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SF 2101

2nd Engrossment - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 10/08/2015 02:43pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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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 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 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 5.36 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 6.33 6.34 6.35 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 8.33 8.34 8.35 8.36 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 9.34 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 10.34 10.35 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 11.35 11.36 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 13.34 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 14.8 14.9 14.10 14.11 14.12
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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 17.1 17.2
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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 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 18.7 18.8
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28.35 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 29.5 29.6 29.7 29.8 29.9
29.10 29.11 29.12 29.13 29.14 29.15 29.16 29.17 29.18 29.19
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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 32.34 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 33.36 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 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 36.35 36.36 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 38.34 38.35 38.36 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 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
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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 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 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 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 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 82.34 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
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 84.32 84.33 84.34 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 86.31
86.32 86.33 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
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 89.35 89.36 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 90.34 90.35 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 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 93.32 93.33 93.34 93.35 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 94.31 94.32 94.33 94.34 94.35 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 96.35 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
100.8 100.9 100.10 100.11 100.12 100.13 100.14 100.15 100.16 100.17 100.18 100.19 100.20 100.21 100.22 100.23 100.24 100.25 100.26 100.27 100.28 100.29 100.30 100.31 100.32 100.33 100.34 100.35 101.1 101.2 101.3 101.4 101.5
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
102.15 102.16 102.17 102.18 102.19 102.20 102.21 102.22 102.23 102.24 102.25 102.26 102.27 102.28 102.29 102.30 102.31 102.32 102.33 103.1 103.2 103.3 103.4
103.5 103.6 103.7 103.8 103.9 103.10 103.11 103.12 103.13 103.14 103.15 103.16 103.17 103.18 103.19 103.20 103.21 103.22 103.23 103.24 103.25 103.26 103.27 103.28 103.29 103.30 103.31 103.32 103.33 103.34
103.35
104.1 104.2 104.3 104.4 104.5 104.6 104.7 104.8 104.9 104.10 104.11 104.12 104.13 104.14 104.15 104.16 104.17 104.18 104.19 104.20 104.21 104.22 104.23 104.24 104.25 104.26 104.27 104.28 104.29 104.30 104.31 104.32 104.33 104.34 104.35 104.36 105.1 105.2 105.3 105.4 105.5 105.6 105.7 105.8 105.9 105.10 105.11 105.12 105.13 105.14 105.15 105.16 105.17 105.18 105.19 105.20 105.21 105.22 105.23 105.24 105.25 105.26 105.27 105.28 105.29 105.30 105.31 105.32 105.33 105.34 105.35 105.36
106.1 106.2 106.3 106.4 106.5 106.6 106.7 106.8 106.9 106.10 106.11 106.12 106.13 106.14 106.15 106.16 106.17 106.18 106.19 106.20 106.21 106.22 106.23 106.24 106.25 106.26 106.27 106.28 106.29 106.30 106.31 106.32 106.33 106.34 106.35 106.36 107.1 107.2 107.3 107.4 107.5 107.6 107.7 107.8 107.9 107.10 107.11 107.12 107.13 107.14 107.15 107.16 107.17 107.18 107.19 107.20 107.21
107.22
107.23 107.24 107.25 107.26 107.27 107.28 107.29 107.30 107.31 107.32 107.33 107.34 108.1 108.2 108.3 108.4 108.5 108.6 108.7 108.8
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
108.31 108.32 108.33 109.1 109.2 109.3 109.4 109.5 109.6 109.7 109.8 109.9 109.10 109.11 109.12 109.13 109.14 109.15 109.16 109.17 109.18 109.19 109.20 109.21 109.22 109.23 109.24 109.25 109.26 109.27 109.28 109.29 109.30 109.31 109.32 109.33
109.34
110.1 110.2 110.3 110.4 110.5 110.6
110.7
110.8 110.9 110.10 110.11 110.12 110.13 110.14 110.15 110.16 110.17 110.18 110.19 110.20 110.21 110.22 110.23 110.24 110.25 110.26 110.27 110.28 110.29 110.30 110.31 110.32 111.1 111.2 111.3 111.4 111.5 111.6 111.7 111.8 111.9 111.10 111.11 111.12 111.13 111.14 111.15 111.16 111.17 111.18 111.19 111.20 111.21 111.22 111.23 111.24 111.25 111.26 111.27 111.28 111.29 111.30 111.31 111.32 111.33 111.34 111.35 111.36 112.1 112.2 112.3 112.4 112.5 112.6 112.7 112.8 112.9 112.10 112.11 112.12 112.13 112.14 112.15 112.16 112.17 112.18 112.19
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
112.33 113.1 113.2 113.3
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
113.21 113.22 113.23 113.24 113.25 113.26 113.27 113.28 113.29 113.30 113.31 113.32 114.1 114.2
114.3
114.4 114.5 114.6 114.7 114.8 114.9 114.10
114.11 114.12 114.13 114.14
114.15 114.16 114.17 114.18 114.19 114.20 114.21 114.22 114.23 114.24 114.25 114.26 114.27 114.28 114.29 114.30 114.31 115.1 115.2 115.3 115.4 115.5
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
115.33 116.1 116.2 116.3 116.4 116.5 116.6 116.7 116.8 116.9 116.10 116.11 116.12 116.13 116.14 116.15 116.16
116.17
116.18 116.19 116.20 116.21 116.22 116.23 116.24
116.25 116.26 116.27 116.28 116.29 116.30 116.31 116.32 116.33 116.34 117.1 117.2 117.3 117.4 117.5 117.6 117.7 117.8 117.9 117.10 117.11 117.12 117.13 117.14 117.15 117.16 117.17 117.18 117.19 117.20 117.21 117.22 117.23
117.24 117.25
117.26 117.27 117.28 117.29 117.30 117.31 117.32 117.33 117.34 117.35 118.1 118.2
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
118.30 118.31 118.32 119.1 119.2 119.3 119.4 119.5 119.6 119.7 119.8 119.9 119.10 119.11 119.12 119.13 119.14 119.15 119.16 119.17 119.18 119.19 119.20 119.21 119.22 119.23 119.24 119.25 119.26 119.27 119.28 119.29 119.30 119.31 119.32 119.33 119.34 119.35 119.36 120.1 120.2 120.3 120.4 120.5 120.6 120.7 120.8 120.9 120.10 120.11 120.12 120.13 120.14 120.15 120.16 120.17 120.18 120.19 120.20 120.21 120.22 120.23 120.24 120.25 120.26 120.27 120.28 120.29 120.30 120.31 120.32 120.33 120.34 120.35 120.36 121.1 121.2 121.3 121.4 121.5 121.6 121.7 121.8 121.9 121.10 121.11 121.12 121.13 121.14 121.15 121.16 121.17 121.18 121.19 121.20 121.21 121.22 121.23 121.24 121.25 121.26 121.27 121.28 121.29 121.30 121.31 121.32 121.33 121.34 121.35 122.1 122.2 122.3 122.4 122.5 122.6 122.7 122.8 122.9 122.10 122.11 122.12 122.13 122.14 122.15 122.16 122.17 122.18 122.19 122.20 122.21 122.22 122.23 122.24 122.25 122.26 122.27 122.28 122.29 122.30 122.31 122.32 122.33 122.34 122.35 123.1 123.2 123.3 123.4 123.5 123.6 123.7 123.8 123.9 123.10 123.11 123.12 123.13 123.14 123.15 123.16 123.17 123.18 123.19 123.20 123.21 123.22 123.23 123.24 123.25 123.26 123.27 123.28 123.29 123.30 123.31 123.32 123.33 123.34 123.35 124.1 124.2 124.3 124.4 124.5 124.6 124.7 124.8 124.9 124.10 124.11 124.12 124.13 124.14 124.15 124.16 124.17 124.18 124.19 124.20 124.21 124.22 124.23 124.24 124.25 124.26 124.27 124.28 124.29 124.30 124.31 124.32 124.33 124.34 124.35 125.1 125.2 125.3 125.4 125.5 125.6 125.7 125.8 125.9 125.10 125.11 125.12 125.13 125.14 125.15 125.16 125.17 125.18 125.19 125.20 125.21 125.22 125.23 125.24 125.25 125.26 125.27 125.28 125.29 125.30 125.31 125.32 125.33 125.34 125.35 125.36 126.1 126.2 126.3 126.4 126.5 126.6 126.7 126.8 126.9 126.10 126.11 126.12 126.13 126.14 126.15 126.16 126.17 126.18 126.19 126.20 126.21 126.22 126.23 126.24 126.25 126.26 126.27 126.28 126.29 126.30 126.31 126.32 126.33 126.34 127.1 127.2 127.3 127.4 127.5 127.6 127.7 127.8 127.9 127.10 127.11 127.12 127.13 127.14 127.15 127.16 127.17 127.18 127.19 127.20 127.21 127.22 127.23 127.24 127.25 127.26 127.27 127.28 127.29 127.30 127.31 127.32 127.33 127.34 127.35 128.1 128.2 128.3 128.4 128.5 128.6 128.7 128.8 128.9 128.10 128.11 128.12 128.13 128.14 128.15 128.16 128.17 128.18 128.19 128.20 128.21 128.22 128.23 128.24 128.25 128.26 128.27 128.28 128.29 128.30 128.31 128.32 128.33 128.34 128.35 129.1 129.2 129.3 129.4 129.5 129.6 129.7 129.8 129.9 129.10 129.11 129.12 129.13 129.14 129.15 129.16 129.17 129.18 129.19 129.20 129.21 129.22 129.23 129.24 129.25 129.26 129.27 129.28 129.29 129.30 129.31 129.32 129.33 130.1 130.2 130.3 130.4 130.5 130.6 130.7 130.8 130.9 130.10 130.11 130.12 130.13 130.14 130.15 130.16 130.17 130.18 130.19 130.20 130.21 130.22 130.23 130.24 130.25 130.26 130.27 130.28 130.29 130.30 130.31 130.32 130.33 131.1 131.2 131.3 131.4 131.5 131.6 131.7 131.8 131.9 131.10 131.11 131.12 131.13 131.14 131.15 131.16 131.17 131.18 131.19 131.20 131.21 131.22 131.23 131.24 131.25 131.26 131.27 131.28 131.29 131.30 131.31 131.32 131.33 131.34 131.35 132.1 132.2 132.3 132.4 132.5 132.6 132.7 132.8 132.9 132.10 132.11 132.12 132.13 132.14 132.15 132.16 132.17 132.18 132.19 132.20 132.21 132.22 132.23 132.24 132.25 132.26 132.27 132.28 132.29 132.30 132.31 132.32 132.33 132.34 132.35 133.1 133.2 133.3 133.4 133.5 133.6 133.7 133.8 133.9 133.10 133.11 133.12 133.13 133.14 133.15 133.16 133.17 133.18 133.19 133.20 133.21 133.22 133.23 133.24 133.25 133.26 133.27 133.28 133.29 133.30 133.31 133.32 133.33 133.34 134.1 134.2 134.3 134.4 134.5 134.6 134.7 134.8
134.9 134.10 134.11 134.12 134.13 134.14 134.15 134.16 134.17 134.18 134.19 134.20 134.21 134.22 134.23 134.24 134.25 134.26 134.27 134.28 134.29 134.30 134.31 134.32 134.33 134.34 135.1 135.2 135.3 135.4 135.5 135.6 135.7 135.8 135.9 135.10 135.11 135.12 135.13 135.14 135.15 135.16 135.17 135.18 135.19 135.20 135.21 135.22 135.23 135.24 135.25 135.26 135.27 135.28 135.29 135.30 135.31 135.32 135.33 136.1 136.2 136.3 136.4 136.5 136.6 136.7 136.8 136.9 136.10 136.11 136.12 136.13 136.14 136.15 136.16 136.17 136.18 136.19 136.20 136.21 136.22 136.23 136.24 136.25 136.26 136.27 136.28 136.29 136.30 136.31 136.32 136.33 136.34 136.35 137.1 137.2 137.3 137.4 137.5 137.6 137.7 137.8 137.9 137.10 137.11 137.12 137.13 137.14 137.15 137.16 137.17 137.18 137.19 137.20 137.21 137.22 137.23 137.24 137.25 137.26 137.27 137.28 137.29 137.30 137.31 137.32 137.33 137.34 137.35 138.1 138.2 138.3 138.4 138.5 138.6 138.7 138.8 138.9 138.10 138.11 138.12 138.13 138.14 138.15 138.16 138.17 138.18 138.19 138.20 138.21 138.22 138.23 138.24 138.25 138.26 138.27 138.28 138.29 138.30 138.31 138.32 138.33 138.34 138.35 139.1 139.2 139.3 139.4 139.5 139.6 139.7 139.8 139.9 139.10 139.11 139.12 139.13 139.14 139.15 139.16 139.17 139.18 139.19 139.20 139.21 139.22 139.23 139.24 139.25 139.26 139.27 139.28 139.29 139.30 139.31 139.32 139.33 139.34 139.35 140.1 140.2
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
140.32 140.33 140.34 141.1 141.2 141.3 141.4 141.5 141.6 141.7 141.8 141.9 141.10 141.11 141.12 141.13 141.14 141.15 141.16 141.17 141.18 141.19 141.20 141.21 141.22 141.23 141.24 141.25 141.26 141.27 141.28 141.29 141.30 141.31 141.32 141.33 141.34 141.35 141.36 142.1 142.2 142.3 142.4 142.5 142.6 142.7 142.8 142.9 142.10 142.11 142.12 142.13 142.14 142.15 142.16 142.17 142.18 142.19 142.20 142.21 142.22 142.23 142.24 142.25 142.26 142.27 142.28 142.29 142.30 142.31 142.32 142.33 142.34 143.1 143.2 143.3 143.4 143.5 143.6 143.7 143.8 143.9 143.10 143.11
143.12 143.13 143.14 143.15 143.16 143.17 143.18 143.19 143.20 143.21 143.22 143.23 143.24 143.25 143.26 143.27 143.28 143.29 143.30 143.31 143.32 143.33 144.1 144.2 144.3 144.4 144.5 144.6 144.7 144.8 144.9 144.10
144.11 144.12 144.13 144.14
144.15 144.16 144.17 144.18 144.19 144.20 144.21 144.22 144.23 144.24 144.25 144.26 144.27 144.28 144.29 144.30 144.31 144.32 144.33 144.34 145.1 145.2 145.3 145.4 145.5 145.6 145.7 145.8 145.9 145.10 145.11 145.12 145.13 145.14 145.15 145.16 145.17 145.18 145.19 145.20 145.21 145.22 145.23 145.24 145.25 145.26 145.27 145.28 145.29 145.30 145.31 145.32 145.33 145.34 146.1 146.2 146.3 146.4 146.5 146.6 146.7 146.8 146.9 146.10 146.11 146.12 146.13 146.14 146.15 146.16 146.17 146.18 146.19 146.20 146.21 146.22 146.23 146.24 146.25 146.26 146.27 146.28 146.29 146.30 146.31 146.32 147.1 147.2 147.3 147.4 147.5 147.6 147.7 147.8 147.9 147.10 147.11 147.12 147.13 147.14 147.15 147.16 147.17 147.18 147.19 147.20 147.21 147.22 147.23 147.24
147.25
147.26 147.27 147.28 147.29 147.30 147.31 147.32 147.33
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
148.20 148.21 148.22 148.23 148.24 148.25 148.26 148.27 148.28 148.29 148.30 148.31 149.1 149.2 149.3 149.4 149.5 149.6 149.7 149.8 149.9 149.10 149.11 149.12 149.13 149.14 149.15 149.16 149.17 149.18 149.19 149.20 149.21 149.22 149.23 149.24 149.25 149.26 149.27 149.28 149.29 149.30 149.31 149.32 149.33 149.34
149.35 149.36 150.1 150.2 150.3 150.4 150.5 150.6 150.7 150.8 150.9 150.10 150.11 150.12 150.13 150.14 150.15 150.16 150.17 150.18 150.19 150.20 150.21 150.22 150.23 150.24 150.25 150.26 150.27 150.28 150.29 150.30 150.31 150.32 150.33 150.34 150.35 150.36
151.1 151.2
151.3 151.4 151.5 151.6 151.7 151.8 151.9 151.10 151.11 151.12 151.13 151.14 151.15 151.16 151.17 151.18 151.19 151.20 151.21 151.22 151.23 151.24 151.25 151.26 151.27 151.28 151.29 151.30 151.31 151.32 151.33 151.34 151.35 152.1 152.2 152.3 152.4 152.5 152.6 152.7 152.8
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
152.27 152.28 152.29 152.30 152.31 152.32 153.1 153.2 153.3 153.4 153.5 153.6 153.7 153.8
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
153.25 153.26 153.27 153.28 153.29 153.30 153.31 153.32 153.33 154.1 154.2 154.3 154.4 154.5 154.6 154.7 154.8 154.9 154.10 154.11 154.12 154.13 154.14 154.15 154.16 154.17 154.18 154.19 154.20 154.21 154.22 154.23 154.24 154.25 154.26 154.27 154.28 154.29 154.30 154.31 154.32 154.33 154.34 154.35 154.36 155.1 155.2 155.3 155.4
155.5 155.6
155.7 155.8 155.9 155.10 155.11 155.12 155.13 155.14 155.15 155.16 155.17 155.18 155.19 155.20 155.21 155.22 155.23 155.24 155.25 155.26 155.27 155.28 155.29 155.30 155.31
155.32 156.1 156.2 156.3 156.4 156.5 156.6 156.7 156.8 156.9 156.10 156.11 156.12 156.13 156.14 156.15 156.16 156.17 156.18 156.19 156.20 156.21 156.22 156.23 156.24 156.25 156.26 156.27 156.28 156.29 156.30 156.31 156.32 156.33 156.34 156.35 157.1 157.2 157.3 157.4 157.5 157.6 157.7 157.8 157.9 157.10 157.11 157.12 157.13 157.14 157.15 157.16 157.17 157.18 157.19
157.20
157.21 157.22 157.23 157.24 157.25 157.26 157.27 157.28 157.29 157.30 157.31 157.32 157.33 157.34 157.35 158.1 158.2 158.3 158.4 158.5 158.6 158.7 158.8 158.9 158.10 158.11 158.12 158.13 158.14 158.15 158.16 158.17 158.18 158.19
158.20
158.21 158.22 158.23 158.24 158.25 158.26 158.27
158.28
158.29 158.30 158.31 158.32 159.1 159.2 159.3 159.4 159.5 159.6 159.7 159.8 159.9 159.10 159.11 159.12 159.13 159.14 159.15 159.16 159.17
159.18 159.19 159.20 159.21 159.22 159.23 159.24 159.25 159.26 159.27 159.28 159.29 159.30 159.31 159.32 159.33 159.34 160.1 160.2 160.3 160.4 160.5 160.6 160.7 160.8 160.9 160.10 160.11 160.12 160.13 160.14 160.15 160.16
160.17 160.18 160.19 160.20 160.21 160.22 160.23 160.24 160.25 160.26 160.27 160.28 160.29 160.30 160.31 160.32 160.33 160.34 161.1 161.2 161.3 161.4 161.5 161.6 161.7 161.8 161.9 161.10 161.11 161.12 161.13 161.14 161.15 161.16 161.17 161.18 161.19 161.20 161.21 161.22
161.23 161.24 161.25 161.26 161.27 161.28 161.29 161.30 161.31 161.32 161.33 161.34 161.35
162.1 162.2 162.3 162.4 162.5
162.6
162.7 162.8 162.9 162.10 162.11
162.12
162.13 162.14 162.15 162.16 162.17 162.18 162.19
162.20
162.21 162.22 162.23 162.24 162.25 162.26 162.27 162.28 162.29 162.30 162.31
163.1
163.2 163.3 163.4 163.5 163.6 163.7 163.8 163.9 163.10 163.11 163.12 163.13 163.14 163.15
163.16
163.17 163.18 163.19 163.20 163.21 163.22 163.23 163.24 163.25 163.26 163.27 163.28 163.29 163.30 163.31
163.32 163.33
164.1 164.2 164.3 164.4 164.5 164.6 164.7 164.8 164.9 164.10 164.11 164.12 164.13 164.14 164.15 164.16 164.17 164.18 164.19 164.20 164.21 164.22 164.23 164.24 164.25
164.26
164.27 164.28 164.29 164.30 164.31 164.32 164.33 164.34 165.1 165.2 165.3 165.4 165.5 165.6 165.7 165.8 165.9 165.10 165.11 165.12 165.13 165.14 165.15 165.16 165.17 165.18
165.19
165.20 165.21 165.22 165.23 165.24 165.25 165.26 165.27 165.28 165.29 165.30 165.31 165.32 165.33 166.1 166.2 166.3 166.4 166.5 166.6 166.7 166.8
166.9
166.10 166.11 166.12 166.13 166.14 166.15 166.16 166.17 166.18 166.19 166.20 166.21 166.22 166.23 166.24 166.25 166.26 166.27 166.28 166.29 166.30 166.31 166.32 166.33 166.34 166.35 167.1 167.2 167.3 167.4 167.5 167.6 167.7 167.8 167.9 167.10 167.11 167.12 167.13 167.14 167.15 167.16 167.17 167.18 167.19 167.20 167.21 167.22 167.23 167.24 167.25 167.26 167.27 167.28
167.29
167.30 167.31 167.32 167.33 167.34 167.35 168.1 168.2 168.3 168.4 168.5 168.6
168.7
168.8 168.9 168.10 168.11 168.12 168.13 168.14 168.15 168.16 168.17 168.18 168.19 168.20 168.21 168.22 168.23
168.24
168.25 168.26 168.27 168.28 168.29 168.30 168.31 168.32 169.1 169.2 169.3 169.4 169.5 169.6 169.7 169.8 169.9 169.10 169.11 169.12 169.13 169.14 169.15 169.16 169.17 169.18 169.19 169.20 169.21 169.22 169.23
169.24
169.25 169.26 169.27 169.28 169.29 169.30 169.31 169.32 169.33 169.34 170.1 170.2 170.3 170.4 170.5 170.6 170.7 170.8 170.9 170.10 170.11 170.12 170.13 170.14 170.15 170.16 170.17 170.18 170.19 170.20 170.21 170.22 170.23
170.24
170.25 170.26 170.27 170.28 170.29 170.30 170.31 170.32 170.33 170.34 171.1 171.2 171.3 171.4 171.5 171.6 171.7 171.8 171.9 171.10 171.11
171.12
171.13 171.14 171.15 171.16
171.17 171.18 171.19 171.20 171.21 171.22 171.23 171.24 171.25 171.26 171.27 171.28 171.29 171.30 171.31 171.32 171.33 171.34
172.1 172.2 172.3 172.4 172.5 172.6
172.7 172.8 172.9 172.10 172.11 172.12
172.13 172.14 172.15 172.16 172.17 172.18
172.19
172.20 172.21 172.22 172.23 172.24 172.25 172.26 172.27 172.28 172.29
172.30 172.31
173.1 173.2 173.3 173.4 173.5 173.6 173.7 173.8 173.9 173.10 173.11 173.12 173.13 173.14 173.15 173.16 173.17 173.18 173.19 173.20 173.21 173.22 173.23 173.24 173.25 173.26 173.27 173.28 173.29 173.30 173.31 173.32 173.33 173.34 173.35 173.36 174.1 174.2 174.3 174.4 174.5 174.6 174.7 174.8 174.9 174.10 174.11 174.12 174.13 174.14 174.15
174.16 174.17 174.18 174.19 174.20 174.21 174.22 174.23 174.24 174.25 174.26 174.27 174.28 174.29 174.30 174.31 174.32 174.33 174.34 175.1 175.2 175.3 175.4 175.5 175.6 175.7 175.8 175.9 175.10 175.11 175.12 175.13 175.14 175.15 175.16 175.17 175.18 175.19 175.20 175.21 175.22 175.23 175.24 175.25 175.26 175.27 175.28 175.29 175.30 175.31 175.32 175.33 175.34 176.1 176.2 176.3 176.4 176.5 176.6 176.7 176.8 176.9 176.10 176.11
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
176.25 176.26 176.27 176.28 176.29 176.30 176.31 176.32 177.1 177.2
177.3
177.4 177.5 177.6 177.7 177.8 177.9 177.10 177.11 177.12 177.13 177.14 177.15 177.16 177.17 177.18 177.19 177.20 177.21 177.22 177.23 177.24 177.25 177.26 177.27 177.28 177.29 177.30
177.31 177.32
177.33 178.1 178.2 178.3 178.4 178.5 178.6 178.7 178.8 178.9
178.10 178.11 178.12 178.13 178.14
178.15 178.16
178.17 178.18 178.19 178.20 178.21 178.22 178.23 178.24 178.25
178.26 178.27
178.28 178.29 178.30 178.31 178.32 179.1 179.2 179.3 179.4 179.5 179.6 179.7 179.8 179.9 179.10 179.11 179.12 179.13 179.14 179.15 179.16 179.17 179.18 179.19
179.20 179.21 179.22 179.23 179.24 179.25 179.26 179.27 179.28 179.29 179.30 179.31 179.32 179.33 179.34 180.1 180.2 180.3 180.4 180.5 180.6 180.7 180.8 180.9 180.10 180.11 180.12 180.13 180.14 180.15 180.16 180.17 180.18 180.19 180.20 180.21 180.22 180.23 180.24 180.25 180.26 180.27 180.28 180.29 180.30 180.31 180.32 180.33 180.34 180.35 180.36 181.1 181.2 181.3 181.4 181.5 181.6 181.7 181.8 181.9 181.10 181.11 181.12 181.13 181.14 181.15 181.16 181.17 181.18 181.19 181.20 181.21 181.22 181.23 181.24 181.25 181.26 181.27 181.28 181.29 181.30 181.31 181.32 181.33 181.34 181.35 181.36 182.1 182.2 182.3 182.4 182.5 182.6 182.7 182.8 182.9 182.10 182.11 182.12 182.13 182.14 182.15 182.16 182.17 182.18 182.19 182.20 182.21 182.22 182.23 182.24 182.25 182.26 182.27 182.28 182.29 182.30 182.31 182.32 182.33 182.34 182.35 182.36 183.1 183.2 183.3 183.4 183.5 183.6 183.7 183.8 183.9 183.10 183.11 183.12 183.13 183.14 183.15 183.16 183.17 183.18 183.19 183.20 183.21 183.22 183.23 183.24 183.25 183.26 183.27 183.28 183.29 183.30 183.31 183.32 183.33 183.34 183.35 183.36 184.1 184.2 184.3 184.4 184.5 184.6 184.7 184.8 184.9 184.10 184.11 184.12 184.13 184.14 184.15 184.16 184.17 184.18 184.19 184.20 184.21 184.22 184.23 184.24 184.25 184.26 184.27 184.28 184.29 184.30 184.31 184.32 184.33 184.34 184.35 184.36 185.1 185.2 185.3 185.4 185.5 185.6 185.7 185.8 185.9 185.10 185.11 185.12 185.13 185.14 185.15 185.16 185.17 185.18 185.19 185.20 185.21 185.22 185.23 185.24 185.25 185.26 185.27 185.28 185.29 185.30 185.31 185.32 185.33 185.34 185.35 185.36 186.1 186.2 186.3 186.4 186.5 186.6 186.7 186.8 186.9 186.10 186.11 186.12 186.13 186.14 186.15 186.16 186.17 186.18 186.19 186.20 186.21 186.22 186.23 186.24 186.25 186.26 186.27 186.28 186.29 186.30 186.31 186.32 186.33 186.34 186.35 187.1 187.2 187.3 187.4 187.5 187.6 187.7 187.8 187.9 187.10 187.11 187.12 187.13 187.14 187.15 187.16 187.17 187.18 187.19 187.20 187.21 187.22 187.23 187.24 187.25 187.26 187.27 187.28 187.29 187.30 187.31 187.32 187.33 187.34 187.35 187.36 188.1 188.2 188.3 188.4 188.5 188.6 188.7 188.8 188.9 188.10 188.11 188.12 188.13 188.14 188.15 188.16 188.17 188.18 188.19 188.20 188.21 188.22 188.23 188.24 188.25 188.26 188.27 188.28 188.29 188.30 188.31 188.32 188.33 188.34 188.35 188.36 189.1 189.2 189.3 189.4 189.5 189.6 189.7 189.8 189.9 189.10 189.11 189.12 189.13 189.14 189.15 189.16 189.17 189.18 189.19 189.20 189.21 189.22 189.23 189.24 189.25 189.26 189.27 189.28 189.29 189.30 189.31 189.32 189.33 189.34 189.35 190.1 190.2 190.3 190.4 190.5 190.6 190.7 190.8 190.9 190.10 190.11 190.12 190.13 190.14 190.15 190.16 190.17 190.18 190.19 190.20 190.21 190.22 190.23 190.24 190.25 190.26 190.27 190.28 190.29 190.30 190.31 190.32
190.33
191.1 191.2 191.3 191.4 191.5 191.6 191.7 191.8 191.9 191.10 191.11 191.12 191.13 191.14 191.15 191.16 191.17 191.18 191.19 191.20 191.21 191.22 191.23 191.24 191.25 191.26 191.27 191.28 191.29 191.30 191.31 191.32
191.33
191.34 192.1 192.2 192.3 192.4 192.5 192.6 192.7 192.8 192.9 192.10 192.11 192.12 192.13 192.14 192.15 192.16 192.17 192.18 192.19 192.20 192.21 192.22 192.23 192.24 192.25 192.26 192.27 192.28 192.29 192.30 192.31 192.32 192.33 192.34 192.35 192.36
193.1 193.2 193.3
193.4 193.5 193.6 193.7 193.8 193.9 193.10 193.11 193.12 193.13 193.14 193.15 193.16 193.17 193.18 193.19
193.20 193.21 193.22 193.23 193.24 193.25 193.26 193.27 193.28 193.29 193.30 193.31 193.32
193.33 194.1 194.2 194.3 194.4 194.5 194.6 194.7
194.8 194.9 194.10 194.11 194.12 194.13
194.14 194.15 194.16 194.17 194.18 194.19 194.20 194.21 194.22 194.23 194.24 194.25 194.26 194.27 194.28 194.29 194.30 194.31 194.32 194.33 194.34 195.1 195.2 195.3 195.4 195.5 195.6 195.7 195.8 195.9 195.10 195.11 195.12 195.13 195.14 195.15 195.16 195.17 195.18 195.19 195.20 195.21 195.22 195.23 195.24
195.25 195.26 195.27 195.28 195.29 195.30 195.31 195.32 195.33 195.34 195.35 196.1 196.2 196.3 196.4 196.5 196.6 196.7 196.8 196.9 196.10 196.11 196.12 196.13 196.14 196.15
196.16
196.17 196.18 196.19 196.20 196.21 196.22 196.23 196.24 196.25 196.26 196.27 196.28 196.29 196.30 196.31 196.32
196.33
197.1 197.2 197.3 197.4 197.5 197.6 197.7 197.8 197.9 197.10 197.11 197.12 197.13 197.14 197.15 197.16 197.17 197.18 197.19 197.20 197.21 197.22 197.23 197.24 197.25 197.26 197.27 197.28 197.29 197.30 197.31 197.32 197.33 197.34 197.35 197.36 198.1 198.2 198.3 198.4 198.5 198.6 198.7 198.8 198.9 198.10 198.11
198.12
198.13 198.14 198.15 198.16 198.17 198.18 198.19 198.20 198.21 198.22 198.23 198.24 198.25 198.26 198.27 198.28 198.29 198.30 198.31 198.32 198.33 198.34 198.35 199.1 199.2 199.3 199.4 199.5 199.6 199.7 199.8 199.9 199.10 199.11 199.12 199.13 199.14 199.15 199.16 199.17 199.18 199.19 199.20 199.21 199.22 199.23 199.24 199.25 199.26 199.27 199.28
199.29 199.30
199.31 199.32 199.33 199.34 199.35 200.1 200.2 200.3 200.4 200.5 200.6 200.7 200.8 200.9 200.10 200.11 200.12 200.13 200.14 200.15 200.16 200.17 200.18 200.19 200.20 200.21 200.22 200.23 200.24
200.25 200.26 200.27 200.28 200.29 200.30 200.31 200.32 200.33 200.34 201.1 201.2 201.3 201.4 201.5 201.6 201.7 201.8 201.9 201.10 201.11 201.12 201.13 201.14 201.15 201.16 201.17 201.18 201.19 201.20 201.21 201.22 201.23 201.24 201.25 201.26 201.27 201.28 201.29 201.30 201.31 201.32 201.33
201.34 202.1 202.2 202.3 202.4 202.5 202.6 202.7 202.8 202.9 202.10 202.11 202.12 202.13 202.14 202.15 202.16 202.17 202.18 202.19 202.20 202.21 202.22 202.23 202.24 202.25 202.26 202.27 202.28
202.29 202.30 202.31 202.32 202.33 202.34 202.35 203.1 203.2 203.3 203.4 203.5 203.6 203.7 203.8 203.9 203.10 203.11 203.12
203.13 203.14 203.15 203.16 203.17 203.18 203.19
203.20 203.21 203.22 203.23 203.24 203.25 203.26 203.27 203.28 203.29 203.30 203.31 203.32 203.33 204.1 204.2
204.3 204.4 204.5 204.6 204.7 204.8 204.9 204.10 204.11 204.12
204.13 204.14 204.15 204.16
204.17 204.18 204.19 204.20 204.21 204.22
204.23 204.24 204.25 204.26 204.27 204.28 204.29 204.30 204.31 205.1 205.2 205.3 205.4 205.5 205.6 205.7 205.8 205.9 205.10 205.11 205.12 205.13 205.14 205.15 205.16 205.17 205.18 205.19
205.20 205.21 205.22 205.23 205.24 205.25 205.26 205.27 205.28 205.29 205.30 205.31 205.32 205.33 205.34 205.35
206.1 206.2 206.3 206.4 206.5
206.6 206.7 206.8 206.9 206.10 206.11 206.12 206.13 206.14 206.15 206.16 206.17 206.18 206.19 206.20 206.21 206.22 206.23 206.24 206.25 206.26 206.27 206.28 206.29 206.30 206.31 206.32 206.33 206.34 206.35 207.1 207.2 207.3 207.4 207.5 207.6 207.7 207.8 207.9 207.10 207.11 207.12 207.13 207.14 207.15 207.16 207.17 207.18 207.19 207.20 207.21 207.22 207.23 207.24 207.25 207.26 207.27 207.28 207.29 207.30 207.31 207.32 207.33 207.34 207.35 208.1 208.2 208.3 208.4 208.5 208.6 208.7 208.8 208.9 208.10 208.11 208.12 208.13 208.14 208.15 208.16 208.17 208.18 208.19 208.20 208.21 208.22 208.23 208.24 208.25 208.26 208.27 208.28 208.29
208.30 208.31 208.32 208.33 208.34 208.35 209.1 209.2 209.3 209.4 209.5 209.6 209.7 209.8 209.9 209.10 209.11 209.12 209.13
209.14 209.15 209.16 209.17 209.18 209.19 209.20 209.21 209.22 209.23 209.24 209.25 209.26 209.27 209.28 209.29 209.30 209.31 209.32 209.33 209.34 209.35 210.1 210.2 210.3 210.4 210.5 210.6 210.7 210.8 210.9 210.10 210.11 210.12 210.13 210.14 210.15 210.16 210.17 210.18 210.19 210.20 210.21 210.22 210.23 210.24 210.25 210.26 210.27 210.28 210.29 210.30 210.31 210.32 210.33 210.34 210.35 210.36 211.1 211.2 211.3 211.4 211.5 211.6 211.7 211.8 211.9 211.10 211.11 211.12
211.13 211.14 211.15 211.16 211.17 211.18 211.19 211.20 211.21 211.22 211.23 211.24 211.25 211.26 211.27 211.28 211.29 211.30 211.31 211.32 211.33 211.34 212.1 212.2 212.3 212.4 212.5 212.6 212.7 212.8 212.9 212.10 212.11 212.12 212.13 212.14 212.15 212.16 212.17 212.18 212.19 212.20 212.21 212.22 212.23 212.24 212.25 212.26 212.27 212.28 212.29 212.30 212.31 212.32 212.33 212.34 212.35 212.36 213.1 213.2 213.3 213.4 213.5 213.6 213.7 213.8 213.9 213.10 213.11 213.12 213.13 213.14 213.15 213.16 213.17 213.18 213.19 213.20 213.21 213.22 213.23 213.24 213.25 213.26 213.27
213.28 213.29 213.30 213.31 213.32 213.33 213.34 214.1 214.2 214.3 214.4 214.5 214.6 214.7 214.8
214.9 214.10 214.11 214.12 214.13 214.14 214.15 214.16 214.17 214.18
214.19 214.20 214.21 214.22 214.23 214.24 214.25 214.26 214.27 214.28 214.29 214.30 214.31 214.32 214.33 215.1 215.2 215.3 215.4 215.5 215.6 215.7 215.8
215.9 215.10 215.11 215.12 215.13 215.14 215.15 215.16 215.17
215.18 215.19 215.20 215.21 215.22 215.23 215.24 215.25 215.26 215.27 215.28 215.29 215.30 215.31 215.32 215.33 216.1 216.2 216.3 216.4 216.5 216.6 216.7 216.8 216.9 216.10 216.11 216.12 216.13 216.14 216.15 216.16 216.17 216.18 216.19 216.20 216.21 216.22 216.23
216.24 216.25 216.26 216.27 216.28 216.29 216.30 216.31 216.32 216.33 216.34 216.35 217.1 217.2
217.3 217.4 217.5 217.6 217.7 217.8 217.9 217.10 217.11 217.12 217.13 217.14
217.15 217.16
217.17 217.18
217.19 217.20 217.21 217.22 217.23 217.24 217.25 217.26 217.27 217.28
217.29
217.30 218.1 218.2 218.3 218.4 218.5 218.6 218.7 218.8 218.9 218.10 218.11 218.12 218.13 218.14 218.15 218.16 218.17 218.18 218.19 218.20 218.21 218.22 218.23 218.24 218.25 218.26 218.27 218.28
218.29
218.30 218.31 218.32 218.33 218.34 218.35 219.1 219.2
219.3 219.4 219.5 219.6 219.7 219.8 219.9 219.10
219.11
219.12 219.13 219.14 219.15 219.16 219.17 219.18
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A bill for an act
relating to state government; appropriating money for agriculture, environment,
natural resources, jobs, and economic development; providing for animal health
and agricultural utilization research; making policy and technical changes to
various agricultural related provisions, including provisions related to pesticide
control, plant protection, nursery law, seeds, and loans; modifying license
exclusions for the direct sale of certain prepared food; establishing the Agriculture
Research, Education, Extension, and Technology Transfer Board; establishing
the Industrial Hemp Development Act; providing for incentive payments and
grants; modifying disposition of certain revenue; providing for pilot programs;
establishing the farm opportunity loan program; modifying fee provisions;
creating accounts; modifying recreational vehicle provisions; modifying aquatic
invasive species provisions; modifying state park and trail provisions; modifying
timber and land sale provisions; modifying provisions for reclamation of
lands; modifying game and fish laws; modifying the Water Law; regulating
water quality standards; regulating chemicals of high concern in children's
products; modifying solid waste provisions; making policy changes to labor
and industry, employment and economic development, Iron Range resources,
and the Bureau of Mediation Services; requiring studies and reports; requiring
rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 13.43, subdivision 6;
13.643, subdivision 1; 13.7411, subdivision 8; 16C.144, by adding subdivisions;
18B.01, subdivisions 28, 29; 18B.32, subdivision 1; 18B.33, subdivision
1; 18B.34, subdivision 1; 18G.10, subdivisions 3, 4; 18H.02, subdivision
20, by adding subdivisions; 18H.06, subdivision 2; 18J.01; 18J.02; 18J.03;
18J.04, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 18J.05, subdivisions 1, 2, 6; 18J.06; 18J.07,
subdivisions 3, 4, 5; 18J.09; 18J.11, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision;
21.81, by adding subdivisions; 21.82, subdivisions 2, 4; 21.85, subdivision
2, by adding a subdivision; 21.89, subdivision 2; 41B.03, subdivision 6, by
adding a subdivision; 41B.04, subdivision 17; 41B.043, subdivision 3; 41B.045,
subdivisions 3, 4; 41B.046, subdivision 5; 41B.047, subdivisions 1, 4; 41B.048,
subdivision 6; 41B.049, subdivision 4; 41B.055, subdivision 3; 41B.056,
subdivision 2; 41B.06; 45.0135, by adding a subdivision; 60D.215, subdivision
2; 65B.44, by adding a subdivision; 72B.092, subdivision 1; 80A.84; 84.415,
subdivision 7; 84.82, subdivisions 2a, 6; 84.92, subdivisions 8, 9, 10; 84.922,
subdivision 5; 84D.01, by adding a subdivision; 84D.13, subdivision 5; 84D.15,
subdivision 3; 85.015, by adding a subdivision; 85.055, subdivision 1; 85.32,
subdivision 1; 86B.401, subdivision 3; 87A.10; 88.6435, subdivision 4; 90.14;
90.193; 93.20, subdivision 18; 94.16, subdivision 3; 97A.055, subdivision 4b;
97B.301, by adding a subdivision; 97C.301, by adding a subdivision; 103B.101,
by adding a subdivision; 103B.3355; 103F.612, subdivision 2; 103G.005, by
adding a subdivision; 103G.222, subdivisions 1, 3; 103G.2242, subdivisions
1, 2, 3, 4, 12, 14, 15; 103G.2251; 115A.1415, subdivision 16; 115A.557,
subdivision 2; 115C.09, subdivision 1; 116.07, subdivision 4d; 116.9401;
116.9402; 116.9403; 116.9405; 116.9406; 116J.394; 116J.8738, subdivision 3, by
adding a subdivision; 116L.05, subdivision 5; 116L.17, subdivision 4; 123B.53,
subdivision 1; 179A.041, by adding subdivisions; 216B.1694, subdivision
3; 216B.62, subdivision 3b; 268.035, subdivisions 6, 21b, 26, 30; 268.051,
subdivision 7; 268.07, subdivisions 2, 3b; 268.085, subdivisions 1, 2; 268.095,
subdivisions 1, 10; 268.105, subdivisions 3, 7; 268.136, subdivision 1; 268.194,
subdivision 1; 298.018, subdivision 1; 298.22, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10,
11; 298.221; 298.2211, subdivision 3; 298.222; 298.223; 298.225, subdivision
2; 298.227; 298.28, subdivisions 4, 9a, 9d, 11, 15; 298.292, subdivision 2;
298.293; 298.2961, subdivision 3; 299F.01, by adding a subdivision; 326B.092,
subdivision 7; 326B.096; 326B.106, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision;
326B.13, subdivision 8; 326B.986, subdivisions 5, 8; 332.31, subdivisions 3, 6;
341.321; 375.30, subdivision 2; Laws 1994, chapter 493, section 1; Laws 2014,
chapter 308, article 6, section 14, subdivision 5; Laws 2014, chapter 312, article
2, section 14; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 13;
17; 28A; 41A; 41B; 65B; 80A; 84; 84D; 92; 103B; 103F; 116; 116J; 116L; 116U;
179; 268A; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 18K;
repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 17.115; 28A.15, subdivisions 9, 10;
41A.12, subdivision 4; 84.68; 86B.13, subdivisions 2, 4; 298.298; Laws 2010,
chapter 215, article 3, section 3, subdivision 6, as amended.

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

ARTICLE 1

AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1. new text beginAGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated
for each purpose. The figures "2016" and "2017" used in this article mean that the
appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, or
June 30, 2017, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2016. "The second year" is fiscal
year 2017. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2016 and 2017. Appropriations for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 2015, are effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

new text begin APPROPRIATIONS
new text end
new text begin Available for the Year
new text end
new text begin Ending June 30
new text end
new text begin 2016
new text end
new text begin 2017
new text end

Sec. 2. new text beginDEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 45,964,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 45,618,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2016
new text end
new text begin 2017
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 44,586,000
new text end
new text begin 44,240,000
new text end
new text begin Remediation
new text end
new text begin 388,000
new text end
new text begin 388,000
new text end
new text begin Agricultural
new text end
new text begin 990,000
new text end
new text begin 990,000
new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Protection Services
new text end

new text begin 17,958,000
new text end
new text begin 18,677,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2016
new text end
new text begin 2017
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 17,380,000
new text end
new text begin 18,099,000
new text end
new text begin Agricultural
new text end
new text begin 190,000
new text end
new text begin 190,000
new text end
new text begin Remediation
new text end
new text begin 388,000
new text end
new text begin 388,000
new text end

new text begin $388,000 the first year and $388,000 the
second year are from the remediation fund
for administrative funding for the voluntary
cleanup program.
new text end

new text begin $300,000 the first year and $250,000
the second year are for compensation
for destroyed or crippled animals under
Minnesota Statutes, section 3.737. This
appropriation may be spent to compensate
for animals that were destroyed or crippled
during fiscal years 2014 and 2015. If the
amount in the first year is insufficient, the
amount in the second year is available in the
first year.
new text end

new text begin $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the second
year are for compensation for crop damage
under Minnesota Statutes, section 3.7371. If
the amount in the first year is insufficient, the
amount in the second year is available in the
first year.
new text end

new text begin If the commissioner determines that claims
made under Minnesota Statutes, section
3.737 or 3.7371, are unusually high, amounts
appropriated for either program may be
transferred to the appropriation for the other
program.
new text end

new text begin $225,000 the first year and $225,000 the
second year are for deposit in the noxious
weed and invasive plant species assistance
account established under Minnesota
Statutes, section 18.89, to be used to
implement the noxious weed grant program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 18.90.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
18B.05, $90,000 the first year and $90,000
the second year are from the pesticide
regulatory account in the agricultural fund
for an increase in the operating budget for
the Laboratory Services Division.
new text end

new text begin $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
second year are from the pesticide regulatory
account in the agricultural fund to update
and modify applicator education and training
materials.
new text end

new text begin $3,475,000 the first year and $4,244,000
the second year are for increased protection
services.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Agricultural Marketing and
Development
new text end

new text begin 4,823,000
new text end
new text begin 3,873,000
new text end

new text begin $186,000 the first year and $186,000 the
second year are for transfer to the Minnesota
grown account and may be used as grants
for Minnesota grown promotion under
Minnesota Statutes, section 17.102. Grants
may be made for one year. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the
appropriations encumbered under contract
on or before June 30, 2017, for Minnesota
grown grants in this paragraph are available
until June 30, 2019.
new text end

new text begin $634,000 the first year and $634,000 the
second year are for continuation of the dairy
development and profitability enhancement
and dairy business planning grant programs
established under Laws 1997, chapter
216, section 7, subdivision 2, and Laws
2001, First Special Session chapter 2,
section 9, subdivision 2. The commissioner
may allocate the available sums among
permissible activities, including efforts to
improve the quality of milk produced in the
state in the proportions that the commissioner
deems most beneficial to Minnesota's
dairy farmers. The commissioner must
submit a detailed accomplishment report
and a work plan detailing future plans for,
and anticipated accomplishments from,
expenditures under this program to the
chairs and ranking minority members of the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over
agricultural policy and finance on or before
the start of each fiscal year. If significant
changes are made to the plans in the course
of the year, the commissioner must notify the
chairs and ranking minority members.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner may use money
appropriated in this subdivision for annual
cost-share payments to resident farmers
or entities that sell, process, or package
agricultural products in this state for the costs
of organic certification. The commissioner
may allocate these funds for assistance for
persons transitioning from conventional to
organic agriculture.
new text end

new text begin $100,000 the first year is to (1) enhance the
commissioner's efforts to identify existing
and emerging opportunities for Minnesota's
agricultural producers and processors to
export their products to Cuba, consistent with
federal law, and (2) effectively communicate
these opportunities to the producers and
processors. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin $350,000 the first year is for grants to
communities to develop or expand food
hubs and other alternative community-based
food distribution systems. Of this amount,
$50,000 is for the commissioner to consult
with existing food hubs, alternative
community-based food distribution systems,
and University of Minnesota Extension
to identify best practices for use by other
Minnesota communities. No later than
December 15, 2015, the commissioner must
report to the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over agriculture and health
regarding the status of emerging alternative
community-based food distribution systems
in the state along with recommendations to
eliminate any barriers to success. This is a
onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin $500,000 the first year is for urban
agriculture development grants under
Minnesota Statutes, section 17.1095. This is
a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Bioenergy and Value-Added
Agriculture
new text end

new text begin 7,235,000
new text end
new text begin 7,235,000
new text end

new text begin $6,235,000 the first year and $6,235,000
the second year are for the agricultural
growth, research, and innovation program
in Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.12. No
later than February 1, 2016, and February
1, 2017, the commissioner must report to
the legislative committees with jurisdiction
over agriculture policy and finance regarding
the commissioner's accomplishments
and anticipated accomplishments in
the following areas: facilitating the
start-up, modernization, or expansion of
livestock operations including beginning
and transitioning livestock operations;
developing new markets for Minnesota
farmers by providing more fruits, vegetables,
meat, grain, and dairy for Minnesota school
children; assisting value-added agricultural
businesses to begin or expand, access new
markets, or diversify products; facilitating
the start-up, modernization, or expansion
of other beginning and transitioning farms,
including loans under Minnesota Statutes,
section 41B.056; research on conventional
and cover crops; sustainable agriculture
on farm research and demonstration; and
research on bioenergy, biobased content,
or biobased formulated products and other
renewable energy development.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner may use up to 4.5 percent
of this appropriation for costs incurred to
administer the program. Any unencumbered
balance does not cancel at the end of the first
year and is available for the second year.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.28, the appropriations encumbered
under contract on or before June 30, 2017, for
agricultural growth, research, and innovation
grants in this subdivision are available until
June 30, 2019.
new text end

new text begin Money appropriated in this subdivision may
be used for grants under this paragraph.
The NextGen Energy Board, established in
Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.105, shall
make recommendations to the commissioner
on grants for owners of Minnesota facilities
producing bioenergy, biobased content,
or a biobased formulated product; for
organizations that provide for on-station,
on-farm field scale research and outreach to
develop and test the agronomic and economic
requirements of diverse strands of prairie
plants and other perennials for bioenergy
systems; or for certain nongovernmental
entities. For the purposes of this paragraph,
"bioenergy" includes transportation fuels
derived from cellulosic material, as well as
the generation of energy for commercial heat,
industrial process heat, or electrical power
from cellulosic materials via gasification or
other processes. Grants are limited to 50
percent of the cost of research, technical
assistance, or equipment related to bioenergy,
biobased content, or biobased formulated
product production or $500,000, whichever
is less. Grants to nongovernmental entities
for the development of business plans and
structures related to community ownership
of eligible bioenergy facilities together may
not exceed $150,000. The board shall make
a good-faith effort to select projects that have
merit and, when taken together, represent a
variety of bioenergy technologies, biomass
feedstocks, and geographic regions of the
state. Projects must have a qualified engineer
provide certification on the technology and
fuel source. Grantees must provide reports at
the request of the commissioner.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
41A.12, subdivision 3, of the amount
appropriated in this subdivision, $1,000,000
the first year and $1,000,000 the second year
are for distribution in equal amounts to each
of the state's county fairs to preserve and
promote Minnesota agriculture.
new text end

new text begin Of the amount appropriated in this
subdivision, up to $2,500,000 the first
year and $2,500,000 the second year are
for incentive payments under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 41A.14, 41A.15, and
41A.16. Up to 4.5 percent of the amount
available under this paragraph may be used
for administration of the incentive payments.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Administration and Financial
Assistance
new text end

new text begin 15,948,000
new text end
new text begin 15,833,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2016
new text end
new text begin 2017
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 15,148,000
new text end
new text begin 15,033,000
new text end
new text begin Agricultural
new text end
new text begin 800,000
new text end
new text begin 800,000
new text end

new text begin $47,000 the first year and $47,000 the second
year are for the Northern Crops Institute.
These appropriations may be spent to
purchase equipment.
new text end

new text begin $18,000 the first year and $18,000 the
second year are for a grant to the Minnesota
Livestock Breeders Association.
new text end

new text begin $235,000 the first year and $235,000 the
second year are for grants to the Minnesota
Agricultural Education and Leadership
Council for programs of the council under
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41D.
new text end

new text begin $474,000 the first year and $474,000 the
second year are for payments to county and
district agricultural societies and associations
under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02,
subdivision 1. Aid payments to county and
district agricultural societies and associations
shall be disbursed no later than July 15 of
each year. These payments are the amount of
aid from the state for an annual fair held in
the previous calendar year.
new text end

new text begin $1,000 the first year and $1,000 the second
year are for grants to the Minnesota State
Poultry Association.
new text end

new text begin $108,000 the first year and $108,000 the
second year are for annual grants to the
Minnesota Turf Seed Council for basic
and applied research on: (1) the improved
production of forage and turf seed related to
new and improved varieties; and (2) native
plants, including plant breeding, nutrient
management, pest management, disease
management, yield, and viability. The grant
recipient may subcontract with a qualified
third party for some or all of the basic or
applied research.
new text end

new text begin $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
second year are for grants to Second Harvest
Heartland on behalf of Minnesota's six
Second Harvest food banks for the purchase
of milk for distribution to Minnesota's food
shelves and other charitable organizations
that are eligible to receive food from the food
banks. Milk purchased under the grants must
be acquired from Minnesota milk processors
and based on low-cost bids. The milk must be
allocated to each Second Harvest food bank
serving Minnesota according to the formula
used in the distribution of United States
Department of Agriculture commodities
under The Emergency Food Assistance
Program (TEFAP). Second Harvest
Heartland must submit quarterly reports
to the commissioner on forms prescribed
by the commissioner. The reports must
include, but are not limited to, information
on the expenditure of funds, the amount
of milk purchased, and the organizations
to which the milk was distributed. Second
Harvest Heartland may enter into contracts
or agreements with food banks for shared
funding or reimbursement of the direct
purchase of milk. Each food bank receiving
money from this appropriation may use up to
two percent of the grant for administrative
expenses.
new text end

new text begin $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
second year are for grants to Second Harvest
Heartland on behalf of the six Feeding
America food banks that serve Minnesota
to compensate agricultural producers and
processors for costs incurred to harvest
and package for transfer surplus fruits,
vegetables, or other agricultural commodities
that would otherwise go unharvested, be
discarded, or be sold in a secondary market.
Surplus commodities must be distributed
statewide to food shelves and other charitable
organizations that are eligible to receive
food from the food banks. Surplus food
acquired under this appropriation must be
from Minnesota producers and processors.
Second Harvest Heartland must report when
required by, and in the form prescribed
by, the commissioner. Second Harvest
Heartland may use up to 11 percent of any
grant received for administrative expenses,
and up to four percent to reimburse for
transportation expenses.
new text end

new text begin $94,000 the first year and $94,000 the
second year are for transfer to the Board of
Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges
and Universities for statewide mental health
counseling support to farm families and
business operators through farm business
management programs at Central Lakes
College and Ridgewater College.
new text end

new text begin $17,000 the first year and $17,000 the
second year are for grants to the Minnesota
Horticultural Society.
new text end

new text begin $25,000 the first year is for the livestock
industry study required in this act. This is a
onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 18C.131, $800,000 the first year
and $800,000 the second year are from the
fertilizer account in the agricultural fund
for grants for fertilizer research as awarded
by the Minnesota Agricultural Fertilizer
Research and Education Council under
Minnesota Statutes, section 18C.71. The
amount appropriated in either fiscal year
must not exceed 57 percent of the inspection
fee revenue collected under Minnesota
Statutes, section 18C.425, subdivision 6,
during the previous fiscal year. No later
than February 1, 2017, the commissioner
shall report to the legislative committees
with jurisdiction over agriculture finance.
The report must include the progress and
outcome of funded projects as well as the
sentiment of the council concerning the need
for additional research funds.
new text end

new text begin $8,500,000 the first year and $8,500,000
the second year are for transfer to the fund
created in Minnesota Statutes, section
41A.18, subdivision 2. Of these amounts:
new text end

new text begin (1) at least $2,000,000 each year is for
agriculture rapid response under Minnesota
Statutes, section 41A.18, subdivision 1,
clause (2);
new text end

new text begin (2) at least $1,000,000 each year is for
agricultural education under Minnesota
Statutes, section 41A.18, subdivision 1,
clause (3); and
new text end

new text begin (3) at least $500,000 each year is for farm
business management under Minnesota
Statutes, section 41A.18, subdivision 1,
clause (3).
new text end

new text begin To the extent practicable, funds expended
under Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.18,
subdivision 1, clauses (1) and (2), must
supplement and not supplant existing sources
and levels of funding. The base amount
for this program in fiscal year 2018 and
thereafter is $3,500,000.
new text end

new text begin $300,000 the first year is for grants to the
director of the University of Minnesota
Extension for a grant program to expand
the Takeoff 4-H Science, Technology,
Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics
(STEAM) Club for Somali youth throughout
Minnesota. The University of Minnesota
Extension may use a portion of each grant for
grant administration and direct costs related
to the Takeoff 4-H STEAM partnership
between the University of Minnesota
Extension and Ka Joog.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text beginBOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 5,318,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 5,384,000
new text end

Sec. 4. new text beginAGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION
RESEARCH INSTITUTE
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 2,643,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 2,643,000
new text end

ARTICLE 2

AGRICULTURE STATUTORY CHANGES

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.643, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Department of Agriculture data.

