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Minnesota Session Laws 2004 to 2011 Index (topics)

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

Administrative rules, implementation, Minn. Law 2009 c 152 s 1

Adult entertainment establishments, regulation, Minn. Law 2006 c 240

Aged persons, services to, communities for a lifetime, Minn. Law 2009 c 60

Airports

Closing, procedure, Minn. Law 2004 c 250

Federally funded, local government contribution, reduction, Minn. Law 2004 c 136

Appropriations

Capital improvement projects, appropriation requests for, deadline, Minn. Law 2006 c 258 s 28

Audits and examinations, certified public accountants, Minn. Law 2010 c 191

Audits and examinations, state auditor, Minn. Law 2008 c 200

bonds to pay judgments, Minn. Law 2005 c 152 art 1 s 23

Boundaries, adjustment, Minn. Law 2007 c 90

Boundary adjustments

Administrative Hearings Office, duties, Minn. Law 2008 c 196

Boundary changes, see ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY, Minn. Law 2011 c 115

Bridges, replacement, Minn. Law 2008 c 179 s 16

Building code enforcement, see Enforcement under STATE BUILDING CODE

Business subsidies

Amounts, Minn. Law 2008 c 366 art 5 s 2 to 2008 c 366 art 5 s 4

Reports about, Minn. Law 2008 c 366 art 5 s 5

Capital improvement grants, requests for

Deadline for submission, Minn. Law 2009 c 93 art 1 s 23

Finance Department evaluation requirements, repealed, Minn. Law 2009 c 93 art 1 s 47

Information in, Minn. Law 2009 c 93 art 1 s 24

Capital improvement projects

Appropriations requests for, deadline, Minn. Law 2006 c 258 s 28

Cities, see CITIES

claims against, disaster volunteers, Minn. Law 2005 c 150 s 3

Claims against, false claims, lawsuits, Minn. Law 2009 c 101 art 2 s 25 to 2009 c 101 art 2 s 39

Community-based energy development (C-BED) projects, Minn. Law 2010 c 358

Compact development districts, Minn. Law 2010 c 216 s 26, 28 to 30

Composting competitive grant program, Minn. Law 2009 c 37 art 1 s 43

Concurrent detachment and annexation, proceedings, Minn. Law 2011 c 115

Consolidation

Petitions for, Minn. Law 2004 c 293 art 2 s 47

Continuing education courses, accessibility to disabled persons, Minn. Law 2010 c 271 s 3, 2010 c 347 art 1 s 23

Continuity in emergencies, Minn. Law 2009 c 142 art 1 s 1

Contracts

Advertisements for bids, threshold for

Construction contracts, Minn. Law 2004 c 278 s 6, 7

Housing and redevelopment authority projects, Minn. Law 2004 c 278 s 8

Municipal contracting law, Minn. Law 2004 c 278 s 10 to 2004 c 278 s 14

Bids and requests, publication, alternative methods, Minn. Law 2004 c 182 s 13

Bonds, Minn. Law 2004 c 278 s 9, 14

Electronic methods, Minn. Law 2004 c 278 s 12 to 2004 c 278 s 14

interest in, by public officers, Minn. Law 2005 c 80

Reverse auctions, Minn. Law 2004 c 278 s 11

shared service purchasing programs, Minn. Law 2005 c 63

Contracts and agreements, health provider cooperatives, Minn. Law 2009 c 97

Contracts, best value contracts, Minn. Law 2007 c 148 art 3 s 25, 31 to 33

Contracts, bids for, threshold amounts, Minn. Law 2008 c 207

Cooperative local facilities grants, Minn. Law 2010 c 189 s 35, 2010 c 392 art 1 s 4

Correctional facilities, see Local facilities under CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES, JAILS

