1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money for
1.3 	economic development and human services purposes;
1.4 	establishing and modifying certain programs; providing
1.5 	for accounts, assessments and fees; making changes to
1.6 	programs for children and families; amending Minnesota
1.7 	Statutes 2004, sections 60A.14, subdivision 1; 60K.55,
1.8 	subdivision 2; 72B.04, subdivision 10; 82B.09,
1.9 	subdivision 1; 116C.779, subdivision 2; 116J.551,
1.10 	subdivision 1; 116J.63, subdivision 2; 116J.8731,
1.11 	subdivision 5; 119B.13, subdivision 1; 183.41, by
1.12 	adding a subdivision; 183.411, subdivisions 2a, 3;
1.13 	183.42; 183.44, subdivision 1; 183.51, subdivision 2,
1.14 	by adding a subdivision; 183.545; 183.57; 216C.41,
1.15 	subdivisions 2, 5, 5a; 256.01, by adding a
1.16 	subdivision; 256.741, subdivision 4; 256D.06,
1.17 	subdivisions 5, 7, by adding a subdivision; 256J.12,
1.18 	subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 256J.95, by
1.19 	adding subdivisions; 326.975, subdivision 1; 345.47,
1.20 	subdivisions 3, 3a; 373.40, subdivisions 1, 3;
1.21 	462A.05, subdivision 3a; 462A.33, subdivision 2;
1.22 	517.08, subdivisions 1b, 1c; proposing coding for new
1.23 	law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 45; 256K;
1.24 	repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 45.0295;
1.25 	116J.58, subdivision 3; 119B.074; 256D.54, subdivision
1.26 	3; 462C.15; Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter
1.27 	14, article 9, section 34; Minnesota Rules, parts
1.28 	9500.1254; 9500.1256.
1.29 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.30 	ARTICLE 1
1.31 	JOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS

1.32 	Section 1. JOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS.
 1.33 	The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are
1.34 	appropriated from the general fund, or another named fund, to
1.35 	the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article, to
1.36 	be available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.
1.37 	The figures "2006" and "2007," where used in this article, mean
2.1 	that the appropriation or appropriations listed under them are
2.2 	available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, or June 30,
2.3 	2007, respectively.  The term "first year" means the fiscal year
2.4 	ending June 30, 2006, and the term "second year" means the
2.5 	fiscal year ending June 30, 2007.
2.6 	SUMMARY BY FUND
2.7 	2006          2007           TOTAL
2.8 	General            $  137,501,000 $  138,374,000 $  275,875,000
2.9 	Workforce
2.10 	Development             8,270,000      8,270,000     16,540,000
2.11 	Remediation               700,000        700,000      1,400,000
2.12 	Petroleum Tank
2.13 	Cleanup                 1,084,000      1,084,000      2,168,000
2.14 	Workers'
2.15 	Compensation           21,725,000     21,725,000     43,450,000
2.16 	TOTAL              $  169,280,000 $  170,153,000 $  339,433,000
2.17 	APPROPRIATIONS
2.18 	                                       Available for the Year
2.19 	                                           Ending June 30
2.20 	                                          2006         2007

2.21 	Sec. 2. EMPLOYMENT AND
2.22 	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
 2.23 		Subdivision 1.Total
2.24 	Appropriation                     $   45,948,000 $   45,948,000
2.25 	Summary by Fund
2.26 	General              37,428,000    37,428,000
2.27 	Remediation             700,000       700,000
2.28 	Workforce
2.29 	Development           7,820,000     7,820,000
2.30 	The amounts that may be spent from this
2.31 	appropriation for each program are
2.32 	specified in the following subdivisions.
2.33 		Subd. 2.Business and
2.34 	Community Development                  7,651,000      7,651,000
2.35 	Summary by Fund
2.36 	General               6,951,000     6,951,000
2.37 	Remediation             700,000       700,000
2.38 	(a)(1) $150,000 the first year and
2.39 	$150,000 the second year are from the
2.40 	general fund for a grant under
2.41 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.421,
2.42 	to the Rural Policy and Development
2.43 	Center at Minnesota State University.
2.44 	The grant shall be used for research
2.45 	and policy analysis on emerging
2.46 	economic and social issues in rural
3.1 	Minnesota, to serve as a policy
3.2 	resource center for rural Minnesota
3.3 	communities, to encourage collaboration
3.4 	across higher education institutions to
3.5 	provide interdisciplinary team
3.6 	approaches to research and
3.7 	problem-solving in rural communities,
3.8 	and to administer overall operations of
3.9 	the center.
3.10 	(2) The grant shall be provided upon
3.11 	the condition that each
3.12 	state-appropriated dollar be matched
3.13 	with a nonstate dollar.  Acceptable
3.14 	matching funds are nonstate
3.15 	contributions that the center has
3.16 	received and have not been used to
3.17 	match previous state grants.  Any funds
3.18 	not spent the first year are available
3.19 	the second year.
3.20 	(b) $100,000 the first year and
3.21 	$100,000 the second year are from the
3.22 	general fund for a grant to the
3.23 	Metropolitan Economic Development
3.24 	Association for continuing minority
3.25 	business development programs in the
3.26 	metropolitan area.
3.27 	(c) $150,000 the first year and
3.28 	$150,000 the second year are from the
3.29 	general fund for a grant to
3.30 	WomenVenture for women's business
3.31 	development programs.
3.32 	(d) $250,000 the first year and
3.33 	$250,000 the second year are from the
3.34 	general fund to establish a
3.35 	methamphetamine laboratory cleanup
3.36 	revolving loan fund pursuant to
3.37 	proposed legislation.  This is a
3.38 	onetime appropriation.  These funds are
3.39 	available until spent.
3.40 		Subd. 3.Workforce Partnerships       7,910,000      7,910,000
3.41 	Summary by Fund
3.42 	General               7,035,000     7,035,000
3.43 	Workforce
3.44 	Development             875,000       875,000
3.45 	(a) $6,785,000 the first year and
3.46 	$6,785,000 the second year are from the
3.47 	general fund for the Minnesota job
3.48 	skills partnership program under
3.49 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 116L.01 to
3.50 	116L.17.  If the appropriation for
3.51 	either year is insufficient, the
3.52 	appropriation for the other year is
3.53 	available.  This appropriation does not
3.54 	cancel.
3.55 	(b) $250,000 the first year and
3.56 	$250,000 the second year are from the
3.57 	general fund for a grant under
3.58 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8747,
3.59 	to Twin Cities RISE! to provide
3.60 	training to hard-to-train individuals.
4.1 	(c) $875,000 the first year and
4.2 	$875,000 the second year are from the
4.3 	workforce development fund for
4.4 	Opportunities Industrialization Center
4.5 	programs.
4.6 	(d) Pursuant to Laws 2003, chapter 128,
4.7 	article 10, section 11, paragraph (g),
4.8 	$550,000 the first year and $550,000
4.9 	the second year from the workforce
4.10 	development fund will be transferred to
4.11 	the general fund.
4.12 	(e) Pursuant to Laws 2001, First
4.13 	Special Session chapter 4, article 1,
4.14 	section 4, subdivision 6, as amended by
4.15 	Laws 2002, chapter 220, article 12,
4.16 	section 12, the first $2,000,000
4.17 	deposited in each year of the biennium
4.18 	into the contingent account created
4.19 	under Minnesota Statutes, section
4.20 	268.196, subdivision 3, shall be
4.21 	transferred upon deposit to the
4.22 	workforce development fund, created
4.23 	under Minnesota Statutes, section
4.24 	116L.20.  Deposits in excess of the
4.25 	$2,000,000 shall be transferred upon
4.26 	deposit to the general fund.
4.27 		Subd. 4.Workforce Services          27,110,000     27,110,000
4.28 	Summary by Fund
4.29 	General              20,165,000    20,165,000
4.30 	Workforce
4.31 	Development           6,945,000     6,945,000
4.32 	(a) $4,817,000 the first year and
4.33 	$4,817,000 the second year are from the
4.34 	general fund and $6,920,000 the first
4.35 	year and $6,920,000 the second year are
4.36 	from the workforce development fund for
4.37 	extended employment services for
4.38 	persons with severe disabilities or
4.39 	related conditions under Minnesota
4.40 	Statutes, section 268A.15.
4.41 	(b) $1,690,000 the first year and
4.42 	$1,690,000 the second year are from the
4.43 	general fund for grants under Minnesota
4.44 	Statutes, section 268A.11, for the
4.45 	eight centers for independent living.
4.46 	Money not expended the first year is
4.47 	available the second year.
4.48 	(c) $150,000 the first year and
4.49 	$150,000 the second year are from the
4.50 	general fund and $25,000 the first year
4.51 	and $25,000 the second year are from
4.52 	the workforce development fund for
4.53 	grants under Minnesota Statutes,
4.54 	section 268A.03, to Rise, Inc. for the
4.55 	Minnesota Employment Center for People
4.56 	Who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing.  Money
4.57 	not expended the first year is
4.58 	available the second year.
4.59 	(d) $1,000,000 the first year and
4.60 	$1,000,000 the second year are from the
4.61 	general fund for grants for programs
5.1 	that provide employment support
5.2 	services to persons with mental illness
5.3 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections
5.4 	268A.13 and 268A.14.  Up to $105,000
5.5 	each year may be used for
5.6 	administrative and salary expenses.
5.7 	(e) $4,940,000 the first year and
5.8 	$4,940,000 the second year are from the
5.9 	general fund for State Services for the
5.10 	Blind activities.
5.11 		Subd. 5.State-Funded
5.12 	Administration                         3,277,000      3,277,000

