against the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin department new text end in the district court
of the county wherein the highway, roadway, or appurtenance, or major portion thereof,
is located. The proceedings in the action must conform to the Rules of Civil Procedure
applicable to the district courts. The court shall sit without jury. If the court determines
that the use in question interferes unreasonably with the public use or maintenance of the
roadway or appurtenance, it shall enjoin the use by the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end . If the court
determines that the use in question does not interfere unreasonably with the public use
or maintenance of the roadway or appurtenance, but that it entails substantial additional
maintenance costs, the court shall award judgment to the agency for the amount of the
additional costs. Otherwise the court shall award judgment to the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin departmentnew text end . An
aggrieved party may appeal from the judgment of the district court in the same manner as
is provided for such appeals in other civil actions. The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may also use
land within the right-of-way of any state highway or other public roadway for the erection
of traffic-control devices, other signs, and passenger shelters upon the conditions stated in
this subdivision deleted text begin and subject only to the approval of the commissioner of transportation
where required by statutedeleted text end , and subject to the express provisions of other applicable statutes
and to federal requirements where necessary to qualify for federal aid.

Sec. 77.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.415, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Includes no worse off clause.

If the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end acquires
an existing transit system, the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall assume and observe all existing
labor contracts and pension obligations. All employees of such system except executive
and administrative officers who are necessary for deleted text begin thedeleted text end new text begin system new text end operation deleted text begin thereof by the
councildeleted text end shall be transferred to and appointed as employees of the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin department new text end for
the purposes of the transit system, subject to all the rights and benefits of sections 473.405
to 473.449. deleted text begin Suchdeleted text end new text begin The new text end employees shall be given seniority credit and sick leave, vacation,
insurance, and pension credits in accordance with the records or labor agreements from
the acquired transit system. The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin department new text end shall assume the obligations of any
transit system acquired by it with regard to wages, salaries, hours, working conditions,
sick leave, health and welfare and pension or retirement provisions for employees. The
deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin department new text end and the employees, through their representatives for collective
bargaining purposes, shall take whatever action may be necessary to have pension trust
funds presently under the joint control of the acquired system and the participating
employees through their representatives transferred to the trust fund to be established,
maintained and administered jointly by the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin department new text end and the participating
employees through their representatives. No employee of any acquired system who is
transferred to a position with the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin department new text end shall by reason of such transfer be
placed in any worse position with respect to workers' compensation, pension, seniority,
wages, sick leave, vacation, health and welfare insurance or any other benefits than the
employee enjoyed as an employee of such acquired system.

Sec. 78.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.416, is amended to read:


473.416 RIGHTS OF SYSTEM WORKERS IN TAKEOVER OF TRANSIT
SYSTEM.

Whenever the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end directly operates any public transit system, or
any part thereof, or enters into any management contract or other arrangement for the
operation of a system, the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall take the action necessary to extend
to employees of the affected public transit systems, in accordance with seniority, the first
opportunity for reasonably comparable employment in any available nonsupervisory
jobs in respect to such operations for which they can qualify after a reasonable training
period. The employment must not result in any worsening of the employee's position in
the employee's former employment nor any loss of wages, hours, working conditions,
seniority, fringe benefits, and rights and privileges pertaining thereto. The deleted text begin council
deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may enter into an agreement specifying fair and equitable arrangements to
protect the interests of employees who may be affected if the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end should
acquire any interest in or purchase any facilities or other property of a privately owned
and operated transit system, or construct, improve, or reconstruct any facilities or other
property acquired from any system, or provide by contract or otherwise for the operation
of transportation facilities or equipment in competition with, or supplementary to, the
service provided by an existing transit system. The agreement, specifying the terms and
conditions of the protective arrangements, must comply with any applicable requirements
of this chapter, and with the requirements of any federal law or regulation if federal aid is
involved. The agreement may provide for final and binding arbitration of any dispute.

Sec. 79.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.42, is amended to read:


473.42 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES.

Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of section 352.029, the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin state new text end shall
make the employer contributions required pursuant to section 352.04, subdivision 3,
for any employee who was on authorized leave of absence from the transit operating
division of the former Metropolitan Transit Commission who is employed by the labor
organization which is the exclusive bargaining agent representing Metro Transit Division
employees of the council and who is covered by the Minnesota State Retirement System
in addition to all other employer contributions the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin state new text end is required to make.

Sec. 80.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.436, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Legal investments.

Certificates of indebtedness, bonds, or other
obligations issued by the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin Metropolitan Area Transit Board new text end to which tax levies have
been pledged pursuant to section 473.446, subdivision 1, shall be proper for investment of
any funds by any bank, savings bank, savings association, credit union, trust company,
insurance company or public or municipal corporation, and may be pledged by any bank,
savings bank, savings association, credit union, or trust company as security for the
deposit of public moneys.

Sec. 81.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.436, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Tax exempt.

Certificates of indebtedness, bonds, or other obligations deleted text begin of
the councildeleted text end new text begin issued under section 473.39 or this section new text end shall be deemed and treated as
instrumentalities of a public government agency.

Sec. 82.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.436, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Temporary borrowing.

On or after the first day of any fiscal year, the
deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin Metropolitan Area Transit Board new text end may borrow money which may be used or
expended by the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of transportation new text end for deleted text begin any purpose, including but
not limited todeleted text end current expenses, capital expenditures and the discharge of any obligation or
indebtedness deleted text begin of the councildeleted text end new text begin related to metropolitan area transit purposesnew text end . The indebtedness
must be represented by a note or notes which may be issued from time to time in any
denomination and sold at public or private sale pursuant to a resolution authorizing the
issuance. The resolution must set forth the form and manner of execution of the notes
and shall contain other terms and conditions the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin board new text end deems necessary or
desirable to provide security for the holders of the notes. The note or notes are payable
from committed or appropriated money from taxes, grants or loans of the state or federal
government made to the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin board or the commissionernew text end , or other revenues of the
deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner for metropolitan area transit purposesnew text end , and the money may be
pledged to the payment of the notes. The deleted text begin council isdeleted text end new text begin board and the commissioner are
new text end authorized to pledge to the payment of the note or notes taxes levied deleted text begin by itdeleted text end under section
473.446, subdivision 1, clause (a), and if taxes are so pledged the deleted text begin council shall transfer
deleted text end amounts received from the levy new text begin shall be transferred new text end to the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin board new text end for payment
of the note or notes. To the extent the notes are not paid from the grant or loan money
pledged for the payment thereof, the principal and interest of the notes must be paid from
any taxes received by the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin board new text end and any income and revenue received by or
accrued to the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end during the fiscal year in which the note or notes were
issued, or other money deleted text begin of the councildeleted text end lawfully available therefor.

Sec. 83.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.446, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Metropolitan area transit tax.

(a) For the purposes of sections
473.405 to 473.449 and the metropolitan transit system, except as otherwise provided in
this subdivision, the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin Metropolitan Area Transit Board established in subdivision
1c, new text end shall levy each year upon all taxable property within the metropolitan area, defined in
section 473.121, subdivision 2, a transit tax consisting of:

(1) an amount necessary to provide full and timely payment of certificates of
indebtedness, bonds, including refunding bonds or other obligations issued or to be
issued under section 473.39 deleted text begin by the councildeleted text end for purposes of acquisition and betterment of
property and other improvements of a capital nature and to which the new text begin former Metropolitan
new text end Councilnew text begin , or the Metropolitan Area Transit Board, as applicable,new text end has specifically pledged
tax levies under this clause; and

(2) an additional amount necessary to provide full and timely payment of certificates
of indebtedness issued by the new text begin former Metropolitan new text end Councilnew text begin or the Metropolitan Area
Transit Boardnew text end , after consultation with the commissioner of management and budget, if
revenues to the metropolitan area transit fund in the fiscal year in which the indebtedness
is issued increase over those revenues in the previous fiscal year by a percentage less than
the percentage increase for the same period in the revised Consumer Price Index for all
urban consumers for the St. Paul-Minneapolis metropolitan area prepared by the United
States Department of Labor.

(b) Indebtedness to which property taxes have been pledged under paragraph (a),
clause (2), that is incurred in any fiscal year may not exceed the amount necessary to make
up the difference between (1) the amount that the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of transportation
new text end received or expects to receive in that fiscal year from the metropolitan area transit fund and
(2) the amount the new text begin former Metropolitan new text end Council new text begin or the commissioner new text end received from that
fund in the previous fiscal year multiplied by the percentage increase for the same period
in the revised Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers for the St. Paul-Minneapolis
metropolitan area prepared by the United States Department of Labor.

