Office of the Revisor of Statutes
Minnesota Session Laws - 1991, Regular Session
Key: (1) language to be deleted (2) new language
Laws of Minnesota 1991
CHAPTER 345-H.F.No. 1631
An act relating to the organization and operation of
state government; appropriating money for the general
legislative, judicial, and administrative expenses of
state government; providing for the transfer of
certain money in the state treasury; fixing and
limiting the amount of fees, penalties, and other
costs to be collected in certain cases; creating,
abolishing, modifying, and transferring agencies and
functions; defining and amending terms; providing for
settlement of claims; imposing certain duties,
responsibilities, authority, and limitations on
agencies and political subdivisions; consolidating
certain funds and accounts and making conforming
changes; changing the organization, operation,
financing, and management of certain courts and
related offices; amending Minnesota Statutes 1990,
sections 2.722, subdivision 1, and by adding a
subdivision; 3.885, subdivisions 3 and 6; 3.97, by
adding a subdivision; 3.971, subdivision 2; 8.06;
8.15; 13.03, subdivision 3; 14.07, subdivisions 1 and
2; 14.08; 15.06, subdivision 1; 15.191, subdivision 1;
15.50, subdivision 3, and by adding a subdivision;
15A.081, subdivision 1; 15A.082, subdivision 3, as
amended; 16A.27, subdivision 5; 16A.45, subdivision 1;
16A.641, subdivision 3; 16A.662, subdivision 4;
16A.672, subdivision 9; 16A.69, by adding a
subdivision; 16A.721, subdivision 1; 16B.24, by adding
a subdivision; 16B.36, subdivision 1; 16B.41,
subdivision 2, and by adding a subdivision; 16B.465,
subdivision 4; 16B.48, subdivision 2; 16B.63, by
adding a subdivision; 17.49, subdivision 1; 62D.122;
79.34, subdivision 1; 103B.311, subdivision 7;
103B.315, subdivision 5; 103F.761, subdivision 1;
103H.101, subdivision 4; 103H.175, subdivisions 1 and
2; 115A.072, subdivision 1; 116C.03, subdivisions 2,
4, and 5; 116C.712, subdivisions 3 and 5; 116J.873,
subdivision 1; 116J.8766, subdivision 2; 116L.03,
subdivision 2; 124C.03, subdivisions 2, 3, 8, 9, 10,
12, 14, 15, and 16; 126A.02, subdivisions 1 and 2;
126A.03; 128C.12, subdivision 1; 138.17, subdivision
1; 144.70, subdivision 2; 145.926, subdivisions 1, 4,
5, 7, and 8; 145A.02, subdivision 16; 145A.09,
subdivision 6; 160.276, by adding a subdivision;
176.421, subdivision 6a; 214.141; 256H.25, subdivision
1; 268.361, subdivision 3; 271.06, subdivision 4;
271.19; 275.125, subdivision 6a; 275.14; 275.50,
subdivision 5a; 275.51, subdivision 6; 275.54,
subdivision 3; 299A.30, subdivision 2; 299A.31,
subdivision 1; 299A.40, subdivision 4; 355.392,
subdivisions 2 and 3; 356.215, subdivisions 4d and 4g;
357.24; 363.121; 368.01, subdivision 1a; 373.40,
subdivision 1; 383B.119, subdivision 3; 402.045;
422A.05, by adding subdivisions; 422A.06, subdivisions
1 and 3; 422A.101; 422A.17; 422A.23, subdivision 2;
423A.02; 462.384, subdivision 7; 462.396, subdivision
2; 466A.05, subdivision 1; 469.201, subdivision 2;
469.203, subdivision 4; 469.207, subdivisions 1 and 2;
471.468; 473.156, subdivision 1; 474A.03, by adding a
subdivision; 477A.011, subdivisions 3 and 3a;
477A.014, subdivision 4; 480.181, by adding a
subdivision; 480.24, subdivision 3; 480.242,
subdivision 2, and by adding a subdivision; 481.10;
484.73, by adding a subdivision; 490.123, subdivision
1; 490.124, subdivision 4; 504.34, subdivisions 5 and
6; 590.05; 593.48; 609.101, subdivision 1; 611.14;
611.17; 611.18; 611.20; 611.215, subdivisions 1, 1a,
and 2; 611.23; 611.24; 611.25, subdivision 1, and by