Counties, see COUNTIES

Credit and Debit Card Task Force, Minn. Law 2006 c 219

Dangerous dogs, regulation, Minn. Law 2008 c 325 s 9

Data, housing investigation data, Minn. Law 2009 c 105 s 2 to 2009 c 105 s 4

Debt collection for, state collection, Minn. Law 2008 c 366 art 16 s 1, 2

disaster volunteers, Minn. Law 2005 c 150 s 3

elected officials, out-of-state travel, Minn. Law 2005 c 156 art 2 s 38

Elected officials, travel outside the state, policy, Minn. Law 2009 c 152 s 21

Elections

Electronic voting systems, Minn. Law 2008 c 244 art 2 s 20

Mail balloting, Minn. Law 2008 c 295 s 13

Emergency debt certificates, Minn. Law 2009 c 88 art 2 s 37, 2010 c 389 art 8 s 15

Emergency management, interstate assistance, Minn. Law 2008 c 202 s 10, 2008 c 229

Employees, see PUBLIC EMPLOYEES

compensation and salaries, salary limits, adjustment, Minn. Law 2005 c 169

Continuing education data, Minn. Law 2010 c 365 art 1 s 4

Health and accident insurance, multiemployer health and welfare funds, Minn. Law 2009 c 169 art 12 s 7, 2009 c 174 art 2 s 11

long-term care insurance, Minn. Law 2005 1Sp c 4 art 5 s 16

Long-term care insurance for, study, Minn. Law 2009 c 159 s 108

Payroll, mandatory direct deposit, Minn. Law 2004 c 292

Personnel data, Minn. Law 2010 c 365 art 1 s 3, 4

Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA), membership, Minn. Law 2010 c 359 art 5 s 2, 3

Retirement, OPEB bonds, election requirements, Minn. Law 2009 c 88 art 2 s 36

State surplus land purchases by, Minn. Law 2004 c 262 art 1 s 1 to 2004 c 262 art 1 s 8

veterans preference, restrictions, repeal, Minn. Law 2005 c 95, 2005 c 156 art 4 s 12

Employees, health and accident insurance, payment reforms, Minn. Law 2008 c 358 art 4 s 7

Energy

Community-based energy development (C-BED) projects, Minn. Law 2008 c 303 s 1

Energy improvements, financing for, Minn. Law 2008 c 356 s 9, 10, 12

Guaranteed energy savings contracts, Minn. Law 2008 c 356 s 11

Microenergy loan program, Minn. Law 2008 c 356 s 7

feedlot zoning ordinances, Minn. Law 2005 1Sp c 1 art 1 s 90 to 2005 1Sp c 1 art 1 s 92

Financial statements, publication, Minn. Law 2004 c 182 s 19

Firefighters, solicitation of charitable contributions, resolutions about, Minn. Law 2010 c 227

Foreign trade zones, Minn. Law 2006 c 259 art 13 s 9

Funds and accounts, deposit and investment

Securities broker-dealers, Minn. Law 2010 c 234 s 2

Securities lending agreements, Minn. Law 2010 c 234 s 1, 2010 c 385 s 4

Governing bodies

Proceedings, publication, Minn. Law 2004 c 182 s 23

Green building and sustainable design projects, Minn. Law 2010 c 216 s 25

Guaranteed energy savings contracts, Minn. Law 2007 c 136 art 3 s 4

High-voltage transmission line routes, notice about, Minn. Law 2008 c 296 art 1 s 15 to 2008 c 296 art 1 s 17

Historic preservation capital grants, Minn. Law 2008 c 179 s 49

Judgments against, interest, Minn. Law 2010 c 249, 2010 c 385 s 8

judgments, bonds to pay, Minn. Law 2005 c 152 art 1 s 23

Land use planning

Dedication or fees, amounts, Minn. Law 2004 c 178

Lands

Expedited exchanges with state, Minn. Law 2008 c 357 s 23, 2008 c 363 art 5 s 12, 2008 c 368 art 1 s 13