Sec. 84.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.446, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 1c. new text end

new text begin Metropolitan Area Transit Board. new text end

new text begin (a) A Metropolitan Area Transit
Board is established, consisting of one commissioner of each county included in whole
or in part within the transit taxing district designated in subdivision 2. Each of those
county boards must appoint its initial member to the Metropolitan Area Transit Board by
June 1, 2015.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The board must annually set the levy as required under this section, and may
issue obligations as provided in section 473.39, and borrow as provided in section
473.436. Each member's term on the board ends four years after the date of appointment
or when the member ceases to be a county commissioner. The county board will appoint a
successor member to represent the county on the transit board.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The board may utilize no more than ... percent of the proceeds of the tax imposed
under this section for ordinary administrative expenses incurred in carrying out the
provisions of this section and sections 473.436 and 473.39. Any additional administrative
expenses must be paid by the participating counties.
 new text end

Sec. 85.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.446, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Transit taxing district.

The metropolitan transit taxing district is hereby
designated as that portion of the metropolitan transit area lying within the following
named cities, towns, or unorganized territory within the counties indicated:

(a) Anoka County. Anoka, Blaine, Centerville, Columbia Heights, Coon Rapids,
Fridley, Circle Pines, Hilltop, Lexington, Lino Lakes, Spring Lake Park;

(b) Carver County. Chanhassen, the city of Chaska;

(c) Dakota County. Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, Inver Grove Heights, Lilydale,
Mendota, Mendota Heights, Rosemount, South St. Paul, Sunfish Lake, West St. Paul;

(d) Ramsey County. All of the territory within Ramsey County;

(e) Hennepin County. Bloomington, Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Champlin,
Chanhassen, Crystal, Deephaven, Eden Prairie, Edina, Excelsior, Golden Valley,
Greenwood, Hopkins, Long Lake, Maple Grove, Medicine Lake, Minneapolis,
Minnetonka, Minnetonka Beach, Mound, New Hope, Orono, Osseo, Plymouth, Richfield,
Robbinsdale, St. Anthony, St. Louis Park, Shorewood, Spring Park, Tonka Bay, Wayzata,
Woodland, the unorganized territory of Hennepin County;

(f) Scott County. Prior Lake, Savage, Shakopee;

(g) Washington County. Baytown, the city of Stillwater, White Bear Lake, Bayport,
Birchwood, Cottage Grove, Dellwood, Lake Elmo, Landfall, Mahtomedi, Newport,
Oakdale, Oak Park Heights, Pine Springs, St. Paul Park, Willernie, Woodbury.

The deleted text begin Metropolitan Council in its sole discretiondeleted text end new text begin commissioner of transportation
new text end may provide transit service by contract beyond the boundaries of the metropolitan
transit taxing district or to cities and towns within the taxing district deleted text begin which are receiving
financial assistance under section 473.388,deleted text end upon petition therefor by an interested city,
township or political subdivision within the metropolitan transit area. The deleted text begin Metropolitan
Councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of transportation new text end may establish deleted text begin suchdeleted text end new text begin the new text end terms and conditions deleted text begin as it
deemsdeleted text end new text begin deemed new text end necessary and advisable for providing the transit service, including such
combination of fares and direct payments by the petitioner deleted text begin asdeleted text end new text begin that new text end will compensate deleted text begin the
councildeleted text end for the full capital and operating cost of the service and the related administrative
activities deleted text begin of the councildeleted text end . The amount of the levy made by any municipality to pay for the
service shall be disregarded when calculation of levies subject to limitations is madedeleted text begin ,
provided that cities and towns receiving financial assistance under section 473.388 shall
not make a special levy under this subdivision without having first exhausted the available
local transit funds as defined in section 473.388deleted text end . The deleted text begin council shalldeleted text end new text begin commissioner is new text end not
deleted text begin bedeleted text end obligated to extend service beyond the boundaries of the taxing districtdeleted text begin , or to cities
and towns within the taxing district which are receiving financial assistance under section
473.388,deleted text end under any law or contract unless or until payment therefor is received.

Sec. 86.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.446, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Certification and collection.

Each county treasurer shall collect and make
settlement of the taxes levied under subdivisions 1 and 1a with the deleted text begin treasurer of the council
deleted text end new text begin commissioner of transportationnew text end . The levy of transit taxes pursuant to this section shall not
affect the amount or rate of taxes which may be levied by any county or municipality deleted text begin or
by the councildeleted text end for other purposes authorized by law and shall be in addition to any other
property tax authorized by law.

Sec. 87.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.446, subdivision 8, is amended to read:


Subd. 8.

State review.

The commissioner of revenue shall certify the deleted text begin council'sdeleted text end levy
limitation under this section to the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin Metropolitan Area Transit Board new text end by August 1
of the levy year. The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin board new text end must certify its proposed property tax levy under this
section to the commissioner of revenue by September 1 of the levy year. The commissioner
of revenue shall annually determine whether the property tax for transit purposes certified
deleted text begin by the councildeleted text end for levy deleted text begin following the adoption of its proposed budgetdeleted text end new text begin by the board new text end is
within the levy limitation imposed by subdivisions 1 and 1b. The commissioner shall also
annually determine whether the transit tax imposed on all taxable property within the
metropolitan transit area but outside of the metropolitan transit taxing district is within the
levy limitation imposed by subdivision 1a. The determination must be completed prior to
September 10 of each year. If current information regarding market valuation in any county
is not transmitted to the commissioner in a timely manner, the commissioner may estimate
the current market valuation within that county for purposes of making the calculations.

Sec. 88.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.448, is amended to read:


473.448 TRANSIT ASSETS EXEMPT FROM TAX BUT MUST PAY
ASSESSMENTS.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the properties,
moneys, and other assets of the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin department new text end used for transit operations new text begin in the
metropolitan area new text end or for special transportation services new text begin in the metropolitan area new text end and
all revenues or other income from the deleted text begin council'sdeleted text end new text begin department's new text end transit operations new text begin in the
metropolitan area new text end or special transportation services new text begin in the metropolitan area new text end are exempt
from all taxation, licenses, or fees imposed by the state or by any county, municipality,
political subdivision, taxing district, or other public agency or body of the state, except to
the extent that the property is subject to the sales and use tax under chapter 297A.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the deleted text begin council'sdeleted text end new text begin department's new text end transit properties are
subject to special assessments levied by a political subdivision for a local improvement in
amounts proportionate to and not exceeding the special benefit received by the properties
from the improvement.

Sec. 89.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.449, is amended to read:


473.449 ACT EXCLUSIVE.

The exercise by the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end of the powers provided in sections
473.405 to 473.449 shall not be subject to regulation by or the jurisdiction or control of
any other public body or agency, either state, county, or municipal, except as specifically
provided in this chapter.

Sec. 90. new text begin TRANSFER PROVISIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin General. new text end

new text begin The Metropolitan Council's powers and duties related
to transit financing, coordination, and operation are transferred to the commissioner of
transportation. Minnesota Statutes, section 15.039, applies to the transfer of the council's
powers, duties, and assets to the commissioner to the extent practicable.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Legislative proposal. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of transportation shall prepare
and submit to the legislature by February 1, 2016, proposed legislation to integrate the
department's metropolitan area transit powers and duties with its other transportation
powers and duties.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The proposal must include the following elements:
 new text end

new text begin (1) the Metropolitan Council transit operations shall become MnDOT Metropolitan
Transit Division (MTD);
 new text end

new text begin (2) a dedicated account adequate for MTD transit operations shall be established
separate from road and bridge, greater Minnesota transit, and other transportation
department funds and accounts;
 new text end

new text begin (3) MTD must fully advertise publicly owned and operated transit for the
metropolitan area;
 new text end

new text begin (4) MTD shall continue to operate and maintain regional fleet buses, trains, and
routes with a process set up to transfer ownership of the regional fleet buses, trains, and
appurtenances to MTD;
 new text end

new text begin (5) MCTO Union Local 1005 employees who were absorbed into Metropolitan
Council headquarters shall be given an opportunity to transfer to the new MTD by a
process in the legislative proposal;
 new text end

new text begin (6) MCTO Union Local 1005 employees at the time of the transfer from the
Metropolitan Council to MTD shall be transferred to MTD and that the collective
bargaining agreement in effect for Transfer Union Local 1005 at the time of the transfer
continue in effect unchanged; and
 new text end

new text begin (7) replacement services, contract services, and similar transit services that use MTD
fare boxes, radio system, transit supervision, police, security, maintenance, mechanical,
and other services may continue to do so if a fee is paid to MTD for the reasonable value
of the services.
 new text end

Sec. 91. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin $....... is appropriated in fiscal year 2016 from the general fund to the commissioner
of transportation, for the purposes of this article.
 new text end

Sec. 92. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 174.22, subdivision 3; 473.167, subdivisions
3 and 4; 473.388, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7; 473.39, subdivision 4; 473.3993,
subdivision 4; 473.3999; 473.411, subdivisions 3 and 4; and 473.4461, new text end new text begin are repealed.
 new text end

Sec. 93. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin Sections 28, 82, and 84 to 86, are effective for taxes levied in 2019, payable in 2020,
and thereafter. Section 35 is effective the day following final enactment. The remainder of
this article is effective July 1, 2019.
 new text end

ARTICLE 9

WATER AND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

Section 1.