adding a subdivision; 611.26, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 6,
7, and by adding subdivisions; and 611.27,
subdivisions 1, 4, and by adding subdivisions; Laws
1989, chapter 335, article 1, section 7, and article
3, section 4, as amended; Laws 1990, chapter 610,
article 1, section 27; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapters 4; 7; 16A; 16B; 43A;
116J; 129D; 204B; 268; 270; 356; and 471; proposing
coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 4A;
repealing Minnesota Statutes 1990, sections 3C.035,
subdivision 2; 3C.056; 40A.02, subdivision 2; 40A.08;
116J.967; 116K.01 to 116K.14; 144.861; 144.874,
subdivision 7; 383B.119, subdivision 2; 383B.63,
subdivision 1; 480.250; 480.252; 480.254; 480.256;
611.215, subdivision 4; 611.26, subdivision 1;
611.261; 611.28; 611.29; Laws 1984, chapter 564,
section 48; Laws 1989, chapter 335, article 3,
sections 38; and 54, as amended by Laws 1989, First
Special Session chapter 1, article 5, section 47; and
Laws 1990, chapter 604, article 9, section 14.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
ARTICLE 1
STATE DEPARTMENTS
Section 1. [STATE DEPARTMENTS; APPROPRIATIONS.]
The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are
appropriated from the general fund, or another fund named, to
the agencies and for the purposes specified in this act, to be
available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The
figures "1991," "1992," and "1993," where used in this act, mean
that the appropriation or appropriations listed under them are
available for the year ending June 30, 1991, June 30, 1992, or
June 30, 1993, respectively.
SUMMARY BY FUND
1991 1992 1993 TOTAL
General $486,000 $ 382,297,000 $ 361,685,000 $ 743,982,000
Environmental 261,000 260,000 521,000
Highway User 1,720,000 1,715,000 3,435,000
Metro Landfill
Contingency 46,000 46,000 92,000
Special Revenue 9,115,000 9,110,000 18,225,000
Trunk Highway 761,000 754,000 1,515,000
Workers' Comp. 4,842,000 5,080,000 9,922,000
TOTAL 399,043,000 378,650,000 777,692,000
APPROPRIATIONS
Available for the Year
Ending June 30
1992 1993
Sec. 2. LEGISLATURE
Subdivision 1. Total
Appropriation 48,942,000 48,262,000
Summary by Fund
General 48,909,000 48,230,000
Trunk Highway 32,000 32,000
The amounts that may be spent from this
appropriation for each program are
specified in the following subdivisions.
Subd. 2. Senate 16,383,000 16,068,000
Subd. 3. House of Representatives 21,921,000 21,504,000
Subd. 4. Legislative
Coordinating Commission 7,289,000 7,344,000
Summary by Fund
General 7,257,000 7,312,000
Trunk Highway 32,000 32,000
(a) Legislative Reference Library
1992 1993
880,000 880,000
(b) Revisor of Statutes
3,931,000 4,162,000
The revisor shall study the relative
costs and benefits of using Times Roman
or another typeface for documents
produced through the revisor's computer
system. The study shall include
consideration of readability, potential
savings on equipment costs, and
reduction of paper use. The revisor
shall submit the report to the senate
finance and house appropriations
committees by January 1, 1992.
(c) Legislative Commission on the
Economic Status of Women
166,000 164,000
(d) Legislative Commission on
Employee Relations
109,000 109,000
The legislative commission on employee
relations shall conduct a study of
management and supervisory functions in
all executive branch state agencies and
boards, including the state university,
technical colleges, and community
college system. The commission shall
report the results of the study to the
legislature by February 1, 1992.
