SF 3784

1st Engrossment - 81st Legislature (1999 - 2000) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to appropriations; making supplemental 
  1.3             appropriations and reductions; imposing certain 
  1.4             conditions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 
  1.5             16A.11, subdivision 3; 16A.126, subdivision 2; 
  1.6             16A.642, subdivision 1; 16A.67, subdivision 1; 
  1.7             16A.671, subdivisions 1 and 2; 16B.052; 16B.121; 
  1.8             16B.48, subdivision 4; 16B.485; 16E.01, as amended; 
  1.9             16E.04, as amended; 16E.05; 16E.06; 16E.07, 
  1.10            subdivisions 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11; and 
  1.11            422A.101, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 1999 
  1.12            Supplement, sections 10A.01, subdivision 35; 16A.129, 
  1.13            subdivision 3; 16E.02, subdivision 1; and 16E.08; Laws 
  1.14            1984, chapter 597, section 22; Laws 1987, chapter 400, 
  1.15            section 25, subdivisions 1 and 5; Laws 1989, chapter 
  1.16            300, article 1, section 23, subdivision 1; Laws 1990, 
  1.17            chapter 610, article 1, section 30; Laws 1991, chapter 
  1.18            354, article 11, section 2, subdivision 1; Laws 1992, 
  1.19            chapter 558, section 28; Laws 1994, chapters 639, 
  1.20            article 3, section 5; and 643, section 31; Laws 1995, 
  1.21            First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 
  1.22            14; Laws 1996, chapter 463, section 27; Laws 1997, 
  1.23            chapter 246, section 10; Laws 1998, chapter 404, 
  1.24            section 27; Laws 1999, chapters 240, articles 1, 
  1.25            section 13, and 2, section 16; and 250, article 1, 
  1.26            sections 11; 12, subdivision 8; 14, subdivision 3; and 
  1.27            18; repealing Laws 1999, chapter 250, article 1, 
  1.28            section 15, subdivision 4. 
  1.29  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.30  Section 1.  [APPROPRIATIONS.] 
  1.31     The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are 
  1.32  appropriated from the general fund, or any other fund named, to 
  1.33  the agencies and for the purposes specified in this act, to be 
  1.34  available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.  The 
  1.35  figures "2000" and "2001" mean that the appropriation or 
  1.36  appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal 
  1.37  year ending June 30, 2000, or June 30, 2001, respectively, and 
  2.1   if an earlier appropriation was made for that purpose for that 
  2.2   year, the appropriation in this act is added to it.  Where a 
  2.3   dollar amount appears in parentheses, it means a reduction of an 
  2.4   earlier appropriation for that purpose for that year. 
  2.5                           SUMMARY BY FUND 
  2.6                                                        BIENNIAL
  2.7                             2000          2001           TOTAL
  2.8   General              $  3,599,000   $ 14,481,000   $ 18,080,000
  2.9   Special Revenue             -0-        5,449,000      5,449,000 
  2.10  TOTAL                $  3,599,000   $ 19,930,000   $ 18,329,000
  2.11                                             APPROPRIATIONS 
  2.12                                         Available for the Year 
  2.13                                             Ending June 30 
  2.14                                            2000         2001 
  2.15                                      $              $       
  2.16  Sec. 2.  SECRETARY OF STATE            4,400,000          -0-  
  2.17  To construct and maintain the Uniform 
  2.18  Commercial Code central filing system 
  2.19  required by S.F. No. 1495, if enacted, 
  2.20  to be available until June 30, 2001. 
  2.21  Sec. 3.  CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND
  2.22  DISCLOSURE BOARD                          38,000          -0-
  2.23  For legal costs for the board's defense 
  2.24  of a constitutionality challenge, to be 
  2.25  available until June 30, 2001. 
  2.26  Sec. 4.  OFFICE OF STRATEGIC AND
  2.27  LONG-RANGE PLANNING                      450,000          -0-  
  2.28  For grants of $50,000 each to regional 
  2.29  development commissions or, in regions 
  2.30  not served by regional development 
  2.31  commissions, to regional organizations 
  2.32  selected by the director, to support 
  2.33  planning work on behalf of local units 
  2.34  of government.  This appropriation is 
  2.35  available until June 30, 2001.  The 
  2.36  planning work must include, but need 
  2.37  not be limited to:  
  2.38  (1) development of local zoning 
  2.39  ordinances; 
  2.40  (2) land use plans; 
  2.41  (3) community or economic development 
  2.42  plans; 
  2.43  (4) transportation and transit plans; 
  2.44  (5) solid waste management plans; 
  2.45  (6) wastewater management plans; 
  2.46  (7) workforce development plans; 
  2.47  (8) housing development plans or market 
  3.1   analysis; 
  3.2   (9) rural health service and senior 
  3.3   nutrition plans; or 
  3.4   (10) natural resources management plans.
  3.5   Sec. 5.  ADMINISTRATION              
  3.6   Subdivision 1.  Office of   
  3.7   Technology Long-Range Plan                               
  3.8   Notwithstanding Laws 1999, chapter 250, 
  3.9   article 1, section 12, subdivision 3, 
  3.10  the appropriation for the second year 
  3.11  is available for expenditure. 
  3.12  Subd. 2.  Metropolitan    
  3.13  Radio Board                                -0-          249,000
  3.14  This appropriation is from the special 
  3.15  revenue fund. 
  3.16  Subd. 3.  Data Practices Study             -0-           60,000
  3.17  The commissioner of administration 
  3.18  shall compile information on current 
  3.19  practices of state agencies and 
  3.20  political subdivisions subject to 
  3.21  Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13, with 
  3.22  respect to the release of lists of 
  3.23  public data containing personal 
  3.24  information, such as individual names, 
  3.25  addresses, and telephone numbers.  The 
  3.26  compilation must include the following 
  3.27  information for each state agency and 
  3.28  type of political subdivision:  types 
  3.29  of data released; number of lists 
  3.30  generated per year; and costs of 
  3.31  preparing the lists and revenues 
  3.32  received. 
  3.33  The commissioner shall submit the 
  3.34  compilation to the senate judiciary 
  3.35  committee and the house civil law 
  3.36  committee and the budget divisions of 
  3.37  the senate and house by January 15, 
  3.38  2001. 
  3.39  Subd. 4.  Facilities Management            -0-        1,268,000
  3.40  To be added to the appropriation for 
  3.41  office space costs of the legislature 
  3.42  and veterans organizations, for 
  3.43  ceremonial space, and for statutorily 
  3.44  free space, in Laws 1999, chapter 250, 
  3.45  article 1, section 12, subdivision 5. 
  3.46  Sec. 6.  GAMBLING CONTROL
  3.47  BOARD                                     45,000         45,000
  3.48  For workers' compensation claims.  
  3.49  Money not expended in the first year is 
  3.50  available for expenditure in the second 
  3.51  year. 
  3.52  Sec. 7.  MINNEAPOLIS EMPLOYEES
  3.53  RETIREMENT FUND                        (1,334,000)   (1,892,000)
  3.54  This is a reduction in payments made to 
  3.55  the Minneapolis employees retirement 
  4.1   fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 
  4.2   422A.101, subdivision 3.  The reduction 
  4.3   for fiscal year 2002 is estimated to be 
  4.4   $1,892,000 and the reduction for fiscal 
  4.5   year 2003 is estimated to be $1,892,000.
  4.6      Sec. 8.  Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 
  4.7   10A.01, subdivision 35, is amended to read: 
  4.8      Subd. 35.  [PUBLIC OFFICIAL.] "Public official" means any: 
  4.9      (1) member of the legislature; 
  4.10     (2) individual employed by the legislature as secretary of 
  4.11  the senate, legislative auditor, chief clerk of the house, 
  4.12  revisor of statutes, or researcher, legislative analyst, or 
  4.13  attorney in the office of senate counsel and research or house 
  4.14  research; 
  4.15     (3) constitutional officer in the executive branch and the 
  4.16  officer's chief administrative deputy; 
  4.17     (4) solicitor general or deputy, assistant, or special 
  4.18  assistant attorney general; 
  4.19     (5) commissioner, deputy commissioner, or assistant 
  4.20  commissioner of any state department or agency as listed in 
  4.21  section 15.01 or 15.06; 
  4.22     (6) member, chief administrative officer, or deputy chief 
  4.23  administrative officer of a state board or commission that has 
  4.24  either the power to adopt, amend, or repeal rules, or the power 
  4.25  to adjudicate contested cases or appeals, other than an elected 
  4.26  tribal chair or elected Indian member serving as a member of the 
  4.27  Indian affairs council; 
  4.28     (7) individual employed in the executive branch who is 
  4.29  authorized to adopt, amend, or repeal rules or adjudicate 
  4.30  contested cases; 
  4.31     (8) executive director of the state board of investment; 
  4.32     (9) deputy of any official listed in clauses (7) and (8); 
  4.33     (10) judge of the workers' compensation court of appeals; 
  4.34     (11) administrative law judge or compensation judge in the 
  4.35  state office of administrative hearings or referee in the 
  4.36  department of economic security; 
  4.37     (12) member, regional administrator, division director, 
  4.38  general counsel, or operations manager of the metropolitan 
  5.1   council; 
  5.2      (13) member or chief administrator of a metropolitan 
  5.3   agency; 
  5.4      (14) director of the division of alcohol and gambling 
  5.5   enforcement in the department of public safety; 
  5.6      (15) member or executive director of the higher education 
  5.7   facilities authority; 
  5.8      (16) member of the board of directors or president of the 
  5.9   Minnesota world trade center corporation or Minnesota 
  5.10  Technology, Inc.; or 
  5.11     (17) member of the board of directors or executive director 
  5.12  of the Minnesota state high school league. 
  5.13     Sec. 9.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16A.11, 
  5.14  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
  5.15     Subd. 3.  [PART TWO:  DETAILED BUDGET.] (a) Part two of the 
  5.16  budget, the detailed budget estimates both of expenditures and 
  5.17  revenues, must contain any statements on the financial plan 
  5.18  which the governor believes desirable or which may be required 
  5.19  by the legislature.  The detailed estimates shall include the 
  5.20  governor's budget arranged in tabular form. 