new text begin [115.651] METROPOLITAN AREA SANITARY SEWER DISTRICT.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definition. new text end

new text begin For the purposes of this section, "Metropolitan Area
Sanitary Sewer District" or "metropolitan district" means a sanitary sewer district as
defined in the meaning of sections 115.61 to 115.67 that encompasses the metropolitan
area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Powers. new text end

new text begin In addition to the powers and duties enumerated in sections
115.61 to 115.67, the metropolitan district has the powers and duties stated in this section.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Ordinances; penalties. new text end

new text begin The metropolitan district shall have the power to
adopt ordinances relating to the operation of any interceptors or treatment works operated
by it and may provide penalties for ordinance violations not exceeding the maximum that
may be specified for a misdemeanor. Any rule prescribing a penalty for violation shall be
published at least once in a newspaper having general circulation in the metropolitan area.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Gifts; grants; loans. new text end

new text begin The metropolitan district may accept gifts, may
apply for and accept grants or loans of money or other property from the United States, the
state, or any person for any of its purposes, including any grant available under the federal
Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, whether for construction, research or
pilot project implementation; may enter into any agreement required by the grant or loan;
and may hold, use, and dispose of the money or property in accordance with the terms
of the gift, grant, loan, or agreement. The metropolitan district has all powers necessary
to comply with the federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 and any
associated grant offered to it including, but not limited to, the power to enter into contracts
with, or to impose charges upon, persons using the metropolitan disposal system as it shall
determine to be necessary for the recovery of treatment works and interceptor costs paid
with federal grant funds. These costs shall be recovered by local government units on
behalf of the metropolitan district to the greatest extent practicable.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Joint or cooperative action. new text end

new text begin The metropolitan district may act under
the provisions of section 471.59, or any other appropriate law providing for joint or
cooperative action between government units.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin May acquire property. new text end

new text begin The metropolitan district may acquire, by
purchase, lease, condemnation, gift, or grant, any real or personal property including
positive and negative easements and water and air rights, and it may construct, enlarge,
improve, replace, repair, maintain, and operate any interceptor or treatment works
determined to be necessary or convenient for the collection and disposal of sewage in the
metropolitan area. Any local government unit and the commissioners of transportation
and natural resources are authorized to convey to the metropolitan district any facilities
owned or controlled by it, or permit the metropolitan district to use any facilities owned
or controlled by it subject to the rights of the holders of any bonds issued with respect
thereto, with or without compensation, and without an election or approval by any other
government agency. All powers conferred by this subdivision may be exercised within or
without the metropolitan area as may be necessary for the metropolitan district to exercise
its powers or accomplish its purposes. The metropolitan district may hold property for its
purposes and may lease any property not needed for its purposes, upon the terms and in
the manner as it shall deem advisable. Unless otherwise provided, the right to acquire
lands and property rights by condemnation shall be exercised in accordance with chapter
117 and shall apply to any interest in property owned by any local government unit,
provided that no property devoted to an actual public use at the time, or held to be devoted
to public use within a reasonable time, shall be acquired unless a court of competent
jurisdiction determines that the use proposed by the district is paramount to that use.
Except for property in actual public use, the metropolitan district may take possession
of any property for which condemnation proceedings have been commenced at any time
after the issuance of a court order appointing commissioners for its condemnation.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Nonfranchise required. new text end

new text begin The metropolitan district may construct or
maintain its systems or facilities in, along, on, under, over, or through public streets,
bridges, viaducts, and other public rights-of-way without first obtaining a franchise
from any local government unit having jurisdiction over them, but the facilities shall be
constructed and maintained in accordance with the ordinances and resolutions of any
government unit relating to construction, installation, and maintenance of similar facilities
in public properties and shall not obstruct the public use of rights-of-way.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Surplus property. new text end

new text begin The metropolitan district may sell or otherwise
dispose of any real or personal property acquired by it that is no longer required for
accomplishment of its purposes. The property may be sold in the manner provided by
section 469.065, as far as practical. The metropolitan district may give the notice of sale
as it shall deem appropriate. When the metropolitan district determines that any property
or any interceptor or treatment works that have been acquired from a local government
unit without compensation is no longer required, but is required as a local facility by the
government unit from which it was acquired, the metropolitan district may by resolution
transfer it to the government unit.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Pacts with other governments. new text end

new text begin The metropolitan district may contract
with the United States or its agency, any state or its agency, or any local government unit,
agency, or subdivision, for the joint use of any facility owned by the metropolitan district
or the entity, for the operation by the entity of any system or facility of the metropolitan
district, or for the performance of any service on the metropolitan district's behalf, on
terms agreed upon by the contracting parties.
 new text end

Sec. 2.

new text begin [115.652] TOTAL WATERSHED MANAGEMENT.
 new text end

new text begin The metropolitan district may enter into agreements with other governmental
bodies and agencies and spend funds to implement total watershed management. "Total
watershed management" means identifying and quantifying at a watershed level the (1)
sources of pollution, both point and nonpoint, (2) causes of conditions that may or may
not be a result of pollution, and (3) means of reducing pollution or alleviating adverse
conditions. The purpose of total watershed management is to achieve the best water
quality for waters of the state receiving the effluent of the metropolitan disposal system for
the lowest total costs, without regard to who will incur those costs.
 new text end

Sec. 3.

new text begin [115.653] SEWER SERVICE FUNCTION.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Duty of metropolitan district; existing; new facilities. new text end

new text begin The
metropolitan district shall assume ownership of all existing interceptors and treatment
works that will be needed for the collection, treatment, and disposal of sewage in the
metropolitan area, in the manner and subject to the conditions prescribed in subdivision
2, and shall thereafter acquire, construct, equip, operate, and maintain all additional
interceptors and treatment works that will be needed for those purposes. The metropolitan
district shall assume ownership of all treatment works owned by a local government unit if
any part of the treatment works will be needed for the stated purposes.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Method of acquisition; existing debt. new text end

new text begin The metropolitan district may
require any local government unit to transfer to the metropolitan district all of its rights,
titles, and interest in any interceptors or treatment works, and all necessary appurtenances
owned by the local government unit that will be needed for the purpose stated in subdivision
1. Appropriate instruments of conveyance for the property shall be executed and delivered
to the metropolitan district by the proper officers of each local government unit concerned.
All persons regularly employed by a local government unit to operate and maintain any
treatment works so transferred to the metropolitan district, on the date on which the transfer
becomes effective, shall be employees of the metropolitan district, in the same manner and
with the same options and rights as are reserved to employees of sanitary districts and
joint boards under subdivision 3. The metropolitan district, upon assuming ownership of
interceptors or treatment works, shall become obligated to pay to the local government
unit amounts sufficient to pay when due all remaining principal of and interest on bonds
issued by the local government unit for the acquisition or betterment of the interceptors or
treatment works taken over. These amounts may be offset against any amount to be paid
to the metropolitan district by the local government unit as provided in section 115.656.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Existing sanitary districts; joint sewer boards. new text end

new text begin The employees shall
perform duties prescribed by the metropolitan district. All subsequent collections of taxes,
special assessments, or service charges levied or imposed by or for the Metropolitan
Council must be transferred to the metropolitan district. Effective July 1, 2016, employees
of the Metropolitan Council wastewater division are employees of the metropolitan
district. The district shall make the employer's contributions to pension funds of its
employees. The metropolitan district shall succeed to and become vested by action of
law with all right, title, and interest in and to any property, real or personal, owned or
operated by the Metropolitan Council in conjunction with its powers and duties related
to wastewater. Prior to that date, the Metropolitan Council shall execute and deliver to
the metropolitan district all deeds, conveyances, bills of sale, and other documents or
instruments required to vest in the metropolitan district good and marketable title to all
real or personal property, provided that vesting of the title must occur by operation of law
and failure to execute and deliver the documents does not affect the vesting of title in the
metropolitan district on the dates indicated in this subdivision. The metropolitan district
shall become obligated to pay or assume all bonded or other debt and contract obligations
incurred by the former Metropolitan Council wastewater division for the acquisition or
betterment of any interceptors or treatment works.
 new text end

Sec. 4.

new text begin [115.654] SEWAGE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL; POWERS.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Identification of powers. new text end

new text begin In addition to all other powers conferred
upon or delegated to the metropolitan district, the metropolitan district shall have the
powers specified in this section.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Right to discharge treated sewage. new text end

new text begin The metropolitan district shall have
the right to discharge the effluent from any treatment works operated by it into any waters
of the state in accordance with any effluent or water quality standards lawfully adopted
by the Pollution Control Agency.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Connections with metropolitan system. new text end

new text begin The metropolitan district may
require any person or local government unit in the metropolitan area to provide for the
discharge of its sewage, directly or indirectly, into the metropolitan disposal system,
or to connect part or all of any disposal system or part with the metropolitan disposal
system wherever reasonable opportunity is provided; may regulate the manner in which
the connections are made; may require any person or local government unit discharging
sewage into the metropolitan disposal system to provide preliminary treatment; may
prohibit the discharge into the metropolitan disposal system of any substance that it
determines will or may be harmful to the system or any persons operating it; and may
require any local government unit to discontinue the acquisition, betterment, or operation
of any facility for its disposal system wherever adequate service is or will be provided by
the metropolitan disposal system.
 new text end