(a) Loan and grant applicant
data.
The following data on applicants, collected by the Department of Agriculture in its
sustainable agriculture revolving loan and grant programs under deleted text beginsections 17.115 anddeleted text endnew text begin section
new text end17.116, are private or nonpublic: nonfarm income; credit history; insurance coverage;
machinery and equipment list; financial information; and credit information requests.

(b) Farm advocate data. The following data supplied by farmer clients to
Minnesota farm advocates and to the Department of Agriculture are private data on
individuals: financial history, including listings of assets and debts, and personal and
emotional status information.

Sec. 2.

new text begin [17.1095] PILOT URBAN AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Establishment. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner shall establish and administer
a pilot grant program to provide financial and technical assistance to cities, organizations,
or individuals for urban agriculture projects. Grant applications must be submitted to the
commissioner on forms provided by the commissioner. The commissioner shall award
grants to meritorious projects within the limits of available funding.
new text end

new text begin (b) For purposes of this section, "eligible city" means a Minnesota home rule or
statutory city located in:
new text end

new text begin (1) the seven-county metropolitan area, as defined under section 473.121,
subdivision 2; or
new text end

new text begin (2) the core county or counties of a metropolitan statistical area.
new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner shall take steps to ensure that eligible organizations serving
ethnic communities are made aware of the grant and that they are encouraged to apply.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Grants to organizations or individuals. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall solicit
grant applications from individuals and organizations for projects located in urban
agriculture development zones in eligible cities. The commissioner shall rank applications
based on the project's ability to:
new text end

new text begin (1) increase fresh food access, including access to affordable organic foods,
to improve both local and regional food security through the development of urban
agriculture projects; and
new text end

new text begin (2) reduce or eliminate health disparities related to food access.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Grants to cities. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall solicit grant applications from
eligible cities that have adopted a zoning ordinance that designates urban agriculture
development zones. Applicant cities must certify to the commissioner that the ordinance
will remain in effect for at least ten years and must repay any grant funds received under
this section if the ordinance is repealed or amended to prohibit urban agriculture during
the ten-year period.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Expiration. new text end

new text begin This section expires July 1, 2018.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18B.01, subdivision 28, is amended to read:


Subd. 28.

Structural pest.

"Structural pest" means deleted text beginadeleted text endnew text begin an invertebratenew text end pestdeleted text begin, other
than a plant,
deleted text endnew text begin or commensal rodentnew text end in, on, under, or near a structurenew text begin such as a residential
or commercial building
new text end.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18B.01, subdivision 29, is amended to read:


Subd. 29.

Structural pest control.

"Structural pest control" means the control of
any structural pest through the deleted text beginuse of a device, a procedure, ordeleted text end application of pesticides new text beginor
through other means
new text endin or around a building or other structures, including trucks, boxcars,
ships, aircraft, docks, and fumigation vaultsdeleted text begin, and the business activity related to use of a
device, a procedure, or application of a pesticide
deleted text end.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18B.32, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Requirement.

(a) A person may not engage in structural pest
control applications:

(1) for hire without a structural pest control license; and

(2) as a sole proprietorship, company, partnership, or corporation unless the person
is or employs a licensed master in structural pest control operations.

(b) A structural pest control licensee must have a valid license identification card
deleted text beginwhen applyingdeleted text endnew text begin to purchase a restricted use pesticide or applynew text end pesticides for hire and must
display it upon demand by an authorized representative of the commissioner or a law
enforcement officer. The license identification card must contain information required by
the commissioner.

deleted text begin (c) Notwithstanding the licensing requirements of this subdivision, a person may
control the following nuisance or economically damaging wild animals, by trapping,
without a structural pest control license:
deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) fur-bearing animals, as defined in section 97A.015, with a valid trapping license
or special permit from the commissioner of natural resources; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) skunks, woodchucks, gophers, porcupines, coyotes, moles, and weasels.
deleted text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18B.33, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Requirement.

(a) A person may not apply a pesticide for hire
without a commercial applicator license for the appropriate use categories or a structural
pest control license.

(b) A commercial applicator licensee must have a valid license identification card
deleted text beginwhen applyingdeleted text endnew text begin to purchase a restricted use pesticide or applynew text end pesticides for hire and must
display it upon demand by an authorized representative of the commissioner or a law
enforcement officer. The commissioner shall prescribe the information required on the
license identification card.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18B.34, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Requirement.

(a) Except for a licensed commercial applicator,
certified private applicator, or licensed structural pest control applicator, a person,
including a government employee, may not new text beginpurchase or new text enduse a restricted use pesticide in
performance of official duties without having a noncommercial applicator license for an
appropriate use category.

(b) A licensee must have a valid license identification card when applying pesticides
and must display it upon demand by an authorized representative of the commissioner
or a law enforcement officer. The license identification card must contain information
required by the commissioner.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18G.10, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Cooperative agreements.

The commissioner may enter into cooperative
agreements with federal and state agencies for administration of the export certification
program. deleted text beginAn exporter of plants or plant products desiring to originate shipments from
Minnesota to a foreign country requiring a phytosanitary certificate or export certificate
must submit an application to the commissioner.
deleted text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18G.10, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Phytosanitary and export certificates.

new text beginAn exporter of plants or plant
products desiring to originate shipments from Minnesota to a foreign country requiring
a phytosanitary certificate or export certificate must submit an application to the
commissioner.
new text endApplication for phytosanitary certificates or export certificates must be
made on forms provided or approved by the commissioner. The commissioner deleted text beginshalldeleted text endnew text begin may
new text endconduct inspections of plants, plant products, or facilities for persons that have applied for
or intend to apply for a phytosanitary certificate or export certificate from the commissioner.
deleted text beginInspections must include one or more of the following as requested or required:
deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) an inspection of the plants or plant products intended for export under a
phytosanitary certificate or export certificate;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) field inspections of growing plants to determine presence or absence of plant
diseases, if necessary;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) laboratory diagnosis for presence or absence of plant diseases, if necessary;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (4) observation and evaluation of procedures and facilities utilized in handling
plants and plant products, if necessary; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (5) review of United States Department of Agriculture, Federal Grain Inspection
Service Official Export Grain Inspection Certificate logs.
deleted text end

The commissioner may issue a phytosanitary certificate or export certificate if the
plants or plant products satisfactorily meet the requirements of the importing foreign
country and the United States Department of Agriculture requirements. The requirements
of the destination countries must be met by the applicant.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18H.02, subdivision 20, is amended to read:


Subd. 20.

Nursery stock.

"Nursery stock" means a plant intended for planting or
propagation, including, but not limited to, trees, shrubs, vines, perennials, biennials, grafts,
cuttings, and buds that may be sold for propagation, whether cultivated or wild, and all
viable parts of these plants. Nursery stock does not include:

(1) field and forage cropsnew text begin or sodnew text end;

(2) deleted text beginthedeleted text end seeds deleted text beginof grasses, cereal grains, vegetable crops, and flowersdeleted text end;

(3) vegetable plants, bulbs, or tubers;

(4) cut flowers, unless stems or other portions are intended for propagation;

(5) annuals; or

(6) Christmas trees.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18H.02, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 32a. new text end

new text begin Sod. new text end

new text begin "Sod" means the upper portion of soil that contains the roots of
grasses and the living grass plants.
new text end

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18H.02, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 35. new text end

new text begin Tropical plant. new text end

new text begin "Tropical plant" means a plant that has a United States
Department of Agriculture hardiness zone designation of zone 6 or greater, or an annual
minimum hardiness temperature of -9 degrees Fahrenheit.
new text end

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18H.06, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Occasional sales.

(a) An individual may offer nursery stock for sale and be
exempt from the requirement to obtain a nursery stock deleted text begindealerdeleted text end certificate if:

(1) the gross sales of all nursery stock in a calendar year do not exceed $2,000;

(2) all nursery stock sold or distributed by the individual is intended for planting
in Minnesota;

(3) all nursery stock purchased or procured for resale or distribution was grown in
Minnesota and has been certified by the commissioner; and

(4) conducts sales or distributions of nursery stock on ten or fewer days in a calendar
year.

(b) The commissioner may prescribe the conditions of the exempt nursery sales under
this subdivision and may conduct routine inspections of the nursery stock offered for sale.

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.01, is amended to read:


18J.01 DEFINITIONS.

(a) The definitions in sections 18G.02, 18H.02, new text begin, new text end27.01, 223.16, 231.01,
and 232.21 apply to this chapter.

(b) For purposes of this chapter, "associated rules" means rules adopted under this
chapter, chapter 18G, 18H, new text begin18K, new text end27, 223, 231, or 232, or sections 21.80 to 21.92.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.02, is amended to read:


18J.02 DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.

The commissioner shall administer and enforce this chapter, chapters 18G, 18H,
new text begin18K, new text end27, 223, 231, and 232; sections 21.80 to 21.92; and associated rules.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.03, is amended to read:


18J.03 CIVIL LIABILITY.

A person regulated by this chapter, chapter 18G, 18H, new text begin18K, new text end27, 223, 231, or 232,
or sections 21.80 to 21.92, is civilly liable for any violation of one of those statutes or
associated rules by the person's employee or agent.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Access and entry.

The commissioner, upon presentation of official
department credentials, must be granted immediate access at reasonable times to sites
where a person manufactures, distributes, uses, handles, disposes of, stores, or transports
seeds, plants, grain, household goods, general merchandise, produce, or other living or
nonliving products or other objects regulated under chapter 18G, 18H, new text begin18K, new text end27, 223, 231,
or 232; sections 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Purpose of entry.

(a) The commissioner may enter sites for:

(1) inspection of inventory and equipment for the manufacture, storage, handling,
distribution, disposal, or any other process regulated under chapter 18G, 18H, new text begin18K, new text end27,
223, 231, or 232; sections 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules;

(2) sampling of sites, seeds, plants, products, grain, household goods, general
merchandise, produce, or other living or nonliving objects that are manufactured, stored,
distributed, handled, or disposed of at those sites and regulated under chapter 18G, 18H,
new text begin18K, new text end27, 223, 231, or 232; sections 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules;

(3) inspection of records related to the manufacture, distribution, storage, handling,
or disposal of seeds, plants, products, grain, household goods, general merchandise,
produce, or other living or nonliving objects regulated under chapter 18G, 18H, new text begin18K, new text end27,
223, 231, or 232; sections 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules;

(4) investigating compliance with chapter 18G, 18H, new text begin18K, new text end27, 223, 231, or 232;
sections 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules; or

(5) other purposes necessary to implement chapter 18G, 18H, new text begin18K, new text end27, 223, 231, or
232; sections 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules.

(b) The commissioner may enter any public or private premises during or after
regular business hours without notice of inspection when a suspected violation of chapter
18G, 18H, new text begin18K, new text end27, 223, 231, or 232; sections 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules may
threaten public health or the environment.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.04, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Notice of inspection samples and analyses.

(a) The commissioner shall
provide the owner, operator, or agent in charge with a receipt describing any samples
obtained. If requested, the commissioner shall split any samples obtained and provide
them to the owner, operator, or agent in charge. If an analysis is made of the samples,
a copy of the results of the analysis must be furnished to the owner, operator, or agent
in charge within 30 days after an analysis has been performed. If an analysis is not
performed, the commissioner must notify the owner, operator, or agent in charge within 30
days of the decision not to perform the analysis.

(b) The sampling and analysis must be done according to methods provided for
under applicable provisions of chapter 18G, 18H, new text begin18K, new text end27, 223, 231, or 232; sections
21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules. In cases not covered by those sections and methods
or in cases where methods are available in which improved applicability has been
demonstrated the commissioner may adopt appropriate methods from other sources.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.04, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Inspection requests by others.

(a) A person who believes that a violation
of chapter 18G, 18H, new text begin18K, new text end27, 223, 231, or 232; sections 21.80 to 21.92; or associated
rules has occurred may request an inspection by giving notice to the commissioner of the
violation. The notice must be in writing, state with reasonable particularity the grounds
for the notice, and be signed by the person making the request.

(b) If after receiving a notice of violation the commissioner reasonably believes that
a violation has occurred, the commissioner shall make a special inspection in accordance
with the provisions of this section as soon as practicable, to determine if a violation has
occurred.

(c) An inspection conducted pursuant to a notice under this subdivision may cover
an entire site and is not limited to the portion of the site specified in the notice. If the
commissioner determines that reasonable grounds to believe that a violation occurred
do not exist, the commissioner must notify the person making the request in writing of
the determination.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Enforcement required.

(a) A violation of chapter 18G, 18H, new text begin18K, new text end27,
223, 231, or 232; sections 21.80 to 21.92; or an associated rule is a violation of this chapter.

(b) Upon the request of the commissioner, county attorneys, sheriffs, and other
officers having authority in the enforcement of the general criminal laws must take action
to the extent of their authority necessary or proper for the enforcement of chapter 18G,
18H, new text begin18K, new text end27, 223, 231, or 232; sections 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules or valid
orders, standards, stipulations, and agreements of the commissioner.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Commissioner's discretion.

If minor violations of chapter 18G, 18H,
new text begin18K, new text end27, 223, 231, or 232; sections 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules occur or the
commissioner believes the public interest will be best served by a suitable notice of
warning in writing, this section does not require the commissioner to:

(1) report the violation for prosecution;

(2) institute seizure proceedings; or

(3) issue a withdrawal from distribution, stop-sale, or other order.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.05, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Agent for service of process.

All persons licensed, permitted, registered,
or certified under chapter 18G, 18H, new text begin18K, new text end27, 223, 231, or 232; sections 21.80 to 21.92; or
associated rules must appoint the commissioner as the agent upon whom all legal process
may be served and service upon the commissioner is deemed to be service on the licensee,
permittee, registrant, or certified person.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.06, is amended to read:


18J.06 FALSE STATEMENT OR RECORD.

A person must not knowingly make or offer a false statement, record, or other
information as part of:

(1) an application for registration, license, certification, or permit under chapter 18G,
18H, new text begin18K, new text end27, 223, 231, or 232; sections 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules;

(2) records or reports required under chapter 18G, 18H, new text begin18K, new text end27, 223, 231, or 232;
sections 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules; or

(3) an investigation of a violation of chapter 18G, 18H, new text begin18K, new text end27, 223, 231, or 232;
sections 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.07, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Cancellation of registration, permit, license, certification.

The
commissioner may cancel or revoke a registration, permit, license, or certification
provided for under chapter 18G, 18H, new text begin18K, new text end27, 223, 231, or 232; sections 21.80 to 21.92;
or associated rules or refuse to register, permit, license, or certify under provisions of
chapter 18G, 18H, new text begin18K, new text end27, 223, 231, or 232; sections 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules
if the registrant, permittee, licensee, or certified person has used fraudulent or deceptive
practices in the evasion or attempted evasion of a provision of chapter 18G, 18H, new text begin18K, new text end27,
223, 231, or 232; sections 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.07, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Service of order or notice.

(a) If a person is not available for service of an
order, the commissioner may attach the order to the facility, site, seed or seed container,
plant or other living or nonliving object regulated under chapter 18G, 18H, new text begin18K, new text end27, 223,
231, or 232; sections 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules and notify the owner, custodian,
other responsible party, or registrant.

(b) The seed, seed container, plant, or other living or nonliving object regulated
under chapter 18G, 18H, new text begin18K, new text end27, 223, 231, or 232; sections 21.80 to 21.92; or associated
rules may not be sold, used, tampered with, or removed until released under conditions
specified by the commissioner, by an administrative law judge, or by a court.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 27.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.07, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Unsatisfied judgments.

(a) An applicant for a license, permit, registration,
or certification under provisions of this chapter, chapter 18G, 18H, new text begin18K, new text end27, 223, 231, or
232; sections 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules may not allow a final judgment against
the applicant for damages arising from a violation of those statutes or rules to remain
unsatisfied for a period of more than 30 days.

(b) Failure to satisfy, within 30 days, a final judgment resulting from a violation of this
chapter results in automatic suspension of the license, permit, registration, or certification.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 28.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.09, is amended to read:


18J.09 CREDITING OF PENALTIES, FEES, AND COSTS.

Penalties, cost reimbursements, fees, and other money collected under this chapter
must be deposited into the state treasury and credited to the appropriate nursery and
phytosanitarynew text begin, industrial hemp,new text end or seed account.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 29.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

General violation.

Except as provided in subdivisions 2 deleted text beginanddeleted text endnew text begin,new text end 3new text begin, and
4
new text end, a person is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person violates this chapter or an order,
standard, stipulation, agreement, or schedule of compliance of the commissioner.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 30.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.11, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Controlled substance offenses. new text end

new text begin Prosecution under this section does not
preclude prosecution under chapter 152.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 31.

new text begin [18K.01] SHORT TITLE.
new text end

new text begin This chapter may be referred to as the "Industrial Hemp Development Act."
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 32.

new text begin [18K.03] DEFINITIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Scope. new text end

new text begin The definitions in this section apply to this chapter.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Commissioner. new text end

new text begin "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Industrial hemp. new text end

new text begin "Industrial hemp" means the plant Cannabis sativa L.
and any part of the plant, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol
concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis. Industrial hemp is not
marijuana as defined in section 152.01, subdivision 9.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Marijuana. new text end

new text begin "Marijuana" has the meaning given in section 152.01,
subdivision 9.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 33.

new text begin [18K.035] PILOT PROGRAM; OTHER RESEARCH AUTHORIZED.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Authorized activity. new text end

new text begin The commissioner may grow or cultivate
industrial hemp pursuant to a pilot program administered by the commissioner to study
the growth, cultivation, or marketing of industrial hemp. The commissioner may: (1)
authorize institutions of higher education to grow or cultivate industrial hemp as part
of the commissioner's pilot program or as is necessary to perform other agricultural,
renewable energy, or academic research; and (2) contract with public or private entities for
testing or other activities authorized under this subdivision. Authorized activity under this
section may include collecting seed from wild hemp sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Site registration. new text end

new text begin Before growing or cultivating industrial hemp pursuant
to this section, each site must be registered with and certified by the commissioner. A
person must register each site annually in the form prescribed by the commissioner and
must pay the annual registration and certification fee established by the commissioner in
accordance with section 16A.1285, subdivision 2.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Rulemaking. new text end

new text begin The commissioner may adopt rules that govern the pilot
program pursuant to this section and Public Law 113-79.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 34.

new text begin [18K.04] AGRICULTURAL CROP; POSSESSION AUTHORIZED.
new text end

new text begin Industrial hemp is an agricultural crop in this state. A person may possess, transport,
process, sell, or buy industrial hemp that is grown pursuant to this chapter.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 35.

new text begin [18K.05] LICENSING.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Requirement; issuance; presumption. new text end

new text begin (a) A person must obtain a
license from the commissioner before growing industrial hemp for commercial purposes.
A person must apply to the commissioner in the form prescribed by the commissioner and
must pay the annual registration and inspection fee established by the commissioner in
accordance with section 16A.1285, subdivision 2. The license application must include
the name and address of the applicant and the legal description of the land area or areas
where industrial hemp will be grown by the applicant.
new text end

new text begin (b) When an applicant has paid the fee and completed the application process to the
satisfaction of the commissioner, the commissioner must issue a license which is valid
until December 31 of the year of application.
new text end

new text begin (c) A person licensed under this section is presumed to be growing industrial hemp
for commercial purposes.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Background check; data classification. new text end

new text begin The commissioner must require
each first-time applicant for a license to submit to a background investigation conducted
by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension as a condition of licensure. As part of the
background investigation, the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension must conduct criminal
history checks of Minnesota records and is authorized to exchange fingerprints with the
United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation for the purpose of a
criminal background check of the national files. The cost of the investigation must be paid
by the applicant. Criminal history records provided to the commissioner under this section
must be treated as private data on individuals, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Federal requirements. new text end

new text begin The applicant must demonstrate to the satisfaction
of the commissioner that the applicant has complied with all applicable federal
requirements pertaining to the production, distribution, and sale of industrial hemp.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 36.

new text begin [18K.06] ANNUAL REPORT; SALES NOTIFICATION.
new text end

new text begin (a) Annually, a licensee must file with the commissioner:
new text end

new text begin (1) documentation demonstrating to the commissioner's satisfaction that the seeds
planted by the licensee are of a type and variety that contain no more than three-tenths of
one percent delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol; and
new text end

new text begin (2) a copy of any contract to grow industrial hemp.
new text end

new text begin (b) Within 30 days, a licensee must notify the commissioner of each sale or
distribution of industrial hemp grown by the licensee including, but not limited to, the
name and address of the person receiving the industrial hemp and the amount of industrial
hemp sold or distributed.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 37.

new text begin [18K.07] RULEMAKING.
new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner shall adopt rules governing the production, testing, and
licensing of industrial hemp.
new text end

new text begin (b) Rules adopted under paragraph (a) must include, but not be limited to, provisions
governing:
new text end

new text begin (1) the supervision and inspection of industrial hemp during its growth and harvest;
new text end

new text begin (2) the testing of industrial hemp to determine delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol levels;
new text end

new text begin (3) the use of background checks results required under section 18K.05 to approve
or deny a license application; and
new text end

new text begin (4) any other provision or procedure necessary to carry out the purposes of this
chapter.
new text end

new text begin (c) Rules issued under this section must be consistent with federal law regarding
the production, distribution, and sale of industrial hemp.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day after the federal government
authorizes the commercial production of industrial hemp in this country.
new text end

Sec. 38.

new text begin [18K.08] FEES.
new text end

new text begin Fees collected under this chapter must be credited to the industrial hemp account,
which is hereby established in the agricultural fund in the state treasury. Interest earned
in the account accrues to the account. Funds in the industrial hemp account are annually
appropriated to the commissioner to implement and enforce this chapter.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 39.

new text begin [18K.09] DEFENSE FOR POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA.
new text end

new text begin It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution for the possession of marijuana under
chapter 152 if:
new text end

new text begin (1) the defendant possesses industrial hemp grown pursuant to this chapter; or
new text end

new text begin (2) the defendant has a valid controlled substance registration from the United States
Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, if required under federal law.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 40.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 21.81, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end

new text begin Address. new text end

new text begin "Address" means the complete primary mailing address of the
labeler or the person or firm selling seed. A complete address includes the street address,
post office box, or rural route, and city, state, and zip code or postal code.
new text end

Sec. 41.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 21.81, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 27a. new text end

new text begin Total viable. new text end

new text begin "Total viable" means the sum of the germination
percentage, plus hard seeds, dormant seeds, or both.
new text end

Sec. 42.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 21.82, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Content.

For agricultural, vegetable, flower, or wildflower seeds offered
for sale as agricultural seed, except as otherwise provided in subdivisions 4, 5, and 6, the
label must contain:

(a) The name of the kind or kind and variety for each seed component in excess
of five percent of the whole and the percentage by weight of each in order of its
predominance. The commissioner shall by rule designate the kinds that are required to be
labeled as to variety. If the variety of those kinds generally labeled as to variety is not
stated and it is not required to be stated, the label shall show the name of the kind and the
words: "Variety not stated." The heading "pure seed" must be indicated on the seed label
in close association with other required label information.

(1) The percentage that is hybrid shall be at least 95 percent of the percentage of pure
seed shown unless the percentage of pure seed which is hybrid seed is shown separately.
If two or more kinds or varieties are present in excess of five percent and are named on
the label, each that is hybrid shall be designated as hybrid on the label. Any one kind or
kind and variety that has pure seed which is less than 95 percent but more than 75 percent
hybrid seed as a result of incompletely controlled pollination in a cross shall be labeled to
show the percentage of pure seed that is hybrid seed or a statement such as "contains from
75 percent to 95 percent hybrid seed." No one kind or variety of seed shall be labeled as
hybrid if the pure seed contains less than 75 percent hybrid seed. The word hybrid shall be
shown on the label in conjunction with the kind.

(2) Blends shall be listed on the label using the term "blend" in conjunction with
the kind.

(3) Mixtures shall be listed on the label using the term "mixture," "mix," or "mixed."

(b) Lot number or other lot identification.

(c) Origin, if known, or that the origin is unknown.

(d) Percentage by weight of all weed seeds present. This percentage may not exceed
one percent. The heading "weed seed" must be indicated on the seed label in close
association with other required label information.

(e) Name and rate of occurrence per pound of each kind of restricted noxious weed
seeds present. They must be listed under the heading "noxious weed seeds" in close
association with other required label information.

(f) Percentage by weight of seeds other than those kinds and varieties required
to be named on the label. They must be listed under the heading "other crop" in close
association with other required label information.

(g) Percentage by weight of inert matter. The heading "inert matter" must be
indicated on the seed label in close association with other required label information.

(h) Net weight of contents, to appear on either the container or the label.

(i) For each named kind or variety of seed:

(1) percentage of germination, exclusive of hard or dormant seed or both;

(2) percentage of hard or dormant seed or both, if present; and

(3) the calendar month and year the percentages were determined by test or the
statement "sell by (month and year)" which may not be more than 12 months from the
date of test, exclusive of the month of test.

The headings for "germination" and "hard seed or dormant seed" percentages must be
stated separately on the seed label. A separate percentage derived from combining these
percentages may also be stated on the seed labeldeleted text begin, but the heading for this percentage must
be "total germination and hard seed or dormant seed when applicable." They must not be
stated as "total live seed," "total germination," or in any other unauthorized manner.
deleted text endnew text begin as
"total viable."
new text end

(j) Name and address of the person who labeled the seed or who sells the seed within
this state, or a code number which has been registered with the commissioner.

Sec. 43.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 21.82, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Hybrid seed corn.

For hybrid seed corn purposes a label must contain:

(1) a statement indicating the number of seeds in the container may be listed along
with or in lieu of the net weight of contents; and

(2) for each variety of hybrid seed field corn, the day classification as determined
by the originator or owner. The day classification must approximate the number of days
of growing season necessary from emergence of the corn plant above ground to relative
maturity and must deleted text beginconform to the day classification established by the director ofdeleted text endnew text begin be
within three days of maturity ratings determined in comparative trials by
new text end the Minnesota
agricultural experiment station deleted text beginfor the appropriate zonedeleted text end.

Sec. 44.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 21.85, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Seed laboratory.

new text begin(a) new text endThe commissioner shall establish and maintain a seed
laboratory for seed testing, employing necessary agents and assistants to administer and
enforce sections 21.80 to 21.92, who shall be governed by chapter 43A.

new text begin (b) The laboratory procedures for testing official seed samples are the procedures
set forth in the Rules for Testing Seeds that is published annually by the Association of
Official Seed Analysts. If a laboratory procedure rule does not exist for a particular type
of seed, then laboratory procedures from other recognized seed testing sources may be
used, including procedures under the Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, part 201, or
the International Rules for Testing Seeds.
new text end

Sec. 45.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 21.85, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 15. new text end

new text begin Prohibited and restricted seeds. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall determine
species that are considered prohibited weed seeds and restricted noxious weed seeds and
the allowable rate of occurrence of restricted noxious weed seeds.
new text end

Sec. 46.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 21.89, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Permits; issuance and revocation.

The commissioner shall issue a permit
to the initial labeler of agricultural, vegetable, flower, and wildflower seeds which are sold
for use in Minnesota and which conform to and are labeled under sections 21.80 to 21.92.
The categories of permits are as follows:

(1) for initial labelers who sell 50,000 pounds or less of agricultural seed each
calendar year, an annual permit issued for a fee established in section 21.891, subdivision
2
, paragraph (b);

(2) for initial labelers who sell vegetable, flower, and wildflower seed packed for
use in home gardens or household plantings, new text beginand initial labelers who sell native grasses
and wildflower seed in commercial or agricultural quantities,
new text endan annual permit issued for
a fee established in section 21.891, subdivision 2, paragraph (c), based upon the gross
sales from the previous year; and

(3) for initial labelers who sell more than 50,000 pounds of agricultural seed
each calendar year, a permanent permit issued for a fee established in section 21.891,
subdivision 2
, paragraph (d).

In addition, the person shall furnish to the commissioner an itemized statement of all
seeds sold in Minnesota for the periods established by the commissioner. This statement
shall be delivered, along with the payment of the fee, based upon the amount and type
of seed sold, to the commissioner no later than 30 days after the end of each reporting
period. Any person holding a permit shall show as part of the analysis labels or invoices
on all agricultural, vegetable, flower, wildflower, tree, or shrub seeds all information the
commissioner requires. The commissioner may revoke any permit in the event of failure
to comply with applicable laws and rules.

Sec. 47.

new text begin [28A.152] COTTAGE FOODS EXEMPTION.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Licensing provisions applicability. new text end

new text begin (a) The licensing provisions of
sections 28A.01 to 28A.16 do not apply to the following:
new text end

new text begin (1) an individual who prepares and sells food that is not potentially hazardous food,
as defined in Minnesota Rules, part 4626.0020, subpart 62, if the following requirements
are met:
new text end

new text begin (i) the prepared food offered for sale under this clause is labeled to accurately reflect
the name and address of the person preparing and selling the food, the date on which the
food was prepared, and the ingredients and any possible allergens; and
new text end

new text begin (ii) the individual displays at the point of sale a clearly legible sign or placard stating:
"These products are homemade and not subject to state inspection"; and
new text end

new text begin (2) an individual who prepares and sells home-processed and home-canned food
products if the following requirements are met:
new text end

new text begin (i) the products are pickles, vegetables, or fruits having an equilibrium pH value of
4.6 or lower;
new text end

new text begin (ii) the products are home-processed and home-canned in Minnesota;
new text end

new text begin (iii) the individual displays at the point of sale a clearly legible sign or placard
stating: "These canned goods are homemade and not subject to state inspection"; and
new text end

new text begin (iv) each container of the product sold or offered for sale under this clause is
accurately labeled to provide the name and address of the person who processed and
canned the goods, the date on which the goods were processed and canned, and ingredients
and any possible allergens.
new text end

new text begin (b) An individual who qualifies for an exemption under paragraph (a), clause (2), is
also exempt from the provisions of sections 31.31 and 31.392.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Direct sales to consumers. new text end

new text begin (a) An individual qualifying for an exemption
under subdivision 1 may sell the exempt food:
new text end

new text begin (1) directly to the ultimate consumer;
new text end

new text begin (2) at a community event or farmers' market; or
new text end

new text begin (3) directly from the individual's home to the consumer, to the extent allowed by
local ordinance.
new text end

new text begin (b) If an exempt food product will be delivered to the ultimate consumer upon sale
of the food product, the individual who prepared the food product must be the person who
delivers the food product to the ultimate consumer.
new text end

new text begin (c) Food products exempt under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2), may not be
sold outside of Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin (d) Food products exempt under subdivision 1 may be sold over the Internet but
must be delivered directly to the ultimate consumer by the individual who prepared the
food product. The statement "These products are homemade and not subject to state
inspection" must be displayed on the Web site that offers the exempt foods for purchase.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Limitation on sales. new text end

new text begin An individual selling exempt foods under this section
is limited to total sales with gross receipts of $18,000 or less in a calendar year.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Registration. new text end

new text begin Before an individual sells food that is exempt under this
section, the individual must register with the commissioner on a form prescribed by the
commissioner. The individual must renew the individual's registration every three years.
The registration fee is $50. An individual with $5,000 or less in annual gross receipts from
the sale of exempt food under this section is not required to pay the registration fee.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Training. new text end

new text begin An individual who prepares and sells exempt food under
subdivision 1 must complete a safe food handling training course that is approved by the
commissioner. The training shall not exceed eight hours and must be completed every
three years while the individual is registered under subdivision 4.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Local ordinances. new text end

new text begin This section does not preempt the application of any
business licensing requirement or sanitation, public health, or zoning ordinance of a
political subdivision.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Account established. new text end

new text begin A cottage foods account is created as a separate
account in the special revenue fund in the state treasury for depositing money received
by the commissioner under this section. Money in the account, including interest, is
appropriated to the commissioner for costs under this section.
new text end

Sec. 48.

new text begin [41A.13] DEFINITIONS.
new text end

new text begin (a) For the purposes of sections 41A.13 to 41A.17, the terms defined in this section
have the meanings given them.
new text end

new text begin (b) "Advanced biofuels" has the meaning given in section 239.051, subdivision 1a.
new text end

new text begin (c) "Biomass thermal production" means the generation of energy for commercial
heat or industrial process heat from a cellulosic material or other material composed of
forestry or agricultural feedstocks for a new or expanding capacity facility or a facility that
is displacing existing use of fossil fuel after the effective date of this section.
new text end

new text begin (d) "Cellulosic biomass" means material primarily made up of cellulose,
hemicellulose, or lingnin, or a combination of those ingredients.
new text end

new text begin (e) "Cellulosic sugar" means sugar derived from cellulosic biomass from agricultural
or forestry resources.
new text end

new text begin (f) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture.
new text end

new text begin (g) "Cover crops" means grasses, legumes, forbs, or other herbaceous plants that are
known to be noninvasive and not listed as a noxious weed in Minnesota and that are either
interseeded into living cash crops or planted on agricultural fields during fallow periods
for seasonal cover and conservation purposes.
new text end

new text begin (h) "MMbtu" means one million British thermal units.
new text end

new text begin (i) "Perennial crops" means agriculturally produced plants that are known to be
noninvasive and not listed as a noxious weed in Minnesota and that have a life cycle of at
least three years at the location where the plants are being cultivated. Biomass from alfalfa
produced in a two-year rotation shall be considered a perennial crop.
new text end

new text begin (j) "Renewable chemical" means a chemical with biobased content as defined in
section 41A.105, subdivision 1a.
new text end

Sec. 49.

new text begin [41A.14] ADVANCED BIOFUEL PRODUCTION INCENTIVE.
new text end

new text begin (a) A facility eligible for payment under this program must source at least 80 percent
raw materials from Minnesota. If a facility is sited 50 miles or less from the state border,
raw materials may be sourced from within a 100-mile radius. Raw materials must be from
agricultural or forestry sources or from solid waste. The production facility must be
located in Minnesota, must begin production at a specific location by June 30, 2025, and
must not begin operation above 95,000 MMbtu of annual biofuel production before July 1,
2015. Eligible facilities include existing companies and facilities that are adding advanced
biofuel production capacity, or retrofitting existing capacity, as well as new companies
and facilities. Production of conventional corn ethanol and conventional biodiesel is not
eligible. Advanced biofuel facilities must produce at least 30,000 MMbtu a year to be
eligible for the program.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner shall make payments to eligible producers of advanced
biofuel. For the purpose of this section, an entity that holds a controlling interest in more
than one advanced biofuel facility is considered a single eligible producer. The amount
of the payment for each eligible producer's annual production is $2.1053 per MMbtu
for advanced biofuel production from cellulosic biomass, and $1.053 per MMbtu for
advanced biofuel production from sugar or starch at a specific location for ten years after
the start of production. Cellulosic biofuel facilities utilizing crop residues, other than
cellulosic biofuel using corn kernel fiber, or biogas, shall derive at least ten percent of total
energy production from perennial crops or biomass from cover crops in the first year of
receiving production incentives, and in the third year, at least 30 percent of total energy
production shall be derived from perennial crops or biomass from cover crops, and in the
fifth year, at least 50 percent of total energy production shall be derived from perennial
crops or biomass from cover crops and maintain at least 50 percent for the remainder of
the production incentive payment period. All forestry-derived cellulosic biomass must
be produced using Minnesota state biomass harvesting guidelines or the equivalent.
All biomass from brushlands must be produced using Minnesota brushland harvesting
biomass harvest guidelines or the equivalent. Forestry-derived cellulosic biomass that
comes from land parcels greater than 160 acres must be certified by the Forest Stewardship
Council, Sustainable Forestry Initiative, or American Tree Farm System. Uncertified land
from parcels of 160 acres or less and federal land must be harvested by a logger who has
completed training for biomass harvesting from the Minnesota logger education program
or the equivalent and have a forest stewardship plan.
new text end

new text begin (c) An eligible producer who utilizes agricultural cellulosic biomass must submit a
responsible biomass sourcing plan for approval by the commissioner prior to applying for
payments under this section. The commissioner shall make the plan publicly available.
The plan must:
new text end

new text begin (1) provide a detailed explanation for how agricultural cellulosic biomass will be
produced and managed in a way that preserves soil quality, does not increase soil and
nutrient runoff, avoids introduction of harmful invasive species, limits negative impacts
on wildlife habitat, and reduces greenhouse gas emissions;
new text end

new text begin (2) include the producer's approach to verifying that biomass suppliers are following
the plan;
new text end

new text begin (3) discuss how new technologies and practices that are not yet commercially viable
may be encouraged and adopted during the life of the facility, and how the producer will
encourage continuous improvement during the life of the project;
new text end

new text begin (4) include specific numeric goals and timelines for making progress;
new text end

new text begin (5) require agronomic practices that result in a positive NRCS Soil Conditioning
Index score for acres from which biomass from corn stover will be harvested; and
new text end

new text begin (6) include biennial soil sampling to verify maintained or increased levels of soil
organic matter.
new text end

new text begin (d) An eligible producer who utilizes agricultural cellulosic biomass and receives
payments under this section shall submit an annual report on the producer's responsible
biomass sourcing plan to the commissioner by January 15 each year. The report must
include data on progress made by the producer in meeting specific goals laid out in the
plan. The commissioner shall make the report publicly available. The commissioner
shall perform an annual review of submitted reports and make a determination whether
the producer is following the plan and meeting the criteria in paragraph (c) based on the
reports submitted. The commissioner may take appropriate steps, including reducing or
ceasing payments until the producer is in compliance with the plan.
new text end

new text begin (e) No payments shall be made for advanced biofuel production that occurs after
June 30, 2035, for those eligible biofuel producers under paragraph (b). An eligible
producer of advanced biofuel shall not transfer the producer's eligibility for payments
under this section to an advanced biofuel facility at a different location.
new text end

new text begin (f) Total payments under this section to an eligible biofuel producer in a fiscal year
may not exceed the amount necessary for 2,850,000 MMbtu of biofuel production. Total
payments under this section to all eligible biofuel producers in a fiscal year may not
exceed the amount necessary for 17,100,000 MMbtu of biofuel production.
new text end

new text begin (g) By the last day of October, January, April, and July, each eligible biofuel producer
shall file a claim for payment for advanced biofuel production during the preceding three
calendar months. An eligible biofuel producer that files a claim under this paragraph shall
include a statement of the eligible biofuel producer's total advanced biofuel production
in Minnesota during the quarter covered by the claim. For each claim and statement of
total advanced biofuel production filed under this paragraph, the volume of advanced
biofuel production must be examined by an independent certified public accountant firm
licensed under chapter 326A, in accordance with Statements on Standards for Attestation
Engagements established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
new text end

new text begin (h) Payments must be made November 15, February 15, May 15, and August 15.
A separate payment must be made for each claim filed.
new text end

new text begin (i) Any producer that ceases production for any reason is ineligible to receive
payments under the program until they begin producing again.
new text end

new text begin (j) Renewable chemical production for which payment has been received under
section 41A.15, and biomass thermal production for which payment has been received
under section 41A.16, is not eligible for payment under this section.
new text end

Sec. 50.

new text begin [41A.15] RENEWABLE CHEMICAL PRODUCTION INCENTIVE.
new text end

new text begin (a) A facility eligible for payment under this program must source at least 80
percent biobased content, as defined in section 41A.105, subdivision 1a, clause (1),
from Minnesota. If a facility is sited 50 miles or less from the state border, biobased
content may be sourced from within a 100-mile radius. Biobased content must be from
agricultural or forestry sources or from solid waste. The production facility must be
located in Minnesota, must begin production at a specific location by June 30, 2025, and
must not begin production of 3,000,000 pounds of chemicals annually before January
1, 2015. Eligible facilities include existing companies and facilities that are adding
production capacity, or retrofitting existing capacity, as well as new companies and
facilities. Renewable chemical facilities must produce at least 3,000,000 pounds per year
to be eligible for the program. Renewable chemicals produced through processes that are
fully commercial before January 1, 2000, are not eligible.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner shall make payments to eligible producers of renewable
chemicals located in the state. For the purpose of this subdivision, an entity that holds a
controlling interest in more than one renewable chemical production facility is considered
a single eligible producer. The amount of the payment for each producer's annual
production is $0.03 per pound of sugar-derived renewable chemical, $0.03 per pound of
cellulosic sugar, and $0.06 per pound of cellulosic-derived renewable chemical produced at
a specific location for ten years after the start of production. All forestry-derived cellulosic
biomass must be produced using Minnesota state biomass harvesting guidelines or the
equivalent. All cellulosic biomass from brushlands must be produced using Minnesota
brushland harvesting biomass harvest guidelines or the equivalent. Forestry-derived
cellulosic biomass that comes from land parcels greater than 160 acres must be certified
by the Forest Stewardship Council, Sustainable Forestry Initiative, or American Tree
Farm System. Uncertified land from parcels of 160 acres or less and federal land must
be harvested by a logger who has completed training for biomass harvesting from the
Minnesota logger education program or the equivalent and have a forest stewardship plan.
An eligible facility producing renewable chemicals using agricultural cellulosic biomass
is eligible for a 20 percent bonus payment for each MMbtu produced from agricultural
biomass that is derived from perennial crops or from acres where cover crops are used.
new text end

new text begin (c) An eligible producer who utilizes agricultural cellulosic biomass must submit a
responsible biomass sourcing plan to the commissioner prior to applying for payments
under this section. The plan must:
new text end

new text begin (1) provide a detailed explanation for how agricultural cellulosic biomass will be
produced and managed in a way that preserves soil quality, does not increase soil and
nutrient runoff, avoids introduction of harmful invasive species, limits negative impacts
on wildlife habitat, and reduces greenhouse gas emissions;
new text end

new text begin (2) include the producer's approach to verifying that biomass suppliers are following
the plan;
new text end

new text begin (3) discuss how new technologies and practices that are not yet commercially viable
may be encouraged and adopted during the life of the facility, and how the producer will
encourage continuous improvement during the life of the project; and
new text end

new text begin (4) include specific numeric goals and timelines for making progress.
new text end

new text begin (d) An eligible producer who utilizes agricultural cellulosic biomass and receives
payments under this section shall submit an annual report on the producer's responsible
biomass sourcing plan to the commissioner by January 15 each year. The report must
include data on progress made by the producer in meeting specific goals laid out in the
plan. The commissioner shall make the report publicly available. The commissioner
shall perform an annual review of submitted reports and is authorized to make a
determination that the producer is not following the plan based on the reports submitted.
The commissioner may take appropriate steps, including reducing or ceasing payments
until the producer is in compliance with the plan.
new text end

new text begin (e) No payments shall be made for renewable chemical production that occurs after
June 30, 2035, for those eligible renewable chemical producers under paragraph (b). An
eligible producer of renewable chemicals shall not transfer the producer's eligibility for
payments under this section to a renewable chemical facility at a different location.
new text end

new text begin (f) Total payments under this section to an eligible renewable chemical producer in
a fiscal year may not exceed the amount necessary for 99,999,999 pounds of renewable
chemical production. Total payments under this section to all eligible renewable chemical
producers in a fiscal year may not exceed the amount necessary for 599,999,999 pounds of
renewable chemical production.
new text end

new text begin (g) By the last day of October, January, April, and July, each eligible renewable
chemical producer shall file a claim for payment for renewable chemical production
during the preceding three calendar months. An eligible renewable chemical producer
that files a claim under this paragraph shall include a statement of the eligible producer's
total renewable chemical production in Minnesota during the quarter covered by the
claim. For each claim and statement of total renewable chemical production filed under
this paragraph, the volume of renewable chemical production must be examined by an
independent certified public accountant firm licensed under chapter 326A, in accordance
with Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements established by the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
new text end

new text begin (h) Payments must be made November 15, February 15, May 15, and August 15.
A separate payment must be made for each claim filed.
new text end

new text begin (i) Any producer that ceases production for any reason is ineligible to receive
payments under the program until they begin producing again.
new text end

new text begin (j) Advanced biofuel production for which payment has been received under section
41A.14, and biomass thermal production for which payment has been received under
section 41A.16, is not eligible for payment under this section.
new text end

Sec. 51.

new text begin [41A.16] BIOMASS THERMAL PRODUCTION INCENTIVE.
new text end

new text begin (a) A facility eligible for payment under this program must source at least 80 percent
raw materials from Minnesota. If a facility is sited 50 miles or less from the state border,
raw materials may be sourced from within a 100-mile radius. Raw materials must be from
agricultural or forestry sources. The production facility must be located in Minnesota and
must not begin before July 1, 2015. Eligible facilities include existing companies and
facilities that are adding production capacity, or retrofitting existing capacity, as well as
new companies and facilities. Biomass thermal production facilities must produce at least
1,000 MMbtu per year to be eligible for the program.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner shall make payments to eligible producers of biomass thermal
located in the state that have begun production at a specific location by June 30, 2025.
For the purpose of this subdivision, an entity that holds a controlling interest in more than
one biomass thermal production facility is considered a single eligible producer. The
amount of the payment for each producer's annual production is $5.00 per MMbtu of
biomass thermal production produced at a specific location for ten years after the start of
production. All forestry-derived cellulosic biomass must be produced using Minnesota
state biomass harvesting guidelines or the equivalent. All biomass from brushland must
be produced using Minnesota brushland harvesting biomass guidelines or the equivalent.
Forestry-derived cellulosic biomass that comes from land parcels greater than 160 acres
must be certified by the Forest Stewardship Council, the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, or
American Tree Farm System. Uncertified land from parcels of 160 acres or less and federal
land must be harvested by a logger who has completed training for biomass harvesting from
the Minnesota logger education program or the equivalent and have a forest stewardship
plan. An eligible facility producing biomass thermal using agricultural cellulosic biomass
is eligible for a 20 percent bonus payment for each MMbtu produced from agricultural
biomass that is derived from perennial crops or from acres where cover crops are used.
new text end

new text begin (c) An eligible producer who utilizes agricultural cellulosic biomass must submit a
responsible biomass sourcing plan to the commissioner prior to applying for payments
under this section. The plan must:
new text end

new text begin (1) provide a detailed explanation for how agricultural cellulosic biomass will be
produced and managed in a way that preserves soil quality, does not increase soil and
nutrient runoff, avoids introduction of harmful invasive species, limits negative impacts
on wildlife habitat, and reduces greenhouse gas emissions;
new text end

new text begin (2) include the producer's approach to verifying that biomass suppliers are following
the plan;
new text end

new text begin (3) discuss how new technologies and practices that are not yet commercially viable
may be encouraged and adopted during the life of the facility, and how the producer will
encourage continuous improvement during the life of the project; and
new text end

new text begin (4) include specific numeric goals and timelines for making progress.
new text end

new text begin (d) An eligible producer who utilizes agricultural cellulosic biomass and receives
payments under this section shall submit an annual report on the producer's responsible
biomass sourcing plan to the commissioner by January 15 each year. The report must
include data on progress made by the producer in meeting specific goals laid out in the
plan. The commissioner shall make the report publicly available. The commissioner
shall perform an annual review of submitted reports and is authorized to make a
determination that the producer is not following the plan based on the reports submitted.
The commissioner may take appropriate steps, including reducing or ceasing payments
until the producer is in compliance with the plan.
new text end

new text begin (e) No payments shall be made for biomass thermal production that occurs after June
30, 2035, for those eligible biomass thermal producers under paragraph (b). A producer of
biomass thermal production shall not transfer the producer's eligibility for payments under
this section to a biomass thermal production facility at a different location.
new text end

new text begin (f) Total payments under this section to an eligible thermal producer in a fiscal year
may not exceed the amount necessary for 30,000 MMbtu of thermal production. Total
payments under this section to all eligible thermal producers in a fiscal year may not
exceed the amount necessary for 150,000 MMbtu of total thermal production.
new text end

new text begin (g) An eligible facility may blend a cellulosic feedstock with other fuels in the
biomass thermal production facility, but only the percentage attributable to cellulosic
material listed is eligible to receive the producer payment.
new text end

new text begin (h) By the last day of October, January, April, and July, each producer shall file a
claim for payment for biomass thermal production during the preceding three calendar
months. A producer that files a claim under this paragraph shall include a statement of
the producer's total biomass thermal production in Minnesota during the quarter covered
by the claim. For each claim and statement of total biomass thermal production filed
under this paragraph, the volume of biomass thermal production must be examined by an
independent certified public accountant firm licensed under chapter 326A, in accordance
with Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements established by the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
new text end

new text begin (i) Payments shall be made November 15, February 15, May 15, and August 15. A
separate payment shall be made for each claim filed.
new text end

new text begin (j) Biofuel production for which payment has been received under section 41A.14,
and renewable chemical production for which payment has been received under section
41A.15, is not eligible for payment under this section.
new text end

Sec. 52.

new text begin [41A.17] REPORT; INCENTIVE PROGRAMS.
new text end

new text begin By January 15 each year, the commissioner shall report on the incentive programs
under sections 41A.14, 41A.15, and 41A.16 to the legislative policy and finance
committees with primary jurisdiction over environment and agriculture. The report shall
include information on production and expenditures for incentives under the programs.
new text end

Sec. 53.

new text begin [41A.18] AGRICULTURE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, EXTENSION,
AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER GRANT PROGRAM.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Duties; grants. new text end

new text begin The agriculture research, education, extension, and
technology transfer grant program is created. The purpose of the grant program is to
provide investments that will most efficiently achieve long-term agricultural sustainability
and productivity increases through improved infrastructure, vision, and accountability.
The scope and intent of the grants, to the extent possible, shall provide for a long-term
base funding that allows the research grantee to continue the functions of the research,
education, and extension efforts to a practical conclusion. Priority for grants shall be
given to human infrastructure. To be eligible for grants under this section, the dean of the
College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, in consultation with the
dean of the College of Veterinarian Medicine, and the dean of the University of Minnesota
Extension Service must consult with stakeholders representing general farm, forestry, and
agricultural producer organizations. The commissioner shall provide grants for:
new text end

new text begin (1) agricultural research and technology transfer needs and recipients including, but
not limited to, agricultural research and extension at the University of Minnesota, research
and outreach centers, the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences,
the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Minnesota Extension
Service, the University of Minnesota Veterinary School, the Veterinary Diagnostic
Laboratory, the Stakman-Borlaug Center, and the Minnesota Agriculture Fertilizer
Research and Education Council;
new text end

new text begin (2) agriculture rapid response for plant and animal diseases and pests; and
new text end

new text begin (3) agricultural education including, but not limited to, the Minnesota Agriculture
Education Leadership Council, farm business management, mentoring programs, graduate
debt forgiveness, and high school programs.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Fund. new text end

new text begin An agriculture research, education, extension, and technology
transfer fund is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of money received in the form
of gifts, grants, reimbursement, or appropriations from any source for any of the purposes
provided in subdivision 1, and any interest or earnings of the fund. Money in the fund is
appropriated to the commissioner of agriculture for the purposes under subdivision 1.
new text end

Sec. 54.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41B.03, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Application fee.