(e) Great Lakes Commission
43,000 45,000
(f) Legislative Commission
on Pensions and Retirement
555,000 570,000
(g) Legislative Commission on
Planning and Fiscal Policy
400,000 400,000
The appropriation in Laws 1989, First
Special Session chapter 1, article 1,
section 12, for the legislative
commission on planning and fiscal
policy, is available until June 30,
1993. * (The preceding paragraph
beginning "The appropriation" was
vetoed by the governor.)
(h) Legislative Commission to
Review Administrative Rules
139,000 133,000
(i) Legislative Commission on
Waste Management
148,000 148,000
(j) Legislative Water Commission
101,000 99,000
(k) Mississippi River Parkway
Commission
32,000 32,000
This appropriation is from the trunk
highway fund.
(l) Legislative Coordinating
Commission - General Support
785,000 602,000
The appropriation in Laws 1989, chapter
335, article 1, section 2, subdivision
4, paragraph (l), is available until
June 30, 1993. * (The preceding
paragraph beginning "The appropriation"
was vetoed by the governor.)
$86,000 the first year and $86,000 the
second year are appropriated to fund
joint house and senate subcommittee or
task force projects. Projects funded
from this appropriation must involve
both the house and senate, be temporary
in nature, and focus on key policy
issues facing the legislature. The
legislative coordinating commission
shall develop a project selection
process for this appropriation.
$50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
second year are reserved for
unanticipated costs of agencies in this
subdivision and subdivision 5. The
legislative coordinating commission may
transfer necessary amounts from this
appropriation to the appropriations of
the agencies concerned, and the amounts
transferred are appropriated to those
agencies to be spent by them. If the
appropriation for either year is
insufficient, the appropriation for the
other year is available for it.
$87,300 the first year and $91,600 the
second year are for the state
contribution to the National Conference
of State Legislatures.
$78,300 the first year and $83,000 the
second year are for the state
contribution to the Council of State
Governments.
Subd. 5. Legislative Audit
Commission 3,839,000 3,832,000
The amounts that may be spent from this
appropriation for each activity are as
follows:
(a) Legislative Audit Commission
15,000 15,000
(b) Legislative Auditor
3,824,000 3,817,000
Subd. 6. Base Cut
(492,000) (487,000)
The base cut must be allocated among
the commission's programs by the
legislative coordinating commission.
Sec. 3. SUPREME COURT
Subdivision 1. Total
Appropriation 16,114,000 15,987,000
The amounts that may be spent from this
appropriation for each program are
specified in the following subdivisions.
Subd. 2. Supreme Court Operations
3,900,000 3,876,000
$2,100 the first year and $2,200 the
second year are for a contingent
account for expenses necessary for the
normal operation of the court for which
no other reimbursement is provided.
The conference of chief judges shall
study the current functions performed
by law clerks and shall conduct a cost
benefit analysis of the position on or
before January 1, 1992. The study
shall consider the cost benefit of the
assignment of nonlegal duties currently
performed by law clerks to other court
personnel and the development of
permanent legal research units within a
judicial district. The study shall
consider the distribution of and the
number of district court law clerks for
district court judges and referees.
Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section
480.181, the supreme court, in
consultation with the conference of
chief judges and representatives of
official court reporters, shall develop
criteria for the tenure of official
court reporters under the judicial
branch personnel rules. The criteria
shall be included in a study on shared
or pooled use of district court
reporters which shall be conducted by
the conference of chief judges by
January 1, 1993.
The supreme court shall study and
report to the legislature by February
1, 1992, the costs of transferring to
the state the costs of the court
administration offices and guardian ad
litem programs statewide and shall
develop a detailed budget for those
costs.
$25,000 the first year is to continue
the study of racial bias in the
judicial system mandated by Laws 1990,
chapter 557.