5.13 	Sec. 3. COMMERCE
 5.14 		Subdivision 1.Total
5.15 	Appropriation                         24,874,000     24,874,000
5.16 	Summary by Fund
5.17 	General              22,955,000    22,955,000
5.18 	Petroleum
5.19 	Cleanup               1,084,000     1,084,000
5.20 	Workers'
5.21 	Compensation            835,000       835,000
5.22 	The amounts that may be spent from this
5.23 	appropriation for each program are
5.24 	specified in the following subdivisions.
5.25 		Subd. 2.Financial Examinations
5.26 	5,994,000      5,994,000
5.27 		Subd. 3.Petroleum Tank Release
5.28 	Cleanup Board
5.29 	1,084,000      1,084,000
5.30 	This appropriation is from the
5.31 	petroleum tank release cleanup fund.
5.32 		Subd. 4.Administrative Services
5.33 	5,418,000      5,418,000
5.34 		Subd. 5.Market Assurance
5.35 	5,647,000      5,647,000
5.36 	Summary by Fund
5.37 	General               4,812,000     4,812,000
5.38 	Workers'
5.39 	Compensation            835,000       835,000
5.40 		Subd. 6.Energy and
5.41 	Telecommunications
5.42 	4,224,000      4,224,000
5.43 		Subd. 7.Weights and Measurement
5.44 	2,507,000      2,507,000

5.45 	Sec. 4. HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY
 6.1 		Subdivision 1.Total
6.2 	Appropriation                         28,270,000     28,270,000
6.3 	The amounts that may be spent from this
6.4 	appropriation for certain programs are
6.5 	specified in the following subdivisions.
6.6 	This appropriation is for transfer to
6.7 	the housing development fund for the
6.8 	programs specified.  Except as
6.9 	otherwise indicated, this transfer is
6.10 	part of the agency's permanent budget
6.11 	base.
6.12 		Subd. 2.Challenge Program
6.13 	$4,407,000 the first year and
6.14 	$4,407,000 the second year are for the
6.15 	economic development and housing
6.16 	challenge program under Minnesota
6.17 	Statutes, section 462A.33.
6.18 		Subd. 3.Housing Trust Fund
6.19 	$6,305,000 the first year and
6.20 	$6,305,000 the second year are for the
6.21 	housing trust fund to be deposited in
6.22 	the housing trust fund account created
6.23 	under Minnesota Statutes, section
6.24 	462A.201, and used for the purposes
6.25 	provided in that section.
6.26 		Subd. 4.Rental Assistance
6.27 	for Mentally Ill
6.28 	$1,638,000 the first year and
6.29 	$1,638,000 the second year are for a
6.30 	rental housing assistance program for
6.31 	persons with a mental illness or
6.32 	families with an adult member with a
6.33 	mental illness under Minnesota
6.34 	Statutes, section 462A.2097.
6.35 		Subd. 5.Family Homeless
6.36 	Prevention
6.37 	$3,715,000 the first year and
6.38 	$3,715,000 the second year are for
6.39 	family homeless prevention and
6.40 	assistance programs under Minnesota
6.41 	Statutes, section 462A.204.  Any
6.42 	balance the first year does not cancel
6.43 	but is available the second year.
6.44 		Subd. 6.Home Ownership
6.45 	Assistance Fund
6.46 	The budget base for the home ownership
6.47 	assistance fund shall be $885,000 in
6.48 	fiscal year 2008 and $885,000 in fiscal
6.49 	year 2009.
6.50 		Subd. 7.Affordable Rental
6.51 	Investment Fund
6.52 	$8,531,000 the first year and
6.53 	$8,531,000 the second year are for the
6.54 	affordable rental investment fund
6.55 	program under Minnesota Statutes,
6.56 	section 462A.21, subdivision 8b.
7.1 	This appropriation is to finance the
7.2 	acquisition, rehabilitation, and debt
7.3 	restructuring of federally assisted
7.4 	rental property and for making equity
7.5 	take-out loans under Minnesota
7.6 	Statutes, section 462A.05, subdivision
7.7 	39.  This appropriation also may be
7.8 	used to finance the acquisition,
7.9 	rehabilitation, and debt restructuring
7.10 	of existing supportive housing
7.11 	properties.  For purposes of this
7.12 	subdivision, "supportive housing" means
7.13 	affordable rental housing with links to
7.14 	services necessary for individuals,
7.15 	youth, and families with children to
7.16 	maintain housing stability.
7.17 	The owner of the federally assisted
7.18 	rental property must agree to
7.19 	participate in the applicable federally
7.20 	assisted housing program and to extend
7.21 	any existing low-income affordability
7.22 	restrictions on the housing for the
7.23 	maximum term permitted.  The owner must
7.24 	also enter into an agreement that gives
7.25 	local units of government, housing and
7.26 	redevelopment authorities, and
7.27 	nonprofit housing organizations the
7.28 	right of first refusal if the rental
7.29 	property is offered for sale.  Priority
7.30 	must be given among comparable
7.31 	federally assisted rental properties to
7.32 	properties with the longest remaining
7.33 	term under an agreement for federal
7.34 	rental assistance.  Priority must also
7.35 	be given among comparable rental
7.36 	housing developments to developments
7.37 	that are or will be owned by local
7.38 	government units, a housing and
7.39 	redevelopment authority, or a nonprofit
7.40 	housing organization.
7.41 		Subd. 8.Housing Rehabilitation
7.42 	and Accessibility
7.43 	$2,654,000 the first year and
7.44 	$2,654,000 the second year are for the
7.45 	housing rehabilitation and
7.46 	accessibility program under Minnesota
7.47 	Statutes, section 462A.05, subdivisions
7.48 	14a and 15a.
7.49 		Subd. 9.Home Ownership Education,
7.50 	Counseling, and Training
7.51 	$770,000 the first year and $770,000
7.52 	the second year are for the home
7.53 	ownership education, counseling, and
7.54 	training program under Minnesota
7.55 	Statutes, section 462A.209.
7.56 		Subd. 10.Capacity Building
7.57 	Grants
7.58 	$250,000 the first year and $250,000
7.59 	the second year are for nonprofit
7.60 	capacity building grants under
7.61 	Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.21,
7.62 	subdivision 3b.