The authority may impose a reasonable nonrefundable
application fee for each application submitted for a beginning farmer loan or a
seller-sponsored loan. The application fee is initially $50. The authority may review the
fee annually and make adjustments as necessary. The fee must be deposited in the state
treasury and credited to deleted text beginan account in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is
appropriated to the commissioner for administrative expenses of the beginning farmer
and seller-sponsored loan programs
deleted text endnew text begin the Rural Finance Authority administrative account
established in subdivision 7
new text end.

Sec. 55.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41B.03, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Rural Finance Authority administrative account. new text end

new text begin There is established
in the special revenue fund a Rural Finance Authority administrative account. Money in
the account, including interest, is appropriated to the commissioner for the administrative
expenses of the loan programs administered by the Rural Finance Authority.
new text end

Sec. 56.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41B.04, subdivision 17, is amended to read:


Subd. 17.

Application and origination fee.

The authority may impose a reasonable
nonrefundable application fee for each application and an origination fee for each loan
issued under the loan restructuring program. The origination fee is 1.5 percent of the
authority's participation interest in the loan and the application fee is $50. The authority
may review the fees annually and make adjustments as necessary. The fees must be
deposited in the state treasury and credited to deleted text beginan account in the special revenue fund.
Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner for administrative expenses
of the loan restructuring program
deleted text endnew text begin the Rural Finance Authority administrative account
established in section 41B.03
new text end.

Sec. 57.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41B.043, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Application and origination fee.

The authority may impose a reasonable
nonrefundable application fee for each application submitted for a participation issued
under the agricultural improvement loan program. The application fee is initially $50. The
authority may review the fees annually and make adjustments as necessary. The fees must
be deposited in the state treasury and credited to deleted text beginan account in the special revenue fund.
Money in this account is appropriated to the commissioner for administrative expenses of
the agricultural improvement loan program
deleted text endnew text begin the Rural Finance Authority administrative
account established in section 41B.03
new text end.

Sec. 58.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41B.045, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Specifications.

deleted text beginNo loan may be made to refinance an existing debt.deleted text end Each
loan participation must be secured by a mortgage on real property and such other security
as the authority may require.

Sec. 59.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41B.045, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Application and origination fee.

The authority may impose a reasonable
nonrefundable application fee for each application for a loan participation and an
origination fee for each loan issued under the livestock expansion loan program. The
origination fee initially shall be set at 1.5 percent and the application fee at $50. The
authority may review the fees annually and make adjustments as necessary. The fees must
be deposited in the state treasury and credited to deleted text beginan account in the special revenue fund.
Money in this account is appropriated to the commissioner for administrative expenses of
the livestock expansion loan program
deleted text endnew text begin the Rural Finance Authority administrative account
established in section 41B.03
new text end.

Sec. 60.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41B.046, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Loans.

(a) The authority may participate in a stock loan with an eligible
lender to a farmer who is eligible under subdivision 4. Participation is limited to 45
percent of the principal amount of the loan or $40,000, whichever is less. The interest
rates and repayment terms of the authority's participation interest may differ from the
interest rates and repayment terms of the lender's retained portion of the loan, but the
authority's interest rate must not exceed 50 percent of the lender's interest rate.

(b) No more than 95 percent of the purchase price of the stock may be financed
under this program.

(c) Security for stock loans must be the stock purchased, a personal note executed by
the borrower, and whatever other security is required by the eligible lender or the authority.

(d) The authority may impose a reasonable nonrefundable application fee for each
application for a stock loan. The authority may review the fee annually and make
adjustments as necessary. The application fee is initially $50. Application fees received
by the authority must be deposited in the deleted text beginrevolving loan account established in section
41B.06
deleted text endnew text begin Rural Finance Authority administrative account established in section 41B.03new text end.

(e) Stock loans under this program will be made using money in the revolving
loan account established in section 41B.06.

(f) The authority may not grant stock loans in a cumulative amount exceeding
$2,000,000 for the financing of stock purchases in any one cooperative.

(g) Repayments of financial assistance under this section, including principal and
interest, must be deposited into the revolving loan account established in section 41B.06.

Sec. 61.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41B.047, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Establishment.

The authority shall establish and implement a
disaster recovery loan program to help farmers:

(1) clean up, repair, or replace farm structures and septic and water systems, as well
as replace seed, other crop inputs, feed, and livestock, when damaged by high winds,
hail, tornado, or flood; deleted text beginor
deleted text end

(2) purchase watering systems, irrigation systems, and other drought mitigation
systems and practices when drought is the cause of the purchasedeleted text begin.deleted text endnew text begin; or
new text end

new text begin (3) restore farmland.
new text end

Sec. 62.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41B.047, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Loans.

(a) The authority may participate in a disaster recovery loan with
an eligible lender to a farmer who is eligible under subdivision 3. Participation is limited
to 45 percent of the principal amount of the loan or $50,000, whichever is less. The
interest rates and repayment terms of the authority's participation interest may differ from
the interest rates and repayment terms of the lender's retained portion of the loan, but the
authority's interest rate must not exceed four percent.

(b) Standards for loan amortization shall be set by the Rural Finance Authority
not to exceed ten years.

(c) Security for the disaster recovery loans must be a personal note executed by the
borrower and whatever other security is required by the eligible lender or the authority.

(d) The authority may impose a reasonable nonrefundable application fee for a
disaster recovery loan. The authority may review the fee annually and make adjustments
as necessary. The application fee is initially $50. Application fees received by the
authority must be deposited in the deleted text beginrevolving loan account established under section
41B.06
deleted text endnew text begin Rural Finance Authority administrative account established in section 41B.03new text end.

(e) Disaster recovery loans under this program will be made using money in the
revolving loan account established under section 41B.06.

(f) Repayments of financial assistance under this section, including principal and
interest, must be deposited into the revolving loan account established under section
41B.06.

Sec. 63.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41B.048, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Loans.

(a) The authority may disburse loans through a fiscal agent to
farmers and agricultural landowners who are eligible under subdivision 5. The total
accumulative loan principal must not exceed $75,000 per loan.

(b) The fiscal agent may impose a loan origination fee in the amount of one percent
of the total approved loan. This fee is to be paid by the borrower to the fiscal agent at
the time of loan closing.

(c) The loan may be disbursed over a period not to exceed 12 years.

(d) A borrower may receive loans, depending on the availability of funds, for planted
areas up to 160 acres for up to:

(1) the total amount necessary for establishment of the crop;

(2) the total amount of maintenance costs, including weed control, during the first
three years; and

(3) 70 percent of the estimated value of one year's growth of the crop for years
four through 12.

(e) Security for the loan must be the crop, a personal note executed by the borrower, an
interest in the land upon which the crop is growing, and whatever other security is required
by the fiscal agent or the authority. All recording fees must be paid by the borrower.

(f) The authority may prescribe forms and establish an application process for
applicants to apply for a loan.

(g) The authority may impose a reasonable, nonrefundable application fee for each
application for a loan under this program. The application fee is initially $50. Application
fees received by the authority must be deposited in the deleted text beginrevolving loan account established
under section 41B.06
deleted text endnew text begin Rural Finance Authority administrative account established in
section 41B.03
new text end.

(h) Loans under the program must be made using money in the revolving loan
account established under section 41B.06.

(i) All repayments of financial assistance granted under this section, including
principal and interest, must be deposited into the revolving loan account established
under section 41B.06.

(j) The interest payable on loans made by the authority for the agroforestry loan
program must, if funded by revenue bond proceeds, be at a rate not less than the rate on the
revenue bonds, and may be established at a higher rate necessary to pay costs associated
with the issuance of the revenue bonds and a proportionate share of the cost of administering
the program. The interest payable on loans for the agroforestry loan program funded from
sources other than revenue bond proceeds must be at a rate determined by the authority.

(k) Loan principal balance outstanding plus all assessed interest must be repaid
within 120 days of harvest, but no later than 15 years from planting.

Sec. 64.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41B.049, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Loans.

(a) The authority may make a direct loan or participate in a loan
with an eligible lender to a farmer who is eligible under subdivision 3. Repayment terms
of the authority's participation interest may differ from repayment terms of the lender's
retained portion of the loan. Loans made under this section must be no-interest loans.

(b) Application for a direct loan or a loan participation must be made on forms
prescribed by the authority.

(c) Standards for loan amortization shall be set by the Rural Finance Authority
not to exceed ten years.

(d) Security for the loans must be a personal note executed by the borrower and
whatever other security is required by the eligible lender or the authority.

(e) No loan proceeds may be used to refinance a debt existing prior to application.

(f) The authority may impose a reasonable nonrefundable application fee for
each application for a direct loan or a loan participation. The authority may review the
application fees annually and make adjustments as necessary. The application fee is
initially set at $100 for a loan under subdivision 1. The fees received by the authority must
be deposited in the deleted text beginrevolving loan account established in section 41B.06deleted text endnew text begin Rural Finance
Authority administrative account established in section 41B.03
new text end.

Sec. 65.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41B.055, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Loans.

(a) The authority may participate in a livestock equipment loan
equal to 90 percent of the purchased equipment value with an eligible lender to a farmer
who is eligible under subdivision 2. Participation is limited to 45 percent of the principal
amount of the loan or $40,000, whichever is less. The interest rates and repayment terms
of the authority's participation interest may differ from the interest rates and repayment
terms of the lender's retained portion of the loan, but the authority's interest rate must
not exceed three percent. The authority may review the interest annually and make
adjustments as necessary.

(b) Standards for loan amortization must be set by the Rural Finance Authority
and must not exceed ten years.

(c) Security for a livestock equipment loan must be a personal note executed by the
borrower and whatever other security is required by the eligible lender or the authority.

(d) Refinancing of existing debt is not an eligible purpose.

(e) The authority may impose a reasonable, nonrefundable application fee for
a livestock equipment loan. The authority may review the fee annually and make
adjustments as necessary. The initial application fee is $50. Application fees received
by the authority must be deposited in the deleted text beginrevolving loan account established in section
41B.06
deleted text endnew text begin Rural Finance Authority administrative account established in section 41B.03new text end.

(f) Loans under this program must be made using money in the revolving loan
account established in section 41B.06.

Sec. 66.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41B.056, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Definitions.

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

(b) "Intermediary" means any lending institution or other organization of a for-profit
or nonprofit nature that is in good standing with the state of Minnesota that has the
appropriate business structure and trained personnel suitable to providing efficient
disbursement of loan funds and the servicing and collection of loans.

(c) "Specialty crops" means agricultural crops, such as annuals, flowers, perennials,
and other horticultural products, that are intensively cultivated.

(d) "Eligible livestock" means deleted text beginpoultry that has been allowed access to the outside,
sheep, or goats
deleted text endnew text begin beef cattle, dairy cattle, swine, poultry, goats, mules, farmed cervidae,
ratitae, bison, sheep, horses, and llamas
new text end.

Sec. 67.

new text begin [41B.057] FARM OPPORTUNITY LOAN PROGRAM.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Establishment. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of agriculture shall establish a
farm opportunity loan program to provide loans that enable farmers to:
new text end

new text begin (1) add value to crops or livestock produced in Minnesota;
new text end

new text begin (2) adopt best management practices that emphasize sufficiency and self-sufficiency;
new text end

new text begin (3) reduce or improve management of agricultural inputs resulting in environmental
improvements; or
new text end

new text begin (4) increase production of on-farm energy.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Loan criteria. new text end

new text begin (a) The farm opportunity loan program shall provide loans
for purchase of new or used equipment and installation of equipment for projects that
make environmental improvements and enhance farm profitability. The loan program
shall also be used to add value to crops or livestock produced in Minnesota by, but not
limited to, initiating or expanding livestock product processing; purchasing equipment to
initiate, upgrade, or modernize value-added agricultural businesses; or increasing farmers'
processing and aggregating capacity facilitating entry into farm-to-institution and other
markets. Eligible loan uses do not include expenses related to seeds, fertilizer, fuel, or
other operating expenses.
new text end

new text begin (b) The authority may impose a reasonable, nonrefundable application fee for a farm
opportunity loan. The authority may review the fee annually and make adjustments as
necessary. The initial application fee is $50. Application fees received by the authority
must be deposited in the Rural Finance Authority administrative account established
in section 41B.03.
new text end

new text begin (c) Loans may only be made to Minnesota residents engaged in farming. Standards
for loan amortization must be set by the Rural Finance Authority and must not exceed
ten years.
new text end

new text begin (d) The borrower must show the ability to repay the loan.
new text end

new text begin (e) Refinancing of existing debt is not an eligible expense.
new text end

new text begin (f) Loans under this program must be made using money in the revolving loan
account established in section 41B.06.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Loan participation. new text end

new text begin The authority may participate in a farm opportunity
loan with an eligible lender, as defined in section 41B.02, subdivision 8, to a farmer or a
group of farmers on joint projects who are eligible under subdivision 2, paragraph (c),
and who are actively engaged in farming. Participation is limited to 45 percent of the
principal amount of the loan or $45,000 per individual, whichever is less. For loans to a
group made up of four or more individuals, participation is limited to 45 percent of the
principal amount of the loan or $180,000, whichever is less. The interest rate on the
loans must not exceed six percent.
new text end

Sec. 68.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41B.06, is amended to read:


41B.06 RURAL FINANCE AUTHORITY REVOLVING LOAN ACCOUNT.

There is established in the rural finance administration fund a Rural Finance
Authority revolving loan account that is eligible to receive appropriations and the transfer
of loan funds from other programs. All repayments of financial assistance granted from
this account, including principal and interest, must be deposited into this account. Interest
earned on money in the account accrues to the account, and the money in the account is
appropriated to the commissioner of agriculture for purposes of the Rural Finance Authority
livestock equipment, methane digester, disaster recovery, value-added agricultural
product, agroforestry, deleted text beginanddeleted text end agricultural microloannew text begin, and farm opportunitynew text end loan programs,
including costs incurred by the authority to establish and administer the programs.

Sec. 69.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 375.30, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Wild hemp.

A county board, by resolution, may appropriate and spend
money as necessary to spray and otherwise eradicate wild hempdeleted text begin, commonly known as
deleted text enddeleted text beginmarijuana,deleted text end on private property within the county. The county board may authorize the
use of county equipment, personnel and supplies and materials to spray or otherwise
eradicate wild hemp on private property, and may pro rate the expenses involved between
the county and owner or occupant of the property.new text begin Industrial hemp grown by a person
licensed under chapter 18K is not wild hemp.
new text end

Sec. 70.

new text begin CORRECTIONAL FACILITY BUTCHER TRAINING PILOT
PROGRAM.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Pilot program. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of agriculture must coordinate a
pilot program operated by the Northeast Regional Corrections Center to train inmates for
careers as butchers upon release. The commissioner must facilitate program development
and ensure that the program prepares inmates to meet applicable food safety and licensure
requirements.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Program development. new text end

new text begin In facilitating development of the pilot program,
the commissioner must consult with the commissioner of employment and economic
development and a representative of each of the following organizations:
new text end

new text begin (1) Northeast Regional Corrections Center; and
new text end

new text begin (2) United Food and Commercial Workers.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Report required. new text end

new text begin No later than February 1, 2017, the commissioner must
report on the progress and outcomes of the program to the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over agriculture, higher education, and public safety.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Expiration. new text end

new text begin This section expires July 1, 2017.
new text end

Sec. 71. new text beginBALANCES TRANSFERRED; ACCOUNTS ABOLISHED.
new text end

new text begin The balances in the accounts created under Minnesota Statutes, sections 41B.03,
subdivision 6; 41B.04, subdivision 17; 41B.043, subdivision 3; and 41B.045, subdivision
4, are transferred to the Rural Finance Authority administrative account established under
Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.03, subdivision 7, and the original accounts are abolished.
new text end

new text begin The balance in the account created under Minnesota Statutes, section 17.115,
is transferred to the Rural Finance Authority revolving loan account established under
Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.06, and the original account is abolished.
new text end

Sec. 72. new text beginLIVESTOCK INDUSTRY STUDY.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of agriculture must identify causes of the relative growth or
decline of poultry and livestock production in Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Wisconsin, and Nebraska over the last ten years. The commissioner shall include
the most recent ten years of data on the number of livestock farms for each of the states
that are compared. No later than February 1, 2016, the commissioner must report findings
by poultry and livestock sector and provide recommendations on how to strengthen and
expand Minnesota animal agriculture to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over
agriculture policy and finance.
new text end

Sec. 73. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 17.115; 28A.15, subdivisions 9 and 10; and
41A.12, subdivision 4,
new text end new text begin are repealed.
new text end

ARTICLE 3

ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1. new text beginENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated
for each purpose. The figures "2016" and "2017" used in this article mean that the
appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, or
June 30, 2017, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2016. "The second year" is fiscal
year 2017. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2016 and 2017. Appropriations for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 2015, are effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

new text begin APPROPRIATIONS
new text end
new text begin Available for the Year
new text end
new text begin Ending June 30
new text end
new text begin 2016
new text end
new text begin 2017
new text end

Sec. 2. new text beginPOLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 94,682,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 91,884,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2016
new text end
new text begin 2017
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 5,495,000
new text end
new text begin 5,477,000
new text end
new text begin State Government
Special Revenue
new text end
new text begin 75,000
new text end
new text begin 75,000
new text end
new text begin Environmental
new text end
new text begin 74,130,000
new text end
new text begin 74,548,000
new text end
new text begin Remediation
new text end
new text begin 14,982,000
new text end
new text begin 11,784,000
new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Water
new text end

new text begin 26,438,000
new text end
new text begin 26,231,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2016
new text end
new text begin 2017
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 4,207,000
new text end
new text begin 3,777,000
new text end
new text begin State Government
Special Revenue
new text end
new text begin 75,000
new text end
new text begin 75,000
new text end
new text begin Environmental
new text end
new text begin 22,156,000
new text end
new text begin 22,379,000
new text end

new text begin $1,959,000 the first year and $1,959,000
the second year are for grants to delegated
counties to administer the county feedlot
program under Minnesota Statutes, section
116.0711, subdivisions 2 and 3. Money
remaining after the first year is available for
the second year.
new text end

new text begin $753,000 the first year and $765,000 the
second year are from the environmental
fund to address the need for continued
increased activity in the areas of new
technology review, technical assistance
for local governments, and enforcement
under Minnesota Statutes, sections 115.55
to 115.58, and to complete the requirements
of Laws 2003, chapter 128, article 1, section
165.
new text end

new text begin $400,000 the first year and $400,000
the second year are for the clean water
partnership program. Any unexpended
balance in the first year does not cancel but
is available in the second year. Priority shall
be given to projects preventing impairments
and degradation of lakes, rivers, streams,
and groundwater according to Minnesota
Statutes, section 114D.20, subdivision 2,
clause (4).
new text end

new text begin $673,000 the first year and $683,000 the
second year are from the environmental
fund for subsurface sewage treatment
system (SSTS) program administration
and community technical assistance and
education, including grants and technical
assistance to communities for water quality
protection. Of this amount, $129,000 each
year is for assistance to counties through
grants for SSTS program administration.
A county receiving a grant from this
appropriation shall submit the results
achieved with the grant to the commissioner
as part of its annual SSTS report. Any
unexpended balance in the first year does not
cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end

new text begin $107,000 the first year and $109,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for registration of wastewater laboratories.
new text end

new text begin $150,000 the first year from the
environmental fund is for wild rice water
quality rulemaking and implementation
provided for in this act. This is a onetime
appropriation.
new text end

new text begin $200,000 the first year is for a grant to
the Red River Basin Commission for
development of a water quality strategic plan
for the Red River of the North, in cooperation
with the Red River Board of the International
Joint Commission. The appropriation
must be matched by equal amounts from
both North Dakota and Manitoba and a
proportionate amount from South Dakota.
This is a onetime appropriation and does
not cancel. The plan must include, but is
not limited to, consistency in water quality
goals and objectives for the Red River of the
North and pollution reduction allocations for
both point and nonpoint sources on the Red
River of the North and for individual major
watersheds tributary to the Red River of the
North. The Red River Basin Commission
must involve the interests of local, state, and
federal government, business and industry,
environmental groups, and Red River
basin landowners. The Red River Basin
Commission must report progress on the plan
to the house of representatives and senate
committees and divisions with jurisdiction
over environment policy and finance by
February 15 in 2016 and 2017 and must
submit the completed plan by December 31,
2017.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or
before June 30, 2017, as grants or contracts
for SSTS's, surface water and groundwater
assessments, total maximum daily loads,
storm water, and water quality protection in
this subdivision are available until June 30,
2020.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Air
new text end

new text begin 15,640,000
new text end
new text begin 16,087,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2016
new text end
new text begin 2017
new text end
new text begin Environmental
new text end
new text begin 15,640,000
new text end
new text begin 16,087,000
new text end

new text begin $202,000 the first year and $204,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for a monitoring program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 116.454.
new text end

new text begin Up to $150,000 the first year and $150,000
the second year may be transferred from the
environmental fund to the small business
environmental improvement loan account
established in Minnesota Statutes, section
116.993.
new text end

new text begin $126,000 the first year and $127,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for monitoring ambient air for hazardous
pollutants in the metropolitan area.
new text end

new text begin $214,000 the first year and $219,000 the
second year are from the environmental
fund for systematic, localized monitoring
efforts in the state that sample ambient air
to determine whether significant localized
differences exist. The commissioner, when
selecting areas to monitor, shall give priority
to areas where low income, indigenous
American Indians, and communities of
color are disproportionately impacted by
pollution from highway traffic, air traffic,
and industrial sources.
new text end

new text begin $691,000 the first year and $693,000 the
second year are from the environmental
fund for emission reduction activities and
grants to small businesses and other nonpoint
emission reduction efforts. Any unexpended
balance in the first year does not cancel but is
available in the second year.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Land
new text end

new text begin 22,013,000
new text end
new text begin 18,934,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2016
new text end
new text begin 2017
new text end
new text begin Environmental
new text end
new text begin 7,031,000
new text end
new text begin 7,150,000
new text end
new text begin Remediation
new text end
new text begin 14,982,000
new text end
new text begin 11,784,000
new text end

new text begin All money for environmental response,
compensation, and compliance in the
remediation fund not otherwise appropriated
is appropriated to the commissioners of the
Pollution Control Agency and agriculture
for purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section
115B.20, subdivision 2, clauses (1), (2),
(3), (6), and (7). At the beginning of each
fiscal year, the two commissioners shall
jointly submit an annual spending plan
to the commissioner of management and
budget that maximizes the utilization of
resources and appropriately allocates the
money between the two departments. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2017.
new text end

new text begin $4,279,000 the first year and $4,343,000 the
second year are from the remediation fund
for purposes of the leaking underground
storage tank program to investigate, clean up,
and prevent future releases from underground
petroleum storage tanks, and to the petroleum
remediation program for purposes of vapor
assessment and remediation. These same
annual amounts are transferred from the
petroleum tank fund to the remediation fund.
new text end

new text begin $252,000 the first year and $252,000 the
second year are from the remediation fund
for transfer to the commissioner of health for
private water supply monitoring and health
assessment costs in areas contaminated
by unpermitted mixed municipal solid
waste disposal facilities and drinking water
advisories and public information activities
for areas contaminated by hazardous releases.
new text end

new text begin $743,000 the first year is transferred from the
general account in the remediation fund to
the dry cleaner environmental response and
reimbursement account in the remediation
fund for the purpose of remediating land
contaminated by a release from a dry cleaning
facility, as provided under Minnesota
Statutes, section 115B.50. The commissioner
shall prioritize expenditures from this
transfer to address contaminated sites that
pose the greatest risk to public health or
welfare or to the environment, as established
in Minnesota Statutes, section 115B.17,
subdivision 13. This is a onetime transfer.
new text end

new text begin $868,000 the first year is from the remediation
fund for a grant to the city of Mountain Iron
for remediation of the abandoned wastewater
treatment pond of the former Nichols
Township. This is a onetime appropriation
that is available until June 30, 2019.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Environmental Assistance and
Cross-Media
new text end

new text begin 30,591,000
new text end
new text begin 30,632,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2016
new text end
new text begin 2017
new text end
new text begin Environmental
new text end
new text begin 29,303,000
new text end
new text begin 28,932,000
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 1,288,000
new text end
new text begin 1,700,000
new text end

new text begin $17,250,000 the first year and $17,250,000
the second year are from the environmental
fund for SCORE block grants to counties.
new text end

new text begin $119,000 the first year and $119,000 the
second year are from the environmental
fund for environmental assistance grants
or loans under Minnesota Statutes, section
115A.0716. Any unencumbered grant and
loan balances in the first year do not cancel
but are available for grants and loans in the
second year.
new text end

new text begin $90,000 the first year and $90,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for duties related to harmful chemicals in
products under Minnesota Statutes, sections
116.9401 to 116.9407. Of this amount,
$57,000 each year is transferred to the
commissioner of health.
new text end

new text begin $400,000 the second year is to enhance
awareness of and reduce priority chemicals
in consumer products. Of this amount,
$90,000 the second year is for transfer to the
Department of Commerce and $90,000 the
second year is for transfer to the Department
of Health. This is a onetime appropriation.
The agency base for fiscal year 2018 shall
include $826,000 for this purpose.
new text end

new text begin $203,000 the first year and $207,000 the
second year are from the environmental
fund for the costs of implementing general
operating permits for feedlots over 1,000
animal units.
new text end

new text begin $565,000 the first year and $569,000 the
second year are from the general fund and
$192,000 the first year and $192,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for Environmental Quality Board operations
and support.
new text end

new text begin $500,000 the first year from the
environmental fund is a onetime
appropriation to the Environmental Quality
Board for development of a Web-based
environmental review tool.
new text end

new text begin $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the second
year are from the environmental fund for
transfer to the Office of Administrative
Hearings to establish sanitary districts.
new text end

new text begin $502,000 the first year and $503,000 the
second year are from the general fund for
the Environmental Quality Board to lead
an interagency team to provide technical
assistance regarding the mining, processing,
and transporting of silica sand.
new text end

new text begin All money deposited in the environmental
fund for the metropolitan solid waste
landfill fee in accordance with Minnesota
Statutes, section 473.843, and not otherwise
appropriated, is appropriated for the purposes
of Minnesota Statutes, section 473.844.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on
or before June 30, 2017, as contracts or
grants for surface water and groundwater
assessments; environmental assistance
awarded under Minnesota Statutes, section
115A.0716; technical and research assistance
under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.152;
technical assistance under Minnesota
Statutes, section 115A.52; and pollution
prevention assistance under Minnesota
Statutes, section 115D.04, are available until
June 30, 2019.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Remediation Fund
new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall transfer up to
$42,000,000 from the environmental fund
to the remediation fund for the purposes
of the remediation fund under Minnesota
Statutes, section 116.155, subdivision
2. $2,500,000 of the amount transferred
under this subdivision is appropriated in
the first year from the remediation fund to
the commissioner for a grant to the city of
Paynesville to add an air stripping treatment
process to a water treatment plant for removal
of volatile organic compounds.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Transfer
new text end

new text begin By June 30, 2016, the commissioner of
management and budget shall transfer
$33,276,000 from the closed landfill
investment fund to the general fund.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text beginNATURAL RESOURCES
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 267,802,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 262,288,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2016
new text end
new text begin 2017
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 76,484,000
new text end
new text begin 74,994,000
new text end
new text begin Natural Resources
new text end
new text begin 84,786,000
new text end
new text begin 85,236,000
new text end
new text begin Game and Fish
new text end
new text begin 106,232,000
new text end
new text begin 101,758,000
new text end
new text begin Remediation
new text end
new text begin 100,000
new text end
new text begin 100,000
new text end
new text begin Permanent School
new text end
new text begin 200,000
new text end
new text begin 200,000
new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Land and Mineral Resources
Management
new text end

new text begin 5,461,000
new text end
new text begin 5,521,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2016
new text end
new text begin 2017
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 1,585,000
new text end
new text begin 1,585,000
new text end
new text begin Natural Resources
new text end
new text begin 3,332,000
new text end
new text begin 3,392,000
new text end
new text begin Game and Fish
new text end
new text begin 344,000
new text end
new text begin 344,000
new text end
new text begin Permanent School
new text end
new text begin 200,000
new text end
new text begin 200,000
new text end

new text begin $68,000 the first year and $68,000 the
second year are for minerals cooperative
environmental research, of which $34,000
the first year and $34,000 the second year are
available only as matched by $1 of nonstate
money for each $1 of state money. The
match may be cash or in-kind.
new text end

new text begin $251,000 the first year and $251,000 the
second year are for iron ore cooperative
research. Of this amount, $200,000 each year
is from the minerals management account
in the natural resources fund. $175,000 the
first year and $175,000 the second year are
available only as matched by $1 of nonstate
money for each $1 of state money. The match
may be cash or in-kind. Any unencumbered
balance from the first year does not cancel
and is available in the second year.
new text end

new text begin $2,755,000 the first year and $2,815,000
the second year are from the minerals
management account in the natural resources
fund for use as provided in Minnesota
Statutes, section 93.2236, paragraph (c),
for mineral resource management, projects
to enhance future mineral income, and
projects to promote new mineral resource
opportunities.
new text end

new text begin $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the
second year are from the state forest suspense
account in the permanent school fund to
accelerate land exchanges, land sales, and
commercial leasing of school trust lands and
to identify, evaluate, and lease construction
aggregate located on school trust lands. This
appropriation is to be used for securing
long-term economic return from the
school trust lands consistent with fiduciary
responsibilities and sound natural resources
conservation and management principles.
new text end

new text begin Prior to June 30, 2015, the commissioner
shall offer to renegotiate mineral royalty
rates under Minnesota Statutes, section
93.20. In renegotiating the royalty rates, the
commissioner shall consider the long-term
effect of the royalty rates on the beneficiary
funds, including the effect of the royalty
rates on the long-term health of the mining
industry in Minnesota. This paragraph is
effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Ecological and Water Resources
new text end

new text begin 32,768,000
new text end
new text begin 32,506,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2016
new text end
new text begin 2017
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 17,491,000
new text end
new text begin 17,046,000
new text end
new text begin Natural Resources
new text end
new text begin 10,487,000
new text end
new text begin 10,546,000
new text end
new text begin Game and Fish
new text end
new text begin 4,790,000
new text end
new text begin 4,914,000
new text end

new text begin $3,242,000 the first year and $3,242,000 the
second year are from the invasive species
account in the natural resources fund and
$3,206,000 the first year and $3,206,000 the
second year are from the general fund for
management, public awareness, assessment
and monitoring research, and water access
inspection to prevent the spread of invasive
species; management of invasive plants in
public waters; and management of terrestrial
invasive species on state-administered lands.
new text end

new text begin $5,000,000 the first year and $5,000,000 the
second year are from the water management
account in the natural resources fund for only
the purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes,
section 103G.27, subdivision 2.
new text end

new text begin $124,000 the first year and $124,000 the
second year are for a grant to the Mississippi
Headwaters Board for up to 50 percent of
the cost of implementing the comprehensive
plan for the upper Mississippi within areas
under the board's jurisdiction.
new text end

new text begin $10,000 the first year and $10,000 the second
year are for payment to the Leech Lake Band
of Chippewa Indians to implement the band's
portion of the comprehensive plan for the
upper Mississippi.
new text end

new text begin $264,000 the first year and $264,000 the
second year are for grants for up to 50
percent of the cost of implementation of the
Red River mediation agreement.
new text end

new text begin $2,393,000 the first year and $2,393,000
the second year are from the heritage
enhancement account in the game and
fish fund for only the purposes specified
in Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
paragraph (e), clause (1).
new text end

new text begin $950,000 the first year and $950,000 the
second year are from the nongame wildlife
management account in the natural resources
fund for the purpose of nongame wildlife
management. Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 290.431, $100,000 the first
year and $100,000 the second year may
be used for nongame wildlife information,
education, and promotion.
new text end

new text begin $6,000,000 the first year and $6,000,000 the
second year are from the general fund for the
following activities:
new text end

new text begin (1) financial reimbursement and technical
support to soil and water conservation
districts or other local units of government
for groundwater level monitoring;
new text end

new text begin (2) surface water monitoring and analysis,
including installation of monitoring gauges;
new text end

new text begin (3) groundwater analysis to assist with water
appropriation permitting decisions;
new text end

new text begin (4) permit application review incorporating
surface water and groundwater technical
analysis;
new text end

new text begin (5) precipitation data and analysis to improve
the use of irrigation;
new text end

new text begin (6) information technology, including
electronic permitting and integrated data
systems; and
new text end

new text begin (7) compliance and monitoring.
new text end

new text begin $150,000 is for the commissioner of
natural resources, in cooperation with the
commissioners of the Pollution Control
Agency and health, the Public Facilities
Authority, and local units of government to
conduct a study and report to the legislature
on:
new text end

new text begin (1) the feasibility of constructing
a wastewater treatment facility for
communities surrounding White Bear Lake
that will provide treated wastewater to be
used to augment water levels in White Bear
Lake; and
new text end

new text begin (2) design and construction of an
augmentation supply from Sucker Lake
to White Bear Lake. The commissioner
shall submit the report to the chairs and
ranking minority members of the legislative
committees and divisions with jurisdiction
over environment and natural resources
policy and finance no later than January 15,
2016.
new text end

new text begin $400,000 the first year is for grants to assist
in the construction of flood protection rural
and farmstead ring levees in the Red River
watershed. Grants may not exceed 50 percent
of the cost of the projects. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2019.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Forest Management
new text end

new text begin 40,456,000
new text end
new text begin 39,860,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2016
new text end
new text begin 2017
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 28,046,000
new text end
new text begin 27,450,000
new text end
new text begin Natural Resources
new text end
new text begin 11,123,000
new text end
new text begin 11,123,000
new text end
new text begin Game and Fish
new text end
new text begin 1,287,000
new text end
new text begin 1,287,000
new text end

new text begin $7,145,000 the first year and $7,145,000
the second year are for prevention,
presuppression, and suppression costs of
emergency firefighting and other costs
incurred under Minnesota Statutes, section
88.12. The amount necessary to pay for
presuppression and suppression costs during
the biennium is appropriated from the general
fund.
new text end

new text begin By January 15 of each year, the commissioner
of natural resources shall submit a report to
the chairs and ranking minority members
of the house and senate committees
and divisions having jurisdiction over
environment and natural resources finance,
identifying all firefighting costs incurred
and reimbursements received in the prior
fiscal year. These appropriations may
not be transferred. Any reimbursement
of firefighting expenditures made to the
commissioner from any source other than
federal mobilizations shall be deposited into
the general fund.
new text end

new text begin $11,123,000 the first year and $11,123,000
the second year are from the forest
management investment account in the
natural resources fund for only the purposes
specified in Minnesota Statutes, section
89.039, subdivision 2.
new text end

new text begin $1,287,000 the first year and $1,287,000
the second year are from the heritage
enhancement account in the game and fish
fund to advance ecological classification
systems (ECS) scientific management tools
for forest and invasive species management.
This appropriation is from revenue deposited
in the game and fish fund under Minnesota
Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (e),
clause (1).
new text end

new text begin $880,000 the first year and $880,000 the
second year are for the Forest Resources
Council for implementation of the
Sustainable Forest Resources Act.
new text end

new text begin $1,000,000 the first year is for a pilot
program to increase forest road maintenance.
The commissioner shall use the money to
perform needed maintenance on forest roads
in conjunction with timber sales. Optional
forest road maintenance contracts may be
offered to successful purchasers of state
timber sales at the commissioner's discretion.
This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
second year are for the FORIST system.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall contract with a
telecommunication provider to place a cell
phone transmitter on the ranger tower on
Side Lake in St. Louis County.
new text end

new text begin The general fund base budget for forest
management in fiscal year 2018 and
thereafter is $27,450,000.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Parks and Trails Management
new text end

new text begin 73,414,000
new text end
new text begin 73,800,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2016
new text end
new text begin 2017
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 23,627,000
new text end
new text begin 23,777,000
new text end
new text begin Natural Resources
new text end
new text begin 47,521,000
new text end
new text begin 47,750,000
new text end
new text begin Game and Fish
new text end
new text begin 2,266,000
new text end
new text begin 2,273,000
new text end

new text begin $1,075,000 the first year and $1,075,000 the
second year are from the water recreation
account in the natural resources fund for
enhancing public water access facilities.
new text end

new text begin $5,740,000 the first year and $5,740,000 the
second year are from the natural resources
fund for state trail, park, and recreation area
operations. This appropriation is from the
revenue deposited in the natural resources
fund under Minnesota Statutes, section
297A.94, paragraph (e), clause (2).
new text end

new text begin $1,005,000 the first year and $1,005,000 the
second year are from the natural resources
fund for park and trail grants to local units of
government on land to be maintained for at
least 20 years for the purposes of the grants.
This appropriation is from the revenue
deposited in the natural resources fund
under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
paragraph (e), clause (4). Any unencumbered
balance does not cancel at the end of the first
year and is available for the second year.
new text end

new text begin $8,424,000 the first year and $8,424,000
the second year are from the snowmobile
trails and enforcement account in the
natural resources fund for the snowmobile
grants-in-aid program. Any unencumbered
balance does not cancel at the end of the first
year and is available for the second year.
new text end

new text begin $1,460,000 the first year and $1,460,000 the
second year are from the natural resources
fund for the off-highway vehicle grants-in-aid
program. Of this amount, $1,210,000 each
year is from the all-terrain vehicle account;
$150,000 each year is from the off-highway
motorcycle account; and $100,000 each year
is from the off-road vehicle account. Any
unencumbered balance does not cancel at the
end of the first year and is available for the
second year.
new text end

new text begin $968,000 the first year and $968,000 the
second year are from the off-road vehicle
account in the natural resources fund. Of
this amount, $568,000 each year is for parks
and trails management for off-road vehicle
purposes; $325,000 is for the off-road
vehicle grant-in-aid program; and $75,000
is for a new full-time employee position or
contract in northern Minnesota to work in
conjunction with the Minnesota Four-Wheel
Drive Association to address off-road vehicle
touring routes and other issues related to
off-road vehicle activities. This is a onetime
appropriation.
new text end

new text begin $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the second
year are from the cross-country ski account
in the natural resources fund for grooming
and maintaining cross-country ski trails in
state parks, trails, and recreation areas.
new text end

new text begin $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
second year are from the state land and
water conservation account (LAWCON)
in the natural resources fund for priorities
established by the commissioner for eligible
state projects and administrative and
planning activities consistent with Minnesota
Statutes, section 84.0264, and the federal
Land and Water Conservation Fund Act.
Any unencumbered balance does not cancel
at the end of the first year and is available for
the second year.
new text end

new text begin $65,000 the first year is from the water
recreation account in the natural resources
fund to cooperate with local units of
government in marking routes and
designating river accesses and campsites
under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.32.
This is a onetime appropriation and is
available until June 30, 2019.
new text end

new text begin $190,000 from the natural resources fund the
first year is for a grant to the city of Virginia
for the additional cost of supporting a trail
due to the rerouting of U.S. Highway No.
53. This is a onetime appropriation and is
available until June 30, 2019.
new text end

new text begin $50,000 the first year is for development of
a master plan for the Mississippi Blufflands
Trail, including work on possible extensions
or connections to other state or regional
trails. This is a onetime appropriation that is
available until June 30, 2017.
new text end

new text begin $61,000 from the natural resources fund the
first year is for a grant to the city of East
Grand Forks for payment under a reciprocity
agreement for the Red River State Recreation
Area.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Fish and Wildlife Management
new text end

new text begin 75,320,000
new text end
new text begin 71,003,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2016
new text end
new text begin 2017
new text end
new text begin Natural Resources
new text end
new text begin 1,908,000
new text end
new text begin 1,912,000
new text end
new text begin Game and Fish
new text end
new text begin 73,412,000
new text end
new text begin 69,091,000
new text end

new text begin $8,167,000 the first year and $8,167,000
the second year are from the heritage
enhancement account in the game and fish
fund only for activities specified in Minnesota
Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (e),
clause (1). Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 297A.94, five percent of
this appropriation may be used for expanding
hunter and angler recruitment and retention.
new text end

new text begin $5,000,000 the first year from the game
and fish fund is for trap, skeet, and archery
shooting sports facility grants under
Minnesota Statutes, section 87A.10. This is
a onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2018.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
84.943, $13,000 the first year and $13,000
the second year from the critical habitat
private sector matching account may be used
to publicize the critical habitat license plate
match program.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Enforcement
new text end

new text begin 39,313,000
new text end
new text begin 38,528,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2016
new text end
new text begin 2017
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 4,985,000
new text end
new text begin 4,386,000
new text end
new text begin Natural Resources
new text end
new text begin 10,095,000
new text end
new text begin 10,193,000
new text end
new text begin Game and Fish
new text end
new text begin 24,133,000
new text end
new text begin 23,849,000
new text end
new text begin Remediation
new text end
new text begin 100,000
new text end
new text begin 100,000
new text end

new text begin $870,000 the first year and $130,000 the
second year from the general fund and
$1,330,000 the first year and $220,000 the
second year from the game and fish fund are
for aviation services. This appropriation is
onetime.
new text end

new text begin $1,718,000 the first year and $1,718,000 the
second year are from the general fund for
enforcement efforts to prevent the spread of
aquatic invasive species.
new text end

new text begin $1,520,000 the first year and $1,563,000
the second year are from the heritage
enhancement account in the game and
fish fund for only the purposes specified
in Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
paragraph (e), clause (1). The base for these
purposes in fiscal year 2018 and thereafter is
$1,590,000.
new text end

new text begin $1,082,000 the first year and $1,082,000 the
second year are from the water recreation
account in the natural resources fund for
grants to counties for boat and water safety.
Any unencumbered balance does not cancel
at the end of the first year and is available for
the second year.
new text end

new text begin $315,000 the first year and $315,000 the
second year are from the snowmobile
trails and enforcement account in the
natural resources fund for grants to local
law enforcement agencies for snowmobile
enforcement activities. Any unencumbered
balance does not cancel at the end of the first
year and is available for the second year.
new text end

new text begin $250,000 the first year and $250,000
the second year are from the all-terrain
vehicle account for grants to qualifying
organizations to assist in safety and
environmental education and monitoring
trails on public lands under Minnesota
Statutes, section 84.9011. Grants issued
under this paragraph must be issued through
a formal agreement with the organization.
By December 15 each year, an organization
receiving a grant under this paragraph shall
report to the commissioner with details on
expenditures and outcomes from the grant.
Of this appropriation, $25,000 each year
is for administration of these grants. Any
unencumbered balance does not cancel at the
end of the first year and is available for the
second year.
new text end

new text begin $510,000 the first year and $510,000
the second year are from the natural
resources fund for grants to county law
enforcement agencies for off-highway
vehicle enforcement and public education
activities based on off-highway vehicle use
in the county. Of this amount, $498,000 each
year is from the all-terrain vehicle account;
$11,000 each year is from the off-highway
motorcycle account; and $1,000 each year
is from the off-road vehicle account. The
county enforcement agencies may use
money received under this appropriation
to make grants to other local enforcement
agencies within the county that have a high
concentration of off-highway vehicle use.
Of this appropriation, $25,000 each year
is for administration of these grants. Any
unencumbered balance does not cancel at the
end of the first year and is available for the
second year.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Operations Support
new text end

new text begin 1,070,000
new text end
new text begin 1,070,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2016
new text end
new text begin 2017
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 750,000
new text end
new text begin 750,000
new text end
new text begin Natural Resources
new text end
new text begin 320,000
new text end
new text begin 320,000
new text end

new text begin $320,000 the first year and $320,000 the
second year are from the natural resources
fund for grants to be divided equally between
the city of St. Paul for the Como Park Zoo
and Conservatory and the city of Duluth
for the Duluth Zoo. This appropriation
is from the revenue deposited to the fund
under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
paragraph (e), clause (5).
new text end

new text begin $500,000 each year is for legal costs related
to water management. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2018.
new text end

new text begin Money appropriated in this section may not
be spent on a new contract for a call center
that is located outside the state of Minnesota.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text beginBOARD OF WATER AND SOIL
RESOURCES
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 13,959,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 13,133,000
new text end

new text begin $3,423,000 the first year and $3,423,000 the
second year are for natural resources block
grants to local governments. Grants must be
matched with a combination of local cash or
in-kind contributions. The base grant portion
related to water planning must be matched
by an amount as specified by Minnesota
Statutes, section 103B.3369. The board may
reduce the amount of the natural resources
block grant to a county by an amount equal to
any reduction in the county's general services
allocation to a soil and water conservation
district from the county's previous year
allocation when the board determines that
the reduction was disproportionate.
new text end

new text begin $3,116,000 the first year and $3,116,000 the
second year are for grants to soil and water
conservation districts for general purposes,
nonpoint engineering, and implementation of
the reinvest in Minnesota reserve program.
Expenditures may be made from these
appropriations for supplies and services
benefiting soil and water conservation
districts. Any district receiving a grant under
this paragraph shall maintain a Web page that
publishes, at a minimum, its annual report,
annual audit, annual budget, and meeting
notices.
new text end

new text begin $1,560,000 the first year and $1,560,000 the
second year are for the following cost-share
programs:
new text end

new text begin (1) $260,000 each year is for feedlot water
quality grants for feedlots under 300 animal
units and nutrient and manure management
projects in watersheds where there are
impaired waters;
new text end

new text begin (2) $1,200,000 each year is for soil and
water conservation district cost-sharing
contracts for perennially vegetated riparian
buffers, erosion control, water retention
and treatment, and other high-priority
conservation practices; and
new text end

new text begin (3) $100,000 each year is for county
cooperative weed management programs and
to restore native plants in selected invasive
species management sites by providing local
native seeds and plants to landowners for
implementation.
new text end

new text begin $800,000 the first year and $750,000
the second year are for implementation,
enforcement, and oversight of the Wetland
Conservation Act.
new text end

new text begin $166,000 the first year and $166,000
the second year are to provide technical
assistance to local drainage management
officials and for the costs of the Drainage
Work Group.
new text end

new text begin $100,000 the first year and $100,000
the second year are for a grant to the
Red River Basin Commission for water
quality and floodplain management,
including administration of programs. This
appropriation must be matched by nonstate
funds. If the appropriation in either year is
insufficient, the appropriation in the other
year is available for it.
new text end

new text begin $120,000 the first year and $120,000
the second year are for grants to Area
II Minnesota River Basin Projects for
floodplain management.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
103C.501, the board may shift cost-share
funds in this section and may adjust the
technical and administrative assistance
portion of the grant funds to leverage
federal or other nonstate funds or to address
high-priority needs identified in local water
management plans or comprehensive water
management plans.
new text end

new text begin $750,000 the first year is for purposes of
Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.519. This
appropriation is onetime and is available
until June 30, 2017.
new text end

new text begin The appropriations for grants in this section
are available until June 30, 2019. If an
appropriation for grants in either year is
insufficient, the appropriation in the other
year is available for it.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text beginMETROPOLITAN COUNCIL
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 8,540,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 8,540,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2016
new text end
new text begin 2017
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 2,870,000
new text end
new text begin 2,870,000
new text end
new text begin Natural Resources
new text end
new text begin 5,670,000
new text end
new text begin 5,670,000
new text end

new text begin $2,870,000 the first year and $2,870,000 the
second year are for metropolitan area regional
parks operation and maintenance according
to Minnesota Statutes, section 473.351.
new text end

new text begin $5,670,000 the first year and $5,670,000 the
second year are from the natural resources
fund for metropolitan area regional parks
and trails maintenance and operations. This
appropriation is from the revenue deposited
in the natural resources fund under Minnesota
Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (e),
clause (3).
new text end

Sec. 6. new text beginCONSERVATION CORPS
MINNESOTA
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 945,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 945,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2016
new text end
new text begin 2017
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 455,000
new text end
new text begin 455,000
new text end
new text begin Natural Resources
new text end
new text begin 490,000
new text end
new text begin 490,000
new text end

new text begin Conservation Corps Minnesota may receive
money appropriated from the natural
resources fund under this section only
as provided in an agreement with the
commissioner of natural resources.
new text end

Sec. 7. new text beginZOOLOGICAL BOARD
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 8,410,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 8,410,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2016
new text end
new text begin 2017
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 8,250,000
new text end
new text begin 8,250,000
new text end
new text begin Natural Resources
new text end
new text begin 160,000
new text end
new text begin 160,000
new text end

new text begin $160,000 the first year and $160,000 the
second year are from the natural resources
fund from the revenue deposited under
Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
paragraph (e), clause (5).
new text end

Sec. 8. new text beginSCIENCE MUSEUM
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 1,079,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 1,079,000
new text end

Sec. 9. new text beginREPAYMENT; TRANSFER
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of management and
budget shall transfer $14,000,000 in fiscal
year 2018 and $14,000,000 in fiscal year
2019 from the general fund to the closed
landfill investment fund created in Minnesota
Statutes, section 115B.421.
new text end

ARTICLE 4

ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES STATUTORY CHANGES

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.7411, subdivision 8, is amended to read:


Subd. 8.

Pollution Control Agency.

new text begin(a) Hazardous waste generators.
new text endInformation provided by hazardous waste generators under section 473.151 and for which
confidentiality is claimed is governed by section 116.075, subdivision 2.

new text begin (b) Priority chemicals. Trade secret information and other information submitted
to the Pollution Control Agency related to priority chemicals in children's products are
governed by section 116.9408.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2016.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.415, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

deleted text beginExisting road right-of-way;deleted text end new text beginApplication new text endfee exemption.

new text begin(a) new text endA utility
license for crossing public lands or public waters is exempt from all new text beginapplication new text endfees
specified in this section and in rules adopted under this section deleted text beginwhen the utility crossing is
on an existing right-of-way of a public road
deleted text end.

new text begin (b) This subdivision does not apply to electric power lines, cables, or conduits 100
kilovolts or greater or to main pipelines for gas, liquids, or solids in suspension.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2014.
new text end

Sec. 3.

new text begin [84.69] NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION EASEMENT
STEWARDSHIP ACCOUNT.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Account established; sources. new text end

new text begin The natural resources conservation
easement stewardship account is created in the special revenue fund. The account consists
of money credited to the account and interest and other earnings on money in the account.
The State Board of Investment must manage the account to maximize long-term gain. The
following revenue must be deposited in the natural resources conservation easement
stewardship account:
new text end

new text begin (1) contributions to the account or specified for any purpose of the account;
new text end

new text begin (2) contributions under subdivision 3; section 84.66, subdivision 11; or other
applicable law;
new text end

new text begin (3) money appropriated for any of the purposes described in subdivision 2;
new text end

new text begin (4) money appropriated for monitoring and enforcement of easements and earnings
on the money appropriated that revert to the state under section 97A.056, subdivision
17, or other applicable law; and
new text end

new text begin (5) gifts under section 84.085 for conservation easement stewardship.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Appropriation; purposes of account. new text end

new text begin Five percent of the balance on
July 1 of each year in the natural resources conservation easement stewardship account
is annually appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources and may be spent
only to cover the costs of managing conservation easements held by the Department
of Natural Resources, including costs associated with monitoring, landowner contacts,
records storage and management, processing landowner notices, requests for approval
or amendments, enforcement, and legal services associated with conservation easement
management activities.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Financial contributions. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall seek a financial
contribution to the natural resources conservation easement stewardship account for each
conservation easement acquired by or assigned to the Department of Natural Resources.
Unless otherwise provided by law, the commissioner shall determine the amount of the
contribution, which must be an amount calculated to earn sufficient money to meet
the costs of managing the conservation easement at a level that neither significantly
overrecovers nor underrecovers the costs. In determining the amount of the financial
contribution, the commissioner shall consider:
new text end

new text begin (1) the estimated annual staff hours needed to manage the conservation easement,
taking into consideration factors such as easement type, size, location, and complexity;
new text end

new text begin (2) the average hourly wages for the class or classes of employees expected to
manage the conservation easement;
new text end

new text begin (3) the estimated annual travel expenses to manage the conservation easement;
new text end

new text begin (4) the estimated annual miscellaneous costs to manage the conservation easement,
including supplies and equipment, information technology support, and aerial flyovers;
new text end

new text begin (5) the estimated annualized cost of legal services, including the cost to enforce the
easement in the event of a violation; and
new text end

new text begin (6) the expected rate of return on investments in the account.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin Subdivisions 1 and 2 of this section are effective the day
following final enactment. Subdivision 3 of this section is effective for conservation
easements acquired with money appropriated on or after July 1, 2015, and for acquisitions
of conservation easements by gift that are initiated on or after July 1, 2015.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.82, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:


Subd. 2a.