  5.21     (b) The detailed estimates must include a separate line 
  5.22  listing the total number of professional or technical service 
  5.23  contracts and the total cost of those contracts for the prior 
  5.24  biennium and the projected number of professional or technical 
  5.25  service contracts and the projected costs of those contracts for 
  5.26  the current and upcoming biennium.  They must also include a 
  5.27  summary of the personnel employed by the agency, reflected as 
  5.28  full-time equivalent positions, and the number of professional 
  5.29  or technical service consultants for the current biennium. 
  5.30     (c) The detailed estimates for internal service funds must 
  5.31  include the number of full-time equivalents by program; detail 
  5.32  on any loans from the general fund, including dollar amounts by 
  5.33  program; proposed investments in technology or equipment of 
  5.34  $100,000 or more; an explanation of any operating losses or 
  5.35  increases in retained earnings; and a history of the rates that 
  5.36  have been charged, with an explanation of any rate changes and 
  6.1   the impact of the rate changes on affected agencies. 
  6.2      Sec. 10.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16A.126, 
  6.3   subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
  6.4      Subd. 2.  [IMMEDIATE NEEDS.] To reduce reserves for 
  6.5   unforeseen needs, and so reduce these rates, the commissioner 
  6.6   may transfer money from the general fund to a revolving fund.  
  6.7   Before doing so, the commissioner must decide there is not 
  6.8   enough money in the revolving fund for an immediate, necessary 
  6.9   expenditure.  The amount necessary to make the transfer is 
  6.10  appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of 
  6.11  finance.  The commissioner shall report the amount and purpose 
  6.12  of the transfer to the chair of the committee or division in the 
  6.13  senate and house of representatives with primary jurisdiction 
  6.14  over the budget of the department of finance. 
  6.15     Sec. 11.  Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 
  6.16  16A.129, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
  6.17     Subd. 3.  [CASH ADVANCES.] When the operations of any 
  6.18  nongeneral fund account would be impeded by projected cash 
  6.19  deficiencies resulting from delays in the receipt of grants, 
  6.20  dedicated income, or other similar receivables, and when the 
  6.21  deficiencies would be corrected within the budget period 
  6.22  involved, the commissioner of finance may use general fund cash 
  6.23  reserves to meet cash demands.  If funds are transferred from 
  6.24  the general fund to meet cash flow needs, the cash flow 
  6.25  transfers must be returned to the general fund as soon as 
  6.26  sufficient cash balances are available in the account to which 
  6.27  the transfer was made.  The fund to which general fund cash was 
  6.28  advanced must pay interest on the cash advance at a rate 
  6.29  comparable to the rate earned by the state on invested 
  6.30  treasurer's cash, as determined monthly by the commissioner.  An 
  6.31  amount necessary to pay the interest is appropriated from the 
  6.32  nongeneral fund to which the cash advance was made.  Any 
  6.33  interest earned on general fund cash flow transfers accrues to 
  6.34  the general fund and not to the accounts or funds to which the 
  6.35  transfer was made.  The commissioner may advance general fund 
  6.36  cash reserves to nongeneral fund accounts where the receipts 
  7.1   from other governmental units cannot be collected within the 
  7.2   budget period. 
  7.3      Sec. 12.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16A.642, 
  7.4   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  7.5      Subdivision 1.  [REPORTS.] (a) The commissioner of finance 
  7.6   shall report to the chairs of the senate committee on finance 
  7.7   and the house of representatives committees on ways and means 
  7.8   and on capital investment by February 1 of each odd-numbered 
  7.9   year on the following: 
  7.10     (1) all laws authorizing the issuance of state bonds for 
  7.11  state or local government building projects enacted more than 
  7.12  five years before February 1 of that odd-numbered year; the 
  7.13  projects authorized to be acquired and constructed with the bond 
  7.14  proceeds for which less than 100 percent of the authorized total 
  7.15  cost has been expended, encumbered, or otherwise obligated; the 
  7.16  cost of contracts to be let in accordance with existing plans 
  7.17  and specifications shall be considered expended for this report; 
  7.18  and the amount of bonds not issued and bond proceeds held but 
  7.19  not previously expended, encumbered, or otherwise obligated for 
  7.20  these projects; and 
  7.21     (2) all laws authorizing the issuance of state bonds for 
  7.22  state or local government programs or projects other than those 
  7.23  described in clause (1), enacted more than five years before 
  7.24  February 1 of that odd-numbered year; and the amount of bonds 
  7.25  not issued and bond proceeds held but not previously expended, 
  7.26  encumbered, or otherwise obligated for these programs and 
  7.27  projects. 
  7.28     (b) The commissioner shall also report on bond 
  7.29  authorizations or bond proceed balances that may be canceled 
  7.30  because projects have been canceled, completed, or otherwise 
  7.31  concluded, or because the purposes for which the bonds were 
  7.32  authorized or issued have been canceled, completed, or otherwise 
  7.33  concluded.  The bond authorizations or bond proceed balances 
  7.34  that are unencumbered or otherwise not obligated that are 
  7.35  reported by the commissioner under this subdivision are 
  7.36  canceled, effective July 1 of the year of the report, unless 
  8.1   specifically reauthorized by act of the legislature. 
  8.2      Sec. 13.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16A.67, 
  8.3   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  8.4      Subdivision 1.  [AUTHORIZATION.] The commissioner of 
  8.5   finance, upon request of the governor, is authorized to sell and 
  8.6   issue state bonds to fund the judgment rendered against the 
  8.7   state by the Minnesota supreme court in Cambridge State Bank et 
  8.8   al. v. James, 514 N.W. 2d 565, on April 1, 1994, and related 
  8.9   claims, and interest accrued on the judgment and related claims, 
  8.10  to fund any bond reserve determined to be necessary, and to pay 
  8.11  costs of issuance of the bonds.  The proceeds of the bonds are 
  8.12  appropriated for these purposes.  The principal amount of the 
  8.13  bonds shall not exceed $400,000,000.  The bonds shall be sold 
  8.14  and issued upon such terms and in such manner as the 
  8.15  commissioner shall determine to be in the best interests of the 
  8.16  state.  The final maturity of the bonds shall be not later than 
  8.17  June 30, 2005. 
  8.18     Sec. 14.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16A.671, 
  8.19  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  8.20     Subdivision 1.  [AUTHORITY; ADVISORY RECOMMENDATION.] To 
  8.21  ensure that cash is available when needed to pay warrants drawn 
  8.22  on the general fund under appropriations and allotments, the 
  8.23  governor may authorize the commissioner may (1) to issue 
  8.24  certificates of indebtedness in anticipation of the collection 
  8.25  of taxes levied for and other revenues appropriated to the 
  8.26  general fund for expenditure during each biennium; and (2) to 
  8.27  issue additional certificates to refund outstanding certificates 
  8.28  and interest on them, under the constitution, article XI, 
  8.29  section 6.  
  8.30     Sec. 15.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16A.671, 
  8.31  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
  8.32     Subd. 2.  [ADVISORY RECOMMENDATION.] Before certificates 
  8.33  are initially sold by any of the methods authorized in 
  8.34  subdivision 6, the governor commissioner shall seek the advisory 
  8.35  recommendation of the legislative advisory commission, or if 
  8.36  there is no commission, the executive council, on (1) the 
  9.1   necessity of issuing them, (2) the terms and conditions of the 
  9.2   sale, and (3) the maximum amount to be issued and outstanding 
  9.3   under the authorization.  If the commission or council does not 
  9.4   make a recommendation promptly, the recommendation is negative.  
  9.5   An additional recommendation is not required for refunding 
  9.6   outstanding certificates or for each issuance of certificates in 
  9.7   accordance with an approved line of credit, underwriting, or 
  9.8   placement agreement. 
  9.9      Sec. 16.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16B.052, is 
  9.10  amended to read: 
  9.11     16B.052 [AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER FUNDS.] 
  9.12     The commissioner may, with the approval of the commissioner 
  9.13  of finance, transfer from an internal service or enterprise fund 
  9.14  account to another internal service or enterprise fund account, 
  9.15  any contributed capital appropriated by the legislature.  The 
  9.16  transfer may be made only to provide working capital or positive 
  9.17  cash flow in the account to which the money is transferred.  The 
  9.18  commissioner shall report the amount and purpose of the transfer 
  9.19  to the chair of the committee or division in the senate and 
  9.20  house of representatives with primary jurisdiction over the 
  9.21  budget of the department of administration.  The transfer must 
  9.22  be repaid within 18 months.  
  9.23     Sec. 17.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16B.121, is 
  9.24  amended to read: 
  9.25     16B.121 [PURCHASE OF RECYCLED, REPAIRABLE, AND DURABLE 
  9.26  MATERIALS.] 
  9.27     The commissioner shall take the recycled content and 
  9.28  recyclability of commodities to be purchased into consideration 
  9.29  in bid specifications.  When feasible and when the price of 
  9.30  recycled materials does not exceed the price of nonrecycled 
  9.31  materials by more than ten percent, the commissioner, and state 
  9.32  agencies when purchasing under delegated authority, shall 
  9.33  purchase recycled materials.  In order to maximize the quantity 
  9.34  and quality of recycled materials purchased, the commissioner, 
  9.35  and state agencies when purchasing under delegated authority, 
  9.36  may also use other appropriate procedures to acquire recycled 
 10.1   materials at the most economical cost to the state.  
 10.2      The commissioner shall regularly consult with the office of 
 10.3   environmental assistance, state agencies, and other interested 
 10.4   parties to update the department's specifications for recycled 
 10.5   content and other environmentally preferable products, 
 10.6   consistent with other state procurement requirements.  In 
 10.7   updating its specifications, the department shall take into 
 10.8   account the United States Environmental Protection Agency's 
 10.9   Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines. 
