Minnesota Session Laws - 1992, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1992 

                        CHAPTER 583-S.F.No. 2115 
           An act relating to state government; purchases; 
          amending the definition of "manufactured in the United 
          States"; amending Minnesota Statutes 1991 Supplement, 
          section 16B.101, subdivision 1. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1991 Supplement, section 
16B.101, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
    Subdivision 1.  [DEFINITIONS.] As used in this section, the 
following terms have the meanings given them in this subdivision.
    (a) "Public agency" includes all state agencies, the 
University of Minnesota, the state university board, and the 
state board for community colleges, and any contractor acting 
under a contract with a public agency. 
    (b) "Materials" means goods, supplies, equipment, or other 
tangible products or materials, including foods. 
    (c) "Manufactured" means mined, grown, produced, 
manufactured, fabricated, or assembled. 
    (d) "Manufactured in the United States" means materials 
manufactured in whole or in substantial part within the United 
States or a majority of whose component parts were manufactured 
in whole or in substantial part in the United States.  Salt 
mined in Canada is and cement manufactured in Canada are 
considered to have been manufactured in the United States for 
purposes of this section. 
    (e) "Purchase" means acquire by purchase or lease. 
     Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
     Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment. 
    Presented to the governor April 17, 1992 
    Signed by the governor April 29, 1992, 8:28 a.m.