$10,000 the first year is to study the
need for a business law court.
Subd. 3. State Court Administration
7,701,000 7,591,000
The state court administrator shall
establish a pilot project to study the
feasibility of providing public and
private users computer access to court
records through TCIS (Total Court
Information System) at no net cost to
the court. The state court
administrator shall identify the demand
for the service, the fees necessary to
provide the service at no net cost to
the court, the staff, and the hardware
resources necessary to support this
expanded use of the TCIS, and report to
the legislature by February 1, 1992.
The state court administrator may
charge participants in the pilot
project a reasonable user fee. The
fees shall be deposited in the general
fund.
The state court administrator may fund
one nonprofit private organization
located in the northern suburbs of
Hennepin county for a diversion program
other than mediation, to divert
juvenile misdemeanor offenders from the
juvenile court system.
$100,000 the first year and $100,000
the second year are for community
dispute resolution program grants under
Minnesota Statutes, section 494.05.
Subd. 4. Law Library Operations
1,663,000 1,670,000
Subd. 5. Civil Legal Services
2,114,000 2,114,000
$2,114,000 the first year and
$2,114,000 the second year are for
legal service to low-income clients
under Minnesota Statutes, section
480.242, and for family farm legal
assistance under Minnesota Statutes,
section 480.252. Any unencumbered
balance remaining in the first year
does not cancel but is available for
the second year of the biennium. A
qualified legal services program, as
defined in Minnesota Statutes, section
480.24, subdivision 3, may provide
legal services to persons eligible for
family farm legal assistance under
Minnesota Statutes, section 480.254.
Subd. 6. Family Law Legal
Services
890,000 890,000
$890,000 the first year and $890,000
the second year are to improve the
access of low-income clients to legal
representation in family law matters
and must be distributed under Minnesota
Statutes, section 480.242, to the
qualified legal services programs
described in Minnesota Statutes,
section 480.242, subdivision 2,
paragraph (a). Any unencumbered
balance remaining in the first year
does not cancel and is available for
the second year of the biennium.
Subd. 7. Base Cut
(154,000) (154,000)
The base cut must be allocated among
the agency's programs by the agency
head.
Sec. 4. COURT OF APPEALS 5,696,000 5,717,000
Sec. 5. DISTRICT COURTS 47,009,000 59,371,000
For the second year appropriation,
$3,366,000 is appropriated for jury
costs for the district courts if a law
is enacted providing for a homestead
agricultural and credit assistance
offset in the same amount.
This appropriation includes one new law
clerk position in the first judicial
district and one new law clerk position
in the tenth judicial district.
$70,000 the first year is for the
Dakota county board to establish a
pilot diversion program for juveniles
who are alleged to have committed
controlled substance offenses. This
sum is available until June 30, 1993. *
(The preceding paragraph beginning
"$70,000" was vetoed by the governor.)
Sec. 6. BOARD OF JUDICIAL
STANDARDS 171,000 171,000
Approved Complement - 2
Sec. 7. BOARD OF PUBLIC DEFENSE
Subdivision 1. Total
Appropriation 21,238,000 23,983,000
Approved Complement - 42
None of this appropriation shall be
used to pay for lawsuits against public
agencies or public officials to change
social or public policy.
The amounts that may be spent from this
appropriation for each program are
specified in this subdivision and the
following subdivisions.
For the second year appropriation,
$2,750,000 is appropriated for juvenile
and misdemeanor services in the 3rd and
6th districts if a law is enacted
providing for a homestead agricultural
and credit assistance offset in the
same amount.
Subd. 2. State Public
Defender
2,051,000 2,045,000
During the biennium, legal assistance
to Minnesota prisoners shall serve the
civil legal needs of persons confined
to state institutions.