Surplus state lands, sale procedure, Minn. Law 2008 c 368 art 1 s 1 to 2008 c 368 art 1 s 4, 72

lands, state land acquisition from, Minn. Law 2005 1Sp c 1 art 2 s 15

Legislation affecting, local impact notes, requests for, Minn. Law 2010 c 306

Liability

Death by wrongful act, Minn. Law 2006 c 232 s 2

Joint ventures, Minn. Law 2006 c 232 s 3

Recreational use of school property, Minn. Law 2011 c 57 s 1, 2

Technical changes, Minn. Law 2011 c 76 art 1 s 56

Used public safety equipment, immunity from liability, Minn. Law 2011 c 75

Maintenance of effort requirements, suspension, Minn. Law 2009 c 88 art 2 s 21

Matching fund requirements, suspension, Minn. Law 2009 c 88 art 2 s 21

Mergers

Correctional officers, rights, Minn. Law 2009 c 59 art 5 s 6

Peace officers, rights, Minn. Law 2009 c 59 art 5 s 14

Public safety dispatchers, rights, Minn. Law 2009 c 59 art 5 s 14

Metropolitan area, sewer availability charge, Minn. Law 2010 c 212

Microenergy loan program, Minn. Law 2008 c 356 s 7, 8

Municipal state-aid streets, see MUNICIPAL STATE-AID STREETS, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 3 art 1 s 3

Notice given

Public notices, newspaper publication, Minn. Law 2004 c 182

officers, conflicts of interest, contracts

volunteer ambulance services, Minn. Law 2005 c 80

Official newspapers, Minn. Law 2004 c 182

Property taxes, see PROPERTY TAXES

Public Facilities Authority bonds

State guarantees of repayment, Minn. Law 2008 c 300 s 39

Public funds depositories, collateral, Minn. Law 2004 c 151, 2004 c 174 s 2

Public safety equipment

Purchasing or leasing, Minn. Law 2011 c 33

Used, Minn. Law 2011 c 75

Publications by

Public notices, newspaper publication, Minn. Law 2004 c 182

publications, restrictions, Minn. Law 2005 c 156 art 2 s 6

Published notices, time of publication, Minn. Law 2008 c 154 art 10 s 4

Purchasing, cooperative purchasing, contracts, Minn. Law 2009 c 101 art 2 s 92

purchasing pools, prescription drugs, Minn. Law 2005 1Sp c 4 art 5 s 3

Records, not public data, disposal, Minn. Law 2006 c 233 s 1, 6

Records, retention schedules, study, Minn. Law 2009 c 152 s 24

Regional library basic system support grants, reduced local support, Minn. Law 2009 c 96 art 5 s 9, 10

Resorts, limits on local regulation, Minn. Law 2007 c 92

Revenue forecast, February

Finance Department reports about local revenues, Minn. Law 2008 c 154 art 16 s 5

Rulemaking, impact of on local governments, Minn. Law 2004 c 274 s 1

Sales and use taxes, see Local sales taxes under SALES AND USE TAXES

Sales to, sales and use taxes, alcoholic beverages, Minn. Law 2009 c 88 art 8 s 1

Sales to, sales tax exemptions, Minn. Law 2006 c 259 art 6 s 19

School districts, see SCHOOL DISTRICTS

Sewer service, charges for, Minn. Law 2008 c 331 s 8

Shoreland resorts, limits on local regulation, Minn. Law 2007 c 92

Snow removal, roads in uncompleted subdivisions, Minn. Law 2010 c 279, 2010 c 385 s 3

Special taxing districts

Meetings of governing body, limits on, Minn. Law 2008 c 153

Standard performance measures

Local Results and Innovation Council, Minn. Law 2010 c 389 art 2 s 1

Reports about, Minn. Law 2010 c 389 art 2 s 2

state aid

bankhead Jones Farm Tenant Act lands, Minn. Law 2005 1Sp c 3 art 1 s 31 to 2005 1Sp c 3 art 1 s 35

