2nd Engrossment - 81st Legislature (1999 - 2000) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to the organization and operation of state 1.3 government; appropriating money for the general 1.4 legislative and administrative expenses of state 1.5 government with certain conditions; amending Minnesota 1.6 Statutes 1998, sections 3.17; 3C.12, subdivision 2; 1.7 8.15, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3; 13.03, subdivision 2; 1.8 13.05, by adding a subdivision; 13.073, by adding a 1.9 subdivision; 15.50, subdivision 2; 16A.102, 1.10 subdivision 1; 16A.129, subdivision 3; 16A.45, 1.11 subdivision 1; 16A.85, subdivision 1; 16B.03; 16B.104; 1.12 16B.24, subdivision 5; 16B.31, subdivision 2; 16B.32, 1.13 subdivision 2; 16B.42, subdivision 1; 16B.465, 1.14 subdivision 3; 16B.72; 16B.73; 16C.14, subdivision 1; 1.15 16D.04, subdivision 2; 16E.01, subdivision 1; 16E.02; 1.16 16E.08; 43A.047; 43A.22; 43A.23, subdivisions 1 and 2; 1.17 43A.30, by adding a subdivision; 43A.31, subdivision 1.18 2, and by adding a subdivision; 138.17, subdivisions 7 1.19 and 8; 192.49, subdivision 3; 197.79, subdivision 10; 1.20 204B.25, subdivision 2, and by adding a subdivision; 1.21 204B.27, by adding a subdivision; 204B.28, subdivision 1.22 1; 240A.09; 297F.08, by adding a subdivision; 325K.03, 1.23 by adding a subdivision; 325K.04; 325K.05, subdivision 1.24 1; 325K.09, by adding a subdivision; 325K.10, 1.25 subdivision 5; 325K.14, by adding a subdivision; 1.26 325K.15, by adding a subdivision; and 349.163, 1.27 subdivision 4; Laws 1993, chapter 192, section 16; 1.28 Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 69, subdivision 1; 1.29 Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1.30 12, section 7, subdivision 1, as amended; Laws 1997, 1.31 chapter 202, article 2, section 61; and Laws 1998, 1.32 chapter 366, section 2; proposing coding for new law 1.33 in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16B; 43A; 240A; and 1.34 325F; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 1.35 16A.103, subdivision 3; 16E.11; 16E.12; and 16E.13; 1.36 Laws 1991, chapter 235, article 5, section 3, as 1.37 amended; Minnesota Rules, part 8275.0045, subpart 2. 1.38 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.39 APPROPRIATIONS 1.40 Section 1. [STATE GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS.] 1.41 The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are 2.1 appropriated from the general fund, or another fund named, to 2.2 the agencies and for the purposes specified in this act, to be 2.3 available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The 2.4 figures "1999," "2000," and "2001," where used in this act, mean 2.5 that the appropriation or appropriations listed under them are 2.6 available for the year ending June 30, 1999, June 30, 2000, or 2.7 June 30, 2001, respectively. 2.8 SUMMARY BY FUND 2.9 BIENNIAL 2.10 2000 2001 TOTAL 2.11 General $335,416,000 $314,704,000 $650,120,000 2.12 State 2.13 Government 2.14 Special Revenue 13,907,000 13,963,000 27,870,000 2.15 For 1999 - $465,000 2.16 Health Care Access 1,842,000 1,871,000 3,713,000 2.17 Environmental 236,000 242,000 478,000 2.18 Solid Waste Fund 660,000 670,000 1,330,000 2.19 Lottery Prize 2.20 Fund 110,000 -0- 110,000 2.21 Highway User 2.22 Tax Distribution 2,129,000 2,173,000 4,302,000 2.23 Trunk Highway 39,000 39,000 78,000 2.24 Workers' 2.25 Compensation 6,938,000 7,045,000 13,983,000 2.26 TOTAL $361,277,000 $340,707,000 $701,984,000 2.27 For 1999 - $465,000 2.28 APPROPRIATIONS 2.29 Available for the Year 2.30 Ending June 30 2.31 2000 2001 2.32 Sec. 2. LEGISLATURE 2.33 Subdivision 1. Total 2.34 Appropriation 58,340,000 63,117,000 2.35 Summary by Fund 2.36 General 58,151,000 62,928,000 2.37 Health Care Access 150,000 150,000 2.38 Trunk Highway 39,000 39,000 2.39 The amounts that may be spent from this 2.40 appropriation for each program are 2.41 specified in the following subdivisions. 3.1 Subd. 2. Senate 19,138,000 20,523,000 3.2 $40,000 the first year is for senate 3.3 media services to produce a videotape 3.4 on the legislative process and to 3.5 distribute it, along with a teachers' 3.6 guide, to all secondary schools in the 3.7 state, and for senate information 3.8 services to construct and maintain a 3.9 Worldwide Web site to publicize and 3.10 promote the videotape. 3.11 Subd. 3. House of Representatives 25,361,000 27,670,000 3.12 Subd. 4. Legislative 3.13 Coordinating Commission 13,841,000 14,924,000 3.14 Summary by Fund 3.15 General 13,652,000 14,735,000 3.16 Health Care Access 150,000 150,000 3.17 Trunk Highway 39,000 39,000 3.18 $5,600,000 the first year and 3.19 $6,372,000 the second year are for the 3.20 office of the revisor of statutes. 3.21 $1,184,000 the first year and 3.22 $1,217,000 the second year are for the 3.23 legislative reference library. 3.24 $4,963,000 the first year and 3.25 $5,096,000 the second year are for the 3.26 office of the legislative auditor. 3.27 Sec. 3. GOVERNOR AND 3.28 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 4,052,000 4,171,000 3.29 This appropriation is to fund the 3.30 offices of the governor and lieutenant 3.31 governor. 3.32 $19,000 the first year and $19,000 the 3.33 second year are for necessary expenses 3.34 in the normal performance of the 3.35 governor's and lieutenant governor's 3.36 duties for which no other reimbursement 3.37 is provided. 3.38 By September 1 of each year, the 3.39 commissioner of finance shall report to 3.40 the chairs of the senate governmental 3.41 operations budget division and the 3.42 house state government finance division 3.43 any personnel costs incurred by the 3.44 office of the governor and lieutenant 3.45 governor that were supported by 3.46 appropriations to other agencies during 3.47 the previous fiscal year. The office 3.48 of the governor shall inform the chairs 3.49 of the divisions before initiating any 3.50 interagency agreements. 3.51 Sec. 4. STATE AUDITOR 8,967,000 9,311,000 3.52 Sec. 5. STATE TREASURER 2,260,000 2,308,000 3.53 $1,030,000 the first year and 3.54 $1,061,000 the second year are for the 4.1 treasurer to pay for banking services 4.2 by fees rather than by compensating 4.3 balances. 4.4 Sec. 6. ATTORNEY GENERAL 27,853,000 28,177,000 4.5 Summary by Fund 4.6 General 25,545,000 25,852,000 4.7 State Government 4.8 Special Revenue 1,713,000 1,717,000 4.9 Environmental 135,000 138,000 4.10 Solid Waste 460,000 470,000 4.11 $991,000 the first year and $912,000 4.12 the second year are one-time 4.13 appropriations to improve information 4.14 technology. 4.15 The attorney general and commissioner 4.16 of finance shall continue to review the 4.17 funding mechanism for legal services. 4.18 By February 15, 2000, they shall submit 4.19 a joint report to the committees 4.20 responsible for funding the office of 4.21 the attorney general that details 4.22 further refinements to the legal 4.23 services funding mechanism. 4.24 The report should attempt to do the 4.25 following: 4.26 (1) identify criteria that 4.27 differentiate between a partner and a 4.28 pooled agency; 4.29 (2) clarify whose responsibility it is 4.30 to request funding for pooled 4.31 agencies: the attorney general, the 4.32 agency, or both; 4.33 (3) determine what process the billing 4.34 rate should follow before 4.35 implementation; 4.36 (4) establish a mechanism to ensure 4.37 that legal service resources are 4.38 allocated as intended by the 4.39 legislature and a process to address 4.40 situations where demand exceeds 4.41 resources; 4.42 (5) determine if partner agencies 4.43 should continue to have general fund 4.44 dollars set aside in the attorney 4.45 general's base; and 4.46 (6) determine what method is used to 4.47 ascertain how much funding for legal 4.48 services the attorney general has in 4.49 its base for each agency. 4.50 Sec. 7. SECRETARY OF STATE 11,770,000 6,234,000 4.51 Sec. 8. CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND 4.52 PUBLIC DISCLOSURE BOARD 712,000 707,000 4.53 Sec. 9. INVESTMENT BOARD 2,310,000 2,376,000 5.1 Sec. 10. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS 7,064,000 6,859,000 5.2 Summary by Fund 5.3 General 400,000 5.4 Workers' 5.5 Compensation 6,664,000 6,859,000 5.6 The chief administrative law judge, in 5.7 cooperation with the state court 5.8 administrator, shall develop and 5.9 present to the legislature by January 5.10 15, 2000, a plan for funding the cost 5.11 of child support hearings out of 5.12 appropriations to the judicial branch 5.13 without increasing those appropriations. 5.14 The appropriation from the workers' 5.15 compensation special compensation fund 5.16 is for considering workers' 5.17 compensation claims. 5.18 Sec. 11. OFFICE OF STRATEGIC 5.19 AND LONG-RANGE PLANNING 6,841,000 4,417,000 5.20 $1,600,000 the first year is for a 5.21 generic environmental impact statement 5.22 on animal agriculture. 5.23 $200,000 the first year is to perform 5.24 program evaluations of agencies in the 5.25 executive branch. 5.26 $200,000 the first year is to provide 5.27 administrative support to 5.28 community-based planning efforts. 5.29 $150,000 the first year is for a grant 5.30 of $50,000 to the southwest regional 5.31 development commission for the 5.32 continuation of the pilot program and 5.33 two additional grants of $50,000 each 5.34 to regional development commissions or, 5.35 in regions not served by regional 5.36 development commissions, to regional 5.37 organizations selected by the director 5.38 of strategic and long-range planning, 5.39 to support planning work on behalf of 5.40 local units of government. The 5.41 planning work shall include, but need 5.42 not be limited to: 5.43 (1) development of local zoning 5.44 ordinances; 5.45 (2) land use plans; 5.46 (3) community or economic development 5.47 plans; 5.48 (4) transportation and transit plans; 5.49 (5) solid waste management plans; 5.50 (6) wastewater management plans; 5.51 (7) workforce development plans; 5.52 (8) housing development plans and/or 5.53 market analysis; 6.1 (9) rural health service plans; 6.2 (10) natural resources management 6.3 plans; or 6.4 (11) development of geographical 6.5 information systems database to serve a 6.6 region's needs, including hardware and 6.7 software purchases and related labor 6.8 costs. 6.9 $200,000 the first year is to prepare 6.10 the generic environmental impact 6.11 statement on urban development required 6.12 by section 97. Any unencumbered 6.13 balance remaining in the first year 6.14 does not cancel and is available for 6.15 the second year of the biennium. 6.16 $24,000 the first year is for the 6.17 southwest Minnesota wind monitoring 6.18 project. 6.19 Sec. 12. ADMINISTRATION 6.20 Subdivision 1. Total 6.21 Appropriation 39,981,000 36,907,000 6.22 For 1999 - $465,000 6.23 Summary by Fund 6.24 General 28,013,000 24,975,000 6.25 State Government 6.26 Special Revenue 11,794,000 11,846,000 6.27 For 1999 - $465,000 6.28 Workers' 6.29 Compensation 174,000 86,000 6.30 The amounts that may be spent from this 6.31 appropriation for each program are 6.32 specified in the following subdivisions. 6.33 Subd. 2. Operations Management 6.34 4,007,000 4,155,000 6.35 Subd. 3. Office of Technology 6.36 2,734,000 2,472,000 6.37 The commissioner of administration 6.38 shall develop and submit to the chairs 6.39 of the senate governmental operations 6.40 budget division and the house state 6.41 government finance committee by January 6.42 15, 2000, a long-range plan identifying 6.43 the mission and goals of the office of 6.44 technology. The appropriation for the 6.45 second year is not available until the 6.46 plan has been approved by a law enacted 6.47 at the 2000 regular session. 6.48 Summary by Fund 6.49 General 2,471,000 2,307,000 6.50 State Government 7.1 Special Revenue 89,000 79,000 7.2 Workers' 7.3 Compensation 174,000 86,000 7.4 The amounts that may be spent from this 7.5 appropriation for each purpose are as 7.6 follows: 7.7 (a) Administrative Services 7.8 1,871,000 1,707,000 7.9 $220,000 the first year is to continue 7.10 the intergovernmental information 7.11 systems advisory council for one more 7.12 year. 7.13 (b) Small Agency Infrastructure 7.14 Summary by Fund 7.15 General 600,000 600,000 7.16 State Government 7.17 Special Revenue 89,000 79,000 7.18 Workers' 7.19 Compensation 174,000 86,000 7.20 This appropriation is for a one-time 7.21 transfer to eligible small agencies for 7.22 the small agency infrastructure 7.23 project. The commissioner of 7.24 administration shall determine 7.25 priorities for which projects should be 7.26 funded. An agency whose strategic plan 7.27 for information technology was not 7.28 approved before April 1, 1999, may not 7.29 receive money from this appropriation. 7.30 Any balance the first year does not 7.31 cancel but is available in the second 7.32 year. Future costs for small agency 7.33 information infrastructure will be 7.34 included in each small agency's budget 7.35 in the fiscal years 2002-2003 biennium 7.36 and thereafter. 7.37 Subd. 4. Intertechnologies Group 7.38 15,771,000 13,076,000 7.39 Summary by Fund 7.40 General 4,066,000 1,309,000 7.41 State Government 7.42 Special Revenue 11,705,000 11,767,000 7.43 For 1999 - $465,000 7.44 $350,000 is appropriated to the 7.45 commissioner of administration for the 7.46 fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, for 7.47 costs related to the operation of the 7.48 year 2000 project office. 7.49 $2,150,000 is appropriated from the 7.50 general fund to the commissioner of 7.51 administration for the biennium ending 7.52 June 30, 2001, to modify state business 8.1 systems to address year 2000 changes. 8.2 Up to $150,000 of this appropriation 8.3 may be allocated for year 2000 project 8.4 office costs. The appropriation is 8.5 available only upon approval of the 8.6 commissioner of finance after the 8.7 commissioner has determined that all 8.8 other money allocated for replacement 8.9 or enhancement of existing technology 8.10 for year 2000 compliance will be 8.11 expended. 8.12 The appropriation from the special 8.13 revenue fund is for recurring costs of 8.14 911 emergency telephone service. 8.15 Subd. 5. Facilities Management 8.16 9,410,000 9,418,000 8.17 $5,447,000 the first year and 8.18 $5,460,000 the second year are for 8.19 office space costs of the legislature 8.20 and veterans organizations, for 8.21 ceremonial space, and for statutorily 8.22 free space. 8.23 $1,950,000 of the revenue credited to 8.24 the special revenue account created in 8.25 Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.24, 8.26 subdivision 5, paragraph (e), must be 8.27 used to demolish the capitol square 8.28 building, restructure the site as a 8.29 temporary parking lot, and predesign a 8.30 new building for the departments of 8.31 commerce, labor and industry, and trade 8.32 and economic development on the site. 8.33 $520,000 of the revenue credited to the 8.34 special revenue account created in 8.35 Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.24, 8.36 subdivision 5, paragraph (e), must be 8.37 used to rebuild and upgrade electronic 8.38 security systems in the capitol complex. 8.39 The commissioner of administration 8.40 shall install on the automatically 8.41 operated landscape irrigation system in 8.42 the capitol area a device, commonly 8.43 known as a rain check, to prevent the 8.44 system from being activated when a 8.45 predetermined amount of precipitation 8.46 has accumulated. 8.47 $100,000 the first year is for grants 8.48 to places of public accommodation to 8.49 assist them in achieving compliance 8.50 with the bleacher safety requirements 8.51 of section 56. The commissioner shall 8.52 give highest priority to grant requests 8.53 from political subdivisions for whom 8.54 the cost of achieving compliance is the 8.55 greatest financial hardship. State 8.56 grants are available when the 8.57 commissioner has determined that 8.58 matching funds in an amount equal to 8.59 the grant have been committed. Any 8.60 unencumbered balance remaining in the 8.61 first year does not cancel and is 8.62 available for the second year of the 8.63 biennium. 9.1 Subd. 6. Management Services 9.2 3,622,000 3,670,000 9.3 $250,000 the first year and $200,000 9.4 the second year are for the information 9.5 policy training program under Minnesota 9.6 Statutes, section 13.073. 9.7 $150,000 the first year and $150,000 9.8 the second year are for a one-time 9.9 transfer to the Minnesota historical 9.10 society for the information policy 9.11 training program under Minnesota 9.12 Statutes, section 13.073. 9.13 $192,000 the first year and $196,000 9.14 the second year are for the office of 9.15 the state archaeologist. 9.16 Subd. 7. Fiscal Agent 9.17 994,000 786,000 9.18 $72,000 the first year and $74,000 the 9.19 second year are for the developmental 9.20 disabilities council. 9.21 $660,000 the first year and $450,000 9.22 the second year are for the STAR 9.23 program. 9.24 $2,000 the first year and $2,000 the 9.25 second year are for the state 9.26 employees' band. 9.27 $260,000 the first year and $260,000 9.28 the second year are for a grant to the 9.29 Minnesota Children's Museum, of which 9.30 $100,000 the first year and $100,000 9.31 the second year are an appropriation 9.32 for administrative costs of Project 9.33 Greenstart. 9.34 Subd. 8. Public Broadcasting 9.35 3,443,000 3,330,000 9.36 $1,450,000 the first year and 9.37 $1,450,000 the second year are for 9.38 matching grants for public television. 9.39 $600,000 the first year and $600,000 9.40 the second year are for public 9.41 television equipment needs. Equipment 9.42 grant allocations shall be made after 9.43 considering the recommendations of the 9.44 Minnesota public television association. 9.45 $113,000 the first year is for grants 9.46 to noncommercial television stations to 9.47 assist with conversion to a digital 9.48 broadcast signal as mandated by the 9.49 federal government. In order to 9.50 qualify for a grant, a station must 9.51 meet the criteria established for 9.52 grants in Minnesota Statutes, section 9.53 129D.12, subdivision 2. 9.54 $441,000 the first year and $441,000 9.55 the second year are for grants for 10.1 public information television 10.2 transmission of legislative 10.3 activities. At least one-half must go 10.4 for programming to be broadcast in 10.5 rural Minnesota. 10.6 $25,000 the first year and $25,000 the 10.7 second year are for grants to the Twin 10.8 Cities regional cable channel. 10.9 $320,000 the first year and $320,000 10.10 the second year are for community 10.11 service grants to public educational 10.12 radio stations, which must be allocated 10.13 after considering the recommendations 10.14 of the Association of Minnesota Public 10.15 Educational Radio Stations under 10.16 Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.14. 10.17 Of this appropriation, $30,000 the 10.18 first year and $30,000 the second year 10.19 are for station WTIP-FM in Grand 10.20 Marais, which need not meet the 10.21 requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 10.22 section 129D.14, until July 1, 2002. 