Subd. 3. Board of Public
Defense
1,149,000 3,900,000
Subd. 4. District Public
Defense
18,246,000 18,246,000
Subd. 5. Base Cut
(208,000) (208,000)
The base cut must be allocated among
the board's programs by the board
administrator.
Sec. 8. TAX COURT 601,000 533,000
Approved Complement - 6
Sec. 9. WORKERS' COMPENSATION
COURT OF APPEALS 1,284,000 1,363,000
Approved Complement - 22
This appropriation is from the workers'
compensation special compensation fund.
Sec. 10. GOVERNOR AND
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Subdivision 1. Total
Appropriation 3,651,000 3,144,000
This appropriation is to fund the
offices of the governor and lieutenant
governor.
$20,000 the first year and $20,000 the
second year are for personal expenses
connected with the office of the
governor.
$2,000 the first year and $2,000 the
second year are for personal expenses
connected with the office of the
lieutenant governor.
$99,000 the first year and $103,000 the
second year are for membership dues of
the National Governors Association.
$20,000 the first year is for the
Council of Great Lakes Governors.
During the biennium any seminars or
training sessions regarding federal
issues for federal budgeting that are
conducted by the Washington office
shall be made available to legislators
and legislative staff. The Washington
office shall notify the legislature
regarding the timing of such seminars.
Subd. 2. Transfers From State Planning
757,000 257,000
Sec. 11. OFFICE OF STRATEGIC
AND LONG RANGE PLANNING 2,988,000 2,986,000
$1,000,000 the first year and
$1,000,000 the second year are for
strategic and long-range planning. If
the appropriation for either year is
insufficient, the appropriation for the
other year is available for it.
An additional $500,000 the first year
and $500,000 the second year are
available for planning after
consultation with the legislative
advisory commission under Minnesota
Statutes, section 3.30. A request to
spend money from this appropriation
must be presented to the legislative
commission on planning and fiscal
policy, which must make a
recommendation on the request before it
may be presented to the legislative
advisory commission.
Sec. 12. STATE AUDITOR 6,471,000 6,755,000
Approved Complement - 123
$77,000 the first year and $77,000 the
second year are for an account the
auditor may bill for costs associated
with conducting single audits of
federal funds. During the biennium,
this account may be used only when no
other billing mechanism is feasible.
$217,000 the first year and $217,000
the second year must be subtracted from
the amount that would otherwise be
payable as local government aid under
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 477A, in
order to reimburse the general fund for
the services of the government
information division and the parts of
the constitutional office that are
related to the government information
function.
$71,000 the first year and $71,000 the
second year must be subtracted from the
total police and fire state aid
otherwise payable to police and
firefighters' relief associations under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 69.011 to
69.051, for the costs and expenses
incurred by the state auditor in making
a review of the audits and examinations
of relief associations. The amount
subtracted shall be divided
proportionally according to the
estimated costs of the audits or
examinations of the police and
firefighters' relief associations as
determined by the state auditor.
Two new staff positions and one data
entry position in the office of the
state auditor that are required by
increased research and analysis duties
shall be funded through increased audit
and other fees to local units of
government. * (The preceding paragraph
beginning "Two" was vetoed by the
governor.)
Sec. 13. STATE TREASURER 1,149,000 1,292,000
Approved Complement - 13
Up to $500,000 for the first year is
for a negotiated proposal process for
the acquisition of a new information
system pursuant to procedures
established by the commissioner of
administration in accordance with the
provisions of Minnesota Statutes,
section 16B.08, subdivision 4,
paragraph (b). In the event the cost
of the treasurer's new information
system exceeds the amount appropriated
from the general fund, the difference
shall be billed to the MAXIS project in
the department of human services. The
state treasurer is authorized to
acquire a new information system by
purchase, lease-purchase, lease, or any
other method consistent with procedures
established by the commissioner of
finance.