 10.10     Each year the department shall issue a public report 
 10.11  listing environmentally preferable products and the products' 
 10.12  key environmental attributes, reporting benchmarks for recycled 
 10.13  content or other environmentally preferable products, and 
 10.14  discussing progress by state agencies in achieving the 
 10.15  benchmarks. 
 10.16     When purchasing commodities and services, the commissioner, 
 10.17  and state agencies when purchasing under delegated authority, 
 10.18  shall apply and promote the preferred waste management practices 
 10.19  listed in section 115A.02, with special emphasis on reduction of 
 10.20  the quantity and toxicity of materials in waste.  The 
 10.21  commissioner, and state agencies when purchasing under delegated 
 10.22  authority, in developing bid specifications, shall consider the 
 10.23  extent to which a commodity or product is durable, reusable, or 
 10.24  recyclable and marketable through the state resource recovery 
 10.25  program and the extent to which the commodity or product 
 10.26  contains postconsumer material. 
 10.27     Sec. 18.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16B.48, 
 10.28  subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
 10.29     Subd. 4.  [REIMBURSEMENTS.] Except as specifically provided 
 10.30  otherwise by law, each agency shall reimburse intertechnologies 
 10.31  and general services revolving funds for the cost of all 
 10.32  services, supplies, materials, labor, and depreciation of 
 10.33  equipment, including reasonable overhead costs, which the 
 10.34  commissioner is authorized and directed to furnish an agency.  
 10.35  The cost of all publications or other materials produced by the 
 10.36  commissioner and financed from the general services revolving 
 11.1   fund must include reasonable overhead costs.  The commissioner 
 11.2   of administration shall report the rates to be charged for each 
 11.3   revolving fund no later than July 1 each year to the chair of 
 11.4   the committee or division in the senate and house of 
 11.5   representatives with primary jurisdiction over the budget of the 
 11.6   department of administration.  The commissioner of finance shall 
 11.7   make appropriate transfers to the revolving funds described in 
 11.8   this section when requested by the commissioner of 
 11.9   administration.  The commissioner of administration may make 
 11.10  allotments, encumbrances, and, with the approval of the 
 11.11  commissioner of finance, disbursements in anticipation of such 
 11.12  transfers.  In addition, the commissioner of administration, 
 11.13  with the approval of the commissioner of finance, may require an 
 11.14  agency to make advance payments to the revolving funds in this 
 11.15  section sufficient to cover the agency's estimated obligation 
 11.16  for a period of at least 60 days.  All reimbursements and other 
 11.17  money received by the commissioner of administration under this 
 11.18  section must be deposited in the appropriate revolving fund.  
 11.19  Any earnings remaining in the fund established to account for 
 11.20  the documents service prescribed by section 16B.51 at the end of 
 11.21  each fiscal year not otherwise needed for present or future 
 11.22  operations, as determined by the commissioners of administration 
 11.23  and finance, must be transferred to the general fund.  
 11.24     Sec. 19.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16B.485, is 
 11.25  amended to read: 
 11.26     16B.485 [INTERFUND LOANS.] 
 11.27     The commissioner may, with the approval of the commissioner 
 11.28  of finance, make loans from an internal service or enterprise 
 11.29  fund to another internal service or enterprise fund, and the 
 11.30  amount necessary is appropriated from the fund that makes the 
 11.31  loan.  The commissioner shall report the amount and purpose of 
 11.32  the loan to the chair of the committee or division in the senate 
 11.33  and house of representatives with primary jurisdiction over the 
 11.34  budget of the department of administration.  The term of a loan 
 11.35  made under this section must be not more than 24 months. 
 11.36     Sec. 20.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16E.01, as 
 12.1   amended by Laws 1999, chapter 250, article 1, section 68, is 
 12.2   amended to read: 
 12.3      16E.01 [OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY POLICY BUREAU.] 
 12.4      Subdivision 1.  [PURPOSE.] The office of technology policy 
 12.5   bureau, referred to in this chapter as the "office," "bureau," 
 12.6   is under the supervision of the commissioner of administration.  
 12.7   The office bureau shall provide leadership and direction for 
 12.8   information and communications technology policy in Minnesota.  
 12.9   The office bureau shall coordinate strategic investments in 
 12.10  information and communications technology to encourage the 
 12.11  development of a technically literate society and to ensure 
 12.12  sufficient access to and efficient delivery of government 
 12.13  services.  
 12.14     Subd. 2.  [DISCRETIONARY POWERS.] The office bureau may: 
 12.15     (1) enter into contracts for goods or services with public 
 12.16  or private organizations and charge fees for services it 
 12.17  provides; 
 12.18     (2) apply for, receive, and expend money from public 
 12.19  agencies; 
 12.20     (3) apply for, accept, and disburse grants and other aids 
 12.21  from the federal government and other public or private sources; 
 12.22     (4) enter into contracts with agencies of the federal 
 12.23  government, local governmental units, the University of 
 12.24  Minnesota and other educational institutions, and private 
 12.25  persons and other nongovernmental organizations as necessary to 
 12.26  perform its statutory duties; 
 12.27     (5) appoint committees and task forces of not more than two 
 12.28  years' duration to assist the office bureau in carrying out its 
 12.29  duties; 
 12.30     (6) sponsor and conduct conferences and studies, collect 
 12.31  and disseminate information, and issue reports relating to 
 12.32  information and communications technology issues; 
 12.33     (7) participate in the activities of standards bodies and 
 12.34  other appropriate conferences related to information and 
 12.35  communications technology issues; 
 12.36     (8) review the technology infrastructure of regions of the 
 13.1   state and cooperate with and make recommendations to the 
 13.2   governor, legislature, state agencies, local governments, local 
 13.3   technology development agencies, the federal government, private 
 13.4   businesses, and individuals for the realization of information 
 13.5   and communications technology infrastructure development 
 13.6   potential; 
 13.7      (9) sponsor, support, and facilitate innovative and 
 13.8   collaborative economic and community development and government 
 13.9   services projects, including technology initiatives related to 
 13.10  culture and the arts, with public and private organizations; and 
 13.11     (10) review and recommend alternative sourcing strategies 
 13.12  for state information and communications systems. 
 13.13     Subd. 3.  [DUTIES.] The office bureau shall: 
 13.14     (1) coordinate the efficient and effective use of available 
 13.15  federal, state, local, and private resources to develop 
 13.16  statewide information and communications technology and its 
 13.17  infrastructure; 
 13.18     (2) review state agency and intergovernmental information 
 13.19  and communications systems development efforts involving state 
 13.20  or intergovernmental funding, provide information to the 
 13.21  legislature regarding projects reviewed, and recommend projects 
 13.22  for inclusion in the governor's budget under section 16A.11; 
 13.23     (3) encourage cooperation and collaboration among state and 
 13.24  local governments in developing intergovernmental communication 
 13.25  and information systems, and define the structure and 
 13.26  responsibilities of the information policy council; 
 13.27     (4) cooperate and collaborate with the legislative and 
 13.28  judicial branches in the development of information and 
 13.29  communications systems in those branches; 
 13.30     (5) continue the development of North Star, the state's 
 13.31  official comprehensive online service and information 
 13.32  initiative; 
 13.33     (6) promote and collaborate with the state's agencies in 
 13.34  the state's transition to an effectively competitive 
 13.35  telecommunications market; 
 13.36     (7) collaborate with entities carrying out education and 
 14.1   lifelong learning initiatives to assist Minnesotans in 
 14.2   developing technical literacy and obtaining access to ongoing 
 14.3   learning resources; 
 14.4      (8) promote and coordinate public information access and 
 14.5   network initiatives, consistent with chapter 13, to connect 
 14.6   Minnesota's citizens and communities to each other, to their 
 14.7   governments, and to the world; 
 14.8      (9) promote and coordinate electronic commerce initiatives 
 14.9   to ensure that Minnesota businesses and citizens can 
 14.10  successfully compete in the global economy; 
 14.11     (10) promote and coordinate the regular and periodic 
 14.12  reinvestment in the core information and communications 
 14.13  technology infrastructure so that state and local government 
 14.14  agencies can effectively and efficiently serve their customers; 
 14.15     (11) facilitate the cooperative development of standards 
 14.16  for information systems, electronic data practices and privacy, 
 14.17  and electronic commerce among international, national, state, 
 14.18  and local public and private organizations; and 
 14.19     (12) work with others to avoid unnecessary duplication of 
 14.20  existing services provided by other public and private 
 14.21  organizations while building on the existing governmental, 
 14.22  educational, business, health care, and economic development 
 14.23  infrastructures. 
 14.24     Sec. 21.  Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 
 14.25  16E.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 14.26     Subdivision 1.  [OFFICE BUREAU MANAGEMENT AND STRUCTURE.] 
 14.27  The commissioner of administration is the state's chief 
 14.28  information officer and technology advisor to the governor.  The 
 14.29  staff of the office bureau must include individuals 
 14.30  knowledgeable in information and communications technology.  
 14.31     Sec. 22.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16E.04, as 
 14.32  amended by Laws 1999, chapter 250, article 1, section 114, is 
 14.33  amended to read: 
 14.34     16E.04 [INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY POLICY.] 
 14.35     Subdivision 1.  [DEVELOPMENT.] The office bureau shall 
 14.36  coordinate with state agencies in developing and establishing 
 15.1   policies and standards for state agencies to follow in 
 15.2   developing and purchasing information and communications systems 
 15.3   and training appropriate persons in their use.  The office 
 15.4   bureau shall develop, promote, and coordinate state technology, 
 15.5   architecture, standards and guidelines, information needs 
 15.6   analysis techniques, contracts for the purchase of equipment and 
 15.7   services, and training of state agency personnel on these issues.
 15.8      Subd. 2.  [RESPONSIBILITIES.] (a) In addition to other 
 15.9   activities prescribed by law, the office bureau shall carry out 
 15.10  the duties set out in this subdivision. 