Nontrail use registration.

A snowmobile may be registered for nontrail
use. A snowmobile registered under this subdivision may not be operated on a state or
grant-in-aid snowmobile trail. The fee for a nontrail use registration new text beginof a snowmobile with
an engine displacement that is greater than 125 cubic centimeters
new text endis $45 for three years. A
nontrail use registration is not transferable. In addition to other penalties prescribed by
law, the penalty for violation of this subdivision is immediate revocation of the nontrail
use registration. The commissioner shall ensure that the registration sticker provided for
limited nontrail use is of a different color and is distinguishable from other snowmobile
registration and state trail stickers provided.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.82, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Exemptions.

Registration is not required under this section for:

(1) a snowmobile owned and used by the United States, an Indian tribal government,
another state, or a political subdivision thereof;

(2) a snowmobile registered in a country other than the United States temporarily
used within this state;

(3) a snowmobile that is covered by a valid license of another state and has not been
within this state for more than 30 consecutive days or that is registered by an Indian tribal
government to a tribal member and has not been outside the tribal reservation boundary
for more than 30 consecutive days;

(4) a snowmobile used exclusively in organized track racing events;

(5) a snowmobile in transit by a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer;

(6) a snowmobile at least 15 years old in transit by an individual for use only on
land owned or leased by the individual; deleted text beginor
deleted text end

(7) a snowmobile while being used to groom a state or grant-in-aid trailnew text begin; or
new text end

new text begin (8) a snowmobile with an engine displacement that is 125 cubic centimeters or less
and the snowmobile is not operated on a state or grant-in-aid trail
new text end.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.92, subdivision 8, is amended to read:


Subd. 8.

All-terrain vehicle or vehicle.

"All-terrain vehicle" or "vehicle" means
a motorized vehicle deleted text beginofdeleted text endnew text begin with: (1)new text end not less than three, but not more than six low pressure
or non-pneumatic tiresdeleted text begin, that is limited in engine displacement of less than 1,000 cubic
centimeters and
deleted text endnew text begin; (2) a total dry weight of 2,000 pounds or less; and (3) a total width
from outside of tire rim to outside of tire rim that is 65 inches or less. All-terrain vehicle
new text endincludes a class 1 all-terrain vehicle and class 2 all-terrain vehicle.new text begin All-terrain vehicle does
not include a golf cart, mini-truck, dune buggy, or go-cart or a vehicle designed and used
specifically for lawn maintenance, agriculture, logging, or mining purposes.
new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.92, subdivision 9, is amended to read:


Subd. 9.

Class 1 all-terrain vehicle.

"Class 1 all-terrain vehicle" means an
all-terrain vehicle that has a total deleted text begindry weight of less than 1,200 poundsdeleted text endnew text begin width from outside
of tire rim to outside of tire rim that is 50 inches or less
new text end.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.92, subdivision 10, is amended to read:


Subd. 10.

Class 2 all-terrain vehicle.

"Class 2 all-terrain vehicle" means an
all-terrain vehicle that has a total deleted text begindry weight of 1,200 to 1,800 poundsdeleted text endnew text begin width from outside
of tire rim to outside of tire rim that is greater than 50 inches but not more than 65 inches
new text end.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.922, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Fees for registration.

(a) The fee for a three-year registration of
an all-terrain vehicle under this section, other than those registered by a dealer or
manufacturer under paragraph (b) or (c), is:

(1) for public use, $45new text begin for class 1 all-terrain vehicles and $48 for class 2 all-terrain
vehicles
new text end;

(2) for private use, $6; and

(3) for a duplicate or transfer, $4.

(b) The total registration fee for all-terrain vehicles owned by a dealer and operated for
demonstration or testing purposes is $50 per year. Dealer registrations are not transferable.

(c) The total registration fee for all-terrain vehicles owned by a manufacturer and
operated for research, testing, experimentation, or demonstration purposes is $150 per
year. Manufacturer registrations are not transferable.

(d) The onetime fee for registration of an all-terrain vehicle under subdivision 2b is $6.

(e) The fees collected under this subdivision must be credited to the all-terrain
vehicle account.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84D.01, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end

new text begin Aquatic invasive species affirmation. new text end

new text begin "Aquatic invasive species
affirmation" means an affirmation of the summary of the aquatic invasive species laws of
this chapter that is part of watercraft licenses and nonresident fishing licenses, as provided
in section 84D.106.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2016.
new text end

Sec. 11.

new text begin [84D.106] AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES AFFIRMATION.
new text end

new text begin Aquatic invasive species affirmation is required for all:
new text end

new text begin (1) watercraft licenses issued under section 86B.401; and
new text end

new text begin (2) all nonresident fishing licenses, as provided in section 97C.301, subdivision 2a.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin Clause (1) of this section is effective January 1, 2016. Clause
(2) of this section is effective March 1, 2016.
new text end

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84D.13, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Civil penalties.

(a) A civil citation issued under this section must impose
the following penalty amounts:

(1) for transporting aquatic macrophytes in violation of section 84D.09, $100;

(2) for placing or attempting to place into waters of the state water-related equipment
that has aquatic macrophytes attached, $200;

(3) for unlawfully possessing or transporting a prohibited invasive species other
than an aquatic macrophyte, $500;

(4) for placing or attempting to place into waters of the state water-related equipment
that has prohibited invasive species attached when the waters are not listed by the
commissioner as being infested with that invasive species, $500;

(5) for intentionally damaging, moving, removing, or sinking a buoy marking, as
prescribed by rule, Eurasian water milfoil, $100;

(6) for failing to have drain plugs or similar devices removed or opened while
transporting water-related equipment or for failing to remove plugs, open valves, and
drain water from water-related equipment, other than marine sanitary systems, before
leaving waters of the state, $100; deleted text beginand
deleted text end

(7) for transporting infested water off riparian property without a permit as required
by rule, $200new text begin; and
new text end

new text begin (8) for failing to have aquatic invasive species affirmation displayed or available for
inspection as provided in sections 86B.401 and 97C.301, subdivision 2a, $25
new text end.

(b) A civil citation that is issued to a person who has one or more prior convictions
or final orders for violations of this chapter is subject to twice the penalty amounts listed
in paragraph (a).

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84D.15, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Use of money in account.

Money credited to the invasive species account
in subdivision 2 shall be used for management of invasive species and implementation of
this chapter as it pertains to invasive species, including control, public awareness, law
enforcement, assessment and monitoring, management planning, new text beginhabitat improvements,
new text endand research.

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 85.015, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 6a. new text end

new text begin Mississippi Blufflands Trail; Goodhue and Wabasha Counties. new text end

new text begin (a)
The Mississippi Blufflands Trail shall originate at the Cannon Valley Trail and thence
extend generally southeasterly along the Mississippi River through Frontenac State Park in
Goodhue County and continue through Goodhue and Wabasha Counties to the city of Lake
City, and there terminate. The trail shall include connections to the Rattlesnake Bluff Trail.
new text end

new text begin (b) The trail shall be developed primarily for riding and hiking.
new text end

new text begin (c) In establishing, developing, maintaining, and operating the trail, the
commissioner shall cooperate with local units of government and private individuals and
groups whenever feasible.
new text end

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 85.055, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Fees.

The fee for state park permits for:

(1) an annual use of state parks is deleted text begin$25deleted text endnew text begin $30new text end;

(2) a second or subsequent vehicle state park permit is $18;

(3) a state park permit valid for one day is deleted text begin$5deleted text endnew text begin $6new text end;

(4) a daily vehicle state park permit for groups is $3;

(5) an annual permit for motorcycles is $20;

(6) an employee's state park permit is without charge; and

(7) a state park permit for persons with disabilities under section 85.053, subdivision
7
, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3), is $12.

The fees specified in this subdivision include any sales tax required by state law.

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 85.32, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Areas marked.

The commissioner of natural resources is authorized
in cooperation with local units of government and private individuals and groups when
feasible to mark state water trails on the Little Fork, Big Fork, Minnesota, St. Croix,
Snake, Mississippi, Red Lake, Cannon, Straight, Des Moines, Crow Wing, St. Louis, Pine,
Rum, Kettle, Cloquet, Root, Zumbro, Pomme de Terre within Swift County, Watonwan,
Cottonwood, Whitewater, Chippewa from Benson in Swift County to Montevideo in
Chippewa County, Long Prairie, Red River of the North, Sauk, Otter Tail, Redwood,
Blue Earth, Cedar, new text beginShell Rock, new text endand Crow Rivers which have historic and scenic values
and to mark appropriately points of interest, portages, camp sites, and all dams, rapids,
waterfalls, whirlpools, and other serious hazards which are dangerous to canoe, kayak,
and watercraft travelers.

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 86B.401, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Licensing.

new text begin(a) new text endThe license agent shall register the watercraft on receiving
an application and the license fee. A license and registration sticker with a registration
number shall be issued and must be affixed to the watercraft as prescribed by the
commissioner of natural resources.

new text begin (b) A license includes aquatic invasive species affirmation as provided in section
84D.106. The aquatic invasive species affirmation portion of the license must be displayed
with the signed license certificate. The aquatic invasive species affirmation will be
provided with an application for a new, transfer, duplicate, or renewal watercraft license.
new text end

new text begin (c)new text end The license is not valid unless signed by at least one owner.

new text begin (d) Failure to complete the aquatic invasive species affirmation in this subdivision is
subject to the penalty prescribed in section 84D.13, subdivision 5.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2016.
new text end

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 87A.10, is amended to read:


87A.10 TRAPnew text begin, SKEET, AND ARCHERYnew text end SHOOTING SPORTS FACILITY
GRANTS.

The commissioner of natural resources shall administer a program to provide
cost-share grants to local recreational shooting clubs new text beginor local units of government new text endfor up to
50 percent of the costs of developing or rehabilitating trapnew text begin, skeet, and archerynew text end shooting
sports facilities for public use. A facility rehabilitated or developed with a grant under this
section must be open to the general public at reasonable times and for a reasonable fee
on a walk-in basis. The commissioner shall give preference to projects that will provide
the most opportunities for youth.

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.6435, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Forest bough account; disposition of fees.

(a) The forest bough account
is established in the state treasury within the natural resources fund.

(b) Fees for permits issued under this section deleted text beginshalldeleted text endnew text begin mustnew text end be deposited in the state
treasury and credited to the forest bough account and, except for the electronic licensing
system commission established by the commissioner under section 84.027, subdivision
15
, are annually appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources for costs associated
withdeleted text begin balsam bough educationaldeleted text endnew text begin special forest product information and educationnew text end programs
for harvesters and buyers.

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 90.14, is amended to read:


90.14 AUCTION SALE PROCEDURE.

(a) All state timber shall be offered and sold by the same unit of measurement as it
was appraised. No tract shall be sold to any person other than the purchaser in whose name
the bid was made. The commissioner may refuse to approve any and all bids received and
cancel a sale of state timber for good and sufficient reasons.

(b) The purchaser at any sale of timber shall, immediately upon the approval of the
bid, or, if unsold at public auction, at the time of purchase at a subsequent sale under section
90.101, subdivision 1, pay to the commissioner a down payment of 15 percent of the
appraised value. In case any purchaser fails to make such payment, the purchaser shall be
liable therefor to the state in a civil action, and the commissioner may reoffer the timber for
sale as though no bid or sale under section 90.101, subdivision 1, therefor had been made.

(c) In lieu of the scaling of state timber required by this chapter, a purchaser of state
timber may, at the time of payment by the purchaser to the commissioner of 15 percent
of the appraised value, elect in writing on a form prescribed by the attorney general to
purchase a permit based solely on the appraiser's estimate of the volume of timber described
in the permit, provided that the commissioner has expressly designated the availability of
such option for that tract on the list of tracts available for sale as required under section
90.101. A purchaser who elects in writing on a form prescribed by the attorney general
to purchase a permit based solely on the appraiser's estimate of the volume of timber
described on the permit does not have recourse to the provisions of section 90.281.

(d) In the case of a public auction sale conducted by a sealed bid process, tracts shall
be awarded to the high bidder, who shall pay to the commissioner a down payment of 15
percent of the appraised value that must be received or postmarked within 14 days of
the date of the sealed bid opening. If a purchaser fails to make the down payment, the
purchaser is liable for the down payment to the state and the commissioner may offer the
timber for sale to the next highest bidder as though no higher bid had been made.

(e) Except as otherwise provided by law, at the time the purchaser signs a permit
issued under section 90.151, the commissioner shall require the purchaser to make a bid
guarantee payment to the commissioner in an amount equal to 15 percent of the total
purchase price of the permit less the down payment amount required by paragraph (b)
for any bid increase in excess of deleted text begin$5,000deleted text endnew text begin $10,000new text end of the appraised value. If a required bid
guarantee payment is not submitted with the signed permit, no harvesting may occur, the
permit cancels, and the down payment for timber forfeits to the state. The bid guarantee
payment forfeits to the state if the purchaser and successors in interest fail to execute
an effective permit.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 1, 2015, and applies to permits
sold on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 90.193, is amended to read:


90.193 EXTENSION OF TIMBER PERMITS.

The commissioner may, in the case of an exceptional circumstance beyond the
control of the timber permit holder which makes it unreasonable, impractical, and not
feasible to complete cutting and removal under the permit within the time allowed, grant
one regular extension for one year. A written request for the regular extension must be
received by the commissioner before the permit expires. The request must state the reason
the extension is necessary and be signed by the permit holder. An interest rate of deleted text begineight
deleted text endnew text beginfivenew text end percent may be charged for the period of extension.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 22.

new text begin [92.83] CONDEMNATION OF SCHOOL TRUST LAND.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Purpose. new text end

new text begin The purpose of this section is to extinguish the school trust
interest in school trust lands where long-term economic return is prohibited by designation
or policy while producing economic benefits for Minnesota's public schools. For the
purposes of satisfying the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 8, which limits the
sale of school trust lands to a public sale, the commissioner of natural resources shall
acquire school trust lands through condemnation, as provided in subdivision 2.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Commencement of condemnation proceedings. new text end

new text begin When the commissioner
of natural resources has determined sufficient money is available to acquire any of the
lands identified under section 84.027, subdivision 18, paragraph (c), the commissioner
shall proceed to extinguish the school trust interest by condemnation action. When
requested by the commissioner, the attorney general shall commence condemnation of
the identified school trust lands.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Payment. new text end

new text begin The portion of the payment of the award and judgment that
is for the value of the land shall be deposited into the permanent school fund. The
remainder of the award and judgment payment shall first be remitted for reimbursement
to the accounts from which expenses were paid, with any remainder deposited into the
permanent school fund.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Account. new text end

new text begin The school trust lands account is created in the state treasury.
Money credited to the account is appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources
for the purposes of this section.
new text end

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 93.20, subdivision 18, is amended to read:


Subd. 18.

Schedule 7.

Schedule 7. Taconite ore shall be understood to mean a
ferruginous chert or ferruginous slate in the form of compact siliceous rock, in which the
iron oxide is so finely disseminated that substantially all of the iron-bearing particles of
merchantable grade are smaller than 20 mesh.

Taconite concentrates shall be understood to mean the merchantable product, suitable
for blast furnace use, which, in accordance with good engineering and metallurgical
practice, has been produced from taconite ore which requires treatment by fine grinding,
magnetic separation, flotation, or some other method or methods other than or in addition
to one or more of the methods specified in schedules 1 to 6, inclusive.

On a ton of taconite concentrates averaging in dried iron 40.49 percent or less, the
royalty shall be new text beginno less than new text end11 cents. The royalty rate shall be increased one percent for
each increase of one percent, or fraction thereof, in dried iron analysis.

In lieu of payment of such royalty on the taconite concentrates, royalty payments
may be made on the taconite ore as set forth in section 93.201.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment
and applies to both existing and new leases entered into under this section.
new text end

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 94.16, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Proceeds from natural resources land.

(a) Except as provided in
deleted text beginparagraphdeleted text endnew text begin paragraphsnew text end (b)new text begin and (c)new text end, the remainder of the proceeds from the sale of lands
new text beginclassified as a unit of the outdoor recreation system under section 86A.05new text end that were under
the control and supervision of the commissioner of natural resources shall be credited to
the land acquisition account in the natural resources fund.

(b) The remainder of the proceeds from the sale of administrative sites under the
control and supervision of the commissioner of natural resources shall be credited to the
facilities management account established under section 84.0857 and used to acquire
facilities or renovate existing buildings for administrative use or to acquire land for,
design, and construct administrative buildings for the Department of Natural Resources.

new text begin (c) The remainder of the proceeds from the sale of land not within a unit of the
outdoor recreation system under section 86A.05 and not an administrative site, but under
the control and supervision of the commissioner of natural resources, shall be credited to
the school trust lands account established under section 92.83.
new text end

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.055, subdivision 4b, is amended to read:


Subd. 4b.

Citizen oversight committees.

(a) The commissioner shall appoint
committees of affected persons to review the reports prepared under subdivision 4; review
the proposed work plans and budgets for the coming year; propose changes in policies,
activities, and revenue enhancements or reductions; review other relevant information;
and make recommendations to the legislature and the commissioner for improvements in
the management and use of money in the game and fish fund.

(b) The commissioner shall appoint the following committees, each comprised
of at least ten affected persons:

(1) a Fisheries Oversight Committee to review fisheries funding and expenditures,
including activities related to trout and salmon stamps and walleye stamps; and

(2) a Wildlife Oversight Committee to review wildlife funding and expenditures,
including activities related to migratory waterfowl, pheasant, and wild turkey management
and deer and big game management.

(c) The chairs of the Fisheries Oversight Committee and the Wildlife Oversight
Committee, and four additional members from each committee, shall form a Budgetary
Oversight Committee to coordinate the integration of the fisheries and wildlife oversight
committee reports into an annual report to the legislature; recommend changes on a broad
level in policies, activities, and revenue enhancements or reductions; and provide a forum
to address issues that transcend the fisheries and wildlife oversight committees.

(d) The Budgetary Oversight Committee shall develop recommendations for a
biennial budget plan and report for expenditures on game and fish activities. By August 15
of each even-numbered year, the committee shall submit the budget plan recommendations
to the commissioner and to the senate and house of representatives committees with
jurisdiction over natural resources finance.

(e) The chairs of the Fisheries Oversight Committee and the Wildlife Oversight
Committee shall be chosen by their respective committees. The chair of the Budgetary
Oversight Committee shall be appointed by the commissioner and may not be the chair of
either of the other oversight committees.

(f) The Budgetary Oversight Committee may make recommendations to the
commissioner and to the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction
over natural resources finance for outcome goals from expenditures.

(g) The committees authorized under this subdivision are not advisory councils or
committees governed by section 15.059 and are not subject to section 15.059. Committee
members appointed by the commissioner may request reimbursement for mileage
expenses in the same manner and amount as authorized by the commissioner's plan
adopted under section 43A.18, subdivision 2. Committee members must not receive daily
compensation for oversight activities. The Fisheries Oversight Committee, the Wildlife
Oversight Committee, and the Budgetary Oversight Committee expire June 30, deleted text begin2015deleted text endnew text begin 2020new text end.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97B.301, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Residents age 84 or over may take deer of either sex. new text end

new text begin A resident age 84
or over may take a deer of either sex. This subdivision does not authorize the taking of an
antlerless deer by another member of a party under subdivision 3.
new text end

Sec. 27.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97C.301, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 2a. new text end

new text begin Aquatic invasive species affirmation. new text end

new text begin (a) A nonresident license to
take fish issued under section 97A.475, subdivision 7, includes aquatic invasive species
affirmation as provided in section 84D.106.
new text end

new text begin (b) The aquatic invasive species affirmation portion of the license must be displayed
with the signed nonresident license to take fish issued under section 97A.475, subdivision
7. The aquatic invasive species affirmation will be provided at the time of purchase of a
new or duplicate nonresident license.
new text end

new text begin (c) If a license is purchased online, the aquatic invasive species affirmation may be
completed electronically as part of the online sales process, and the electronic record of
the license sale will be sufficient for documenting the affirmation.
new text end

new text begin (d) Failure to complete the aquatic invasive species affirmation in this subdivision is
subject to the penalty prescribed in section 84D.13, subdivision 5.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective March 1, 2016.
new text end

Sec. 28.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103B.101, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 16. new text end

new text begin Wetland stakeholder coordination. new text end

new text begin The board shall work with
wetland stakeholders to foster mutual understanding and provide recommendations for
improvements to the management of wetlands and related land and water resources,
including recommendations for updating the Wetland Conservation Act, developing
an in-lieu fee program as defined in section 103G.005, subdivision 10g, and related
provisions. The board may convene informal working groups or work teams to provide
information and education and to develop recommendations.
new text end

Sec. 29.

new text begin [103B.103] EASEMENT STEWARDSHIP ACCOUNTS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Accounts established; sources. new text end

new text begin (a) The water and soil conservation
easement stewardship account and the mitigation easement stewardship account are
created in the special revenue fund. The accounts consist of money credited to the
accounts and interest and other earnings on money in the accounts. The State Board of
Investment must manage the accounts to maximize long-term gain.
new text end

new text begin (b) Revenue from contributions and money appropriated for any purposes of the
account as described in subdivision 2 must be deposited in the water and soil conservation
easement stewardship account. Revenue from contributions, wetland banking fees
designated for stewardship purposes by the board, easement stewardship payments
authorized under subdivision 3, and money appropriated for any purposes of the account
as described in subdivision 2 must be deposited in the mitigation easement stewardship
account.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Appropriation; purposes of accounts. new text end

new text begin Five percent of the balance on
July 1 each year in the water and soil conservation easement stewardship account and
five percent of the balance on July 1 each year in the mitigation easement stewardship
account are annually appropriated to the board and may be spent only to cover the costs
of managing easements held by the board, including costs associated with monitoring,
landowner contacts, records storage and management, processing landowner notices,
requests for approval or amendments, enforcement, and legal services associated with
easement management activities.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Financial contributions. new text end

new text begin The board shall seek a financial contribution
to the water and soil conservation easement stewardship account for each conservation
easement acquired by the board. The board shall seek a financial contribution or assess an
easement stewardship payment to the mitigation easement stewardship account for each
wetland banking easement acquired by the board. Unless otherwise provided by law,
the board shall determine the amount of the contribution or payment, which must be an
amount calculated to earn sufficient money to meet the costs of managing the easement at
a level that neither significantly overrecovers nor underrecovers the costs. In determining
the amount of the financial contribution, the board shall consider:
new text end

new text begin (1) the estimated annual staff hours needed to manage the conservation easement,
taking into consideration factors such as easement type, size, location, and complexity;
new text end

new text begin (2) the average hourly wages for the class or classes of state and local employees
expected to manage the easement;
new text end

new text begin (3) the estimated annual travel expenses to manage the easement;
new text end

new text begin (4) the estimated annual miscellaneous costs to manage the easement, including
supplies and equipment, information technology support, and aerial flyovers;
new text end

new text begin (5) the estimated annualized costs of legal services, including the cost to enforce the
easement in the event of a violation; and
new text end

new text begin (6) the expected rate of return on investments in the account.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin Subdivisions 1 and 2 of this section are effective the day
following final enactment. Subdivision 3 of this section is effective for conservation
easements acquired with money appropriated on or after July 1, 2015, and for acquisitions
of conservation easements by gift or as a condition of approval for wetland mitigation as
provided in Minnesota Rules, chapter 8420, that are initiated on or after July 1, 2015.
new text end

Sec. 30.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103B.3355, is amended to read:


103B.3355 WETLAND FUNCTIONS FOR DETERMINING PUBLIC
VALUES.

(a) The public values of wetlands must be determined based upon the functions of
wetlands for:

(1) water quality, including filtering of pollutants to surface and groundwater,
utilization of nutrients that would otherwise pollute public waters, trapping of sediments,
shoreline protection, and utilization of the wetland as a recharge area for groundwater;

(2) floodwater and storm water retention, including the potential for flooding in
the watershed, the value of property subject to flooding, and the reduction in potential
flooding by the wetland;

(3) public recreation and education, including hunting and fishing areas, wildlife
viewing areas, and nature areas;

(4) commercial uses, including wild rice and cranberry growing and harvesting
and aquaculture;

(5) fish, wildlife, native plant habitats;

(6) low-flow augmentation;

(7) carbon sequestration; and

(8) other public uses.

(b) The Board of Water and Soil Resources, in consultation with the commissioners of
natural resources and agriculture and local government units, shall adopt rules establishing:

(1) scientific methodologies for determining the functions of wetlands; and

(2) criteria for determining the resulting public values of wetlands.

(c) The methodologies and criteria established under this section or other
methodologies and criteria that include the functions in paragraph (a) and are approved
by the board, in consultation with the commissioners of natural resources and agriculture
and local government units, must be used to determine the functions and resulting public
values of wetlands in the state. The functions listed in paragraph (a) are not listed in
order of priority.

(d) Public value criteria established or approved by the board under this section do
not apply in areas subject to local comprehensive wetland protection and management
plans established under section 103G.2243.

(e) The Board of Water and Soil Resources, in consultation with the commissioners
of natural resources and agriculture and local government units, deleted text beginmaydeleted text endnew text begin mustnew text end identify deleted text beginregions
deleted text endnew text beginareasnew text end of the state where preservation, enhancement, restoration, and establishment
of wetlands would have high public value. The board, in consultation with the
commissioners, deleted text beginmaydeleted text endnew text begin mustnew text end identify high priority deleted text beginwetland regionsdeleted text endnew text begin areas for wetland
replacement
new text end using available information relating to the factors listed in paragraph
(a)new text begin, the historic loss and abundance of wetlands, current applicable state and local
government water management and natural resource plans, and studies using a watershed
approach to identify current and future watershed needs
new text end. The board shall notify local
units of government with water planning authority of these high priority deleted text beginregionsdeleted text endnew text begin areas.
Designation of high priority areas is exempt from the rulemaking requirements of chapter
14, and section 14.386 does not apply. Designation of high priority areas is not effective
until 30 days after publication in the State Register
new text end.

new text begin (f) Local units of government, as part of a state-approved comprehensive local
water management plan as defined in section 103B.3363, subdivision 3, a state-approved
comprehensive watershed management plan as defined in section 103B.3363, subdivision
3a, or a state-approved local comprehensive wetland protection and management plan
under section 103G.2243, may identify priority areas for wetland replacement and provide
them for consideration under paragraph (e).
new text end

Sec. 31.

new text begin [103F.519] WORKING LANDS WATERSHED RESTORATION
PROGRAM.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms
have the meanings given.
new text end

new text begin (b) "Advanced biofuel" has the meaning given in section 239.051, subdivision 1a.
new text end

new text begin (c) "Agricultural use" has the meaning given in section 17.81, subdivision 4.
new text end

new text begin (d) "Board" means the Board of Water and Soil Resources.
new text end

new text begin (e) "Perennial crops" means agriculturally produced plants that are known to be
noninvasive and not listed as a noxious weed in Minnesota and that have a life cycle of at
least three years at the location where the plants are being cultivated. Biomass from alfalfa
produced in a two-year rotation is considered a perennial crop.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Establishment. new text end

new text begin The board shall administer a perennial feedstock program
to incentivize the establishment and maintenance of perennial agricultural crops. The
board shall contract with landowners and give priority to contracts that implement water
protection actions as identified in a completed watershed restoration and protection
strategy developed under section 114D.26.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Eligible land. new text end

new text begin Land eligible under this section must:
new text end

new text begin (1) have been in agricultural use or have been set aside, enrolled, or diverted under
another federal or state government program for at least two of the last five years before
the date of application; and
new text end

new text begin (2) not be currently set aside, enrolled, or diverted under another federal or state
government program.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Contract terms. new text end

new text begin (a) The board shall offer a contract rate of no more
than 90 percent of the most recent federal conservation reserve program payment for the
county in which the land is located. The board may make additional payments to assist
with the establishment of perennial crops.
new text end

new text begin (b) Contracts must be at least ten years in duration.
new text end

new text begin (c) Perennial crops grown on lands enrolled under this section may be used for
advanced biofuel feedstock or livestock feed. Perennial plants may be processed in a
manner that utilizes a portion of the plant for livestock. Mechanical harvest is not allowed
before July 1 in any year.
new text end

new text begin (d) The board shall prioritize lands with the highest potential to leverage federal
funding.
new text end

new text begin (e) The board may establish additional contract terms.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Pilot watershed selection. new text end

new text begin The board may select up to two watersheds in
which to conduct an initial pilot program of up to 100,000 total acres. Project watersheds
must have, as determined by the board:
new text end

new text begin (1) a completed watershed restoration and protection strategy developed under
section 114D.26 or a hydrological simulation program model approved by the Pollution
Control Agency;
new text end

new text begin (2) multiple water quality impairments resulting primarily from agricultural practices;
new text end

new text begin (3) a viable proposed advanced biofuel production facility located within 50 miles
of the perennial feedstock grown under this section; and
new text end

new text begin (4) sufficient additional acres of cropland available for perennial crop production to
adequately supply the proposed advanced biofuel production facility.
new text end

Sec. 32.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103F.612, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Application.

(a) A wetland owner may apply to the county where a
wetland is located for designation of a wetland preservation area in a high priority wetland
area deleted text beginidentified in a comprehensive local water plan, as defined in section 103B.3363,
subdivision 3
, and located within a high priority wetland region
deleted text end designated by the Board
of Water and Soil Resources, if the county chooses to accept wetland preservation area
applications. The application must be made on forms provided by the board. If a wetland
is located in more than one county, the application must be submitted to the county where
the majority of the wetland is located.

(b) The application shall be executed and acknowledged in the manner required
by law to execute and acknowledge a deed and must contain at least the following
information and other information the Board of Water and Soil Resources requires:

(1) legal description of the area to be approved, which must include an upland strip
at least 16-1/2 feet in width around the perimeter of wetlands within the area and may
include total upland area of up to four acres for each acre of wetland;

(2) parcel identification numbers where designated by the county auditor;

(3) name and address of the owner;

(4) a statement by the owner covenanting that the land will be preserved as a wetland
and will only be used in accordance with conditions prescribed by the Board of Water and
Soil Resources and providing that the restrictive covenant will be binding on the owner
and the owner's successors or assigns, and will run with the land.

(c) The upland strip required in paragraph (b), clause (1), must be planted with
permanent vegetation other than a noxious weed.

Sec. 33.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.005, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 10g. new text end

new text begin In-lieu fee program. new text end

new text begin "In-lieu fee program" means a program in which
wetland replacement requirements of section 103G.222 are satisfied through payment of
money to the board or a board-approved sponsor to develop replacement credits according
to section 103G.2242, subdivision 12.
new text end

Sec. 34.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.222, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Requirements.

(a) Wetlands must not be drained or filled, wholly or
partially, unless replaced by deleted text beginrestoring or creating wetland areas ofdeleted text endnew text begin actions that provide
new text endat least equal public value under a replacement plan approved as provided in section
103G.2242, a replacement plan under a local governmental unit's comprehensive wetland
protection and management plan approved by the board under section 103G.2243, or, if a
permit to mine is required under section 93.481, under a mining reclamation plan approved
by the commissioner under the permit to mine. For project-specific wetland replacement
completed prior to wetland impacts authorized or conducted under a permit to mine within
the Great Lakes and Rainy River watershed basins, those basins shall be considered a single
watershed for purposes of determining wetland replacement ratios. Mining reclamation
plans shall apply the same principles and standards for replacing wetlands deleted text beginby restoration
or creation of wetland areas
deleted text end that are applicable to mitigation plans approved as provided
in section 103G.2242. Public value must be determined in accordance with section
103B.3355 or a comprehensive wetland protection and management plan established
under section 103G.2243. Sections 103G.221 to 103G.2372 also apply to excavation in
permanently and semipermanently flooded areas of types 3, 4, and 5 wetlands.

(b) Replacement must be guided by the following principles in descending order
of priority:

(1) avoiding the direct or indirect impact of the activity that may destroy or diminish
the wetland;

(2) minimizing the impact by limiting the degree or magnitude of the wetland
activity and its implementation;

(3) rectifying the impact by repairing, rehabilitating, or restoring the affected
wetland environment;

(4) reducing or eliminating the impact over time by preservation and maintenance
operations during the life of the activity;

(5) compensating for the impact by restoring a wetland; and

(6) compensating for the impact by replacing or providing substitute wetland
resources or environments.

For a project involving the draining or filling of wetlands in an amount not exceeding
10,000 square feet more than the applicable amount in section 103G.2241, subdivision 9,
paragraph (a), the local government unit may make an on-site sequencing determination
without a written alternatives analysis from the applicant.

(c) If a wetland is located in a cultivated field, then replacement must be accomplished
through restoration only without regard to the priority order in paragraph (b), provided
that the altered wetland is not converted to a nonagricultural use for at least ten years.

(d) If a wetland is replaced under paragraph (c), or drained under section 103G.2241,
subdivision 2
, paragraph (b) or (e), the local government unit may require a deed
restriction that prohibits nonagricultural use for at least ten years. The local government
unit may require the deed restriction if it determines the wetland area drained is at risk of
conversion to a nonagricultural use within ten years based on the zoning classification,
proximity to a municipality or full service road, or other criteria as determined by the
local government unit.

(e) Restoration and replacement of wetlands must be accomplished in accordance
with the ecology of the landscape area affected and ponds that are created primarily to
fulfill storm water management, and water quality treatment requirements may not be
used to satisfy replacement requirements under this chapter unless the design includes
pretreatment of runoff and the pond is functioning as a wetland.

(f) Except as provided in paragraph (g), for a wetland or public waters wetland
located on nonagricultural land, replacement must be in the ratio of two acres of replaced
wetland for each acre of drained or filled wetland.

(g) For a wetland or public waters wetland located on agricultural land or in a greater
than 80 percent area, replacement must be in the ratio of one acre of replaced wetland
for each acre of drained or filled wetland.

(h) Wetlands that are restored or created as a result of an approved replacement plan
are subject to the provisions of this section for any subsequent drainage or filling.

(i) Except in a greater than 80 percent area, only wetlands that have been
restored from previously drained or filled wetlands, wetlands created by excavation in
nonwetlands, wetlands created by dikes or dams along public or private drainage ditches,
or wetlands created by dikes or dams associated with the restoration of previously
drained or filled wetlands may be used deleted text beginin a statewide banking program established indeleted text endnew text begin for
wetland replacement according to
new text end rules adopted under section 103G.2242, subdivision 1.
Modification or conversion of nondegraded naturally occurring wetlands from one type to
another are not eligible for deleted text beginenrollment in a statewide wetlands bankdeleted text endnew text begin wetland replacementnew text end.

(j) The Technical Evaluation Panel established under section 103G.2242, subdivision
2
, shall ensure that sufficient time has occurred for the wetland to develop wetland
characteristics of soils, vegetation, and hydrology before recommending that the wetland
be deposited in the statewide wetland bank. If the Technical Evaluation Panel has reason
to believe that the wetland characteristics may change substantially, the panel shall
postpone its recommendation until the wetland has stabilized.

(k) This section and sections 103G.223 to 103G.2242, 103G.2364, and 103G.2365
apply to the state and its departments and agencies.

(l) For projects involving draining or filling of wetlands associated with a new public
transportation project, and for projects expanded solely for additional traffic capacity,
public transportation authorities may purchase credits from the board at the cost to the
board to establish credits. Proceeds from the sale of credits provided under this paragraph
are appropriated to the board for the purposes of this paragraph. For the purposes of this
paragraph, "transportation project" does not include an airport project.

(m) A replacement plan for wetlands is not required for individual projects that
result in the filling or draining of wetlands for the repair, rehabilitation, reconstruction,
or replacement of a currently serviceable existing state, city, county, or town public road
necessary, as determined by the public transportation authority, to meet state or federal
design or safety standards or requirements, excluding new roads or roads expanded solely
for additional traffic capacity lanes. This paragraph only applies to authorities for public
transportation projects that:

(1) minimize the amount of wetland filling or draining associated with the project
and consider mitigating important site-specific wetland functions on site;

(2) except as provided in clause (3), submit project-specific reports to the board, the
Technical Evaluation Panel, the commissioner of natural resources, and members of the
public requesting a copy at least 30 days prior to construction that indicate the location,
amount, and type of wetlands to be filled or drained by the project or, alternatively,
convene an annual meeting of the parties required to receive notice to review projects to
be commenced during the upcoming year; and

(3) for minor and emergency maintenance work impacting less than 10,000 square
feet, submit project-specific reports, within 30 days of commencing the activity, to the board
that indicate the location, amount, and type of wetlands that have been filled or drained.

Those required to receive notice of public transportation projects may appeal
minimization, delineation, and on-site mitigation decisions made by the public
transportation authority to the board according to the provisions of section 103G.2242,
subdivision 9
. The Technical Evaluation Panel shall review minimization and delineation
decisions made by the public transportation authority and provide recommendations
regarding on-site mitigation if requested to do so by the local government unit, a
contiguous landowner, or a member of the Technical Evaluation Panel.

Except for state public transportation projects, for which the state Department of
Transportation is responsible, the board must replace the wetlands, and wetland areas of
public waters if authorized by the commissioner or a delegated authority, drained or filled
by public transportation projects on existing roads.

Public transportation authorities at their discretion may deviate from federal and
state design standards on existing road projects when practical and reasonable to avoid
wetland filling or draining, provided that public safety is not unreasonably compromised.
The local road authority and its officers and employees are exempt from liability for
any tort claim for injury to persons or property arising from travel on the highway and
related to the deviation from the design standards for construction or reconstruction under
this paragraph. This paragraph does not preclude an action for damages arising from
negligence in construction or maintenance on a highway.

(n) If a landowner seeks approval of a replacement plan after the proposed project
has already affected the wetland, the local government unit may require the landowner to
replace the affected wetland at a ratio not to exceed twice the replacement ratio otherwise
required.

(o) A local government unit may request the board to reclassify a county or
watershed on the basis of its percentage of presettlement wetlands remaining. After
receipt of satisfactory documentation from the local government, the board shall change
the classification of a county or watershed. If requested by the local government unit,
the board must assist in developing the documentation. Within 30 days of its action to
approve a change of wetland classifications, the board shall publish a notice of the change
in the Environmental Quality Board Monitor.

(p) One hundred citizens who reside within the jurisdiction of the local government
unit may request the local government unit to reclassify a county or watershed on the basis
of its percentage of presettlement wetlands remaining. In support of their petition, the
citizens shall provide satisfactory documentation to the local government unit. The local
government unit shall consider the petition and forward the request to the board under
paragraph (o) or provide a reason why the petition is denied.

Sec. 35.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.222, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Wetland replacement siting.

(a) Impacted wetlands in a 50 to 80 percent
area must be replaced in a 50 to 80 percent area or in a less than 50 percent area. Impacted
wetlands in a less than 50 percent area must be replaced in a less than 50 percent area.
All wetland replacement must follow this priority order:

(1) on site or in the same minor watershed as the impacted wetland;

(2) in the same watershed as the impacted wetland;

(3) in the same county or wetland bank service area as the impacted wetland;new text begin and
new text end

(4) in another wetland bank service areadeleted text begin; anddeleted text endnew text begin.
new text end

deleted text begin (5) statewide for public transportation projects, except that wetlands impacted in
less than 50 percent areas must be replaced in less than 50 percent areas, and wetlands
impacted in the seven-county metropolitan area must be replaced at a ratio of two to one in:
(i) the affected county or, (ii) in another of the seven metropolitan counties, or (iii) in one
of the major watersheds that are wholly or partially within the seven-county metropolitan
area, but at least one to one must be replaced within the seven-county metropolitan area.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (b) The exception in paragraph (a), clause (5), does not apply to replacement
completed using wetland banking credits established by a person who submitted a
complete wetland banking application to a local government unit by April 1, 1996.
deleted text end

new text begin (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), wetland banking credits approved according to
a complete wetland banking application submitted to a local government unit by April
1, 1996, may be used to replace wetland impacts resulting from public transportation
projects statewide.
new text end

new text begin (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (2), the priority order for
replacement by wetland banking begins at paragraph (a), clause (3), according to rules
adopted under section 103G.2242, subdivision 1.
new text end

deleted text begin (c)deleted text endnew text begin (d)new text end When reasonable, practicable, and environmentally beneficial replacement
opportunities are not available in siting priorities listed in paragraph (a), the applicant
may seek opportunities at the next level.

deleted text begin (d)deleted text endnew text begin (e)new text end For the purposes of this section, "reasonable, practicable, and environmentally
beneficial replacement opportunities" are defined as opportunities that:

(1) take advantage of naturally occurring hydrogeomorphological conditions and
require minimal landscape alteration;

(2) have a high likelihood of becoming a functional wetland that will continue
in perpetuity;

(3) do not adversely affect other habitat types or ecological communities that are
important in maintaining the overall biological diversity of the area; and

(4) are available and capable of being done after taking into consideration cost,
existing technology, and logistics consistent with overall project purposes.

deleted text begin (e) Applicants and local government units shall rely on board-approved
comprehensive inventories of replacement opportunities and watershed conditions,
including the Northeast Minnesota Wetland Mitigation Inventory and Assessment (January
2010), in determining whether reasonable, practicable, and environmentally beneficial
replacement opportunities are available.
deleted text end

(f) Regulatory agencies, local government units, and other entities involved in
wetland restoration shall collaborate to identify potential replacement opportunities within
their jurisdictional areas.

new text begin (g) The board must establish wetland replacement ratios and wetland bank service
area priorities to implement the siting and targeting of wetland replacement and encourage
the use of high priority areas for wetland replacement.
new text end

Sec. 36.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.2242, subdivision 1, is amended to
read:


Subdivision 1.

Rules.

(a) The board, in consultation with the commissioner, shall
adopt rules governing the approval of wetland value replacement plans under this section
and public waters work permits affecting public waters wetlands under section 103G.245.
These rules must address the criteria, procedure, timing, and location of acceptable
replacement of wetland valuesdeleted text begin;deleted text endnew text begin andnew text end may address the state establishment and administration
of a wetland banking program for public and private projects, deleted text beginwhich may includedeleted text endnew text begin including
new text endprovisions deleted text beginallowing monetary payment to the wetland banking program for alteration of
wetlands on agricultural land
deleted text endnew text begin for an in-lieu fee programnew text end; the administrative, monitoring, and
enforcement procedures to be used; and a procedure for the review and appeal of decisions
under this section. In the case of peatlands, the replacement plan rules must consider the
impact on carbon deleted text beginbalance described in the report required by Laws 1990, chapter 587, and
include the planting of trees or shrubs
deleted text end.new text begin Any in-lieu fee program established by the board
must conform with Code of Federal Regulations, title 33, section 332.8, as amended.
new text end

(b) After the adoption of the rules, a replacement plan must be approved by a
resolution of the governing body of the local government unit, consistent with the
provisions of the rules or a comprehensive wetland protection and management plan
approved under section 103G.2243.

(c) If the local government unit fails to apply the rules, or fails to implement a
local comprehensive wetland protection and management plan established under section
103G.2243, the government unit is subject to penalty as determined by the board.

Sec. 37.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.2242, subdivision 2, is amended to
read:


Subd. 2.

Evaluation.

(a) Questions concerning the public value, location, size,
or type of a wetland shall be submitted to and determined by a Technical Evaluation
Panel after an on-site inspection. The Technical Evaluation Panel shall be composed of
a technical professional employee of the board, a technical professional employee of
the local soil and water conservation district or districts, a technical professional with
expertise in water resources management appointed by the local government unit, and
a technical professional employee of the Department of Natural Resources for projects
affecting public waters or wetlands adjacent to public waters. The panel shall use the
"United States Army Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual" (January 1987),
including updates, supplementary guidance, and replacements, if any, "Wetlands of
the United States" (United States Fish and Wildlife Service Circular 39, 1971 edition),
and "Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States" (1979
edition). The panel shall provide the wetland determination and recommendations on
other technical matters to the local government unit that must approve a replacement plan,
deleted text beginwetland banking plandeleted text endnew text begin sequencingnew text end, exemption determination, no-loss determination, or
wetland boundary or type determination and may recommend approval or denial of the
plan. The authority must consider and include the decision of the Technical Evaluation
Panel in their approval or denial of a plan or determination.

(b) Persons conducting wetland or public waters boundary delineations or type
determinations are exempt from the requirements of chapter 326. The board may develop
a professional wetland delineator certification program.

new text begin (c) The board must establish an interagency team to assist in identifying and
evaluating potential wetland replacement sites. The team must consist of members
of the Technical Evaluation Panel and representatives from the Department of Natural
Resources; the Pollution Control Agency; the United States Army Corps of Engineers, St.
Paul district; and other organizations as determined by the board.
new text end

Sec. 38.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.2242, subdivision 3, is amended to
read:


Subd. 3.

Replacement completion.

new text begin(a) new text endReplacement of wetland values must be
completed prior to or concurrent with the actual draining or filling of a wetland, unlessnew text begin:
new text end

new text begin (1)new text end an irrevocable bank letter of credit or other deleted text beginsecuritydeleted text endnew text begin financial assurance
new text endacceptable to the local government unit or the board is given to the local government unit
or the board to guarantee the successful completion of the replacementdeleted text begin.deleted text endnew text begin; ornew text end

new text begin (2) the replacement is approved under an in-lieu fee program according to rules
adopted under subdivision 1. In the case of an in-lieu fee program established by a
board-approved sponsor, the board may require that a financial assurance in an amount
and method acceptable to the board be given to the board to ensure the approved sponsor
fulfills the sponsor's obligation to complete the required wetland replacement.
new text end

deleted text begin The board may establish, sponsor, or administer a wetland banking program, which
may include provisions allowing monetary payment to the wetland bank for impacts to
wetlands on agricultural land, for impacts that occur in greater than 80 percent areas, and
for public road projects.
deleted text end new text begin(b) The board may acquire land in fee title, purchase or accept
easements, enter into agreements, and purchase existing wetland replacement credits to
facilitate the wetland banking program. The board may establish in-lieu fee payment
amounts and hold money in an account in the special revenue fund, which is appropriated
to the board to be used solely for establishing replacement wetlands and administering the
wetland banking program.
new text end

new text begin (c) new text endThe board shall coordinate the establishment and operation of a wetland bank
with the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the Natural Resources Conservation
Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, and the commissioners of natural
resources, agriculture, and the Pollution Control Agency.

Sec. 39.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.2242, subdivision 4, is amended to
read:


Subd. 4.

Decision.

Upon receiving and considering all required data, the local
government unit reviewing replacement plan applications, deleted text beginbanking plandeleted text endnew text begin sequencing
new text endapplications, and exemption or no-loss determination requests must act on all replacement
plan applications, deleted text beginbanking plandeleted text endnew text begin sequencingnew text end applications, and exemption or no-loss
determination requests in compliance with section 15.99.

Sec. 40.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.2242, subdivision 12, is amended to
read:


Subd. 12.

Replacement credits.

(a) No public or private wetland restoration,
enhancement, or construction may be allowed for replacement unless specifically
designated for replacement and paid for by the individual or organization performing the
wetland restoration, enhancement, or constructiondeleted text begin, and is completed prior to any draining
or filling of the wetland
deleted text end.

(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a wetland whose owner has paid back with
interest the individual or organization restoring, enhancing, or constructing the wetland.

(c) Notwithstanding section 103G.222, subdivision 1, paragraph (i), the following
actions, and others established in rule, that are consistent with criteria in rules adopted by
the board in conjunction with the commissioners of natural resources and agriculture, are
eligible for replacement credit as determined by the local government unitnew text begin or the boardnew text end,
including enrollment in a statewide wetlands bank:

(1) reestablishment of permanent native, noninvasive vegetative cover on a wetland
on agricultural land that was planted with annually seeded crops, was in a crop rotation
seeding of pasture grasses or legumes, or was in a land retirement program during the
past ten years;

(2) buffer areas of permanent native, noninvasive vegetative cover established or
preserved on upland adjacent to replacement wetlands;

(3) wetlands restored for conservation purposes under terminated easements or
contracts; deleted text beginand
deleted text end

(4) water quality treatment ponds constructed to pretreat storm water runoff prior
to discharge to wetlands, public waters, or other water bodies, provided that the water
quality treatment ponds must be associated with an ongoing or proposed project that
will impact a wetland and replacement credit for the treatment ponds is based on the
replacement of wetland functions and on an approved storm water management plan for
the local governmentdeleted text begin.deleted text endnew text begin; and
new text end

new text begin (5) in a greater than 80 percent area, restoration and protection of streams and
riparian buffers that are important to the functions and sustainability of aquatic resources.
new text end

(d) Notwithstanding section 103G.222, subdivision 1, paragraphs (f) and (g), the
board may establish by rule different replacement ratios for restoration projects with
exceptional natural resource value.

Sec. 41.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.2242, subdivision 14, is amended to
read:


Subd. 14.

Fees established.

(a) Fees must be assessed for managing wetland bank
accounts and transactions as follows:

(1) account maintenance annual fee: one percent of the value of credits not to
exceed $500;

(2) account establishment, deposit, or transfer: 6.5 percent of the value of credits not
to exceed $1,000 per establishment, deposit, or transfer; and

(3) withdrawal fee: 6.5 percent of the value of credits withdrawn.

(b) The board may establish fees at or below the amounts in paragraph (a) for
single-user or other dedicated wetland banking accounts.

(c) Fees for single-user or other dedicated wetland banking accounts established
pursuant to section 103G.005, subdivision 10e, clause (4), are limited to establishment
of a wetland banking account and are assessed at the rate of 6.5 percent of the value of
the credits not to exceed $1,000.

new text begin (d) The board may assess a fee to pay the costs associated with establishing
conservation easements, or other long-term protection mechanisms prescribed in the rules
adopted under subdivision 1, on property used for wetland replacement.
new text end

Sec. 42.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.2242, subdivision 15, is amended to
read:


Subd. 15.

Fees paid to board.

All fees established in subdivisions 9 and 14 must
be paid to the Board of Water and Soil Resources and are annually appropriated to the
board for the purpose of administration of the wetland bank and to process appeals
under deleted text beginsection 103G.2242,deleted text end subdivision 9.new text begin One-half of the fees collected for wetland bank
credit withdrawals under subdivision 14, paragraph (a), clause (3), or alternative fees
for wetland bank credit withdrawal under subdivision 14, paragraph (b), must be paid
to the county where the property for wetland credit is located. The amount paid to the
county must be distributed as follows: one-third to the school district; one-third to the
city or organized township; and one-third to the county. If the property is located in an
unorganized township, the county retains the township share.
new text end

Sec. 43.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.2251, is amended to read:


103G.2251 STATE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS; WETLAND BANK
CREDIT.

In greater than 80 percent areas, preservation of wetlandsnew text begin, riparian buffers, and
watershed areas essential to maintaining important functions and sustainability of aquatic
resources in the watershed that are
new text end protected by a permanent conservation easement
as defined under section 84C.01 and held by the board may be eligible for wetland
replacement or mitigation credits, according to rules adopted by the board. To be eligible
for credit under this section, a conservation easement must be established after May 24,
2008, and approved by the board. Wetland areas on private lands preserved under this
section are not eligible for replacement or mitigation credit if the area has been protected
using public conservation funds.

Sec. 44.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 115A.1415, subdivision 16, is amended to
read:


Subd. 16.

Administrative fee.

(a) The stewardship organization or individual
producer submitting a stewardship plan shall pay an annual administrative fee to the
commissioner. The agency may establish a variable fee based on relevant factors,
including, but not limited to, the portion of architectural paint sold in the state by members
of the organization compared to the total amount of architectural paint sold in the state by
all organizations submitting a stewardship plan.

(b) Prior to July 1, 2014, and before July 1 annually thereafter, the agency shall
identify the costs it incurs under this section. The agency shall set the fee at an amount
that, when paid by every stewardship organization or individual producer that submits a
stewardship plan, is adequate to reimburse the agency's full costs of administering this
section. The total amount of annual fees collected under this subdivision must not exceed
the amount necessary to reimburse costs incurred by the agency to administer this section.