7.63 	Sec. 5. EXPLORE MINNESOTA
8.1 	TOURISM                                7,626,000      8,626,000
 8.2 	To develop maximum private sector
8.3 	involvement in tourism, $4,000,000 each
8.4 	year must be matched by Explore
8.5 	Minnesota Tourism from nonstate
8.6 	sources.  Up to one-half of the total
8.7 	match requirement may include in-kind
8.8 	contributions.  Cash match is defined
8.9 	as revenue to the state or documented
8.10 	case expenditures directly expended to
8.11 	support Explore Minnesota Tourism
8.12 	programs.
8.13 	In the second year, for every dollar
8.14 	generated from nonstate sources in the
8.15 	previous year in excess of $4,000,000,
8.16 	an amount of up to $1,000,000 is
8.17 	appropriated from the general fund to
8.18 	Explore Minnesota Tourism for marketing
8.19 	purposes.  This incentive is ongoing.
8.20 	In order to maximize marketing grant
8.21 	benefits, the director must give
8.22 	priority for organizational partnership
8.23 	marketing grants to organizations with
8.24 	year-round sustained tourism
8.25 	activities.  For programs and projects
8.26 	submitted, the director must give
8.27 	priority to those that encompass two or
8.28 	more areas or that attract nonresident
8.29 	travelers to the state.
8.30 	Funding for the marketing grants is
8.31 	available either year of the biennium.
8.32 	Unexpended grant funds from the first
8.33 	year are available in the second year.
8.34 	The director may use grant dollars or
8.35 	the value of in-kind services to
8.36 	provide the state contribution for the
8.37 	partnership grant program.
8.38 	Any unexpended money from the general
8.39 	fund appropriations made under this
8.40 	subdivision does not cancel but must be
8.41 	placed in a special marketing account
8.42 	for use by Explore Minnesota Tourism
8.43 	for additional marketing activities.

8.44 	Sec. 6. LABOR AND INDUSTRY
 8.45 		Subdivision 1.Total
8.46 	Appropriation                         22,594,000     22,594,000
8.47 	Summary by Fund
8.48 	General               2,872,000     2,872,000
8.49 	Workers'
8.50 	Compensation         19,272,000    19,272,000
8.51 	Workforce
8.52 	Development             450,000       450,000
8.53 	The amounts that may be spent from this
8.54 	appropriation for each program are
8.55 	specified in the following subdivisions.
8.56 		Subd. 2.Workers' Compensation
8.57 	10,346,000     10,346,000
9.1 	This appropriation is from the workers'
9.2 	compensation fund.
9.3 	$125,000 the first year and $125,000
9.4 	the second year are for grants to the
9.5 	Vinland Center for rehabilitation
9.6 	services.
9.7 		Subd. 3.Workplace Services
9.8 	6,961,000      6,961,000
9.9 	Summary by Fund
9.10 	General               2,872,000     2,872,000
9.11 	Workers'
9.12 	Compensation          3,639,000     3,639,000
9.13 	Workforce
9.14 	Development             450,000       450,000
9.15 	$350,000 each year is from the
9.16 	workforce development fund for the
9.17 	apprenticeship program under Minnesota
9.18 	Statutes, chapter 178.
9.19 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000
9.20 	the second year are for labor education
9.21 	and advancement program grants.  This
9.22 	appropriation is from the workforce
9.23 	development fund.
9.24 	The annual license fees authorized
9.25 	under Minnesota Statutes, section
9.26 	326.48, and detailed in Minnesota
9.27 	Rules, part 5230.0100, subpart 3, shall
9.28 	increase $20 for a journeyman
9.29 	high-pressure piping pipefitter
9.30 	license, $20 for a high-pressure piping
9.31 	contracting pipefitter, $10 for an
9.32 	inactive license, and $100 for a
9.33 	high-pressure pipefitting business
9.34 	license.
9.35 	The permit filing and inspection fees
9.36 	authorized under Minnesota Statutes,
9.37 	section 326.47, and detailed in
9.38 	Minnesota Rules, part 5230.0100,
9.39 	subpart 4, shall be increased as
9.40 	follows:  the filing of a permit
9.41 	application shall be increased $50, the
9.42 	minimum high-pressure piping inspection
9.43 	fee shall be increased $50, and the
9.44 	schedule of inspection fee rates shall
9.45 	be increased by ten percent.
9.46 		Subd. 4.General Support
9.47 	5,287,000      5,287,000
9.48 	This appropriation is from the workers'
9.49 	compensation fund.

9.50 	Sec. 7. BUREAU OF MEDIATION
9.51 	SERVICES
 9.52 		Subdivision 1.Total
9.53 	Appropriation                          1,773,000      1,773,000
9.54 	The amounts that may be spent from this
10.1 	appropriation for each program are
10.2 	specified in the following subdivisions.
10.3 		Subd. 2.Mediation Services
10.4 	1,673,000      1,673,000
10.5 		Subd. 3.Labor Management
10.6 	Cooperation Grants
10.7 	100,000        100,000
10.8 	$100,000 each year is for grants to
10.9 	area labor management committees.
10.10 	Grants may be awarded for a 12-month
10.11 	period beginning July 1 each year.  Any
10.12 	unencumbered balance remaining at the
10.13 	end of the first year does not cancel
10.14 	but is available for the second year.

10.15 	Sec. 8. WORKERS' COMPENSATION
10.16 	COURT OF APPEALS                       1,618,000      1,618,000
 10.17 	This appropriation is from the workers'
10.18 	compensation fund.

10.19 	Sec. 9. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL
10.20 	SOCIETY
 10.21 		Subdivision 1.Total
10.22 	Appropriation                         21,850,000     21,723,000
10.23 	The amounts that may be spent from this
10.24 	appropriation for each program are
10.25 	specified in the following
10.26 	subdivisions.  The Historical Society
10.27 	shall make its best possible efforts,
10.28 	including the use of volunteers, to
10.29 	avoid closing historic sites or
10.30 	substantially limiting public access to
10.31 	them.  Before closing any site, the
10.32 	Historical Society must consult with,
10.33 	and fully consider proposals from,
10.34 	interested community groups or
10.35 	individuals who are willing to provide
10.36 	financial or in-kind support for site
10.37 	operations.
10.38 		Subd. 2.Education and
10.39 	Outreach
10.40 	11,824,000     11,824,000
10.41 		Subd. 3.Preservation and
10.42 	Access
10.43 	9,772,000      9,772,000
10.44 		Subd. 4.Pass-Through
10.45 	Appropriations
10.46 	254,000        127,000
10.47 	(a) Minnesota International Center
10.48 	43,000         42,000
10.49 	(b) Minnesota Air National
10.50 	Guard Museum
10.51 	16,000        -0-
11.1 	(c) Minnesota Military Museum
11.2 	67,000        -0-
11.3 	(d) Farmamerica
11.4 	128,000         85,000
11.5 	Notwithstanding any other law, this
11.6 	appropriation may be used for
11.7 	operations.
11.8 	(e) Balances Forward
11.9 	Any unencumbered balance remaining in
11.10 	this subdivision the first year does
11.11 	not cancel but is available for the
11.12 	second year of the biennium.
11.13 		Subd. 5.Fund Transfer
11.14 	The Historical Society may reallocate
11.15 	funds appropriated in and between
11.16 	subdivisions 2 and 3 for any program
11.17 	purposes.

11.18 	Sec. 10. BOARD OF THE ARTS
 11.19 		Subdivision 1.Total
11.20 	Appropriation                          8,593,000      8,593,000
11.21 	If the appropriation for either year is
11.22 	insufficient, the appropriation for the
11.23 	other year is available.
11.24 		Subd. 2.Operations and Services
11.25 	404,000        404,000
11.26 		Subd. 3.Grants Programs
11.27 	5,767,000      5,767,000
11.28 		Subd. 4.Regional Arts
11.29 	Councils
11.30 	2,422,000      2,422,000

11.31 	Sec. 11. BOARD OF
11.32 	ACCOUNTANCY                              487,000        487,000
 11.33 	Effective the day following final
11.34 	enactment of this act and no later than
11.35 	June 30, 2006, the Board of Accountancy
11.36 	shall combine its administrative
11.37 	functions with those of the Board of
11.38 	Architecture, Engineering, Land
11.39 	Surveying, Landscape Architecture,
11.40 	Geoscience, and Interior Design.