Sec. 5.

new text begin [115.655] VIOLATION OF WASTEWATER LAW; REMEDIES;
PENALTIES.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Remedies available. new text end

new text begin (a) For purposes of this section, "violation"
means any discharge or action by a person that violates sections or rules, standards,
variances, ordinances, limitations, orders, stipulations, agreements, schedules of
compliance, or permits that are issued or adopted by the metropolitan district under
sections 115.651 to 115.665.
 new text end

new text begin (b) Each violation may be enforced by any one or a combination of the following:
criminal prosecution, civil action, or other appropriate action in accordance with sections
115.651 to 115.665.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Criminal penalties; duties. new text end

new text begin (a) Any person who commits a violation
under subdivision 1 may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 90 days or to
payment of a fine of not more than $1,000, or both.
 new text end

new text begin (b) County attorneys, sheriffs and other peace officers, and other officers authorized
to enforce criminal laws shall take all action necessary to prosecute and punish violations.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Civil penalties. new text end

new text begin A violation is subject to a penalty payable to the state, in
an amount to be determined by the court, of not more than $1,000 per day of violation.
The civil penalty may be recovered by a civil action brought by the metropolitan district
in the name of the state.
 new text end

Sec. 6.

new text begin [115.656] ALLOCATION OF COSTS.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Allocation method. new text end

new text begin Except as provided in subdivision 2, the
estimated costs of operation, maintenance, and debt service of the metropolitan disposal
system to be paid by the metropolitan district in each fiscal year, and the costs of
acquisition and betterment of the system that are to be paid during the year from funds
other than bond proceeds, including all expenses incurred by the metropolitan district
pursuant to sections 115.653 to 115.665, are referred to in this section as current costs
and shall be allocated among and paid by all local government units that will discharge
sewage, directly or indirectly, into the metropolitan disposal system during the budget year
according to an allocation method determined by the metropolitan district. The allocated
costs may include an amount for a reserve or contingency fund and an amount for cash
flow management. The cash-flow management fund so established must not exceed five
percent of the metropolitan district's total waste control operating budget.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Allocation of treatment; interceptor costs; reserved capacity. new text end

new text begin (a)
In preparing each budget, the metropolitan district shall estimate the current costs of
acquisition, betterment, and debt service of the treatment works in the metropolitan
disposal system that will not be used to total capacity during the budget year and the
percentage of capacity that will not be used, and shall deduct the same percentage of
the treatment works costs from the current costs allocated under subdivision 1. The
metropolitan district shall also estimate the current costs of acquisition, betterment, and
debt service of the interceptors in the metropolitan disposal system that will not be
used to total capacity during the budget year, shall estimate the percentage of the total
capacity that will not be used, and shall deduct the same percentage of interceptor costs
from the current costs allocated under subdivision 1. The total amount so deducted with
respect to all treatment works and interceptors in the system shall be allocated among
and paid by the respective local government units in the metropolitan area through a
metropolitan sewer availability charge for each new connection or increase in capacity
demand to the metropolitan disposal system within each local government unit. Amounts
collected through the metropolitan sewer availability charge (SAC) must be deposited in
the metropolitan district's wastewater reserve capacity fund. Each fiscal year, an amount
from the wastewater reserve capacity fund shall be transferred to the wastewater operating
fund for the reserved capacity costs described in this paragraph. For the purposes of this
subdivision, the amount transferred from the wastewater reserve capacity fund to the
wastewater operating fund shall be referred to as the "SAC transfer amount."
 new text end

new text begin (b) If, after appropriate study and a public hearing, the metropolitan district
determines for the next fiscal year that a reduction of the SAC transfer amount is
necessary or desirable to ensure adequate funds remain in the wastewater reserve capacity
fund, based on a goal of maintaining at least the next year's estimated SAC transfer
amount in the wastewater reserve capacity fund, the metropolitan district may reduce the
SAC transfer amount for that fiscal year. If the metropolitan district reduces the SAC
transfer amount for the next fiscal year, the metropolitan district must then increase the
metropolitan sewer availability charge by an amount not less than the greater of six percent
or the annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for the metropolitan region
for the previous year plus three percentage points. For the purposes of this subdivision,
any reduction in the SAC transfer amount shall be referred to as the "SAC transfer deficit."
This paragraph expires at the end of calendar year 2015.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The metropolitan district will record on a cumulative basis the total SAC transfer
deficit. In any year that the wastewater reserve capacity fund has a year-end balance of at
least two years' estimated SAC transfer amount, the metropolitan district shall increase the
subsequent annual SAC transfer amount in excess of the amount required by paragraph (a)
with the goal of eliminating the cumulative total SAC transfer deficit. The annual amount
by which the metropolitan district increases the SAC transfer amount shall be determined
by the metropolitan district after appropriate study and a public hearing.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Deferment of payments. new text end

new text begin The metropolitan district may provide for the
deferment of payment of all or part of the allocated costs that are allocated by the district
to a local government unit in any year pursuant to subdivision 2, repayable at the time or
times as the metropolitan district shall specify, with interest at the approximate average
annual rate borne by metropolitan district bonds outstanding at the time of the deferment, as
determined by the metropolitan district. The deferred costs shall be allocated to and paid by
all local government units in the metropolitan area that will discharge sewage, directly or
indirectly, into the metropolitan disposal system in the budget year for which the deferment
is granted, in the same manner and proportions as costs are allocated under subdivision 1.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Direct charging of industrial users. new text end

new text begin (a) For the purposes of this
subdivision, the term "industrial discharger" means a recipient of wastewater treatment
services that is required by metropolitan district rules or procedures to have a permit
issued by the metropolitan district in order to discharge sewage to the metropolitan
disposal system.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The metropolitan district may directly impose on all or any category of industrial
dischargers all or any portion of the costs that would otherwise be allocated among and
paid by local government units under subdivision 1. Any amounts imposed directly on
industrial dischargers by the metropolitan district under this subdivision must be deducted
from the amounts to be allocated among and paid by local government units under
subdivision 1, and any charges imposed by a local government unit for the same purpose
are of no further force and effect from and after the effective date of the metropolitan
district's direct charges. Charges imposed under this subdivision are in addition to any
other charges imposed on industrial dischargers by a local government unit and must be
paid by the industrial discharger at intervals as may be established by the metropolitan
district. The metropolitan district may impose interest charges upon delinquent payments.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Charges by the metropolitan district to industrial dischargers under this
subdivision including any interest charges, as well as any other charges or related fees
owed by the industrial discharger pursuant to a discharge permit issued by the metropolitan
district for the subject property, are a charge jointly and severally against the owners,
lessees, and occupants of the property served. The metropolitan district may certify the
unpaid amounts to the appropriate county auditor as a tax for collection as other taxes
are collected on the property served. The proceeds of any tax collected pursuant to the
metropolitan district's certification must be paid by the county treasurer to the metropolitan
district when collected. Certification does not preclude the metropolitan district from
recovery of delinquent amounts and interest under any other available remedy.
 new text end

Sec. 7.

new text begin [115.6565] 1972 WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT; USE CHARGE
SHARES.
 new text end

new text begin Each local government unit shall adopt a system of charges for the use and
availability of the metropolitan disposal system that will assure that each recipient of
waste treatment services within or served by the unit will pay its proportionate share of the
costs allocated to the unit by the metropolitan district under section 115.656, as required
by the federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, and any regulations
issued pursuant to it. Each system of charges shall be adopted as soon as possible and
shall be submitted to the metropolitan district. The metropolitan district shall review each
system of charges to determine whether it complies with the federal law and regulations. If
it determines that a system of charges does not comply, the adopting unit shall be notified
and shall change its system to comply, and shall submit the changes to the metropolitan
district for review. All subsequent changes in a system of charges proposed by a local
government unit shall also be submitted to the metropolitan district for review.
 new text end

Sec. 8.

new text begin [115.657] PAYMENTS TO METROPOLITAN DISTRICT.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Amounts due metropolitan district, when payable. new text end

new text begin Charges
payable to the metropolitan district by local government units may be made payable at the
times during each year as the metropolitan district determines, but dates shall be fixed
with reference to the dates on which tax, assessment, and revenue collections become
available to the government units required to pay the charges.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Component municipalities; obligations to metropolitan district. new text end

new text begin Each
government unit shall pay to the metropolitan district all sums charged to it as provided in
section 115.656, at the times and in the manner determined by the metropolitan district.
The governing body of each government unit shall take all action that may be necessary to
provide the funds required for the payments and to make the same when due.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Powers of government units. new text end

new text begin To accomplish any duty imposed on it by
the metropolitan district, the governing body of every government unit in the metropolitan
area may exercise the powers granted any municipality by chapters 117, 412, 429, 475,
and sections 115.46, 444.075, and 471.59.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Deficiency tax levies. new text end

new text begin If the governing body of any local government
unit fails to meet any payment to the metropolitan district when due, the metropolitan
district may certify to the auditor of the county in which the government unit is located the
amount required for payment with interest at six percent per annum. The auditor shall
levy and extend the amount as a tax upon all taxable property in the government unit for
the next calendar year, free from any existing limitations imposed by law or charter. The
tax shall be collected in the same manner as the general taxes of the government unit, and
the proceeds, when collected, shall be paid by the county treasurer to the treasurer of the
metropolitan district and credited to the government unit for which the tax was levied.
 new text end