(c) A stewardship organization or individual producer subject to this subdivision
must pay the agency's administrative fee under paragraph (a) on or before July 1, 2014,
and annually thereafter. Each year after the initial payment, the annual administrative fee
may not exceed five percent of the aggregate stewardship assessment added to the cost of
all architectural paint sold by producers in the state for the preceding calendar year.

(d) All fees received under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury and
credited to a product stewardship account in the special revenue fund. For fiscal years
2014 deleted text beginanddeleted text endnew text begin,new text end 2015new text begin, 2016, and 2017new text end, the amount collected under this section is annually
appropriated to the agency to implement and enforce this section.

Sec. 45.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 115A.557, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Purposes for which money may be spent.

(a) A county receiving money
distributed by the commissioner under this section may use the money only for the
development and implementation of programs to:

(1) reduce the amount of solid waste generated;

(2) recycle the maximum amount of solid waste technically feasible;

(3) create and support markets for recycled products;

(4) remove problem materials from the solid waste stream and develop proper
disposal options for them;

(5) inform and educate all sectors of the public about proper solid waste management
procedures;

(6) provide technical assistance to public and private entities to ensure proper solid
waste management;

(7) provide educational, technical, and financial assistance for litter prevention;

(8) process mixed municipal solid waste generated in the county at a resource
recovery facility located in Minnesota; deleted text beginand
deleted text end

(9) compost source-separated compostable materials, including the provision of
receptacles for residential compostingdeleted text begin.deleted text endnew text begin;
new text end

new text begin (10) prevent food waste or collect and transport food donated to humans or to be
fed to animals; and
new text end

new text begin (11) process source-separated compostable materials that are to be used to produce
Class I or Class II compost, as defined in Minnesota Rules, part 7035.2836, after being
processed in an anaerobic digester, but not to construct buildings or acquire equipment.
new text end

(b) Beginning in fiscal year 2015 and continuing thereafter, of any money distributed
by the commissioner under this section to a metropolitan county, as defined in section
473.121, subdivision 4, that exceeds the amount the county was eligible to receive under
this section in fiscal year 2014: (1) at least 50 percent must be expended on activities in
paragraph (a), deleted text beginclausedeleted text endnew text begin clausesnew text end (9)new text begin to (11)new text end; and (2) the remainder must be expended on
activities in paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (7) and (9)new text begin to (11)new text end that advance the county toward
achieving its recycling goal under section 115A.551.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 46.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116.07, subdivision 4d, is amended to read:


Subd. 4d.

Permit fees.

(a) The agency may collect permit fees in amounts not greater
than those necessary to cover the reasonable costs of developing, reviewing, and acting
upon applications for agency permits and implementing and enforcing the conditions of
the permits pursuant to agency rules. Permit fees shall not include the costs of litigation.
The fee schedule must reflect reasonable and routine direct and indirect costs associated
with permitting, implementation, and enforcement. The agency may impose an additional
enforcement fee to be collected for a period of up to two years to cover the reasonable costs
of implementing and enforcing the conditions of a permit under the rules of the agency.
Any money collected under this paragraph shall be deposited in the environmental fund.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the agency shall collect an annual fee from
the owner or operator of all stationary sources, emission facilities, emissions units, air
contaminant treatment facilities, treatment facilities, potential air contaminant storage
facilities, or storage facilities subject to deleted text beginthe requirement to obtain a permitdeleted text end new text begina notification,
permit, or license requirement
new text endunder deleted text beginsubchapterdeleted text endnew text begin this chapter, subchapters I andnew text end V of
the federal Clean Air Act, United States Code, title 42, section 7401 et seq., deleted text beginor section
116.081
deleted text endnew text begin or rules adopted thereundernew text end. The annual fee shall be used to pay for all direct
and indirect reasonable costs, including deleted text beginattorney generaldeleted text endnew text begin legalnew text end costs, required to develop
and administer the new text beginnotification, new text endpermitnew text begin, or licensenew text end program requirements of deleted text beginsubchapter
deleted text endnew text beginthis chapter, subchapters I andnew text end V of the federal Clean Air Act, United States Code, title
42, section 7401 et seq., deleted text beginand sections of this chapter and thedeleted text end new text beginor new text endrules adopted deleted text beginunder
this chapter related to air contamination and noise
deleted text endnew text begin thereundernew text end. Those costs include the
reasonable costs of reviewing and acting upon an application for a permit; implementing
and enforcing statutes, rules, and the terms and conditions of a permit; emissions, ambient,
and deposition monitoring; preparing generally applicable regulations; responding to
federal guidance; modeling, analyses, and demonstrations; preparing inventories and
tracking emissions; and providing information to the public about these activities.

(c) The agency shall set fees that:

(1) will result in the collection, in the aggregate, from the sources listed in paragraph
(b), of an amount not less than $25 per ton of each volatile organic compound; pollutant
regulated under United States Code, title 42, section 7411 or 7412 (section 111 or 112
of the federal Clean Air Act); and each pollutant, except carbon monoxide, for which a
national primary ambient air quality standard has been promulgated;

(2) may result in the collection, in the aggregate, from the sources listed in paragraph
(b), of an amount not less than $25 per ton of each pollutant not listed in clause (1) that is
regulated under this chapter or air quality rules adopted under this chapter; and

(3) shall collect, in the aggregate, from the sources listed in paragraph (b), the
amount needed to match grant funds received by the state under United States Code, title
42, section 7405 (section 105 of the federal Clean Air Act).

The agency must not include in the calculation of the aggregate amount to be collected
under clauses (1) and (2) any amount in excess of 4,000 tons per year of each air pollutant
from a source. The increase in air permit fees to match federal grant funds shall be a
surcharge on existing fees. The commissioner may not collect the surcharge after the grant
funds become unavailable. In addition, the commissioner shall use nonfee funds to the
extent practical to match the grant funds so that the fee surcharge is minimized.

(d) To cover the reasonable costs described in paragraph (b), the agency shall
provide in the rules promulgated deleted text beginunder paragraph (c)deleted text endnew text begin to implement paragraphs (b) and
(c)
new text end for an increase in the fee collected in each year by the percentage, if any, by which
the Consumer Price Index for the most recent calendar year ending before the beginning
of the year the fee is collected exceeds the Consumer Price Index for the calendar year
1989. For purposes of this paragraph the Consumer Price Index for any calendar year is
the average of the Consumer Price Index for all-urban consumers published by the United
States Department of Labor, as of the close of the 12-month period ending on August 31
of each calendar year. The revision of the Consumer Price Index that is most consistent
with the Consumer Price Index for calendar year 1989 shall be used.

(e) Any money collected under deleted text beginparagraphs (b) to (d)deleted text endnew text begin this subdivisionnew text end must be
deposited in the environmental fund and must be used solely for the activities listed in
paragraph (b).

(f) Permit applicants who wish to construct, reconstruct, or modify a facility may
offer to reimburse the agency for the costs of staff time or consultant services needed to
expedite the permit development process, including the analysis of environmental review
documents. The reimbursement shall be in addition to permit application fees imposed by
law. When the agency determines that it needs additional resources to develop the permit
application in an expedited manner, and that expediting the development is consistent with
permitting program priorities, the agency may accept the reimbursement. Reimbursements
accepted by the agency are appropriated to the agency for the purpose of developing
the permit or analyzing environmental review documents. Reimbursement by a permit
applicant shall precede and not be contingent upon issuance of a permit; shall not affect
the agency's decision on whether to issue or deny a permit, what conditions are included
in a permit, or the application of state and federal statutes and rules governing permit
determinations; and shall not affect final decisions regarding environmental review.

(g) The fees under this subdivision are exempt from section 16A.1285.

Sec. 47.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116.9401, is amended to read:


116.9401 DEFINITIONS.

(a) For the purposes of sections 116.9401 to deleted text begin116.9407deleted text endnew text begin 116.9411new text end, the following terms
have the meanings given them.

(b) "Agency" means the Pollution Control Agency.

(c) "Alternative" means a substitute process, product, material, chemical, strategy,
or combination of these that is technically feasible and serves a functionally equivalent
purpose to a chemical in a children's product.

(d) "Chemical" means a substance with a distinct molecular composition or a group
of structurally related substances and includes the breakdown products of the substance or
substances that form through decomposition, degradation, or metabolism.

(e) "Chemical of high concern" means a chemical identified on the basis of credible
scientific evidence by a state, federal, or international agency as being known or suspected
with a high degree of probability to:

(1) harm the normal development of a fetus or child or cause other developmental
toxicity;

(2) cause cancer, genetic damage, or reproductive harm;

(3) disrupt the endocrine or hormone system;

(4) damage the nervous system, immune system, or organs, or cause other systemic
toxicity;

(5) be persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic; or

(6) be very persistent and very bioaccumulative.

(f) "Child" means a person under 12 years of age.

(g) "Children's product" means a consumer product intended for use by children,
such as baby products, toys, car seats, personal care products, and clothing.

(h) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency.

(i) new text begin"Contaminant" means a trace amount of a chemical that is incidental to
manufacturing and serves no intended function in the product component. Contaminant
includes, but is not limited to, unintended by-products of chemical reactions that
occur during the manufacture of the product component, trace impurities in feedstock,
incompletely reacted chemical mixtures, and degradation products.
new text end

new text begin (j) new text end"Department" means the Department of Health.

deleted text begin (j)deleted text endnew text begin (k)new text end "Distributor" means a person who sells consumer products to retail
establishments on a wholesale basis.

deleted text begin (k)deleted text endnew text begin (l)new text end "Green chemistry" means an approach to designing and manufacturing
products that minimizes the use and generation of toxic substances.

deleted text begin (l)deleted text endnew text begin (m)new text end "Manufacturer" means any person who manufactures a final consumer
product sold at retail or whose brand name is affixed to the consumer product. In the
case of a consumer product imported into the United States, manufacturer includes the
importer or domestic distributor of the consumer product if the person who manufactured
or assembled the consumer product or whose brand name is affixed to the consumer
product does not have a presence in the United States.

new text begin (n) "Practical quantification limit" means the lowest concentration of a chemical that
can be reliably measured within specified limits of precision, accuracy, representativeness,
completeness, and comparability under routine laboratory operating conditions, the value
of which:
new text end

new text begin (1) is based on scientifically defensible, standard analytical methods;
new text end

new text begin (2) may vary depending on the matrix and analytical method used; and
new text end

new text begin (3) will be determined jointly by the agency and the department, taking into
consideration practical quantification limits established by federal or state agencies.
new text end

deleted text begin (m)deleted text endnew text begin (o)new text end "Priority chemical" means a chemical identified by the Department of Health
as a chemical of high concern that meets the criteria in section 116.9403.

deleted text begin (n)deleted text end new text begin(p) "Product category" means the brick level of the GS1 Global Product
Classification (GPC) standard, which identifies products that serve a common purpose, are
of a similar form and material, and share the same set of category attributes.
new text end

new text begin (q) new text end"Safer alternative" means an alternative whose potential to harm human health is
less than that of the use of a priority chemical that it could replace.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2016.
new text end

Sec. 48.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116.9402, is amended to read:


116.9402 IDENTIFICATION OF CHEMICALS OF HIGH CONCERN.

(a) By July 1, 2010, the department shall, after consultation with the agency,
generate a list of chemicals of high concern.

(b) The department must periodically review and revise the list of chemicals of
high concern at least every three years. The department may add chemicals to the list if
the chemical meets one or more of the criteria in section 116.9401, paragraph (e).new text begin Any
changes to the list of chemicals of high concern must be published on the department's
Web site and in the State Register when a change is made.
new text end

(c) The department shall consider chemicals listed as a suspected carcinogen,
reproductive or developmental toxicant, or as being persistent, bioaccumulative, and
toxic, or very persistent and very bioaccumulative by a state, federal, or international
agency. These agencies may include, but are not limited to, the California Environmental
Protection Agency, the Washington Department of Ecology, the United States Department
of Health, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the United Nation's World
Health Organization, and European Parliament Annex XIV concerning the Registration,
Evaluation, Authorisation, and Restriction of Chemicals.

(d) The department may consider chemicals listed by another state as harmful to
human health or the environment for possible inclusion in the list of chemicals of high
concern.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2016.
new text end

Sec. 49.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116.9403, is amended to read:


116.9403 IDENTIFICATION OF PRIORITY CHEMICALS.

(a) The department, after consultation with the agency, may designate a chemical of
high concern as a priority chemical if the department finds that the chemical:

(1) has been identified as a high-production volume chemical by the United States
Environmental Protection Agency; and

(2) meets any of the following criteria:

(i) the chemical has been found through biomonitoring to be present in human blood,
including umbilical cord blood, breast milk, urine, or other bodily tissues or fluids;

(ii) the chemical has been found through sampling and analysis to be present in
household dust, indoor air, drinking water, or elsewhere in the home environment; or

(iii) the chemical has been found through monitoring to be present in fish, wildlife,
or the natural environment.

(b) By February 1, 2011, the department shall publish a list of priority chemicals in
the State Register and on the department's Internet Web site and shall update the published
list whenever a new priority chemical is designated.new text begin Any proposed changes to the list of
priority chemicals must be published on the department's Web site and in the State Register
and is subject to a minimum 60-day public comment period. After the department's
review and consideration of public comments, a final list of changes to the list of priority
chemicals must be published on the department's Web site and in the State Register.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2016.
new text end

Sec. 50.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116.9405, is amended to read:


116.9405 APPLICABILITY.

The requirements of sections 116.9401 to deleted text begin116.9407deleted text endnew text begin 116.9411new text end do not apply to:

(1) chemicals in used children's products;

(2) priority chemicals used in the manufacturing process, but that are not present
in the final product;

(3) priority chemicals used in agricultural production;

(4) motor vehicles as defined in chapter 168 or watercraft as defined in chapter
86B or their component parts, except that the use of priority chemicals in detachable
car seats is not exempt;

(5) priority chemicals generated solely as combustion by-products or that are present
in combustible fuels;

(6) retailersnew text begin, except if a retailer is also the producer, manufacturer, importer, or
domestic distributor of a children's product containing a priority chemical or the retailer's
brand name is affixed to a children's product containing a priority chemical
new text end;

(7) pharmaceutical products or biologics;

(8) a medical device as defined in the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, United
States Code, title 21, section 321(h);

(9) food and food or beverage packaging, except a container containing baby food
or infant formula;

(10) consumer electronics products and electronic components, including but not
limited to personal computers; audio and video equipment; calculators; digital displays;
wireless phones; cameras; game consoles; printers; and handheld electronic and electrical
devices used to access interactive software or their associated peripherals; or products that
comply with the provisions of directive 2002/95/EC of the European Union, adopted by
the European Parliament and Council of the European Union now or hereafter in effect; deleted text beginor
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(11) outdoor sport equipment, including snowmobiles as defined in section 84.81,
subdivision 3; all-terrain vehicles as defined in section 84.92, subdivision 8; personal
watercraft as defined in section 86B.005, subdivision 14a; watercraft as defined in section
86B.005, subdivision 18; and off-highway motorcycles, as defined in section 84.787,
subdivision 7, and all attachments and repair parts for all of this equipmentdeleted text begin.deleted text endnew text begin;
new text end

new text begin (12) a manufacturer or distributor of a children's product whose annual aggregate
gross sales, both within and outside this state, as reported in the manufacturer's or
distributor's most recently filed federal tax return, is below $100,000; or
new text end

new text begin (13) a children's product if the annual production of the children's product is less
than 3,000 units.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2016.
new text end

Sec. 51.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116.9406, is amended to read:


116.9406 DONATIONS TO THE STATE.

The commissioner may accept donations, grants, and other funds to carry out the
purposes of sections 116.9401 to deleted text begin116.9407deleted text endnew text begin 116.9411new text end. All donations, grants, and other
funds must be accepted without preconditions regarding the outcomes of the regulatory
oversight processes set forth in sections 116.9401 to deleted text begin116.9407deleted text endnew text begin 116.9411new text end.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2016.
new text end

Sec. 52.

new text begin [116.9408] CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS; REPORTING INFORMATION
ON PRIORITY CHEMICALS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Reporting; content. new text end

new text begin A manufacturer or distributor of a children's
product offered for sale in this state that contains one or more priority chemicals
designated under section 116.9403 must, unless the children's product is exempt under
section 116.9405, provide the following information to the agency, on a form developed by
the agency, for each priority chemical that is intentionally added to the children's product
and present at or above the practical quantification limit or that is a contaminant present in
a component of the children's product at a concentration above 100 parts per million:
new text end

new text begin (1) the name of the priority chemical;
new text end

new text begin (2) the Chemical Abstracts Service Registry number of the priority chemical;
new text end

new text begin (3) the concentration of each priority chemical contained in a children's product, a
description of how the concentration was determined, and an evaluation of the accuracy
of the determination. Concentrations at or above the practical quantification limit must
be reported, but may be reported in the following ranges:
new text end

new text begin (i) greater than or equal to the practical quantification limit but less than 100 parts
per million (ppm);
new text end

new text begin (ii) greater than or equal to 100 ppm but less than 500 ppm;
new text end

new text begin (iii) greater than or equal to 500 ppm but less than 1,000 ppm;
new text end

new text begin (iv) greater than or equal to 1,000 ppm but less than 5,000 ppm;
new text end

new text begin (v) greater than or equal to 5,000 ppm but less than 10,000 ppm; and
new text end

new text begin (vi) greater than or equal to 10,000 ppm;
new text end

new text begin (4) the product category of the children's product;
new text end

new text begin (5) the number of units of the children's product sold in Minnesota or nationally in
the most recently completed calendar year;
new text end

new text begin (6) information that the agency determines is necessary to determine the extent to
which a child is likely to be exposed to the priority chemical through normal use of the
product;
new text end

new text begin (7) any assessment conducted by the manufacturer or distributor of the children's
product or others regarding the use of safer alternatives to the priority chemical contained
in the children's product; and
new text end

new text begin (8) any additional information requested by the agency.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Report timing. new text end

new text begin (a) A manufacturer or distributor subject to this section
must report the information required under this section to the agency no later than one
year after a priority chemical has been designated under section 116.9403 or, for a priority
chemical designated under section 116.9403 before July 1, 2011, on the following
schedule based on the manufacturer's or distributor's annual aggregate gross sales, both
within and outside the state, as reported in the manufacturer's or distributor's most recently
filed federal tax return:
new text end

new text begin (1) for a manufacturer or distributor with gross sales exceeding $1,000,000,000, by
July 1, 2018;
new text end

new text begin (2) for a manufacturer or distributor with gross sales exceeding $250,000,000 but
less than or equal to $1,000,000,000, by January 1, 2019;
new text end

new text begin (3) for a manufacturer or distributor with gross sales exceeding $100,000,000 but
less than or equal to $250,000,000, by July 1, 2019;
new text end

new text begin (4) for a manufacturer or distributor with gross sales exceeding $5,000,000 but less
than or equal to $100,000,000, by July 1, 2020; and
new text end

new text begin (5) for a manufacturer or distributor with gross sales exceeding $100,000 but less
than or equal to $5,000,000, by July 1, 2021.
new text end

new text begin (b) Two years after submitting an initial report to the agency under this section,
a manufacturer or distributor of a children's product offered for sale in this state that
continues to contain one or more priority chemicals must submit an updated report
containing the information required under subdivision 1 and the 12-digit Universal
Product Code for the children's product. If the children's product continues to be offered
for sale in this state and to contain the priority chemical, the information required under
this paragraph must be submitted to the agency every two years.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Public data. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding section 13.37, subdivision 2, the presence
and concentration of a priority chemical in a specific children's product reported to the
agency under this section are classified as public data.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Not misappropriation of trade secret. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding section 325C.01,
subdivision 3, publication by the agency of the presence and concentration of a priority
chemical in a specific children's product reported to the agency under this section is not
misappropriation of a trade secret.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Removal of priority chemical; reporting. new text end

new text begin A manufacturer or distributor
who removes a priority chemical from a children's product reported under this section
must notify the agency of the removal at the earliest possible date. If the priority
chemical removed is replaced by a safer alternative, the manufacturer or distributor
must provide, on a form developed by the agency, the name of the safer alternative
and its Chemical Abstracts Service Registry number or, if not replaced by a chemical
alternative, a description of the techniques or design changes implemented. The safer
alternative or nonchemical techniques or design changes may be designated as trade
secrets. Upon verification that all priority chemicals in the product have been replaced by
safer alternatives, the commissioner must promptly remove from state agency Web sites
any reference to the relevant children's product of the manufacturer, and the manufacturer
will no longer report or pay fees on that children's product.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Failure to report. new text end

new text begin If the information required in this section is not
submitted in a timely fashion or is incomplete or otherwise unacceptable as determined
by the agency, the agency may contract with an independent third party of the agency's
choice to provide the information and may assess a fee on the manufacturer or distributor
to pay the costs specified under section 116.9409.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2016.
new text end

Sec. 53.

new text begin [116.9409] FEES.
new text end

new text begin (a) The agency shall collect a fee of $1,000 for each priority chemical initially
reported under section 116.9408. The fee increases by $1,000 for each report subsequently
filed with the agency under section 116.9408 for the same chemical contained in the same
children's product category, up to a maximum of $3,000.
new text end

new text begin (b) The agency shall collect a fee equal to the costs billed by the independent
contractor plus the agency's actual incurred costs to bid and administer the contract for
each contract issued under section 116.9408, subdivision 6.
new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner shall deposit all fees received under this section in an account
in the special revenue fund.
new text end

new text begin (d) Fees collected under this section are exempt from section 16A.1285.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2016.
new text end

Sec. 54.

new text begin [116.9410] ENFORCEMENT.
new text end

new text begin The agency shall enforce sections 116.9401 to 116.9409 in the manner provided by
section 115.071, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6. Section 115.071, subdivision 2, does not
apply to violations of sections 116.9401 to 116.9409.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2016.
new text end

Sec. 55.

new text begin [116.9411] STATE AGENCY DUTIES.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Safer alternative grants. new text end

new text begin If there is fee revenue collected under
section 116.9409, paragraph (a), in excess of program implementation costs, the
commissioner, in consultation with the commissioners of commerce and health, may
use that fee revenue to offer grants awarded competitively to manufacturers or other
researchers to develop safer alternatives to priority chemicals in children's products,
to establish alternatives as safer alternatives, or to accelerate the commercialization of
safer alternatives.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Education and outreach. new text end

new text begin The commissioners of health and commerce
shall develop and implement an education and outreach effort regarding priority chemicals
in children's products.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin By January 15, 2019, and every three years thereafter, the
commissioners of the Pollution Control Agency, health, and commerce shall report to
the legislative committees with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources,
commerce, and public health on the implementation of sections 116.9401 to 116.9411.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2016.
new text end

Sec. 56. new text beginTRANSFERS.
new text end

new text begin (a) On June 30, 2015, the commissioner of management and budget shall transfer
to the natural resources conservation easement stewardship account, established in
Minnesota Statutes, section 84.69, the remaining balance:
new text end

new text begin (1) in the forests for the future conservation easement account under section 84.68;
and
new text end

new text begin (2) of all appropriations to the Department of Natural Resources from the outdoor
heritage fund for the establishment of conservation easement monitoring and enforcement
accounts.
new text end

new text begin (b) On June 30, 2015, the commissioner of management and budget shall transfer to
the water and soil conservation easement stewardship account, established in Minnesota
Statutes, section 103B.103, the remaining balance of all appropriations to the board from
the outdoor heritage fund for the establishment of conservation easement monitoring
and enforcement accounts.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 57. new text beginWETLAND CONSERVATION ACT REPORT.
new text end

new text begin By March 15, 2016, the Board of Water and Soil Resources, in cooperation with the
Department of Natural Resources, shall report to the committees with jurisdiction over
environment and natural resources on the proposals to implement high priority areas for
wetland replacement and in-lieu fees for replacement and modify wetland replacement
siting and actions eligible for credit. In developing the report, the board and department
shall consult with stakeholders and agencies.
new text end

Sec. 58. new text beginREFUNDS; YOUTH BEAR LICENSES.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of natural resources may issue refunds for youth bear licenses
that were purchased between August 1, 2013, and June 30, 2014, to individuals who were
10, 11, or 12 years old at the time of purchase.
new text end

Sec. 59. new text beginWILD RICE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS.
new text end

new text begin (a) Until the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency adopts rules refining
the wild rice water quality standard in Minnesota Rules, part 7050.0224, subpart 2,
to incorporate new science and to include criteria for identifying waters and a list of
waters subject to the standard, implementation of the wild rice water quality standard
in Minnesota Rules, part 7050.0224, subpart 2, is limited to the following, unless the
permittee requests additional conditions:
new text end

new text begin (1) the agency shall ensure that no existing discharge further causes or contributes to
sulfate impacts to wild rice and, to accomplish this, is limited by the following conditions:
new text end

new text begin (i) the agency shall not require permittees to expend money for design or
implementation of sulfate treatment technologies or other forms of sulfate mitigation; and
new text end

new text begin (ii) the agency may require sulfate minimization plans in permits;
new text end

new text begin (2) the agency shall consider wild rice protection when evaluating proposals for new
or expanded discharges that include sulfate; and
new text end

new text begin (3) the agency shall not list waters containing natural beds of wild rice as impaired
for sulfate under section 303(d) of the federal Clean Water Act, United States Code, title
33, section 1313, until the rulemaking described in this paragraph takes effect.
new text end

new text begin (b) Upon the rule described in paragraph (a) taking effect, the agency may reopen
permits issued or reissued after the effective date of this section as needed to include
numeric permit limits based on the wild rice water quality standard.
new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner shall complete the rulemaking described in paragraph (a) by
January 15, 2018.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 60. new text beginWORKING LANDS WATERSHED RESTORATION
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
new text end

new text begin (a) The Board of Water and Soil Resources shall develop a detailed plan to
implement Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.519, that includes the following:
new text end

new text begin (1) selection of pilot watersheds that are expected to best demonstrate water quality
improvements and exhibit readiness to participate in the program;
new text end

new text begin (2) an assessment of the quantity of agricultural lands that are expected to be eligible
for the program in each watershed;
new text end

new text begin (3) an assessment of landowner interest in participating in the program;
new text end

new text begin (4) an assessment of the contract terms and any recommendations for changes to
the terms;
new text end

new text begin (5) an assessment of the opportunity to leverage federal funds through the program
and recommendations on how to maximize the use of federal funds in the future;
new text end

new text begin (6) an estimate of water quality improvements resulting from implementation;
new text end

new text begin (7) an assessment of potential groundwater quantity use of the proposed advanced
biofuel production facilities;
new text end

new text begin (8) an assessment of how to best integrate implementation with existing conservation
requirements and practices;
new text end

new text begin (9) a timeline for implementation, coordinated to the extent possible with the
proposed advanced biofuel production facilities; and
new text end

new text begin (10) a projection of funding sources needed to complete implementation.
new text end

new text begin (b) The board shall coordinate development of the plan with the commissioners of
natural resources, agriculture, and the Pollution Control Agency. The implementation plan
must be submitted by October 1, 2016, to the chairs and ranking minority members of the
legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over agriculture, natural resources,
and environment policy and finance and to the Clean Water Council.
new text end

Sec. 61. new text beginINDEPENDENT PEER REVIEW OF WATER QUALITY STANDARDS.
new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must ensure that an
independent peer review is conducted on any proposed change to a water quality standard
under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115 or 116, when the estimated financial impact
to affected permittees is $50,000,000 or more, in total, within the first five years of
implementation. The commissioner must provide notice and take public comment on the
charge questions for independent peer review and must allow written and oral public
comment as part of the independent peer review process and the peer review report.
Documentation of compliance with the notice and comment requirements and the peer
review report must be included as part of the statement of need and reasonableness for
the proposed rule.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must ensure that an
independent peer review according to paragraph (a) is conducted on the water quality
standards adopted by rule on August 4, 2014, and those rules are suspended until the
independent peer review and a new rulemaking is completed on those rules. The rules in
effect prior to adoption of the August 4, 2014, rules remain in effect until new rules are
adopted.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 62. new text beginMINIMUM WATER QUALITY STANDARDS.
new text end

new text begin Until the Red River of the North water quality strategic plan is completed and
submitted to the legislature according to article 3, section 2, subdivision 2, the Minnesota
Pollution Control Agency must not require a current permittee that discharges to the Red
River of the North to meet standards above the minimum standards for water quality that
are set by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and that are applicable in
North Dakota.
new text end

Sec. 63. new text beginCOST ANALYSIS OF WATER QUALITY STANDARDS;
APPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, after consultation with
the commissioner of management and budget, shall issue a request for proposal not to
exceed $250,000 to contract with a nonstate entity for an engineering cost analysis of
current and recently adopted, proposed, or anticipated changes to water quality standards
and rules, including:
new text end

new text begin (1) recently adopted or proposed changes to total suspended solid, nutrient, chloride,
nitrate, and sulfate standards;
new text end

new text begin (2) proposed nondegradation rulemaking provisions; and
new text end

new text begin (3) proposed changes to water quality standards to incorporate a tiered aquatic
life use framework.
new text end

new text begin (b) The contractor may employ engineering subcontractors serving local
governments to complete the analysis. The analysis must include a cost analysis for
a representative sample of at least 15 communities. The sample must include a diverse
set of communities based on geography, watersheds, community size, wastewater facility
types and operators, storm water system types, and other factors to ensure the analysis is
representative of the state as a whole. The analysis must include:
new text end

new text begin (1) an estimate of the overall capital and operating costs to maintain and upgrade
wastewater and storm water systems for existing water quality standards;
new text end

new text begin (2) an estimate of the overall capital and operating costs likely to be incurred
to upgrade wastewater and storm water systems for recently adopted, proposed, or
anticipated changes to water quality standards; and
new text end

new text begin (3) an estimate of the incremental effect to overall water quality in the receiving
waters as a direct result of the recently adopted, proposed, or anticipated changes to
water quality standards.
new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner shall submit the analysis to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the committees and divisions of the house of representatives and senate with
jurisdiction over water quality standards no later than January 1, 2017.
new text end

new text begin (d) Until 45 legislative days after the report is submitted under paragraph (c), the
commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must not require additional wastewater
treatment at wastewater treatment facilities that are necessary due to the changes in the
agency's water quality rules adopted on August 4, 2014.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin Paragraph (d) of this section is effective the day following
final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 64. new text beginSURPLUS STATE LAND SALES.
new text end

new text begin The school trust lands director shall identify at least $5,000,000 in state-owned
lands suitable for sale and notify the commissioner of natural resources of the identified
lands. The lands identified shall not be within a unit of the outdoor recreation system
under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, an administrative site, or trust land. The
commissioner shall sell at least $3,000,000 worth of lands identified by the school trust
lands director by June 30, 2017. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 94.16,
subdivision 3, or any other law to the contrary, the amount of the proceeds from the sale of
lands that exceeds the actual expenses of selling the lands must be deposited in the school
trust lands account and used to extinguish the school trust interest as provided under
Minnesota Statutes, section 92.83, on school trust lands that have public water access
sites or old growth forests located on them.
new text end

Sec. 65. new text beginREVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
new text end

new text begin The revisor of statutes shall renumber the subdivisions of Minnesota Statutes,
section 103G.005, to retain alphabetical order and shall correct cross-references to the
renumbered subdivisions.
new text end

Sec. 66. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.68, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end

new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 86B.13, subdivisions 2 and 4, new text end new text begin are repealed.
new text end

new text begin (c) new text end new text begin Laws 2010, chapter 215, article 3, section 3, subdivision 6, as amended by Laws
2010, First Special Session chapter 1, article 6, section 6, Laws 2013, chapter 114, article
3, section 9,
new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin Paragraph (b) of this section is effective the day following
final enactment.
new text end

ARTICLE 5

JOBS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND HOUSING APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1. new text beginJOBS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND HOUSING
APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated
for each purpose. The figures "2016" and "2017" used in this article mean that the
appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, or
June 30, 2017, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2016. "The second year" is fiscal
year 2017. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2016 and 2017.
new text end

new text begin APPROPRIATIONS
new text end
new text begin Available for the Year
new text end
new text begin Ending June 30
new text end
new text begin 2016
new text end
new text begin 2017
new text end

Sec. 2. new text beginDEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 140,384,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 113,524,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2016
new text end
new text begin 2017
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 112,378,000
new text end
new text begin 85,510,000
new text end
new text begin Remediation
new text end
new text begin 700,000
new text end
new text begin 700,000
new text end
new text begin Workforce
Development
new text end
new text begin 27,306,000
new text end
new text begin 27,314,000
new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Business and Community
Development
new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 55,960,000
new text end
new text begin 49,847,000
new text end
new text begin Remediation
new text end
new text begin 700,000
new text end
new text begin 700,000
new text end

new text begin (a)(1) $17,350,000 the first year and
$13,500,000 the second year are for the
Minnesota investment fund under Minnesota
Statutes, section 116J.8731. Of this amount,
the commissioner of employment and
economic development may use up to three
percent for administrative expenses and
technology upgrades. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2019.
new text end

new text begin (2) Of the amount appropriated in fiscal year
2016, $4,000,000 is for a loan to construct a
$10,000,000 aircraft manufacturing facility.
Funds available under this clause may be
used for purchases of materials and supplies
made from July 1, 2015, through June 30,
2016, and which are directly related to the
construction of the aircraft manufacturing
facility. This loan is not subject to the
limitations under Minnesota Statutes, section
116J.8731, subdivision 5. The commissioner
shall forgive the loan after verification that
the project has satisfied performance goals
and contractual obligations as required
under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8731,
subdivision 7. The amount available under
this clause is available until June 30, 2019.
new text end

new text begin (3) Of the amount appropriated in fiscal year
2016, $12,000,000 is for a loan to construct
a biochemical facility that uses cellulosic
feedstock to produce chemical products.
This loan is not subject to the limitations
under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8731,
subdivision 5, and shall be matched by money
designated by the Iron Range Resources and
Rehabilitation Board. The commissioner
shall forgive the loan after verification that
the project has satisfied performance goals
and contractual obligations as required
under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8731,
subdivision 7. The amount available under
this clause is available until June 30, 2019.
new text end

new text begin (4) Of the amount appropriated in fiscal
year 2017, $1,000,000 is for a grant to a
solid waste management company in Delano
for site development and planning for an
innovative municipal solid waste processing
facility with an annual capacity of up to
125,000 tons as a demonstration project
to manage organics through the use of an
emerging technology to recover organic
material and nonrecyclable paper, which
represents half the volume of material that is
currently placed in a landfill, and process it
in a high solids anaerobic digester to produce
Class I or II compost and compressed natural
gas for use in the company's solid waste
collection vehicles. This appropriation
requires a match from nonstate sources,
which may not include funds that have
already been expended on the project or
in-kind contributions.
new text end

new text begin (5) Of the amount appropriated in fiscal year
2016, $350,000 is for the Harbor at Tower
project to reestablish navigable access to the
harbor. This appropriation is available until
June 30, 2019.
new text end

new text begin (6) Of the amount appropriated in fiscal year
2016, $1,000,000 is for reconstruction and
expansion of a runway at the Duluth airport.
This appropriation is available until June 30,
2019.
new text end

new text begin (b) $12,500,000 each year is for the
Minnesota job creation fund under Minnesota
Statutes, section 116J.8748. Of this amount,
the commissioner of employment and
economic development may use up to three
percent for administrative expenses. This
appropriation is available until June 30,
2019. The base amount for fiscal year 2018
and thereafter is $10,324,000.
new text end

new text begin (c) $1,272,000 each year is from the
general fund for contaminated site cleanup
and development grants under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 116J.551 to 116J.558. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2019.
new text end

new text begin (d) $700,000 each year is from the
remediation fund for contaminated site
cleanup and development grants under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 116J.551 to
116J.558. This appropriation is available
until June 30, 2019.
new text end

new text begin (e) $4,425,000 each year is from the
general fund for the business development
competitive grant program. Of this
amount, up to three percent is for
administration and monitoring of the
business development competitive grant
program. The commissioner shall award
grants to applicants that received a business
development grant in the previous biennium
through the competitive grant program,
or were named in Laws 2013, chapter 85,
or Laws 2014, chapter 312. Remaining
amounts shall be used to increase grant
awards compared to the previous biennium
and for new grantees. All grant awards shall
be for two consecutive years. Grants shall be
awarded in the first year.
new text end

new text begin A Minnesota-based nonprofit with
demonstrated expertise in water technology
research and development is eligible to
apply for a business development grant
under this paragraph in order to establish a
water technology cluster development pilot
program.
new text end

new text begin (f) $4,195,000 each year is from the general
fund for the Minnesota job skills partnership
program under Minnesota Statutes, sections
116L.01 to 116L.17. If the appropriation for
either year is insufficient, the appropriation
for the other year is available.
new text end

new text begin (g) $12,000 each year is from the general
fund for a grant to the Upper Minnesota Film
Office.
new text end

new text begin (h) $325,000 each year is from the general
fund for the Minnesota Film and TV Board.
The appropriation in each year is available
only upon receipt by the board of $1 in
matching contributions of money or in-kind
contributions from nonstate sources for every
$3 provided by this appropriation, except that
each year up to $50,000 is available on July
1 even if the required matching contribution
has not been received by that date.
new text end

new text begin (i) $6,500,000 each year is from the general
fund for a grant to the Minnesota Film
and TV Board for the film production jobs
program under Minnesota Statutes, section
116U.26. This appropriation is available
until June 30, 2019. The base amount for
fiscal year 2018 and thereafter is $1,500,000.
new text end

new text begin (j) $875,000 each year is from the general
fund for the host community economic
development program established in
Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.548.
new text end

new text begin (k) $1,373,000 in fiscal year 2016 is for the
workforce housing grants pilot program in
Laws 2014, chapter 308, article 6, section 14.
This appropriation is onetime and is available
until June 30, 2018. The commissioner of
employment and economic development may
use up to five percent for administrative costs.
new text end

new text begin (l) $2,000,000 each year is for the workforce
housing grant program in Minnesota Statutes,
section 116J.549. Of this amount, up to five
percent is for administration and monitoring
of the program. The first year appropriation
is available until June 30, 2019. The second
year appropriation is available until June 30,
2020.
new text end

new text begin (m) $500,000 each year is for grants to
small business development centers under
Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.68. Funds
made available under this paragraph may be
used to match funds under the federal Small
Business Development Center (SBDC)
program under United States Code, title 15,
section 648, provide consulting and technical
services, or to build additional SBDC
network capacity to serve entrepreneurs
and small businesses. The commissioner
shall allocate funds equally among the nine
regional centers and the lead center.
new text end

new text begin (n) $600,000 the first year is for a grant to
a city of the second class that is designated
as an economically depressed area by the
United States Department of Commerce for
economic development, redevelopment, and
job creation programs and projects. This
appropriation is available until June 30,
2019. Of this amount, up to $100,000 is for
a grant to the St. Paul Port Authority for a
feasibility study to solve access issues in and
around Barge Channel Road. This amount
for the feasibility study is contingent upon
receipt of matching dollars from the Union
Pacific Railroad.
new text end

new text begin (o) $255,000 the first year for grants to
the Neighborhood Development Center
for the small business incubator program.
Of this amount, $155,000 is for capital
improvements to existing small business
incubators, and $100,000 is for the creation
and operation of a small business incubator
revolving fund to assist in the acquisition
and development of property for additional
small business incubators. This is a onetime
appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (p) $35,000 the first year is for an economic
development grant for the city of Delano.
new text end

new text begin Any program funded under this subdivision
is subject to the uniform outcome report
card requirements under Minnesota Statutes,
section 116L.98.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Workforce Development
new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 4,489,000
new text end
new text begin 2,289,000
new text end
new text begin Workforce
Development
new text end
new text begin 19,042,000
new text end
new text begin 19,042,000
new text end

new text begin (a) $1,039,000 each year from the general
fund and $6,244,000 each year from the
workforce development fund are for the
adult workforce development competitive
grant program. Of this amount, up to three
percent is for administration and monitoring
of the program. The commissioner shall
award grants to applicants that received an
adult workforce development grant in the
previous biennium through the competitive
grant program, or were named in Laws 2013,
chapter 85, or Laws 2014, chapter 312.
Remaining amounts shall be used to increase
grant awards compared to the previous
biennium and for new grantees. All grant
awards shall be for two consecutive years.
Grants shall be awarded in the first year.
new text end

new text begin (b) $4,500,000 each year is from the
workforce development fund for the
Minnesota youth program under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 116L.56 and 116L.561, to
provide employment and career advising to
youth, including career guidance in secondary
schools, to address the youth career advising
deficiency, to carry out activities outlined
in Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.561,
to provide support services, and to provide
work experience to youth in the workforce
service areas. The funds in this paragraph
may be used for expansion of the pilot
program combining career and higher
education advising in Laws 2013, chapter 85,
article 3, section 27. Activities in workforce
services areas under this paragraph may
serve all youth up to age 24.
new text end

new text begin (c) $1,000,000 each year is from the
workforce development fund for the
youthbuild program under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 116L.361 to 116L.366.
new text end

new text begin (d) $450,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for a grant to Minnesota
Diversified Industries, Inc., to provide
progressive development and employment
opportunities for people with disabilities.
new text end

new text begin (e) $2,848,000 each year is from the
workforce development fund for the youth
workforce development competitive grant
program. Of this amount, up to three percent
is for administration and monitoring of the
youth workforce development competitive
grant program. The commissioner shall
award grants to applicants that received a
youth workforce development grant in the
previous biennium through the competitive
grant program, or were named in Laws 2013,
chapter 85, or Laws 2014, chapter 312.
Remaining amounts shall be used to increase
grant awards compared to the previous
biennium and for new grantees. All grant
awards shall be for two consecutive years.
Grants shall be awarded in the first year.
new text end

new text begin (f) $1,500,000 each year is from the
workforce development fund for a grant
to FastTRAC-Minnesota Adult Careers
Pathways Program.
new text end

new text begin (g) $1,500,000 each year is from the
workforce development fund for the
Opportunities Industrialization Center
programs. Of this amount, $1,000,000 each
year is for the Emerging Workforce Coalition.
new text end

new text begin (h) $750,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for a grant to the
Minnesota Alliance of Boys and Girls
Clubs to administer a statewide project
of youth jobs skills development. This
project, which may have career guidance
components, including health and life skills,
is to encourage, train, and assist youth in
job-seeking skills, workplace orientation,
and job-site knowledge through coaching.
This grant requires a 25 percent match from
nonstate resources.
new text end

new text begin (i) $500,000 each year is for the publication,
dissemination, and use of labor market
information under Minnesota Statutes,
section 116J.4011, and for pilot programs
in the workforce service areas to combine
career and higher education advising.
new text end

new text begin (j) $250,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for a grant to Big
Brothers, Big Sisters of the Greater Twin
Cities for workforce readiness, employment
exploration, and skills development for
youth ages 12 to 21. The grant must serve
youth in the Twin Cities, Central Minnesota,
and Southern Minnesota Big Brothers, Big
Sisters chapters.
new text end

new text begin (k) $400,000 in fiscal year 2016 is for a grant
to YWCA Saint Paul for training and job
placement assistance, including commercial
driver's license training, through the job
placement and retention program. This is a
onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (l) $250,000 each year is for a grant to
Occupational Development Corporation, Inc.
in the city of Buhl to provide training and
employment opportunities for people with
disabilities and disadvantaged workers. This
is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (m) $150,000 in fiscal year 2016 is for an
analysis of various options for the delivery
of a family medical leave insurance program
and associated costs and benefits. This is a
onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall report to the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over
labor, jobs, and health and human services
on the results of its analysis by December
15, 2015.
new text end

new text begin (n) $500,000 each year is for rural career
counseling coordinator positions in the
workforce service areas and for the purposes
specified in Minnesota Statutes, section
116L.667. The commissioner, in consultation
with local workforce investment boards and
local elected officials in each of the service
areas receiving funds, shall develop a method
of distributing funds to provide equitable
services across workforce service areas.
new text end

new text begin (o) $500,000 the first year is for a grant to
the Eastside Enterprise Center for economic
development and job creation, including
loans, business and workforce training, and
business assistance. This appropriation
shall be divided equally between African
Economic Development Solutions, the Asian
Economic Development Association, and the
Latino Economic Development Center. This
is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (p) $150,000 each year is for a grant to
Ujamaa Place for implementation of paid
internships through the employment and
career preparation program. This is a
onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (q) $500,000 the first year is for a grant
to Northern Bedrock Historic Preservation
Corps for the pathway to the preservation
trades program for recruitment of corps
members, engagement of technical
specialists, development of a certificate
program, and skill development in historic
preservation for youth ages 18 to 25. This is
a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (r) $500,000 the first year is for the "Getting
to Work" grant program. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2019.
new text end

new text begin Any program funded under this subdivision
is subject to the uniform outcome report
card requirements under Minnesota Statutes,
section 116L.98.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin General Support Services
new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 2,659,000
new text end
new text begin 2,854,000
new text end
new text begin Workforce
Development
new text end
new text begin 9,000
new text end
new text begin 17,000
new text end

new text begin (a) $150,000 each year is from the general
fund for the cost-of-living study required
under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.013.
new text end

new text begin (b) $1,300,000 each year is for operating the
Olmstead Implementation Office. The base
appropriation for the office is $1,269,000 in
fiscal year 2018 and $1,269,000 in fiscal year
2019.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Minnesota Trade Office
new text end

new text begin 2,292,000
new text end
new text begin 2,292,000
new text end

new text begin (a) $300,000 each year is for the STEP grants
in Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.979.
new text end

new text begin (b) $180,000 each year is for the Invest
Minnesota Marketing Initiative in Minnesota
Statutes, section 116J.9781.
new text end

new text begin (c) $270,000 each year is for the expansion
of Minnesota Trade Offices under Minnesota
Statutes, section 116J.978.
new text end

new text begin (d) $50,000 each year is for the trade policy
advisory group under Minnesota Statutes,
section 116J.9661.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Vocational Rehabilitation
new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 23,803,000
new text end
new text begin 22,053,000
new text end
new text begin Workforce
Development
new text end
new text begin 8,255,000
new text end
new text begin 8,255,000
new text end

new text begin (a) $10,800,000 each year is from the general
fund for the state's vocational rehabilitation
program under Minnesota Statutes, chapter
268A.
new text end

new text begin (b) $2,953,000 each year is from the general
fund for grants to centers for independent
living under Minnesota Statutes, section
268A.11.
new text end

new text begin (c) $5,745,000 each year from the general
fund and $7,580,000 each year from the
workforce development fund are for extended
employment services for persons with severe
disabilities under Minnesota Statutes, section
268A.15.
new text end

new text begin (d) $2,555,000 each year is from the general
fund for grants to programs that provide
employment support services to persons with
mental illness under Minnesota Statutes,
sections 268A.13 and 268A.14.
new text end

new text begin (e) $675,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for grants under
Minnesota Statutes, section 268A.16, for
employment services for persons, including
transition-aged youth, who are deaf,
deafblind, or hard-of-hearing. If the amount
in the first year is insufficient, the amount in
the second year is available in the first year.
new text end

new text begin (f) $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2016 is for a
grant to a statewide nonprofit organization
that is exclusively dedicated to the issues
of access to and the acquisition of assistive
technology. The purpose of the grant is
to acquire assistive technology and to
work in tandem with individuals using this
technology to create career paths. This is a
onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (g) $750,000 the first year is for grants to
day training and habilitation providers to
provide innovative employment options
and to advance community integration for
persons with disabilities as required under
the Minnesota Olmstead Plan. Of this
amount, $250,000 is for a pilot program
for home-based, technology-enhanced
monitoring of persons with disabilities.
Unexpended funds for fiscal year 2016 do
not cancel but are available in fiscal year
2017. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (h) For purposes of this subdivision,
Minnesota Diversified Industries, Inc. is an
eligible provider of services for persons with
severe disabilities under Minnesota Statutes,
section 268A.15.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Services for the Blind
new text end

new text begin 5,925,000
new text end
new text begin 5,925,000
new text end

new text begin $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the second
year must be used to provide services for
senior citizens who are becoming blind. At
least half of these amounts must be used to
provide training services for seniors who are
becoming blind and must be administered
at an Adjustment to Blindness Center in the
state. The training services must provide
independent living skills to seniors who are
becoming blind to allow them to continue to
live independently in their homes.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Broadband Development
new text end

new text begin 17,250,000
new text end
new text begin 250,000
new text end

new text begin (a) $250,000 each year is for the Broadband
Development Office.
new text end

new text begin (b)(1) $17,000,000 in fiscal year 2016 is for
deposit in the border-to-border broadband
fund account created under Minnesota
Statutes, section 116J.396, and may be used
for the purposes provided in Minnesota
Statutes, section 116J.395. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2017.
new text end

new text begin (2) Of the appropriation in clause (1), up
to three percent of this amount is for costs
incurred by the commissioner to administer
Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.395.
Administrative costs may include the
following activities related to measuring
progress toward the state's broadband goals
established in Minnesota Statutes, section
237.012:
new text end

new text begin (i) collecting broadband deployment data
from Minnesota providers, verifying its
accuracy through on-the-ground testing, and
creating state and county maps available
to the public showing the availability of
broadband service at various upload and
download speeds throughout Minnesota;
new text end

new text begin (ii) analyzing the deployment data collected
to help inform future investments in
broadband infrastructure; and
new text end

new text begin (iii) conducting business and residential
surveys that measure broadband adoption
and use in the state.
new text end

new text begin (3) Data provided by a broadband provider
under this paragraph is nonpublic data
under Minnesota Statutes, section 13.02,
subdivision 9. Maps produced under this
paragraph are public data under Minnesota
Statutes, section 13.03.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Transfer.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall transfer $8,000,000
from the Minnesota minerals 21st century
fund to the commissioner of the Iron Range
Resources and Rehabilitation Board for
a grant or forgivable loan to construct a
biochemical facility that uses cellulosic
feedstock to produce chemical products. The
amount available under this subdivision shall
be matched by money designated by the Iron
Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board
and is available until June 30, 2019.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text beginHOUSING FINANCE AGENCY
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 62,258,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 52,258,000
new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin Unless otherwise specified, this appropriation
is for transfer to the housing development
fund for the programs specified in this
section. Except as otherwise indicated, this
transfer is part of the agency's permanent
budget base.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Challenge Program
new text end

new text begin 21,425,000
new text end
new text begin 13,425,000
new text end

new text begin (a) This appropriation is for the economic
development and housing challenge program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.33.
The agency must continue to strengthen its
efforts to address the disparity rate between
white households and indigenous American
Indians and communities of color. Of this
amount, $1,208,000 each year shall be made
available during the first 11 months of the
fiscal year exclusively for housing projects
for indigenous American Indians. Any
funds not committed to housing projects for
indigenous American Indians in the first 11
months of the fiscal year shall be available
for any eligible activity under Minnesota
Statutes, section 462A.33.
new text end

new text begin (b)(1) $8,000,000 the first year is a onetime
appropriation and is targeted for housing in
communities and regions that have:
new text end

new text begin (i) low housing vacancy rates;
new text end

new text begin (ii) cooperatively developed a plan that
identifies current and future housing needs;
new text end

new text begin (iii) evidence of anticipated job expansion; or
new text end

new text begin (iv) a significant portion of area employees
who commute more than 30 miles between
their residence and their employment.
new text end

new text begin (2) Among comparable housing proposals,
preference must be given to proposals that:
new text end

new text begin (i) include a meaningful contribution from
area employers that reduces the need for
deferred loan or grant funds from state
resources; or
new text end

new text begin (ii) provide housing opportunities for an
expanded range of household incomes
within a community or that provide housing
opportunities for a wide range of incomes
within the development.
new text end

new text begin (c) The base amount for this program in fiscal
year 2018 and thereafter is $12,925,000.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Housing Trust Fund
new text end

new text begin 13,646,000
new text end
new text begin 11,646,000
new text end

new text begin (a) This appropriation is for deposit in the
housing trust fund account created under
Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.201, and
may be used for the purposes provided in
that section. To the extent that these funds
are used for the acquisition of housing, the
agency shall give priority among comparable
projects to projects that focus on creating
safe and stable housing for homeless youth
or projects that provide housing to trafficked
women and children.
new text end

new text begin (b) $2,000,000 the first year is a onetime
appropriation for temporary rental assistance
for families with school-age children who
have changed their school or home at least
once in the last school year. The agency,
in consultation with the Department of
Education, may establish additional targeting
criteria.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Rental Assistance for Mentally Ill
new text end

new text begin 4,088,000
new text end
new text begin 4,088,000
new text end

new text begin This appropriation is for the rental housing
assistance program for persons with a mental
illness or families with an adult member with
a mental illness under Minnesota Statutes,
section 462A.2097. Among comparable
proposals, the agency shall prioritize those
proposals that target, in part, eligible persons
who desire to move to more integrated,
community-based settings.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Family Homeless Prevention
new text end

new text begin 9,269,000
new text end
new text begin 9,269,000
new text end

new text begin This appropriation is for the family homeless
prevention and assistance programs under
Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.204. The
base amount for this program in fiscal year
2018 and thereafter is $8,519,000.
new text end