10.23 $494,000 the first year and $494,000 10.24 the second year are for equipment 10.25 grants to public radio stations. These 10.26 grants must be allocated after 10.27 considering the recommendations of the 10.28 Association of Minnesota Public 10.29 Educational Radio Stations and 10.30 Minnesota Public Radio, Inc. 10.31 If an appropriation for either year for 10.32 grants to public television or radio 10.33 stations is not sufficient, the 10.34 appropriation for the other year is 10.35 available for it. 10.36 Sec. 13. CAPITOL AREA ARCHITECTURAL 10.37 AND PLANNING BOARD 888,000 306,000 10.38 $586,000 the first year is to design 10.39 and construct a memorial to Hubert H. 10.40 Humphrey; to make a grant to the 10.41 National World War II Memorial Fund, 10.42 2300 Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 501, 10.43 Arlington, Virginia 22201, as a 10.44 contribution to a national World War II 10.45 memorial; and for the capitol area 10.46 architectural and planning board, in 10.47 cooperation with the Minnesota 10.48 historical society and the Philippine 10.49 study group of Minnesota, to install in 10.50 the capitol rotunda a plaque that 10.51 corrects inaccurate historical 10.52 information presented on the current 10.53 Spanish-American War commemorative 10.54 plaque. 10.55 Sec. 14. FINANCE 10.56 Subdivision 1. Total 10.57 Appropriation 20,051,000 20,262,000 10.58 The amounts that may be spent from this 10.59 appropriation for each program are 10.60 specified in the following subdivisions. 10.61 Subd. 2. State Financial Management 11.1 7,805,000 7,993,000 11.2 Subd. 3. Information and 11.3 Management Services 11.4 12,246,000 12,269,000 11.5 The commissioner of finance shall 11.6 develop and submit to the chairs of the 11.7 senate governmental operations budget 11.8 division and the house state government 11.9 finance committee by January 15, 2000, 11.10 a plan to wean the state from 11.11 dependence on proprietary software to 11.12 run the state's human resource and 11.13 payroll system. 11.14 The commissioner of finance, in 11.15 consultation with senate and house 11.16 fiscal staff and the commissioner of 11.17 administration, shall develop 11.18 recommendations for inclusion in the 11.19 governor's fiscal year 2002-2003 budget 11.20 document on the presentation of 11.21 internal service funds. The 11.22 commissioner of finance shall submit 11.23 the recommendations to the chairs of 11.24 the senate governmental operations 11.25 budget division and the house state 11.26 government finance committee by January 11.27 15, 2000. 11.28 Sec. 15. EMPLOYEE RELATIONS 11.29 Subdivision 1. Total 11.30 Appropriation 17,058,000 14,119,000 11.31 The amounts that may be spent from this 11.32 appropriation for each program are 11.33 specified in the following subdivisions. 11.34 Subd. 2. Employee Insurance 11.35 9,283,000 6,167,000 11.36 $310,000 the first year is to implement 11.37 an optional, participant-paid, 11.38 long-term care insurance program to be 11.39 available to state employees, retirees, 11.40 and their respective family members as 11.41 well as to selected public employer 11.42 groups, as provided in new Minnesota 11.43 Statutes, section 43A.318. 11.44 $8,903,000 the first year and 11.45 $6,097,000 the second year are for 11.46 transfer to the state employees 11.47 insurance fund to establish the 11.48 necessary contingency reserves and 11.49 self-insure all medical coverage 11.50 provided through the state employees 11.51 group insurance program, including the 11.52 University of Minnesota. 11.53 During the biennium ending June 30, 11.54 2001, the amount necessary to pay 11.55 premiums for coverage by the workers' 11.56 compensation reinsurance association 11.57 under Minnesota Statutes, section 11.58 79.34, is appropriated from the general 11.59 fund to the commissioner. 12.1 Subd. 3. Human Resources 12.2 Management 12.3 7,775,000 7,952,000 12.4 $123,000 the first year and $115,000 12.5 the second year are for a grant to the 12.6 government training service, of which 12.7 $48,000 the first year and $40,000 the 12.8 second year are a one-time 12.9 appropriation for information 12.10 technology and $25,000 the first year 12.11 and $25,000 the second year are a 12.12 one-time appropriation to conduct 12.13 conferences. 12.14 Sec. 16. REVENUE 12.15 Subdivision 1. Total 12.16 Appropriation 93,588,000 89,515,000 12.17 Summary by Fund 12.18 General 89,466,000 85,317,000 12.19 Health Care Access 1,692,000 1,721,000 12.20 Highway User 12.21 Tax Distribution 2,129,000 2,173,000 12.22 Environmental 101,000 104,000 12.23 Solid Waste 200,000 200,000 12.24 The amounts that may be spent from this 12.25 appropriation for each program are 12.26 specified in the following subdivisions. 12.27 Subd. 2. Tax System Management 12.28 91,102,000 86,958,000 12.29 Summary by Fund 12.30 General 86,980,000 82,760,000 12.31 Health Care Access 1,692,000 1,721,000 12.32 Highway User 12.33 Tax Distribution 2,129,000 2,173,000 12.34 Environmental 101,000 104,000 12.35 Solid Waste 200,000 200,000 12.36 $6,000,000 the first year is for the 12.37 income tax reengineering initiative. 12.38 Any balance the first year does not 12.39 cancel but is available in the second 12.40 year. Any unexpended balance at the 12.41 end of the biennium does not cancel but 12.42 may be carried forward until expended, 12.43 upon approval of the commissioner of 12.44 finance and the chairs of the funding 12.45 committees overseeing the department 12.46 and in accordance with the department's 12.47 technology plan reviewed by the office 12.48 of technology. 12.49 Subd. 3. Accounts Receivable Management 13.1 2,486,000 2,557,000 13.2 Sec. 17. MILITARY AFFAIRS 13.3 Subdivision 1. Total 13.4 Appropriation 10,896,000 11,041,000 13.5 The amounts that may be spent from this 13.6 appropriation for each program are 13.7 specified in the following subdivisions. 13.8 Subd. 2. Maintenance of Training 13.9 Facilities 13.10 6,777,000 6,869,000 13.11 $1,325,000 the first year and 13.12 $1,325,000 the second year are 13.13 appropriated for asset preservation and 13.14 facility repair. This appropriation 13.15 may be transferred between programs, to 13.16 the extent it is used for the same 13.17 purpose. The adjutant general may use 13.18 other available funding for this 13.19 purpose, to the extent it is not 13.20 inconsistent with any other law. 13.21 Subd. 3. General Support 13.22 1,690,000 1,742,000 13.23 $35,000 the first year and $35,000 the 13.24 second year are a one-time 13.25 appropriation to assist in the 13.26 operation and staffing of the Minnesota 13.27 national guard youth camp at Camp 13.28 Ripley. This appropriation is 13.29 available only as matched, dollar for 13.30 dollar, by money from nonstate sources. 13.31 Subd. 4. Enlistment Incentives 13.32 2,354,000 2,355,000 13.33 Obligations for the reenlistment bonus 13.34 program, suspended on December 31, 13.35 1991, shall be paid from the amounts 13.36 available within the enlistment 13.37 incentives program. 13.38 If appropriations for either year of 13.39 the biennium are insufficient, the 13.40 appropriation from the other year is 13.41 available. The appropriations for 13.42 enlistment incentives are available 13.43 until expended. 13.44 Subd. 5. Emergency Services 13.45 75,000 75,000 13.46 These appropriations are for expenses 13.47 of military forces ordered to active 13.48 duty under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13.49 192. If the appropriation for either 13.50 year is insufficient, the appropriation 13.51 for the other year is available for it. 13.52 Sec. 18. VETERANS AFFAIRS 5,885,000 4,369,000 13.53 $1,544,000 the first year and 14.1 $1,544,000 the second year are for 14.2 emergency financial and medical needs 14.3 of veterans. If the appropriation for 14.4 either year is insufficient, the 14.5 appropriation for the other year is 14.6 available for it. 14.7 $12,000 the first year and $13,000 the 14.8 second year are one-time funding to 14.9 provide grants to local veterans' 14.10 organizations that provide 14.11 transportation services for veterans to 14.12 veterans administration medical 14.13 facilities. 14.14 The commissioner of veterans affairs, 14.15 in cooperation with the board of 14.16 directors of the Minnesota veterans 14.17 homes and the United States Veterans 14.18 Administration, shall study the 14.19 feasibility and desirability of 14.20 supplementing the missions of the 14.21 veterans homes and the Veterans 14.22 Administration hospitals in Minnesota 14.23 by entering into agreements with health 14.24 care providers throughout the state to 14.25 provide free or reduced-cost 14.26 comprehensive health care to veterans 14.27 close to their places of residence as a 14.28 supplement to private health 14.29 insurance. The commissioner shall 14.30 report the results of the study and any 14.31 recommendations to the legislature by 14.32 January 15, 2000. 14.33 With the approval of the commissioner 14.34 of finance, the commissioner of 14.35 veterans affairs may transfer the 14.36 unencumbered balance from the veterans 14.37 relief program to other department 14.38 programs during the fiscal year. 14.39 Before the transfer, the commissioner 14.40 of veterans affairs shall explain why 14.41 the unencumbered balance exists. The 14.42 amounts transferred must be identified 14.43 to the chairs of the senate 14.44 governmental operations budget 14.45 committee and the house governmental 14.46 operations committee division on state 14.47 government finance. 14.48 $275,000 the first year and $275,000 14.49 the second year are for a grant to the 14.50 Vinland National Center. 14.51 $1,485,000 the first year is to make 14.52 bonus payments authorized under 14.53 Minnesota Statutes, section 197.79. 14.54 The appropriation may not be used for 14.55 administrative purposes. The 14.56 appropriation does not expire until the 14.57 commissioner acts on all applications 14.58 submitted under Minnesota Statutes, 14.59 section 197.79. 14.60 $105,000 the first year is to 14.61 administer the bonus program 14.62 established under Minnesota Statutes, 14.63 section 197.79. The appropriation does 14.64 not expire until the commissioner acts 14.65 on all the applications submitted under 15.1 Minnesota Statutes, section 197.79. 15.2 $233,000 the first year and $235,000 15.3 the second year are for grants to 15.4 county veterans offices for training of 15.5 county veterans service officers. 15.6 Sec. 19. VETERANS OF FOREIGN 15.7 WARS 41,000 41,000 15.8 For carrying out the provisions of Laws 15.9 1945, chapter 455. 15.10 Sec. 20. MILITARY ORDER OF 15.11 THE PURPLE HEART 20,000 20,000 15.12 Sec. 21. DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS 13,000 13,000 15.13 For carrying out the provisions of Laws 15.14 1941, chapter 425. 15.15 Sec. 22. GAMBLING CONTROL 2,183,000 2,241,000 15.16 Sec. 23. RACING COMMISSION 390,000 402,000 15.17 Sec. 24. STATE LOTTERY 110,000 15.18 This appropriation is from the lottery 15.19 prize fund to the commissioner of human 15.20 services for a grant to Project 15.21 Turnabout in Granite Falls to provide 15.22 compulsive gambling treatment and 15.23 education. The appropriation is 15.24 available until June 30, 2001, and must 15.25 not become part of the base 15.26 appropriation. 15.27 The director of the state lottery shall 15.28 reimburse the general fund $150,000 the 15.29 first year and $150,000 the second year 15.30 for lottery-related costs incurred by 15.31 the department of public safety. 15.32 Sec. 25. AMATEUR SPORTS 15.33 COMMISSION 6,619,000 639,000 15.34 $4,000,000 the first year is for grants 15.35 for ice centers under Minnesota 15.36 Statutes, section 240A.09, as amended 15.37 by this act. The prohibition in 15.38 Minnesota Statutes, section 240A.09, on 15.39 grants to colleges and universities 15.40 does not apply to the project at the 15.41 University of Minnesota-Duluth for 15.42 which a grant application was pending 15.43 on the effective date of the 15.44 amendment. Up to $1,000,000 of this 15.45 amount may be used for renovation 15.46 grants for existing ice arenas, 15.47 including renovation of bleachers to 15.48 meet code requirements. Any 15.49 unencumbered balance remaining in the 15.50 first year does not cancel and is 15.51 available for the second year of the 15.52 biennium. 15.53 $2,000,000 the first year is for grants 15.54 for amateur athletic facilities and 15.55 programs under section 81 and to 15.56 prepare the plan for soccer facilities 15.57 required by this section. $200,000 may 16.1 be used for special events or programs 16.2 and $30,000 may be used for the soccer 16.3 plan. Any unencumbered balance 16.4 remaining in the first year does not 16.5 cancel and is available for the second 16.6 year of the biennium. 16.7 The commission shall develop a plan to 16.8 stimulate the development of new 16.9 facilities primarily for soccer 16.10 throughout the state and to make grants 16.11 to assist with the development of these 16.12 facilities. The plan shall include an 16.13 assessment of needs, development and 16.14 financing alternatives, geographic and 16.15 demographic considerations, management 16.16 and use policies, and standards for the 16.17 design and construction of soccer 16.18 fields. Before adopting the plan, the 16.19 commission shall hold public meetings 16.20 in at least three locations throughout 16.21 the state to receive comment. The plan 16.22 must cover a 20-year development period. 16.23 Sec. 26. BOARD OF THE ARTS 16.24 Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation 13,064,000 13,094,000 16.25 Any unencumbered balance remaining in 16.26 this section the first year does not 16.27 cancel but is available for the second 16.28 year of the biennium. 16.29 Subd. 2. Operations and Services 16.30 989,000 1,019,000 16.31 Subd. 3. Grants Program 16.32 8,540,000 8,540,000 16.33 Subd. 4. Regional Arts Councils 16.34 3,535,000 3,535,000 16.35 Sec. 27. MINNESOTA HUMANITIES 16.36 COMMISSION 1,397,000 1,409,000 16.37 Any unencumbered balance remaining in 16.38 the first year does not cancel but is 16.39 available for the second year of the 16.40 biennium. 16.41 $500,000 the first year and $500,000 16.42 the second year are a one-time 16.43 appropriation for the 16.44 Motheread/Fatheread program. 16.45 Sec. 28. GENERAL CONTINGENT 16.46 ACCOUNTS 900,000 600,000 16.47 Summary by Fund 16.48 General 400,000 100,000 16.49 State Government 16.50 Special Revenue 400,000 400,000 16.51 Workers' Compensation 100,000 100,000 16.52 The appropriations in this section must 17.1 be spent with the approval of the 17.2 governor after consultation with the 17.3 legislative advisory commission under 17.4 Minnesota Statutes, section 3.30. 17.5 If an appropriation in this section for 17.6 either year is insufficient, the 17.7 appropriation for the other year is 17.8 available for it. 17.9 The special revenue appropriation is 17.10 available to be transferred to the 17.11 attorney general when the costs to 17.12 provide legal services to the health 17.13 boards exceed the biennial 17.14 appropriation to the attorney general 17.15 from the special revenue fund and for 17.16 transfer to the health boards if 17.17 required for unforeseen expenditures of 17.18 an emergency nature. The boards 17.19 receiving the additional services or 17.20 supplemental appropriations shall set 17.21 their fees to cover the costs. 17.22 Sec. 29. TORT CLAIMS 275,000 275,000 17.23 To be spent by the commissioner of 17.24 finance. 17.25 If the appropriation for either year is 17.26 insufficient, the appropriation for the 17.27 other year is available for it. 17.28 Sec. 30. MINNESOTA STATE 17.29 RETIREMENT SYSTEM 3,998,000 4,014,000 17.30 The amounts estimated to be needed for 17.31 each program are as follows: 17.32 (a) Legislators 17.33 3,800,000 3,800,000 17.34 Under Minnesota Statutes, sections 17.35 3A.03, subdivision 2; 3A.04, 17.36 subdivisions 3 and 4; and 3A.11. 17.37 (b) Constitutional Officers 17.38 198,000 214,000 17.39 Under Minnesota Statutes, sections 17.40 352C.031, subdivision 5; 352C.04, 17.41 subdivision 3; and 352C.09, subdivision 17.42 2. 17.43 If an appropriation in this section for 17.44 either year is insufficient, the 17.45 appropriation for the other year is 17.46 available for it. 17.47 Sec. 31. MINNEAPOLIS EMPLOYEES 17.48 RETIREMENT FUND 6,442,000 6,442,000 17.49 $5,892,000 the first year and 17.50 $5,892,000 the second year are to the 17.51 commissioner of finance for payment to 17.52 the Minneapolis employees retirement 17.53 fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 17.54 422A.101, subdivision 3. Payment must 17.55 be made in four equal installments, 18.1 March 15, July 15, September 15, and 18.2 November 15 each year. 18.3 $550,000 the first year and $550,000 18.4 the second year are to the commissioner 18.5 of finance for payment to the 18.6 Minneapolis employees retirement fund 18.7 for the supplemental benefit for 18.8 pre-1973 retirees under Minnesota 18.9 Statutes, section 356.865. 18.10 Sec. 32. POLICE AND FIRE 18.11 AMORTIZATION AID 6,295,000 6,303,000 18.12 $4,925,000 the first year and 18.13 $4,925,000 the second year are to the 18.14 commissioner of revenue for state aid 18.15 to amortize the unfunded liability of 18.16 local police and salaried firefighters 18.17 relief associations under Minnesota 18.18 Statutes, section 423A.02. 18.19 $1,000,000 the first year and 18.20 $1,000,000 the second year are to the 18.21 commissioner of revenue for 18.22 supplemental state aid to amortize the 18.23 unfunded liability of local police and 18.24 salaried firefighters relief 18.25 associations under Minnesota Statutes, 18.26 section 423A.02, subdivision 1a. 18.27 $370,000 the first year and $378,000 18.28 the second year are to the commissioner 18.29 of revenue to pay reimbursements to 18.30 relief associations for firefighter 18.31 supplemental benefits paid under 18.32 Minnesota Statutes, section 424A.10. 18.33 Sec. 33. BOARD OF GOVERNMENT 18.34 INNOVATION AND COOPERATION 1,014,000 1,018,000 18.35 Sec. 34. BOND SALE SCHEDULE 18.36 The commissioner of finance shall 18.37 schedule the sale of state general 18.38 obligation bonds so that, during the 18.39 biennium ending June 30, 2001, no more 18.40 than $521,419,000 will need to be 18.41 transferred from the general fund to 18.42 the state bond fund to pay principal 18.43 and interest due and to become due on 18.44 outstanding state general obligation 18.45 bonds. During the biennium, before 18.46 each sale of state general obligation 18.47 bonds, the commissioner of finance 18.48 shall calculate the amount of debt 18.49 service payments needed on bonds 18.50 previously issued and shall estimate 18.51 the amount of debt service payments 18.52 that will be needed on the bonds 18.53 scheduled to be sold, and the 18.54 commissioner shall adjust the amount of 18.55 bonds scheduled to be sold so as to 18.56 remain within the limit set by this 18.57 section. The amount needed to make the 18.58 debt service payments is appropriated 18.59 from the general fund as provided in 18.60 Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641. 