SF 9

Conference Committee Report - 92nd Legislature, 2021 1st Special Session (2021 - 2021) Posted on 06/28/2021 05:02pm

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON S.F. No. 9

A bill for an act
relating to state government; establishing a biennial budget for Department of
Employment and Economic Development, Department of Labor and Industry,
Bureau of Mediation Services, and Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals;
modifying various provisions governing economic development, labor and industry,
unemployment insurance, and higher education; establishing Main Street Economic
Revitalization Loan Program; establishing Main Street COVID-19 Relief grants;
modifying fees; classifying data; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 13.7905, by adding a subdivision; 116J.035,
subdivision 6; 116J.431, subdivisions 2, 3, by adding a subdivision; 116L.40,
subdivisions 5, 6, 9, 10, by adding a subdivision; 116L.41, subdivisions 1, 2, by
adding subdivisions; 116L.42, subdivisions 1, 2; 178.012, subdivision 1; 181.939;
268.035, subdivision 21c; 268.085, subdivisions 2, 4a; 268.133; 268.136,
subdivision 1; 326B.07, subdivision 1; 326B.092, subdivision 7; 326B.108,
subdivisions 1, 3, by adding a subdivision; 326B.133, subdivision 8; 326B.42, by
adding subdivisions; 326B.46, subdivision 1; 326B.89, subdivisions 1, 4, 5, 9;
Laws 2014, chapter 211, section 13, as amended; Laws 2017, chapter 94, article
1, section 2, subdivision 2, as amended; Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter
7, article 1, sections 2, subdivision 2, as amended; 3, subdivision 4; article 2,
section 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 116J;
181A; 299F; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 181.9414; 268.085,
subdivision 4.

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The Honorable Jeremy R. Miller
President of the Senate

The Honorable Melissa Hortman
Speaker of the House of Representatives

We, the undersigned conferees for S.F. No. 9 report that we have agreed upon the items
in dispute and recommend as follows:

That the House recede from its amendments and that S.F. No. 9, the fourth engrossment,
be further amended as follows:

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Page 10, after line 4, insert:

" new text begin (z) $5,000,000 in the first year is for a grant
to Lake of the Woods County for the
forgivable loan program for remote
recreational businesses. This appropriation is
available until April 1, 2022. new text end "

Page 32, after line 3, insert:

" new text begin (c) The commissioner of employment and economic development may temporarily
modify program standards under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.395, to the degree
necessary to comply with federal standards for funding received under this section. new text end "

Page 74, after line 2, insert:

"Sec. 24. new text begin FORGIVABLE LOAN PROGRAM FOR REMOTE RECREATIONAL
BUSINESSES.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Establishment. new text end

new text begin Lake of the Woods County shall establish a loan program
to make forgivable loans to eligible remote recreational businesses that experienced a loss
in revenue that is greater than 30 percent during the period between March 15, 2020, and
March 15, 2021, as compared with the previous year.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Definition. new text end

new text begin For the purposes of this section, "remote recreational business"
means a business in the contiguous United States that is:
new text end

new text begin (1) a small business concern as defined under section 3 of the Small Business Act, United
States Code, title 15, section 632, operating in the recreational industry;
new text end

new text begin (2) located within 75 miles of the United States and Canadian border; and
new text end

new text begin (3) only accessible by land via Canada.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Eligibility. new text end

new text begin To be eligible for a forgivable loan, a remote recreational business
must:
new text end

new text begin (1) have been in operation on March 15, 2020;
new text end

new text begin (2) show that the closure of the United States and Canadian border restricted the ability
of American customers to access the location of the remote recreational business; and
new text end

new text begin (3) not have received a grant under the Main Street COVID-19 relief grant program.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Application. new text end

new text begin (a) Lake of the Woods County shall develop forms and procedures
for soliciting and reviewing applications for loans under this section.
new text end

new text begin (b) Loans shall be made before April 1, 2022. Any funds not spent by April 1, 2022,
must be returned to the state general fund.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Maximum loan amount. new text end

new text begin The maximum loan amount shall be equal to 75
percent of the remote recreational business's gross annual receipts for fiscal year 2020, not
to exceed $500,000 per eligible remote recreational business.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Forgiveness. new text end

new text begin Loans are forgiven for a remote recreational business if the
business remains in operation for at least one year after the date of the loan. Lake of the
Woods County shall forgive 100 percent of the value of a loan received less the amount the
borrower received from:
new text end

new text begin (1) any other loan forgiveness program, including any program established under the
CARES Act, Public Law 116-136; and
new text end

new text begin (2) an advance received under section 1110 of the CARES Act, United States Code, title
15, section 9009.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Report to legislature. new text end

new text begin By January 15, 2023, Lake of the Woods County shall
report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over economic development policy
and finance on the loans provided to remote recreational businesses under this section.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.
Senate Conferees: .
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Eric Pratt		Jason Rarick
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Karin Housley		Rich Draheim
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Bobby Joe Champion
House Conferees: .
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Mohamud Noor		Rob Ecklund
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Liz Olson		Kaela Berg
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Rod Hamilton