Sec. 9.

new text begin [115.658] CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS SUBJECT TO UNIFORM
MUNICIPAL BID LAW.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Bids for contracts. new text end

new text begin All contracts for construction work, or for the
purchase of materials, supplies, or equipment relating to the metropolitan disposal system
shall be made as provided in section 471.345, subdivisions 3 to 6. Contracts subject to
section 471.345, subdivision 3, shall be made by the metropolitan district by publishing
once in a legal newspaper or trade paper published in a city of the first class not less than
two weeks before the last day for submission of bids, notice that bids or proposals will
be received. The notice shall state the nature of the work or purchase, the terms and
conditions upon which the contract is to be awarded, and a time and place where bids will
be received, opened, and read publicly. After the bids have been duly received, opened,
read publicly, and recorded, the metropolitan district shall award the contract to the lowest
responsible bidder or it may reject all bids and readvertise. Each contract shall be duly
executed in writing and the party to whom the contract is awarded shall give sufficient
bond or security to the board for the faithful performance of the contract as required by
law. The metropolitan district shall have the right to set qualifications and specifications
and to require bids to meet all the qualifications and specifications before being accepted.
If the metropolitan district by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of its members declares
that an emergency exists requiring the immediate purchase of materials or supplies at a
cost in excess of the amount specified in section 471.345, subdivision 3, or in making
emergency repairs, it shall not be necessary to advertise for bids.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Contracts over $50,000; best value alternative. new text end

new text begin As an alternative to the
procurement method described in subdivision 1, the metropolitan district may issue a
request for proposals and award the contract to the vendor or contractor offering the
best value under a request for proposals as described in section 16C.28, subdivision 1,
paragraph (a), clause (2), and paragraph (c).
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Manager's authority. new text end

new text begin The manager of wastewater services may, without
prior approval of the metropolitan district and without advertising for bids, enter into
any contract of the type referred to in subdivision 1 that is not in excess of the amount
specified in section 471.345, subdivision 3.
 new text end

Sec. 10.

new text begin [115.659] DEBT OBLIGATIONS.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Certificates of indebtedness. new text end

new text begin At any time or times after approval
of an annual budget, and in anticipation of the collection of tax and other revenues
appropriated in the budget, the metropolitan district may, by resolution, authorize the
issuance, negotiation, and sale, in the form and manner and upon the terms as it may
determine, of general obligation certificates of indebtedness in aggregate principal
amounts not exceeding 50 percent of the total amount of the appropriations, and maturing
not later than April 1 following the close of the budget year. All receipts of tax and other
revenues included in the budget, after the expenditure of appropriated funds, shall be
irrevocably appropriated to a special fund to pay the principal of and the interest on the
certificates when due. If the anticipated revenues are insufficient to pay the certificates
and interest when due, the metropolitan district shall levy a tax in the amount of the
deficiency on all taxable property in the metropolitan area, and shall appropriate this
amount to the special fund, to be credited thereto from the first tax and other revenues
received in the following budget year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Emergency certificates. new text end

new text begin If, in any budget year, the receipts of tax and
other revenues should from some unforeseen cause become insufficient to pay the
metropolitan district's current wastewater control expenses, or if any calamity or other
public emergency should subject it to the necessity of making extraordinary wastewater
control expenditures, the metropolitan district may make an emergency appropriation of
an amount sufficient to meet the deficiency and may authorize the issuance, negotiation,
and sale of certificates of indebtedness in this amount in the same manner and upon the
same conditions as provided in subdivision 1, except that the metropolitan district shall
forthwith levy on all taxable property in the metropolitan area a tax sufficient to pay the
certificates and interest and shall appropriate all collections of the tax to a special fund
created for that purpose. The certificates may mature not later than April 1 in the year
following the year in which the tax is collectible.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin General obligation bonds. new text end

new text begin The metropolitan district may, by resolution,
authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds for the acquisition or betterment of
any interceptors or treatment works determined to be necessary or desirable for the
metropolitan disposal system, or for the refunding of outstanding bonds, certificates of
indebtedness, or judgments. The metropolitan district shall provide for the issuance and
sale and for the security of the bonds in the manner provided in chapter 475 and shall have
the same powers and duties as a municipality issuing bonds under that law, except that no
election shall be required and the net debt limitations in chapter 475 shall not apply to
the bonds. The metropolitan district may also pledge for the payment of the bonds any
revenues receivable under section 115.656.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Revenue bonds. new text end

new text begin (a) The metropolitan district may, by resolution, authorize
the issuance of revenue bonds for any purpose for which general obligation bonds may be
issued under subdivision 3. The bonds shall be sold, issued, and secured in the manner
provided in chapter 475 for bonds payable solely from revenues, except as otherwise
provided in this subdivision, and the metropolitan district shall have the same powers
and duties as a municipality and the governing body of a municipality in issuing bonds
under that chapter. The bonds shall be payable from and secured by a pledge of all or any
part of revenues receivable under section 115.656; and shall not, and shall state they
do not, represent or constitute a general obligation or debt of the metropolitan district;
and shall not be included in the net debt of any city, county, or other subdivision of the
state for the purpose of any net debt limitation. The proceeds of the bonds may be used
to pay credit enhancement fees.
new text end

new text begin (b) The bonds may be secured by a bond resolution, or a trust indenture entered into
by the metropolitan district with a corporate trustee within or outside the state, which shall
define the revenues and bond proceeds pledged for the payment and security of the bonds.
The pledge shall be a valid charge on the revenues received under section 115.656. No
mortgage of or security interest in any tangible real or personal property shall be granted to
the bondholders or the trustee, but they shall have a valid security interest in the revenues
and bond proceeds received by the council and pledged to the payment of the bonds as
against the claims of all persons in tort, contract, or otherwise, irrespective of whether the
parties have notice and without possession or filing as provided in the Uniform Commercial
Code or any other law, subject, however, to the rights of the holders of any general
obligation bonds issued under subdivision 3. In the bond resolution or trust indenture,
the metropolitan district may make covenants as it determines to be reasonable for the
protection of the bondholders, including a covenant to issue general obligation bonds to
refund the revenue bonds if and to the extent required to pay principal and interest on the
bonds and to certify a deficiency tax levy as provided in section 115.657, subdivision 4.
new text end

new text begin (c) Neither the metropolitan district, nor any metropolitan district member, officer, or
employee, nor any agent of the metropolitan district, nor any person executing the bonds
shall be liable personally on the bonds by reason of their issuance. The bonds shall not be
payable from, nor a charge upon, any funds other than the revenues and bond proceeds
pledged to payment of the bonds, nor shall the metropolitan district be subject to liability
or have the power to obligate itself to pay, or to pay the bonds from funds other than the
revenues and bond proceeds pledged, and no holder or holders of bonds shall ever have the
right to compel any exercise of the taxing power of the metropolitan district (except any
deficiency tax levy the metropolitan district covenants to certify under section 115.657,
subdivision 4) or any other public body, to the payment of principal of or interest on the
bonds, nor to enforce payment against any property of the metropolitan district or other
public body other than that expressly pledged for payment.
 new text end

Sec. 11.

new text begin [115.661] DEPOSITORIES.
 new text end

new text begin The metropolitan district shall, from time to time, designate one or more national or
state banks, or trust companies authorized to do a banking business, as official depositories
for money of the metropolitan district, and shall require the treasurer to deposit all or
a part of the money in the designated institutions. The designation shall be in writing
and shall set forth all the terms and conditions upon which the deposits are made. The
designation shall be signed by the chair and treasurer, and made a part of the minutes of
the metropolitan district. Any bank or trust company so designated shall qualify as a
depository by furnishing a corporate surety bond or collateral in the amounts required by
section 118A.03. However, no bond or collateral shall be required to secure any deposit
insofar as it is insured under federal law.
 new text end

Sec. 12.