11.41 	Sec. 12. BOARD OF ARCHITECTURE,
11.42 	ENGINEERING, LAND SURVEYING,
11.43 	LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, GEOSCIENCE,
11.44 	AND INTERIOR DESIGN                      785,000        785,000

11.45 	Sec. 13. BOARD OF BARBER
11.46 	EXAMINERS                                699,000        699,000

11.47 	Sec. 14. PUBLIC UTILITIES
11.48 	COMMISSION                             4,163,000      4,163,000

12.1 	Sec. 15. BOARD OF ELECTRICITY
 12.2 	On or before June 30, 2006, the board
12.3 	shall transfer $4,000,000 from the
12.4 	special revenue fund to the general
12.5 	fund.

12.6 	Sec. 16. [45.22] LICENSE EDUCATION.
12.7 	The following fees must be paid to the commissioner:
12.8 	(1) initial course approval, $10 for each hour or fraction
12.9 	of one hour of education course approval sought.  Initial course
12.10 	approval expires on the last day of the 24th month after the
12.11 	course is approved;
12.12 	(2) renewal of course approval, $10 per course.  Renewal of
12.13 	course approval expires on the last day of the 24th month after
12.14 	the course is renewed;
12.15 	(3) initial coordinator approval, $100.  Initial
12.16 	coordinator approval expires on the last day of the 24th month
12.17 	after the coordinator is approved; and 
12.18 	(4) renewal of coordinator approval, $10.  Renewal of
12.19 	coordinator approval expires on the last day of the 24th month
12.20 	after the coordinator is renewed.

12.21 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 60A.14,
12.22 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
12.23 		Subdivision 1.Fees other than examination fees.  In
12.24 	addition to the fees and charges provided for examinations, the
12.25 	following fees must be paid to the commissioner for deposit in
12.26 	the general fund:
12.27 	(a) by township mutual fire insurance companies;
12.28 	(1) for filing certificate of incorporation $25 and
12.29 	amendments thereto, $10;
12.30 	(2) for filing annual statements, $15;
12.31 	(3) for each annual certificate of authority, $15;
12.32 	(4) for filing bylaws $25 and amendments thereto, $10;
12.33 	(b) by other domestic and foreign companies including
12.34 	fraternals and reciprocal exchanges;
12.35 	(1) for filing an application for an initial certification
12.36 	of authority to be admitted to transact business in this state,
12.37 	$1,500;
13.1 	(2) for filing certified copy of certificate of articles of
13.2 	incorporation, $100;
13.3 	~~(2)~~ (3) for filing annual statement, $225;
13.4 	~~(3)~~ (4) for filing certified copy of amendment to
13.5 	certificate or articles of incorporation, $100;
13.6 	~~(4)~~ (5) for filing bylaws, $75 or amendments thereto, $75;
13.7 	~~(5)~~ (6) for each company's certificate of authority, $575,
13.8 	annually;
13.9 	(c) the following general fees apply:
13.10 	(1) for each certificate, including certified copy of
13.11 	certificate of authority, renewal, valuation of life policies,
13.12 	corporate condition or qualification, $25;
13.13 	(2) for each copy of paper on file in the commissioner's
13.14 	office 50 cents per page, and $2.50 for certifying the same;
13.15 	(3) for license to procure insurance in unadmitted foreign
13.16 	companies, $575;
13.17 	(4) for valuing the policies of life insurance companies,
13.18 	one cent per $1,000 of insurance so valued, provided that the
13.19 	fee shall not exceed $13,000 per year for any company.  The
13.20 	commissioner may, in lieu of a valuation of the policies of any
13.21 	foreign life insurance company admitted, or applying for
13.22 	admission, to do business in this state, accept a certificate of
13.23 	valuation from the company's own actuary or from the
13.24 	commissioner of insurance of the state or territory in which the
13.25 	company is domiciled;
13.26 	(5) for receiving and filing certificates of policies by
13.27 	the company's actuary, or by the commissioner of insurance of
13.28 	any other state or territory, $50;
13.29 	(6) for each appointment of an agent filed with the
13.30 	commissioner, $10;
13.31 	(7) for filing forms and rates, $75 per filing, which may
13.32 	be paid on a quarterly basis in response to an invoice.  Billing
13.33 	and payment may be made electronically;
13.34 	(8) for annual renewal of surplus lines insurer license,
13.35 	$300;
13.36 	(9) $250 filing fee for a large risk alternative rating
14.1 	option plan that meets the $250,000 threshold requirement.
14.2 	The commissioner shall adopt rules to define filings that
14.3 	are subject to a fee.

14.4 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 60K.55,
14.5 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
14.6 		Subd. 2.Licensing fees.  (a) In addition to fees
14.7 	provided for examinations, each insurance producer licensed
14.8 	under this chapter shall pay to the commissioner a fee of:
14.9 	(1) ~~$40~~ $50 for an initial life, accident and health,
14.10 	property, or casualty license issued to an individual insurance
14.11 	producer, and a fee of ~~$40~~ $50 for each renewal;
14.12 	(2) ~~$75~~ $50 for an initial variable life and variable
14.13 	annuity license issued to an individual insurance producer, and
14.14 	a fee of $50 for each renewal;
14.15 	(3) ~~$80~~ $50 for an initial personal lines license issued to
14.16 	an individual insurance producer, and a fee of ~~$80~~ $50 for each
14.17 	renewal;
14.18 	(4) ~~$80~~ $50 for an initial limited lines license issued to
14.19 	an individual insurance producer, and a fee of ~~$80~~ $50 for each
14.20 	renewal;
14.21 	(5) $200 for an initial license issued to a business
14.22 	entity, and a fee of ~~$150~~ $200 for each renewal; and
14.23 	(6) $500 for an initial surplus lines license, and a fee of
14.24 	$500 for each renewal.
14.25 	(b) Initial licenses issued under this chapter are valid
14.26 	for a period not to exceed 24 months and expire on October 31 of
14.27 	the renewal year assigned by the commissioner.  Each renewal
14.28 	insurance producer license is valid for a period of 24 months.
14.29 	Licensees who submit renewal applications postmarked or
14.30 	delivered on or before October 15 of the renewal year may
14.31 	continue to transact business whether or not the renewal license
14.32 	has been received by November 1.  Licensees who submit
14.33 	applications postmarked or delivered after October 15 of the
14.34 	renewal year must not transact business after the expiration
14.35 	date of the license until the renewal license has been received.
14.36 	(c) All fees are nonreturnable, except that an overpayment
15.1 	of any fee may be refunded upon proper application.

15.2 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 72B.04,
15.3 	subdivision 10, is amended to read:
15.4 		Subd. 10.Fees.  A fee of ~~$80~~ $50 is imposed for each
15.5 	initial license or temporary permit and ~~$80~~ $50 for each renewal
15.6 	thereof or amendment thereto.  A fee of $20 is imposed for the
15.7 	registration of each nonlicensed adjuster who is required to
15.8 	register under section 72B.06.  All fees shall be transmitted to
15.9 	the commissioner and shall be payable to the Department of
15.10 	Commerce.

15.11 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 82B.09,
15.12 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
15.13 		Subdivision 1.Amounts.  The following fees must be paid
15.14 	to the commissioner:
15.15 	(1) $150 for each initial individual real estate
15.16 	appraiser's license~~:  $150 if the license expires more than 12~~
15.17 	~~months after issuance, $100 if the license expires less than 12~~
15.18 	~~months after issuance~~; and ~~a fee of~~ 
15.19 	(2) $100 for each renewal.