 15.11     (b) The office bureau shall develop and establish a state 
 15.12  information architecture to ensure that further state agency 
 15.13  development and purchase of information and communications 
 15.14  systems, equipment, and services is designed to ensure that 
 15.15  individual agency information systems complement and do not 
 15.16  needlessly duplicate or conflict with the systems of other 
 15.17  agencies.  When state agencies have need for the same or similar 
 15.18  public data, the commissioner, in coordination with the affected 
 15.19  agencies, shall promote the most efficient and cost-effective 
 15.20  method of producing and storing data for or sharing data between 
 15.21  those agencies.  The development of this information 
 15.22  architecture must include the establishment of standards and 
 15.23  guidelines to be followed by state agencies. 
 15.24     (c) The office bureau shall assist state agencies in the 
 15.25  planning and management of information systems so that an 
 15.26  individual information system reflects and supports the state 
 15.27  agency's mission and the state's requirements and functions. 
 15.28     (d) The office bureau shall review agency requests for 
 15.29  legislative appropriations for the development or purchase of 
 15.30  information systems equipment or software. 
 15.31     (e) The office bureau shall review major purchases of 
 15.32  information systems equipment to: 
 15.33     (1) ensure that the equipment follows the standards and 
 15.34  guidelines of the state information architecture; 
 15.35     (2) ensure that the equipment is consistent with the 
 15.36  information management principles adopted by the information 
 16.1   policy council; 
 16.2      (3) evaluate whether the agency's proposed purchase 
 16.3   reflects a cost-effective policy regarding volume purchasing; 
 16.4   and 
 16.5      (4) ensure that the equipment is consistent with other 
 16.6   systems in other state agencies so that data can be shared among 
 16.7   agencies, unless the office bureau determines that the agency 
 16.8   purchasing the equipment has special needs justifying the 
 16.9   inconsistency. 
 16.10     (f) The office bureau shall review the operation of 
 16.11  information systems by state agencies and provide advice and 
 16.12  assistance to ensure that these systems are operated efficiently 
 16.13  and continually meet the standards and guidelines established by 
 16.14  the office bureau.  The standards and guidelines must emphasize 
 16.15  uniformity that encourages information interchange, open systems 
 16.16  environments, and portability of information whenever 
 16.17  practicable and consistent with an agency's authority and 
 16.18  chapter 13.  The office bureau, in consultation with the 
 16.19  intergovernmental information systems advisory council and the 
 16.20  legislative reference library, shall recommend specific 
 16.21  standards and guidelines for each state agency within a time 
 16.22  period fixed by the office bureau in regard to the following: 
 16.23     (1) establishing methods and systems directed at reducing 
 16.24  and ultimately eliminating redundant storage of data; and 
 16.25     (2) establishing information sales systems that utilize 
 16.26  licensing and royalty agreements to the greatest extent 
 16.27  possible, together with procedures for agency denial of requests 
 16.28  for licenses or royalty agreements by commercial users or 
 16.29  resellers of the information.  Section 3.751 does not apply to 
 16.30  those licensing and royalty agreements, and the agreements must 
 16.31  include provisions that section 3.751 does not apply and that 
 16.32  the state is immune from liability under the agreement. 
 16.33     (g) The office bureau shall conduct a comprehensive review 
 16.34  at least every three years of the information systems 
 16.35  investments that have been made by state agencies and higher 
 16.36  education institutions.  The review must include recommendations 
 17.1   on any information systems applications that could be provided 
 17.2   in a more cost-beneficial manner by an outside source.  
 17.3   The office bureau must report the results of its review to the 
 17.4   legislature and the governor. 
 17.5      (h) The office bureau shall report to the legislature by 
 17.6   January 15 of each year on progress in implementing paragraph 
 17.7   (f), clauses (1) and (2). 
 17.8      Sec. 23.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16E.05, is 
 17.9   amended to read: 
 17.10     16E.05 [GOVERNMENT INFORMATION ACCESS.] 
 17.11     Subdivision 1.  [DUTIES.] The office bureau, in 
 17.12  consultation with interested persons, shall: 
 17.13     (1) coordinate statewide efforts by units of state and 
 17.14  local government to plan for and develop a system for providing 
 17.15  access to government services; 
 17.16     (2) make recommendations to facilitate coordination and 
 17.17  assistance of demonstration projects; and 
 17.18     (3) explore ways and means to improve citizen and business 
 17.19  access to public services, including implementation of 
 17.20  technological improvements. 
 17.21     Subd. 2.  [APPROVAL OF STATE AGENCY INITIATIVES.] A state 
 17.22  agency shall coordinate with the office bureau when implementing 
 17.23  a new initiative for providing electronic access to state 
 17.24  government information. 
 17.25     Subd. 3.  [CAPITAL INVESTMENT.] No state agency may propose 
 17.26  or implement a capital investment plan for a state office 
 17.27  building unless: 
 17.28     (1) the agency has developed a plan for increasing 
 17.29  telecommuting by employees who would normally work in the 
 17.30  building, or the agency has prepared a statement describing why 
 17.31  such a plan is not practicable; and 
 17.32     (2) the plan or statement has been reviewed by the office 
 17.33  bureau. 
 17.34     Sec. 24.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16E.06, is 
 17.35  amended to read: 
 17.36     16E.06 [DATA PRIVACY.] 
 18.1      The following data submitted to the office bureau by 
 18.2   businesses are private data on individuals or nonpublic data:  
 18.3   financial statements, business plans, income and expense 
 18.4   projections, customer lists, and market and feasibility studies 
 18.5   not paid for with public funds. 
 18.6      Sec. 25.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16E.07, 
 18.7   subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 18.8      Subd. 2.  [ESTABLISHED.] The office bureau shall establish 
 18.9   "North Star" as the state's comprehensive government online 
 18.10  information service.  North Star is the state's governmental 
 18.11  framework for coordinating and collaborating in providing online 
 18.12  government information and services.  Government agencies that 
 18.13  provide electronic access to government information are 
 18.14  requested to make available to North Star their most frequently 
 18.15  requested public data.  
 18.16     Sec. 26.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16E.07, 
 18.17  subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
 18.18     Subd. 5.  [PARTICIPATION; CONSULTATION; GUIDELINES.] The 
 18.19  North Star staff shall consult with governmental and 
 18.20  nongovernmental organizations to establish rules for 
 18.21  participation in the North Star service.  Government units 
 18.22  planning, developing, or providing publicly accessible online 
 18.23  services shall provide access through and collaborate with North 
 18.24  Star and formally register with the office bureau.  The 
 18.25  University of Minnesota is requested to establish online 
 18.26  connections and collaborate with North Star.  Units of the 
 18.27  legislature shall make their services available through North 
 18.28  Star.  Government units may be required to submit standardized 
 18.29  directory and general content for core services but are not 
 18.30  required to purchase core services from North Star.  North Star 
 18.31  shall promote broad public access to the sources of online 
 18.32  information or services through multiple technologies.  
 18.33     Sec. 27.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16E.07, 
 18.34  subdivision 6, is amended to read: 
 18.35     Subd. 6.  [FEES.] The office bureau shall establish fees 
 18.36  for technical and transaction services for government units 
 19.1   through North Star.  Fees must be credited to the North Star 
 19.2   account.  The office bureau may not charge a fee for viewing or 
 19.3   inspecting data made available through North Star or linked 
 19.4   facilities, unless specifically authorized by law. 
 19.5      Sec. 28.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16E.07, 
 19.6   subdivision 7, is amended to read: 
 19.7      Subd. 7.  [NORTH STAR ACCOUNT.] The North Star account is 
 19.8   created in the special revenue fund.  The account consists of: 
 19.9      (1) grants received from nonstate entities; 
 19.10     (2) fees and charges collected by the office bureau; 
 19.11     (3) gifts, donations, and bequests made to the office 
 19.12  bureau; and 
 19.13     (4) other money credited to the account by law. 
 19.14     Money in the account is appropriated to the office bureau 
 19.15  to be used to continue the development of the North Star project.
 19.16     Sec. 29.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16E.07, 
 19.17  subdivision 8, is amended to read: 
 19.18     Subd. 8.  [SECURE TRANSACTION SYSTEM.] The office bureau 
 19.19  shall plan and develop a secure transaction system to support 
 19.20  delivery of government services electronically. 
 19.21     Sec. 30.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16E.07, 
 19.22  subdivision 9, is amended to read: 
 19.23     Subd. 9.  [AGGREGATION OF SERVICE DEMAND.] The office 
 19.24  bureau shall identify opportunities to aggregate demand for 
 19.25  technical services required by government units for online 
 19.26  activities and may contract with governmental or nongovernmental 
 19.27  entities to provide services.  These contracts are not subject 
 19.28  to the requirements of chapters 16B and 16C, except sections 
 19.29  16C.04, 16C.07, 16C.08, and 16C.09. 
 19.30     Sec. 31.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16E.07, 
 19.31  subdivision 10, is amended to read: 
 19.32     Subd. 10.  [OUTREACH.] The office bureau may promote the 
 19.33  availability of government online information and services 
 19.34  through public outreach and education.  Public network expansion 
 19.35  in communities through libraries, schools, colleges, local 
 19.36  government, and other community access points must include 
 20.1   access to North Star.  North Star may make materials available 
 20.2   to those public sites to promote awareness of the service. 
 20.3      Sec. 32.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16E.07, 
 20.4   subdivision 11, is amended to read: 
 20.5      Subd. 11.  [ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT COLLABORATION.] The office 
 20.6   bureau shall identify information technology services with broad 
 20.7   public impact and advanced development requirements.  Those 
 20.8   services shall assist in the development of and utilization of 
 20.9   core services to the greatest extent possible where appropriate, 
 20.10  cost-effective, and technically feasible.  This includes, but is 
 20.11  not limited to, higher education, statewide online library, 
 20.12  economic and community development, and K-12 educational 
 20.13  technology services.  North Star shall participate in electronic 
 20.14  commerce research and development initiatives with the 
 20.15  University of Minnesota and other partners.  The statewide 
 20.16  online library service shall consult, collaborate, and work with 
 20.17  North Star to ensure development of proposals for advanced 
 20.18  government information locator and electronic depository and 
 20.19  archive systems. 