new text begin [115.662] MONEY, ACCOUNTS, AND INVESTMENTS.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Disposed of as budgeted; pledges. new text end

new text begin All money from wastewater
control operations received by the metropolitan district shall be deposited or invested by
the treasurer and disposed of as the metropolitan district may direct in accordance with its
waste control budget, provided that any money that has been pledged or dedicated by the
metropolitan district to the payment of obligations or interest or associated expenses or
for any other specific purpose authorized by law shall be paid by the treasurer into the
fund to which it has been pledged.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Accounts. new text end

new text begin The metropolitan district's treasurer shall establish funds and
accounts that may be necessary or convenient to handle the receipts and disbursements of
the metropolitan district in an orderly fashion.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Where to deposit; how to invest. new text end

new text begin Money in the funds and accounts may
be deposited in the official depositories of the metropolitan district or invested as provided
in this subdivision. The amount not currently needed or required by law to be kept in cash
on deposit may be invested in obligations authorized for the investment of public funds
by section 118A.04. Money may also be held under certificates of deposit issued by any
official depository of the metropolitan district.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Bond proceeds. new text end

new text begin The use of proceeds of all bonds issued by the
metropolitan district for the acquisition and betterment of interceptors or treatment
works, and the use, other than investment, of all money in any sinking fund or funds of
the metropolitan district, shall be governed by the provisions of chapter 475 and the
provisions of resolutions authorizing the issuance of bonds.
 new text end

Sec. 13.

new text begin [115.663] PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
 new text end

new text begin Any properties, real or personal, owned, leased, controlled, used, or occupied by
the metropolitan district for any purpose referred to in Minnesota Statutes 1984, section
473.502, are declared to be acquired, owned, leased, controlled, used, and occupied for
public, governmental, and municipal purposes, and shall be exempt from taxation by the
state or any political subdivision of the state, except to the extent that the property is
subject to the sales and use tax under chapter 297A, provided that the properties shall be
subject to special assessments levied by a political subdivision for a local improvement in
amounts proportionate to and not exceeding the special benefit received by the properties
from the improvement. No possible use of the properties in any manner different from
their use as part of the metropolitan disposal system at the time shall be considered in
determining the special benefit received by the properties. All the assessments shall be
subject to final confirmation by the metropolitan district, whose determination of the
benefits shall be conclusive upon the political subdivision levying the assessment.
 new text end

Sec. 14.

new text begin [115.664] TAX LEVIES.
 new text end

new text begin The metropolitan district shall have power to levy taxes for debt service of the
metropolitan disposal system upon all taxable property within the metropolitan area,
without limitation of rate or amount and without affecting the amount or rate of taxes that
may be levied by the metropolitan district for other purposes or by any local government
unit in the area. The metropolitan district shall also have power to levy taxes as provided
in section 115.657. Each of the county auditors shall annually assess and extend upon
the tax rolls in the auditor's county the portion of the taxes levied by the metropolitan
district in each year that is certified to the auditor by the metropolitan district. Each county
treasurer shall collect and make settlement of the taxes with the metropolitan district in the
same manner as with other political subdivisions.
 new text end

Sec. 15.

new text begin [115.665] RELATION TO EXISTING LAWS.
 new text end

new text begin The provisions of sections 115.653 to 115.67 shall be given full effect
notwithstanding any other law. The powers conferred on the metropolitan district under
sections 115.653 to 115.67 shall in no way diminish or supersede the powers conferred on
the Pollution Control Agency by chapters 115 and 116.
 new text end

Sec. 16.

new text begin [115.666] SEVERABILITY.
 new text end

new text begin If any provision of sections 115.61 to 115.67 or its application to any person or
circumstances is held to be invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or
applications of sections 115.61 to 115.67, which can be given effect without the invalid
provision or application, and to this end the provisions of sections 115.61 to 115.67 and
their various applications are declared to be severable.
 new text end

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 115.741, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Geographic representation.

At least one of the water supply system
operators and at least one of the wastewater treatment facility operators must be from
outside the seven-county metropolitan area and one wastewater operator must come from
the deleted text begin Metropolitan Councildeleted text end new text begin seven-county metropolitan areanew text end .

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 115A.151, is amended to read:


115A.151 RECYCLING REQUIREMENTS; PUBLIC ENTITIES;
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS; SPORTS FACILITIES.

(a) A public entity, the owner of a sports facility, and an owner of a commercial
building shall:

(1) ensure that facilities under its control, from which mixed municipal solid waste
is collected, also collect at least three recyclable materials, such as, but not limited to,
paper, glass, plastic, and metal; and

(2) transfer all recyclable materials collected to a recycler.

(b) For the purposes of this section:

(1) "public entity" means the state, an office, agency, or institution of the state,
deleted text begin the Metropolitan Council,deleted text end a metropolitan agency, the Metropolitan Mosquito Control
Commission, the legislature, the courts, a county, a statutory or home rule charter city, a
town, a school district, a special taxing district, or any entity that receives an appropriation
from the state for a capital improvement project after August 1, 2002;

(2) "metropolitan agency" deleted text begin and "Metropolitan Council," havedeleted text end new text begin hasnew text end the deleted text begin meanings
deleted text end new text begin meaningnew text end given deleted text begin themdeleted text end in section 473.121;

(3) "Metropolitan Mosquito Control Commission" means the commission created
in section 473.702;

(4) "commercial building" means a building that:

(i) is located in a metropolitan county, as defined in section 473.121;

(ii) contains a business classified in sectors 42 to 81 under the North American
Industrial Classification System; and

(iii) contracts for four cubic yards or more per week of solid waste collection; and

(5) "sports facility" means a professional or collegiate sports facility at which
competitions take place before a public audience.

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 115A.471, is amended to read:


115A.471 PUBLIC ENTITIES; MANAGEMENT OF SOLID WASTE.

(a) Prior to entering into or approving a contract for the management of mixed
municipal solid waste deleted text begin whichdeleted text end new text begin thatnew text end would manage the waste using a waste management
practice that is ranked lower on the list of preferred waste management practices in section
115A.02, paragraph (b), than the waste management practice selected for such waste in
the county plan for the county in which the waste was generated, a public entity must:

(1) determine the potential liability to the public entity and its taxpayers for
managing the waste in this manner;

(2) develop and implement a plan for managing the potential liability; and

(3) submit the information from clauses (1) and (2) to the agency.

(b) For the purpose of this subdivision, "public entity" means the state; an office,
agency, or institution of the state; deleted text begin the Metropolitan Council;deleted text end a metropolitan agency; the
Metropolitan Mosquito Control District; the legislature; the courts; a county; a statutory or
home rule charter city; a town; a school district; another special taxing district; or any
other general or special purpose unit of government in the state.

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 115A.52, is amended to read:


115A.52 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PROJECTS.

The commissioner shall ensure the delivery of technical assistance for projects
eligible under the program. The commissioner may contract or issue grants for the delivery
of technical assistance by any state or federal agency, a regional development commission,
deleted text begin the Metropolitan Council,deleted text end or private consultants and may use program funds to reimburse
the agency, commission, deleted text begin council,deleted text end or consultants. The commissioner shall prepare and
publish an inventory of sources of technical assistance, including studies, publications,
agencies, and persons available. The commissioner shall ensure statewide benefit from
projects assisted under the program by developing exchange and training programs for
local officials and employees and by using the experience gained in projects to provide
technical assistance and education for other solid waste management projects in the state.

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116.16, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Definitions.

In this section and sections 116.17 and 116.18:

(1) agency means the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency created by this chapter;

(2) municipality means any county, city, town, deleted text begin the metropolitan council,deleted text end or an Indian
tribe or an authorized Indian tribal organization, and any other governmental subdivision
of the state responsible by law for the prevention, control, and abatement of water
pollution in any area of the state;

(3) water pollution control program means the Minnesota state water pollution
control program created by subdivision 1;

(4) bond account means the Minnesota state water pollution control bond account
created in the state bond fund by section 116.17, subdivision 4;

(5) terms defined in section 115.01 have the meanings therein given them;

(6) the eligible cost of any municipal project, except as otherwise provided in
clause (7), includes (a) preliminary planning to determine the economic, engineering,
and environmental feasibility of the project; (b) engineering, architectural, legal, fiscal,
economic, sociological, project administrative costs of the agency and the municipality,
and other investigations and studies; (c) surveys, designs, plans, working drawings,
specifications, procedures, and other actions necessary to the planning, design, and
construction of the project; (d) erection, building, acquisition, alteration, remodeling,
improvement, and extension of disposal systems; (e) inspection and supervision of
construction; and (f) all other expenses of the kinds enumerated in section 475.65;

(7) for state grants under the state independent grants program, the eligible cost
includes the acquisition of land for stabilization ponds, the construction of collector
sewers for totally unsewered statutory and home rule charter cities and towns described
under section 368.01, subdivision 1 or 1a, that are in existence on January 1, 1985, and the
provision of reserve capacity sufficient to serve the reasonable needs of the municipality
for 20 years in the case of treatment works and 40 years in the case of sewer systems. For
state grants under the state independent grants program, the eligible cost does not include
the provision of service to seasonal homes, or cost increases from contingencies that
exceed three percent of as-bid costs or cost increases from unanticipated site conditions
that exceed an additional two percent of as-bid costs;

(8) authority means the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority established in section
446A.03.

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116.182, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in
this subdivision have the meanings given them.

(b) "Agency" means the Pollution Control Agency.

(c) "Authority" means the Public Facilities Authority established in section 446A.03.

(d) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency.