15.20 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116C.779,
15.21 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
15.22 		Subd. 2.Renewable energy production incentive.  (a)
15.23 	Until January 1, 2018, up to ~~$6,000,000~~ $10,500,000 annually
15.24 	must be allocated from available funds in the account to fund
15.25 	renewable energy production incentives. ~~$4,500,000~~ $9,000,000 
15.26 	of this annual amount is for incentives for up to ~~100~~ 200 
15.27 	megawatts of electricity generated by wind energy conversion
15.28 	systems that are eligible for the incentives under section
15.29 	216C.41.  The balance of this amount, up to $1,500,000 annually,
15.30 	may be used for production incentives for on-farm biogas
15.31 	recovery facilities that are eligible for the incentive under
15.32 	section 216C.41 or for production incentives for other
15.33 	renewables, to be provided in the same manner as under section
15.34 	216C.41.  Any portion of the ~~$6,000,000~~ $10,500,000 not expended
15.35 	in any calendar year for the incentive is available for other
15.36 	spending purposes under this section.  This subdivision does not
16.1 	create an obligation to contribute funds to the account.
16.2 	(b) The Department of Commerce shall determine eligibility
16.3 	of projects under section 216C.41 for the purposes of this
16.4 	subdivision.  At least quarterly, the Department of Commerce
16.5 	shall notify the public utility of the name and address of each
16.6 	eligible project owner and the amount due to each project under
16.7 	section 216C.41.  The public utility shall make payments within
16.8 	15 working days after receipt of notification of payments due.

16.9 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116J.551,
16.10 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
16.11 		Subdivision 1.Grant account.  A contaminated site
16.12 	cleanup and development grant account is created in the general
16.13 	fund.  Money in the account may be used, as appropriated by law,
16.14 	to make grants as provided in section 116J.554 and to pay for
16.15 	the commissioner's costs in reviewing applications and making
16.16 	grants. Notwithstanding section 16A.28, money appropriated to
16.17 	the account is available for four years.

16.18 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116J.63,
16.19 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
16.20 		Subd. 2.Fees. (a) Fees for reports, publications, or
16.21 	related publicity or promotional material are not subject to the
16.22 	rulemaking requirements of chapter 14 and are not subject to
16.23 	section 16A.1285.  The fees prescribed by the commissioner must
16.24 	be commensurate with the distribution objective of the
16.25 	department for the material produced or with the cost of
16.26 	furnishing the services. Except as described in paragraph (b),
16.27 	all fees for materials and services must be deposited in the
16.28 	general fund.
16.29 	(b) The commissioner may sell marketing materials at cost
16.30 	to economic development organizations and others in quantities
16.31 	that would not otherwise be available through general fund
16.32 	appropriations.  Funds received must be placed in a special
16.33 	revolving account and are appropriated to the commissioner to
16.34 	pay for the production of the materials.

16.35 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116J.8731,
16.36 	subdivision 5, is amended to read:
17.1 		Subd. 5.Grant limits.  A Minnesota investment fund grant
17.2 	may not be approved for an amount in excess of $1,000,000.  This
17.3 	limit covers all money paid to complete the same project,
17.4 	whether paid to one or more grant recipients and whether paid in
17.5 	one or more fiscal years. ~~The portion~~ A local community or
17.6 	recognized Indian tribal government may retain 20 percent, but
17.7 	not more than $100,000 of a Minnesota investment fund grant ~~that~~
17.8 	~~exceeds $100,000 must be repaid to the state~~ when it is repaid
17.9 	to the local community or recognized Indian tribal government by
17.10 	the person or entity to which it was loaned by the local
17.11 	community or Indian tribal government.  Money repaid to the
17.12 	state must be credited to a Minnesota investment revolving loan
17.13 	account in the state treasury.  Funds in the account are
17.14 	appropriated to the commissioner and must be used in the same
17.15 	manner as are funds appropriated to the Minnesota investment
17.16 	fund.  Funds repaid to the state through existing Minnesota
17.17 	investment fund agreements must be credited to the Minnesota
17.18 	investment revolving loan account effective July 1, 2003.  A
17.19 	grant or loan may not be made to a person or entity for the
17.20 	operation or expansion of a casino or a store which is used
17.21 	solely or principally for retail sales.  Persons or entities
17.22 	receiving grants or loans must pay each employee total
17.23 	compensation, including benefits not mandated by law, that on an
17.24 	annualized basis is equal to at least 110 percent of the federal
17.25 	poverty level for a family of four.

17.26 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 183.41, is
17.27 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
17.28 		Subd. 4.Annual permit. The commissioner shall issue an
17.29 	annual permit to a boat for the purpose of carrying passengers
17.30 	for hire on the inland waters of the state provided the boat
17.31 	satisfies the inspection requirements of this section.  A boat
17.32 	subject to inspection under this chapter shall be registered
17.33 	with the Division of Boiler Inspection and shall be inspected
17.34 	before a permit may be issued.

17.35 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 183.411,
17.36 	subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
18.1 		Subd. 2a.Inspection fees.  The ~~commissioner may set fees~~ 
18.2 	fee for inspecting traction engines, show boilers, and show
18.3 	engines shall be the hourly rate pursuant to section
18.4 	~~16A.1285~~ 183.545, subdivision 3a.

18.5 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 183.411,
18.6 	subdivision 3, is amended to read:
18.7 		Subd. 3.Licenses.  A license to operate steam farm
18.8 	traction engines, portable and stationary show engines and
18.9 	portable and stationary show boilers shall be issued to an
18.10 	applicant who:
18.11 	~~(a)~~ (1) is 18 years of age or older;
18.12 	~~(b)~~ (2) has a licensed second class or higher class
18.13 	engineer or steam traction (hobby) engineer sign the affidavit
18.14 	attesting to the applicant's competence in operating said
18.15 	devices;
18.16 	~~(c)~~ (3) passes a written test for competence in operating
18.17 	said devices;
18.18 	~~(d)~~ (4) has at least 25 hours of actual operating
18.19 	experience on said devices; and
18.20 	~~(e)~~ (5) pays the required fee.
18.21 	A license shall be valid for the lifetime of the licensee.
18.22 	A onetime fee ~~set by the commissioner~~ pursuant to section
18.23 	~~16A.1285~~ 183.545, subdivision 4, shall be charged for the
18.24 	license.

18.25 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 183.42, is
18.26 	amended to read:
18.27 	183.42 INSPECTION ~~EACH YEAR~~ AND REGISTRATION.
18.28 		Subdivision 1.Inspection. Every owner, lessee, or other
18.29 	person having charge of boilers~~,~~or pressure vessels~~, or any~~
18.30 	~~boat~~ subject to inspection under this chapter shall cause them
18.31 	to be inspected by the Division of Boiler Inspection.
18.32 	Boilers ~~and boats~~ subject to inspection under this chapter must
18.33 	be inspected at least annually and pressure vessels inspected at
18.34 	least every two years except as provided under section
18.35 	183.45. ~~A person who fails to have the inspection required by~~
18.36 	~~this section shall pay to the commissioner a penalty in the~~
19.1 	~~amount of the cost of inspection up to a maximum of $1,000.~~The
19.2 	commissioner shall assess a $250 penalty per applicable boiler
19.3 	or pressure vessel for failure to have the inspection required
19.4 	by this section and may seal the boiler or pressure vessel for
19.5 	refusal to allow an inspection as required by this section.
19.6 		Subd. 2.Registration. Every owner, lessee, or other
19.7 	person having charge of boilers or pressure vessels subject to
19.8 	inspection under this chapter shall register said objects with
19.9 	the Division of Boiler Inspection.  The registration shall be
19.10 	renewed annually and is applicable to each object separately.
19.11 	The fee for registration of a boiler or pressure vessel shall be
19.12 	pursuant to section 183.545, subdivision 10.  The Division of
19.13 	Boiler Inspection may issue a billing statement for each boiler
19.14 	and pressure vessel on record with the division, and may
19.15 	determine a monthly schedule of billings to be followed for
19.16 	owners, lessees, or other persons having charge of a boiler or
19.17 	pressure vessel subject to inspection under this chapter.
19.18 		Subd. 3.Certificate of registration. The Division of
19.19 	Boiler Inspection shall issue a certificate of registration that
19.20 	lists the boilers and pressure vessels at the location,
19.21 	expiration date of the certificate of registration, last
19.22 	inspection date of each boiler and pressure vessel, and maximum
19.23 	allowable working pressure for each boiler and pressure vessel.
19.24 	The commissioner may make an electronic certificate of
19.25 	registration available to be printed by the owner, lessee, or
19.26 	other person having charge of the boiler or pressure vessel.