 20.20     Sec. 33.  Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 
 20.21  16E.08, is amended to read: 
 20.22     16E.08 [BUSINESS LICENSE INFORMATION.] 
 20.23     The office technology policy bureau shall coordinate the 
 20.24  design, establishment, implementation, and maintenance of an 
 20.25  electronic system to allow the public to retrieve by computer 
 20.26  information prepared by the department of trade and economic 
 20.27  development bureau of business licenses on licenses and their 
 20.28  requirements.  The office technology policy bureau shall 
 20.29  establish the format and standards for retrieval consistent with 
 20.30  state information and data interchange policies.  The electronic 
 20.31  system must also be designed to allow the public to apply for 
 20.32  and obtain business licenses and permits on line.  The office 
 20.33  technology policy bureau shall integrate the system with the 
 20.34  North Star online information system.  The office technology 
 20.35  policy bureau shall work in collaboration with the department of 
 20.36  trade and economic development bureau of business licenses.  The 
 21.1   bureau of business licenses is responsible for creating and 
 21.2   maintaining the information on licenses and their requirements.  
 21.3   The technology policy bureau is responsible for operating the 
 21.4   business license and permit online system. 
 21.5      Sec. 34.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 422A.101, 
 21.6   subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 21.7      Subd. 3.  [STATE CONTRIBUTIONS.] (a) Subject to the 
 21.8   limitation set forth in paragraph (c), the state shall pay to 
 21.9   the Minneapolis employees retirement fund annually an amount 
 21.10  equal to the amount calculated under paragraph (b). 
 21.11     (b) The payment amount is an amount equal to the financial 
 21.12  requirements of the Minneapolis employees retirement fund 
 21.13  reported in the actuarial valuation of the fund prepared by the 
 21.14  commission-retained actuary pursuant to section 356.215 for the 
 21.15  most recent year but based on a target date for full 
 21.16  amortization of the unfunded actuarial accrued liabilities by 
 21.17  June 30, 2020, less the amount of employee contributions 
 21.18  required pursuant to section 422A.10, and the amount of employer 
 21.19  contributions required pursuant to subdivisions 1a, 2, and 2a.  
 21.20  Payments shall be made in four equal installments, occurring on 
 21.21  March 15, July 15, September 15, and November 15 annually.  
 21.22     (c) The annual state contribution under this subdivision 
 21.23  may not exceed $10,455,000 through fiscal year 1998 and 
 21.24  $9,000,000 beginning in fiscal year 1999, plus the cost of the 
 21.25  annual supplemental benefit determined under section 356.865. 
 21.26     (d) If the amount determined under paragraph (b) exceeds 
 21.27  $11,910,000, the excess must be allocated to and paid to the 
 21.28  fund by the employers identified in subdivisions 1a and 2, other 
 21.29  than units of metropolitan government.  Each employer's share of 
 21.30  the excess is proportionate to the employer's share of the 
 21.31  fund's unfunded actuarial accrued liability as disclosed in the 
 21.32  annual actuarial valuation prepared by the actuary retained by 
 21.33  the legislative commission on pensions and retirement compared 
 21.34  to the total unfunded actuarial accrued liability attributed to 
 21.35  all employers identified in subdivisions 1a and 2, other than 
 21.36  units of metropolitan government.  Payments must be made in 
 22.1   equal installments as set forth in paragraph (b). 
 22.2      Sec. 35.  Laws 1984, chapter 597, section 22, is amended to 
 22.3   read: 
 22.4      Sec. 22.  [TRANSPORTATION BONDS.] 
 22.5      To provide the money appropriated in this act from the 
 22.6   state transportation fund the commissioner of finance upon 
 22.7   request of the governor shall sell and issue bonds of the state 
 22.8   in an amount up to $16,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, 
 22.9   and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 
 22.10  174.50, 174.51, and by the Constitution, article XI, sections 4 
 22.11  to 7.  
 22.12     Sec. 36.  Laws 1987, chapter 400, section 25, subdivision 
 22.13  1, is amended to read: 
 22.14     Subdivision 1.  [BUILDING FUND.] To provide the money 
 22.15  appropriated in this act from the state building fund the 
 22.16  commissioner of finance on request of the governor shall sell 
 22.17  and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $370,972,200 in 
 22.18  the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by 
 22.19  Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the 
 22.20  Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.  
 22.21     Sec. 37.  Laws 1987, chapter 400, section 25, subdivision 
 22.22  5, is amended to read: 
 22.23     Subd. 5.  [WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FUND.] To provide the 
 22.24  money appropriated in this act from the water pollution control 
 22.25  fund the commissioner of finance on request of the governor 
 22.26  shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to 
 22.27  $66,747,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect 
 22.28  prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, 
 22.29  and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. 
 22.30  The proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and any 
 22.31  premium received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited to a 
 22.32  bond proceeds account in the water pollution control fund. 
 22.33     Sec. 38.  Laws 1989, chapter 300, article 1, section 23, 
 22.34  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 22.35     Subdivision 1.  [BUILDING FUND.] To provide the money 
 22.36  appropriated in this act from the state building fund the 
 23.1   commissioner of finance on request of the governor shall sell 
 23.2   and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $142,585,000 in 
 23.3   the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by 
 23.4   Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the 
 23.5   Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. 
 23.6      Sec. 39.  Laws 1990, chapter 610, article 1, section 30, is 
 23.7   amended to read: 
 23.8      Sec. 30.  [BOND SALE.] 
 23.9      Subdivision 1.  [BOND PROCEEDS FUND.] To provide the money 
 23.10  appropriated in this act from the state bond proceeds fund the 
 23.11  commissioner of finance, on request of the governor, shall sell 
 23.12  and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $109,525,000 in 
 23.13  the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by 
 23.14  Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the 
 23.15  Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.  
 23.16     Subd. 2.  [INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FUND.] To provide the 
 23.17  money appropriated in this act from the infrastructure 
 23.18  development fund, the commissioner of finance, on request of the 
 23.19  governor, shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount 
 23.20  up to $243,665,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the 
 23.21  effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 
 23.22  16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 
 23.23  4 to 7. 
 23.24     Subd. 3.  [TRANSPORTATION FUND.] To provide the money 
 23.25  appropriated in this act from the state transportation fund, the 
 23.26  commissioner of finance, on request of the governor, shall sell 
 23.27  and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $11,200,000 in 
 23.28  the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by 
 23.29  Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the 
 23.30  Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.  The 
 23.31  proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and any premium 
 23.32  received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited to a bond 
 23.33  proceeds account in the state transportation fund. 
 23.34     Sec. 40.  Laws 1991, chapter 354, article 11, section 2, 
 23.35  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 23.36     Subdivision 1.  (a) To provide the money appropriated from 
 24.1   the bond proceeds fund in 1991 S.F. No. 1533, the commissioner 
 24.2   of finance on request of the governor shall sell and issue bonds 
 24.3   of the state in an amount up to $16,000,000 in the manner, upon 
 24.4   the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, 
 24.5   sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, 
 24.6   article XI. 
 24.7      (b) To provide the money appropriated from the bond 
 24.8   proceeds fund in this act, the commissioner of finance on 
 24.9   request of the governor shall sell and issue bonds of the state 
 24.10  in an amount up to $12,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, 
 24.11  and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 
 24.12  16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article 
 24.13  XI. 
 24.14     Sec. 41.  Laws 1992, chapter 558, section 28, is amended to 
 24.15  read: 
 24.16     Sec. 28.  [BOND SALE.] 
 24.17     Subdivision 1.  [BOND PROCEEDS FUND.] To provide the money 
 24.18  appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds fund the 
 24.19  commissioner of finance, on request of the governor, shall sell 
 24.20  and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $231,695,000 in 
 24.21  the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by 
 24.22  Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the 
 24.23  Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.  
 24.24     Subd. 2.  [MAXIMUM EFFORT SCHOOL LOAN FUND.] To provide the 
 24.25  money appropriated in this act from the maximum effort school 
 24.26  loan fund, the commissioner of finance, on request of the 
 24.27  governor, shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount 
 24.28  up to $12,130,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the 
 24.29  effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 
 24.30  16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 
 24.31  4 to 7.  The proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and 
 24.32  any premium received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited 
 24.33  to a bond proceeds account in the maximum effort school loan 
 24.34  fund. 
 24.35     Subd. 3.  [TRANSPORTATION FUND.] To provide the money 
 24.36  appropriated in this act from the state transportation fund, the 
 25.1   commissioner of finance, on request of the governor, shall sell 
 25.2   and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $17,500,000 in 
 25.3   the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by 
 25.4   Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the 
 25.5   Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.  The 
 25.6   proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and any premium 
 25.7   received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited to a bond 
 25.8   proceeds account in the state transportation fund. 
 25.9      Sec. 42.  Laws 1994, chapter 639, article 3, section 5, is 
 25.10  amended to read: 
 25.11     Sec. 5.  [BOND SALE.] 
 25.12     (a) To provide the money appropriated in this act from the 
 25.13  state bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of finance, on 
 25.14  request of the governor, shall sell and issue bonds of the state 
 25.15  in an amount up to $90,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, 
 25.16  and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 
 25.17  16A.631 to 16A.675, the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, 
 25.18  sections 4 to 7, and paragraph (b). 
 25.19     (b) Bonds may not be issued under this section in total 
 25.20  amounts exceeding the following: 
 25.21     (1) by June 30, 1996, $10,000,000; 
 25.22     (2) by June 30, 1998, $35,000,000; 
 25.23     (3) by June 30, 2000, $55,000,000; and 
 25.24     (4) by June 30, 2002, $75,000,000. 
 25.25     Sec. 43.  Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 31, is amended to 
 25.26  read: 
 25.27     Sec. 31.  [BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.] 
 25.28     Subdivision 1.  [BOND PROCEEDS FUND.] To provide the money 
 25.29  appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds fund the 
 25.30  commissioner of finance, on request of the governor, shall sell 
 25.31  and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $573,385,000 in 
 25.32  the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by 
 25.33  Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the 
 25.34  Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.  