new text begin Of this amount, $500,000 the first year is for
a onetime appropriation for a grant to Better
Futures Minnesota for temporary housing and
rental assistance for adults who have been
released from state correctional facilities or
on supervised release in the community who
are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Home Ownership Assistance Fund
new text end

new text begin 885,000
new text end
new text begin 885,000
new text end

new text begin This appropriation is for the home ownership
assistance program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 462A.21, subdivision 8.
The agency shall continue to strengthen
its efforts to address the disparity gap in
the homeownership rate between white
households and indigenous American Indians
and communities of color.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Affordable Rental Investment Fund
new text end

new text begin 4,218,000
new text end
new text begin 4,218,000
new text end

new text begin (a) This appropriation is for the affordable
rental investment fund program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.21,
subdivision 8b, to finance the acquisition,
rehabilitation, and debt restructuring of
federally assisted rental property and
for making equity take-out loans under
Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.05,
subdivision 39.
new text end

new text begin (b) The owner of federally assisted rental
property must agree to participate in the
applicable federally assisted housing program
and to extend any existing low-income
affordability restrictions on the housing for
the maximum term permitted. The owner
must also enter into an agreement that gives
local units of government, housing and
redevelopment authorities, and nonprofit
housing organizations the right of first refusal
if the rental property is offered for sale.
Priority must be given among comparable
federally assisted rental properties to
properties with the longest remaining term
under an agreement for federal assistance.
Priority must also be given among
comparable rental housing developments
to developments that are or will be owned
by local government units, a housing and
redevelopment authority, or a nonprofit
housing organization. Among comparable
rental housing proposals, priority may be
given to proposals that contain identified
goals relating to the housing element of
a cooperatively developed plan that are
consistent with the mission of the agency.
new text end

new text begin (c) The appropriation also may be used to
finance the acquisition, rehabilitation, and
debt restructuring of existing supportive
housing properties. For purposes of this
paragraph, "supportive housing" means
affordable rental housing with links to
services necessary for individuals, youth, and
families with children to maintain housing
stability.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Housing Rehabilitation
new text end

new text begin 6,765,000
new text end
new text begin 6,765,000
new text end

new text begin This appropriation is for the housing
rehabilitation program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 462A.05, subdivision 14. Of
this amount, $3,022,000 each year is for the
rehabilitation of owner-occupied housing and
$3,743,000 each year is for the rehabilitation
of eligible rental housing. In administering a
rehabilitation program for rental housing, the
agency may apply the processes and priorities
adopted for administration of the economic
development and housing challenge program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.33.
The base amount for the rehabilitation of the
owner-occupied housing program in fiscal
year 2018 and thereafter is $2,772,000.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Homeownership Education,
Counseling, and Training
new text end

new text begin 857,000
new text end
new text begin 857,000
new text end

new text begin This appropriation is for the homeownership
education, counseling, and training program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.209.
Priority may be given to funding programs
that are aimed at culturally specific groups
who are providing services to members of
their communities.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Capacity Building Grants
new text end

new text begin 1,105,000
new text end
new text begin 1,105,000
new text end

new text begin (a) $770,000 each year is for nonprofit
capacity building grants under Minnesota
Statutes, section 462A.21, subdivision 3b.
Of this amount, $250,000 each year is
for support of the Homeless Management
Information System (HMIS).
new text end

new text begin (b) $250,000 each year is for competitive
grants to community organizations to provide
long-term financial education training, case
management, credit mending, homebuyer
education, and foreclosure prevention
mitigation services according to Laws 2014,
chapter 188, section 4, paragraph (c).
new text end

new text begin (c) $85,000 each year is for a grant to Open
Access Connection to provide free voice mail
services for homeless and low-income people
throughout Minnesota so that they have a
reliable and consistent communication tool
to aid in their search for affordable housing
and to help those individuals find and keep
jobs that will allow them to maintain their
housing. In addition to programs already
available in greater Minnesota, $15,000 each
year must be used to increase use of and
access to community voice mail in the areas
outside the seven-county metropolitan area.
This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text beginEXPLORE MINNESOTA TOURISM
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 14,053,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 14,118,000
new text end

new text begin To develop maximum private sector
involvement in tourism, $500,000 in fiscal
year 2016 and $500,000 in fiscal year 2017
must be matched by Explore Minnesota
Tourism from nonstate sources. Each $1 of
state incentive must be matched with $6 of
private sector funding. Cash match is defined
as revenue to the state or documented cash
expenditures directly expended to support
Explore Minnesota Tourism programs. Up
to one-half of the private sector contribution
may be in-kind or soft match. The incentive
in fiscal year 2016 shall be based on fiscal
year 2015 private sector contributions. The
incentive in fiscal year 2017 shall be based on
fiscal year 2016 private sector contributions.
new text end

new text begin Funding for the marketing grants is available
either year of the biennium. Unexpended
grant funds from the first year are available
in the second year.
new text end

new text begin $100,000 each year is for a grant to the
Northern Lights International Music Festival.
new text end

new text begin $200,000 in fiscal year 2016 is for a grant
to Minnesota Golden Games for promotion
and hosting activities related to the 2015
National Senior Games to be held in venues
throughout the Twin Cities metropolitan
area. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text beginDEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND
INDUSTRY
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 27,022,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 27,332,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2016
new text end
new text begin 2017
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 1,234,000
new text end
new text begin 1,252,000
new text end
new text begin Workers'
Compensation
new text end
new text begin 24,145,000
new text end
new text begin 24,423,000
new text end
new text begin Workforce
Development
new text end
new text begin 1,643,000
new text end
new text begin 1,657,000
new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Workers' Compensation
new text end

new text begin 13,952,000
new text end
new text begin 14,230,000
new text end

new text begin (a) This appropriation is from the workers'
compensation fund.
new text end

new text begin (b)(1) $3,000,000 each year is for workers'
compensation system upgrades. The base
appropriation for fiscal year 2020 and beyond
is zero.
new text end

new text begin (2) This appropriation includes funds for
information technology project services
and support subject to the provisions of
Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.0466.
Any ongoing information technology costs
must be incorporated into the service level
agreement and will be paid to the Office
of MN.IT Services by the commissioner
of labor and industry under the rates and
mechanisms specified in that agreement.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Labor Standards and Apprenticeship
new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 1,234,000
new text end
new text begin 1,252,000
new text end
new text begin Workforce
Development
new text end
new text begin 1,643,000
new text end
new text begin 1,657,000
new text end

new text begin (a) $834,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $852,000
in fiscal year 2017 are from the general fund
for the labor standards and apprenticeship
program.
new text end

new text begin (b) $1,143,000 in fiscal year 2016 and
$1,157,000 in fiscal year 2017 are from
the workforce development fund for the
apprenticeship program under Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 178. Of this amount,
$100,000 each year is for labor education and
advancement program grants and to expand
and promote registered apprenticeship
training in nonconstruction trade programs.
new text end

new text begin (c) $150,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for prevailing wage
enforcement.
new text end

new text begin (d) $100,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for grants to community
organizations for the purpose of outreach and
education for employees regarding employee
rights under Minnesota Statutes, chapters
177 and 181. The community organizations
must be selected based on their experience,
capacity, and relationships in high-violation
industries.
new text end

new text begin (e) $250,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for additional compliance
and enforcement activities by the labor
standards unit related to Minnesota Statutes,
chapters 177 and 181.
new text end

new text begin (f) $50,000 each year is from the general fund
for annual reports to the legislature including,
but not limited to, the following information:
new text end

new text begin (1) a list of all violations of the statutory
sections listed in Minnesota Statutes, section
177.27, subdivision 4, including the name
of the employer involved, and the nature of
any violations; and
new text end

new text begin (2) an analysis of noncompliance with
the statutory sections listed in Minnesota
Statutes, section 177.27, subdivision 4,
including any patterns by employer, industry,
or county.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Workplace Safety
new text end

new text begin 4,154,000
new text end
new text begin 4,154,000
new text end

new text begin This appropriation is from the workers'
compensation fund.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin General Support
new text end

new text begin 6,039,000
new text end
new text begin 6,039,000
new text end

new text begin This appropriation is from the workers'
compensation fund.
new text end

Sec. 6. new text beginBUREAU OF MEDIATION
SERVICES
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 2,917,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 2,734,000
new text end

new text begin (a) $68,000 each year is for grants to area
labor management committees. Grants may
be awarded for a 12-month period beginning
July 1 each year. Any unencumbered balance
remaining at the end of the first year does not
cancel but is available for the second year.
new text end

new text begin (b) $525,000 each year is for purposes of the
Public Employment Relations Board under
Minnesota Statutes, section 179A.041.
new text end

new text begin (c) $250,000 in fiscal year 2016 and
$100,000 in fiscal year 2017 are for the
case management database IT project. This
appropriation includes funds for information
technology project services and support
subject to the provisions of Minnesota
Statutes, section 16E.0466. Any ongoing
information technology costs must be
incorporated into the service level agreement
and must be paid to the Office of MN.IT
Services by the commissioner of mediation
services under the rates and mechanisms
specified in that agreement.
new text end

new text begin (d) $256,000 each year is for the Office
of Collaboration and Dispute Resolution
under Minnesota Statutes, section 179.90.
Of this amount, $160,000 each year is
for grants under Minnesota Statutes,
section 179.91, and $96,000 each year is
for intergovernmental and public policy
collaboration and operation of the office.
new text end

Sec. 7. new text beginWORKERS' COMPENSATION
COURT OF APPEALS
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 1,907,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 1,913,000
new text end

new text begin This appropriation is from the workers'
compensation fund.
new text end

Sec. 8. new text beginDEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 35,573,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 34,740,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2016
new text end
new text begin 2017
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 32,518,000
new text end
new text begin 31,673,000
new text end
new text begin Special Revenue
new text end
new text begin 1,240,000
new text end
new text begin 1,240,000
new text end
new text begin Petroleum Tank
new text end
new text begin 1,052,000
new text end
new text begin 1,052,000
new text end
new text begin Workers'
Compensation
new text end
new text begin 763,000
new text end
new text begin 775,000
new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Financial Institutions
new text end

new text begin 4,885,000
new text end
new text begin 4,885,000
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Petroleum Tank Release
Compensation Board
new text end

new text begin 1,052,000
new text end
new text begin 1,052,000
new text end

new text begin This appropriation is from the petroleum
tank fund.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Administrative Services
new text end

new text begin 7,098,000
new text end
new text begin 7,353,000
new text end

new text begin (a) $375,000 each year is for additional
compliance efforts with unclaimed property.
The commissioner may issue contracts for
these services.
new text end

new text begin (b) $100,000 each year is for the support of
broadband development.
new text end

new text begin (c) $130,000 the first year is for rulemaking
costs associated with MNvest registration
exemptions under Minnesota Statutes, section
80A.461. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Telecommunications
new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 1,009,000
new text end
new text begin 1,009,000
new text end
new text begin Special Revenue
new text end
new text begin 1,240,000
new text end
new text begin 1,240,000
new text end

new text begin $1,240,000 each year is from the
telecommunication access fund for the
following transfers. This appropriation is
added to the department's base.
new text end

new text begin (1) $800,000 each year is to the commissioner
of human services to supplement the ongoing
operational expenses of the Commission
of Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard-of-Hearing
Minnesotans;
new text end

new text begin (2) $290,000 each year is to the chief
information officer for the purpose of
coordinating technology accessibility and
usability;
new text end

new text begin (3) $100,000 each year is to the Legislative
Coordinating Commission for captioning of
legislative coverage; and
new text end

new text begin (4) $50,000 each year is to the Office of
MN.IT Services for a consolidated access
fund to provide grants to other state agencies
related to accessibility of their Web-based
services.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Enforcement
new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 5,707,000
new text end
new text begin 5,707,000
new text end
new text begin Workers'
Compensation
new text end
new text begin 201,000
new text end
new text begin 204,000
new text end

new text begin $279,000 each year is from the general fund
for health care enforcement.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Energy Resources
new text end

new text begin 4,424,000
new text end
new text begin 3,415,000
new text end

new text begin (a) $150,000 each year is for grants to
providers of low-income weatherization
services to install renewable energy
equipment in households that are eligible for
weatherization assistance under Minnesota's
weatherization assistance program state
plan as provided for in Minnesota Statutes,
section 239.101.
new text end

new text begin (b) $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2016 is for
the state's defense of the Next Generation
Energy Act in Laws 2007, chapter 136. This
appropriation is onetime.
new text end

new text begin (c) A Minnesota-based nonprofit with
demonstrated expertise and capability
in energy efficiency, energy technology
research, and conservation improvement
program delivery is eligible to apply for
an applied research and development grant
under Minnesota Statutes, section 216B.241,
subdivision 1e, in order to establish and
operate an energy technology business
accelerator. The grant recipient must provide
a 25 percent match for any grant amounts
received with cash or in-kind contributions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Insurance
new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 4,395,000
new text end
new text begin 4,304,000
new text end
new text begin Workers'
Compensation
new text end
new text begin 562,000
new text end
new text begin 571,000
new text end

new text begin (a) $642,000 each year is for health insurance
rate review staffing.
new text end

new text begin (b) Of the amount appropriated from the
special revenue fund under Minnesota
Statutes, section 65B.84, subdivision 1,
paragraph (b), $100,000 is for investigation
of insurance company handling of motor
vehicle collision repair claims.
new text end

new text begin (c) $300,000 each year is for investigation
and enforcement of insurance fraud under
Minnesota Statutes, section 45.0135,
subdivision 9.
new text end

new text begin (d) $91,000 in the first year is for activities
of the task force on no-fault auto insurance
issues. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Propane prepurchase.
new text end

new text begin 5,000,000
new text end
new text begin 5,000,000
new text end

new text begin $5,000,000 each year is for the propane
prepurchase program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 216B.0951. This is a
onetime appropriation.
new text end

Sec. 9. new text beginPUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 6,966,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 6,930,000
new text end

Sec. 10. new text beginTRANSFERS.
new text end

new text begin (a) Of the amount deposited into the contingent account created under Minnesota
Statutes, section 268.199, $3,500,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $3,500,000 in fiscal year
2017 shall be transferred before the closing of each fiscal year to the general fund.
new text end

new text begin (b) Of the amount of surplus workforce development fund money reallocated
under Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.05, subdivision 5, by the Minnesota Job Skills
Partnership Board in fiscal year 2015, $6,000,000 shall be canceled and credited back to
the workforce development fund.
new text end

Sec. 11. new text beginLEGAL FEES; ITASCA COUNTY.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of employment and economic development shall grant the
unspent amount from the Minnesota minerals 21st century fund appropriation in Laws
2007, chapter 135, article 1, section 3, subdivision 2, paragraph (y), to Itasca County for
legal fees for recovering business subsidy funds according to Minnesota Statutes, section
116J.994, and under the reimbursement agreement dated September 9, 2008.
new text end

ARTICLE 6

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 299F.01, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Mandatory fire sprinklers prohibited. new text end

new text begin (a) The State Building Code,
the State Fire Code, or a political subdivision of the state by code or ordinance, must
not require the installation of fire sprinklers, any fire sprinkler system components, or
automatic fire-extinguishing equipment or devices in any new or existing single-family
detached dwelling unit, two-family dwelling unit, townhome, or accessory structure such
as a garage, covered patio, deck, porch, storage shed, or similar structure.
new text end

new text begin (b) This subdivision does not affect or limit a requirement for smoke or fire
detectors, alarms, or their components.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 326B.092, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

License fees and license renewal fees.

(a) The license fee for each
license is the base license fee plus any applicable board fee, continuing education fee, and
contractor recovery fund fee and additional assessment, as set forth in this subdivision.

(b) For purposes of this section, "license duration" means the number of years for
which the license is issued except that:

(1) if the initial license is not issued for a whole number of years, the license duration
shall be rounded up to the next whole number; and

(2) if the department receives an application for license renewal after the renewal
deadline, license duration means the number of years for which the renewed license would
have been issued if the renewal application had been submitted on time and all other
requirements for renewal had been met.

(c) The base license fee shall depend on whether the license is classified as an entry
level, master, journeyman, or business license, and on the license duration. The base
license fee shall be:

License Classification
License Duration
1 Year
2 Years
deleted text begin 3 Years
deleted text end
Entry level
$10
$20
deleted text begin $30
deleted text end
deleted text begin Journeyman
deleted text end new text begin Journeyworker
new text end
$20
$40
deleted text begin $60
deleted text end
Master
$40
$80
deleted text begin $120
deleted text end
Business
deleted text begin $90
deleted text end
$180
deleted text begin $270
deleted text end

(d) If there is a continuing education requirement for renewal of the license, then
a continuing education fee must be included in the renewal license fee. The continuing
education fee for all license classifications shall be: $10 if the renewal license duration
is one year;new text begin andnew text end $20 if the renewal license duration is two yearsdeleted text begin; and $30 if the renewal
license duration is three years
deleted text end.

(e) If the license is issued under sections 326B.31 to 326B.59 or 326B.90 to
326B.93, then a board fee must be included in the license fee and the renewal license fee.
The board fee for all license classifications shall be: $4 if the license duration is one year;
$8 if the license duration is two yearsdeleted text begin; and $12 if the license duration is three yearsdeleted text end.

(f) If the application is for the renewal of a license issued under sections 326B.802
to 326B.885, then the contractor recovery fund fee required under section 326B.89,
subdivision 3, and any additional assessment required under section 326B.89, subdivision
16
, must be included in the license renewal fee.

new text begin (g) Notwithstanding the fee amounts described in paragraphs (c) to (f), for the period
July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2017, the following fees apply:
new text end

new text begin License Classification
new text end
new text begin License Duration
new text end
new text begin 1 year
new text end
new text begin 2 years
new text end
new text begin Entry level
new text end
new text begin $10
new text end
new text begin $20
new text end
new text begin Journeyworker
new text end
new text begin $15
new text end
new text begin $35
new text end
new text begin Master
new text end
new text begin $30
new text end
new text begin $75
new text end
new text begin Business
new text end
new text begin $160
new text end

new text begin If there is a continuing education requirement for renewal of the license, then a
continuing education fee must be included in the renewal license fee. The continuing
education fee for all license classifications shall be $5.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 326B.096, is amended to read:


326B.096 REINSTATEMENT OF LICENSES.

Subdivision 1.

Reinstatement after revocation.

(a) If a license is revoked under
this chapter and if an applicant for a license needs to pass an examination administered by
the commissioner before becoming licensed, then, in order to have the license reinstated,
the person who holds the revoked license must:

(1) retake the examination and achieve a passing score; and

(2) meet all other requirements for an initial license, including payment of the
application and examination fee and the license fee. The person holding the revoked
license is not eligible for Minnesota licensure without examination based on reciprocity.

(b) If a license is revoked under a chapter other than this chapter, then, in order to
have the license reinstated, the person who holds the revoked license must:

(1) apply for reinstatement to the commissioner no later than two years after the
effective date of the revocation;

(2) pay a deleted text begin$100deleted text endnew text begin $50new text end reinstatement application fee and any applicable renewal license
fee; and

(3) meet all applicable requirements for licensure, except that, unless required by the
order revoking the license, the applicant does not need to retake any examination and does
not need to repay a license fee that was paid before the revocation.

Subd. 2.

Reinstatement after suspension.

If a license is suspended, then, in order
to have the license reinstated, the person who holds the suspended license must:

(1) apply for reinstatement to the commissioner no later than two years after the
completion of the suspension period;

(2) pay a deleted text begin$100deleted text endnew text begin $50new text end reinstatement application fee and any applicable renewal license
fee; and

(3) meet all applicable requirements for licensure, except that, unless required by the
order suspending the license, the applicant does not need to retake any examination and
does not need to repay a license fee that was paid before the suspension.

Subd. 3.

Reinstatement after voluntary termination.

A licensee who is not an
individual may voluntarily terminate a license issued to the person under this chapter. If a
licensee has voluntarily terminated a license under this subdivision, then, in order to have
the license reinstated, the person who holds the terminated license must:

(1) apply for reinstatement to the commissioner no later than the date that the license
would have expired if it had not been terminated;

(2) pay a deleted text begin$100deleted text endnew text begin $50new text end reinstatement application fee and any applicable renewal license
fee; and

(3) meet all applicable requirements for licensure, except that the applicant does not
need to repay a license fee that was paid before the termination.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin The amendments to this section are effective July 1, 2015,
and expire July 1, 2017.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 326B.106, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Adoption of code.

new text begin(a) new text endSubject tonew text begin paragraphs (c) and (d) and
new text endsections 326B.101 to 326B.194, the commissioner shall by rule and in consultation
with the Construction Codes Advisory Council establish a code of standards for the
construction, reconstruction, alteration, and repair of buildings, governing matters of
structural materials, design and construction, fire protection, health, sanitation, and safety,
including design and construction standards regarding heat loss control, illumination,
and climate control. The code must also include duties and responsibilities for code
administration, including procedures for administrative action, penalties, and suspension
and revocation of certification. The code must conform insofar as practicable to model
building codes generally accepted and in use throughout the United States, including a
code for building conservation. In the preparation of the code, consideration must be
given to the existing statewide specialty codes presently in use in the state. Model codes
with necessary modifications and statewide specialty codes may be adopted by reference.
The code must be based on the application of scientific principles, approved tests, and
professional judgment. To the extent possible, the code must be adopted in terms of
desired results instead of the means of achieving those results, avoiding wherever possible
the incorporation of specifications of particular methods or materials. To that end the code
must encourage the use of new methods and new materials. Except as otherwise provided
in sections 326B.101 to 326B.194, the commissioner shall administer and enforce the
provisions of those sections.

new text begin (b) new text endThe commissioner shall develop rules addressing the plan review fee assessed
to similar buildings without significant modifications including provisions for use of
building systems as specified in the industrial/modular program specified in section
326B.194. Additional plan review fees associated with similar plans must be based on
costs commensurate with the direct and indirect costs of the service.

new text begin (c) Beginning with the 2018 edition of the model building codes and every six
years thereafter, the commissioner shall review the new model building codes and adopt
the model codes as amended for use in Minnesota, within two years of the published
edition date. The commissioner may adopt amendments to the building codes prior to the
adoption of the new building codes to advance construction methods, technology, or
materials, or, where necessary to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public, or to
improve the efficiency or the use of a building.
new text end

new text begin (d) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), the commissioner shall act on each new model
residential energy code and the new model commercial energy code in accordance with
federal law for which the United States Department of Energy has issued an affirmative
determination in compliance with United States Code, title 42, section 6833. The
commissioner may adopt amendments prior to adoption of the new energy codes, as
amended for use in Minnesota, to advance construction methods, technology, or materials,
or, where necessary to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public, or to improve
the efficiency or use of a building.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2015, and applies to all
model code adoptions beginning with the 2018 model building code.
new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 326B.106, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end

new text begin Copies of the code. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall provide copies of the code
to the public without charge, including the amended model codes adopted by reference.
The commissioner shall calculate the cost to the department for providing copies of the
code to the public without charge.
new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 326B.13, subdivision 8, is amended to read:


Subd. 8.

Effective date of rules.

A rule to adopt or amend the State Building Code is
effective deleted text begin180deleted text endnew text begin 270new text end days after publication of the rule's notice of adoption in the State Register.
The rule may provide for a later effective date. The rule may provide for an earlier effective
date if the commissioner deleted text beginor boarddeleted text end proposing the rule finds that an earlier effective date is
necessary to protect public health and safety after considering, among other things, the need
for time for training of individuals to comply with and enforce the rule.new text begin The commissioner
must publish an electronic version of the entire adopted rule chapter on the department's
Web site within ten days of receipt from the revisor of statutes. The commissioner shall
clearly indicate the effective date of the rule on the department's Web site.
new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 326B.986, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Boiler engineer license fees.

(a) For purposes of calculating license fees
and renewal license fees required under section 326B.092:

(1) the boiler special engineer license is an entry level license;

(2) the following licenses are journeyman licenses: first class engineer, Grade A;
first class engineer, Grade B; first class engineer, Grade C; second class engineer, Grade
A; second class engineer, Grade B; second class engineer, Grade C; and provisional
license; and

(3) the following licenses are master licenses: boiler chief engineer, Grade A; boiler
chief engineer, Grade B; boiler chief engineer, Grade C; boiler deleted text begincommissionerdeleted text end inspector
new text begincertificate of competencynew text end; and traction or hobby boiler engineer.

(b) Notwithstanding section 326B.092, subdivision 7, paragraph (a), the license
duration for steam traction and hobby engineer licenses are one year only for the purpose
of calculating license fees under section 326B.092, subdivision 7, paragraph (b).

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 326B.986, subdivision 8, is amended to read:


Subd. 8.

Certificate of competency.

deleted text beginThe fee for issuance of the original certificate
of competency is $85 for inspectors who did not pay the national board examination fee
specified in subdivision 6, or $35 for inspectors who paid that examination fee.
deleted text end new text begin(a) new text endEach
applicant for a certificate of competency must complete an interview with the chief boiler
inspector before issuance of the certificate of competency.

new text begin (b)new text end All initial certificates of competency shall be effective for more than one calendar
year and shall expire on December 31 of the year after the year in which the application
is made. deleted text beginThe commissioner shall in a manner determined by the commissioner, without
the need for any rulemaking under chapter 14, phase in the renewal of certificates of
competency from one calendar year to two calendar years. By June 30, 2011,
deleted text end

new text begin (c)new text end All renewed certificates of competency shall be valid for two calendar years. deleted text beginThe
fee for renewal of the state of Minnesota certificate of competency is $35 for one year or
$70 for two years, and is due the day after the certificate expires.
deleted text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin The amendments to paragraphs (a) and (c) are effective July
1, 2015, and expire July 1, 2017.
new text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 341.321, is amended to read:


341.321 FEE SCHEDULE.

(a) The fee schedule for professional new text beginand amateur new text endlicenses issued by the
commissioner is as follows:

(1) referees, $80 deleted text beginfor each initial license and each renewaldeleted text end;

(2) promoters, $700 deleted text beginfor each initial license and each renewaldeleted text end;

(3) judges and knockdown judges, $80 deleted text beginfor each initial license and each renewaldeleted text end;

(4) trainersnew text begin and secondsnew text end, $80 deleted text beginfor each initial license and each renewaldeleted text end;

(5) ring announcers, $80 deleted text beginfor each initial license and each renewaldeleted text end;

deleted text begin (6) seconds, $80 for each initial license and each renewal;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (7)deleted text endnew text begin (6)new text end timekeepers, $80 deleted text beginfor each initial license and each renewaldeleted text end;

deleted text begin (8)deleted text end new text begin(7) professional new text endcombatants, deleted text begin$100 for each initial license and each renewaldeleted text endnew text begin $70new text end;

new text begin (8) amateur combatants, $50;
new text end

(9) managers, $80 deleted text beginfor each initial license and each renewaldeleted text end; and

(10) ringside physicians, $80 deleted text beginfor each initial license and each renewaldeleted text end.

In addition to the license fee deleted text beginand the late filing penalty fee in section 341.32, subdivision
2
, if applicable
deleted text end, an individual who applies for a deleted text beginprofessionaldeleted text end license deleted text beginon the same day
deleted text endnew text beginwithin the 48 hours preceding whennew text end the combative sporting event is held shall pay a late
fee of $100 plus the original license fee deleted text beginof $120 at the time the application is submitteddeleted text end.

deleted text begin (b) The fee schedule for amateur licenses issued by the commissioner is as follows:
deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) referees, $80 for each initial license and each renewal;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) promoters, $700 for each initial license and each renewal;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) judges and knockdown judges, $80 for each initial license and each renewal;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (4) trainers, $80 for each initial license and each renewal;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (5) ring announcers, $80 for each initial license and each renewal;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (6) seconds, $80 for each initial license and each renewal;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (7) timekeepers, $80 for each initial license and each renewal;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (8) combatant, $60 for each initial license and each renewal;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (9) managers, $80 for each initial license and each renewal; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (10) ringside physicians, $80 for each initial license and each renewal.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (c)deleted text endnew text begin (b)new text end The commissioner shall establish a contest fee for each combative sport
contestnew text begin and shall consider the size and type of venue when establishing a contest feenew text end. The
professional combative sport contest fee is $1,500 per event or not more than four percent
of the gross ticket sales, whichever is greater, as determined by the commissioner when
the combative sport contest is scheduleddeleted text begin,deleted text endnew text begin.new text end The amateur combative sport contest fee shall
be $1,500 or not more than four percent of the gross ticket sales, whichever is greater.
deleted text beginThe commissioner shall consider the size and type of venue when establishing a contest
fee. The commissioner may establish the maximum number of complimentary tickets
allowed for each event by rule.
deleted text end

new text begin (c)new text end A professional or amateur combative sport contest fee is nonrefundabledeleted text begin.deleted text endnew text begin and
shall be paid as follows:
new text end

new text begin (1) $500 at the time the combative sport contest is scheduled; and
new text end

new text begin (2) $1,000 at the weigh-in prior to the contest.
new text end

new text begin If four percent of the gross ticket sales is greater than $1,500, the balance is due to the
commissioner within 24 hours of the completed contest.
new text end

new text begin (d) The commissioner may establish the maximum number of complimentary tickets
allowed for each event by rule.
new text end

deleted text begin (d)deleted text endnew text begin (e)new text end All fees and penalties collected by the commissioner must be deposited in the
commissioner account in the special revenue fund.

ARTICLE 7

DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116J.394, is amended to read:


116J.394 DEFINITIONS.

(a) For the purposes of sections 116J.394 to 116J.396, the following terms have
the meanings given them.

(b) "Broadband" or "broadband service" has the meaning given in section 116J.39,
subdivision 1, paragraph (b).

(c) "Broadband infrastructure" means networks of deployed telecommunications
equipment and technologies necessary to provide high-speed Internet access and other
advanced telecommunications services for end users.

(d) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic
development.

(e) "Last-mile infrastructure" means broadband infrastructure that serves as the
final leg connecting the broadband service provider's network to the end-use customer's
on-premises telecommunications equipment.

(f) "Middle-mile infrastructure" means broadband infrastructure that links a
broadband service provider's core network infrastructure to last-mile infrastructure.

(g) "Political subdivision" means any county, city, town, school district, special
district or other political subdivision, or public corporation.

(h) "Underserved areas" means areas of Minnesota in which households or businesses
lack access to wire-line broadband service at speeds that meet the state broadband goals of
ten to 20 megabits per second download and five to ten megabits per second upload.

(i) "Unserved areas" means areas of Minnesota in which households or businesses
lack access to wire-line broadband service deleted text beginat speeds that meet a Federal Communications
Commission threshold of four megabits per second download and one megabit per second
upload
deleted text endnew text begin, as defined in section 116J.39new text end.

Sec. 2.

new text begin [116J.549] WORKFORCE HOUSING GRANTS PROGRAM.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Establishment. new text end

new text begin A workforce housing grants program is established
to award grants to qualified cities to be used for qualified expenditures related to the
construction of or financing for market rate residential rental properties, and includes new
modular homes or new manufactured homes, or new manufactured homes on leased land
or in a manufactured home park.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin For purposes of this section:
new text end

new text begin (1) "commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic
development;
new text end

new text begin (2) "local unit of government" means a home rule charter or statutory city or county;
new text end

new text begin (3) "qualified city" means a home rule charter or statutory city located outside the
metropolitan area or an area served by a joint county-city economic development agency;
new text end

new text begin (4) "qualified expenditure" means expenditures for the acquisition of property,
construction of improvements, provisions of loans or subsidies, grants, interest rate
subsidies, public infrastructure, and related financing costs for market rate residential
rental properties;
new text end

new text begin (5) "market rate residential rental properties" means properties that are rented at
market value and excludes: (i) properties constructed with financial assistance requiring
the property to be occupied by residents that meet income limits under federal or state
law of initial occupancy; and (ii) properties constructed with federal, state, or local flood
recovery assistance, regardless of whether that assistance imposed income limits as a
condition of receiving assistance;
new text end

new text begin (6) "metropolitan area" means the seven-county metropolitan area as defined by
section 473.121, subdivision 2; and
new text end

new text begin (7) "joint county-city economic development authority" means an economic
development authority, formed under Laws 1988, chapter 516, section 1, as a joint
partnership between a city and county and excluding those established by the county only.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Application. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall develop forms and procedures
for soliciting and reviewing application for grants under this section. At a minimum, a
city must include in its application a resolution of its governing body certifying that the
matching amount as required under this section is available and committed.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Program requirements. new text end

new text begin The commissioner must not award a grant to a
city under this section until the following determinations are made:
new text end

new text begin (1) the average vacancy rate for rental housing located in the city, and in any city
located within 25 miles or less of the boundaries of the city, has been three percent or less
for at least the immediately preceding two-year period;
new text end

new text begin (2) one or more businesses located in the city, or within 60 miles of the city, that
employ a minimum of 20 full-time equivalent employees in aggregate have provided
a written statement to the city indicating that the lack of available rental housing has
impeded their ability to recruit and hire employees;
new text end

new text begin (3) the city has a population exceeding 1,000;
new text end

new text begin (4) the city is located outside the metropolitan area; and
new text end

new text begin (5) the city certifies that the grants will be used for qualified expenditures for the
development of rental housing to serve employees of businesses located in the city
or surrounding area.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Allocation. new text end

new text begin The amount of a grant may not exceed 25 percent of the
rental housing development project cost. The commissioner shall not award a grant to
a city without certification by the city that the amount of the grant shall be matched by
a local unit of government, business, or nonprofit organization with $1 for every $2
provided in grant funds.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin Beginning January 15, 2016, the commissioner must annually
submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of
representatives committees having jurisdiction over taxes and workforce development
specifying the projects that received grants under this section and the specific purposes for
which the grant funds were used.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116J.8738, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Certification of qualified business.

(a) A business may apply to
the commissioner for certification as a qualified business under this section. The
commissioner shall specify the form of the application, the manner and times for applying,
and the information required to be included in the application. The commissioner may
impose an application fee in an amount sufficient to defray the commissioner's cost of
processing certifications. new text beginApplication fees are deposited in the greater Minnesota business
expansion administration account in the special revenue fund.
new text endA business must file a copy
of its application with the chief clerical officer of the city at the same time it applies to the
commissioner. For an agricultural processing facility located outside the boundaries of a
city, the business must file a copy of the application with the county auditor.

(b) The commissioner shall certify each business as a qualified business that:

(1) satisfies the requirements of subdivision 2;

(2) the commissioner determines would not expand its operations in greater
Minnesota without the tax incentives available under subdivision 4; and

(3) enters a business subsidy agreement with the commissioner that pledges to
satisfy the minimum expansion requirements of paragraph (c) within three years or less
following execution of the agreement.

The commissioner must act on an application within 90 days after its filing. Failure
by the commissioner to take action within the 90-day period is deemed approval of the
application.

(c) The business must increase the number of full-time equivalent employees
in greater Minnesota from the time the business subsidy agreement is executed by two
employees or ten percent, whichever is greater.

(d) The city, or a county for an agricultural processing facility located outside the
boundaries of a city, in which the business proposes to expand its operations may file
comments supporting or opposing the application with the commissioner. The comments
must be filed within 30 days after receipt by the city of the application and may include a
notice of any contribution the city or county intends to make to encourage or support the
business expansion, such as the use of tax increment financing, property tax abatement,
additional city or county services, or other financial assistance.

(e) Certification of a qualified business is effective for the seven-year period
beginning on the first day of the calendar month immediately following the date that the
commissioner informs the business of the award of the benefit.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective retroactively from August 1, 2014.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116J.8738, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Funds. new text end

new text begin Amounts in the greater Minnesota business expansion
administration account in the special revenue fund are appropriated to the commissioner of
employment and economic development for costs associated with processing applications
under subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, and for personnel and administrative expenses related to
administering the greater Minnesota business expansion program.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective retroactively from August 1, 2014.
new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116L.05, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Use of workforce development funds.

After March 1 of any fiscal year,
the board deleted text beginmay usedeleted text end new text beginshall make recommendations to the legislature for additional uses of
new text endworkforce development funds deleted text beginfor the purposes outlined in sections 116L.02 and 116L.04,
or to provide incumbent worker training services under section 116L.18
deleted text end if the following
conditions have been met:

(1) the board examines relevant economic indicators, including the projected
number of layoffs for the remainder of the fiscal year and the next fiscal year, evidence of
declining and expanding industries, the number of initial applications for and the number
of exhaustions of unemployment benefits, job vacancy data, and any additional relevant
information brought to the board's attention;

(2) the board accounts for all allocations made in section 116L.17, subdivision 2;

(3) based on the past expenditures and projected revenue, the board estimates future
funding needs for services under section 116L.17 for the remainder of the current fiscal
year and the next fiscal year;

(4) the board determines there will be unspent funds after meeting the needs of
dislocated workers in the current fiscal year and there will be sufficient revenue to meet
the needs of dislocated workers in the next fiscal year; and

(5) the board reports its findings in clauses (1) to (4) to the chairs of legislative
committees with jurisdiction over the workforce development fund, to the commissioners
of revenue and management and budget, and to the public.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116L.17, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Use of funds.

Funds granted by the board under this section may be used
for any combination of the following, except as otherwise provided in this section:

(1) employment transition services such as developing readjustment plans for
individuals; outreach and intake; early readjustment; job or career counseling; testing;
orientation; assessment of skills and aptitudes; provision of occupational and labor market
information; job placement assistance; job search; job development; prelayoff assistance;
relocation assistance; programs provided in cooperation with employers or labor
organizations to provide early intervention in the event of plant closings or substantial
layoffs; and entrepreneurial training and business consulting;

(2) support services, including assistance to help the participant relocate to employ
existing skills; out-of-area job search assistance; family care assistance, including child
care; commuting assistance; emergency housing and rental assistance; counseling
assistance, including personal and financial; health care; emergency health assistance;
emergency financial assistance; work-related tools and clothing; and other appropriate
support services that enable a person to participate in an employment and training program
with the goal of reemployment;

(3) specific, short-term training to help the participant enhance current skills
in a similar occupation or industry; entrepreneurial training, customized training, or
on-the-job training; basic and remedial education to enhance current skills; and literacy
and work-related English training for non-English speakers; deleted text beginand
deleted text end

(4) long-term training in a new occupation or industry, including occupational skills
training or customized training in an accredited program recognized by one or more
relevant industries. Long-term training shall only be provided to dislocated workers whose
skills are obsolete and who have no other transferable skills likely to result in employment
at a comparable wage rate. Training shall only be provided for occupations or industries
with reasonable expectations of job availability based on the service provider's thorough
assessment of local labor market information where the individual currently resides or
is willing to relocate. This clause shall not restrict training in personal services or other
such industriesdeleted text begin.deleted text endnew text begin; and
new text end

new text begin (5) direct training services to provide a measurable increase in the job-related
skills of participating incumbent workers, including basic assessment, counseling, and
preemployment training services requested by the qualifying employer.
new text end

Sec. 7.

new text begin [116L.667] RURAL CAREER COUNSELING COORDINATORS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Requirement. new text end

new text begin Each workforce service area located outside of the
metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, except for a service area
that serves a single city outside of the metropolitan area, must have a career counseling
coordinator who is responsible for improving coordination and communication of
workforce development programs and services within the workforce service area, with
other workforce service areas and career counseling coordinators, and with administering
agencies. A career counseling coordinator may serve as the coordinator for up to two
service areas.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Responsibilities. new text end

new text begin A career counseling coordinator is responsible for:
new text end

new text begin (1) understanding the needs of existing, new, and prospective service area businesses
in regard to workforce development programs, resources, and other services;
new text end

new text begin (2) connecting job seekers, secondary and higher education institutions, employers,
and other stakeholders and partners;
new text end

new text begin (3) providing services to job seekers including career counseling, training, and
work experience opportunities;
new text end

new text begin (4) assessing and compiling information about all workforce development programs
and services offered in the assigned workforce service area, including adult basic
education programs and programs and services at higher education institutions and
kindergarten through grade 12 schools;
new text end

new text begin (5) making recommendations to the commissioner regarding ways to improve
career counseling coordination, possible program changes, and new workforce programs
or initiatives;
new text end

new text begin (6) sharing best practices and collaborating with other career counseling coordinators
to promote and enable state-level coordination among workforce development programs
and administering agencies including, but not limited to, the Departments of Employment
and Economic Development, Education, and Labor and Industry, and the Office of Higher
Education; and
new text end

new text begin (7) promoting available workforce development and career counseling programs and
resources in the workforce service area.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Reporting; consolidation. new text end

new text begin The workforce council in each of the workforce
service areas having a career counseling coordinator shall submit an annual report to
the commissioner that includes, but is not limited to, a narrative of and the number of
businesses, job seekers, and other stakeholders served by the career counseling coordinator
function, an accounting of workforce development and career counseling programs
and services offered in the assigned workforce service area, and any recommendations
for changes to workforce development efforts in the workforce service area. Beginning
January 15, 2016, and each year thereafter, the commissioner shall consolidate the reports
and submit the consolidated report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over
economic development and workforce policy and finance.
new text end

Sec. 8.

new text begin [116U.27] MINNESOTA FILM AND TV BOARD; REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS.
new text end

new text begin (a) The Minnesota Film and TV Board, in consultation with the Department
of Employment and Economic Development, shall develop grant agreements that
include clear board duties and measurable goals, as well as eligibility criteria. The grant
agreements developed must be submitted to the chairs and ranking minority members of
the senate and house of representatives committees having jurisdiction over employment
and economic development policy and finance by September 15, 2015.
new text end

new text begin (b) On or before July 15, 2015, and annually thereafter in any year that grant
funds are available to the Minnesota Film and TV Board, the board shall provide a full
accounting of its activities and achievements related to state grant funds to the chairs and
ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees having
jurisdiction over employment and economic development policy and finance.
new text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 268.035, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Benefit year.

"Benefit year" means the period of 52 calendar weeks
beginning the date a benefit account is effective. For a benefit account established
effective any January 1, April 1, July 1, new text beginor new text endOctober 1, deleted text beginor January 2, 2000, or October 2,
2011,
deleted text end the benefit year will be a period of 53 calendar weeks.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 2, 2015.
new text end

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 268.035, subdivision 21b, is amended to read:


Subd. 21b.

Preponderance of the evidence.

"Preponderance of the evidence"
means evidence in deleted text beginsubstantiationdeleted text endnew text begin supportnew text end of a fact thatdeleted text begin, when weighed against the evidence
opposing the fact,
deleted text end is more convincing and has a greater probability of truthnew text begin than the
evidence opposing the fact
new text end.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 2, 2015.
new text end

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 268.035, subdivision 26, is amended to read:


Subd. 26.

Unemployed.

An applicant is considered "unemployed" deleted text begin(1)deleted text end in any week
thatnew text begin:
new text end

new text begin (1)new text end the applicant performs less than 32 hours of service in employment, covered
employment, noncovered employment, self-employment, or volunteer work; and

(2) any earnings with respect to that week are less than the applicant's weekly
unemployment benefit amount.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 2, 2015.
new text end

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 268.035, subdivision 30, is amended to read:


Subd. 30.

Wages paid.

(a) "Wages paid" means the amount of wagesnew text begin:
new text end

new text begin (1)new text end that have been actually paidnew text begin;new text end or

new text begin (2)new text end that have been credited to or set apart so that payment and disposition is under
the control of the employee.

new text begin (b)new text end Wage payments delayed beyond the regularly scheduled pay date are considered
"wages paid" on the missed pay date. Back pay is considered "wages paid" on the date
of actual payment. Any wages earned but not paid with no scheduled date of payment is
considered "wages paid" on the last day of employment.

deleted text begin (b)deleted text endnew text begin (c)new text end Wages paid does not include wages earned but not paid except as provided
for in this subdivision.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 2, 2015.
new text end

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 268.051, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Tax rate buydown.

(a) Any taxpaying employer that has been assigned
a tax rate based upon an experience rating, and has no amounts past due under this
chapter, may, upon the payment of an amount equivalent to any portion or all of the
unemployment benefits used in computing the experience rating plus a surcharge of 25
percent, obtain a cancellation of unemployment benefits used equal to the payment made,
less the surcharge. The payment is applied to the most recent unemployment benefits paid
that are used in computing the experience rating. Upon the payment, the commissioner
must compute a new experience rating for the employer, and compute a new tax rate.

(b) Payments for a tax rate buydown may be made only by electronic payment
and must be received within 120 calendar days from the beginning of the calendar year
for which the tax rate is effective.

deleted text begin (c) For calendar years 2011, 2012, and 2013, the surcharge of 25 percent provided
for in paragraph (a) does not apply.
deleted text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 2, 2015.
new text end

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 268.07, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Benefit account requirements.

(a) Unless paragraph (b) applies, to
establish a benefit account an applicant must have total wage credits in the applicant's four
quarter base period of at leastdeleted text begin: (1) $2,400; or (2)deleted text end 5.3 percent of the state's average annual
wage rounded down to the next lower $100deleted text begin, whichever is higherdeleted text end.

(b) To establish a new benefit account deleted text beginwithin 52 calendar weeksdeleted text end following the
expiration of the benefit year on a prior benefit account, an applicant must have performed
deleted text beginservicesdeleted text endnew text begin actual worknew text end in new text beginsubsequent new text endcovered employment and have been paid wages in one
or more completed calendar quarters that started after the effective date of the prior benefit
account. The wages paid for deleted text beginthose servicesdeleted text endnew text begin that employmentnew text end must be at least enough to
meet the requirements of paragraph (a). A benefit account under this paragraph may not
be established effective earlier than the Sunday following the end of the most recent
completed calendar quarter in which the requirements of paragraph (a) were met. deleted text beginOne
of the reasons for this paragraph is to prevent
deleted text end An applicant deleted text beginfrom establishingdeleted text endnew text begin may not
establish
new text end a second benefit account as a result of one loss of employment.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 2, 2015, except the amendment
striking "within 52 calendar weeks" is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 268.07, subdivision 3b, is amended to read:


Subd. 3b.

Limitations on applications and benefit accounts.

(a) An application for
unemployment benefits is effective the Sunday of the calendar week that the application
was filed. An application for unemployment benefits may be backdated one calendar week
before the Sunday of the week the application was actually filed if the applicant requests
the backdating at the time the application is filed. An application may be backdated only
if the applicant was unemployed during the period of the backdating. If an individual
attempted to file an application for unemployment benefits, but was prevented from filing
an application by the department, the application is effective the Sunday of the calendar
week the individual first attempted to file an application.

(b) A benefit account established under subdivision 2 is effective the date the
application for unemployment benefits was effective.

(c) A benefit account, once established, may later be withdrawn only if:

(1) the applicant has not been paid any unemployment benefits on that benefit
account; and

(2) a new application for unemployment benefits is filed and a new benefit account is
established at the time of the withdrawal.

A determination or amended determination of eligibility or ineligibility issued under
section 268.101, that was sent before the withdrawal of the benefit account, remains in
effect and is not voided by the withdrawal of the benefit account.

(d) An application for unemployment benefits is not allowed before the Sunday
following the expiration of the benefit year on a prior benefit account. Except as allowed
under paragraph (c), an applicant may establish only one benefit account each 52 calendar
weeks.new text begin This paragraph applies to benefit accounts established under any federal law or
the law of any other state.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 2, 2015.
new text end

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 268.085, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Eligibility conditions.

An applicant may be eligible to receive
unemployment benefits for any week if:

(1) the applicant has filed a continued request for unemployment benefits for that
week under section 268.0865;

(2) the week for which unemployment benefits are requested is in the applicant's
benefit year;

(3) the applicant was unemployed as defined in section 268.035, subdivision 26;

(4) the applicant was available for suitable employment as defined in subdivision
15. The applicant's weekly unemployment benefit amount is reduced one-fifth for each
day the applicant is unavailable for suitable employment. This clause does not apply to
an applicant who is in reemployment assistance training, or each day the applicant is on
jury duty or serving as an election judge;

(5) the applicant was actively seeking suitable employment as defined in subdivision
16. This clause does not apply to an applicant who is in reemployment assistance training
or who was on jury duty throughout the week;

(6) the applicant has served a nonpayable period of one week that the applicant is
otherwise entitled to some amount of unemployment benefits. This clause does not apply
if the applicant would have been entitled to federal disaster unemployment assistance
because of a disaster in Minnesota, but for the applicant's establishment of a benefit
account under section 268.07; and

(7) the applicant has been participating in reemployment assistance services, such as
deleted text beginjobdeleted text endnew text begin development of, and adherence to, a worknew text end search deleted text beginand resume writing classesdeleted text endnew text begin plannew text end, if
the applicant has been deleted text begindetermined in need of reemployment assistance servicesdeleted text endnew text begin directed
to participate
new text end by the commissionerdeleted text begin, unlessdeleted text endnew text begin. This clause does not apply ifnew text end the applicant
has good cause for failing to participate.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 2, 2015.
new text end

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 268.085, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Not eligible.

An applicant is ineligible for unemployment benefits for
any week:

(1) that occurs before the effective date of a benefit account;

(2) that the applicant, at the beginning of the week, has an outstanding fraud
overpayment balance under section 268.18, subdivision 2, including any penalties and
interest;

(3) that occurs in a period when the applicant is a student in attendance at, or on
vacation from a secondary school including the period between academic years or terms;

(4) that the applicant is incarcerated or performing court-ordered community service.
The applicant's weekly unemployment benefit amount is reduced by one-fifth for each day
the applicant is incarcerated or performing court-ordered community service;

(5) that the applicant fails or refuses to provide information on an issue of
ineligibility required under section 268.101;

(6) that the applicant is performing services 32 hours or more, in employment,
covered employment, noncovered employment, volunteer work, or self-employment
regardless of the amount of any earnings; or

(7) with respect to which the applicant deleted text beginis receiving, has received, ordeleted text end has filed an
application for unemployment benefits under any federal law or the law of any other
state. If the appropriate agency finally determines that the applicant is not entitled to deleted text beginthe
unemployment benefits
deleted text endnew text begin establish a benefit account under federal law of the law of any
other state
new text end, this clause does not apply.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 2, 2015.
new text end

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 268.095, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Quit.

An applicant who quit employment is ineligible for all
unemployment benefits according to subdivision 10 except when:

(1) the applicant quit the employment because of a good reason caused by the
employer as defined in subdivision 3;

(2) the applicant quit the employment to accept other covered employment that
provided deleted text beginsubstantiallydeleted text endnew text begin equal to ornew text end better terms and conditions of employment, but
the applicant did not work long enough at the second employment to have sufficient
subsequent earnings to satisfy the period of ineligibility that would otherwise be imposed
under subdivision 10 for quitting the first employment;

(3) the applicant quit the employment within 30 calendar days of beginning the
employment because the employment was unsuitable for the applicant;

(4) the employment was unsuitable for the applicant and the applicant quit to enter
reemployment assistance training;

(5) the employment was part time and the applicant also had full-time employment
in the base period, from which full-time employment the applicant separated because of
reasons for which the applicant deleted text beginwas helddeleted text endnew text begin isnew text end not deleted text beginto bedeleted text end ineligible, and the wage credits from
the full-time employment are sufficient to meet the minimum requirements to establish a
benefit account under section 268.07;

(6) the applicant quit because the employer notified the applicant that the applicant
was going to be laid off because of lack of work within 30 calendar days. An applicant
who quit employment within 30 calendar days of a notified date of layoff because of lack
of work is ineligible for unemployment benefits through the end of the week that includes
the scheduled date of layoff;

(7) the applicant quit the employment (i) because the applicant's serious illness or
injury made it medically necessary that the applicant quit; or (ii) in order to provide
necessary care because of the illness, injury, or disability of an immediate family member
of the applicant. This exception only applies if the applicant informs the employer of
the medical problem and requests accommodation and no reasonable accommodation
is made available.

If the applicant's serious illness is chemical dependency, this exception does not
apply if the applicant was previously diagnosed as chemically dependent or had treatment
for chemical dependency, and since that diagnosis or treatment has failed to make
consistent efforts to control the chemical dependency.

This exception raises an issue of the applicant's being available for suitable
employment under section 268.085, subdivision 1, that the commissioner must determine;

(8) the applicant's loss of child care for the applicant's minor child caused the
applicant to quit the employment, provided the applicant made reasonable effort to obtain
other child care and requested time off or other accommodation from the employer and no
reasonable accommodation is available.

This exception raises an issue of the applicant's being available for suitable
employment under section 268.085, subdivision 1, that the commissioner must determine;

(9) the applicant quit because domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking of the
applicant or an immediate family member of the applicant, necessitated the applicant's
quitting the employment.

For purposes of this subdivision:

(i) "domestic abuse" has the meaning given in section 518B.01;

(ii) "sexual assault" means an act that would constitute a violation of sections
609.342 to 609.3453 or 609.352; and

(iii) "stalking" means an act that would constitute a violation of section 609.749; or

(10) the applicant quit in order to relocate to accompany a spouse whose job location
changed making it impractical for the applicant to commute.new text begin This exception only applies
if the spouse's job is in the military or provides total wages and other compensation that is
equal to or better than the applicant's employment.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 2, 2015.
new text end

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 268.095, subdivision 10, is amended to read:


Subd. 10.

Ineligibility duration.