19.27 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 183.44,
19.28 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
19.29 		Subdivision 1.Masters and pilots.  The ~~Division of~~
19.30 	~~Boiler Inspection~~ commissioner or the commissioner's designee 
19.31 	shall examine all masters ~~and pilots~~ of boats and vessels
19.32 	carrying passengers for hire on the inland waters of the state
19.33 	as to their qualifications and fitness.  If found ~~trustworthy~~ 
19.34 	qualified and competent to perform their duties as a master ~~or~~
19.35 	~~pilot~~ of a boat carrying passengers for hire,they shall be
19.36 	~~given~~ issued a ~~certificate~~ license authorizing them to act as
20.1 	such on the inland waters of the state. The license shall be
20.2 	renewed annually.  Fees for the original issue and renewal of
20.3 	the license authorized under this section shall be pursuant to
20.4 	section 183.545, subdivision 2.

20.5 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 183.51,
20.6 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
20.7 		Subd. 2.Applications.  Any person who desires an
20.8 	engineer's license shall ~~make~~ submit a written application, on
20.9 	blanks furnished by the ~~inspector.  The person shall also~~
20.10 	~~successfully pass a written examination for such grade of~~
20.11 	~~license applied for~~ commissioner or designee, at least 15 days
20.12 	before the requested exam date.  The application is valid for
20.13 	one year from the date the commissioner or designee received the
20.14 	application.

20.15 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 183.51, is
20.16 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
20.17 		Subd. 2a.Examinations. Each applicant for a license
20.18 	must pass an examination approved by the commissioner.  The
20.19 	examinations shall be of sufficient scope to establish the
20.20 	competency of the applicant to operate a boiler of the
20.21 	applicable license class and grade.

20.22 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 183.545, is
20.23 	amended to read:
20.24 	183.545 FEES FOR INSPECTION.
20.25 		Subdivision 1.Fee amount; vessels operated on inland
20.26 	waters. The fees for the inspection of the hull, boiler,
20.27 	machinery, and equipments of vessels ~~are to be set by the~~
20.28 	~~commissioner pursuant to section 16A.1285, for vessels of 50~~
20.29 	~~tons burden or over and vessels of less than 50 tons~~
20.30 	~~burden.~~operated on inland waters and that carry passengers for
20.31 	hire are as follows:
20.32 	(1) annual operating permit and safety inspections shall be
20.33 	$200; and 
20.34 	(2) other inspections, including dry-dock inspections, boat
20.35 	stability tests, and plan reviews, are billed at the hourly rate
20.36 	set in subdivision 3a.
21.1 		Subd. 2.Fee amounts; masters ~~and pilots~~. The
21.2 	~~commissioner shall, pursuant to section 16A.1285, set~~
21.3 	~~the~~ license and application fee for ~~an examination of an~~
21.4 	~~applicant for~~ a master's ~~or pilot's~~ license is $50, ~~for an~~ or
21.5 	$20 if the applicant possesses a valid, unlimited, current
21.6 	United States Coast Guard master's or pilot's license.  The 
21.7 	annual renewal of a master's ~~or a pilot's~~ license~~, and for an~~ is
21.8 	$20.  The annual renewal if paid later than ~~ten~~ 30 days after
21.9 	expiration is $35.  The fee for replacement of a current, valid
21.10 	license is $20.
21.11 		Subd. 3.boiler and pressure vessel inspection fees. The
21.12 	fees for the annual inspection of boilers and biennial
21.13 	inspection of pressure vessels are ~~to be set by the commissioner~~
21.14 	~~pursuant to section 16A.1285, for~~ as follows:
21.15 	~~(a)~~ (1) boiler inaccessible for internal inspection, $55;
21.16 	~~(b)~~ (2) boiler accessible for internal inspection, $55;
21.17 	~~(c)~~ (3) boiler internal inspection over 2,000 square feet
21.18 	heating surface shall be billed at the hourly rate set in
21.19 	subdivision 3a;
21.20 	~~(d) boiler internal inspection over 4,000 square feet~~
21.21 	~~heating surface;~~
21.22 	~~(e) boiler internal inspection over 10,000 square feet~~
21.23 	~~heating surface;~~
21.24 	~~(f)~~ (4) boiler accessible for internal inspection requiring
21.25 	one-half day or more of inspection time shall be billed at the
21.26 	~~established shop inspection fee~~ hourly rate set in subdivision
21.27 	3a;
21.28 	~~(g)~~ (5) pressure vessel for internal inspection via
21.29 	manhole, $35; and
21.30 	~~(h)~~ (6) pressure vessel inaccessible for internal
21.31 	inspection, $35.
21.32 	~~An additional fee based on the scale of fees applicable to~~
21.33 	~~an inspection shall be charged when it is necessary to make a~~
21.34 	~~special trip for a hydrostatic test of a boiler or pressure~~
21.35 	~~vessel.~~
21.36 		Subd. 3a.Hourly rate. The ~~commissioner shall, pursuant~~
22.1 	~~to section 16A.1285, set shop inspection fees~~ hourly rate for an
22.2 	inspection not set elsewhere in this chapter is $80 per hour.
22.3 	Inspection time includes all time related to the ~~shop~~ 
22.4 	inspection. Travel time, billed at the hourly rate, and travel
22.5 	expenses shall be billed for shop inspections, triennial audits,
22.6 	boat stability tests, hydrostatic tests of a boiler or pressure
22.7 	vessel, or any other inspection or consultation requiring a
22.8 	special trip.
22.9 		Subd. 4.~~applicants~~ boiler engineer license fees. ~~The~~
22.10 	~~commissioner shall, pursuant to section 16A.1285, set the fee~~
22.11 	~~for an examination of an applicant~~ For the following licenses,
22.12 	the nonrefundable license and application fee is:
22.13 	~~(a)~~ (1) chief engineer's license, $50;
22.14 	~~(b)~~ (2) first class engineer's license, $50;
22.15 	~~(c)~~ (3) second class engineer's license, $50;
22.16 	~~(d)~~ (4) special engineer's license, $20; and 
22.17 	~~(e)~~ (5) traction or hobby boiler engineer's license~~; and~~ ,
22.18 	$50.
22.19 	~~(f) pilot's license.~~
22.20 	~~If an applicant, after an examination, is entitled to~~
22.21 	~~receive a license, it shall be issued without the payment of any~~
22.22 	~~additional charge.  Any license so issued expires one year after~~
22.23 	~~the date of its issuance.~~An engineer's license may be renewed
22.24 	upon application ~~therefor~~ and ~~the~~ payment of an annual renewal
22.25 	fee ~~as set by the commissioner pursuant to section 16A.1285~~of
22.26 	$20. The annual renewal, if paid later than 30 days after
22.27 	expiration, is $35.  The fee for replacement of a current, valid
22.28 	license is $20.
22.29 		Subd. 6.National board inspectors. The fee for an
22.30 	examination of an applicant for a National Board of Boiler and
22.31 	Pressure Vessels Inspectors commission ~~shall be set by the~~
22.32 	~~commissioner pursuant to section 16A.1285~~is $100.
22.33 		Subd. 7.Nuclear endorsement. The fee for each
22.34 	examination of an applicant for a National Board of Boiler and
22.35 	Pressure Vessels commissioned inspectors nuclear endorsement
22.36 	~~shall be set by the commissioner pursuant to section 16A.1285~~is
23.1 	$100.
23.2 		Subd. 8.Certificate of competency. The fee for issuance
23.3 	of the original state of Minnesota certificate of competency for
23.4 	inspectors ~~shall be set by the commissioner pursuant to section~~
23.5 	~~16A.1285~~ is $50.  This fee is waived for inspectors who paid the
23.6 	examination fee.  The fee for an annual renewal of the state of
23.7 	Minnesota certificate of competency ~~shall be set by the~~
23.8 	~~commissioner pursuant to section 16A.1285~~is $35, and is due
23.9 	January 1 of each year. The fee for replacement of a current,
23.10 	valid license is $35.
23.11 		Subd. 9.Deposit of fees. Fees received under this
23.12 	section ~~and section 183.57~~must be deposited in the state
23.13 	treasury and credited to the general fund.
23.14 		Subd. 10.Boiler and pressure vessel registration
23.15 	fee. The annual registration fee for boilers and pressure
23.16 	vessels in use and required to be inspected per section 183.42
23.17 	shall be $10 per boiler and pressure vessel.