(e) "Essential project components" means those components of a wastewater
disposal system that are necessary to convey or treat a municipality's existing wastewater
flows and loadings.

(f) "Municipality" means a county, home rule charter or statutory city, town, deleted text begin the
Metropolitan Council,deleted text end an Indian tribe or an authorized Indian tribal organization; or any
other governmental subdivision of the state responsible by law for the prevention, control,
and abatement of water pollution in any area of the state.

(g) "Outstanding international resource value waters" are the surface waters of the
state in the Lake Superior Basin, other than Class 7 waters and those waters designated as
outstanding resource value waters.

(h) "Outstanding resource value waters" are those that have high water quality,
wilderness characteristics, unique scientific or ecological significance, exceptional
recreation value, or other special qualities that warrant special protection.

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116D.04, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:


Subd. 1a.

Definitions.

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the
meanings given to them in this subdivision.

(a) "Natural resources" has the meaning given it in section 116B.02, subdivision 4.

(b) "Pollution, impairment or destruction" has the meaning given it in section
116B.02, subdivision 5.

(c) "Environmental assessment worksheet" means a brief document deleted text begin whichdeleted text end new text begin that
new text end is designed to set out the basic facts necessary to determine whether an environmental
impact statement is required for a proposed action.

(d) "Governmental action" means activities, including projects wholly or partially
conducted, permitted, assisted, financed, regulated, or approved by units of government
including the federal government.

(e) "Governmental unit" means any state agency and any general or special purpose
unit of government in the state including, but not limited to, watershed districts organized
under chapter 103D, counties, towns, cities, port authorities, housing authorities, and
economic development authorities established under sections 469.090 to 469.108, but not
including courts, school districts, Iron Range resources and rehabilitation, and regional
development commissions deleted text begin other than the Metropolitan Councildeleted text end .

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116G.03, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Regional development commission.

"Regional development commission"
means any regional development commission created pursuant to sections 462.381 to
462.396 deleted text begin and the Metropolitan Council created by chapter 473deleted text end .

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116G.15, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Administration; duties.

(a) The commissioner of natural resources, after
consultation with affected local units of government within the Mississippi River corridor
critical area, may adopt rules under chapter 14 as are necessary for the administration of
the Mississippi River corridor critical area program. Duties of the Environmental Quality
Council or the Environmental Quality Board referenced in this chapter, related rules, and
the governor's Executive Order No. 79-19, published in the State Register on March 12,
1979, that are related to the Mississippi River corridor critical area shall be the duties of
the commissioner. All rules adopted by the board pursuant to these duties remain in effect
and shall be enforced until amended or repealed by the commissioner in accordance with
law. The commissioner shall work in consultation with the United States Army Corps of
Engineers, the National Park Service, deleted text begin the Metropolitan Council,deleted text end other agencies, and local
units of government to ensure that the Mississippi River corridor critical area is managed
as a multipurpose resource in a way that:

(1) conserves the scenic, environmental, recreational, mineral, economic, cultural,
and historic resources and functions of the river corridor;

(2) maintains the river channel for transportation by providing and maintaining
barging and fleeting areas in appropriate locations consistent with the character of the
Mississippi River and riverfront;

(3) provides for the continuation, development, and redevelopment of a variety of
urban uses, including industrial and commercial uses, and recreational and residential
uses, where appropriate, within the Mississippi River corridor;

(4) utilizes certain reaches of the river as a source of water supply and as a receiving
water for properly treated sewage, storm water, and industrial waste effluents; and

(5) protects and preserves the biological and ecological functions of the corridor.

deleted text begin (b) The Metropolitan Council shall incorporate the standards developed under
this section into its planning and shall work with local units of government and the
commissioner to ensure the standards are being adopted and implemented appropriately.
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (b)new text end The rules must be consistent with residential nonconformity provisions under
sections 394.36 and 462.357.

Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116G.15, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Application.

The standards established under this section shall be used:

(1) by local units of government when preparing or updating plans or modifying
regulations;

(2) by state and regional agencies for permit regulation and in developing plans
within their jurisdiction;new text begin and
new text end

deleted text begin (3) by the Metropolitan Council for reviewing plans and regulations; and
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (4)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end by the commissioner when approving plans and regulations, and reviewing
development permit applications.

Sec. 27.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116J.401, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Duties; authorizations; limitations.

(a) The commissioner of employment
and economic development shall:

(1) provide regional development commissionsdeleted text begin , the Metropolitan Council,deleted text end and
units of local government with information, technical assistance, training, and advice on
using federal and state programs;

(2) receive and administer the Small Cities Community Development Block Grant
Program authorized by Congress under the Housing and Community Development Act of
1974, as amended;

(3) receive and administer the section 107 technical assistance program grants
authorized by Congress under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as
amended;

(4) receive, administer, and supervise other state and federal grants and grant
programs for planning, community affairs, community development purposes,
employment and training services, and other state and federal programs assigned to the
department by law or by the governor in accordance with section 4.07;

(5) receive applications for state and federal grants and grant programs for planning,
community affairs, and community development purposes, and other state and federal
programs assigned to the department by law or by the governor in accordance with section
4.07;

(6) act as the agent of, and cooperate with, the federal government in matters of
mutual concern, including the administration of any federal funds granted to the state to
aid in the performance of functions of the commissioner;

(7) provide consistent, integrated employment and training services across the state;

(8) administer the Wagner-Peyser Act, the Workforce Investment Act, and other
federal employment and training programs;

(9) establish the standards for all employment and training services administered
under this chapter and chapters 116L, 248, 268, and 268A;

(10) administer the aspects of the Minnesota family investment program, general
assistance, and food stamps that relate to employment and training services, subject to the
contract under section 116L.86, subdivision 1;

(11) obtain reports from local service units and service providers for the purpose of
evaluating the performance of employment and training services;

(12) as requested, certify employment and training services, and decertify services
that fail to comply with performance criteria according to standards established by the
commissioner;

(13) develop standards for the contents and structure of the local service unit plans
and plans for Indian tribe employment and training services, review and comment on those
plans, and approve or disapprove the plans;

(14) supervise the county boards of commissioners, local service units, and any other
units of government designated in federal or state law as responsible for employment and
training programs;

(15) establish administrative standards and payment conditions for providers of
employment and training services;

(16) enter into agreements with Indian tribes as necessary to provide employment
and training services as appropriate funds become available;

(17) cooperate with the federal government and its employment and training
agencies in any reasonable manner as necessary to qualify for federal aid for employment
and training services and money;

(18) administer and supervise all forms of unemployment insurance provided for
under federal and state laws;

(19) provide current state and substate labor market information and forecasts, in
cooperation with other agencies;

(20) require all general employment and training programs that receive state funds
to make available information about opportunities for women in nontraditional careers
in the trades and technical occupations;

(21) consult with the Rehabilitation Council for the Blind on matters pertaining to
programs and services for the blind and visually impaired;

(22) enter into agreements with other departments of the state and local units of
government as necessary;

(23) establish and maintain administrative units necessary to perform administrative
functions common to all divisions of the department;

(24) investigate, study, and undertake ways and means of promoting and encouraging
the prosperous development and protection of the legitimate interest and welfare of
Minnesota business, industry, and commerce, within and outside the state;

(25) locate markets for manufacturers and processors and aid merchants in locating
and contacting markets;

(26) as necessary or useful for the proper execution of the powers and duties of the
commissioner in promoting and developing Minnesota business, industry, and commerce,
both within and outside the state, investigate and study conditions affecting Minnesota
business, industry, and commerce; collect and disseminate information; and engage in
technical studies, scientific investigations, statistical research, and educational activities;

(27) plan and develop an effective business information service both for the direct
assistance of business and industry of the state and for the encouragement of business and
industry outside the state to use economic facilities within the state;

(28) compile, collect, and develop periodically, or otherwise make available,
information relating to current business conditions;

(29) conduct or encourage research designed to further new and more extensive uses
of the natural and other resources of the state and designed to develop new products
and industrial processes;

(30) study trends and developments in the industries of the state and analyze the
reasons underlying the trends;

(31) study costs and other factors affecting successful operation of businesses within
the state;

(32) make recommendations regarding circumstances promoting or hampering
business and industrial development;

(33) serve as a clearing house for business and industrial problems of the state;

(34) advise small business enterprises regarding improved methods of accounting
and bookkeeping;

(35) cooperate with interstate commissions engaged in formulating and promoting
the adoption of interstate compacts and agreements helpful to business, industry, and
commerce;

(36) cooperate with other state departments and with boards, commissions, and other
state agencies in the preparation and coordination of plans and policies for the development
of the state and for the use and conservation of its resources insofar as the use, conservation,
and development may be appropriately directed or influenced by a state agency;

(37) in connection with state, county, and municipal public works projects, assemble
and coordinate information relative to the status, scope, cost, and employment possibilities
and availability of materials, equipment, and labor, and recommend limitations on the
public works;

(38) gather current progress information with reference to public and private
works projects of the state and its political subdivisions with reference to conditions of
employment;