 25.35     Subd. 2.  [TRANSPORTATION FUND.] To provide the money 
 25.36  appropriated in this act from the state transportation fund, the 
 26.1   commissioner of finance, on request of the governor, shall sell 
 26.2   and issue general obligation bonds of the state in an amount up 
 26.3   to $45,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the 
 26.4   effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 
 26.5   16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 
 26.6   4 to 7.  The proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and 
 26.7   any premium received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited 
 26.8   to a bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund. 
 26.9      Subd. 3.  [MAXIMUM EFFORT SCHOOL LOAN FUND.] To provide the 
 26.10  money appropriated in this act from the maximum effort school 
 26.11  loan fund, the commissioner of finance, on request of the 
 26.12  governor, shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount 
 26.13  up to $2,970,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the 
 26.14  effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 
 26.15  16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 
 26.16  4 to 7.  The proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and 
 26.17  any premium received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited 
 26.18  to a bond proceeds account in the maximum effort school loan 
 26.19  fund. 
 26.20     Sec. 44.  Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 2, 
 26.21  article 1, section 14, is amended to read: 
 26.22     Sec. 14.  [BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.] 
 26.23     Subdivision 1.  [BOND PROCEEDS FUND.] To provide the money 
 26.24  appropriated in this article from the bond proceeds fund, the 
 26.25  commissioner of finance, on request of the governor, shall sell 
 26.26  and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $5,630,000 in 
 26.27  the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by 
 26.28  Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the 
 26.29  Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. 
 26.30     Subd. 2.  [TRANSPORTATION FUND.] To provide the money 
 26.31  appropriated in this article from the state transportation fund, 
 26.32  the commissioner of finance, on request of the governor, shall 
 26.33  sell and issue general obligation bonds of the state in an 
 26.34  amount up to $4,500,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with 
 26.35  the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 
 26.36  16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 
 27.1   4 to 7.  The proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and 
 27.2   any premium received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited 
 27.3   to a bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund. 
 27.4      Subd. 3.  [MAXIMUM EFFORT SCHOOL LOAN FUND.] To provide the 
 27.5   money appropriated by this article from the maximum effort 
 27.6   school loan fund, the commissioner of finance, on request of the 
 27.7   governor, shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount 
 27.8   up to $23,670,000 in the manner, on the terms, and with the 
 27.9   effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 
 27.10  16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 
 27.11  4 to 7.  The proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and 
 27.12  any premium received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited 
 27.13  to a bond proceeds account in the maximum effort school loan 
 27.14  fund. 
 27.15     Sec. 45.  Laws 1996, chapter 463, section 27, is amended to 
 27.16  read: 
 27.17     Sec. 27.  [BOND SALE AUTHORIZATIONS.] 
 27.18     Subdivision 1.  [BOND PROCEEDS FUND.] To provide the money 
 27.19  appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds fund the 
 27.20  commissioner of finance, on request of the governor, shall sell 
 27.21  and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $597,110,000 in 
 27.22  the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by 
 27.23  Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the 
 27.24  Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.  
 27.25     Subd. 2.  [TRANSPORTATION FUND.] To provide the money 
 27.26  appropriated in this act from the state transportation fund, the 
 27.27  commissioner of finance, on request of the governor, shall sell 
 27.28  and issue general obligation bonds of the state in an amount up 
 27.29  to $10,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the 
 27.30  effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 
 27.31  16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 
 27.32  4 to 7.  The proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and 
 27.33  any premium received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited 
 27.34  to a bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund. 
 27.35     Sec. 46.  Laws 1997, chapter 246, section 10, is amended to 
 27.36  read: 
 28.1      Sec. 10.  [BOND SALE AUTHORIZATIONS.] 
 28.2      Subdivision 1.  [BOND PROCEEDS FUND.] To provide the money 
 28.3   appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds fund the 
 28.4   commissioner of finance, on request of the governor, shall sell 
 28.5   and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $86,625,000 in 
 28.6   the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by 
 28.7   Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the 
 28.8   Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.  
 28.9      Subd. 2.  [TRANSPORTATION FUND.] To provide the money 
 28.10  appropriated in this act from the state transportation fund, the 
 28.11  commissioner of finance, on request of the governor, shall sell 
 28.12  and issue general obligation bonds of the state in an amount up 
 28.13  to $3,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect 
 28.14  prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, 
 28.15  and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.  
 28.16  The proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and any 
 28.17  premium received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited to a 
 28.18  bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund. 
 28.19     Sec. 47.  Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 27, is amended to 
 28.20  read: 
 28.21     Sec. 27.  [BOND SALE AUTHORIZATIONS.] 
 28.22     Subdivision 1.  [BOND PROCEEDS FUND.] To provide the money 
 28.23  appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds fund, the 
 28.24  commissioner of finance, on request of the governor, shall sell 
 28.25  and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $463,795,000 in 
 28.26  the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by 
 28.27  Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the 
 28.28  Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.  
 28.29     Subd. 2.  [TRANSPORTATION FUND.] To provide the money 
 28.30  appropriated in this act from the transportation fund, the 
 28.31  commissioner of finance, on request of the governor, shall sell 
 28.32  and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $34,000,000 in 
 28.33  the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by 
 28.34  Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the 
 28.35  Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.  The 
 28.36  proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and any premium 
 29.1   received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited to a bond 
 29.2   proceeds account in the state transportation fund. 
 29.3      Sec. 48.  Laws 1999, chapter 240, article 1, section 13, is 
 29.4   amended to read: 
 29.5      Sec. 13.  [BOND SALE AUTHORIZATIONS.] 
 29.6      Subdivision 1.  [BOND PROCEEDS FUND.] To provide the money 
 29.7   appropriated in this article from the bond proceeds fund, the 
 29.8   commissioner of finance, on request of the governor, shall sell 
 29.9   and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $139,510,000 in 
 29.10  the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by 
 29.11  Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the 
 29.12  Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. 
 29.13     Subd. 2.  [TRANSPORTATION FUND.] To provide the money 
 29.14  appropriated in this article from the transportation fund, the 
 29.15  commissioner of finance, on request of the governor, shall sell 
 29.16  and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $10,440,000 in 
 29.17  the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by 
 29.18  Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the 
 29.19  Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.  The 
 29.20  proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and any premium 
 29.21  received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited to a bond 
 29.22  proceeds account in the state transportation fund. 
 29.23     Sec. 49.  Laws 1999, chapter 240, article 2, section 16, is 
 29.24  amended to read: 
 29.25     Sec. 16.  [BOND SALE AUTHORIZATIONS.] 
 29.26     Subdivision 1.  [BOND PROCEEDS FUND.] To provide the money 
 29.27  appropriated in this article from the bond proceeds fund, the 
 29.28  commissioner of finance, on request of the governor, shall sell 
 29.29  and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $372,400,000 in 
 29.30  the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by 
 29.31  Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the 
 29.32  Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. 
 29.33     Subd. 2.  [TRANSPORTATION FUND.] To provide the money 
 29.34  appropriated in this article from the transportation fund, the 
 29.35  commissioner of finance, on request of the governor, shall sell 
 29.36  and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $28,000,000 in 
 30.1   the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by 
 30.2   Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the 
 30.3   Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.  The 
 30.4   proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and any premium 
 30.5   received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited to a bond 
 30.6   proceeds account in the state transportation fund. 
 30.7      Sec. 50.  Laws 1999, chapter 250, article 1, section 11, is 
 30.8   amended to read: 
 30.9   Sec. 11.  OFFICE OF STRATEGIC 
 30.10  AND LONG-RANGE PLANNING                6,891,000      4,417,000
 30.11  $100,000 the first year is to integrate 
 30.12  the office's information technology and 
 30.13  is available until June 30, 2003.  The 
 30.14  director shall report on the progress 
 30.15  of the unit to the chairs of the 
 30.16  legislative committees responsible for 
 30.17  this budget item by January 15, 2000, 
 30.18  2001, and 2002. 
 30.19  $1,600,000 the first year is for a 
 30.20  generic environmental impact statement 
 30.21  on animal agriculture. 
 30.22  $200,000 the first year is to perform 
 30.23  program evaluations of agencies in the 
 30.24  executive branch. 
 30.25  The program evaluation division will 
 30.26  report to the legislature by December 
 30.27  1, 2000, ways to reduce state 
 30.28  government expenditures by five to ten 
 30.29  percent. 
 30.30  $100,000 the first year is to provide 
 30.31  administrative support to 
 30.32  community-based planning efforts. 
 30.33  $150,000 the first year is for a grant 
 30.34  of $50,000 to the southwest regional 
 30.35  development commission for the 
 30.36  continuation of the pilot program and 
 30.37  two additional grants of $50,000 each 
 30.38  to regional development commissions or, 
 30.39  in regions not served by regional 
 30.40  development commissions, to regional 
 30.41  organizations selected by the director 
 30.42  of strategic and long-range planning, 
 30.43  to support planning work on behalf of 
 30.44  local units of government.  The 
 30.45  planning work shall include, but need 
 30.46  not be limited to:  
 30.47  (1) development of local zoning 
 30.48  ordinances; 
 30.49  (2) land use plans; 
 30.50  (3) community or economic development 
 30.51  plans; 
 30.52  (4) transportation and transit plans; 
 31.1   (5) solid waste management plans; 
 31.2   (6) wastewater management plans; 
 31.3   (7) workforce development plans; 
 31.4   (8) housing development plans and/or 
 31.5   market analysis; 
 31.6   (9) rural health service plans; 
 31.7   (10) natural resources management 
 31.8   plans; or 
 31.9   (11) development of geographical 
 31.10  information systems database to serve a 
 31.11  region's needs, including hardware and 
 31.12  software purchases and related labor 
 31.13  costs. 
 31.14  $200,000 the first year is to prepare 
 31.15  the generic environmental impact 
 31.16  statement on urban development required 
 31.17  by section 108.  Any unencumbered 
 31.18  balance remaining in the first year 
 31.19  does not cancel and is available for 
 31.20  the second year of the biennium. 