Boundary changes, effect on distribution, Minn. Law 2006 c 259 art 5 s 8

city aid

base, cities under 5,000, Minn. Law 2005 1Sp c 3 art 2 s 1

city aid base, Minn. Law 2005 c 38, 2005 c 151 art 4 s 8

city revenue need, Minn. Law 2005 c 151 art 4 s 7

formula, Minn. Law 2005 1Sp c 3 art 2 s 1

household size estimates, Minn. Law 2005 c 151 art 4 s 9

market value credit reimbursements, Minn. Law 2005 1Sp c 3 art 2 s 5

reductions, 2004, Minn. Law 2005 c 151 art 4 s 13

totals, Minn. Law 2005 1Sp c 3 art 2 s 2, 3

City aid base, tax-exempt Indian land, lands placed in trust as, Minn. Law 2006 c 259 art 11

county aid

county program aid, Minn. Law 2005 c 151 art 4 s 10, 11, 14, 16, 2005 c 151 art 5 s 41

court aid, Anoka County, Minn. Law 2005 c 151 art 4 s 15

job opportunity building zone aid, repeal, Minn. Law 2005 1Sp c 3 art 7 s 20

reductions, property tax increases for, Minn. Law 2005 c 152 art 1 s 32

totals, Minn. Law 2005 1Sp c 3 art 2 s 4

Disparity reduction aid, Minn. Law 2006 c 259 art 5 s 5

fire and police state aid, Minn. Law 2005 1Sp c 8 art 10 s 2 to 2005 1Sp c 8 art 10 s 6

mortgage credit certificate aid, repeal, Minn. Law 2005 1Sp c 1 art 4 s 124

State aid to

2010 adjustments, Minn. Law 2008 c 366 art 2 s 9

Appropriation, Minn. Law 2008 c 366 art 2 s 9

City aid

Distribution, 2009 and 2010, Minn. Law 2008 c 154 art 1 s 3

Mahnomen, Minn. Law 2008 c 154 art 1 s 1, 4, 5

Newport, Minn. Law 2008 c 154 art 1 s 1

Rockville, Minn. Law 2008 c 154 art 1 s 1

Tax base adjustments, utility property, Minn. Law 2008 c 154 art 1 s 7

Taylor's Falls, Minn. Law 2008 c 154 art 1 s 1

City aid base, 2009 and after, Minn. Law 2008 c 366 art 2 s 2

City aid distribution, Minn. Law 2008 c 366 art 2 s 8

City formula aid, Minn. Law 2008 c 154 art 1 s 2, 2008 c 366 art 2 s 3, 4, 6, 7

City jobs base, Minn. Law 2008 c 366 art 2 s 4

City revenue need, Minn. Law 2008 c 366 art 2 s 1

County aid

Mahnomen, Minn. Law 2008 c 154 art 1 s 4, 5

Tax base adjustments, utility property, Minn. Law 2008 c 154 art 1 s 7

County transition aid, Minn. Law 2008 c 366 art 2 s 6

Flood loss aid, 2007, Minn. Law 2007 1Sp c 2 art 3 s 20

Maintenance of effort and matching requirements, suspension, Minn. Law 2008 c 366 art 3 s 5

Out-of-home placement programs, 2009 aid to counties, Minn. Law 2008 c 366 art 2 s 13

Planning and review costs, deduction, repealed, Minn. Law 2008 c 366 art 2 s 14

School district aid, tax base adjustments, utility property, Minn. Law 2008 c 154 art 1 s 6

Small city aid base, Minn. Law 2008 c 366 art 2 s 3

Tax committee study, Minn. Law 2008 c 366 art 2 s 12

Unmet need, Minn. Law 2008 c 366 art 2 s 5

Utility valuation transition aid, Minn. Law 2008 c 366 art 2 s 10

State aids to

2009 and 2010 aid reductions, Minn. Law 2010 1Sp c 1 art 13 s 2

2010 aid and credit reductions, Minn. Law 2010 c 215 art 13 s 6, 2010 1Sp c 1 art 13 s 3

