Minnesota Session Laws - 1983, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1983 

                        CHAPTER 227--S.F.No. 366
           An act relating to appropriations; authorizing the 
          Arrowhead regional development commission to repay an 
          appropriation with funds raised by a levy; amending 
          Laws 1981, chapter 356, section 30. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  Laws 1981, chapter 356, section 30, is amended 
to read: 
     Sec. 30.  ENERGY, DEVELOPMENT 
AND PLANNING 
General Operations and Management          11,208,700  9,637,350
Approved Complement - 249 
  General - 161
  Federal - 86 
  Revolving - 2 
Planning 
   $ 3,882,750     $ 3,882,750 
 The following functions are included in 
this program:  planning for crime 
control, human resources, physical 
planning, developmental disabilities, 
program review, health and critical 
areas; land management information 
center; state demographer; EQB 
administration; power plant studies; 
and environmental impact statement 
preparation. 
 $99,000 each year is for criminal 
justice planning and grants 
administration, including expenses for 
the crime control planning board.  
 $75,000 each year is for criminal 
justice grants and administration and 
shall be expended with the approval of 
the governor after consultation with 
the legislative advisory commission 
pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 
3.30. 
 $250,000 each year is for grants for 
youth intervention programs. 
 $101,000 each year is for a grant to 
the environmental conservation library 
(ECOL). 
 $261,000 each year is for the service 
bureau of the land management 
information center. 
Community Development
   $ 2,923,550     $ 1,665,000 
 The following functions are included 
within this program:  technical 
assistance, fiscal studies, planning 
assistance grants, small business 
assistance, business and community 
contact, international trade, grants 
and loans, and Indian business loans. 
 $87,000 each year is for a grant to the 
Duluth Port Authority. 
 $215,000 each year is for community 
development corporations. 
 $959,000 the first year and $479,500 
the second year is for regional 
planning grants. 
 $300,000 the first year and $150,000 
the second year is for land use 
planning grants to local governments. 
The payment of $300,000 to the 
Arrowhead regional development 
commission made in 1979 by action of 
the legislative advisory commission 
upon request of the state planning 
agency shall be repaid by the Arrowhead 
commission through the performance by 
the Arrowhead commission of community 
and economic development projects.  
Beginning in fiscal year 1982, at 
least $75,000 of the appropriation 
authorized under Minnesota Statutes, 
Section 462.396 shall be committed for 
the purposes of this repayment and 
shall continue to be committed in 
succeeding fiscal years until the sum 
of the original payment is reached.  In 
addition, for the purposes of this 
repayment, the commission may utilize 
funds raised by the levy authorized in 
Minnesota Statutes, section 462.396, or 
funds leveraged from other sources, to 
be used in conjunction with any levy 
funds.  Proposed community and economic 
development projects for which this 
funding will be utilized will be 
specified by the Arrowhead commission 
in a detailed work program contained 
within the annual work program required 
under section 462.396.  This detailed 
work program shall be submitted to the 
legislative commission on Minnesota 
resources annually for approval prior 
to the expenditure of any monies 
provided in this section.  The work 
program and any progress reports shall 
be in the form determined by the 
legislative commission on Minnesota 
resources.  
 $42,500 each year is for a grant to the 
government training service.  
Tourism
   $ 1,293,300     $ 1,306,800 
 $600,000 each year is for tourism 
advertising and promotion. 
 $350,000 each year is for tourism 
grants.  
Energy 
   $ 2,154,100     $ 1,826,500 
 $300,000 in the first year is for 
district heating preliminary planning 
grants to municipalities for planning 
related to the development of district 
heating systems.  The municipality must 
demonstrate that a community heatload 
survey and map have been successfully 
completed, that potential district 
heating load is sufficiently large to 
justify further consideration, and that 
sufficient resources are available for 
the municipality to meet its financial 
requirements.  Eligible planning grant 
costs include project definition, 
development of preliminary financing 
and distribution system plans, and 
obtaining community commitment for 
detailed planning or design and 
preparation of a final report.  The 
amount of a grant shall be limited to 
90 percent of eligible planning costs 
and shall not exceed $20,000. 
 The director of the energy agency shall 
prepare and submit to the legislative 
advisory commission a list of district 
heating grant requests.  The list shall 
contain the necessary supporting 
information.  The recommendation of the 
legislative advisory commission shall 
be transmitted to the governor.  The 
governor shall approve or disapprove, 
or return for further consideration, 
each project recommended for approval 
by the legislative advisory 
commission.  The grants may be 
disbursed only upon approval by the 
governor. 
 $130,000 the first year and $70,000 the 
second year is for a superinsulated 
home demonstration project.  Grants 
from this appropriation are available 
only when matched from private 
resources on a dollar for dollar basis. 
  General Support 
   $   955,000     $   956,300 
 In the first year the amount for each 
agency prior to the merger of the four 
agencies is as follows:  
Crime Control Planning Board 
   $   100,000 
State Planning Agency 
   $   325,000 
Economic Development 
   $   330,000 
Energy Agency 
   $   200,000 
 When the merger occurs, any unexpended 
balances from the above appropriation 
are available to the merged department 
for the purposes of general support.  
 The commissioner shall present a 
complete budget and staffing plan to 
the committees on finance in the senate 
and appropriations in the house by 
September 1, 1981.  
     Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
    Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment. 
    Approved June 1, 1983