(39) inquire into and report to the governor, when requested by the governor, with
respect to any program of public state improvements and its financing; and request and
obtain information from other state departments or agencies as may be needed for the report;

(40) study changes in population and current trends and prepare plans and suggest
policies for the development and conservation of the resources of the state;

(41) confer and cooperate with the executive, legislative, or planning authorities of
the United States, neighboring states and provinces, and the counties and municipalities
of neighboring states, for the purpose of bringing about a coordination between the
development of neighboring provinces, states, counties, and municipalities and the
development of this state;

(42) generally gather, compile, and make available statistical information relating to
business, trade, commerce, industry, transportation, communication, natural resources,
and other like subjects in this state, with authority to call upon other state departments for
statistical data and results obtained by them and to arrange and compile that statistical
information in a reasonable manner;

(43) publish documents and annually convene regional meetings to inform
businesses, local government units, assistance providers, and other interested persons of
changes in state and federal law related to economic development;

(44) annually convene conferences of providers of economic development-related
financial and technical assistance for the purposes of exchanging information on economic
development assistance, coordinating economic development activities, and formulating
economic development strategies;

(45) provide business with information on the economic benefits of energy
conservation and on the availability of energy conservation assistance;

(46) as part of the biennial budget process, prepare performance measures for each
business loan or grant program within the jurisdiction of the commissioner. Measures
include source of funds for each program, number of jobs proposed or promised at the
time of application and the number of jobs created, estimated number of jobs retained, the
average salary and benefits for the jobs resulting from the program, and the number of
projects approved;

(47) provide a continuous program of education for business people;

(48) publish, disseminate, and distribute information and statistics;

(49) promote and encourage the expansion and development of markets for
Minnesota products;

(50) promote and encourage the location and development of new businesses in the
state as well as the maintenance and expansion of existing businesses and for that purpose
cooperate with state and local agencies and individuals, both within and outside the state;

(51) advertise and disseminate information as to natural resources, desirable
locations, and other advantages for the purpose of attracting businesses to locate in this
state;

(52) aid the various communities in this state in attracting business to their
communities;

(53) advise and cooperate with municipal, county, regional, and other planning
agencies and planning groups within the state for the purpose of promoting coordination
between the state and localities as to plans and development in order to maintain a high
level of gainful employment in private profitable production and achieve commensurate
advancement in social and cultural welfare;

(54) coordinate the activities of statewide and local planning agencies, correlate
information secured from them and from state departments and disseminate information
and suggestions to the planning agencies;

(55) encourage and assist in the organization and functioning of local planning
agencies where none exist; and

(56) adopt measures calculated to promote public interest in and understanding of
the problems of planning and, to that end, may publish and distribute copies of any plan
or any report and may employ other means of publicity and education that will give full
effect to the provisions of sections 116J.60 to 116J.63.

(b) At the request of any governmental subdivision in paragraph (a), clause (53),
the commissioner may provide planning assistance, which includes but is not limited to
surveys, land use studies, urban renewal plans, technical services and other planning work
to any city or other municipality in the state or perform similar planning work in any
county or metropolitan or regional area in the state. The commissioner must not perform
the planning work with respect to a metropolitan or regional area which is under the
jurisdiction for planning purposes of a county, metropolitan, regional, or joint planning
body, except at the request or with the consent of the respective county, metropolitan,
regional, or joint planning body.

(c) The commissioner is authorized to:

(1) receive and expend money from municipal, county, regional, and other planning
agencies;

(2) accept and disburse grants and other aids for planning purposes from the federal
government and from other public or private sources;

(3) utilize money received under clause (2) for the employment of consultants and
other temporary personnel to assist in the supervision or performance of planning work
supported by money other than state-appropriated money;

(4) enter into contracts with agencies of the federal government, units of local
government or combinations thereof, and with private persons that are necessary in the
performance of the planning assistance function of the commissioner; and

(5) assist any local government unit in filling out application forms for the federal
grants-in-aid.

(d) In furtherance of its planning functions, any city or town, however organized,
may expend money and contract with agencies of the federal government, appropriate
departments of state government, other local units of government, and with private persons.

Sec. 28.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.121, subdivision 24, is amended to read:


Subd. 24.

Metropolitan disposal system.

"Metropolitan disposal system" means
any or all of the interceptors or treatment works owned or operated by the metropolitan
deleted text begin Councildeleted text end new text begin districtnew text end .

Sec. 29.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.149, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Preparation; adoption; and revision.

(a) The solid waste policy plan
shall be prepared, adopted, and revised as necessary in accordance with paragraphs (c)
to (e), after consultation with the metropolitan counties.

(b) Revisions to the policy plan are exempt from the rulemaking provisions of
chapter 14.

(c) Before beginning preparation of revisions to the policy plan, the commissioner
shall publish a predrafting notice in the State Register that includes a statement of the
subjects expected to be covered by the revisions, including a summary of the important
problems and issues. The notice must solicit comments from the public and state that the
comments must be received by the commissioner within 45 days of publication of the
notice. The commissioner shall consider the comments in preparing the revisions.

(d) After publication of the predrafting notice and before adopting revisions to the
policy plan, the commissioner shall publish a notice in the State Register that:

(1) contains a summary of the proposed revisions;

(2) invites public comment;

(3) lists locations where the proposed revised policy plan can be reviewed and states
that copies of the proposed revised policy plan can also be obtained from the Pollution
Control Agency;

(4) states a location for a public meeting on the revisions at a time no earlier than
30 days from the date of publication; and

(5) advises the public that they have 30 days from the date of the public meeting in
clause (4) to submit comments on the revisions to the commissioner.

(e) At the meeting described in paragraph (d), clause (4), the public shall be given an
opportunity to present their views on the policy plan revisions. The commissioner shall
incorporate any amendments to the proposed revisions that, in the commissioner's view,
will help to carry out the requirements of subdivisions 1, 2d, and 2e. At or before the time
that policy plan revisions are finally adopted, the commissioner shall issue a report that
addresses issues raised in the public comments. The report shall be made available to the
public and mailed to interested persons who have submitted their names and addresses to
the commissioner.

(f) The criteria and standards adopted in the policy plan for review of solid waste
facility permits pursuant to section 473.823, subdivision 3; for issuance of certificates of
need pursuant to section 473.823, subdivision 6; and for review of solid waste contracts
pursuant to section 473.813 may be appealed to the Court of Appeals within 30 days
after final adoption of the policy plan. The court may declare the challenged portion of
the policy plan invalid if it violates constitutional provisions, is in excess of statutory
authority of the commissioner, or was adopted without compliance with the procedures
in this subdivision. The review shall be on the record created during the adoption of the
policy plan, except that additional evidence may be included in the record if the court
finds that the additional evidence is material and there were good reasons for failure to
present it in the proceedings described in paragraphs (c) to (e).

(g) deleted text begin The Metropolitan Council ordeleted text end A metropolitan county, local government unit,
commission, or person shall not acquire, construct, improve or operate any solid waste
facility in the metropolitan area except in accordance with the plan and section 473.823,
provided that no solid waste facility in use when a plan is adopted shall be discontinued
solely because it is not located in an area designated in the plan as acceptable for the
location of such facilities.

Sec. 30. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 115.66; 115A.03, subdivision 19; 473.1565;
473.501, subdivisions 1 and 3; 473.504, subdivisions 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, and 12; 473.505;
473.511, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, and 4; 473.5111; 473.512; 473.513; 473.515; 473.5155;
473.516, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, and 4; 473.517, subdivisions 1, 3, 6, and 10; 473.519;
473.521; 473.523, subdivisions 1 and 1a; 473.524; 473.541; 473.542; 473.543,
subdivisions 1, 2, 3, and 4; 473.545; 473.547; 473.549; and 473.834, subdivisions 1
and 2, new text end new text begin are repealed.
 new text end

Sec. 31. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin This article is effective July 1, 2016.
 new text end

ARTICLE 10

METROPOLITAN SPORTS FACILITIES AUTHORITY

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473J.25, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Conforming changes. new text end

new text begin By January 1, 2016, the authority must submit
a bill to the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees in the house of
representatives and the senate with primary jurisdiction over state and local government
issues. The bill must:
 new text end

new text begin (1) provide for the transition of duties and obligations of the former commission to
the authority;
 new text end

new text begin (2) specify unnecessary, outdated, and redundant statutes to be repealed; and
 new text end

new text begin (3) provide for any changes necessary relating to the abolition of the Metropolitan
Council.
 new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473J.25, subdivision 5, new text end new text begin is repealed.
 new text end

ARTICLE 11

CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

Section 1. new text begin REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
new text end

new text begin The revisor of statutes shall prepare, in an appropriate bill for the 2016 session,
conforming statutory amendments necessitated by this act.
 new text end

ARTICLE 12

APPLICATION

Section 1. new text begin METROPOLITAN COUNTIES.
new text end

new text begin Unless the context indicates otherwise, this act applies in the counties of Anoka,
Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.
 new text end