Sec. 14. ATTORNEY GENERAL
Subdivision 1. Total
Appropriation 21,283,000 21,226,000
Approved Complement - 376
General - 338
Special Revenue - 28
Federal - 10
Summary by Fund
General 19,857,000 19,805,000
Special Revenue 1,426,000 1,421,000
The amounts that may be spent from this
appropriation for each program are
specified in the following subdivisions.
Additions to dedicated or federal
complement are approved subject to
sufficient appropriations to the
attorney general or the attorney
general's clients. Additions must be
reported to the chairs of the house
appropriations committee and the senate
finance committee on July 1, 1991, and
July 1, 1992.
Subd. 2. Government Services
4,196,000 4,197,000
Subd. 3. Public Resources
2,827,000 2,809,000
Subd. 4. Human Resources
1,553,000 1,552,000
Subd. 5. Law Enforcement
4,321,000 4,292,000
Subd. 6. Legal Policy and
Administration
2,749,000 2,745,000
All records of the office of the
attorney general relating to the 1837
Treaty issue shall be transferred to
the state archives upon resolution of
the issue. The provisions of Minnesota
Statutes, sections 138.161 to 138.25,
apply to this transfer.
The attorney general shall increase
fees charged to agencies to cover
criminal investigations and
prosecutions of violations of state
environmental laws. The fees collected
from agencies are appropriated to the
attorney general's office. The cost of
these investigations shall be certified
for payment by the relevant agencies
from the environmental fund.
The attorney general shall submit a
report to the senate finance and house
appropriations committees by January 1,
1992, on the relationship between
increased OSHA assessments and the
increase in positions in the office of
the attorney general.
Subd. 7. Business Regulation
4,337,000 4,330,000
Summary by Fund
General 2,911,000 2,909,000
Special 1,426,000 1,421,000
Subd. 8. Solicitor General
1,499,000 1,499,000
Subd. 9. Base Cut
(199,000) (198,000)
The base cut must be allocated among
the agency's programs by the agency
head.
Sec. 15. INVESTMENT BOARD 1,894,000 1,988,000
Approved Complement - 25
Any unencumbered balance remaining in
the first year does not cancel but is
available for the second year of the
biennium.
Sec. 16. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS 3,458,000 3,617,000
Approved Complement - 78
Revolving - 26
Workers' Compensation - 52
This appropriation is from the workers'
compensation special compensation fund
for considering workers' compensation
claims.
Sec. 17. ADMINISTRATION
Subdivision 1. Total
Appropriation 47,867,000 26,416,000
Approved Complement - 940
General - 259
Gift - 1
Revolving - 630
Special Revenue - 46
Federal - 4
Summary by Fund
General Fund 42,968,000 21,517,000
Special Revenue 4,899,000 4,899,000
Subd. 2. Operations Management
4,617,000 4,661,000
Subd. 3. Intertechnologies Group
10,954,000 5,431,000
Summary by Fund
General 6,794,000 1,271,000
Special Revenue 4,160,000 4,160,000
The appropriation from the special
revenue fund is for recurring costs of
911 emergency telephone service.
$3,900,000 is appropriated as a loan
from the general fund to the STARS
revolving fund. This amount shall be
repaid before the end of the biennium.
Notwithstanding any law to the
contrary, the commissioner of
administration shall have authority to
transfer contributed capital between
department of administration internal
service or enterprise funds.
Notwithstanding any other law to the
contrary, the commissioner of
administration may, with the approval
of the commissioner of finance, make
loans from an internal service or
enterprise fund to another internal
service or enterprise fund.
$150,000 the first year is for the
commissioner of the department of
administration and the STARS staff to
conduct a study to develop models for
the use of STARS telecommunications
regions under joint powers or other
agreements. The models shall be used
to:
(1) coordinate development of
applications or programs that combine
the needs of education, state and local
governments, or other public sector
users of STARS services;
(2) determine the local
telecommunications approaches that work
best to distribute applications or
programs transported by STARS within
the region; and
(3) identify needs for shared video
facilities and develop agreements and
ways to prioritize or schedule their
use equitably.