18.61 Sec. 35. [STATEWIDE SYSTEMS ACCOUNT.] 19.1 Subdivision 1. [CONTINUATION.] The statewide systems 19.2 account is a separate account in the general fund. All money 19.3 resulting from billings for statewide systems services must be 19.4 deposited in the account. For the purposes of this section, 19.5 statewide systems includes the state accounting system, payroll 19.6 system, human resources system, procurement system, and related 19.7 information access systems. 19.8 Subd. 2. [BILLING PROCEDURES.] The commissioner of finance 19.9 may bill up to $7,520,000 in fiscal year 2000 and $7,520,000 in 19.10 fiscal year 2001 for statewide systems services provided to 19.11 state agencies, judicial branch agencies, the University of 19.12 Minnesota, the Minnesota state colleges and universities, and 19.13 other entities. Billing must be based only on usage of services 19.14 relating to statewide systems provided by the intertechnologies 19.15 division. Each agency shall transfer from agency operating 19.16 appropriations to the statewide systems account the amount 19.17 billed by the commissioner. Billing policies and procedures 19.18 related to statewide systems services must be developed by the 19.19 commissioner of finance in consultation with the commissioners 19.20 of employee relations and administration, the University of 19.21 Minnesota, and the Minnesota state colleges and universities. 19.22 Subd. 3. [APPROPRIATION.] Money transferred into the 19.23 account is appropriated to the commissioner of finance to pay 19.24 for statewide systems services during fiscal years 2000 and 2001. 19.25 Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 3.17, is amended 19.26 to read: 19.27 3.17 [JOURNALS.] 19.28 A journal of the daily proceedings in each house shall be 19.29 printed and laid before each member at the beginning of the next 19.30 day's session. After it has been publicly read and corrected, a 19.31 copy, kept by the secretary and chief clerk, respectively, and a 19.32 transcript as approved shall be certified by the secretary or 19.33 clerk to the printer, who shall print the corrected permanent 19.34 journal. Executive messages, addresses, reports, 19.35 communications, and voluminous documents other than amendments 19.36 to the constitution or to bills and resolutions and the protests 20.1 of members submitted under the constitution, article 4, section 20.2 11, shall be omitted from the journals, unless otherwise ordered 20.3 by vote. Before distributing journals and other publications to 20.4 members, legislative staff, and others, each house shall notify 20.5 prospective recipients of the cost of the publications and the 20.6 availability of the same information on the Internet. 20.7 Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 3C.12, 20.8 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 20.9 Subd. 2. [FREE DISTRIBUTION.] The revisor shall distribute 20.10 without charge copies of each edition of Minnesota Statutes, 20.11 supplements to Minnesota Statutes, and Laws of Minnesota to the 20.12 persons or bodies listed in this subdivision. Before 20.13 distributing the copies, the revisor shallaskinform these 20.14 persons or bodies of the cost of the publication and the 20.15 availability of statutes and session laws on the Internet, and 20.16 shall ask whether their work requires the full number of copies 20.17 authorized by this subdivision. Unless a smaller number is 20.18 needed, the revisor shall distribute: 20.19 (a) 30 copies to the supreme court; 20.20 (b) 30 copies to the court of appeals; 20.21 (c) one copy to each judge of a district court; 20.22 (d) one copy to the court administrator of each district 20.23 court for use in each courtroom of the district court; 20.24 (e) one copy to each judge, district attorney, clerk of 20.25 court of the United States, and deputy clerk of each division of 20.26 the United States district court in Minnesota; 20.27 (f) 100 copies to the office of the attorney general; 20.28 (g) ten copies each to the governor's office, the 20.29 departments of agriculture, commerce, corrections, children, 20.30 families, and learning, finance, health, transportation, labor 20.31 and industry, economic security, natural resources, public 20.32 safety, public service, human services, revenue, and the 20.33 pollution control agency; 20.34 (h) two copies each to the lieutenant governor and the 20.35 state treasurer; 20.36 (i) 20 copies each to the department of administration, 21.1 state auditor, and legislative auditor; 21.2 (j) one copy each to other state departments, agencies, 21.3 boards, and commissions not specifically named in this 21.4 subdivision; 21.5 (k) one copy to each member of the legislature; 21.6 (l) 150 copies for the use of the senate and 200 copies for 21.7 the use of the house of representatives; 21.8 (m) 50 copies to the revisor of statutes from which the 21.9 revisor shall send the appropriate number to the Library of 21.10 Congress for copyright and depository purposes; 21.11 (n) four copies to the secretary of the senate; 21.12 (o) four copies to the chief clerk of the house of 21.13 representatives; 21.14 (p) 100 copies to the state law library; 21.15 (q) 100 copies to the law school of the University of 21.16 Minnesota; 21.17 (r) five copies each to the Minnesota historical society 21.18 and the secretary of state; 21.19 (s) one copy each to the public library of the largest 21.20 municipality of each county if the library is not otherwise 21.21 eligible to receive a free copy under this section or section 21.22 15.18; and 21.23 (t) one copy to each county library maintained pursuant to 21.24 chapter 134, except in counties containing cities of the first 21.25 class. If a county has not established a county library 21.26 pursuant to chapter 134, the copy shall be provided to any 21.27 public library in the county. 21.28 Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 8.15, 21.29 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 21.30 Subdivision 1. [FEE SCHEDULES.] The attorney general in 21.31 consultation with the commissioner of finance shall develop a 21.32 fee schedule to be used by the attorney general in developing 21.33 the agreements authorized in subdivision 3. The attorney 21.34 general must submit a billing rate for the next biennium to the 21.35 commissioner of finance by August 1 of each even-numbered year. 21.36 The attorney general may not assess a county any fee for 22.1 legal services rendered in connection with a commitment 22.2 proceeding under section 253B.185 for which the attorney general 22.3 assumes responsibility under section 8.01. 22.4 Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 8.15, 22.5 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 22.6 Subd. 2. [BIENNIAL BUDGET REQUEST.] (a) The attorney 22.7 general in consultation with the commissioner of finance shall 22.8 designate which agencies will have their legal service requests 22.9 included in the budget request of the attorney general. 22.10 (b) All other agencies, in consultation with the attorney 22.11 general and the commissioner of finance, shall include a request 22.12 for legal services in their biennial budget requests. 22.13 (c) The budget request of the attorney general must include 22.14 a consolidated listing that shows on one page all the 22.15 appropriations that will be used to support the office of the 22.16 attorney general and the finance division from which they will 22.17 be requested. 22.18 Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 8.15, 22.19 subdivision 3, is amended to read: 22.20 Subd. 3. [AGREEMENTS.] (a) To facilitate the delivery of 22.21 legal services, the attorney general may: 22.22 (1) enter into agreements with executive branch agencies, 22.23 political subdivisions, or quasi-state agencies to provide legal 22.24 services for the benefit of the citizens of Minnesota; and 22.25 (2) in addition to funds otherwise appropriated by the 22.26 legislature, accept and spend funds received under any agreement 22.27 authorized in clause (1) for the purpose set forth in clause 22.28 (1), subject to a report of receipts to the chairs of the senate 22.29 finance committee and the house ways and means committee by 22.30 October 15 each year. 22.31 (b) When entering into an agreement for legal services, the 22.32 attorney general must notify the committees responsible for 22.33 funding the office of the attorney general. When the attorney 22.34 general enters into an agreement with a state agency, the 22.35 attorney general must also notify the committees responsible for 22.36 funding that agency. 23.1 Funds received under this subdivision must be deposited in 23.2 the general fund and are appropriated to the attorney general 23.3 for the purposes set forth in this subdivision. 23.4 Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 13.03, 23.5 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 23.6 Subd. 2. [PROCEDURES.] (a) The responsible authority in 23.7 every state agency, political subdivision, and statewide system 23.8 shall establish procedures, consistent with this chapter, to 23.9 insure that requests for government data are received and 23.10 complied with in an appropriate and prompt manner. 23.11 (b) The responsible authority shall prepare public access 23.12 procedures in written form and update them no later than August 23.13 1 of each year as necessary to reflect any changes in personnel 23.14 or circumstances that might affect public access to government 23.15 data. The responsible authority shall make copies of the 23.16 written public access procedures easily available to the public 23.17 by distributing free copies of the procedures to the public or 23.18 by posting a copy of the procedures in a conspicuous place 23.19 within the government entity that is easily accessible to the 23.20 public. 23.21 (c) Full convenience and comprehensive accessibility shall 23.22 be allowed to researchers including historians, genealogists and 23.23 other scholars to carry out extensive research and complete 23.24 copying of all records containing government data except as 23.25 otherwise expressly provided by law. 23.26 A responsible authority may designate one or more designees. 23.27 Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 13.05, is 23.28 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 23.29 Subd. 11. [PRIVATIZATION.] (a) If a government entity 23.30 enters into a contract with a private person to perform any of 23.31 its functions, the government entity shall include in the 23.32 contract terms that make it clear that all of the data created, 23.33 collected, received, stored, used, maintained, or disseminated 23.34 by the private person in performing those functions is subject 23.35 to the requirements of this chapter and that the private person 23.36 must comply with those requirements as if it were a government 24.1 entity. The remedies in section 13.08 apply to the private 24.2 person under this subdivision. 24.3 (b) This subdivision does not create a duty on the part of 24.4 the private person to provide access to public data to the 24.5 public if the public data are available from the government 24.6 entity, except as required by the terms of the contract. 24.7 Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 13.073, is 24.8 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 24.9 Subd. 6. [PREPARATION OF MODEL POLICIES AND 24.10 PROCEDURES.] The commissioner shall, in consultation with 24.11 affected government entities, prepare model policies and 24.12 procedures to assist government entities in complying with the 24.13 requirements of this chapter that relate to public access to 24.14 government data and rights of subjects of data. Upon completion 24.15 of a model for a governmental level, the commissioner shall 24.16 offer that model for formal adoption by that level of government. 24.17 Government entities may adopt or reject the model offered by the 24.18 commissioner. A government entity that adopts the 24.19 commissioner's model shall notify the commissioner in a form 24.20 prescribed by the commissioner. 24.21 Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 15.50, 24.22 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 24.23 Subd. 2. [CAPITOL AREA PLAN.] (a) The board shall prepare, 24.24 prescribe, and from time to time, after a public hearing, amend 24.25 a comprehensive use plan for the capitol area, called the area 24.26 in this subdivision, which consists of that portion of the city 24.27 of Saint Paul comprehended within the following boundaries: 24.28 Beginning at the point of intersection of the center line of the 24.29 Arch-Pennsylvania freeway and the center line of Marion Street, 24.30 thence southerly along the center line of Marion Street extended 24.31 to a point 50 feet south of the south line of Concordia Avenue, 24.32 thence southeasterly along a line extending 50 feet from the 24.33 south line of Concordia Avenue to a point 125 feet from the west 24.34 line of John Ireland Boulevard, thence southwesterly along a 24.35 line extending 125 feet from the west line of John Ireland 24.36 Boulevard to the south line of Dayton Avenue, thence 25.1 northeasterly from the south line of Dayton Avenue to the west 25.2 line of John Ireland Boulevard, thence northeasterly to the 25.3 center line of the intersection of Old Kellogg Boulevard and 25.4 Summit Avenue, thence northeasterly along the center line of 25.5 Summit Avenue to the center line of the new West Kellogg 25.6 Boulevard, thence southerly along the east line of the new West 25.7 Kellogg Boulevard, to thecenter line of West Seventh Street,25.8thence northeasterly along the center line of West Seventh25.9Street to the center line of the Fifth Street ramp, thence25.10northwesterly along the center line of the Fifth Street ramp to25.11theeast line of the right-of-way of Interstate Highway 35-E, 25.12 thence northeasterly along the east line of the right-of-way of 25.13 Interstate Highway 35-E to the south line of the right-of-way of 25.14 Interstate Highway 94, thence easterly along the south line of 25.15 the right-of-way of Interstate Highway 94 to the west line of 25.16 St. Peter Street, thence southerly to the south line of Exchange 25.17 Street, thence easterly along the south line of Exchange Street 25.18 to the west line of Cedar Street, thence northerly along the 25.19 west line of Cedar Street to the center line of Tenth Street, 25.20 thence northeasterly along the center line of Tenth Street to 25.21 the center line of Minnesota Street, thence northwesterly along 25.22 the center line of Minnesota Street to the center line of 25.23 Eleventh Street, thence northeasterly along the center line of 25.24 Eleventh Street to the center line of Jackson Street, thence 25.25 northwesterly along the center line of Jackson Street to the 25.26 center line of the Arch-Pennsylvania freeway extended, thence 25.27 westerly along the center line of the Arch-Pennsylvania freeway 25.28 extended and Marion Street to the point of origin.If25.29construction of the labor interpretive center does not commence25.30prior to December 31, 2000, at the site recommended by the25.31board, the boundaries of the capitol area revert to their25.32configuration as of 1992.25.33 Under the comprehensive plan, or a portion of it, the board 25.34 may regulate, by means of zoning rules adopted under the 25.35 Administrative Procedure Act, the kind, character, height, and 25.36 location, of buildings and other structures constructed or used, 26.1 the size of yards and open spaces, the percentage of lots that 26.2 may be occupied, and the uses of land, buildings and other 26.3 structures, within the area. To protect and enhance the 26.4 dignity, beauty, and architectural integrity of the capitol 26.5 area, the board is further empowered to include in its zoning 26.6 rules design review procedures and standards with respect to any 26.7 proposed construction activities in the capitol area 26.8 significantly affecting the dignity, beauty, and architectural 26.9 integrity of the area. No person may undertake these 26.10 construction activities as defined in the board's rules in the 26.11 capitol area without first submitting construction plans to the 26.12 board, obtaining a zoning permit from the board, and receiving a 26.13 written certification from the board specifying that the person 26.14 has complied with all design review procedures and standards. 26.15 Violation of the zoning rules is a misdemeanor. The board may, 26.16 at its option, proceed to abate any violation by injunction. 26.17 The board and the city of Saint Paul shall cooperate in assuring 26.18 that the area adjacent to the capitol area is developed in a 26.19 manner that is in keeping with the purpose of the board and the 26.20 provisions of the comprehensive plan. 26.21 (b) The commissioner of administration shall act as a 26.22 consultant to the board with regard to the physical structural 26.23 needs of the state. The commissioner shall make studies and 26.24 report the results to the board when it requests reports for its 26.25 planning purpose. 26.26 (c) No public building, street, parking lot, or monument, 26.27 or other construction may be built or altered on any public 26.28 lands within the area unless the plans for the project conform 26.29 to the comprehensive use plan as specified in paragraph (d) and 26.30 to the requirement for competitive plans as specified in 26.31 paragraph (e). No alteration substantially changing the 26.32 external appearance of any existing public building approved in 26.33 the comprehensive plan or the exterior or interior design of any 26.34 proposed new public building the plans for which were secured by 26.35 competition under paragraph (e) may be made without the prior 26.36 consent of the board. The commissioner of administration shall 27.1 consult with the board regarding internal changes having the 27.2 effect of substantially altering the architecture of the 27.3 interior of any proposed building. 27.4 (d) The comprehensive plan must show the existing land uses 27.5 and recommend future uses including: areas for public taking 27.6 and use; zoning for private land and criteria for development of 27.7 public land, including building areas, open spaces, monuments, 27.8 and other memorials; vehicular and pedestrian circulation; 27.9 utilities systems; vehicular storage; elements of landscape 27.10 architecture. No substantial alteration or improvement may be 27.11 made to public lands or buildings in the area without the 27.12 written approval of the board. 