(a) Ineligibility from the payment of all
unemployment benefits under subdivisions 1 and 4 is for the duration of the applicant's
unemployment and until the end of the calendar week that the applicant had total wages
paid new text beginfor actual work performed new text endin subsequent covered employment sufficient to meet
one-half of the requirements of section 268.07, subdivision 2, paragraph (a).

(b) Ineligibility imposed under subdivisions 1 and 4 begins on the Sunday of the
week that the applicant became separated from employment.

(c) In addition to paragraph (a), if the applicant was discharged from employment
because of aggravated employment misconduct, wage credits from that employment are
canceled and cannot be used for purposes of a benefit account under section 268.07,
subdivision 2.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 2, 2015.
new text end

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 268.105, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Withdrawal of new text beginan new text endappeal.

(a) deleted text beginAnydeleted text endnew text begin Annew text end appeal that is pending before
an unemployment law judge may be withdrawn by the appealing deleted text beginpersondeleted text endnew text begin partynew text end, or an
authorized representative of that deleted text beginpersondeleted text endnew text begin partynew text end, deleted text beginupondeleted text endnew text begin bynew text end filing of a notice of withdrawal.new text begin A
notice of withdrawal may be filed by mail or by electronic transmission.
new text end

(b) The appeal must, by order, be dismissed if a notice of withdrawal is filed, unless
an unemployment law judge directs that further deleted text beginadjudication isdeleted text endnew text begin proceedings arenew text end required
for a proper result.new text begin An order of dismissal issued as a result of a notice of withdrawal is
not subject to reconsideration or appeal.
new text end

(c) deleted text beginA notice of withdrawal may be filed by mail or by electronic transmission.deleted text endnew text begin A
party may file a new appeal after the order of dismissal, but the original 20-calendar-day
period for appeal begins from the date of issuance of the determination and that time
period is not suspended or restarted by the notice of withdrawal and order of dismissal.
The new appeal may only be filed by mail or facsimile transmission.
new text end

new text begin (d) For purposes of this subdivision, "appeals" includes a request for reconsideration
filed under subdivision 2.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 2, 2015.
new text end

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 268.105, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Judicial review.

(a) The Minnesota Court of Appeals must, by writ
of certiorari to the department, review the unemployment law judge's decision on
reconsideration, provided a petition for the writ is filed with the court and a copy is served
upon the unemployment law judge or the commissioner and any other party within 30
calendar days of the sending of the unemployment law judge's decision on reconsideration
under subdivision 2.new text begin Three days are added to the 30-calendar-day period if the decision on
reconsideration was mailed to the parties.
new text end

(b) Any employer petitioning for a writ of certiorari must pay to the court the
required filing fee in accordance with the Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure. If the
employer requests a written transcript of the testimony received at the hearing conducted
under subdivision 1, the employer must pay to the department the cost of preparing the
transcript. That money is credited to the administration account.

(c) Upon issuance by the Minnesota Court of Appeals of a writ of certiorari as a
result of an applicant's petition, the department must furnish to the applicant at no cost a
written transcript of any testimony received at the hearing conducted under subdivision 1,
and, if requested, a copy of all exhibits entered into evidence. No filing fee or cost bond is
required of an applicant petitioning the Minnesota Court of Appeals for a writ of certiorari.

(d) The Minnesota Court of Appeals may affirm the decision of the unemployment
law judge or remand the case for further proceedings; or it may reverse or modify the
decision if the substantial rights of the petitioner may have been prejudiced because the
findings, inferences, conclusion, or decision are:

(1) in violation of constitutional provisions;

(2) in excess of the statutory authority or jurisdiction of the department;

(3) made upon unlawful procedure;

(4) affected by other error of law;

(5) unsupported by substantial evidence in view of the entire record as submitted; or

(6) arbitrary or capricious.

(e) The department is considered the primary responding party to any judicial action
involving an unemployment law judge's decision. The department may be represented by
an attorney licensed to practice law in Minnesota who is an employee of the department.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 2, 2015.
new text end

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 268.136, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Shared work plan requirements.

An employer may submit a
proposed shared work plan for an employee group to the commissioner for approval in a
manner and format set by the commissioner. The proposed shared work plan must include:

(1) a certified statement that the normal weekly hours of work of all of the proposed
participating employees were full time or regular part time but are now reduced, or will be
reduced, with a corresponding reduction in pay, in order to prevent layoffs;

(2) the name and Social Security number of each participating employee;

(3) the number of layoffs that would have occurred absent the employer's ability to
participate in a shared work plan;

(4) a certified statement that each participating employee was first hired by the
employer at least one year before the proposed shared work plan is submitted and is not a
seasonal, temporary, or intermittent worker;

(5) the hours of work each participating employee will work each week for the
duration of the shared work plan, which must be at least 50 percent of the normal weekly
hours but no more than deleted text begin90deleted text endnew text begin 80new text end percent of the normal weekly hours, except that the plan
may provide for a uniform vacation shutdown of up to two weeks;

(6) a certified statement that any health benefits and pension benefits provided by
the employer to participating employees will continue to be provided under the same
terms and conditions as though the participating employees' hours of work each week had
not been reduced;

(7) a certified statement that the terms and implementation of the shared work plan is
consistent with the employer's obligations under state and federal law;

(8) an acknowledgement that the employer understands that unemployment benefits
paid under a shared work plan will be used in computing the future tax rate of a taxpaying
employer or charged to the reimbursable account of a nonprofit or government employer;

(9) the proposed duration of the shared work plan, which must be at least two months
and not more than one year, although a plan may be extended for up to an additional
year upon approval of the commissioner;

(10) a starting date beginning on a Sunday at least 15 calendar days after the date the
proposed shared work plan is submitted; and

(11) a signature of an owner or officer of the employer who is listed as an owner or
officer on the employer's account under section 268.045.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 268.194, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Establishment.

There is established as a special state trust fund,
separate and apart from all other public money or funds of this state, an unemployment
insurance trust fund, that is administered by the commissioner exclusively for the payment
of unemployment benefits. This trust fund consists of:

(1) all taxes collected;

(2) interest earned upon any money in the trust fund;

(3) reimbursements paid by nonprofit organizations and the state and political
subdivisions;

(4) tax rate buydown payments under section 268.051, subdivision 7;

(5) any money received as a loan from the federal unemployment trust fund in
accordance with United States Code, title 42, section 1321, of the Social Security Act;

(6) any other money received under a reciprocal unemployment benefit arrangement
with the federal government or any other state;

(7) money recovered on overpaid unemployment benefits deleted text beginexcept, if allowed by
federal law, five percent of any recovered amount is credited to the administration account
deleted text end;

(8) all money credited to the account under this chapter;

(9) all money credited to the account of Minnesota in the federal unemployment
trust fund under United States Code, title 42, section 1103, of the Social Security Act,
also known as the Reed Act; and

(10) all money received for the trust fund from any other source.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 2, 2015.
new text end

Sec. 24.

new text begin [268A.031] COMMISSIONER AND EMPLOYEES NOT SUBJECT
TO SUBPOENA.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner and employees of the department shall not be subject to subpoena
for purposes of providing testimony regarding any client served under this chapter.
new text end

Sec. 25.

Laws 1994, chapter 493, section 1, is amended to read:


Section 1. OLMSTED COUNTY HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY; MEMBERS.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin City and county appointees as housing and redevelopment
authority.
new text end

Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 469.006, the Olmsted County
Housing and Redevelopment Authority has seven members, four appointed by the city
council of the city of Rochester and three appointed by the county board of Olmsted
county. Of the first four appointees of the city council under this act, one must be
appointed for a one-year term, two for two-year terms, and one for a three-year term. Of
the first three appointees of the county board under this act, one must be appointed for a
one-year term, one for a two-year term, and one for a three-year term. Later appointments
to fill terms are for five years. An appointment to a vacancy is for the unexpired term.

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin County board may serve as housing and redevelopment authority.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding subdivision 1, the county board may, by resolution, provide that the
Olmsted County Board will constitute the county housing and redevelopment authority
and that the appointment procedures in subdivision 1 shall not apply. If the Olmsted
County Board acts under this subdivision, it must also provide in the resolution for any
additional members needed to comply with Code of Federal Regulations, title 24, part 964.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE; TRANSITION. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day after the
latter of the city council of the city of Rochester and the Olmsted County Board of
Commissioners and their respective chief clerical officers timely complete their compliance
with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3. Terms of members of the
Olmsted County Housing and Redevelopment Authority serving on or after the effective
date of this section terminate as provided in the resolution adopted by the county board.
new text end

Sec. 26.

Laws 2014, chapter 308, article 6, section 14, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Allocation.

The amount of a grant may not exceed the lesser of deleted text begin$400,000
deleted text endnew text begin$1,000,000 new text endor deleted text begintendeleted text end new text begin25 new text endpercent of the rental housing development project cost. The
commissioner shall not award a grant to a city without certification by the city that the
amount of the grant shall be matched by a local unit of government, business, or nonprofit
organization new text beginwith $1 for every $2 provided in grant fundsnew text end.

Sec. 27. new text beginMECHANISMS AND COSTS; MINNESOTA PAID FAMILY AND
MEDICAL LEAVE PROGRAM.
new text end

new text begin The Department of Employment and Economic Development, in collaboration with
the Departments of Labor and Industry and Health and Human Services, shall report on
the most efficient and effective mechanisms that would provide partial wage replacement
for workers taking parental, family, or medical leave.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 28. new text beginSPECIAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT ASSISTANCE.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 268.085, subdivision 3, paragraph (a),
and 268.035, subdivision 29, paragraph (a), clause (13), applicants laid off due to lack of
work from a facility engaged directly in the extraction or processing of iron ore in Itasca
County, St. Louis County, or Lake County, between March 1, 2015, and December 31,
2015, will not be ineligible for unemployment benefits because of:
new text end

new text begin (1) the receipt of vacation pay from the employer engaged in the extraction or
processing of iron ore; or
new text end

new text begin (2) the receipt of supplemental unemployment benefits from the employer engaged
in the extraction or processing of iron ore.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment and
is effective retroactively from March 1, 2015. This section expires December 31, 2016.
new text end

Sec. 29. new text beginDAY TRAINING AND HABILITATION GRANT PROGRAM.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Establishment. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of employment and economic
development shall establish a day training and habilitation grant program in fulfillment
of the Olmstead Plan purpose of ensuring that people with disabilities have choices for
competitive, meaningful, and sustained employment in the most integrated setting.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

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

new text begin (b) "Day training and habilitation providers" means those organizations whose
names are listed as Department of Human Services providers in the Minnesota Department
of Administration, Materials Management Division, ALP Manual, Appendix J, without
regard to whether they are listed as approved vendors with the Minnesota Department
of Employment and Economic Development, Division of Rehabilitation Services as a
community rehabilitation provider, limited-use vendor, or center for independent living,
and irrespective as to whether they are accredited by CARF International.
new text end

new text begin (c) "Competitive employment" means full-time or part-time employment, with or
without support, in an integrated setting in the community that pays at least minimum
wage, as defined by the Fair Labor Standards Act, but not less than the customary wage
and level of benefits paid by the employer for the same or similar work performed by
workers without a disability.
new text end

new text begin (d) "Olmstead Plan" means Minnesota's 2013 Olmstead Plan, dated November 1,
2013, and all subsequent modifications approved by the United States District Court.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Competitive process. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall issue a request for proposals
to day training and habilitation providers seeking proposals to assist the Department
of Employment and Economic Development in achieving its goals as provided in the
Olmstead Plan. Grant funds shall be used to improve individual employment outcomes
by aligning programs, funding, and policies to support people with disabilities to choose,
secure, and maintain competitive employment and self-employment, including, but not
limited to, the following activities:
new text end

new text begin (1) implementing policies and initiating processes that improve the employment
outcomes of working adults with disabilities;
new text end

new text begin (2) offering incentives for innovation that increase competitive employment in
the general work force;
new text end

new text begin (3) expanding the flexibility in current funding and services to increase competitive
employment outcomes;
new text end

new text begin (4) providing evidence of partnerships with private sector businesses and public
sector employment; and
new text end

new text begin (5) submitting outcome data, required by the department, according to the
stipulations of the Olmstead Plan.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Eligibility. new text end

new text begin Any person who has a disability as determined by the Social
Security Administration or state medical review team is eligible to receive services
provided with grant funds.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Consultation required. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall consult with the
governor's Workforce Development Council, the Commission of Deaf, DeafBlind, and
Hard-of-Hearing Minnesotans, the governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities, and
other governor-appointed disability councils in designing, implementing, and evaluating
the competitive grant program.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin On or before February 1, 2016, and annually thereafter, the
commissioner shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and
house of representatives committees having jurisdiction over employment and economic
development policy and finance on the amount of funds awarded and the outcomes
reported by grantees.
new text end

Sec. 30. new text begin"GETTING TO WORK" GRANT PROGRAM.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Creation. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of employment and economic
development shall make grants to nonprofit organizations to establish and operate
programs under this section that provide, repair, or maintain motor vehicles to assist
eligible individuals to obtain or maintain employment.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Qualified grantee. new text end

new text begin A grantee must:
new text end

new text begin (1) qualify under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and
new text end

new text begin (2) at the time of application offer, or have the demonstrated capacity to offer, a
motor vehicle program that provides the services required under subdivision 3.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Program requirements. new text end

new text begin (a) A program must offer one or more of the
following services:
new text end

new text begin (1) provision of new or used motor vehicles by gift, sale, or lease;
new text end

new text begin (2) motor vehicle repair and maintenance services; or
new text end

new text begin (3) motor vehicle loans.
new text end

new text begin (b) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (a), a program must offer one or
more of the following services:
new text end

new text begin (1) financial literacy education;
new text end

new text begin (2) education on budgeting for vehicle ownership;
new text end

new text begin (3) car maintenance and repair instruction;
new text end

new text begin (4) credit counseling; or
new text end

new text begin (5) job training related to motor vehicle maintenance and repair.
new text end

new text begin (c) A program may also offer other transportation-related support services.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Application. new text end

new text begin Applications for a grant must be by a form provided by the
commissioner and on a schedule set by the commissioner. Applications must, in addition
to any other information required by the commissioner, include the following:
new text end

new text begin (1) a detailed description of all services to be offered;
new text end

new text begin (2) the area to be served;
new text end

new text begin (3) the estimated number of program participants to be served by the grant; and
new text end

new text begin (4) a plan for leveraging resources from partners that may include, but are not
limited to:
new text end

new text begin (i) automobile dealers;
new text end

new text begin (ii) automobile parts dealers;
new text end

new text begin (iii) independent local mechanics and automobile repair facilities;
new text end

new text begin (iv) banks and credit unions;
new text end

new text begin (v) employers;
new text end

new text begin (vi) employment and training agencies;
new text end

new text begin (vii) insurance companies and agents;
new text end

new text begin (viii) local workforce centers; and
new text end

new text begin (ix) educational institutions including vocational institutions and jobs or skills
training programs.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Participant eligibility. new text end

new text begin (a) To be eligible to receive program services,
a person must:
new text end

new text begin (1) have a household income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level;
new text end

new text begin (2) be at least 18 years of age;
new text end

new text begin (3) have a valid driver's license;
new text end

new text begin (4) provide the grantee with proof of motor vehicle insurance; and
new text end

new text begin (5) demonstrate to the grantee that a motor vehicle is required by the person to
obtain or maintain employment.
new text end

new text begin (b) This subdivision does not preclude a grantee from imposing additional
requirements, not inconsistent with paragraph (a), for the receipt of program services.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Allocation of grants. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall allocate grants to up to 15
grantees so that, to the extent feasible, program services are available in every county of
the state.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Report to legislature. new text end

new text begin By February 15, 2017, the commissioner shall
submit a report to the chairs of the house of representatives and senate committees with
jurisdiction over workforce and economic development on program outcomes. At a
minimum, the report must include:
new text end

new text begin (1) the total number of program participants;
new text end

new text begin (2) the number of program participants who received each of the following:
new text end

new text begin (i) provision of a motor vehicle;
new text end

new text begin (ii) motor vehicle repair services; and
new text end

new text begin (iii) motor vehicle loan; and
new text end

new text begin (3) an analysis of the impact of the "Getting to Work" grant program on the
employment rate and wages of program participants.
new text end

ARTICLE 8

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16C.144, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Funding. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of commerce is authorized to set and fix a
fee to fund the program under this section. The fee shall be paid as a percentage of the
total investment cost for a project that has received a fully executed work order contract
under the conditions imposed by this section. The fee percentage shall be adjusted on the
basis of the total value of the contracts approved relative to the funding level needed
to operate the program.
new text end

new text begin (b) Fees collected under this subdivision must be deposited in the guaranteed energy
savings platform account under subdivision 8.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16C.144, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Guaranteed energy savings platform account; appropriation. new text end

new text begin (a) A
guaranteed energy savings platform account is created as a separate account in the special
revenue fund. The account consists of funds donated, allocated, transferred, or otherwise
provided to the account, including fees collected and deposited under subdivision 7.
Earnings, including interest, dividends, and any other earnings arising from account assets,
must be credited to the account.
new text end

new text begin (b) Funds in the account are annually appropriated to the commissioner of commerce
for activities under this section.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 45.0135, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Administrative penalty for insurance fraud. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner may,
upon recommendation of the Commerce Fraud Bureau:
new text end

new text begin (1) impose an administrative penalty against any person in an amount as set forth in
paragraph (b) for each intentional act of insurance fraud committed by that person; and
new text end

new text begin (2) order restitution to any person suffering loss as a result of the insurance fraud.
new text end

new text begin (b) The administrative penalty for each violation described in paragraph (a) may be
no more than:
new text end

new text begin (1) $20,000 if the funds or the value of the property or services wrongfully obtained
exceeds $5,000;
new text end

new text begin (2) $10,000 if the funds or value of the property or services wrongfully obtained
exceeds $1,000 but not more than $5,000;
new text end

new text begin (3) $3,000 if the funds or value of the property or services wrongfully obtained is
more than $500, but not more than $1,000; and
new text end

new text begin (4) $1,000 if the funds or value of the property or services wrongfully obtained is
less than $500.
new text end

new text begin (c) If an administrative penalty is not paid after all rights of appeal have been
waived or exhausted, the commissioner may bring a civil action in a court of competent
jurisdiction to collect the administrative penalty, including expenses and litigation costs,
reasonable attorney fees, and interest.
new text end

new text begin (d) This section does not affect a person's right to seek recovery against any person
that commits insurance fraud.
new text end

new text begin (e) For purposes of this subdivision, "insurance fraud" has the meaning given in
section 60A.951, subdivision 4.
new text end

new text begin (f) Hearings under this subdivision must be conducted in accordance with chapter
14 and any other applicable law.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment,
and apply with respect to acts committed on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 60D.215, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Expenses.

Each registered insurer subject to this section is liable for and
shall pay the reasonable expenses of the commissioner's participation in a supervisory
college in accordance with subdivision 3, including reasonable travel expenses. For
purposes of this section, a supervisory college may be convened as either a temporary
or permanent forum for communication and cooperation between the regulators charged
with the supervision of the insurer or its affiliates, and the commissioner may establish a
regular assessment to the insurer for the payment of these expenses.new text begin A registered insurer's
liability for expenses under this subdivision is limited to the actual, incurred costs of the
commissioner's participation in their supervisory college.
new text end

Sec. 5.

new text begin [65B.1325] RIGHT TO CONSULT WITH COUNSEL.
new text end

new text begin An insurer may not settle a claim within 30 days of an accident from which the
claim arises unless the insurer gives the claimant written disclosure that the claimant has
the legal right to consult with an attorney in evaluating the settlement and the claimant
separately and specifically acknowledges the disclosure in writing.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment,
and apply with respect to acts committed on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 65B.44, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 2a. new text end

new text begin Person convicted of insurance fraud. new text end

new text begin (a) A person convicted of
insurance fraud under section 609.611 in a case related to this chapter or of employment of
runners under section 609.612 may not enforce a contract for payment of services eligible
for reimbursement under subdivision 2, against an insured or reparation obligor.
new text end

new text begin (b) After a period of five years from the date of conviction, a person described in
paragraph (a) may apply to district court to extinguish the collateral sanction set forth in
paragraph (a), which the court may grant in its reasonable discretion.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment,
and apply with respect to acts committed on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 72B.092, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Prohibitions on insurer.

No adjuster or insurer, director, officer,
broker, agent, attorney-in-fact, employee, or other representative of an insurer shall
in collision cases:

(1) limit the freedom of an insured or claimant to choose the shop;

(2) require that an insured or claimant present the claim or the automobile for loss
adjustment or inspection at a new text beginparticular motor vehicle repair shop or shops designated by
the insurer, or a
new text end"drive-in" claim center or any other similar facility solely under the
control of the insurer;

(3) engage in boycotts, intimidation or coercive tactics in negotiating repairs to
damaged motor vehicles which they insure or are liable to claimants to have repaired;

(4) attempt to secure, except in an emergency, the insured's or claimant's signature
authorizing the party securing the signature to act in behalf of the insured or claimant in
selection of a repair shop facility;

(5) adjust a damage appraisal of a repair shop when the extent of damage is in
dispute without conducting a physical inspection of the vehicle;

(6) specify the use of a particular new text beginelectronic estimating system, or the use of a
particular
new text endvendor new text beginor software program new text endfor the procurement of parts or other materials
necessary for the satisfactory repair of the vehicle. This clause does not require the
insurer to pay more than a reasonable market price for parts of like kind and quality
in adjusting a claim; or

(7) unilaterally and arbitrarily disregard a repair operation or cost identified by an
estimating system, which an insurer and collision repair facility have agreed to utilize
in determining the cost of repair.

Sec. 8.

new text begin [80A.461] MNVEST REGISTRATION EXEMPTION.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin (a) For purposes of this section, the terms defined in
paragraphs (b) through (e) have the meanings given them.
new text end

new text begin (b) "MNvest issuer" means an entity organized under the laws of Minnesota, other
than a general partnership, that satisfies the requirements of Code of Federal Regulations,
title 17, part 230.147, and the following requirements:
new text end

new text begin (1) the principal office of the entity is located in Minnesota;
new text end

new text begin (2) as of the last day of the most recent semiannual fiscal period of the entity, at least
80 percent, or other threshold permitted by Code of Federal Regulations, title 17, part
230.147, of the entity's assets were located in Minnesota;
new text end

new text begin (3) except in the case of an entity whose gross revenue during the most recent period
of 12 full months did not exceed $5,000, the entity derived at least 80 percent, or other
threshold permitted by Code of Federal Regulations, title 17, part 230.147, of the entity's
gross revenues from the operation of a business in Minnesota during (i) the previous fiscal
year, if the MNvest offering begins during the first six months of the entity's fiscal year; or
(ii) during the 12 months ending on the last day of the sixth month of the entity's current
fiscal year, if the MNvest offering begins following the last day;
new text end

new text begin (4) the entity does not attempt to limit its liability, or the liability of any other
person, for fraud or intentional misrepresentation in connection with the offering of its
securities in a MNvest offering; and
new text end

new text begin (5) the entity is not:
new text end

new text begin (i) engaged in the business of investing, reinvesting, owning, holding, or trading in
securities, except that the entity may hold securities of one class in an entity that is not
itself engaged in the business of investing, reinvesting, owning, holding, or trading in
securities; or
new text end

new text begin (ii) subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of
1934, section 13 or 15(d), United States Code, title 15, sections 78m and 78o(d).
new text end

new text begin (c) "MNvest offering" means an offer, or an offer and sale, of securities by a MNvest
issuer that: (1) is conducted exclusively through a MNvest portal, and (2) satisfies the
requirements of this section and other requirements the administrator imposes by rule.
new text end

new text begin (d) "MNvest portal" means an Internet Web site that is operated by a portal operator
for the offer or sale of MNvest offerings under this section or registered securities under
section 80A.50, paragraph (b), and satisfies the requirements of subdivision 6.
new text end

new text begin (e) "Portal operator" means an entity, including an issuer, that:
new text end

new text begin (1) is authorized to do business in Minnesota;
new text end

new text begin (2) is a broker-dealer registered under this chapter or otherwise registers with the
administrator as a portal operator in accordance with subdivision 7, paragraph (a), and is
therefore excluded from broker-dealer registration; and
new text end

new text begin (3) satisfies such other conditions as the administrator may determine.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Generally. new text end

new text begin The offer, sale, and issuance of securities in a MNvest offering
is exempt from the requirements of sections 80A.49 to 80A.54, except 80A.50, paragraph
(a), clause (3), and 80A.71, if the issuer meets the qualifications under this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin MNvest offering. new text end

new text begin (a) A MNvest offering must satisfy the following
requirements:
new text end

new text begin (1) the issuer must be a MNvest issuer on the date that its securities are first offered
for sale in the offering and continuously through the closing of the offering;
new text end

new text begin (2) the offering must meet the requirements of the federal exemption for intrastate
offerings in section 3(a)(11) of the Securities Act of 1933, United States Code, title 15,
section 77c(a)(11), and Rule 147 adopted under the Securities Act of 1933, Code of
Federal Regulations, title 17, part 230.147;
new text end

new text begin (3) the sale of securities must be conducted exclusively through a MNvest portal;
new text end

new text begin (4) the MNvest issuer shall require the portal operator to provide or make available
to prospective purchasers through the MNvest portal a copy of the MNvest issuer's balance
sheet and income statement for the MNvest issuer's most recent fiscal year, if the issuer
was in existence. For offerings beginning more than 90 days after the issuer's most recent
fiscal year end, or if the MNvest issuer was not in existence the previous calendar year, the
MNvest issuer must provide or make available a balance sheet as of a date not more than
90 days before the commencement of the MNvest offering for the MNvest issuer's most
recently completed fiscal year, or such shorter portion the MNvest issuer was in existence
during that period, and the year-to-date period, or inception-to-date period, if shorter,
corresponding with the more recent balance sheet required by this clause;
new text end

new text begin (5) in any 12-month period, the MNvest issuer shall not raise more than the
aggregate amounts set forth in item (i) or (ii), either in cash or other consideration, in
connection with one or more MNvest offerings:
new text end

new text begin (i) $2,000,000 if the financial statements described in clause (4) have been (A)
audited by a certified public accountant firm licensed under chapter 326A using auditing
standards issued by either the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants or the
Public Company Oversight Board, or (B) reviewed by a certified public accountant
firm licensed under chapter 326A using the Statements on Standards for Accounting
and Review Services issued by the Accounting and Review Services Committee of the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; or
new text end

new text begin (ii) $1,000,000 if the financial statements described in clause (4) have not been
audited or reviewed as described in item (i);
new text end

new text begin (6) the MNvest issuer must use at least 80 percent of the net proceeds of the offering
in connection with the operation of its business within Minnesota;
new text end

new text begin (7) no single purchaser may purchase more than $10,000 in securities of the MNvest
issuer under this exemption in connection with a single MNvest offering unless the
purchaser is an accredited investor;
new text end

new text begin (8) all payments for the purchase of securities must be held in escrow until the
aggregate capital deposited into escrow from all purchasers is equal to or greater than the
stated minimum offering amount. Purchasers will receive a return of all their subscription
funds if the minimum offering amount is not raised by the stipulated expiration date
required in subdivision 4, clause (2). The escrow agent must be a bank, regulated trust
company, savings bank, savings association, or credit union authorized to do business
in Minnesota. Prior to the execution of the escrow agreement between the issuer and
the escrow agent, the escrow agent must conduct searches of the issuer, its executive
officers, directors, governors, and managers, as provided to the escrow agent by the portal
operator, against the Specially Designated Nationals list maintained by the Office of
Foreign Assets Control. The escrow agent is only responsible to act at the direction of the
party establishing the escrow account and does not have a duty or liability, contractual
or otherwise, to an investor or other person except as set forth in the applicable escrow
agreement or other contract;
new text end

new text begin (9) the MNvest issuer shall require the portal operator to make available to the
prospective purchaser through the MNvest portal a disclosure document that meets the
requirements set forth in subdivision 4;
new text end

new text begin (10) before selling securities to a prospective purchaser on a MNvest portal, the
MNvest issuer shall require the portal operator to obtain from the prospective purchaser
the certification required under subdivision 5;
new text end

new text begin (11) not less than ten days before the beginning of an offering of securities in reliance
on the exemption under this section, the MNvest issuer shall provide the following to
the administrator:
new text end

new text begin (i) a notice of claim of exemption from registration, specifying that the MNvest
issuer will be conducting an offering in reliance on the exemption under this section;
new text end

new text begin (ii) a copy of the disclosure document to be provided to prospective purchasers in
connection with the offering, as described in subdivision 4; and
new text end

new text begin (iii) a filing fee of $300; and
new text end

new text begin (12) the MNvest issuer and the portal operator may engage in solicitation and
advertising of the MNvest offering provided that:
new text end

new text begin (i) the advertisement contains disclaiming language which clearly states:
new text end

new text begin (A) the advertisement is not the offer and is for informational purposes only;
new text end

new text begin (B) the offering is being made in reliance on the exemption under this section;
new text end

new text begin (C) the offering is directed only to residents of the state;
new text end

new text begin (D) all offers and sales are made through a MNvest portal; and
new text end

new text begin (E) the Department of Commerce is the securities regulator in Minnesota;
new text end

new text begin (ii) along with the disclosures required under item (i), the advertisement may contain
no more than the following information:
new text end

new text begin (A) the name and contact information of the MNvest issuer;
new text end

new text begin (B) a brief description of the general type of business of the MNvest issuer;
new text end

new text begin (C) the minimum offering amount the MNvest issuer is attempting to raise through
its offering;
new text end

new text begin (D) a description of how the issuer will use the funds raised through the MNvest
offering;
new text end

new text begin (E) the duration that the MNvest offering will remain open;
new text end

new text begin (F) the MNvest issuer's logo; and
new text end

new text begin (G) a link to the MNvest issuer's Web site and the MNvest portal in which the
MNvest offering is being made;
new text end

new text begin (iii) the advertisement complies with all applicable state and federal laws.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Required disclosures to prospective MNvest offering purchasers.
new text end

new text begin The MNvest issuer shall require the portal operator to make available to the prospective
purchaser through the MNvest portal a printable or downloadable disclosure document
containing the following:
new text end

new text begin (1) the MNvest issuer's type of entity, the address and telephone number of its
principal office, its formation history for the previous five years, a summary of the material
facts of its business plan and its capital structure, and its intended use of the offering
proceeds, including any amounts to be paid from the proceeds of the MNvest offering, as
compensation or otherwise, to an owner, executive officer, director, governor, manager,
member, or other person occupying a similar status or performing similar functions on
behalf of the MNvest issuer;
new text end

new text begin (2) the MNvest offering must stipulate the date on which the offering will expire,
which must not be longer than 12 months from the date the MNvest offering commenced;
new text end

new text begin (3) a copy of the escrow agreement between the escrow agent, the MNvest issuer,
and, if applicable, the portal operator, as described in subdivision 3, clause (8);
new text end

new text begin (4) the financial statements required under subdivision 3, clause (4);
new text end

new text begin (5) the identity of all persons owning more than ten percent of any class of equity
interests in the company;
new text end

new text begin (6) the identity of the executive officers, directors, governors, managers, members,
and other persons occupying a similar status or performing similar functions in the name of
and on the behalf of the MNvest issuer, including their titles and their relevant experience;
new text end

new text begin (7) the terms and conditions of the securities being offered, a description of investor
exit strategies, and of any outstanding securities of the MNvest issuer; the minimum and
maximum amount of securities being offered; either the percentage economic ownership
of the MNvest issuer represented by the offered securities, assuming the minimum and, if
applicable, maximum number of securities being offered is sold, or the valuation of the
MNvest issuer implied by the price of the offered securities; the price per share, unit, or
interest of the securities being offered; any restrictions on transfer of the securities being
offered; and a disclosure that any future issuance of securities might dilute the value of
securities being offered;
new text end

new text begin (8) the identity of and consideration payable to a person who has been or will be
retained by the MNvest issuer to assist the MNvest issuer in conducting the offering and
sale of the securities, including a portal operator, but excluding (i) persons acting primarily
as accountants or attorneys, and (ii) employees whose primary job responsibilities involve
operating the business of the MNvest issuer rather than assisting the MNvest issuer in
raising capital;
new text end

new text begin (9) a description of any pending material litigation, legal proceedings, or regulatory
action involving the MNvest issuer or any executive officers, directors, governors,
managers, members, and other persons occupying a similar status or performing similar
functions in the name of and on behalf of the MNvest issuer;
new text end

new text begin (10) a statement of the material risks unique to the MNvest issuer and its business
plans;
new text end

new text begin (11) a statement that the securities have not been registered under federal or state
securities law and that the securities are subject to limitations on resale; and
new text end

new text begin (12) the following legend must be displayed conspicuously in the disclosure
document:
new text end

new text begin "IN MAKING AN INVESTMENT DECISION, PURCHASERS MUST RELY
ON THEIR OWN EXAMINATION OF THE ISSUER AND THE TERMS OF
THE OFFERING, INCLUDING THE MERITS AND RISKS INVOLVED. THESE
SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN RECOMMENDED BY ANY FEDERAL OR
STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION OR DIVISION OR OTHER REGULATORY
AUTHORITY. FURTHERMORE, THE FOREGOING AUTHORITIES HAVE
NOT CONFIRMED THE ACCURACY OR DETERMINED THE ADEQUACY
OF THIS DOCUMENT. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY
IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. THESE SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO
RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE AND MAY NOT BE
TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY SUBSECTION
(e) OF SEC RULE 147 (CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, TITLE 17, PART
230.147 (e)) AS PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED, AND THE APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, PURSUANT
TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM. PURCHASERS SHOULD
BE AWARE THAT THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO BEAR THE FINANCIAL
RISKS OF THIS INVESTMENT FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME."
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Required certification from MNvest offering purchasers. new text end

new text begin Before
selling securities to a prospective purchaser through a MNvest portal, the MNvest issuer
shall require the portal operator to obtain from the prospective purchaser through the
applicable MNvest portal a written or electronic certification that includes, at a minimum,
the following statements:
new text end

new text begin "I UNDERSTAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT:
new text end

new text begin If I make an investment in an offering through this MNvest portal, it is very likely
that I am investing in a high-risk, speculative business venture that could result in the
complete loss of my investment, and I need to be able to afford such a loss.
new text end

new text begin This offering has not been reviewed or approved by any state or federal securities
commission or division or other regulatory authority and that no such person or authority
has confirmed the accuracy or determined the adequacy of any disclosure made to me
relating to this offering.
new text end

new text begin If I make an investment in an offering through this MNvest portal, it is very likely
that the investment will be difficult to transfer or sell and, accordingly, I may be required
to hold the investment indefinitely.
new text end

new text begin By entering into this transaction with the company, I am affirmatively representing
myself as being a Minnesota resident at the time that this contract is formed, and if this
representation is subsequently shown to be false, the contract is void."
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin MNvest portal. new text end

new text begin A MNvest portal must satisfy the requirements of clauses
(1) through (4):
new text end

new text begin (1) the Web site does not contain the word "MNvest" in its URL address;
new text end

new text begin (2) the Web site implements steps to limit Web site access to the offer or sale of
securities to only Minnesota residents when conducting MNvest offerings; and
new text end

new text begin (3) MNvest offerings may not be viewed on the MNvest portal by a prospective
purchaser until:
new text end

new text begin (i) the portal operator verifies, through its exercise of reasonable steps, such as using
a third-party verification service or as otherwise approved by the administrator, that the
prospective purchaser is a Minnesota resident; and
new text end

new text begin (ii) the prospective purchaser makes an affirmative acknowledgment, electronically
through the MNvest portal, that:
new text end

new text begin (A) I am a Minnesota resident;
new text end

new text begin (B) the securities and investment opportunities listed on this Web site involve
high-risk, speculative business ventures. If I choose to invest in any securities or
investment opportunity listed on this Web site, I may lose all of my investment, and
I can afford such a loss;
new text end

new text begin (C) the securities and investment opportunities listed on this Web site have not
been reviewed or approved by any state or federal securities commission or division or
other regulatory authority, and no such person or authority, including this Web site, has
confirmed the accuracy or determined the adequacy of any disclosure made to prospective
investors relating to any offering; and
new text end

new text begin (D) if I choose to invest in any securities or investment opportunity listed on this
Web site, I understand that the securities I will acquire may be difficult to transfer or sell,
that there is no ready market for the sale of such securities, that it may be difficult or
impossible for me to sell or otherwise dispose of this investment at any price, and that,
accordingly, I may be required to hold this investment indefinitely; and
new text end

new text begin (4) the Web site complies with all other rules adopted by the administrator.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Portal operator. new text end

new text begin (a) An entity, other than a registered broker-dealer,
wishing to become a portal operator shall file with the administrator:
new text end

new text begin (1) form ....... [to be approved by the administrator], including all applicable
schedules and supplemental information;
new text end

new text begin (2) a copy of the articles of incorporation or other documents that indicate the
entity's form of organization; and
new text end

new text begin (3) a filing fee of $200.
new text end

new text begin (b) A portal operator's registration expires 12 months from the date the administrator
has approved the entity as a portal operator, and subsequent registration for the succeeding
12-month period shall be issued upon written application and upon payment of a renewal
fee of $200, without filing of further statements or furnishing any further information,
unless specifically requested by the administrator. This section is not applicable to a
registered broker-dealer functioning as a portal operator.
new text end

new text begin (c) A portal operator that is not a broker-dealer registered under this chapter shall not:
new text end

new text begin (1) offer investment advice or recommendations, provided that a portal operator
shall not be deemed to be offering investment advice or recommendations merely because
it (i) selects, or may perform due diligence with respect to, issuers or offerings to be listed,
or (ii) provides general investor educational materials;
new text end

new text begin (2) provide transaction-based compensation for securities sold under this chapter to
employees, agents, or other persons unless the employees, agents, or other persons are
registered with the administrator and permitted to receive such compensation;
new text end

new text begin (3) charge a fee to the issuer for an offering of securities on a MNvest portal unless
the fee is (i) a fixed amount for each offering, (ii) a variable amount based on the length of
time that the securities are offered on the MNvest portal, or (iii) a combination of such
fixed and variable amounts; or
new text end

new text begin (4) hold, manage, possess, or otherwise handle purchaser funds or securities. This
restriction does not apply if the issuer is the portal operator.
new text end

new text begin (d) A portal operator shall provide the administrator with read-only access to
administrative sections of the MNvest portal.
new text end

new text begin (e) A portal operator shall comply with the record-keeping requirements of this
paragraph, provided that the failure of a portal operator that is not an issuer to maintain
records in compliance with this paragraph shall not affect the MNvest issuer's exemption
from registration afforded by this section:
new text end

new text begin (1) a portal operator shall maintain and preserve, for a period of five years from either
the date of the closing or termination of the securities offering, the following records:
new text end

new text begin (i) the name of each issuer whose securities have been listed on its MNvest portal;
new text end

new text begin (ii) the full name, residential address, Social Security number, date of birth, and
copy of a state-issued identification for all owners with greater than ten percent voting
equity in an issuer;
new text end

new text begin (iii) copies of all offering materials that have been displayed on its MNvest portal;
new text end

new text begin (iv) the names and other personal information of each purchaser who has registered
at its MNvest portal;
new text end

new text begin (v) any agreements and contracts between the portal operator and the issuer; and
new text end

new text begin (vi) any information used to establish that a MNvest issuer, prospective MNvest
purchaser, or MNvest purchaser is a Minnesota resident;
new text end

new text begin (2) a portal operator shall, upon written request of the administrator, furnish to the
administrator any records required to be maintained and preserved under this subdivision;
new text end

new text begin (3) the records required to be kept and preserved under this subdivision must be
maintained in a manner, including by any electronic storage media, that will permit the
immediate location of any particular document so long as such records are available for
immediate and complete access by representatives of the administrator. Any electronic
storage system must preserve the records exclusively in a nonrewriteable, nonerasable
format; verify automatically the quality and accuracy of the storage media recording
process; serialize the original and, if applicable, duplicate units storage media, and
time-date for the required period of retention the information placed on such electronic
storage media; and be able to download indexes and records preserved on electronic
storage media to an acceptable medium. In the event that a records retention system
commingles records required to be kept under this subdivision with records not required to
be kept, representatives of the administrator may review all commingled records; and
new text end

new text begin (4) a portal operator shall maintain such other records as the administrator shall
determine by rule.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Portal operator; privacy of purchaser information. new text end

new text begin (a) For purposes of
this subdivision, "personal information" means information provided to a portal operator
by a prospective purchaser or purchaser that identifies, or can be used to identify, the
prospective purchaser or purchaser.
new text end

new text begin (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), a portal operator must not disclose personal
information without written or electronic consent from the prospective purchaser or
purchaser that authorizes the disclosure.
new text end

new text begin (c) Paragraph (b) does not apply to:
new text end

new text begin (1) records required to be provided to the administrator under subdivision 7,
paragraph (e);
new text end

new text begin (2) the disclosure of personal information to a MNvest issuer relating to its MNvest
offering; or
new text end

new text begin (3) the disclosure of personal information to the extent required or authorized under
other law.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Bad actor disqualification. new text end

new text begin (a) An exemption under this section is not
available for a sale if securities in the MNvest issuer; any predecessor of the MNvest
issuer; any affiliated issuer; any director, executive officer, other officer participating in
the MNvest offering, general partner, or managing member of the MNvest issuer; any
beneficial owner of 20 percent or more of the MNvest issuer's outstanding voting equity
securities, calculated on the basis of voting power; any promoter connected with the
MNvest issuer in any capacity at the time of the sale; any investment manager of an
issuer that is a pooled investment fund; any general partner or managing member of any
investment manager; or any director, executive officer, or other officer participating in
the offering of any investment manager or general partner or managing member of the
investment manager:
new text end

new text begin (1) has been convicted, within ten years before the offering, or five years, in the case
of MNvest issuers, their predecessors, and affiliated issuers, of any felony or misdemeanor:
new text end

new text begin (i) in connection with the purchase or sale of any security;
new text end

new text begin (ii) involving the making of any false filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission or a state administrator; or
new text end

new text begin (iii) arising out of the conduct of the business of an underwriter, broker, dealer,
municipal securities dealer, investment adviser, or paid solicitor of purchasers of securities;
new text end

new text begin (2) is subject to any order, judgment, or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction,
entered within five years before the sale, that, at the time of the sale, restrains or enjoins
the person from engaging or continuing to engage in any conduct or practice:
new text end

new text begin (i) in connection with the purchase or sale of any security;
new text end

new text begin (ii) involving the making of any false filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission or a state administrator; or
new text end

new text begin (iii) arising out of the conduct of the business of an underwriter, broker, dealer,
municipal securities dealer, investment adviser, or paid solicitor of purchasers of securities;
new text end

new text begin (3) is subject to a final order of a state securities commission or an agency or officer
of a state performing like functions; a state authority that supervises or examines banks,
savings associations, or credit unions; a state insurance commission or an agency or
officer of a state performing like functions; an appropriate federal banking agency; the
United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission; or the National Credit Union
Administration that:
new text end

new text begin (i) at the time of the offering, bars the person from:
new text end

new text begin (A) association with an entity regulated by the commission, authority, agency, or
officer;
new text end

new text begin (B) engaging in the business of securities, insurance, or banking; or
new text end

new text begin (C) engaging in savings association or credit union activities; or
new text end

new text begin (ii) constitutes a final order based on a violation of any law or regulation that prohibits
fraudulent, manipulative, or deceptive conduct entered within ten years before the offering;
new text end

new text begin (4) is subject to an order of the Securities and Exchange Commission entered pursuant
to section 15(b) or 15B(c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, United States Code, title
15, section 78o(b) or 78o-4(c) or section 203(e) or (f) of the Investment Advisers Act of
1940, United States Code, title 15, section 80b-3(e) or (f) that, at the time of the offering:
new text end

new text begin (i) suspends or revokes the person's registration as a broker, dealer, municipal
securities dealer, or investment adviser;
new text end

new text begin (ii) places limitations on the activities, functions, or operations of the person; or
new text end

new text begin (iii) bars the person from being associated with any entity or from participating in
the offering of any penny stock;
new text end

new text begin (5) is subject to any order of the Securities and Exchange Commission or a state
administrator entered within five years before the sale that, at the time of the sale, orders
the person to cease and desist from committing or causing a violation or future violation of:
new text end

new text begin (i) any scienter-based antifraud provision of the federal securities laws, including
without limitation section 17(a)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, United States Code, title
15, section 77q(a)(1), section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, United States
Code, title 15, section 78j(b) and Code of Federal Regulations, title 17, section 240.10b-5,
section 15(c)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, United States Code, title 15,
section 78o(c)(1) and section 206(1) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, United
States Code, title 15, section 80b-6(1), or any other rule or regulation thereunder; or
new text end

new text begin (ii) section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933, United States Code, title 15, section 77e;
new text end

new text begin (6) is suspended or expelled from membership in, or suspended or barred from
association with a member of, a registered national securities exchange or a registered
national or affiliated securities association for any act or omission to act constituting
conduct inconsistent with just and equitable principles of trade;
new text end

new text begin (7) has filed as a registrant or issuer, or was or was named as an underwriter in, any
registrations statement or Regulation A offering statement filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission or a state administrator that, within five years before the sale, was
the subject of a refusal order, stop order, or order suspending the Regulation A exemption,
or is, at the time of the sale, the subject of an investigation or proceeding to determine
whether a stop order or suspension order should be issued; or
new text end

new text begin (8) is subject to a United States Postal Service false representation order entered
within five years before the offering, or is, at the time of the offering, subject to a
temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction with respect to conduct alleged by
the United States Postal Service to constitute a scheme or device for obtaining money or
property through the mail by means of false representations.
new text end

new text begin (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply:
new text end

new text begin (1) with respect to any conviction, order, judgment, decree, suspension, expulsion,
or bar that occurred or was issued before September 23, 2013;
new text end

new text begin (2) upon a showing of good cause and without prejudice to any other action by
the Securities and Exchange Commission or a state administrator, if the Securities and
Exchange Commission or a state administrator determines that it is not necessary under
the circumstances that an exemption be denied;
new text end

new text begin (3) if, before the relevant offering, the court of regulatory authority that entered the
relevant order, judgment, or decree advises in writing, whether contained in the relevant
judgment, order, or decree or separately to the Securities and Exchange Commission or a
state administrator or their staff, that disqualification under paragraph (a) should not arise
as a consequence of the order, judgment, or decree; or
new text end

new text begin (4) if the MNvest issuer establishes that it did not know and, in the exercise of
reasonable care, could not have known that a disqualification existed under paragraph (a).
new text end

new text begin (c) For purposes of paragraph (a), events relating to any affiliated issuer that occurred
before the affiliation arose will not be considered disqualifying if the affiliated entity is not:
new text end

new text begin (1) in control of the issuer; or
new text end

new text begin (2) under common control with the issuer by a third party that was in control of the
affiliated entity at the time of the events.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 80A.84, is amended to read:


80A.84 SECTION 607; PUBLIC RECORDS; CONFIDENTIALITY.

(a) Presumption of public records. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
(b), records obtained by the administrator or filed under this chapter, including a record
contained in or filed with a registration statement, application, notice filing, or report, are
public records and are available for public examination.

(b) Nonpublic records. The following records are not public records and are not
available for public examination under subsection (a):

(1) a record obtained by the administrator in connection with an audit or inspection
under section 80A.66(d) or an investigation under section 80A.79;

(2) a part of a record filed in connection with a registration statement under sections
80A.49 and 80A.51 through 80A.53 or a record under section 80A.66(d) that contains
trade secrets or confidential information if the person filing the registration statement or
report has asserted a claim of confidentiality or privilege that is authorized by law;

(3) a record that is not required to be provided to the administrator or filed under this
chapter and is provided to the administrator only on the condition that the record will not
be subject to public examination or disclosure;

(4) a nonpublic record received from a person specified in section 80A.85(a);

(5) any social security number, residential address unless used as a business address,
and residential telephone number contained in a record that is filed; deleted text beginand
deleted text end

(6) a record obtained by the administrator through a designee of the administrator
that a rule or order under this chapter determines has been:

(A) expunged from the administrator's records by the designee; or

(B) determined to be nonpublic or nondisclosable by that designee if the administrator
finds the determination to be in the public interest and for the protection of investorsnew text begin; and
new text end

new text begin (7) a record furnished to the administrator by a portal operator under section
80A.461, subdivision 7, paragraph (e)
new text end.

(c) Administrator discretion to disclose. If disclosure is for the purpose of a civil,
administrative, or criminal investigation, action, or proceeding or to a person specified
in section 80A.85(a), the administrator may disclose a record obtained in connection
with an audit or inspection under section 80A.66(d) or a record obtained in connection
with an investigation under section 80A.79.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 115C.09, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Reimbursable costs.

(a) The board shall provide reimbursement to
eligible applicants for reimbursable costs.

(b) The following costs are reimbursable for purposes of this chapter:

(1) corrective action costs incurred by the applicant and documented in a form
prescribed by the board, deleted text beginexceptdeleted text endnew text begin includingnew text end the costs related to the physical removal of a
tanknew text begin when the removal was requested or ordered by the commissioner as necessary for
corrective action under this chapter
new text end;

(2) costs that the responsible person is legally obligated to pay as damages to third
parties for bodily injury, property damage, or corrective action costs incurred by a third
party caused by a release where the responsible person's liability for the costs has been
established by a court order or court-approved settlement; and

(3) up to 180 days of interest costs associated with the financing of corrective action
and incurred by the applicant in a written extension of credit or loan that has been signed by
the applicant and executed after July 1, 2002, provided that the applicant documents that:

(i) the interest costs are incurred as a result of an extension of credit or loan from a
financial institution; and

(ii) the board has not considered the application within the applicable time frame
specified in subdivision 2a, paragraph (c).

Interest costs meeting the requirements of this clause are eligible only when they are
incurred between the date a complete initial application is received by the board, or the
date a complete supplemental application is received by the board, and the date that the
board first notifies the applicant of its reimbursement determination. An application is
complete when the information reasonably required or requested by the board's staff
from the applicant has been received by the board's staff. Interest costs are not eligible
for reimbursement to the extent they exceed two percentage points above the adjusted
prime rate charged by banks, as defined in section 270C.40, subdivision 5, at the time the
extension of credit or loan was executed.

(c) A cost for liability to a third party is incurred by the responsible person when an
order or court-approved settlement is entered that sets forth the specific costs attributed
to the liability. Except as provided in this paragraph, reimbursement may not be made
for costs of liability to third parties until all eligible corrective action costs have been
reimbursed. If a corrective action is expected to continue in operation for more than one
year after it has been fully constructed or installed, the board may estimate the future
expense of completing the corrective action and, after subtracting this estimate from the
total reimbursement available under subdivision 3, reimburse the costs for liability to third
parties. The total reimbursement may not exceed the limit set forth in subdivision 3.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2015, and applies to
applications for reimbursement pending or received on or after that date, including those
that include tank removal costs previously denied payment by the board.
new text end

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 216B.1694, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Staging and permitting.

(a) A natural gas-fired plantnew text begin, and biomass or
other feedstock gasification facilities and related fuel or other conversion facilities,
new text end that deleted text beginis
deleted text endnew text beginare new text endlocated on one site designated as an innovative energy project site under subdivision
1, clause (3), deleted text beginisdeleted text end new text beginare new text endaccorded the regulatory incentives granted to an innovative energy
project under subdivision 2, clauses (1) to (3), and may exercise the authorities therein.

(b) Following issuance of a final state or federal environmental impact statement for
an innovative energy project that was a subject of contested case proceedings before an
administrative law judge:

(1) site and route permits and water appropriation approvals for an innovative energy
project must also be deemed valid for a plant meeting the requirements of paragraph (a)
and shall remain valid until the deleted text beginearlierdeleted text end new text beginlater new text endof (i) four years from the date the final required
state or federal preconstruction permit is issued or (ii) June 30, 2019; and

(2) no air, water, or other permit issued by a state agency that is necessary for
constructing an innovative energy project may be the subject of contested case hearings,
notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, parts 7000.1750 to 7000.2200.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 216B.62, subdivision 3b, is amended to read:


Subd. 3b.

Assessment for department regional and national duties.

In addition
to other assessments in subdivision 3, the department may assess up to $1,000,000 per
fiscal year for performing its duties under section 216A.07, subdivision 3a. The amount
in this subdivision shall be assessed to energy utilities in proportion to their respective
gross operating revenues from retail sales of gas or electric service within the state
during the last calendar year and shall be deposited into an account in the special revenue
fund and is appropriated to the commissioner of commerce for the purposes of section
216A.07, subdivision 3a. An assessment made under this subdivision is not subject to
the cap on assessments provided in subdivision 3 or any other law. For the purpose of
this subdivision, an "energy utility" means public utilities, generation and transmission
cooperative electric associations, and municipal power agencies providing natural gas or
electric service in the state. deleted text beginThis subdivision expires June 30, 2015.
deleted text end

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 332.31, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Collection agency.