 31.21  $24,000 the first year is for the 
 31.22  southwest Minnesota wind monitoring 
 31.23  project. 
 31.24  $100,000 the first year is for a grant 
 31.25  to the city of Mankato to complete the 
 31.26  Mankato area growth management and 
 31.27  planning study, phase 2.  The 
 31.28  appropriation is available until June 
 31.29  30, 2002.  The appropriation must be 
 31.30  matched by an in-kind donation of 
 31.31  $100,000 in administrative, technical, 
 31.32  and higher educational internship 
 31.33  support and supervision.  The value of 
 31.34  the in-kind donations must be 
 31.35  determined by the commissioner of 
 31.36  finance. 
 31.37  The city shall serve as fiscal agent to 
 31.38  complete the study under the 1997 
 31.39  regional planning joint powers 
 31.40  agreement among the cities of Mankato, 
 31.41  North Mankato, and Eagle Lake; the 
 31.42  counties of Nicollet and Blue Earth; 
 31.43  and the towns of Mankato, South Bend, 
 31.44  Lime, Decoria, and Belgrade, without 
 31.45  limitation on the rights of the parties 
 31.46  to that agreement to add or remove 
 31.47  members.  The study is intended as an 
 31.48  alternative to community-based 
 31.49  planning.  The study is intended to 
 31.50  develop information and analysis to 
 31.51  provide guidance on such issues as: 
 31.52  (1) the development of joint planning 
 31.53  agreements to implement a unified 
 31.54  growth management strategy; 
 31.55  (2) joint service ventures, such as 
 31.56  planning or zoning administration in 
 31.57  urban fringe areas; 
 31.58  (3) orderly growth and annexation 
 32.1   agreements between cities and 
 32.2   townships; 
 32.3   (4) feedlot regulations in urban fringe 
 32.4   areas and future growth corridors; 
 32.5   (5) service strategies for unsewered 
 32.6   subdivisions; 
 32.7   (6) other joint ventures for city, 
 32.8   county, and township service delivery 
 32.9   in fringe areas; 
 32.10  (7) feasibility of a rural township 
 32.11  taxing district; and 
 32.12  (8) alternatives to the current 
 32.13  community-based planning legislation 
 32.14  that would add flexibility and improve 
 32.15  the planning process. 
 32.16  The city of Mankato shall report the 
 32.17  results of the study to the legislature 
 32.18  by January 15, 2002. 
 32.19     Sec. 51.  Laws 1999, chapter 250, article 1, section 12, 
 32.20  subdivision 8, is amended to read: 
 32.21  Subd. 8.  Public Broadcasting 
 32.22       3,443,000      3,330,000
 32.23  $1,450,000 the first year and 
 32.24  $1,450,000 the second year are for 
 32.25  matching grants for public television.  
 32.26  $600,000 the first year and $600,000 
 32.27  the second year are for public 
 32.28  television equipment needs.  Equipment 
 32.29  grant allocations shall be made after 
 32.30  considering the recommendations of the 
 32.31  Minnesota public television association.
 32.32  $441,000 the first year and $441,000 
 32.33  the second year are for grants and for 
 32.34  contracts with the senate and house of 
 32.35  representatives for public information 
 32.36  television, Internet, intranet, and 
 32.37  other transmission of legislative 
 32.38  activities.  At least one-half must go 
 32.39  for programming to be broadcast in 
 32.40  transmitted to rural Minnesota. 
 32.41  $25,000 the first year and $25,000 the 
 32.42  second year are for grants to the Twin 
 32.43  Cities regional cable channel. 
 32.44  $320,000 the first year and $320,000 
 32.45  the second year are for community 
 32.46  service grants to public educational 
 32.47  radio stations, which must be allocated 
 32.48  after considering the recommendations 
 32.49  of the Association of Minnesota Public 
 32.50  Educational Radio Stations under 
 32.51  Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.14.  
 32.52  Of this appropriation, $30,000 the 
 32.53  first year and $30,000 the second year 
 32.54  are for station WTIP-FM in Grand 
 32.55  Marais, which need not meet the 
 32.56  requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 
 33.1   section 129D.14, until July 1, 2002.  
 33.2   $494,000 the first year and $494,000 
 33.3   the second year are for equipment 
 33.4   grants to public radio stations.  These 
 33.5   grants must be allocated after 
 33.6   considering the recommendations of the 
 33.7   Association of Minnesota Public 
 33.8   Educational Radio Stations and 
 33.9   Minnesota Public Radio, Inc. 
 33.10  If an appropriation for either year for 
 33.11  grants to public television or radio 
 33.12  stations is not sufficient, the 
 33.13  appropriation for the other year is 
 33.14  available for it. 
 33.15     Sec. 52.  Laws 1999, chapter 250, article 1, section 14, 
 33.16  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 33.17  Subd. 3.  Information and 
 33.18  Management Services 
 33.19      16,643,000      9,932,000
 33.20  $100,000 the first year is for a grant 
 33.21  to the city of Mankato to complete the 
 33.22  Mankato area growth management and 
 33.23  planning study, phase 2.  The 
 33.24  appropriation is available until June 
 33.25  30, 2002.  The appropriation must be 
 33.26  matched by an in-kind donation of 
 33.27  $100,000 in administrative, technical, 
 33.28  and higher educational internship 
 33.29  support and supervision.  The value of 
 33.30  the in-kind donations must be 
 33.31  determined by the commissioner of 
 33.32  finance. 
 33.33  The city shall serve as fiscal agent to 
 33.34  complete the study under the 1997 
 33.35  regional planning joint powers 
 33.36  agreement among the cities of Mankato, 
 33.37  North Mankato, and Eagle Lake; the 
 33.38  counties of Nicollet and Blue Earth; 
 33.39  and the towns of Mankato, South Bend, 
 33.40  Lime, Decoria, and Belgrade, without 
 33.41  limitation on the rights of the parties 
 33.42  to that agreement to add or remove 
 33.43  members.  The study is intended as an 
 33.44  alternative to community-based 
 33.45  planning.  The study is intended to 
 33.46  develop information and analysis to 
 33.47  provide guidance on such issues as: 
 33.48  (1) the development of joint planning 
 33.49  agreements to implement a unified 
 33.50  growth management strategy; 
 33.51  (2) joint service ventures, such as 
 33.52  planning or zoning administration in 
 33.53  urban fringe areas; 
 33.54  (3) orderly growth and annexation 
 33.55  agreements between cities and 
 33.56  townships; 
 33.57  (4) feedlot regulations in urban fringe 
 33.58  areas and future growth corridors; 
 34.1   (5) service strategies for unsewered 
 34.2   subdivisions; 
 34.3   (6) other joint ventures for city, 
 34.4   county, and township service delivery 
 34.5   in fringe areas; 
 34.6   (7) feasibility of a rural township 
 34.7   taxing district; and 
 34.8   (8) alternatives to the current 
 34.9   community-based planning legislation 
 34.10  that would add flexibility and improve 
 34.11  the planning process. 
 34.12  The city of Mankato shall report the 
 34.13  results of the study to the legislature 
 34.14  by January 15, 2002. 
 34.15  $6,839,000 the first year is a one-time 
 34.16  appropriation to upgrade the human 
 34.17  resources and payroll system and is 
 34.18  available until June 30, 2003.  The 
 34.19  commissioner shall report on the 
 34.20  progress of this project to the chairs 
 34.21  of the legislative committees 
 34.22  responsible for this budget item by 
 34.23  January 15, 2000, 2001, and 2002. 
 34.24  The commissioner of finance shall work 
 34.25  with the commissioners of employee 
 34.26  relations and administration and shall 
 34.27  develop as part of the human resource 
 34.28  and payroll systems upgrade, and submit 
 34.29  to the chairs of the senate 
 34.30  governmental operations budget division 
 34.31  and the house state government finance 
 34.32  committee by January 15, 2000, a 
 34.33  long-range plan for the statewide 
 34.34  business systems:  human resources, 
 34.35  payroll, accounting, and procurement.  
 34.36  The plan must detail each system's 
 34.37  original development costs, its 
 34.38  expected life cycle, the estimated cost 
 34.39  of upgrading software to newer versions 
 34.40  during its life cycle, its operating 
 34.41  costs to date, and the factors that are 
 34.42  expected to drive future operating 
 34.43  costs within the departments of 
 34.44  finance, administration, and employee 
 34.45  relations.  The plan must also include 
 34.46  an evaluation of and recommendations on 
 34.47  whether, for the statewide business 
 34.48  systems, the state should use software 
 34.49  that is developed and maintained in 
 34.50  house; proprietary software, either 
 34.51  modified or unmodified; a private 
 34.52  vendor; or a particular combination of 
 34.53  these options. 
 34.54  The commissioner of finance, in 
 34.55  consultation with senate and house 
 34.56  fiscal staff and the commissioner of 
 34.57  administration, shall develop 
 34.58  recommendations for inclusion in the 
 34.59  governor's fiscal year 2002-2003 budget 
 34.60  document on the presentation of 
 34.61  internal service funds.  The 
 34.62  commissioner of finance shall submit 
 34.63  the recommendations to the chairs of 
 34.64  the senate governmental operations 
 35.1   budget division and the house state 
 35.2   government finance committee by January 
 35.3   15, 2000. 
 35.4   The department shall prepare a separate 
 35.5   budget book for the biennium beginning 
 35.6   July 1, 2001, containing all of the 
 35.7   administration's technology 
 35.8   initiatives.  The book must also 
 35.9   include a complete inventory of 
 35.10  state-owned and leased technology, 
 35.11  along with a projected replacement 
 35.12  schedule.  The inventory must include 
 35.13  information on how the technology fits 
 35.14  into the state's master plan. 
 35.15     Sec. 53.  Laws 1999, chapter 250, article 1, section 18, is 
 35.16  amended to read: 
 35.17  Sec. 18.  VETERANS AFFAIRS             5,885,000      4,369,000
 35.18  $1,544,000 the first year and 
 35.19  $1,544,000 the second year are for 
 35.20  emergency financial and medical needs 
 35.21  of veterans.  If the appropriation for 
 35.22  either year is insufficient, the 
 35.23  appropriation for the other year is 
 35.24  available for it.  