The study shall focus on current and
future telecommunications needs that
result from joint activities of STARS
customers in the two telecommunications
regions that will be served by STARS
from Duluth and Rochester and shall
describe pilot projects that could be
used to validate the study findings.
The study shall be submitted to the
appropriate committees of the
legislature by December 31, 1991.
$201,100 the first year and $205,800
the second year must be subtracted from
the amount that would otherwise be
payable to local government aid under
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 477A, in
order to fund the local government
records program and the
intergovernmental information systems
activity.
Subd. 4. Property Management
23,387,000 8,349,000
$175,000 the first year and $175,000
the second year from the program's
total appropriation are for capitol
area repairs and replacements. Any
unencumbered balance remaining in the
first year does not cancel and is
available for the second year.
$3,825,000 the first year and
$3,884,000 the second year are for
office space costs of the legislature
and veterans organizations, for
ceremonial space, and for statutorily
free space.
The department of administration shall
discontinue food service management in
the state office building for the
biennium ending June 30, 1993. Food
service shall be managed by the house
rules committee as a pilot project for
the biennium.
$50,000 the first year is for the
commissioner of administration to study
the potential uses for the Waseca
campus. The commissioner shall appoint
an advisory committee to assist with
the study. The commissioner shall
report the findings and recommendations
from the study to the board of regents,
and the education, appropriations, and
finance committees of the legislature
by January 15, 1992. The appropriation
is available if matched by $1 of
nonstate money for each $10 of this
appropriation. In addition, the board
of regents of the University of
Minnesota is requested to provide
additional funding up to $50,000 to
assist in the cost of the study.
The department of administration in
consultation with the capitol area
architectural and planning board shall
study the historic renovation and
potential reuse of the Dahl house and
report to the senate finance and house
appropriations committees by February
1, 1992.
By June 30, 1992, the department of
administration shall relocate the state
printing operation from the Ford
building to a more suitable location,
preferably outside the capitol complex
and shall relocate and consolidate
offices of the attorney general in the
Ford building. The Ford building shall
be remodeled as office space.
By December 31, 1992, the department of
administration shall relocate the
office of the state auditor to a
location within the capitol complex.
$350,000 the first year is for
developing a framework for an
integrated infrastructure management
system including the establishment of a
database of building classification
standards. The commissioner of
administration shall report by January
1, 1992, on the time and cost of
continuing the program for fiscal year
1993.
$961,000 the first year is to improve
security at state parking ramps and
lots, to be available upon final
enactment.
$13,781,000 is for the costs relating
to agency relocation, consolidation,
and colocation, to be available upon
final enactment.
Subd. 5. Administrative Management
4,249,000 4,045,000
$5,000 the first year and $5,000 the
second year are for the state
employees' band. * (The preceding
paragraph beginning "$5,000" was vetoed
by the governor.)
$240,000 the first year and $240,000
the second year are for block grants to
public television stations. * (The
preceding paragraph beginning "$240,000"
was vetoed by the governor.)
$793,000 the first year and $793,000
the second year are for matching grants
to public television stations.
$840,000 the first year and $840,000
the second year are for public
television equipment needs. Equipment
grant allocations shall be made after
considering the recommendations of the
Minnesota Public Television
Association. * (The preceding paragraph
beginning "$840,000" was vetoed by the
governor.)
$266,000 the first year and $266,000
the second year are for operational
grants to public educational radio
stations, which must be allocated after
considering the recommendations of the
Association of Minnesota Public
Educational Radio Stations under
Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.14.
$132,000 the first year and $132,000
the second year are for public
educational radio stations, which must
be allocated after considering the
recommendations of the Association of
Minnesota Public Educational Radio
Stations for equipment needs. * (The
preceding paragraph beginning
"$132,000" was vetoed by the governor.)
$180,000 the first year is for
equipment grants to affiliate stations
of Minnesota Public Radio, Incorporated.