23.18 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 183.57, is
23.19 	amended to read:
23.20 	183.57 REPORT OF INSURER; EXEMPTION FROM INSPECTION.
23.21 		Subdivision 1.Report required. Any insurance company
23.22 	insuring boilers and pressure vessels in this state shall ~~make a~~
23.23 	~~written~~ file a report ~~thereof~~ showing the date of inspection,
23.24 	the name of the person making the inspection, the condition of
23.25 	the boiler or pressure vessel as disclosed by the inspection,
23.26 	whether the ~~same is~~ boiler was operated by a properly licensed
23.27 	engineer, ~~and~~ whether a policy of insurance has been issued by
23.28 	the company with reference to the boiler or pressure vessel, and
23.29 	other information as directed by the chief boiler inspector.
23.30 	Within ~~15~~ 21 days after the inspection, the insurance company
23.31 	shall ~~mail a copy of~~ file the report ~~to~~ with the chief boiler
23.32 	inspector ~~and~~ or designee.  The insurer shall provide a copy of
23.33 	the report to the person, firm, or corporation owning or
23.34 	operating the inspected boiler or pressure vessel ~~inspected~~.
23.35 	Such report shall be made annually for boilers and biennially
23.36 	for pressure vessels.
24.1 		Subd. 2.Exemption. Every boiler or pressure vessel as
24.2 	to which any insurance company authorized to do business in this
24.3 	state has issued a policy of insurance, after the inspection
24.4 	thereof, is exempt from inspection by the department made under
24.5 	sections 183.375 to 183.62, while the same continues to be
24.6 	insured and provided it continues to be inspected in accordance
24.7 	with the inspection schedule set forth in sections 183.42 and
24.8 	183.45,and the person, firm, or corporation owning or operating
24.9 	the same has an unexpired certificate of ~~exemption from~~
24.10 	~~inspection, issued by the chief boiler~~
24.11 	~~inspector~~ registration. ~~The fee set by the commissioner~~
24.12 	~~pursuant to section 16A.1285, on the first object inspected and~~
24.13 	~~on each object thereafter shall apply to each exempt object.  A~~
24.14 	~~certificate of exemption expires one year from date of issue.~~
24.15 	~~The certificate of exemption shall be posted in a conspicuous~~
24.16 	~~place near the boiler or pressure vessel or in the plant office~~
24.17 	~~or boiler room described therein and to which it relates.  Every~~
24.18 	~~insurance company shall give written notice to the chief boiler~~
24.19 	~~inspector of the cancellation or expiration of every policy of~~
24.20 	~~insurance issued by it with reference to policies in this state,~~
24.21 	~~and the cause or reason for the cancellation or expiration.~~
24.22 	~~These notices of cancellation or expiration shall show the date~~
24.23 	~~of the policy and the date when the cancellation has or will~~
24.24 	~~become effective.~~
24.25 		~~Subd. 4.Certificate of exemption.~~ ~~The Division of~~
24.26 	~~Boiler Inspection may issue a billing and exemption certificate~~
24.27 	~~for each boiler and pressure vessel which the division records~~
24.28 	~~indicate shall be or has been inspected by an insurance company~~
24.29 	~~which is providing coverage for the boilers and pressure~~
24.30 	~~vessels.  The division may determine the monthly schedule of the~~
24.31 	~~billings to be followed for each business insured.~~
24.32 		Subd. 5.Notice of insurance coverage. The insurer shall
24.33 	notify the commissioner or designee in writing of its policy to
24.34 	insure and inspect boilers and pressure vessels at a location
24.35 	within 30 days of the effective date of insurance coverage,
24.36 	including binders.  The insurer must also provide a duplicate of
25.1 	the notification to the insured.
25.2 		Subd. 6.Notice of discontinued coverage. The insurer
25.3 	shall notify the commissioner or designee in writing, within 30
25.4 	days of the effective date, of the discontinuation of insurance
25.5 	coverage of the boilers and pressure vessels at a location and
25.6 	the cause or reason for the discontinuation.  This notice shall
25.7 	show the effective date when the discontinued policy takes
25.8 	effect.
25.9 		Subd. 7.Penalties. The commissioner shall assess upon
25.10 	the insurer a $50 penalty, per applicable boiler and pressure
25.11 	vessel, for failing to submit an inspection report or notify the
25.12 	commissioner of insurance coverage or discontinuation of
25.13 	insurance coverage as set forth in this section.  The
25.14 	commissioner shall assess upon the insurer a penalty of $100,
25.15 	per applicable boiler and pressure vessel, for failing to
25.16 	conduct the required in-service inspection within 120 days after
25.17 	the inspection was due in accordance with section 183.42.

25.18 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 216C.41,
25.19 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
25.20 		Subd. 2.Incentive payment; appropriation.  (a) Incentive
25.21 	payments must be made according to this section to (1) a
25.22 	qualified on-farm biogas recovery facility, (2) the owner or
25.23 	operator of a qualified hydropower facility or qualified wind
25.24 	energy conversion facility for electric energy generated and
25.25 	sold by the facility, (3) a publicly owned hydropower facility
25.26 	for electric energy that is generated by the facility and used
25.27 	by the owner of the facility outside the facility, or (4) the
25.28 	owner of a publicly owned dam that is in need of substantial
25.29 	repair, for electric energy that is generated by a hydropower
25.30 	facility at the dam and the annual incentive payments will be
25.31 	used to fund the structural repairs and replacement of
25.32 	structural components of the dam, or to retire debt incurred to
25.33 	fund those repairs.
25.34 	(b) Payment may only be made upon receipt by the
25.35 	commissioner of ~~finance~~ commerce of an incentive payment
25.36 	application that establishes that the applicant is eligible to
26.1 	receive an incentive payment and that satisfies other
26.2 	requirements the commissioner deems necessary.  The application
26.3 	must be in a form and submitted at a time the commissioner
26.4 	establishes.
26.5 	(c) There is annually appropriated from the general fund to
26.6 	the commissioner of commerce sums sufficient to make the
26.7 	payments required under this section, other than the amounts
26.8 	funded by the renewable development account as specified in
26.9 	subdivision 5a.

26.10 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 216C.41,
26.11 	subdivision 5, is amended to read:
26.12 		Subd. 5.Amount of payment; wind facilities limit.  (a)
26.13 	An incentive payment is based on the number of kilowatt hours of
26.14 	electricity generated. The amount of the payment is:
26.15 	(1) for a facility described under subdivision 2, paragraph
26.16 	(a), clause (4), 1.0 cent per kilowatt hour; and
26.17 	(2) for all other facilities, 1.5 cents per kilowatt hour.
26.18 	For electricity generated by qualified wind energy conversion
26.19 	facilities, the incentive payment under this section is limited
26.20 	to no more than ~~100~~ 200 megawatts of nameplate capacity.
26.21 	(b) For wind energy conversion systems installed and
26.22 	contracted for after January 1, 2002, the total size of a wind
26.23 	energy conversion system under this section must be determined
26.24 	according to this paragraph.  Unless the systems are
26.25 	interconnected with different distribution systems, the
26.26 	nameplate capacity of one wind energy conversion system must be
26.27 	combined with the nameplate capacity of any other wind energy
26.28 	conversion system that is:
26.29 	(1) located within five miles of the wind energy conversion
26.30 	system;
26.31 	(2) constructed within the same calendar year as the wind
26.32 	energy conversion system; and
26.33 	(3) under common ownership.
26.34 	In the case of a dispute, the commissioner of commerce shall
26.35 	determine the total size of the system, and shall draw all
26.36 	reasonable inferences in favor of combining the systems.
27.1 	(c) In making a determination under paragraph (b), the
27.2 	commissioner of commerce may determine that two wind energy
27.3 	conversion systems are under common ownership when the
27.4 	underlying ownership structure contains similar persons or
27.5 	entities, even if the ownership shares differ between the two
27.6 	systems.  Wind energy conversion systems are not under common
27.7 	ownership solely because the same person or entity provided
27.8 	equity financing for the systems.

