SF 930

1st Engrossment - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 03/06/2012 02:40pm

A bill for an act
relating to state government; providing deficiency funding for certain state
agencies; appropriating money; amending Laws 2005, chapter 156, article 2,
section 45, as amended.

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

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS. new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the column marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the general
fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each
purpose, and are added to the appropriations in Laws 2009, chapters 83 and 101. The
figure "2011," where used in this act, means that the appropriation or appropriations listed
under it are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011.
new text end

			new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end
			new text begin Available for the Year new text end
			new text begin Ending June 30 new text end
						new text begin 2011 new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 2,043,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is to provide a match for
Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) disaster assistance to state agencies
and political subdivisions under Minnesota
Statutes, section 12.221, in the area
designated under Presidential Declaration
of Major Disaster, FEMA-1830-DR, for the
flooding in Minnesota in the spring of 2009,
whether included in the original declaration
or added later by federal government action.
This is a onetime appropriation. This
appropriation is available until expended.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin BOARD ON JUDICIAL STANDARDS new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 290,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is for special investigative
and hearing costs for major disciplinary
actions undertaken by the board. This
appropriation does not cancel. Any
encumbered and unspent balances remain
available for these expenditures in subsequent
fiscal years. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin TAX COURT new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 38,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is to fund a deficiency
in the agency's operating budget. Of this
amount, $3,000 may be carried back to fiscal
year 2010 to pay for expenditures exceeding
the original appropriation. This is a onetime
appropriation.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin SECRETARY OF STATE new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 471,000 new text end

new text begin $149,000 is for the payment of legal fees
imposed by the United States District
Court, District of Minnesota, in the case
of American Broadcasting Companies,
Inc. et al. v. Mark Ritchie et al. (Case
08-cv-5285-MJD-AJB). This appropriation
is available until June 30, 2013. This is a
onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin $322,000 is for the reimbursement of costs
of recounts during the 2010 general election,
to be paid to counties consistent with the
cost survey of the counties previously
conducted by the secretary of state and
for reimbursement to the secretary of state
costs in those recounts already paid by
the secretary of state to the counties. This
appropriation is available until December
31, 2011.
new text end

Sec. 6.

Laws 2005, chapter 156, article 2, section 45, as amended by Laws 2007,
chapter 148, article 2, section 73, and Laws 2009, chapter 37, article 1, section 59, is
amended to read:

Sec. 45. SALE OF STATE LAND.

Subdivision 1.

State land sales.

The commissioner of administration shall
coordinate with the head of each department or agency having control of state-owned land
to identify and sell at least deleted text begin $6,440,000 deleted text end new text begin $4,304,729 new text end of state-owned land. Sales should be
completed according to law and as provided in this section as soon as practicable but no
later than June 30, 2011. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.281 and
16B.282, 94.09 and 94.10, or any other law to the contrary, the commissioner may offer
land for public sale by only providing notice of lands or an offer of sale of lands to state
departments or agencies, the University of Minnesota, cities, counties, towns, school
districts, or other public entities.

Subd. 2.

Anticipated savings.

Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
94.16, subdivision 3, or other law to the contrary, the amount of the proceeds from the
sale of land under this section that exceeds the actual expenses of selling the land must
be deposited in the general fund, except as otherwise provided by the commissioner of
finance. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 94.11 or 16B.283, the commissioner
of finance may establish the timing of payments for land purchased under this section. If
the total of all money deposited into the general fund from the proceeds of the sale of land
under this section is anticipated to be less than deleted text begin $6,440,000 deleted text end new text begin $4,304,729 new text end , the governor must
allocate the amount of the difference as reductions to general fund operating expenditures
for other executive agencies for the biennium ending June 30, 2011.

Subd. 3.

Sale of state lands revolving loan fund.

$290,000 is appropriated from
the general fund in fiscal year 2006 to the commissioner of administration for purposes
of paying the actual expenses of selling state-owned lands to achieve the anticipated
savings required in this section. From the gross proceeds of land sales under this section,
the commissioner of administration must cancel the amount of the appropriation in this
subdivision to the general fund by June 30, 2011.

Sec. 7. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin Sections 1 to 6 are effective the day following final enactment.
new text end