"Collection agency" means and includes any person
engaged in the business of collection for others any account, bill or other indebtedness
except as hereinafter provided. It includes persons who furnish collection systems carrying
a name which simulates the name of a collection agency and who supply forms or form
letters to be used by the creditor, even though such forms direct the debtor to make payments
directly to the creditor rather than to such fictitious agency.new text begin The term also includes any
person engaged in a business the principal purpose of which is the collection of any debts.
new text end

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 332.31, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Collector.

"Collector" is a person acting under the authority of a collection
agency under subdivision 3, and on its behalf in the business of collection for others an
account, bill, or other indebtedness except as otherwise provided in this chapter.new text begin The term
includes a person acting under the authority of a collection agency under subdivision 3
that is engaged in a business the principal purpose of which is the collection of any debts.
new text end

Sec. 15.

Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 2, section 14, is amended to read:


Sec. 14. ASSIGNED RISK TRANSFER.

(a) By June 30, 2015, if the commissioner of commerce determines on the basis of
an audit that there is an excess surplus in the assigned risk plan created under Minnesota
Statutes, section 79.252, the commissioner of management and budget shall transfer
the amount of the excess surplus, not to exceed $10,500,000, to the general fund. This
transfer occurs prior to any transfer under Minnesota Statutes, section 79.251, subdivision
1
, paragraph (a), clause (1). This is a onetime transfer.

(b) By June 30, 2015, and each year thereafter, if the commissioner of commerce
determines on the basis of an audit that there is an excess surplus in the assigned risk plan
created under Minnesota Statutes, section 79.252, the commissioner of management and
budget shall transfer the amount of the excess surplus, not to exceed $4,820,000 each
year, to the Minnesota minerals 21st century fund under Minnesota Statutes, section
116J.423. This transfer occurs prior to any transfer under Minnesota Statutes, section
79.251, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1), but after the transfer authorized in
paragraph (a). The total amount authorized for all transfers under this paragraph must not
exceed $24,100,000. This paragraph expires the day following the transfer in which the
total amount transferred under this paragraph to the Minnesota minerals 21st century
fund equals $24,100,000.

(c) By June 30, 2015, if the commissioner of commerce determines on the basis of
an audit that there is an excess surplus in the assigned risk plan created under Minnesota
Statutes, section 79.252, the commissioner of management and budget shall transfer the
amount of the excess surplus, not to exceed $4,820,000, to the general fund. This transfer
occurs prior to any transfer under Minnesota Statutes, section 79.251, subdivision 1,
paragraph (a), clause (1), but after any transfers authorized in paragraphs (a) and (b). If
a transfer occurs under this paragraph, the amount transferred is appropriated from the
general fund in fiscal year 2015 to the commissioner of labor and industry for the purposes
of section 15. Both the transfer and appropriation under this paragraph are onetime.new text begin The
appropriation in this paragraph is available until June 30, 2018.
new text end

(d) By June 30, 2016, if the commissioner of commerce determines on the basis of
an audit that there is an excess surplus in the assigned risk plan created under Minnesota
Statutes, section 79.252, the commissioner of management and budget shall transfer the
amount of the excess surplus, not to exceed $4,820,000, to the general fund. This transfer
occurs prior to any transfer under Minnesota Statutes, section 79.251, subdivision 1,
paragraph (a), clause (1), but after the transfers authorized in paragraphs (a) and (b). If
a transfer occurs under this paragraph, the amount transferred is appropriated from the
general fund in fiscal year 2016 to the commissioner of labor and industry for the purposes
of section 15. Both the transfer and appropriation under this paragraph are onetime.new text begin The
appropriation in this paragraph is available until June 30, 2019.
new text end

(e) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the commissioner of
management and budget shall transfer to the assigned risk plan under Minnesota Statutes,
section 79.252, any unencumbered or unexpended balance of the appropriations under
paragraphs (c) and (d) remaining on June 30, 2017, or the date the commissioner of
commerce determines that an excess surplus in the assigned risk plan does not exist,
whichever occurs earlier.

Sec. 16. new text beginPUBLIC UTILITY SOLAR PROJECT.
new text end

new text begin The public utility for a solar project by or in cooperation with the public utility and
the Minnesota Army National Guard at a military and civilian training facility in Morrison
County must install when completing the solar project only solar photovoltaic modules that:
new text end

new text begin (1) meet the "Made in Minnesota" qualification requirements under Minnesota
Statutes, section 216C.413;
new text end

new text begin (2) comply with the "Made in USA" standard established by the United States
Federal Trade Commission because all or virtually all of the product's significant parts
and processing are of United States origin;
new text end

new text begin (3) provide local economic benefits derived from the purchase and use of modules
manufactured in-state;
new text end

new text begin (4) demonstrate the manufacturer's and supplier's total combined experience as
supported by evidence of years of solar manufacturing experience, manufacturing
certifications, component sourcing criteria, testing, and number of years of actual field
experience;
new text end

new text begin (5) have the projected performance of the solar modules over an expected life of 30
years or more as supported by product design, third-party lab testing, and manufacturer's
and component supplier's field experience;
new text end

new text begin (6) have the projected durability, safety, and reliability of the solar modules over an
expected life of 30 years or more, as supported by product design, third-party lab testing,
and manufacturer's and component supplier's field experience;
new text end

new text begin (7) offer a minimum ten-year solar module workmanship warranty and 30-year solar
module power warranty, with a minimum warranted power performance of 80 percent
in year 30; and
new text end

new text begin (8) provide a third-party certification supporting the environmental sustainability of
module component sources and manufacturing processes.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 17. new text beginPREPURCHASING PROPANE; REPORT.
new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of commerce shall conduct a study of the operation of the
propane prepurchase program under Minnesota Statutes, section 216B.0951. The study
must address:
new text end

new text begin (1) the amount and price of propane prepurchased;
new text end

new text begin (2) the locations where prepurchased propane was stored and any costs of storage;
new text end

new text begin (3) a description of how the propane was distributed to customers, focusing on the
activities of the local agencies that deliver energy assistance and propane distributors;
new text end

new text begin (4) a description of any obstacles that interfered with the efficient operation of the
program, and suggestions for overcoming those obstacles; and
new text end

new text begin (5) an estimate of the savings that accrued to propane customers as a result of the
prepurchase program.
new text end

new text begin (b) By January 1 of 2016 and 2017, the commissioner of commerce shall submit a
report containing the information required under this section for the previous calendar year
to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives
committees with primary responsibility for energy policy.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 18. new text beginTASK FORCE ON NO-FAULT AUTO INSURANCE ISSUES.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Establishment. new text end

new text begin The task force on no-fault auto insurance is
established to review certain issues related to no-fault automobile insurance reform.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Membership; meetings; staff. new text end

new text begin (a) The task force shall be composed of
the following 19 members, who must be appointed by July 1, 2015, and who serve at the
pleasure of their appointing authorities:
new text end

new text begin (1) the commissioner of commerce or a designee;
new text end

new text begin (2) two members of the house of representatives, one appointed by the speaker of the
house and one appointed by the minority leader;
new text end

new text begin (3) two members of the senate, one appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees
of the Committee on Rules and Administration and one appointed by the minority leader;
new text end

new text begin (4) a person appointed by the Minnesota Chiropractic Association;
new text end

new text begin (5) a person appointed by the Insurance Federation of Minnesota;
new text end

new text begin (6) a person appointed by the Insurance Federation of Minnesota who is not a
member of the Federation;
new text end

new text begin (7) a person appointed by the Minnesota Association for Justice;
new text end

new text begin (8) a person appointed by the Minnesota Medical Association;
new text end

new text begin (9) a person appointed by the Minnesota Glass Association;
new text end

new text begin (10) a person appointed by the Minnesota Hospital Association;
new text end

new text begin (11) a person appointed by the Minnesota Ambulance Association;
new text end

new text begin (12) a person appointed by the Minnesota Physical Therapy Association;
new text end

new text begin (13) a person appointed by the Academy of Emergency Physicians-Minnesota
Chapter;
new text end

new text begin (14) a person appointed by the Medical Group Management Association of
Minnesota;
new text end

new text begin (15) a representative of a medical consulting company specializing in the delivery of
independent medical examinations, appointed by the commissioner;
new text end

new text begin (16) a person appointed by the Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association; and
new text end

new text begin (17) a person appointed by the Minnesota Ambulatory Surgery Center Association.
new text end

new text begin (b) Compensation and expense reimbursement must be as provided under Minnesota
Statutes, section 15.059, subdivision 3, to members of the task force.
new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner of commerce shall convene the task force by August 1, 2015,
and shall appoint a chair from the membership of the task force. Staffing and technical
assistance must be provided by the Department of Commerce.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Duties. new text end

new text begin The task force shall review and evaluate the following issues
related to no-fault automobile insurance reform:
new text end

new text begin (1) no-fault arbitration process;
new text end

new text begin (2) independent medical exam process;
new text end

new text begin (3) treatment standards and fee schedules; and
new text end

new text begin (4) no-fault health provider oversight.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin By February 1, 2016, the task force must submit to the
chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate
committees and divisions with primary jurisdiction over commerce and transportation its
written recommendations, including any draft legislation necessary to implement the
recommendations.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Expiration. new text end

new text begin The task force expires the day after submitting the report
under subdivision 4, or February 2, 2016, whichever is earlier.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 19. new text beginCOMPETITIVE RATE FOR ENERGY-INTENSIVE,
TRADE-EXPOSED ELECTRIC UTILITY CUSTOMER.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

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

new text begin (b) "Clean energy technology" is energy technology that generates electricity from a
carbon neutral generating resource including, but not limited to, solar, wind, hydroelectric,
and biomass.
new text end

new text begin (c) "Energy-intensive trade-exposed customer" is defined to include:
new text end

new text begin (1) an iron mining extraction and processing facility, including a scram mining
facility as defined in Minnesota Rules, part 6130.0100, subpart 16;
new text end

new text begin (2) a paper mill, wood products manufacturer, sawmill, or oriented strand board
manufacturer;
new text end

new text begin (3) a steel mill and related facilities;
new text end

new text begin (4) a retail customer of an investor-owned electric utility that has facilities under a
single electric service agreement that (i) collectively imposes a peak electrical demand of
at least 10,000 kilowatts on the electric utility's system, and (ii) has a combined annual
average load factor in excess of 80 percent; and
new text end

new text begin (5) any other retail customer of an investor-owned electric utility that is subject to
globally competitive pressures and whose electric energy costs are at least ten percent of
the customer's overall cost of production.
new text end

new text begin (d) "EITE rate schedule" means a rate schedule under which an investor-owned
electric utility may set terms of service to an individual or group of energy-intensive
trade-exposed customers.
new text end

new text begin (e) "EITE rate" means the rate or rates offered by the investor-owned electric utility
under an EITE rate schedule.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Rates and terms of EITE rate schedule. new text end

new text begin (a) It is the energy policy of the
state of Minnesota to ensure competitive electric rates for energy-intensive trade-exposed
customers. To achieve this objective, an investor-owned electric utility shall have the
ability to propose various EITE rate options within their service territory under an EITE
rate schedule that include, but are not limited to, fixed-rates, market-based rates, and rates
to encourage utilization of new clean energy technology.
new text end

new text begin (b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 216B.03, 216B.05, 216B.06,
216B.07, or 216B.16, the commission shall, upon a finding of net benefit to the utility or
the state, approve an EITE rate schedule and any corresponding EITE rate.
new text end

new text begin (c) The commission shall make a final determination in a proceeding begun under
this section within 90 days of a miscellaneous rate filing by the electric utility.
new text end

new text begin (d) Upon approval of any EITE rate schedule, the utility shall create a separate
account to track the difference in revenue between what would have been collected under
the electric utility's applicable standard tariff and the EITE rate schedule. In its next
general rate case or through an EITE cost recovery rate rider between general rate cases,
the commission shall allow the utility to recover any costs, including reduced revenues, or
refund any savings, including increased revenues, associated with providing service to a
customer under an EITE rate schedule. The utility shall not recover any costs or refund
any savings under this section from any energy-intensive trade-exposed customer or any
low-income residential ratepayers as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 216B.16,
subdivision 15.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Low-income funding. new text end

new text begin Upon the filing of a utility for approval of an EITE
rate schedule under this section, the filing utility must deposit $10,000 into an account
devoted to funding a program approved by the commission under Minnesota Statutes,
section 216B.16, subdivision 15. The funds shall be used to expand the outreach of the
commission-approved affordability program.
new text end

ARTICLE 9

IRON RANGE RESOURCES

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.53, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) For purposes of this section, the eligible debt service
revenue of a district is defined as follows:

(1) the amount needed to produce between five and six percent in excess of the
amount needed to meet when due the principal and interest payments on the obligations
of the district for eligible projects according to subdivision 2, including the amounts
necessary for repayment of energy loans according to section 216C.37 or sections 298.292
to 298.298, debt service loans and capital loans, lease purchase payments under section
126C.40, subdivision 2, alternative facilities levies under section 123B.59, subdivision
5
, paragraph (a), minus

(2) the amount of debt service excess levy reduction for that school year calculated
according to the procedure established by the commissioner.

(b) The obligations in this paragraph are excluded from eligible debt service revenue:

(1) obligations under section 123B.61;

(2) the part of debt service principal and interest paid from the taconite deleted text beginenvironmental
protection
deleted text endnew text begin economic developmentnew text end fund or Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust,
excluding the portion of taconite payments from the Iron Range school consolidation and
cooperatively operated school account under section 298.28, subdivision 7a;

(3) obligations issued under Laws 1991, chapter 265, article 5, section 18, as
amended by Laws 1992, chapter 499, article 5, section 24;

(4) obligations under section 123B.62; and

(5) obligations equalized under section 123B.535.

(c) For purposes of this section, if a preexisting school district reorganized under
sections 123A.35 to 123A.43, 123A.46, and 123A.48 is solely responsible for retirement
of the preexisting district's bonded indebtedness, capital loans or debt service loans, debt
service equalization aid must be computed separately for each of the preexisting districts.

(d) For purposes of this section, the adjusted net tax capacity determined according
to sections 127A.48 and 273.1325 shall be adjusted to include the tax capacity of property
generally exempted from ad valorem taxes under section 272.02, subdivision 64.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 298.018, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Within taconite assistance area.

The proceeds of the tax paid under
sections 298.015 and 298.016 on ores, metals, or minerals mined or extracted within the
taconite assistance area defined in section 273.1341, shall be allocated as follows:

(1) five percent to the city or town within which the minerals or energy resources
are mined or extracted, or within which the concentrate was produced. If the mining
and concentration, or different steps in either process, are carried on in more than one
taxing district, the commissioner shall apportion equitably the proceeds among the
cities and towns by attributing 50 percent of the proceeds of the tax to the operation of
mining or extraction, and the remainder to the concentrating plant and to the processes of
concentration, and with respect to each thereof giving due consideration to the relative
extent of the respective operations performed in each taxing district;

(2) ten percent to the taconite municipal aid account to be distributed as provided
in section 298.282;

(3) ten percent to the school district within which the minerals or energy resources
are mined or extracted, or within which the concentrate was produced. If the mining
and concentration, or different steps in either process, are carried on in more than one
school district, distribution among the school districts must be based on the apportionment
formula prescribed in clause (1);

(4) 20 percent to a group of school districts comprised of those school districts
wherein the mineral or energy resource was mined or extracted or in which there is a
qualifying municipality as defined by section 273.134, paragraph (b), in direct proportion
to school district indexes as follows: for each school district, its pupil units determined
under section 126C.05 for the prior school year shall be multiplied by the ratio of the
average adjusted net tax capacity per pupil unit for school districts receiving aid under
this clause as calculated pursuant to chapters 122A, 126C, and 127A for the school year
ending prior to distribution to the adjusted net tax capacity per pupil unit of the district.
Each district shall receive that portion of the distribution which its index bears to the sum
of the indices for all school districts that receive the distributions;

(5) 20 percent to the county within which the minerals or energy resources are
mined or extracted, or within which the concentrate was produced. If the mining and
concentration, or different steps in either process, are carried on in more than one county,
distribution among the counties must be based on the apportionment formula prescribed in
clause (1), provided that any county receiving distributions under this clause shall pay one
percent of its proceeds to the Range Association of Municipalities and Schools;

(6) 20 percent to St. Louis County acting as the counties' fiscal agent to be
distributed as provided in sections 273.134 to 273.136;

(7) five percent to the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board for the
purposes of section 298.22;

(8) three percent to the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust fund; and

(9) seven percent to the taconite deleted text beginenvironmental protectiondeleted text end new text begineconomic development
new text endfund.

The proceeds of the tax shall be distributed on July 15 each year.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 298.22, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

The Office of the Commissioner of Iron Range resources
and rehabilitation.

(a) The Office of the Commissioner of Iron Range resources and
rehabilitation is created as an agency in the executive branch of state government. The
governor shall appoint the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation under
section 15.06.

(b) The commissioner may hold other positions or appointments that are not
incompatible with duties as commissioner deleted text beginof Iron Range resources and rehabilitationdeleted text end. The
commissioner may appoint a deputy commissioner. All expenses of the commissioner,
including the payment of staff and other assistance as may be necessary, must be paid
out of the amounts appropriated by section 298.28 or otherwise made available by law
to the commissioner. Notwithstanding chapters 16A, 16B, and 16C, the commissioner
may utilize contracting options available under section 471.345 when the commissioner
determines it is in the best interest of the agency. The agency is not subject to sections
16E.016 and 16C.05.

(c) When the commissioner determines that distress and unemployment exists or
may exist in the future in any county by reason of the removal of natural resources or
a possibly limited use of natural resources in the future and any resulting decrease in
employment, the commissioner may use whatever amounts of the appropriation made to
the commissioner of revenue in section 298.28 that are determined to be necessary and
proper in the development of the remaining resources of the county and in the vocational
training and rehabilitation of its residentsdeleted text begin, except that the amount needed to cover cost
overruns awarded to a contractor by an arbitrator in relation to a contract awarded by
the commissioner or in effect after July 1, 1985, is appropriated from the general fund
deleted text end.
For the purposes of this section, "development of remaining resources" includes, but is
not limited to, the promotion of tourism.

new text begin (d) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any money in any account that is under
control of the commissioner on January 1, 2014, shall remain with the agency and be used
for economic development purposes or public infrastructure.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 298.22, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Commissioner may acquire property.

Whenever the commissioner of
Iron Range resources and rehabilitation has made determinations required by subdivision
1 and has determined that deleted text begindistress and unemployment exists or may exist in the future
in any county by reason of the removal of the natural resources or a possible limited use
thereof in the future and the decrease in employment resulting therefrom and deems that
deleted text endnew text begineconomic conditions might be improved throughnew text end the acquirement of real estate or personal
property deleted text beginis necessary and proper in the development of the remaining resourcesdeleted text end, the
commissioner may acquire such property or interests therein by gift, purchase, or lease.
The commissioner may purchase insurance to protect any property acquired from loss or
damage by fire, or to protect the commissioner from any liability the commissioner may
incur by reason of ownership of the property, or both. If after such property is acquired it
is necessary in the judgment of the commissioner to acquire a right-of-way for access to
projects operated on property acquired by gift, purchase, or lease, said right-of-way may
be acquired by condemnation in the manner provided by law. If the owner or operator of
an iron mine or related production or beneficiation facilities discontinues the operation
of the mine or facilities for any reason, the commissioner may acquire any or all of the
mine lands and related facilities by gift, purchase, lease, or condemnation in the manner
provided in chapter 117.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 298.22, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Commissioner may accept grants and conveyances.

Whenever property
has been granted and conveyed to the state of Minnesota in accordance with an agreement
made by the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation and the commissioner
of administration for the necessary and proper development of the remaining resources of
any distressed countynew text begin or economic development purposesnew text end, such grants, and conveyances
or leases are hereby accepted in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 298.22, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Commissioner may lease property.

In order to carry out the terms and
provisions of this section, the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation
and the commissioner of administration may lease any property acquired hereunder for
a term not to exceed 20 years upon such terms as they may determine, provided that
such property shall not be leased to any person in such a manner as to constitute a direct
contribution of working capital to a business enterprise. Such lease may provide that in the
event the property is ever sold by the state to such lessee, the lessee may obtain a credit
on the purchase price covering the rentals paid under the lease or any renewals thereof
and that said real estate can be conveyed by the commissioner of Iron Range resources
and rehabilitation and the commissioner of administration and the said commissioners
are hereby authorized to make such conveyances.new text begin The commissioner may lease, upon the
terms determined by the commissioner and approved by the board, surface and mineral
interests owned or acquired by the state of Minnesota acting by and through the Office
of the Commissioner of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation. The payments and
royalties from the leases shall be retained for the benefit of the agency.
new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 298.22, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Private entity participation.

The board may acquire an equity interest in
any project for which it provides funding. The commissioner may establish, participate in
the management of, and dispose of the assets of charitable foundations, nonprofit limited
liability companies, and nonprofit corporations associated with any project for which it
provides funding, including specifically, but without limitation, a corporation within the
meaning of section 317A.011, subdivision 6.new text begin Notwithstanding any law to the contrary,
agency funds that are transferred to any entity established by the commissioner under this
subdivision shall, upon request by the entity, be invested by the State Board of Investment
on behalf of the entity.
new text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 298.22, subdivision 10, is amended to read:


Subd. 10.

Sale or privatization of functions.

The commissioner deleted text beginof Iron Range
resources and rehabilitation
deleted text end may not sell or privatize the Ironworld Discovery Center or
Giants Ridge Golf and Ski Resort without prior approval by the board.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 298.22, subdivision 11, is amended to read:


Subd. 11.

Budgeting.

The commissioner deleted text beginof Iron Range resources and rehabilitation
deleted text endshall annually prepare a budget for operational expenditures, programs, and projects,
and submit it to the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board. After the budget
is approved by the board and the governor, the commissioner may spend money in
accordance with the approved budget.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 298.221, is amended to read:


298.221 RECEIPTS FROM CONTRACTS; APPROPRIATION.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c), all money paid to the state of Minnesota
pursuant to the terms of any contract entered into by the state under authority of section
298.22 and any fees which may, in the discretion of the commissioner of Iron Range
resources and rehabilitation, be charged in connection with any project pursuant to that
section as amended, shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the Iron Range
Resources and Rehabilitation Board account in the special revenue fund and are hereby
appropriated for the purposes of section 298.22.

(b) Notwithstanding section 16A.013, merchandise may be accepted by the
commissioner deleted text beginof the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Boarddeleted text end for payment of
advertising contracts if the commissioner determines that the merchandise can be used
for special event prizes or mementos at facilities operated by the board. Nothing in this
paragraph authorizes the commissioner or a member of the board to receive merchandise
for personal use.

(c) All fees charged by the commissioner in connection with public use of the
state-owned ski and golf facilities at the Giants Ridge Recreation Area and all other
revenues derived by the commissioner from the operation or lease of those facilities
and from the lease, sale, or other disposition of undeveloped lands at the Giants Ridge
Recreation Area must be deposited into an Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation
Board account that is created within the state enterprise fund. All funds deposited in the
enterprise fund account are appropriated to the commissioner to be expended, subject to
approval by the board, as follows:

(1) to pay costs associated with the construction, equipping, operation, repair, or
improvement of the Giants Ridge Recreation Area facilities or lands;

(2) to pay principal, interest and associated bond issuance, reserve, and servicing
costs associated with the financing of the facilities; and

(3) to pay the costs of any other project authorized under section 298.22.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 298.2211, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Project approval.

All projects authorized by this section shall be
submitted by the commissioner to the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board for
approval by the board. Prior to the commencement of a project involving the exercise by
the commissioner of any authority of sections 469.174 to 469.179, the governing body
of each municipality in which any part of the project is located and the county board of
any county containing portions of the project not located in an incorporated area shall by
majority vote approve or disapprove the project. deleted text beginAny project approved by the board and
the applicable governing bodies, if any, together with detailed information concerning the
project, its costs, the sources of its funding, and the amount of any bonded indebtedness to
be incurred in connection with the project, shall be transmitted to the governor, who shall
approve, disapprove, or return the proposal for additional consideration within 30 days of
receipt.
deleted text end No project authorized under this section shall be undertaken, and no obligations
shall be issued and no tax increments shall be expended for a project authorized under this
section until the project has been approved by the governor.new text begin The governor shall approve,
disapprove, or return the project for additional consideration within 30 days of receipt.
new text end

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 298.222, is amended to read:


298.222 CITATION.

Sections 298.222 to 298.226 and Laws 1977, chapter 423, article 10, section 22 shall
be known as the Taconite deleted text beginEnvironmental Protectiondeleted text endnew text begin Economic Developmentnew text end Fund Act
of 1977.

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 298.223, is amended to read:


298.223 TACONITE AREA deleted text beginENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
deleted text endnew text beginECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTnew text end FUND.

Subdivision 1.

Creation; purposes.

A fund called the taconite deleted text beginenvironmental
protection
deleted text endnew text begin economic developmentnew text end fund is created for the purpose of reclaiming, restoring
and enhancing those areas of northeast Minnesota located within the taconite assistance
area defined in section 273.1341, that are adversely affected by the environmentally
damaging operations involved in mining taconite and iron ore and producing iron ore
concentrate and for the purpose of promoting the economic development of northeast
Minnesota. The taconite deleted text beginenvironmental protectiondeleted text endnew text begin economic developmentnew text end fund shall be
used for the following purposes:

(1) to initiate investigations into matters the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation
Board determines are in need of study and which will determine the environmental
problems requiring remedial action;

(2) reclamation, restoration, or reforestation of mine lands not otherwise provided
for by state law;

(3) local economic development projects but only if those projects are approved by
the board, and public works, including construction of sewer and water systems located
within the taconite assistance area defined in section 273.1341;

(4) monitoring of mineral industry related health problems among mining employees;

(5) local public works projects under section 298.227, paragraph (c); and

(6) local public works projects as provided under this clause. The following amounts
shall be distributed in 2009 based upon the taxable tonnage of production in 2008:

(i) .4651 cent per ton to the city of Aurora for street repair and renovation;

(ii) .4264 cent per ton to the city of Biwabik for street and utility infrastructure
improvements to the south side industrial site;

(iii) .6460 cent per ton to the city of Buhl for street repair;

(iv) 1.0336 cents per ton to the city of Hoyt Lakes for public utility improvements;

(v) 1.1628 cents per ton to the city of Eveleth for water and sewer infrastructure
upgrades;

(vi) 1.0336 cents per ton to the city of Gilbert for water and sewer infrastructure
upgrades;

(vii) .7752 cent per ton to the city of Mountain Iron for water and sewer infrastructure;

(viii) 1.2920 cents per ton to the city of Virginia for utility upgrades and accessibility
modifications for the miners' memorial;

(ix) .6460 cent per ton to the town of White for Highway 135 road upgrades;

(x) 1.9380 cents per ton to the city of Hibbing for public infrastructure projects;

(xi) 1.1628 cents per ton to the city of Chisholm for water and sewer repair;

(xii) .6460 cent per ton to the town of Balkan for community center repairs;

(xiii) .9044 cent per ton to the city of Babbitt for city garage construction;

(xiv) .5168 cent per ton to the city of Cook for public infrastructure projects;

(xv) .5168 cent per ton to the city of Ely for reconstruction of 2nd Avenue West;

(xvi) .6460 cent per ton to the city of Tower for water infrastructure upgrades;

(xvii) .1292 cent per ton to the city of Orr for water infrastructure upgrades;

(xviii) .1292 cent per ton to the city of Silver Bay for emergency cleanup;

(xix) .3230 cent per ton to Lake County for trail construction;

(xx) .1292 cent per ton to Cook County for construction of tennis courts in Grand
Marais;

(xxi) .3101 cent per ton to the city of Two Harbors for water infrastructure
improvements;

(xxii) .1938 cent per ton for land acquisition for phase one of Cook Airport project;

(xxiii) 1.0336 cents per ton to the city of Coleraine for water and sewer
improvements along Gayley Avenue;

(xxiv) .3876 cent per ton to the city of Marble for construction of a city
administration facility;

(xxv) .1292 cent per ton to the city of Calumet for repairs at city hall and the
community center;

(xxvi) .6460 cent per ton to the city of Nashwauk for electrical infrastructure
upgrades;

(xxvii) 1.0336 cents per ton to the city of Keewatin for water and sewer upgrades
along Depot Street;

(xxviii) .2584 cent per ton to the city of Aitkin for water, sewer, street, and gutter
improvements;

(xxix) 1.1628 cents per ton to the city of Grand Rapids for water and sewer
infrastructure upgrades at Pokegema Golf Course and Park Place;

(xxx) .1809 cent per ton to the city of Grand Rapids for water and sewer upgrades
for 1st Avenue from River Road to 3rd Street SE; and

(xxxi) .9044 cent per ton to the city of Cohasset for upgrades to the railroad crossing
at Highway 2 and County Road 62.

Subd. 2.

Administration.

(a) The taconite area deleted text beginenvironmental protectiondeleted text endnew text begin economic
development
new text end fund shall be administered by the commissioner of the Iron Range Resources
and Rehabilitation Board. The commissioner shall by September 1 of each year submit to
the board a list of projects to be funded from the taconite area deleted text beginenvironmental protection
deleted text endnew text begineconomic developmentnew text end fund, with such supporting information including description of
the projects, plans, and cost estimates as may be necessary.

(b) Each year no less than one-half of the amounts deposited into the taconite
deleted text beginenvironmental protectiondeleted text endnew text begin economic developmentnew text end fund must be used for public works
projects, including construction of sewer and water systems, as specified under subdivision
1, clause (3). The Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board may waive the
requirements of this paragraph.

(c) Upon approval by the board, the list of projects approved under this subdivision
shall be submitted to the governor by November 1 of each year. By December 1 of each
year, the governor shall approve or disapprove, or return for further consideration, each
project. Funds for a project may be expended only upon approval of the project by the
board and the governor. The commissioner may submit supplemental projects to the
board and governor for approval at any time.

Subd. 3.

Appropriation.

There is annually appropriated to the commissioner of
Iron Range resources and rehabilitation taconite area deleted text beginenvironmental protectiondeleted text endnew text begin economic
development
new text end funds necessary to carry out approved projects and programs and the funds
necessary for administration of this section. Annual administrative costs, not including
detailed engineering expenses for the projects, shall not exceed five percent of the amount
annually expended from the fund.

Funds for the purposes of this section are provided by section 298.28, subdivision
11
, relating to the taconite area deleted text beginenvironmental protectiondeleted text endnew text begin economic developmentnew text end fund.

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 298.225, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Funding guaranteed distribution level.

The money necessary for funding
the difference between the initial distribution made pursuant to section 298.28 and the
amount guaranteed in subdivision 1 is appropriated in equal proportions from the initial
current year distributions to the taconite deleted text beginenvironmental protectiondeleted text endnew text begin economic development
new text endfund and to the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust pursuant to section 298.28.
If the initial distributions to the taconite deleted text beginenvironmental protectiondeleted text endnew text begin economic development
new text endfund and the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust are insufficient to fund the
difference, the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation shall make the
payments of any remaining difference from the corpus of the taconite deleted text beginenvironmental
protection
deleted text endnew text begin economic developmentnew text end fund and the corpus of the Douglas J. Johnson economic
protection trust fund in equal proportions as directed by the commissioner of revenue.

If a taconite producer ceases beneficiation operations permanently and is required
by a special law to make bond payments for a school district, the Douglas J. Johnson
economic protection trust fund shall assume the payments of the taconite producer if
the producer ceases to make the needed payments. The commissioner of Iron Range
resources and rehabilitation shall make these school bond payments from the corpus of
the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust fund in the amounts certified by the
commissioner of revenue.

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 298.227, is amended to read:


298.227 deleted text beginTACONITE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTdeleted text endnew text begin MINING
REINVESTMENT
new text end FUND.

deleted text begin (a)deleted text end An amount equal to that distributed pursuant to each taconite producer's taxable
production and qualifying sales under section 298.28, subdivision 9a, shall be held by
the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board in a separate deleted text begintaconite economic
development
deleted text endnew text begin mining reinvestmentnew text end fund for each taconite and direct reduced ore producer.
Money from the fund for each producer shall be released by the commissioner after review
by a joint committee consisting of an equal number of representatives of the salaried
employees and the nonsalaried production and maintenance employees of that producer.
The District 11 director of the United States Steelworkers of America, on advice of each
local employee president, shall select the employee members. In nonorganized operations,
the employee committee shall be elected by the nonsalaried production and maintenance
employees. The review must be completed no later than six months after the producer
presents a proposal for expenditure of the funds to the committee. The funds held pursuant
to this section may be released only for workforce development and associated public
facility improvement, or for acquisition of plant and stationary mining equipment and
facilities for the producer or for research and development in Minnesota on new mining, or
taconite, iron, or steel production technology, but only if the producer provides a matching
expenditure equal to the amount of the distribution to be used for the same purpose
beginning with distributions in 2014. Effective for proposals for expenditures of money
from the fund beginning May 26, 2007, the commissioner may not release the funds before
the next scheduled meeting of the board. If a proposed expenditure is not approved by the
board, the funds must be deposited in the deleted text beginTaconite Environmental Protection Funddeleted text endnew text begin taconite
economic development fund
new text end under sections 298.222 to 298.225. If a producer uses money
which has been released from the fund prior to May 26, 2007 to procure haulage trucks,
mobile equipment, or mining shovels, and the producer removes the piece of equipment
from the taconite tax relief area defined in section 273.134 within ten years from the date
of receipt of the money from the fund, a portion of the money granted from the fund must
be repaid to the deleted text begintaconite economic developmentdeleted text endnew text begin mining reinvestmentnew text end fund. The portion
of the money to be repaid is 100 percent of the grant if the equipment is removed from
the taconite tax relief area within 12 months after receipt of the money from the fund,
declining by ten percent for each of the subsequent nine years during which the equipment
remains within the taconite tax relief area. If a taconite production facility is sold after
operations at the facility had ceased, any money remaining in the fund for the former
producer may be released to the purchaser of the facility on the terms otherwise applicable
to the former producer under this section. If a producer fails to provide matching funds
for a proposed expenditure within six months after the commissioner approves release
of the funds, the funds are available for release to another producer in proportion to the
distribution provided and under the conditions of this section. Any portion of the fund
which is not released by the commissioner within one year of its deposit in the fund shall
be divided between the taconite deleted text beginenvironmental protectiondeleted text endnew text begin economic developmentnew text end fund
created in section 298.223 and the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust fund
created in section 298.292 for placement in their respective special accounts. Two-thirds of
the unreleased funds shall be distributed to the taconite deleted text beginenvironmental protectiondeleted text endnew text begin economic
development
new text end fund and one-third to the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust fund.

deleted text begin (b)(i) Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (a), setting the amount of
distributions and the review process, an amount equal to ten cents per taxable ton of
production in 2007, for distribution in 2008 only, that would otherwise be distributed
under paragraph (a), may be used for a loan or grant for the cost of providing for a
value-added wood product facility located in the taconite tax relief area and in a county
that contains a city of the first class. This amount must be deducted from the distribution
under paragraph (a) for which a matching expenditure by the producer is not required. The
granting of the loan or grant is subject to approval by the board. If the money is provided
as a loan, interest must be payable on the loan at the rate prescribed in section 298.2213,
subdivision 3
. (ii) Repayments of the loan and interest, if any, must be deposited in the
taconite environment protection fund under sections 298.222 to 298.225. If a loan or
grant is not made under this paragraph by July 1, 2012, the amount that had been made
available for the loan under this paragraph must be transferred to the taconite environment
protection fund under sections 298.222 to 298.225. (iii) Money distributed in 2008 to the
fund established under this section that exceeds ten cents per ton is available to qualifying
producers under paragraph (a) on a pro rata basis.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (c) Repayment or transfer of money to the taconite environmental protection fund
under paragraph (b), item (ii), must be allocated by the Iron Range Resources and
Rehabilitation Board for public works projects in house legislative districts in the same
proportion as taxable tonnage of production in 2007 in each house legislative district, for
distribution in 2008, bears to total taxable tonnage of production in 2007, for distribution
in 2008. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, expenditures under this paragraph
do not require approval by the governor. For purposes of this paragraph, "house legislative
districts" means the legislative districts in existence on May 15, 2009.
deleted text end

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 298.28, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

School districts.

(a) 32.15 cents per taxable ton, plus the increase provided
in paragraph (d), less the amount that would have been computed under Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 126C.21, subdivision 4, for the current year for that district, must be
allocated to qualifying school districts to be distributed, based upon the certification of the
commissioner of revenue, under paragraphs (b), (c), and (f).

(b)(i) 3.43 cents per taxable ton must be distributed to the school districts in which
the lands from which taconite was mined or quarried were located or within which the
concentrate was produced. The distribution must be based on the apportionment formula
prescribed in subdivision 2.

(ii) Four cents per taxable ton from each taconite facility must be distributed to
each affected school district for deposit in a fund dedicated to building maintenance
and repairs, as follows:

(1) proceeds from Keewatin Taconite or its successor are distributed to Independent
School Districts Nos. 316, Coleraine, and 319, Nashwauk-Keewatin, or their successor
districts;

(2) proceeds from the Hibbing Taconite Company or its successor are distributed to
Independent School Districts Nos. 695, Chisholm, and 701, Hibbing, or their successor
districts;

(3) proceeds from the Mittal Steel Company and Minntac or their successors are
distributed to Independent School Districts Nos. 712, Mountain Iron-Buhl, 706, Virginia,
2711, Mesabi East, and 2154, Eveleth-Gilbert, or their successor districts;

(4) proceeds from the Northshore Mining Company or its successor are distributed
to Independent School Districts Nos. 2142, St. Louis County, and 381, Lake Superior,
or their successor districts; and

(5) proceeds from United Taconite or its successor are distributed to Independent
School Districts Nos. 2142, St. Louis County, and 2154, Eveleth-Gilbert, or their
successor districts.

Revenues that are required to be distributed to more than one district shall be
apportioned according to the number of pupil units identified in section 126C.05,
subdivision 1
, enrolled in the second previous year.

(c)(i) 24.72 cents per taxable ton, less any amount distributed under paragraph (e),
shall be distributed to a group of school districts comprised of those school districts which
qualify as a tax relief area under section 273.134, paragraph (b), or in which there is a
qualifying municipality as defined by section 273.134, paragraph (a), in direct proportion
to school district indexes as follows: for each school district, its pupil units determined
under section 126C.05 for the prior school year shall be multiplied by the ratio of the
average adjusted net tax capacity per pupil unit for school districts receiving aid under
this clause as calculated pursuant to chapters 122A, 126C, and 127A for the school year
ending prior to distribution to the adjusted net tax capacity per pupil unit of the district.
Each district shall receive that portion of the distribution which its index bears to the sum
of the indices for all school districts that receive the distributions.

(ii) Notwithstanding clause (i), each school district that receives a distribution
under sections 298.018; 298.23 to 298.28, exclusive of any amount received under this
clause; 298.34 to 298.39; 298.391 to 298.396; 298.405; or any law imposing a tax on
severed mineral values after reduction for any portion distributed to cities and towns
under section 126C.48, subdivision 8, paragraph (5), that is less than the amount of its
levy reduction under section 126C.48, subdivision 8, for the second year prior to the
year of the distribution shall receive a distribution equal to the difference; the amount
necessary to make this payment shall be derived from proportionate reductions in the
initial distribution to other school districts under clause (i). If there are insufficient tax
proceeds to make the distribution provided under this paragraph in any year, money must
be transferred from the taconite property tax relief account in subdivision 6, to the extent
of the shortfall in the distribution.

(d)(1) Any school district described in paragraph (c) where a levy increase pursuant
to section 126C.17, subdivision 9, was authorized by referendum for taxes payable in
2001, shall receive a distribution of 21.3 cents per ton. Each district shall receive $175
times the pupil units identified in section 126C.05, subdivision 1, enrolled in the second
previous year or the 1983-1984 school year, whichever is greater, less the product of 1.8
percent times the district's taxable net tax capacity in 2011.

(2) Districts qualifying under paragraph (c) must receive additional taconite aid each
year equal to 22.5 percent of the amount obtained by subtracting:

(i) 1.8 percent of the district's net tax capacity for 2011, from:

(ii) the district's weighted average daily membership for fiscal year 2012, multiplied
by the sum of:

(A) $415, plus

(B) the district's referendum revenue allowance for fiscal year 2013.

If the total amount provided by paragraph (d) is insufficient to make the payments
herein required then the entitlement of $175 per pupil unit shall be reduced uniformly
so as not to exceed the funds available. Any amounts received by a qualifying school
district in any fiscal year pursuant to paragraph (d) shall not be applied to reduce general
education aid which the district receives pursuant to section 126C.13 or the permissible
levies of the district. Any amount remaining after the payments provided in this paragraph
shall be paid to the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation who shall
deposit the same in the taconite deleted text beginenvironmental protectiondeleted text endnew text begin economic developmentnew text end fund and
the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust fund as provided in subdivision 11.

Each district receiving money according to this paragraph shall reserve the lesser of
the amount received under this paragraph or $25 times the number of pupil units served in
the district. It may use the money for early childhood programs.

(e) There shall be distributed to any school district the amount which the school
district was entitled to receive under section 298.32 in 1975.

(f) Four cents per taxable ton must be distributed to qualifying school districts
according to the distribution specified in paragraph (b), clause (ii), and 11 cents per taxable
ton must be distributed according to the distribution specified in paragraph (c). These
amounts are not subject to sections 126C.21, subdivision 4, and 126C.48, subdivision 8.

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 298.28, subdivision 9a, is amended to read:


Subd. 9a.

deleted text beginTaconite economic developmentdeleted text endnew text begin Mining reinvestmentnew text end fund.

(a)
25.1 cents per ton for distributions in 2002 and thereafter must be paid to the deleted text begintaconite
economic development
deleted text endnew text begin mining reinvestmentnew text end fund. No distribution shall be made under
this paragraph in 2004 or any subsequent year in which total industry production falls
below 30 million tons. Distribution shall only be made to a taconite producer's fund under
section 298.227 if the producer timely pays its tax under section 298.24 by the dates
provided under section 298.27, or pursuant to the due dates provided by an administrative
agreement with the commissioner.

(b) An amount equal to 50 percent of the tax under section 298.24 for concentrate
sold in the form of pellet chips and fines not exceeding 5/16 inch in size and not including
crushed pellets shall be paid to the deleted text begintaconite economic developmentdeleted text endnew text begin mining reinvestment
new text endfund. The amount paid shall not exceed $700,000 annually for all companies. If the initial
amount to be paid to the fund exceeds this amount, each company's payment shall be
prorated so the total does not exceed $700,000.

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 298.28, subdivision 9d, is amended to read:


Subd. 9d.

Iron Range higher education account.

new text begin(a) new text endFive cents per taxable ton
must be allocated to the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board to be deposited
in an Iron Range higher education account that is hereby created, to be used for higher
education programs conducted at educational institutions in the taconite assistance area
defined in section 273.1341. The Iron Range Higher Education committee under section
298.2214, and the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board must approve all
expenditures from the account.

new text begin (b) For distributions in 2015 and subsequent years, at least 2.5 cents per ton must be
used for the Iron Range engineering program at Mesabi Range College.
new text end

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 298.28, subdivision 11, is amended to read:


Subd. 11.

Remainder.

(a) The proceeds of the tax imposed by section 298.24 which
remain after the distributions and payments in subdivisions 2 to 10a, as certified by the
commissioner of revenue, and paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) have been made, together with
interest earned on all money distributed under this section prior to distribution, shall
be divided between the taconite deleted text beginenvironmental protectiondeleted text endnew text begin economic developmentnew text end fund
created in section 298.223 and the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust fund
created in section 298.292 as follows: Two-thirds to the taconite deleted text beginenvironmental protection
deleted text endnew text begineconomic developmentnew text end fund and one-third to the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection
trust fund. The proceeds shall be placed in the respective special accounts.

(b) There shall be distributed to each city, town, and county the amount that it
received under section 294.26 in calendar year 1977; provided, however, that the amount
distributed in 1981 to the unorganized territory number 2 of Lake County and the town
of Beaver Bay based on the between-terminal trackage of Erie Mining Company will be
distributed in 1982 and subsequent years to the unorganized territory number 2 of Lake
County and the towns of Beaver Bay and Stony River based on the miles of track of Erie
Mining Company in each taxing district.

(c) There shall be distributed to the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board
the amounts it received in 1977 under section 298.22. The amount distributed under
this paragraph shall be expended within or for the benefit of the taconite assistance area
defined in section 273.1341.

(d) There shall be distributed to each school district 62 percent of the amount that it
received under section 294.26 in calendar year 1977.

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 298.28, subdivision 15, is amended to read:


Subd. 15.

Distribution of delayed payments.

Notwithstanding any other provision
of this section or any other law, if payment of taxes collected under section 298.24 is
delayed past the due date because the taxpayer is a debtor in a pending bankruptcy
proceeding, the amount paid shall be distributed as follows when received:

(1) 50 percent to St. Louis County acting as the counties' fiscal agent, to be
distributed as provided in sections 273.134 to 273.136;

(2) 25 percent to the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust fund; and

(3) 25 percent to the taconite deleted text beginenvironmental protectiondeleted text endnew text begin economic developmentnew text end fund.

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 298.292, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Use of money.

Money in the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust
fund may be used for the following purposes:

(1) to provide loans, loan guarantees, interest buy-downs and other forms of
participation with private sources of financing, but a loan to a private enterprise shall be
for a principal amount not to exceed one-half of the cost of the project for which financing
is sought, and the rate of interest on a loan to a private enterprise shall be no less than the
lesser of eight percent or an interest rate three percentage points less than a full faith
and credit obligation of the United States government of comparable maturity, at the
time that the loan is approved;

(2) to fund reserve accounts established to secure the payment when due of the
principal of and interest on bonds issued pursuant to section 298.2211;

deleted text begin (3) to pay in periodic payments or in a lump-sum payment any or all of the interest
on bonds issued pursuant to chapter 474 for the purpose of constructing, converting,
or retrofitting heating facilities in connection with district heating systems or systems
utilizing alternative energy sources;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (4)deleted text endnew text begin (3)new text end to invest in a venture capital fund or enterprise that will provide capital
to other entities that are engaging in, or that will engage in, projects or programs that
have the purposes set forth in subdivision 1deleted text begin. No investments may be made in a venture
capital fund or enterprise unless at least two other unrelated investors make investments
of at least $500,000 in the venture capital fund or enterprise, and the investment by the
Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust fund may not exceed the amount of the
largest investment by an unrelated investor in the venture capital fund or enterprise. For
purposes of this subdivision, an "unrelated investor" is a person or entity that is not related
to the entity in which the investment is made or to any individual who owns more than 40
percent of the value of the entity, in any of the following relationships: spouse, parent,
child, sibling, employee, or owner of an interest in the entity that exceeds ten percent of
the value of all interests in it. For purposes of determining the limitations under this
clause, the amount of investments made by an investor other than the Douglas J. Johnson
economic protection trust fund is the sum of all investments made in the venture capital
fund or enterprise during the period beginning one year before the date of the investment
by the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust fund
deleted text end; and

deleted text begin (5)deleted text endnew text begin (4)new text end to purchase forest land in the taconite assistance area defined in section
273.1341 to be held and managed as a public trust for the benefit of the area for the
purposes authorized in section 298.22, subdivision 5a. Property purchased under this
section may be sold by the commissioner upon approval by the board. The net proceeds
must be deposited in the trust fund for the purposes and uses of this section.

Money from the trust fund shall be expended only in or for the benefit of the taconite
assistance area defined in section 273.1341.

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 298.293, is amended to read:


298.293 EXPENDING FUNDS.

The funds provided by section 298.28, subdivision 11, relating to the Douglas J.
Johnson economic protection trust fund, deleted text beginexcept money expended pursuant to Laws
1982, Second Special Session, chapter 2, sections 8 to 14, shall be expended only in
an amount that does not exceed the sum of the net interest, dividends, and earnings
arising from the investment of the trust for the preceding 12 calendar months from the
date of the authorization plus, for fiscal year 1983, $10,000,000 from the corpus of the
fund. The funds
deleted text end may be spent only in deleted text beginor for the benefit ofdeleted text end the taconite assistance area as
defined in section 273.1341. If during any year the taconite property tax account under
sections 273.134 to 273.136 does not contain sufficient funds to pay the property tax relief
specified in Laws 1977, chapter 423, article X, section 4, there is appropriated from this
trust fund to the relief account sufficient funds to pay the relief specified in Laws 1977,
chapter 423, article X, section 4.

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 298.2961, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Redistribution.

(a) If a taconite production facility is sold after operations
at the facility had ceased, any money remaining in the taconite environmental fund for the
former producer may be released to the purchaser of the facility on the terms otherwise
applicable to the former producer under this section.

(b) Any portion of the taconite environmental fund that is not released by the
commissioner within three years of its deposit in the taconite environmental fund shall
be divided between the taconite deleted text beginenvironmental protectiondeleted text endnew text begin economic developmentnew text end fund
created in section 298.223 and the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust fund
created in section 298.292 for placement in their respective special accounts. Two-thirds of
the unreleased funds must be distributed to the taconite deleted text beginenvironmental protectiondeleted text endnew text begin economic
development
new text end fund and one-third to the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust fund.

Sec. 24. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 298.298, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end

ARTICLE 10

BUREAU OF MEDIATION SERVICES

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.43, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Access by labor organizationsnew text begin, the Bureau of Mediation Services,
and the Public Employment Relations Board
new text end.

Personnel data may be disseminated to
labor organizationsnew text begin and the Public Employment Relations Boardnew text end to the extent that the
responsible authority determines that the dissemination is necessary to conduct elections,
notify employees of fair share fee assessments, and implement the provisions of chapters
179 and 179A. Personnel data shall be disseminated to labor organizationsnew text begin, the Public
Employment Relations Board,
new text end and to the Bureau of Mediation Services to the extent the
dissemination is ordered or authorized by the commissioner of the Bureau of Mediation
Servicesnew text begin, or the Public Employment Relations Board or its designeenew text end.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2015.
new text end

Sec. 2.

new text begin [13.7909] PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD DATA.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definition. new text end

new text begin For purposes of this section, "board" means the Public
Employment Relations Board.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Not public data. new text end

new text begin (a) Except as provided in this subdivision, all data
maintained by the board about a charge or complaint of unfair labor practices and
appeals of determinations of the commissioner under section 179A.12, subdivision 11,
are classified as protected nonpublic data or confidential data, and become public when
admitted into evidence at a hearing conducted pursuant to section 179A.13. The data may
be subject to a protective order as determined by the board or a hearing officer.
new text end

new text begin (b) Notwithstanding sections 13.43 and 181.932, the following data are public:
new text end

new text begin (1) the filing date of unfair labor practice charges;
new text end

new text begin (2) the status of unfair labor practice charges as an original or amended charge;
new text end

new text begin (3) the names and job classifications of charging parties and charged parties;
new text end

new text begin (4) the provisions of law alleged to have been violated in unfair labor practice charges;
new text end

new text begin (5) the complaint issued by the board and all data in the complaint;
new text end

new text begin (6) the full and complete record of an evidentiary hearing before a hearing officer,
including the hearing transcript, exhibits admitted into evidence, and posthearing briefs,
unless subject to a protective order;
new text end

new text begin (7) recommended decisions and orders of hearing officers pursuant to section
179A.13, subdivision 1, paragraph (i);
new text end

new text begin (8) exceptions to the hearing officer's recommended decision and order filed with the
board pursuant to section 179A.13, subdivision 1, paragraph (k);
new text end

new text begin (9) briefs filed with the board; and
new text end

new text begin (10) decisions and orders issued by the board.
new text end

new text begin (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), individuals have access to their own statements
provided to the board under paragraph (a).
new text end

new text begin (d) The board may make any data classified as protected nonpublic or confidential
pursuant to this subdivision accessible to any person or party if the access will aid the
implementation of chapters 179 and 179A or ensure due process protection of the parties.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2015.
new text end

Sec. 3.

new text begin [179.851] LABOR-MANAGEMENT STAKEHOLDER COORDINATION.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of mediation services shall work with labor-management
stakeholders, including representatives from existing labor organizations and management
from existing companies or organizations, to foster mutual understanding and provide
input on the development of collaborative programs and services designed to improve
labor-management relations in both public and private sector organizations throughout
Minnesota. The commissioner may convene informal working groups to provide
information and assistance and to develop recommendations.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 179A.041, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Open meetings. new text end

new text begin Chapter 13D does not apply to meetings of the board
when it is deliberating on the merits of unfair labor practice charges under sections
179.11, 179.12, and 179A.13; reviewing a recommended decision and order of a hearing
officer under section 179A.13; reviewing decisions of the commissioner of the Bureau of
Mediation Services relating to unfair labor practices under section 179A.12, subdivision
11; or exercising its hiring authority under section 179A.041.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 179A.041, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin The board shall prepare and submit a report to the governor
and the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees with jurisdiction over
the board by November 15, 2016. The report shall summarize the nature, number, and
resolution of charges filed with the board. The report shall cover the period of July
1, 2015, through June 30, 2016.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2015.
new text end