Equipment grant allocations must be
made after consideration of the
recommendations of Minnesota Public
Radio, Incorporated. * (The preceding
paragraph beginning "$180,000" was
vetoed by the governor.)
If an appropriation for either year for
grants to public television or radio
stations is not sufficient, the
appropriation for the other year is
available for it.
State agencies directly involved in
furnishing information or rendering
services to the public, and that serve
a substantial number of
non-English-speaking people shall
report on their progress in meeting the
requirements in Minnesota Statutes,
section 15.441, and make
recommendations for improving services
to non-English-speaking people. The
report and recommendations must be
submitted to the state government
divisions of the house appropriations
and senate finance committees by
February 1, 1992.
Subd. 6. Information Policy Office
1,686,000 1,704,000
Subd. 7. Management Analysis
586,000 594,000
Subd. 8. Transfers From State Planning
2,149,000 1,393,000
Subd. 9. Commission
500,000
$500,000 is for a commission to
identify immediate potential cost
savings in state government and to
recommend long-term actions for
improving state government efficiency
and effectiveness.
The commission should include
representatives of state employees.
The legislative commission on planning
and fiscal policy shall appoint five
members to the commission who need not
be legislators.
This appropriation is available for the
biennium ending June 30, 1993, when
matched dollar for dollar with private
funds. Before spending this
appropriation, the commissioner must
present a detailed work plan to the
legislative commission on planning and
fiscal policy. The commissioner must
make progress reports to the
legislature on the work of the
commission.
It is anticipated that the commission
will identify $15,700,000 in immediate
general fund cost savings through
improving state government efficiency
and effectiveness. This appropriation
may be enhanced by nonstate
contributions with funds collected and
spent from the state expendable trust
gift fund. In-kind contributions will
be encouraged.
An additional $500,000 of the
appropriation in the general contingent
account in section 29 is available in
the second year of the biennium under
Minnesota Statutes, section 3.30, for
the work of the commission.
Subd. 10. Base Cut
(207,000) (207,000)
Sec. 18. CAPITOL AREA ARCHITECTURAL
AND PLANNING BOARD 236,000 236,000
Approved Complement - 5
Any unencumbered balance of the
appropriation for the first year does
not cancel and is available for use in
the second year.
Notwithstanding any other law to the
contrary, unexpended balances from
appropriations in Laws 1985, First
Special Session chapter 15, section 3,
subdivision 4, and Laws 1987, chapter
400, section 15, subdivision 2, are
reappropriated to the capitol area
architectural and planning board for
site selection and preliminary planning
for the labor history center in or near
the capitol area as defined in
Minnesota Statutes, section 15.50. The
commissioner of administration and the
historical society shall cooperate with
the board in these studies and
preliminary planning and provide
information and assistance as requested
by the board. The board must make a
final site recommendation to the chairs
of the house appropriation committee
and the senate finance committee.
Sec. 19. FINANCE
Subdivision 1. Total
Appropriation 9,109,000 11,297,000
Approved Complement - 129
The amounts that may be spent from this
appropriation for each program are
specified in the following subdivisions.
Subd. 2. Management and
Administrative Services
1,148,000 1,205,000
Subd. 3. State Accounting
System
5,172,000 7,313,000
$300,000 in the first year and
$2,500,000 in the second year is* for
the planning and implementation of the
new statewide accounting and payroll
information systems. (The language
"$2,500,000 in the second year is" was
vetoed by the governor.)
On or before February 15, 1992, the
commissioner of finance shall report to
the chairs of the state government
divisions of the house appropriations
and senate finance committees on
progress in designing the new statewide
accounting and payroll information
systems. The report shall also
identify preliminary savings or
administrative efficiencies that the
state may realize with a new system and
indicate the level of future funding
required to complete the system. The
report shall also present options for
the future financing of the system
including cost-sharing by users.
Subd. 4. Budget Analysis and
Operations