 35.25  $12,000 the first year and $13,000 the 
 35.26  second year are one-time funding to 
 35.27  provide grants to local veterans' 
 35.28  organizations that provide 
 35.29  transportation services for veterans to 
 35.30  veterans administration medical 
 35.31  facilities. 
 35.32  The commissioner of veterans affairs, 
 35.33  in cooperation with the board of 
 35.34  directors of the Minnesota veterans 
 35.35  homes and the United States Veterans 
 35.36  Administration, shall study the 
 35.37  feasibility and desirability of 
 35.38  supplementing the missions of the 
 35.39  veterans homes and the Veterans 
 35.40  Administration hospitals in Minnesota 
 35.41  by entering into agreements with health 
 35.42  care providers throughout the state to 
 35.43  provide free or reduced-cost 
 35.44  comprehensive health care to veterans 
 35.45  close to their places of residence as a 
 35.46  supplement to private health 
 35.47  insurance.  The commissioner shall 
 35.48  report the results of the study and any 
 35.49  recommendations to the legislature by 
 35.50  January 15, 2000. 
 35.51  With the approval of the commissioner 
 35.52  of finance, the commissioner of 
 35.53  veterans affairs may transfer the 
 35.54  unencumbered balance from the veterans 
 35.55  relief program to other department 
 35.56  programs during the fiscal year.  
 35.57  Before the transfer, the commissioner 
 35.58  of veterans affairs shall explain why 
 35.59  the unencumbered balance exists.  The 
 35.60  amounts transferred must be identified 
 35.61  to the chairs of the senate 
 35.62  governmental operations budget 
 35.63  committee and the house state 
 36.1   government finance committee. 
 36.2   $275,000 the first year and $275,000 
 36.3   the second year are for a grant to the 
 36.4   Vinland National Center. 
 36.5   $1,485,000 the first year is to make 
 36.6   bonus payments authorized under 
 36.7   Minnesota Statutes, section 197.79.  
 36.8   The appropriation may not be used for 
 36.9   administrative purposes.  The 
 36.10  appropriation does not expire until the 
 36.11  commissioner acts on all applications 
 36.12  submitted under Minnesota Statutes, 
 36.13  section 197.79. 
 36.14  $105,000 the first year is to 
 36.15  administer the bonus program 
 36.16  established under Minnesota Statutes, 
 36.17  section 197.79.  The appropriation does 
 36.18  not expire until the commissioner acts 
 36.19  on all the applications submitted under 
 36.20  Minnesota Statutes, section 197.79. 
 36.21  $233,000 the first year and $235,000 
 36.22  the second year are for grants to 
 36.23  county veterans offices for training of 
 36.24  county veterans service officers to 
 36.25  enhance their effectiveness. 
 36.26     Sec. 54.  [CLARIFICATION; EFFECT ON REPEAL.] 
 36.27     Laws 1999, chapter 250, article 3, does not repeal rules or 
 36.28  fees in effect on the day before the effective date of Laws 
 36.29  1999, chapter 250, article 3. 
 36.30     Sec. 55.  [MINNESOTA WORKERS' COMPENSATION ASSIGNED RISK 
 36.31  PLAN SURPLUS UTILIZATION.] 
 36.32     Subdivision 1.  [EXCESS SURPLUS.] (a) For purposes of this 
 36.33  section, "excess surplus" means the amount of the assigned risk 
 36.34  plan surplus fund that exceeds the amount necessary to pay all 
 36.35  current and future liabilities of the assigned risk plan, 
 36.36  including, but not limited to: 
 36.37     (1) administrative expenses; 
 36.38     (2) benefit claims; and 
 36.39     (3) in the event the assigned risk plan is dissolved under 
 36.40  Minnesota Statutes, section 79.251, subdivision 8, the amounts 
 36.41  that would be due insurers who have paid assessments to the 
 36.42  assigned risk plan. 
 36.43     (b) On July 1, 2000, and July 1, 2001, the commissioner of 
 36.44  commerce shall certify to the commissioner of finance the amount 
 36.45  of the assigned risk plan excess surplus and shall direct the 
 36.46  transfer of the excess surplus funds as provided in subdivision 
 37.1   2.  The transfers are not subject to review under Minnesota 
 37.2   Statutes, chapter 14. 
 37.3      Subd. 2.  [TRANSFER OF EXCESS SURPLUS FUNDS FOR THE BENEFIT 
 37.4   OF THE MINNESOTA COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH ASSOCIATION.] (a) The 
 37.5   commissioner of commerce shall direct the transfer of excess 
 37.6   surplus funds for the benefit of the Minnesota comprehensive 
 37.7   health association according to paragraphs (b) to (d). 
 37.8      (b) On July 1, 2000, $65,000,000 must be paid into the 
 37.9   state treasury and credited to a separate account within the 
 37.10  special revenue fund called the Minnesota comprehensive health 
 37.11  association endowment account.  Interest attributable to money 
 37.12  in the account must be credited to the Minnesota comprehensive 
 37.13  health association endowment account of the special revenue 
 37.14  fund.  Money, including interest earned, in the Minnesota 
 37.15  comprehensive health association endowment account must be used 
 37.16  to fund current and future deficits of the Minnesota 
 37.17  comprehensive health association.  Except as otherwise provided 
 37.18  in subdivision 3, $5,200,000 is appropriated from the endowment 
 37.19  account to the commissioner of commerce on January 15, 2001, and 
 37.20  on January 15 annually thereafter, and disbursed to the 
 37.21  association for the purpose of reducing its operating deficit.  
 37.22  The payments made under this paragraph must be made first from 
 37.23  the interest earned by the endowment, and if the interest is not 
 37.24  sufficient, then from the endowment principal, until the 
 37.25  endowment is exhausted. 
 37.26     (c) On January 15, 2001, $15,000,000 must be paid to the 
 37.27  state treasury and credited to the general fund and $15,000,000 
 37.28  is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of 
 37.29  commerce for disbursement to the association for the exclusive 
 37.30  purpose of reducing its operating deficit assessment for 
 37.31  calendar year 2001. 
 37.32     (d) On January 15, 2002: 
 37.33     (1) $15,000,000 must be paid to the state treasury and 
 37.34  credited to the general fund; and 
 37.35     (2) $15,000,000 is appropriated from the general fund to 
 37.36  the commissioner of commerce for disbursement to the association 
 38.1   for the exclusive purpose of reducing its operating deficit 
 38.2   assessment for calendar year 2002.  
 38.3      Subd. 3.  [RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF MINNESOTA WORKERS' 
 38.4   COMPENSATION PLAN ASSIGNED RISK PROGRAM EXCESS SURPLUS.] Thirty 
 38.5   days before each annual scheduled appropriation of $5,200,000 
 38.6   from the Minnesota comprehensive health association endowment 
 38.7   account to the association as set forth in subdivision 2, 
 38.8   paragraph (b), the commissioner of commerce, in consultation 
 38.9   with the commissioner of health, must determine whether the 
 38.10  association has made satisfactory progress in attaining and 
 38.11  maintaining the cost containment goals of the association.  If 
 38.12  the commissioner of commerce determines that satisfactory 
 38.13  progress has not been achieved, the scheduled appropriation for 
 38.14  the Minnesota comprehensive health association endowment account 
 38.15  to the association must not be made.  The determination of the 
 38.16  commissioner of commerce is not subject to review under 
 38.17  Minnesota Statutes, chapter 14.  
 38.18     Sec. 56.  [STUDY OF LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURES.] 
 38.19     The legislative coordinating commission shall study and 
 38.20  report to the legislature by December 15, 2000, its 
 38.21  recommendations on how to streamline the bill introduction 
 38.22  process.  The study must consider the possibility of limiting 
 38.23  the number of bills a member may introduce, removing limits on 
 38.24  the number of authors of a bill, reducing the number of 
 38.25  identical or similar bills introduced, and merging bills on 
 38.26  similar topics early in the legislative process. 
 38.27     Sec. 57.  [BASE ADJUSTMENTS PROHIBITED.] 
 38.28     If a capital project authorized by the 2000 legislature 
 38.29  causes a change in operating costs for a state agency, the 
 38.30  commissioner of finance shall not treat that change as a base 
 38.31  adjustment in the agency's budget for fiscal years 2002 and 2003.
 38.32     Sec. 58.  [ALLOCATION OF COSTS OF CERTAIN BOUNDARY 
 38.33  ADJUSTMENT MATTERS.] 
 38.34     Except as otherwise provided in an agreement among the 
 38.35  parties to a boundary dispute, up to $35,000 of the costs of any 
 38.36  boundary adjustment matter commenced involving a city, town, and 
 39.1   independent school district before June 1, 1999, that is 
 39.2   concluded after that date under an alternative dispute 
 39.3   resolution process as directed by the director of the office of 
 39.4   strategic and long-range planning, must be allocated as provided 
 39.5   in law and rule before the abolition of the Minnesota municipal 
 39.6   board.  The maximum total amount the parties may be charged by 
 39.7   the office of strategic and long-range planning, the office of 
 39.8   administrative hearings, or as part of an arbitration is no more 
 39.9   than the Minnesota municipal board could have charged if the 
 39.10  matter had been heard and decided by the board.  Costs that 
 39.11  exceed what the municipal board could have charged must be paid 
 39.12  by the office of strategic and long-range planning. 
 39.13     Sec. 59.  [REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.] 
 39.14     The revisor shall substitute "technology policy bureau" for 
 39.15  "office of technology" in Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.335, 
 39.16  16B.42, 125B.21, 136F.59, 138.17, and 221.173. 
 39.17     Sec. 60.  [REPEALER.] 
 39.18     Laws 1999, chapter 250, article 1, section 15, subdivision 
 39.19  4, is repealed. 
 39.20     Sec. 61.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
 39.21     Except as otherwise provided in this act, this act is 
 39.22  effective the day following final enactment.