2010 flood loss aid, Minn. Law 2010 2Sp c 1 art 1 s 18

Airports, federally funded, local government contributions, Minn. Law 2004 c 136

Attached machinery aid

Corrections, Minn. Law 2004 c 228 art 1 s 76

Obsolete references to, removal, Minn. Law 2004 c 228 art 3 s 1, 5

City aid base, increase in small cities, Minn. Law 2010 c 215 art 13 s 4

City aid distribution, Minn. Law 2010 c 215 art 13 s 4

City formula aid, Minn. Law 2009 c 88 art 10 s 19

City formula aid, calculating, Minn. Law 2010 c 389 art 8 s 16

City jobs base, calculation, Minn. Law 2009 c 88 art 10 s 18

City revenue need, calculation, Minn. Law 2009 c 88 art 10 s 17

Disparity reduction aid

Obsolete references, removal, Minn. Law 2004 c 228 art 3 s 7, 8

Education aids, see EDUCATION FUNDING

Fire and police state aid, Minn. Law 2011 c 112 art 5 s 1

Fire state aid, Minn. Law 2009 c 169 art 9 s 3 to 2009 c 169 art 9 s 9, 31, 2009 c 169 art 10 s 1, 45

Flood loss aid, Minn. Law 2009 c 93 art 2 s 16

Homestead and agricultural credit aid, obsolete references to, removal, Minn. Law 2004 c 228 art 3 s 2 to 2004 c 228 art 3 s 4, 6, 8 to 18

Levy limits, obsolete rules repealed, Minn. Law 2009 c 88 art 10 s 20

Local government aid

Appropriations, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 7 art 6 s 18

City aid distribution, 2012 and 2014, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 7 art 6 s 16

City net tax capacity, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 7 art 6 s 14

Obsolete references to other aids, removal, Minn. Law 2004 c 228 art 3 s 14 to 2004 c 228 art 3 s 17

Payment delay, July 2011, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 7 art 6 s 25

Payments, 2011 and 2012, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 7 art 6 s 15, 17

Local police and firefighters relief amortization state aid, Minn. Law 2009 c 88 art 12 s 14 to 2009 c 88 art 12 s 17, 2009 c 169 art 8 s 2, 3

Maintenance of effort and matching requirements, suspension, repealed, Minn. Law 2009 c 3 s 2

Manufactured home homestead and agricultural aid, obsolete references to, removal, Minn. Law 2004 c 228 art 3 s 7

Natural resources lands, payments in lieu of taxes, Minn. Law 2010 c 389 art 1 s 25

Reductions, unallotment, see State budget under FINANCE DEPARTMENT

Reports about, to legislature, Minn. Law 2010 c 215 art 13 s 9

Standard measures program, payments to participating cities or counties, Minn. Law 2010 c 389 art 2 s 2

Temporary court maintenance of effort cost aid

Obsolete references, removal, Minn. Law 2004 c 228 art 3 s 9

Total aid amount, Minn. Law 2010 c 215 art 13 s 5, 7

State Building Code, enforcement, Minn. Law 2008 c 322 s 3

state mandates, objections to, Minn. Law 2005 c 156 art 2 s 3

State mandates on, Finance Department reports about, Minn. Law 2008 c 154 art 16 s 4

Storm water control systems, charges, Minn. Law 2004 c 141

Subdivisions

Local government services, security for costs, Minn. Law 2006 c 209

Park and open space dedication, Minn. Law 2006 c 269

Tourism facilities, Minn. Law 2010 c 216 s 27

Towns, see TOWNS

Transportation infrastructure loans, Minn. Law 2010 c 216 s 23

Trusts for postemployment benefits, reports to state auditor, Minn. Law 2010 c 215 art 12 s 30

Unemployment insurance taxes, Minn. Law 2009 c 78 art 3 s 1

Utilities owned by, see MUNICIPALLY OWNED UTILITIES

Voluntary energy improvements financing program, Minn. Law 2010 c 216 s 3, 4, 21, 22, 2010 c 389 art 7 s 11 to 2010 c 389 art 7 s 19

waivers of rules and laws, requests for, Minn. Law 2005 c 156 art 2 s 4

Water and sewer service, charges for, Minn. Law 2008 c 331 s 8

Water pollution, impaired waters, restoration, Minn. Law 2006 c 251 s 5

web sites, restrictions, Minn. Law 2005 c 156 art 2 s 6

Wind energy, community-based energy development (C-BED) projects, Minn. Law 2010 c 358

Zoning, "undue hardship" standard, changed to "practical difficulties", Minn. Law 2011 c 19