27.13 (e) The board shall secure by competitions plans for any 27.14 new public building. Plans for any comprehensive plan, 27.15 landscaping scheme, street plan, or property acquisition that 27.16 may be proposed, or for any proposed alteration of any existing 27.17 public building, landscaping scheme or street plan may be 27.18 secured by a similar competition. A competition must be 27.19 conducted under rules prescribed by the board and may be of any 27.20 type which meets the competition standards of the American 27.21 Institute of Architects. Designs selected become the property 27.22 of the state of Minnesota, and the board may award one or more 27.23 premiums in each competition and may pay the costs and fees that 27.24 may be required for its conduct. At the option of the board, 27.25 plans for projects estimated to cost less than $1,000,000 may be 27.26 approved without competition provided the plans have been 27.27 considered by the advisory committee described in paragraph 27.28 (h). Plans for projects estimated to cost less than $400,000 27.29 and for construction of streets need not be considered by the 27.30 advisory committee if in conformity with the comprehensive plan. 27.31 (f) Notwithstanding paragraph (e), an architectural 27.32 competition is not required for the design of any light rail 27.33 transit station and alignment within the capitol area. The 27.34 board and its advisory committee shall select a preliminary 27.35 design for any transit station in the capitol area. Each stage 27.36 of any station's design through working drawings must be 28.1 reviewed by the board's advisory committee and approved by the 28.2 board to ensure that the station's design is compatible with the 28.3 comprehensive plan for the capitol area and the board's design 28.4 criteria. The guideway and track design of any light rail 28.5 transit alignment within the capitol area must also be reviewed 28.6 by the board's advisory committee and approved by the board. 28.7 (g) Of the amount available for the light rail transit 28.8 design, adequate funds must be available to the board for design 28.9 framework studies and review of preliminary plans for light rail 28.10 transit alignment and stations in the capitol area. 28.11 (h) The board may not adopt any plan under paragraph (e) 28.12 unless it first receives the comments and criticism of an 28.13 advisory committee of three persons, each of whom is either an 28.14 architect or a planner, who have been selected and appointed as 28.15 follows: one by the board of the arts, one by the board, and 28.16 one by the Minnesota Society of the American Institute of 28.17 Architects. Members of the committee may not be contestants 28.18 under paragraph (e). The comments and criticism must be a 28.19 matter of public information. The committee shall advise the 28.20 board on all architectural and planning matters. For that 28.21 purpose, the committee must be kept currently informed 28.22 concerning, and have access to, all data, including all plans, 28.23 studies, reports and proposals, relating to the area as the data 28.24 are developed or in the process of preparation, whether by the 28.25 commissioner of administration, the commissioner of trade and 28.26 economic development, the metropolitan council, the city of 28.27 Saint Paul, or by any architect, planner, agency or 28.28 organization, public or private, retained by the board or not 28.29 retained and engaged in any work or planning relating to the 28.30 area, and a copy of any data prepared by any public employee or 28.31 agency must be filed with the board promptly upon completion. 28.32 The board may employ stenographic or technical help that 28.33 may be reasonable to assist the committee to perform its duties. 28.34 When so directed by the board, the committee may serve as, 28.35 and any member or members of the committee may serve on, the 28.36 jury or as professional advisor for any architectural 29.1 competition, and the board shall select the architectural 29.2 advisor and jurors for any competition with the advice of the 29.3 committee. 29.4 The city of Saint Paul shall advise the board. 29.5 (i) The comprehensive plan for the area must be developed 29.6 and maintained in close cooperation with the commissioner of 29.7 trade and economic development, the planning department and the 29.8 council for the city of Saint Paul, and the board of the arts, 29.9 and no plan or amendment of a plan may be effective without 90 29.10 days' notice to the planning department of the city of Saint 29.11 Paul and the board of the arts and without a public hearing with 29.12 opportunity for public testimony. 29.13 (j) The board and the commissioner of administration, 29.14 jointly, shall prepare, prescribe, and from time to time revise 29.15 standards and policies governing the repair, alteration, 29.16 furnishing, appearance, and cleanliness of the public and 29.17 ceremonial areas of the state capitol building. The board shall 29.18 consult with and receive advice from the director of the 29.19 Minnesota state historical society regarding the historic 29.20 fidelity of plans for the capitol building. The standards and 29.21 policies developed under this paragraph are binding upon the 29.22 commissioner of administration. The provisions of chapter 14, 29.23 including section 14.386, do not apply to this paragraph. 29.24 (k) The board in consultation with the commissioner of 29.25 administration shall prepare and submit to the legislature and 29.26 the governor no later than October 1 of each even-numbered year 29.27 a report on the status of implementation of the comprehensive 29.28 plan together with a program for capital improvements and site 29.29 development, and the commissioner of administration shall 29.30 provide the necessary cost estimates for the program. The board 29.31 shall report any changes to the comprehensive plan adopted by 29.32 the board to the committee on governmental operations and 29.33 gambling of the house of representatives and the committee on 29.34 governmental operations and reform of the senate and upon 29.35 request shall provide testimony concerning the changes. The 29.36 board shall also provide testimony to the legislature on 30.1 proposals for memorials in the capitol area as to their 30.2 compatibility with the standards, policies, and objectives of 30.3 the comprehensive plan. 30.4 (l) The state shall, by the attorney general upon the 30.5 recommendation of the board and within appropriations available 30.6 for that purpose, acquire by gift, purchase, or eminent domain 30.7 proceedings any real property situated in the area described in 30.8 this section, and it may also acquire an interest less than a 30.9 fee simple interest in the property, if it finds that the 30.10 property is needed for future expansion or beautification of the 30.11 area. 30.12 (m) The board is the successor of the state veterans 30.13 service building commission, and as such may adopt rules and may 30.14 reenact the rules adopted by its predecessor under Laws 1945, 30.15 chapter 315, and amendments to it. 30.16 (n) The board shall meet at the call of the chair and at 30.17 such other times as it may prescribe. 30.18 (o) The commissioner of administration shall assign 30.19 quarters in the state veterans service building to (1) the 30.20 department of veterans affairs, of which a part that the 30.21 commissioner of administration and commissioner of veterans 30.22 affairs may mutually determine must be on the first floor above 30.23 the ground, and (2) the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign 30.24 Wars, Disabled American Veterans, Military Order of the Purple 30.25 Heart, United Spanish War Veterans, and Veterans of World War I, 30.26 and their auxiliaries, incorporated, or when incorporated, under 30.27 the laws of the state, and (3) as space becomes available, to 30.28 other state departments and agencies as the commissioner may 30.29 deem desirable. 30.30 Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16A.102, 30.31 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 30.32 Subdivision 1. [GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION.] By the 30.33 fourthMondayTuesday in January of each odd-numbered year, the 30.34 governor shall submit to the legislature a recommended revenue 30.35 target for the next two bienniums. The recommended revenue 30.36 target must specify: 31.1 (1) the maximum share of Minnesota personal income to be 31.2 collected in taxes and other revenues to pay for state and local 31.3 government services; 31.4 (2) the division of the share between state and local 31.5 government revenues; and 31.6 (3) the mix and rates of income, sales, and other state and 31.7 local taxes including property taxes and other revenues. 31.8 The recommendations must be based on the November forecast 31.9 prepared under section 16A.103. 31.10 Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16A.129, 31.11 subdivision 3, is amended to read: 31.12 Subd. 3. [CASH ADVANCES.] When the operations of any 31.13 nongeneral fund account would be impeded by projected cash 31.14 deficiencies resulting from delays in the receipt of grants, 31.15 dedicated income, or other similar receivables, and when the 31.16 deficiencies would be corrected within the budget period 31.17 involved, the commissioner of finance may use general fund cash 31.18 reserves to meet cash demands. If funds are transferred from 31.19 the general fund to meet cash flow needs, the cash flow 31.20 transfers must be returned to the general fund as soon as 31.21 sufficient cash balances are available in the account to which 31.22 the transfer was made. The fund to which general fund cash was 31.23 advanced must pay interest on the cash advance at a rate 31.24 comparable to the rate earned by the state on invested 31.25 treasurer's cash, as determined monthly by the commissioner. An 31.26 amount necessary to pay the interest is appropriated from the 31.27 nongeneral fund to which the cash advance was made. Any 31.28 interest earned on general fund cash flow transfers accrues to 31.29 the general fund and not to the accounts or funds to which the 31.30 transfer was made. The commissioner may advance general fund 31.31 cash reserves to nongeneral fund accounts where the receipts 31.32 from other governmental units cannot be collected within the 31.33 budget period. 31.34 Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16A.45, 31.35 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 31.36 Subdivision 1. [CANCEL; CREDIT.] Once each fiscal year the 32.1 commissioner and the treasurer shall cancel upon their books all 32.2 outstanding unpaid commissioner's warrants, except warrants32.3issued for federal assistance programs,that have been issued 32.4 and deliveredfor more than six months prior to that date and32.5credit to the general fund the respective amounts of the32.6canceled warrantson or before June 30 of the preceding year and 32.7 credit state amounts subject to section 345.43 and federal 32.8 amounts to the appropriate account in the federal fund. These 32.9 warrants are presumed abandoned under section 345.38 and are 32.10 subject tothe provisions ofsections 345.31 to 345.60.The32.11commissioner and the treasurer shall cancel upon their books all32.12outstanding unpaid commissioner's warrants issued for federal32.13assistance programs that have been issued and delivered for more32.14than the period of time set pursuant to the federal program and32.15credit to the general fund and the appropriate account in the32.16federal fund, the amount of the canceled warrants.32.17 Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16A.85, 32.18 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 32.19 Subdivision 1. [AUTHORIZATION.] The commissioner of 32.20 administration may determine, in conjunction with the 32.21 commissioner of finance, the personal property needs of the 32.22 various state departments, agencies, boards, commissions and the 32.23 legislatureof the kinds of property identified in this32.24subdivisionthat may be economically funded through a master 32.25 lease program and request the commissioner of finance to execute 32.26 a master lease.The master lease may be used only to finance32.27the following kinds of purchases:32.28(a) The master lease may be used to finance purchases by32.29the commissioner of administration with money from an internal32.30services fund.32.31(b) The master lease may be used to refinance a purchase of32.32equipment already purchased under a lease-purchase agreement.32.33(c) The master lease may be used to finance purchases of32.34large equipment with a capital value of more than $100,000 and a32.35useful life of more than ten years.32.36(d) The legislature may specifically authorize a particular33.1purchase to be financed using the master lease. The legislature33.2anticipates that this authorization will be given only to33.3finance the purchase of major pieces of equipment with a capital33.4value of more than $10,000.33.5 The commissioner of finance may authorize the sale and 33.6 issuance of certificates of participation relative to a master 33.7 lease in an amount sufficient to fund these personal property 33.8 needs. The term of the certificates must be less than the 33.9 expected useful life of the equipment whose purchase is financed 33.10 by the certificates. The commissioner of administration may use 33.11 the proceeds from the master lease or the sale of the 33.12 certificates of participation to acquire the personal property 33.13 through the appropriate procurement procedure in chapter 16C. 33.14 Money appropriated for the lease or acquisition of this personal 33.15 property is appropriated to the commissioner of finance to make 33.16 master lease payments. 33.17 Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16B.03, is 33.18 amended to read: 33.19 16B.03 [APPOINTMENTS.] 33.20 The commissioner is authorized to appoint staff, including 33.21a deputy commissionertwo deputy commissioners, in accordance 33.22 with chapter 43A. 33.23 Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16B.104, is 33.24 amended to read: 33.25 16B.104 [PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS.] 33.26 (a) The commissioner, in consultation with the office of33.27technology,shall develop nonvisual technology access 33.28 standards. The standards must be included in all contracts for 33.29 the procurement of information technology by, or for the use of, 33.30 agencies, political subdivisions, and the Minnesota state 33.31 colleges and universities. The University of Minnesota is 33.32 encouraged to consider similar standards. 33.33 (b) The nonvisual access standards must include the 33.34 following minimum specifications: 33.35 (1) that effective, interactive control and use of the 33.36 technology including the operating system, applications 34.1 programs, prompts, and format of the data presented, are readily 34.2 achievable by nonvisual means; 34.3 (2) that the nonvisual access technology must be compatible 34.4 with information technology used by other individuals with whom 34.5 the blind or visually impaired individual must interact; 34.6 (3) that nonvisual access technology must be integrated 34.7 into networks used to share communications among employees, 34.8 program participants, and the public; and 34.9 (4) that the nonvisual access technology must have the 34.10 capability of providing equivalent access by nonvisual means to 34.11 telecommunications or other interconnected network services used 34.12 by persons who are not blind or visually impaired. 34.13 (c) Nothing in this section requires the installation of 34.14 software or peripheral devices used for nonvisual access when 34.15 the information technology is being used by individuals who are 34.16 not blind or visually impaired. 34.17 Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16B.24, 34.18 subdivision 5, is amended to read: 34.19 Subd. 5. [RENTING OUT STATE PROPERTY.] (a) [ AUTHORITY.] 34.20 The commissioner may rent out state property, real or personal, 34.21 that is not needed for public use, if the rental is not 34.22 otherwise provided for or prohibited by law. The property may 34.23 not be rented out for more than five years at a time without the 34.24 approval of the state executive council and may never be rented 34.25 out for more than 25 years. A rental agreement may provide that 34.26 the state will reimburse a tenant for a portion of capital 34.27 improvements that the tenant makes to state real property if the 34.28 state does not permit the tenant to renew the lease at the end 34.29 of the rental agreement. 34.30 (b) [RESTRICTIONS.] Paragraph (a) does not apply to state 34.31 trust fund lands, other state lands under the jurisdiction of 34.32 the department of natural resources, lands forfeited for 34.33 delinquent taxes, lands acquired under section 298.22, or lands 34.34 acquired under section 41.56 which are under the jurisdiction of 34.35 the department of agriculture. 34.36 (c) [FORT SNELLING CHAPEL; RENTAL.] The Fort Snelling 35.1 Chapel, located within the boundaries of Fort Snelling State 35.2 Park, is available for use only on payment of a rental fee. The 35.3 commissioner shall establish rental fees for both public and 35.4 private use. The rental fee for private use by an organization 35.5 or individual must reflect the reasonable value of equivalent 35.6 rental space. Rental fees collected under this section must be 35.7 deposited in the general fund. 35.8 (d) [RENTAL OF LIVING ACCOMMODATIONS.] The commissioner 35.9 shall establish rental rates for all living accommodations 35.10 provided by the state for its employees. Money collected as 35.11 rent by state agencies pursuant to this paragraph must be 35.12 deposited in the state treasury and credited to the general fund. 35.13 (e) [LEASE OF SPACE IN CERTAIN STATE BUILDINGS TO STATE 35.14 AGENCIES.] The commissioner may lease portions of the 35.15 state-owned buildings in the capitol complex, the capitol square 35.16 building, the health building, the Duluth government center, and 35.17 the building at 1246 University Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, to 35.18 state agencies and the court administrator on behalf of the 35.19 judicial branch of state government and charge rent on the basis 35.20 of space occupied. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, all 35.21 money collected as rent pursuant to the terms of this section 35.22 shall be deposited in the state treasury. Money collected as 35.23 rent to recover thedepreciation andbond interest costs of a 35.24 building funded from the state bond proceeds fund shall be 35.25 credited to the general fund. Money collected as rent to 35.26 recover the depreciation costs of a building funded from the 35.27 state bond proceeds fund and money collected as rent to recover 35.28 capital expenditures from capital asset preservation and 35.29 replacement appropriations and statewide building access 35.30 appropriations shall be credited to a segregated account in a 35.31 special revenue fund. Money in the account is appropriated to 35.32 the commissioner to be expended for asset preservation projects 35.33 as determined by the commissioner. Money collected as rent to 35.34 recover the depreciation and interest costs of a building built 35.35 with other state dedicated funds shall be credited to the 35.36 dedicated fund which funded the original acquisition or 36.1 construction. All other money received shall be credited to the 36.2 general services revolving fund. 36.3 Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16B.31, 36.4 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 36.5 Subd. 2. [APPROPRIATIONS.] Plans must be paid for out of 36.6 money appropriated for the purpose of improving or constructing 36.7 the building. No part of the balance may be expended until the 36.8 commissioner has secured suitable plans and specifications, 36.9 prepared by a competent architect or engineer, and accompanied 36.10 by a detailed statement of the cost, quality, and description of 36.11 all material and labor required for the completion of the work. 36.12 No plan may be adopted, and no improvement made or building 36.13 constructed by the commissioner or any other agency to whom an 36.14 appropriation is made for a capital improvement, that 36.15 contemplates the expenditure for its completion of more money 36.16 than the appropriation for it, unless otherwise provided in this 36.17 section or the act making the appropriation. The 36.18 commissioner or other agency may not direct or permit any 36.19 expenditure beyond that appropriated, and any agent of the 36.20 commissioner violating this provision is guilty of a gross 36.21 misdemeanor. 36.22 Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16B.32, 36.23 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 36.24 Subd. 2. [ENERGY CONSERVATION GOALS; EFFICIENCY PROGRAM.] 36.25 (a) The commissioner of administration in consultation with the 36.26 department of public service, in cooperation with one or more 36.27 public utilities or comprehensive energy services providers, may 36.28 conduct a shared-savings program involving energy conservation 36.29 expenditures on state-owned buildings. The public utility or 36.30 energy services provider shall contract with appropriate state 36.31 agencies to implement energy efficiency improvements in the 36.32 selected buildings. A contract must require the public utility 36.33 or energy services provider to include all energy efficiency 36.34 improvements in selected buildings that are calculated to 36.35 achieve a cost payback within ten years. The contract must 36.36 require that the public utility or energy services provider be 37.1 repaid solely from energy cost savings and only to the extent of 37.2 energy cost savings. Repayments must be interest-free. The 37.3 goal of the program in this paragraph is to demonstrate that 37.4 through effective energy conservation the total energy 37.5 consumption per square foot of state-owned and wholly 37.6 state-leased buildings could be reduced by at least 25 percent 37.7 from consumption in the base year of 1990. All agencies 37.8 participating in the program must report to the commissioner of 37.9 administration their monthly energy usage, building schedules, 37.10 inventory of energy-consuming equipment, and other information 37.11 as needed by the commissioner to manage and evaluate the program. 37.12 (b) The commissioner may exclude from the program of 37.13 paragraph (a) a building in which energy conservation measures 37.14 are carried out. "Energy conservation measures" means measures 37.15 that are applied to a state building that improve energy 37.16 efficiency and have a simple return of investment in ten years 37.17 or within the remaining period of a lease, whichever time is 37.18 shorter, and involves energy conservation, conservation 37.19 facilities, renewable energy sources, improvements in operations 37.20 and maintenance efficiencies, or retrofit activities. 37.21 (c) This subdivision expires January 1, 2001. 37.22 Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16B.42, 37.23 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 37.24 Subdivision 1. [COMPOSITION.] The intergovernmental 37.25 information systems advisory council is composed of (1) two 37.26 members from each of the following groups: counties outside of 37.27 the seven-county metropolitan area, cities of the second and 37.28 third class outside the metropolitan area, cities of the second 37.29 and third class within the metropolitan area, and cities of the 37.30 fourth class; (2) one member from each of the following groups: 37.31 the metropolitan council, an outstate regional body, counties 37.32 within the metropolitan area, cities of the first class, school 37.33 districts in the metropolitan area, school districts outside the 37.34 metropolitan area, and public libraries; (3) one member each 37.35 appointed by the state departments of children, families, and 37.36 learning, human services, revenue, and economic security, the 38.1 office of strategic and long-range planning,office of38.2technology,administration, and the legislative auditor; (4) one 38.3 member from the office of the state auditor, appointed by the 38.4 auditor; (5) one member appointed by each of the following 38.5 organizations: League of Minnesota Cities, Association of 38.6 Minnesota Counties, Minnesota Association of Township Officers, 38.7 and Minnesota Association of School Administrators; and (6) one 38.8 member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker 38.9 and one member of the senate appointed by the subcommittee on 38.10 committees of the committee on rules and administration. The 38.11 legislative members appointed under clause (6) are nonvoting 38.12 members. The commissioner of administration shall appoint 38.13 members under clauses (1) and (2). The terms, compensation, and 38.14 removal of the appointed members of the advisory council are as 38.15 provided in section 15.059, but the council does not expire 38.16 until June 30,19992000. 38.17 Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16B.465, 38.18 subdivision 3, is amended to read: 38.19 Subd. 3. [DUTIES.] The commissioner, after consultation38.20with the office of technology,shall: 38.21 (1) provide voice, data, video, and other 38.22 telecommunications transmission services to the state and to 38.23 political subdivisions through an account in the 38.24 intertechnologies revolving fund; 38.25 (2) manage vendor relationships, network function, and 38.26 capacity planning in order to be responsive to the needs of the 38.27 state information infrastructure users; 38.28 (3) set rates and fees for services; 38.29 (4) approve contracts relating to the system; 38.30 (5)in consultation with the office of technology,develop 38.31 the system plan, including plans for the phasing of its 38.32 implementation and maintenance of the initial system, and the 38.33 annual program and fiscal plans for the system; and 38.34 (6)in consultation with the office of technology,develop 38.35 a plan for interconnection of the network with private colleges 38.36 and public and private schools in the state. 39.1 Sec. 56. [16B.616] [BLEACHER SAFETY.] 39.2 Subdivision 1. [DEFINITIONS.] (a) For purposes of this 39.3 section, the following terms have the meanings given. 39.4 (b) "Place of public accommodation" means a public or 39.5 privately owned sports or entertainment arena, gymnasium, 39.6 auditorium, stadium, hall, special event center in a public 39.7 park, or other facility for public assembly. 39.8 (c) "Bleacher" refers to any tiered or stepped seating 39.9 facility, whether temporary or permanent, used in a place of 39.10 public accommodation for the seating of its occupants. 39.11 Subd. 2. [APPLICATION.] All places of public accommodation 39.12 must comply with the provisions of this section. 39.13 Subd. 3. [SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.] In places of public 39.14 accommodation using bleacher seating, all bleachers or bleacher 39.15 open spaces over 30 inches above grade or the floor below, must 39.16 conform to the following safety requirements: 39.17 (1) the open space between bleacher footboards, seats, and 39.18 guardrails must not exceed four inches, unless approved safety 39.19 nets are installed; 39.20 (2) bleachers must have vertical perimeter guardrails with 39.21 no more than four-inch rail spacing between vertical rails or 39.22 other approved guardrails that address climbability and are 39.23 designed to prevent accidents; and 39.24 (3) the state building official shall determine whether the 39.25 safety nets and guardrail climbability meet the requirements of 39.26 the alternate design section of the State Building Code. 39.27 Bleachers in existence on January 1, 2001, must comply with 39.28 the structural provisions of the 1998 State Building Code. All 39.29 new bleachers manufactured, installed, sold, or distributed 39.30 after January 1, 2001, must comply with the State Building Code 39.31 in effect and clauses (1), (2), and (3). 39.32 Subd. 4. [ENFORCEMENT.] (a) A statutory or home rule 39.33 charter city that is not covered by the code because of action 39.34 taken under section 16B.72 or 16B.73 is responsible for 39.35 enforcement in the city of the code's requirements for bleacher 39.36 safety. In all other areas where the code does not apply 40.1 because of action taken under section 16B.72 or 16B.73, the 40.2 county is responsible for enforcement of those requirements. 40.3 (b) Municipalities that have not adopted the code may 40.4 enforce the code requirements for bleacher safety by either 40.5 entering into a joint powers agreement for enforcement with 40.6 another municipality that has adopted the code or contracting 40.7 for enforcement with a qualified and certified building official 40.8 or state licensed design professional to enforce the code. 40.9 (c) Municipalities, school districts, organizations, 40.10 individuals, and other persons operating or owning places of 40.11 public accommodation with bleachers shall provide a signed 40.12 certification of compliance to the commissioner by January 1, 40.13 2001. The certification shall be prepared by a qualified and 40.14 certified building official or state licensed design 40.15 professional and shall certify that the bleachers have been 40.16 inspected and are in compliance with the requirements of this 40.17 section and are structurally sound. 40.18 Subd. 5. [PENALTIES.] The commissioner, in addition to 40.19 other remedies provided for violations of this chapter, shall 40.20 forbid use of bleachers not in compliance with this section. 40.21 Subd. 6. [PERIODIC INSPECTIONS.] Bleacher footboards and 40.22 guardrails must be reinspected at least every five years and a 40.23 structural inspection must be made at least every ten years. 40.24 Inspections may be completed in the same manner as provided in 40.25 subdivision 4. This section does not preclude a municipal 40.26 authority from establishing additional reinspections under the 40.27 State Building Code. 40.28 Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16B.72, is 40.29 amended to read: 40.30 16B.72 [REFERENDA ON STATE BUILDING CODE IN NONMETROPOLITAN 40.31 COUNTIES.] 40.32 Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, 40.33 a county that is not a metropolitan county as defined by section 40.34 473.121, subdivision 4, may provide, by a vote of the majority 40.35 of its electors residing outside of municipalities that have 40.36 adopted the State Building Code before January 1, 1977, that no 41.1 part of the State Building Code except the building requirements 41.2 for handicapped persons, the requirements for bleacher safety, 41.4 and the requirements for elevator safety applies within its 41.5 jurisdiction. 41.6 The county board may submit to the voters at a regular or 41.7 special election the question of adopting the building code. 41.8 The county board shall submit the question to the voters if it 41.9 receives a petition for the question signed by a number of 41.10 voters equal to at least five percent of those voting in the 41.11 last general election. The question on the ballot must be 41.12 stated substantially as follows: 41.13 "Shall the State Building Code be adopted in .......... 41.14 County?" 41.15 If the majority of the votes cast on the proposition is in 41.16 the negative, the State Building Code does not apply in the 41.17 subject county, outside home rule charter or statutory cities or 41.18 towns that adopted the building code before January 1, 1977, 41.19 except the building requirements for handicapped persons, the 41.20 requirements for bleacher safety, and the requirements for 41.21 elevator safety do apply. 41.22 Nothing in this section precludes a municipality or town 41.23 that has not adopted the State Building Code from adopting and 41.24 enforcing by ordinance or other legal means the State Building 41.25 Code within its jurisdiction. 41.26 Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16B.73, is 41.27 amended to read: 41.28 16B.73 [STATE BUILDING CODE IN MUNICIPALITIES UNDER 2,500; 41.29 LOCAL OPTION.] 41.30 The governing body of a municipality whose population is 41.31 less than 2,500 may provide that the State Building Code, except 41.32 the requirements for handicapped persons, the requirements for 41.33 bleacher safety, and the requirements for elevator safety, will 41.34 not apply within the jurisdiction of the municipality, if the 41.35 municipality is located in whole or in part within a county 41.36 exempted from its application under section 16B.72. If more 41.37 than one municipality has jurisdiction over an area, the State 42.1 Building Code continues to apply unless all municipalities 42.2 having jurisdiction over the area have provided that the State 42.3 Building Code, except the requirements for handicapped persons, 42.4 the requirements for bleacher safety, and the requirements for 42.5 elevator safety, does not apply within their respective 42.6 jurisdictions. Nothing in this section precludes a municipality 42.7 or town from adopting and enforcing by ordinance or other legal 42.8 means the State Building Code within its jurisdiction. 42.9 Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16C.14, 42.10 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 42.11 Subdivision 1. [CONTRACT CONDITIONS.] The commissioner may 42.12 contract to purchase by installment payments capital or other 42.13 equipment or services intended to improve the energy efficiency 42.14 of a state building or facility if: 42.15 (1) the term of the contract does not exceed ten years, 42.16 with not more than a ten-year payback beginning at the 42.17 completion of the project; 42.18 (2) the entire cost of the contract is a percentage of the 42.19 resultant savings in energy costs only. "Savings in energy cost" 42.20 means a comparison of energy cost and energy usage under the 42.21 precontract conditions, including reasonable projections of 42.22 energy cost and usage if no change is made to the precontract 42.23 conditions, against energy cost and usage with the changes made 42.24 under the contract. If it is impractical to directly measure 42.25 energy cost and/or energy usage, reasonable engineering 42.26 estimates may be substituted for measured results; 42.27 (3) the contract for purchase must be completed using a 42.28 solicitation; 42.29 (4) the commissioner has determined that the contract 42.30 vendor is a responsible vendor; 42.31 (5) the contract vendor can finance or obtain financing for 42.32 the performance of the contract without state assistance or 42.33 guarantee; and 42.34 (6) the state may unilaterally cancel the agreement if the 42.35 legislature fails to appropriate funds to continue the contract 42.36 or if the contractor at any time during the term of the contract 43.1 fails to perform its contractual obligations, including failure 43.2 to deliver or install equipment or materials, failure to replace 43.3 faulty equipment or materials in a timely fashion, and failure 43.4 to maintain the equipment as agreed in the contract. 43.5 Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16D.04, 43.6 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 43.7 Subd. 2. [AGENCY PARTICIPATION.] (a) A state agency may, 43.8 at its option, refer debts to the commissioner for collection. 43.9 The ultimate responsibility for the debt, including the 43.10 reporting of the debt to the commissioner of finance and the 43.11 decision with regard to the continuing collection and 43.12 uncollectibility of the debt, remains with the referring state 43.13 agency. 43.14 (b) When a debt owed to a state agency becomes 121 days 43.15 past due, the state agency must refer the debt to the 43.16 commissioner for collection. This requirement does not apply if 43.17 there is a dispute over the amount or validity of the debt, if 43.18 the debt is the subject of legal action or administrative 43.19 proceedings, or the agency determines that the debtor is 43.20 adhering to acceptable payment arrangements. The commissioner, 43.21 in consultation with the commissioner of finance, may provide 43.22 that certain types of debt need not be referred to the 43.23 commissioner for collection under this paragraph. Methods and 43.24 procedures for referral must follow internal guidelines prepared 43.25 by the commissioner of finance. 43.26 Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16E.01, 43.27 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 43.28 Subdivision 1. [PURPOSE.] The office of technology, 43.29 referred to in this chapter as the "office," isan agency in the43.30executive branch managed by an executive director appointed by43.31the governorunder the supervision of the commissioner of 43.32 administration. The office shall provide leadership and 43.33 direction for information and communications technology policy 43.34 in Minnesota. The office shall coordinate strategic investments 43.35 in information and communications technology to encourage the 43.36 development of a technically literate society and to ensure 44.1 sufficient access to and efficient delivery of government 44.2 services. 44.3 Sec. 62. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16E.02, is 44.4 amended to read: 44.5 16E.02 [OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY STRUCTURE AND PERSONNEL.] 44.6 Subdivision 1. [OFFICE MANAGEMENT AND STRUCTURE.] The 44.7executive directorcommissioner of administration is the state's 44.8 chief information officer and technology advisor to the 44.9 governor.The salary of the executive director may not exceed44.1085 percent of the governor's salary. The executive director may44.11employ a deputy director, assistant directors, and other44.12employees that the executive director may consider necessary.44.13The executive director and the deputy and assistant directors44.14and one confidential secretary serve in the unclassified44.15service.The staff of the office must include individuals 44.16 knowledgeable in information and communications technology.The44.17executive director may appoint other personnel as necessary to44.18operate the office of technology in accordance with chapter 43A.44.19 Subd. 2. [INTERGOVERNMENTAL PARTICIPATION.] Theexecutive44.20directorcommissioner of administration or thedirector's44.21 commissioner's designee shall serve as a member of the Minnesota 44.22 education telecommunications council, the geographic information 44.23 systems council, the library planning task force, or their 44.24 respective successor organizations, and as a member of Minnesota 44.25 Technology, Inc., the Minnesota health data institute as a 44.26 nonvoting member, and the Minnesota world trade center 44.27 corporation. 