Minnesota Session Laws - 1993, Regular Session

  
    Laws of Minnesota 1993 

                        CHAPTER 139-H.F.No. 168 
           An act relating to state government; authorizing state 
          agencies to enter into contracts with regional 
          organizations; proposing coding for new law in 
          Minnesota Statutes, chapter 15. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  [15.75] [CONTRACTS WITH REGIONAL 
ORGANIZATIONS.] 
    Subdivision 1.  [PURPOSE.] The purpose of this section is 
to promote efficient and effective delivery of government 
services throughout greater Minnesota by encouraging state 
agencies to cooperate in the provision of services with a system 
of regional organizations that have the capacity to coordinate 
state resources with resources of local government units. 
    Subd. 2.  [AUTHORITY.] A state agency may contract with a 
system of regional organizations in greater Minnesota for 
delivery of services not currently delivered at the regional 
level on behalf of the state agency.  
    Subd. 3.  [DESIGNATION OF SERVICE DELIVERY AREA.] For the 
purposes of this section, the service delivery areas of the 
system are the challenge grant regions designated under section 
116N.08, subdivision 2.  
    Subd. 4.  [DESIGNATION OF REGIONAL ORGANIZATION.] The 
system of regional organizations that may provide services for 
state agencies in service delivery areas are as established in 
paragraphs (a) to (d).  
    (a) If a service delivery area is identical to the region 
designated under section 462.385, the regional development 
commission established under section 462.387 shall perform the 
services. 
    (b) If a service delivery area contains more than one 
region designated under section 462.385, services must be 
performed on the basis of contractual agreements among all 
regional development commissions in the service delivery area. 
    (c) If a service delivery area is only partially served by 
active regional development commissions, state funds for the 
service must first be offered to potential service providers in 
the area not served by an active commission.  If no provider 
agrees to provide the service, an active commission or other 
regional entity in the area not served by an active commission, 
may, on the basis of an agreement with local units of government 
in the service delivery area, perform the services. 
    (d) If a service delivery area does not contain an active 
regional development commission, state funds for the service 
must first be offered to potential service providers in the 
area.  If no provider agrees to provide the service, a state 
agency may enter into an agreement with another regional entity 
to provide services.  In this case, the regional entity 
providing services shall create an advisory committee which 
includes elected officials of counties, cities, and towns in the 
region. 
     (e) This subdivision does not limit the authority of a 
state agency to enter into contractual agreements for services 
with other agencies or with local units of government. 
     Subd. 5.  [AGREEMENTS WITH DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND ECONOMIC 
DEVELOPMENT.] The commissioner of trade and economic development 
may enter into agreements with regional entities established 
under subdivision 4 to prepare plans to ensure coordination of 
the department's business development, community development, 
trade and tourism functions with programs of local units of 
government and other public and private development agencies in 
the regions.  The plans will identify regional development 
priorities and serve as a guide for the implementation of the 
department's programs in the regions. 
    Presented to the governor May 11, 1993 
    Signed by the governor May 13, 1993, 2:54 p.m.