44.28 Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16E.08, is 44.29 amended to read: 44.30 16E.08 [BUSINESS LICENSE INFORMATION.] 44.31 The office shall coordinate the design, establishment, 44.32 implementation, and maintenance of an electronic system to allow 44.33 the public to retrieve by computer information prepared by the 44.34 department of trade and economic development bureau of business 44.35 licenses on licenses and their requirements. The office shall 44.36 establish the format and standards for retrieval consistent with 45.1 state information and data interchange policies. The system 45.2 must also be designed to allow the public to apply for and 45.3 obtain business licenses and permits on line. The office shall 45.4 integrate the system with the North Star online information 45.5 system. The office shall work in collaboration with the 45.6 department of trade and economic development bureau of business 45.7 licenses. The bureau is responsible for creating and operating 45.8 the system. 45.9 Sec. 64. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 43A.047, is 45.10 amended to read: 45.11 43A.047 [CONTRACTED SERVICES.] 45.12 (a) Executive agencies, including the Minnesota state 45.13 colleges and universities system, must demonstrate that they 45.14 cannot use available staff before hiring outside consultants or 45.15 services. If use of consultants is necessary, agencies are 45.16 encouraged to negotiate contracts that will involve permanent 45.17 staff, so as to upgrade and maximize training of state employees. 45.18 (b) If agencies reduce operating budgets, agencies must 45.19 give priority to reducing spending on professional and technical 45.20 service contracts before laying off permanent employees. 45.21 (c) Agencies must report to thesenate finance and house45.22ways and means committeescommissioner of administration by 45.23AugustNovember 1 each year on implementation of this section 45.24 during the previous fiscal year. The reports must include 45.25 amounts spent on professional and technical service contracts 45.26 during the previous fiscal year. The commissioner shall compile 45.27 the reports into a uniform format and forward them to the chairs 45.28 of the senate finance and house ways and means committees by 45.29 November 15. 45.30 Sec. 65. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 43A.22, is 45.31 amended to read: 45.32 43A.22 [BENEFITS; INTENT.] 45.33 (a) It is the intent of the state to provide eligible 45.34 employees and other eligible persons with life insurance and 45.35 hospital, medical, and dental benefits coverage through provider 45.36 organizations, hereafter referred to as "carriers," authorized 46.1 to do business in the state. 46.2 (b) The commissioner may self-insure any hospital and 46.3 medical plan offered under sections 43A.22 to 43A.31 to promote 46.4 reasonably stable and predictable premiums for hospital and 46.5 medical benefits paid by the state and its employees and to 46.6 promote affordable, ongoing relationships between employees and 46.7 dependents and their medical providers. The commissioner shall 46.8 consult with the commissioners of commerce and health and human 46.9 services regarding the development and reporting of quality of 46.10 care measures. 46.11 Sec. 66. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 43A.23, 46.12 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 46.13 Subdivision 1. [GENERAL.] The commissioner is authorized 46.14 to request bids from carriers or to negotiate with carriers and 46.15 to enter into contracts with carriers which in the judgment of 46.16 the commissioner are best qualified to underwrite and service 46.17 the benefit plans. Contracts entered into with carriers are not 46.18 subject to the requirements of sections 16C.16 to 16C.19. The 46.19 commissioner may negotiate premium rates and coverage provisions 46.20 with all carriers licensed under chapters 62A, 62C, and 62D. 46.21 The commissioner may also negotiate reasonable restrictions to 46.22 be applied to all carriers under chapters 62A, 62C, and 62D. 46.23 Contracts to underwrite the benefit plans must be bid or 46.24 negotiated separately from contracts to service the benefit 46.25 plans, which may be awarded only on the basis of competitive 46.26 bids. The commissioner shall consider the cost of the plans, 46.27 conversion options relating to the contracts, service 46.28 capabilities, character, financial position, and reputation of 46.29 the carriers, and any other factors which the commissioner deems 46.30 appropriate. Each benefit contract must be for a uniform term 46.31 of at least one year, but may be made automatically renewable 46.32 from term to term in the absence of notice of termination by 46.33 either party. The commissioner shall, to the extent feasible, 46.34 make hospital and medical benefits available from at least one 46.35 carrier licensed to do business pursuant to each of chapters 46.36 62A, 62C, and 62D. The commissioner need not provide health 47.1 maintenance organization services to an employee who resides in 47.2 an area which is not served by a licensed health maintenance 47.3 organization. The commissioner may refuse to allow a health 47.4 maintenance organization to continue as a carrier. The 47.5 commissioner may elect not to offer all three types of carriers 47.6 if there are no bids or no acceptable bids by that type of 47.7 carrier or if the offering of additional carriers would result 47.8 in substantial additional administrative costs. A carrier 47.9 licensed under chapter 62A is exempt from the tax imposed by 47.10 section 60A.15 on premiums paid to it by the state. 47.11 All self-insured hospital and medical service products must 47.12 comply with coverage mandates, data reporting, and consumer 47.13 protection requirements applicable to the licensed carrier 47.14 administering the product, had the product been insured, 47.15 including chapters 62J, 62M, and 62Q. Any self-insured products 47.16 that limit coverage to a network of providers or provide 47.17 different levels of coverage between network and nonnetwork 47.18 providers shall comply with section 62D.123 and geographic 47.19 access standards for health maintenance organizations adopted by 47.20 the commissioner of health in rule under chapter 62D. 47.21 Sec. 67. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 43A.23, 47.22 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 47.23 Subd. 2. [CONTRACT TO CONTAIN STATEMENT OF BENEFITS.] (a) 47.24 Each contract under sections 43A.22 to 43A.30 shall contain a 47.25 detailed statement of benefits offered and shall include any 47.26 maximums, limitations, exclusions, and other definitions of 47.27 benefits the commissioner deems necessary or desirable. Each 47.28 hospital and medical benefits contract shall provide benefits at 47.29 least equal to those required by section 62E.06, subdivision 2. 47.30 (b) All summaries of benefits describing the hospital and 47.31 medical service benefits offered to state employees must comply 47.32 with laws and rules for content and clarity applicable to the 47.33 licensed carrier administering the product. Referral procedures 47.34 must be clearly described. The commissioners of commerce and 47.35 health, as appropriate, shall review the summaries of benefits, 47.36 whether written or electronic, and advise the commissioner of 48.1 employee relations on any changes needed to ensure compliance. 48.2 Sec. 68. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 43A.30, is 48.3 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 48.4 Subd. 6. [CONTINGENCY RESERVE.] The commissioner shall 48.5 maintain a contingency reserve within the employee insurance 48.6 trust fund. The reserve must be used to increase the controls 48.7 over medical plan provisions and insurance costs for the state's 48.8 employee populations. The reserve consists of appropriations 48.9 from the general fund, receipts from billings to agencies, and 48.10 credited investment gains and losses attributable to balances in 48.11 the account. The state board of investment shall invest the 48.12 assets of the account according to section 11A.24. 48.13 Sec. 69. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 43A.31, 48.14 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 48.15 Subd. 2. [COMMISSIONER REPORTS.] The commissioner shall 48.16 transmit a report each biennium to the legislative commission on 48.17 employee relations concerning the operation of sections 43A.22 48.18 to 43A.30, including a study of local and statewide market 48.19 trends regarding provider concentration, costs, and other 48.20 factors as they may relate to the state's health benefits 48.21 purchasing strategy. The commissioner shall consult with the 48.22 commissioners of commerce and health in the conduct of this 48.23 study. The commissioner shall also report the number, type, and 48.24 disposition of complaints relating to the insurance programs 48.25 offered by the commissioner. 48.26 Sec. 70. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 43A.31, is 48.27 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 48.28 Subd. 5. [CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE.] The commissioner shall 48.29 employ staff for the purposes of assisting state employees and 48.30 their dependents in: 48.31 (1) understanding their benefits and coverage levels; 48.32 (2) obtaining information and responses to questions 48.33 regarding issues of coverage, benefits, and service from 48.34 carriers and providers; and 48.35 (3) making use of all grievance, appeals, and complaint 48.36 resolution processes provided by law or contract. 49.1 Sec. 71. [43A.318] [PUBLIC EMPLOYEES GROUP LONG-TERM CARE 49.2 INSURANCE PROGRAM.] 49.3 Subdivision 1. [DEFINITIONS.] (a) [SCOPE.] For the 49.4 purposes of this section, the terms defined have the meaning 49.5 given them. 49.6 (b) [ADVISORY COMMITTEE; COMMITTEE.] "Advisory committee" 49.7 or "committee" means the committee created under subdivision 3. 49.8 (c) [COMMITTEE MEMBER; MEMBER.] "Committee member" or 49.9 "member" means a person serving on the advisory committee 49.10 created under subdivision 3. 49.11 (d) [ELIGIBLE PERSON.] "Eligible person" means: 49.12 (1) an active, deferred, or retired member, or an annuitant 49.13 of a public pension plan of the state or a political subdivision 49.14 of the state; 49.15 (2) a public employee or elected official of the state or a 49.16 political subdivision of the state who is not eligible for 49.17 participation in a public employee pension plan of the state or 49.18 a political subdivision of the state; or 49.19 (3) a spouse, parent, stepparent, or parent-in-law of a 49.20 person described in clause (1) or (2), regardless of the 49.21 enrollment status in the program of the person described in 49.22 clause (1) or (2). 49.23 (e) [PROGRAM.] "Program" means the statewide public 49.24 employees long-term care insurance program created under 49.25 subdivision 2. 49.26 (f) [PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PENSION PLAN.] "Public employee 49.27 pension plan" means any Minnesota public pension plan or fund 49.28 that provides pension or retirement coverage for public 49.29 employees other than volunteer firefighters, including any plan 49.30 or fund enumerated in section 356.20, subdivision 2, or 356.30, 49.31 subdivision 3, any local police or firefighter's relief 49.32 association to which section 69.77 applies, or any retirement or 49.33 pension plan or fund, including a supplemental retirement plan 49.34 or fund, established, maintained or supported by any 49.35 governmental subdivision or public body whose revenues are 49.36 derived from taxation, fees, assessments or from other public 50.1 sources. 50.2 (g) [QUALIFIED VENDOR.] "Qualified vendor" means an entity 50.3 licensed or authorized to underwrite, provide, or administer 50.4 group long-term care insurance benefits in Minnesota. 50.5 Subd. 2. [PROGRAM CREATION; GENERAL PROVISIONS.] (a) The 50.6 commissioner may administer a program to make long-term care 50.7 coverage available to eligible persons. The commissioner may 50.8 determine the program's funding arrangements, request bids from 50.9 qualified vendors, and negotiate and enter into contracts with 50.10 qualified vendors. Contracts are not subject to the 50.11 requirements of section 16C.16 or 16C.19. Contracts must be for 50.12 a uniform term of at least one year, but may be made 50.13 automatically renewable from term to term in the absence of 50.14 notice of termination by either party. 50.15 (b) The program may provide coverage for home, community, 50.16 and institutional long-term care and any other benefits as 50.17 determined by the commissioner. Coverage is optional. The 50.18 enrolled eligible person must pay the full cost of the coverage. 50.19 (c) The commissioner shall promote activities that attempt 50.20 to raise awareness of the need for long-term care insurance 50.21 among residents of the state and encourage the increased 50.22 prevalence of long-term care coverage. These activities must 50.23 include the sharing of knowledge gained in the development of 50.24 the program. 50.25 (d) The commissioner may employ and contract with persons 50.26 and other entities to perform the duties under this section and 50.27 may determine their duties and compensation consistent with this 50.28 chapter. 50.29 (e) The benefits provided under this section are not terms 50.30 and conditions of employment as defined under section 179A.03, 50.31 subdivision 19, and are not subject to collective bargaining. 50.32 (f) The commissioner shall establish underwriting criteria 50.33 for entry of all eligible persons into the program. Eligible 50.34 persons who would be immediately eligible for benefits may not 50.35 enroll. 50.36 (g) Eligible persons who meet underwriting criteria may 51.1 enroll in the program upon hiring and at other times established 51.2 by the commissioner. 51.3 (h) An eligible person enrolled in the program may continue 51.4 to participate in the program even if an event, such as 51.5 termination of employment, changes the person's employment 51.6 status. 51.7 (i) Participating public employee pension plans and public 51.8 employers may provide automatic pension or payroll deduction for 51.9 payment of long-term care insurance premiums to qualified 51.10 vendors contracted with under this section. 51.11 (j) The premium charged to program enrollees must include 51.12 an administrative fee to cover all program expenses incurred in 51.13 addition to the cost of coverage. All fees collected are 51.14 appropriated to the commissioner for the purpose of 51.15 administrating the program. 51.16 Subd. 3. [ADVISORY COMMITTEE.] (a) The committee consists 51.17 of: 51.18 (1) the executive directors or designees of the Minnesota 51.19 state retirement system, the public employees retirement 51.20 association, and the teachers retirement association; 51.21 (2) one member of the investment advisory committee of the 51.22 state board of investment provided under section 11A.08 51.23 appointed by the board; 51.24 (3) one staff member of the department of human services 51.25 appointed by the commissioner of human services; 51.26 (4) one staff member of the department of commerce 51.27 appointed by the commissioner of commerce; 51.28 (5) one member of the medical community with clinical 51.29 knowledge of long-term care appointed by the commissioner of 51.30 employee relations; and 51.31 (6) six members representing the interests of eligible 51.32 persons, including exclusive representatives of employees as 51.33 defined by section 179A.03, subdivision 8, and unrepresented 51.34 employees appointed by the commissioner of employee relations. 51.35 (b) Appointment to and removal from the committee must be 51.36 in the manner provided in section 15.059. 52.1 (c) The members of the committee described in paragraph 52.2 (a), clauses (1) to (5), serve without term limits. The terms 52.3 of members described in paragraph (a), clause (6), are governed 52.4 by section 15.059, subdivision 2. 52.5 (d) Members serve without compensation, but are eligible 52.6 for reimbursement of expenses in the same manner and amount as 52.7 authorized under section 43A.18, subdivision 2. 52.8 (e) The committee shall advise the commissioner on program 52.9 issues, including, but not limited to, benefits, coverage, 52.10 funding, eligibility, enrollment, underwriting, and marketing. 52.11 Subd. 4. [LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE TRUST FUND.] (a) The 52.12 long-term care insurance trust fund in the state treasury 52.13 consists of deposits of the premiums received from persons 52.14 enrolled in the program. All money in the fund is appropriated 52.15 to the commissioner to pay premiums, claims, refunds, 52.16 administrative costs, and other related service costs. The 52.17 commissioner shall reserve an amount of money sufficient to 52.18 cover the actuarially estimated costs of claims incurred but 52.19 unpaid. The trust fund must be used solely for the purpose of 52.20 the program. 52.21 (b) The state board of investment shall invest the money in 52.22 the fund according to section 11A.24. Investment income and 52.23 losses attributable to the fund must be credited to or deducted 52.24 from the fund. 52.25 Subd. 5. [PRIVATE SOURCES.] This section does not prohibit 52.26 or limit individuals or local governments from purchasing 52.27 long-term care insurance through other private sources. 52.28 Sec. 72. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 138.17, 52.29 subdivision 7, is amended to read: 52.30 Subd. 7. [RECORDS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.] A records 52.31 management program for the application of efficient and 52.32 economical management methods to the creation, utilization, 52.33 maintenance, retention, preservation, and disposal of official 52.34 records shall be administered by the commissioner of 52.35 administration with assistance from the director of the 52.36 historical society. The state records center which stores and 53.1 services state records not in state archives shall be 53.2 administered by the commissioner of administration. The 53.3 commissioner of administration is empowered to (1) establish 53.4 standards, procedures, and techniques for effective management 53.5 of government records, (2) make continuing surveys of paper work 53.6 operations, and (3) recommend improvements in current records 53.7 management practices including the use of space, equipment, and 53.8 supplies employed in creating, maintaining, preserving and 53.9 disposing of government records. It shall be the duty of the 53.10 head of each state agency and the governing body of each county, 53.11 municipality, and other subdivision of government to cooperate 53.12 with the commissioner in conducting surveys and to establish and 53.13 maintain an active, continuing program for the economical and 53.14 efficient management of the records of each agency, county, 53.15 municipality, or other subdivision of government. When 53.16 requested by the commissioner, public officials shall assist in 53.17 the preparation of an inclusive inventory of records in their 53.18 custody, to which shall be attached a schedule, approved by the 53.19 head of the governmental unit or agency having custody of the 53.20 records and the commissioner, establishing a time period for the 53.21 retention or disposal of each series of records. When the 53.22 schedule is unanimously approved by the records disposition 53.23 panel, the head of the governmental unit or agency having 53.24 custody of the records may dispose of the type of records listed 53.25 in the schedule at a time and in a manner prescribed in the 53.26 schedule for particular records which were created after the 53.27 approval. A list of records disposed of pursuant to this 53.28 subdivision shall be forwarded to the commissioner and the 53.29 archivist by the head of the governmental unit or agency. The 53.30 archivist shall maintain a list of all records destroyed. 53.31 Sec. 73. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 138.17, 53.32 subdivision 8, is amended to read: 53.33 Subd. 8. [EMERGENCY RECORDS PRESERVATION.] In light of the 53.34 danger of nuclear or natural disaster, the commissioner of 53.35 administration, with the assistance of the director of the 53.36 historical society, shall establish and maintain a program for 54.1 the selection and preservation of public records considered 54.2 essential to the operation of government and to the protection 54.3 of the rights and interests of persons, and shall make or cause 54.4 to be made preservation duplicates or designate as preservation 54.5 duplicates existing copies of such essential public records. 54.6 Preservation duplicates shall be durable, accurate, complete, 54.7 and clear, and such duplicates reproduced by photographic or 54.8 other process which accurately reproduces and forms a durable 54.9 medium for so reproducing the original shall have the same force 54.10 and effect for all purposes as the original record whether the 54.11 original record is in existence or not. A transcript, 54.12 exemplification, or certified copy of such preservation 54.13 duplicate shall be deemed for all purposes to be a transcript, 54.14 exemplification, or certified copy of the original record. Such 54.15 preservation duplicates shall be preserved in the place and 54.16 manner of safekeeping prescribed by the commissioner. 54.17 Every county, municipality, or other subdivision of 54.18 government may institute a program for the preservation of 54.19 necessary documents essential to the continuity of government. 54.20 Such a program shall first be submitted to the commissioner for 54.21 approval or disapproval and no such program shall be instituted 54.22 until such approval is obtained. 54.23 Sec. 74. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 192.49, 54.24 subdivision 3, is amended to read: 54.25 Subd. 3. [ALLOWANCES FOR MILITARY EXPENSE.] (a) Allowances 54.26 for the necessary military expenses of all organizations, units, 54.27 or detachments of the military forces, including clerk hire, 54.28 office supplies, postage, and other actual outlay,shallmay be 54.29 paid by the adjutant general out of the funds appropriated for 54.30 the maintenance of the military forces, such. These allowances 54.31 annually may nottoexceed: 54.32 (1) for the state headquarters and for the division 54.33 headquarters when located in this state$2,000$2,500 each; 54.34 (2) $3,000a yearfor the commanding general of troops; 54.35 (3) for any other organization commanded by a general 54.36 officer$1,000 plus $100 for each immediately and directly55.1subordinate organization or unit$2,200; 55.2 (4) for any brigade, group, battalion, squadron, or 55.3 equivalent organization$200$500 plus $100 for each immediately 55.4 and directly subordinate organization or unit; and$30055.5 (5) $600 for incidental expenses of each company, battery, 55.6 or detachment; and at the time of the annual encampment or55.7maneuvers, for each division or camp headquarters mess $200; for55.8each officers' mess of a regiment, group, or higher headquarters55.9$200; and for the officers' mess of each battalion or equivalent55.10headquarters $100. 55.11 (b) Allowances authorized under this section shall be 55.12 expended and accounted for as prescribed by the 55.13commander-in-chief in orders or rulesadjutant general. 55.14 Sec. 75. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 197.79, 55.15 subdivision 10, is amended to read: 55.16 Subd. 10. [DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS.] The application 55.17 period for the bonus program established in this section shall 55.18 be November 1, 1997, to June 30,19992001. The department may 55.19 not receive or accept new applications after June 30,19992001. 55.20 Sec. 76. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 204B.25, 55.21 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 55.22 Subd. 2. [RULES OF SECRETARY OF STATE.] The secretary of 55.23 state shall adopt rules establishinga programprograms for the 55.24 training of county auditors, local election officials, and 55.25 election judges by county auditors as required by this section. 55.26 Sec. 77. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 204B.25, is 55.27 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 55.28 Subd. 4. [TRAINING FOR LOCAL ELECTION OFFICIALS.] At least 55.29 once every two years, the county auditor shall conduct training 55.30 sessions for the municipal and school district clerks in the 55.31 county. The training sessions must be conducted in the manner 55.32 provided by the secretary of state. No local election official 55.33 may administer an election without receiving training from the 55.34 county auditor. 55.35 Sec. 78. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 204B.27, is 55.36 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 56.1 Subd. 10. [TRAINING FOR COUNTY AUDITORS; TRAINING 56.2 MATERIALS.] The secretary of state shall develop a training 56.3 program in election administration for county auditors and shall 56.4 certify each county auditor who successfully completes the 56.5 training program. The secretary of state shall provide each 56.6 county auditor with materials for use in training local election 56.7 officials and election judges. 56.8 Sec. 79. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 204B.28, 56.9 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 56.10 Subdivision 1. [TRAINING PROGRAM FORMEETING WITH ELECTION 56.11 OFFICIALS.] At least 12 weeks before eachstate primary56.12 regularly scheduled general election, each county auditor shall 56.13 conduct atraining program formeeting with local election 56.14 officials to review the procedures for the election. The county 56.15 auditor may requirethe municipal clerks andthe chairs of the 56.16 election boards in the county tomeet for this training program56.17before the election at a time and place set by the county56.18auditor. The training program shall include instruction in56.19election procedures and the duties of municipal clerks and56.20election judges. The chairs of the election boards shall be56.21compensated by the municipalities for the incidental expenses56.22incurred by them to attend a training programattend this 56.23 meeting. 56.24 Sec. 80. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 240A.09, is 56.25 amended to read: 56.26 240A.09 [PLAN DEVELOPMENT; CRITERIA.] 56.27 The Minnesota amateur sports commission shall develop a 56.28 plan to promote the development of proposals for new statewide 56.29 public ice facilities including proposals for ice centers and 56.30 matching grants based on the criteria in this section. 56.31 (a) For ice center proposals, the commission will give 56.32 priority to proposals that come from more than one local 56.33 government unit. Institutions of higher education are not 56.34 eligible to receive a grant. 56.35 (b) In the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, 56.36 subdivision 2, the commission is encouraged to give priority to 57.1 the following proposals: 57.2 (1) proposals for construction of two or more ice sheets in 57.3 a single new facility; 57.4 (2) proposals for construction of an additional sheet of 57.5 ice at an existing ice center; 57.6 (3) proposals for construction of a new, single sheet of 57.7 ice as part of a sports complex with multiple sports facilities; 57.8 and 57.9 (4) proposals for construction of a new, single sheet of 57.10 ice that will be expanded to a two-sheet facility in the future. 57.11 (c) The commission shall administer a site selection 57.12 process for the ice centers. The commission shall invite 57.13 proposals from cities or counties or consortia of cities. A 57.14 proposal for an ice center must include matching contributions 57.15 including in-kind contributions of land, access roadways and 57.16 access roadway improvements, and necessary utility services, 57.17 landscaping, and parking. 57.18 (d) Proposals for ice centers and matching grants must 57.19 provide for meeting the demand for ice time for female groups by 57.20 offering up to 50 percent of prime ice time, as needed, to 57.21 female groups. For purposes of this section, prime ice time 57.22 means the hours of 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Monday to Friday and 57.23 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. 57.24 (e) The location for all proposed facilities must be in 57.25 areas of maximum demonstrated interest and must maximize 57.26 accessibility to an arterial highway. 57.27 (f) To the extent possible, all proposed facilities must be 57.28 dispersed equitably, must be located to maximize potential for 57.29 full utilization and profitable operation, and must accommodate 57.30 noncompetitive family and community skating for all ages. 57.31 (g) The commission may also use thefundsmoney to upgrade 57.32 current facilities, purchase girls' ice time, or conduct amateur 57.33 women's hockey and other ice sport tournaments. 57.34 (h) To the extent possible, 50 percent of all grants must 57.35 be awarded to communities in greater Minnesota. 57.36 (i) To the extent possible, technical assistance shall be 58.1 provided to Minnesota communities by the commission on ice arena 58.2 planning, design, and operation, including the marketing of ice 58.3 time. 58.4 (j) A grant for new facilities may not exceed $250,000. 58.5 (k) The commission mayuse fundsmake grants for 58.6 rehabilitation and renovationgrants. A rehabilitation or 58.7 renovation grant may not exceed $100,000. Priority must be 58.8 given to grant applications for indoor air quality improvements, 58.9 including zero emission ice resurfacing equipment. 58.10(k)(l) Grantfundsmoney may be used for ice centers 58.11 designed for sports other than hockey. 58.12 (m) Grant money may be used to upgrade existing facilities 58.13 to comply with the bleacher safety requirements of section 58.14 16B.616. 58.15 Sec. 81. [240A.12] [GRANTS FOR ATHLETIC FACILITIES AND 58.16 PROGRAMS.] 58.17 Subdivision 1. [GRANTS.] The commission may make matching 58.18 grants to political subdivisions of the state: 58.19 (1) to acquire and better public land and buildings and 58.20 other public improvements of a capital nature to be used for 58.21 community facilities and related infrastructure primarily for 58.22 amateur athletics; 58.23 (2) to renovate existing facilities used primarily for 58.24 amateur athletics; 58.25 (3) to support recreational programs for children and 58.26 adolescents; and 58.27 (4) to support special events involving amateur athletics. 58.28 Subd. 2. [GEOGRAPHIC DISPERSAL.] To the extent possible, 58.29 over time, the commission shall disperse grants equally among 58.30 the state's congressional districts and award one-half of all 58.31 grants to communities or institutions outside the metropolitan 58.32 area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2. 58.33 Subd. 3. [MAXIMUM GRANTS AND MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS.] Each 58.34 grant under this section must be matched by recipient 58.35 communities or institutions in accordance with this 58.36 subdivision. A matching contribution may include an in-kind 59.1 contribution of land, access roadways and access roadway 59.2 improvements, and necessary utility services, landscaping, and 59.3 parking. A grant for new facilities may not exceed $100,000 and 59.4 must be matched by the recipient at a rate of four times the 59.5 amount of the grant. A grant for renovation of existing 59.6 facilities may not exceed $50,000 and must be matched equally by 59.7 the recipient. A grant for recreational programs may not exceed 59.8 $20,000 and must be matched equally by the recipient. A grant 59.9 for a special event or program may not exceed $100,000 and must 59.10 be matched equally by the recipient. 59.11 Sec. 82. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 297F.08, is 59.12 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 59.13 Subd. 8a. [REVOLVING ACCOUNT.] A heat applied cigarette 59.14 tax stamp revolving account is created. The commissioner shall 59.15 use the amounts in this fund to purchase heat applied stamps for 59.16 resale. The commissioner shall charge distributors for the tax 59.17 value of the stamps they receive along with the commissioner's 59.18 cost to purchase the stamps and ship them to the distributor. 59.19 The stamp purchase and shipping costs recovered must be credited 59.20 to the revolving account and are appropriated to the 59.21 commissioner for the further purchases and shipping costs. The 59.22 revolving account is initially funded by a $40,000 transfer from 59.23 the department of revenue. 59.24 Sec. 83. [325F.015] [UNSAFE BLEACHERS.] 59.25 A person shall not manufacture, sell, distribute, or 59.26 install bleachers within this state that do not comply with 59.27 section 16B.616. For purposes of this section, "person" means 59.28 an individual, public or private entity, however organized, or a 59.29 unit of state or local government. 59.30 Sec. 84. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 325K.03, is 59.31 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 59.32 Subd. 4. [CERTIFICATION PRACTICE STATEMENT.] The secretary 59.33 in the role of licensed certification authority may adopt and 59.34 amend a certification practice statement without using the 59.35 provisions of chapter 14. 59.36 Sec. 85. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 325K.04, is 60.1 amended to read: 60.2 325K.04 [FEES.] 60.3 (a) The secretarymay adopt rules establishingshall set 60.4 reasonable fees for all services rendered under this chapter, in 60.5 amounts sufficient to compensate for the costs of all 60.6 services provided by the secretary under this chapter.All fees60.7recovered by the secretary must be deposited in the state60.8general fund.Until July 1, 2001, the fees need not be set by 60.9 rule. 60.10 (b) The digital signature account is created in the special 60.11 revenue fund. All fees recovered by the secretary must be 60.12 deposited in the digital signature account. Money in the 60.13 digital signature account is appropriated to the secretary to 60.14 pay the costs of all services provided by the secretary. 60.15 Sec. 86. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 325K.05, 60.16 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 60.17 Subdivision 1. [LICENSE CONDITIONS.] To obtain or retain a 60.18 license, a certification authority must: 60.19 (1) be the subscriber of a certificate published in a 60.20 recognized repository; 60.21 (2) employ as operative personnel only persons who have not 60.22 been convicted within the past 15 years of a felony or a crime 60.23 involving fraud, false statement, or deception; 60.24 (3) employ as operative personnel only persons who have 60.25 demonstrated knowledge and proficiency in following the 60.26 requirements of this chapter; 60.27 (4) file with the secretary a suitable guaranty, unless the 60.28 certification authority is a department, office, or official of 60.29 a federal, state, city, or county governmental entity that is 60.30 self-insured; 60.31 (5) use a trustworthy system, including a secure means for 60.32 limiting access to its private key; 60.33 (6) present proof to the secretary of having working 60.34 capital reasonably sufficient, according to rules adopted by the 60.35 secretary, to enable the applicant to conduct business as a 60.36 certification authority; 61.1 (7) register its business organization with the secretary, 61.2 unless the applicant is a governmental entity or is otherwise 61.3 prohibited from registering;and61.4 (8) require a potential subscriber to appear in person 61.5 before the certification authority, or an agent of the 61.6 certification authority, to prove the subscriber's identity 61.7 before a certificate is issued to the subscriber; and 61.8 (9) comply with all further licensing requirements 61.9 established by rule by the secretary. 61.10 The secretary may, by rule, establish standards by which the 61.11 in-person registration required in clause (8) may be waived. 61.12 Sec. 87. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 325K.09, is 61.13 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 61.14 Subd. 3. [ACCEPTANCE.] A recipient who accepts a digital 61.15 signature when the certificate was issued by a licensed 61.16 certification authority becomes a party to and accepts all of 61.17 the terms and conditions of the licensed certification 61.18 authority's certification practice statement. 61.19 Sec. 88. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 325K.10, 61.20 subdivision 5, is amended to read: 61.21 Subd. 5. [ORDER OF SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION.] The 61.22 secretary may order the licensed certification authority to 61.23 suspend or revoke a certificate that the certification authority 61.24 issued if, after giving any required notice and opportunity for 61.25 the certification authority and subscriber to be heard in 61.26 accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, chapter 14, 61.27 the secretary determines that: 61.28 (1) the certificate was issued without substantial 61.29 compliance with this section; and 61.30 (2) the noncompliance poses a significant risk to persons 61.31 reasonably relying on the certificate. 61.32 Upon determining that an emergency requires an immediate 61.33 remedy, and in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, 61.34 chapter 14, the secretary may issue an order suspending a 61.35 certificate for a period not to exceed4896 hours. 61.36 Sec. 89. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 325K.14, is 62.1 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 62.2 Subd. 9. [ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES.] For purposes of this 62.3 section, the provisions of chapter 14 do not apply when the 62.4 secretary acts as a licensed certification authority for 62.5 governmental entities. 62.6 Sec. 90. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 325K.15, is 62.7 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 62.8 Subd. 8. [ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES.] For purposes of this 62.9 section, the provisions of chapter 14 do not apply when the 62.10 secretary acts as a licensed certification authority for 62.11 governmental entities. 62.12 Sec. 91. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 349.163, 62.13 subdivision 4, is amended to read: 62.14 Subd. 4. [INSPECTION OF MANUFACTURERS.] Employees of the 62.15 board and the division of alcohol and gambling enforcement may 62.16 inspect the books, records, inventory, and business premises of 62.17 a licensed manufacturer without notice during the normal 62.18 business hours of the manufacturer. The board may charge a 62.19 manufacturer for the actual cost of conducting scheduled or 62.20 unscheduled inspections of the manufacturer's facilities, where 62.21 the amount charged to the manufacturer for such inspections in 62.22 any year does not exceed $7,500. The board shall deposit in a 62.23 separate account in the state treasury all money received as 62.24 reimbursement for the costs of inspections.Until July 1, 1999,62.25 Money in the account is appropriated to the board to pay the 62.26 costs of the inspections. 62.27 Sec. 92. Laws 1993, chapter 192, section 16, is amended to 62.28 read: 62.29 Sec. 16. CAPITOL AREA ARCHITECTURAL 62.30 AND PLANNING BOARD 326,000 334,000 62.31 Any unencumbered balance of the 62.32 appropriation for the first year does 62.33 not cancel and is available for use in 62.34 the second year. 62.35 $75,000 the first year and $82,000 the 62.36 second year are to create a memorial to 62.37 Hubert H. Humphrey in the capitol 62.38 area. Of these amounts, up to $75,000 62.39 may be used by the board to select an 62.40 appropriate site for the memorial. 62.41$82,000 is available only as matched,63.1one state dollar for three dollars, by63.2contributions from nonstate sources.63.3 The board shall establish design 63.4 requirements, choose the design, and 63.5 oversee construction of the memorial. 63.6 In establishing the memorial, the board 63.7 may accept money from nonstate sources 63.8 and contract with other private or 63.9 public agencies. The appropriation is 63.10 available until expended. 63.11 Sec. 93. Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 69, subdivision 63.12 1, is amended to read: 63.13 Subdivision 1. [TASK FORCE MEMBERSHIP.]An 18-memberA 63.14 19-member planning task force for library and information 63.15 services shall be established and shall be composed of: three 63.16 representatives appointed by the chancellor of the higher 63.17 education board, one of whom may be serving on the MINITEX 63.18 advisory committee; two representatives appointed by the 63.19 president of the University of Minnesota, one of whom may be 63.20 serving on the MINITEX advisory committee; one representative 63.21 appointed by the president of the Minnesota private college 63.22 council; the director of MINITEX; one representative appointed 63.23 by the commissioner of finance; one representative appointed by 63.24 the commissioner of administration; one representative appointed 63.25 by the executive director of the Minnesota higher education 63.26 coordinating board; the director of the office of library 63.27 development and services; five representatives of public 63.28 libraries appointed by the director of library development and 63.29 services; two representatives of elementary and secondary 63.30 schools appointed by the commissioner of education; and one 63.31 representative appointed by the governor. The executive 63.32 director of the Minnesota higher education coordinating board 63.33 shall confer with the other appointing authorities to ensure 63.34 that at least one-half of the task force members are employed in 63.35 occupations unrelated to library science. The executive 63.36 director of the Minnesota higher education coordinating board 63.37 shall convene the first meeting of the task force. 63.38 Sec. 94. Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3, 63.39 article 12, section 7, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 1997, 63.40 First Special Session chapter 4, article 9, section 2, and Laws 64.1 1998, chapter 270, section 4, is amended to read: 64.2 Subdivision 1. [STATE COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP.] The membership 64.3 of the Minnesota education telecommunications council 64.4 established in Laws 1993, First Special Session chapter 2, is 64.5 expanded to include representatives of elementary and secondary 64.6 education. The membership shall consist of three 64.7 representatives from the University of Minnesota; three 64.8 representatives of the board of trustees for Minnesota state 64.9 colleges and universities; one representative of the higher 64.10 education services offices; one representative appointed by the 64.11 private college council; eight representatives selected by the 64.12 commissioner of children, families, and learning, at least one 64.13 of which must come from each of the six higher education 64.14 telecommunication regions; thedirectorcommissioner ofthe64.15office of technologyadministration; two members each from the 64.16 senate and the house of representatives selected by the 64.17 subcommittee on committees of the committee on rules and 64.18 administration of the senate and the speaker of the house, one 64.19 member from each body must be a member of the minority party; 64.20 and three representatives of libraries, one representing 64.21 regional public libraries, one representing multitype libraries, 64.22 and one representing community libraries, selected by the 64.23 governor. The council shall: 64.24 (1) develop a statewide vision and plans for the use of 64.25 distance learning technologies and provide leadership in 64.26 implementing the use of such technologies; 64.27 (2) recommend to the commissioner and the legislature by 64.28 December 15, 1996, a plan for long-term governance and a 64.29 proposed structure for statewide and regional 64.30 telecommunications; 64.31 (3) recommend educational policy relating to 64.32 telecommunications; 64.33 (4) determine priorities for use; 64.34 (5) oversee coordination of networks for post-secondary 64.35 campuses, K-12 education, and regional and community libraries; 64.36 (6) review application for telecommunications access grants 65.1 under Minnesota Statutes, section 124C.74, and recommend to the 65.2 department grants for funding; 65.3 (7) determine priorities for grant funding proposals; and 65.4 (8) work with the office of technology to ensure 65.5 consistency of the operation of the learning network with 65.6 standards of an open system architecture. 65.7 The council shall consult with representatives of the 65.8 telecommunication industry in implementing this section. 65.9 Sec. 95. Laws 1997, chapter 202, article 2, section 61, is 65.10 amended to read: 65.11 Sec. 61. [VOLUNTARY UNPAID LEAVE OF ABSENCE.] 65.12 Appointing authorities in state governmentshall encourage65.13 may allow each employee to take an unpaid leave of absence for 65.14 up to 160 hours during the period ending June 30,19992001. 65.15 Each appointing authority approving such a leave shall allow the 65.16 employee to continue accruing vacation and sick leave, be 65.17 eligible for paid holidays and insurance benefits, accrue 65.18 seniority, and accrue service credit in state retirement plans 65.19 permitting service credits for authorized leaves of absence as 65.20 if the employee had actually been employed during the time of 65.21 the leave. If the leave of absence is for one full pay period 65.22 or longer, any holiday pay shall be included in the first 65.23 payroll warrant after return from the leave of absence. The 65.24 appointing authority shall attempt to grant requests for unpaid 65.25 leaves of absence consistent with the need to continue efficient 65.26 operation of the agency. However, each appointing authority 65.27 shall retain discretion to grant or refuse to grant requests for 65.28 leaves of absence and to schedule and cancel leaves, subject to 65.29 applicable provisions of collective bargaining agreements and 65.30 compensation plans. 65.31 Sec. 96. Laws 1998, chapter 366, section 2, is amended to 65.32 read: 65.33 Sec. 2. LEGISLATURE 25,000 65.34 This appropriation is to the 65.35 legislative coordinating commission for 65.36 a grant to the Council of State 65.37 Governments to organize and fund a 65.38 series of meetings between members of 66.1 the Minnesota legislature and members 66.2 of the Manitoba and Ontario 66.3 parliaments.ApproximatelyUp to six 66.4 members of each body may attend the 66.5 meetings. Meetings may involve all 66.6 three bodies or the legislature and one 66.7 of the parliaments. The meetings shall 66.8 be at the capital cities of the state 66.9 or of the provinces. This 66.10 appropriation is available until June 66.11 30, 2000. 66.12 Sec. 97. [URBAN DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL STEERING 66.13 COMMITTEE.] 66.14 Subdivision 1. [COMMITTEE; DEFINITION.] (a) The 66.15 environmental quality board shall establish an urban development 66.16 environmental steering committee consisting of representatives 66.17 of developers, environmental interests, agricultural landowners, 66.18 and other stakeholders. The urban development environmental 66.19 steering committee shall advise the environmental quality board 66.20 on the scope and content of the generic environmental impact 66.21 statement required in subdivision 2. 66.22 (b) Compensation of members and reimbursement of their 66.23 expenses is governed by Minnesota Statutes, section 15.059. The 66.24 committee expires upon completion of the generic environmental 66.25 impact statement required in subdivision 2 and presentation of 66.26 the report to the legislature. 66.27 (c) For the purposes of this section, "urban development" 66.28 means development in: 66.29 (1) cities with more than 15,000 population; and 66.30 (2) areas with densities greater than 200 people per square 66.31 mile in proximity to cities with more than 15,000 population. 66.32 Subd. 2. [GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT.] A 66.33 generic environmental impact statement must be prepared under 66.34 the direction of the environmental quality board to examine the 66.35 long-term effects of urban development, past, present, and 66.36 future, upon the economy, environment, and way of life of the 66.37 residents of this state. The study may address: 66.38 (1) the overall dimension of urban development in this 66.39 state, including the past and current trends of settlement and 66.40 population growth, the types and location of urban development, 66.41 and the relationship of past and current development patterns to 67.1 existing land use policies; 67.2 (2) environmental quality issues associated with urban 67.3 development such as the effects of urban development on air, 67.4 groundwater, surface water, and land, including the impact of 67.5 urban development on the loss of agricultural land in urbanizing 67.6 areas; 67.7 (3) economic issues such as the comparative economic impact 67.8 of alternative means of urban development, including the 67.9 economic efficiency of the alternatives; 67.10 (4) social issues such as the comparative social impact of 67.11 alternative means of urban development; and 67.12 (5) the roles of various units of government in regulating 67.13 various aspects of land use decisions. 67.14 Sec. 98. [STATE TRAVEL OFFICE.] 67.15 Subdivision 1. [STUDY.] The commissioner of administration 67.16 shall study the feasibility and potential advantages of 67.17 establishing a state travel office in the executive branch to 67.18 manage and oversee arrangements for air and surface travel by 67.19 state employees and officials. In conducting the study, the 67.20 commissioner shall consider travel procedures currently used by 67.21 the state in comparison with those used by the federal 67.22 government, other states, and private businesses. 67.23 Subd. 2. [ISSUES.] The study required by subdivision 1 67.24 must address, at a minimum: 67.25 (1) the relative merits of central versus decentralized 67.26 management and oversight of travel; 67.27 (2) current procedures used by the legislative, judicial, 67.28 and executive branches of the state as well as the Minnesota 67.29 state colleges and universities and the University of Minnesota; 67.30 (3) statutory and other authority necessary to manage and 67.31 oversee state travel; 67.32 (4) the relative merits of state operation of travel 67.33 services versus the provision of travel services by travel 67.34 agencies under contract; 67.35 (5) the use of one travel agency versus several preferred 67.36 agencies; 68.1 (6) the criteria used in selecting the preferred agencies; 68.2 (7) managing frequent-flier miles versus other options; and 68.3 (8) the use of Internet-based travel authorization and 68.4 booking versus traditional methods. 68.5 Subd. 3. [REPORT.] The commissioner shall report to the 68.6 legislature on the conclusions of the study by January 15, 68.7 2000. The report must include recommendations for any 68.8 legislation that might be necessary to implement the report's 68.9 conclusions. 68.10 Sec. 99. [BUDGET PRINCIPLES; BUDGET REVIEW.] 68.11 Subdivision 1. [PRINCIPLES.] The legislative commission on 68.12 planning and fiscal policy shall establish principles and 68.13 standards related to budgeting that simplify the process, 68.14 minimize the number of state funds and special accounts, and are 68.15 consistent with generally accepted accounting principles. The 68.16 principles must define when it is appropriate to create special 68.17 or dedicated funds and accounts, when it is appropriate to 68.18 create open appropriations from the general fund and open 68.19 appropriations of dedicated receipts, and the appropriate level 68.20 of budgetary reserves. 68.21 Subd. 2. [REVIEW OF PAST BUDGET ACTIONS.] With the 68.22 assistance of the commissioner of finance and staff of the house 68.23 and senate, the commission shall: 68.24 (1) review the biennial budget instructions issued by the 68.25 commissioner of finance for the 2000-2001 biennial budget, 68.26 specifically instructions on how to establish the budget base, 68.27 the inflation factors used, how to calculate caseload 68.28 adjustments, and related program requirements; 68.29 (2) review all statutory open and standing appropriations 68.30 and identify any that are inconsistent with the commission's 68.31 principles; 68.32 (3) review all reserve accounts and the level of reserves 68.33 and identify any that are inconsistent with the commission's 68.34 principles; and 68.35 (4) review other related issues as deemed appropriate by 68.36 the commission. 69.1 Subd. 3. [PROCESS TO REVIEW FUTURE BUDGET ACTIONS.] The 69.2 commission, in consultation with the commissioner of finance, 69.3 shall develop and recommend to the legislature a process whereby 69.4 a bill that affects the budget may be reviewed to determine 69.5 whether the appropriations and accounts it creates are 69.6 consistent with the principles adopted by the commission. The 69.7 commission shall consider how this review should be coordinated 69.8 or integrated with the process for creating fiscal notes and 69.9 whether the review should be done by staff of the executive 69.10 branch or by staff of the legislative branch. 69.11 Subd. 4. [REPORT.] The commission shall report the 69.12 principles and standards it has established, the results of its 69.13 review of past budget actions, and its recommended process for 69.14 reviewing future budget actions to the legislature and the 69.15 governor by December 1, 1999. 69.16 Sec. 100. [EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; TRANSFER.] 69.17 Responsibility for the state employee assistance program 69.18 under Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.39, subdivision 2, is 69.19 transferred from the commissioner of administration to the 69.20 commissioner of employee relations under Minnesota Statutes, 69.21 section 15.039. 69.22 Sec. 101. [OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY; TRANSFER.] 69.23 In accordance with Minnesota Statutes, sections 15.039 and 69.24 43A.045, the responsibilities of the executive director of the 69.25 office of technology under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16E, and 69.26 otherwise, are transferred to the commissioner of administration. 69.27 Sec. 102. [INSTRUCTION TO REVISOR.] 69.28 (a) The revisor of statutes shall renumber Minnesota 69.29 Statutes, section 256.482, subdivision 5a, as Minnesota 69.30 Statutes, section 16B.055, subdivision 2, and renumber the 69.31 existing text of Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.055, as 69.32 subdivision 1. 69.33 (b) In the next edition of Minnesota Statutes, the revisor 69.34 of statutes shall change the term "executive director of the 69.35 office of technology" to "commissioner of administration" and 69.36 the term "executive director," wherever it refers to the 70.1 executive director of the office of technology, to 70.2 "commissioner." 70.3 (c) The revisor of statutes shall renumber Minnesota 70.4 Statutes, section 16B.39, subdivision 2, in chapter 43A. 70.5 Sec. 103. [REPEALER.] 70.6 (a) Minnesota Rules, part 8275.0045, subpart 2, is repealed. 70.7 (b) Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 16A.103, subdivision 70.8 3; 16E.11; 16E.12; and 16E.13, are repealed. 70.9 (c) Laws 1991, chapter 235, article 5, section 3, as 70.10 amended by Laws 1995, chapter 254, article 1, section 91, is 70.11 repealed. 70.12 Sec. 104. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 70.13 (a) Section 41 is effective January 1, 2001. Section 43 is 70.14 effective July 1, 2000, with respect to preparation of the model 70.15 policies and procedures by the commissioner of administration, 70.16 and January 1, 2001, with respect to the other provisions of 70.17 section 43. 70.18 (b) Sections 56 to 58; and 83 are effective January 1, 2001. 70.19 (c) Sections 45 and 84 to 90 are effective the day 70.20 following final enactment.