27.9 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 216C.41,
27.10 	subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
27.11 		Subd. 5a.Renewable development account.  The Department
27.12 	of Commerce shall authorize payment of the renewable energy
27.13 	production incentive to wind energy conversion systems for ~~100~~ 
27.14 	200 megawatts of nameplate capacity ~~in addition to the capacity~~
27.15 	~~authorized under subdivision 5~~ and to on-farm biogas recovery
27.16 	facilities.  Payment of the incentive shall be made from the
27.17 	renewable energy development account as provided under section
27.18 	116C.779, subdivision 2.

27.19 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 326.975,
27.20 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
27.21 		Subdivision 1.Generally.  (a) In addition to any other
27.22 	fees, each applicant for a license under sections 326.83 to
27.23 	326.98 shall pay a fee to the contractor's recovery fund.  The
27.24 	contractor's recovery fund is created in the state treasury and
27.25 	must be administered by the commissioner in the manner and
27.26 	subject to all the requirements and limitations provided by
27.27 	section 82.43 with the following exceptions:
27.28 	(1) each licensee who renews a license shall pay in
27.29 	addition to the appropriate renewal fee an additional fee which
27.30 	shall be credited to the contractor's recovery fund.  The amount
27.31 	of the fee shall be based on the licensee's gross annual
27.32 	receipts for the licensee's most recent fiscal year preceding
27.33 	the renewal, on the following scale:
27.34 	Fee           Gross Receipts
27.35 	          $100          under $1,000,000
27.36 	          $150          $1,000,000 to $5,000,000
28.1 	          $200          over $5,000,000
28.2 	Any person who receives a new license shall pay a fee based on
28.3 	the same scale;
28.4 	(2) (i) the sole purpose of this fund is to compensate any
28.5 	aggrieved owner or lessee of residential property located within
28.6 	this state who obtains a final judgment in any court of
28.7 	competent jurisdiction against a licensee licensed under section
28.8 	326.84, on grounds of fraudulent, deceptive, or dishonest
28.9 	practices, conversion of funds, or failure of performance
28.10 	arising directly out of any transaction when the judgment debtor
28.11 	was licensed and performed any of the activities enumerated
28.12 	under section 326.83, subdivision 19, on the owner's residential
28.13 	property or on residential property rented by the lessee, or on
28.14 	new residential construction which was never occupied prior to
28.15 	purchase by the owner, or which was occupied by the licensee for
28.16 	less than one year prior to purchase by the owner, and which
28.17 	cause of action arose on or after April 1, 1994; and (ii)
28.18 	reimburse the Department of Commerce for all legal and
28.19 	administrative expenses, including staffing costs, incurred in
28.20 	administering the fund;
28.21 	(3) nothing may obligate the fund for more than $50,000 per
28.22 	claimant, nor more than $75,000 per licensee; and
28.23 	(4) nothing may obligate the fund for claims based on a
28.24 	cause of action that arose before the licensee paid the recovery
28.25 	fund fee set in clause (1), or as provided in section 326.945,
28.26 	subdivision 3.
28.27 	(b) Should the commissioner pay from the contractor's
28.28 	recovery fund any amount in settlement of a claim or toward
28.29 	satisfaction of a judgment against a licensee, the license shall
28.30 	be automatically suspended upon the effective date of an order
28.31 	by the court authorizing payment from the fund.  No licensee
28.32 	shall be granted reinstatement until the licensee has repaid in
28.33 	full, plus interest at the rate of 12 percent a year, twice the
28.34 	amount paid from the fund on the licensee's account, and has
28.35 	obtained a surety bond issued by an insurer authorized to
28.36 	transact business in this state in the amount of at least
29.1 	$40,000.

29.2 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 345.47,
29.3 	subdivision 3, is amended to read:
29.4 		Subd. 3.Securities.  Securities listed on an established
29.5 	stock exchange shall be sold at the prevailing prices on the
29.6 	exchange.  Other securities may be sold over the counter at
29.7 	prevailing prices or, ~~with prior approval of the State Board of~~
29.8 	~~Investment,~~by another method the commissioner determines
29.9 	advisable.  United States government savings bonds and United
29.10 	States war bonds shall be presented to the United States for
29.11 	payment.

29.12 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 345.47,
29.13 	subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
29.14 		Subd. 3a.Holding period. ~~All securities presumed~~
29.15 	~~abandoned under section 345.35 and delivered to the commissioner~~
29.16 	~~must be held for at least three years before they are sold.  A~~
29.17 	~~person making a claim under this section is entitled to receive~~
29.18 	~~either the securities delivered to the commissioner by the~~
29.19 	~~holder, if they still remain in the hands of the commissioner,~~
29.20 	~~or the proceeds received from the sale, but no person has any~~
29.21 	~~claim under this section against the state, the holder, any~~
29.22 	~~transfer agent, registrar, or other person acting for or on~~
29.23 	~~behalf of a holder for any appreciation in the value of the~~
29.24 	~~property occurring after delivery by the holder to the~~
29.25 	~~commissioner.~~If the property is of a type customarily sold on
29.26 	a recognized market or of a type which may be sold over the
29.27 	counter at prevailing prices, the commissioner may sell the
29.28 	property without notice by publication or otherwise.  The
29.29 	commissioner may proceed with the liquidation after holding for
29.30 	one year, with the exception of securities being held as the
29.31 	result of an insurance company demutualization, these types of
29.32 	securities may be sold upon receipt.  The language provided in
29.33 	this section grants to the commissioner express authority to
29.34 	sell any property including, but not limited to, stocks, bonds,
29.35 	notes, bills, and all other public or private securities.  A
29.36 	person making a claim under section 345.35 is entitled to
30.1 	receive the securities delivered to the administrator by the
30.2 	holder, if they still remain in the custody of the
30.3 	administrator, or the net proceeds received from sale, and is
30.4 	not entitled to receive any appreciation in the value of the
30.5 	property occurring after sale by the commissioner.  The
30.6 	commissioner may liquidate all unclaimed securities currently
30.7 	held in custody in accordance with the provisions of this
30.8 	section.

30.9 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 373.40,
30.10 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
30.11 		Subdivision 1.Definitions.  For purposes of this
30.12 	section, the following terms have the meanings given.
30.13 	(a) "Bonds" means an obligation as defined under section
30.14 	475.51.
30.15 	(b) "Capital improvement" means acquisition or betterment
30.16 	of public lands, development rights in the form of conservation
30.17 	easements under chapter 84C, buildings, or other improvements
30.18 	within the county for the purpose of a county courthouse,
30.19 	administrative building, health or social service facility,
30.20 	correctional facility, jail, law enforcement center, hospital,
30.21 	morgue, library, park, qualified indoor ice arena, and roads and
30.22 	bridges.  An improvement must have an expected useful life of
30.23 	five years or more to qualify.  "Capital improvement" does not
30.24 	include light rail transit or any activity related to it or a
30.25 	recreation or sports facility building (such as, but not limited
30.26 	to, a gymnasium, ice arena, racquet sports facility, swimming
30.27 	pool, exercise room or health spa), unless the building is part
30.28 	of an outdoor park facility and is incidental to the primary
30.29 	purpose of outdoor recreation.
30.30 	(c) ~~"Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and~~
30.31 	~~economic development.~~
30.32 	~~(d)~~ "Metropolitan county" means a county located in the
30.33 	seven-county metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121 or
30.34 	a county with a population of 90,000 or more.
30.35 	~~(e)~~ (d) "Population" means the population established by
30.36 	the most recent of the following (determined as of the date the
31.1 	resolution authorizing the bonds was adopted):
31.2 	(1) the federal decennial census,
31.3 	(2) a special census conducted under contract by the United
31.4 	States Bureau of the Census, or
31.5 	(3) a population estimate made either by the Metropolitan
31.6 	Council or by the state demographer under section 4A.02.
31.7 	~~(f)~~ (e) "Qualified indoor ice arena" means a facility that
31.8 	meets the requirements of section 373.43.
31.9 	~~(g)~~ (f) "Tax capacity" means total taxable market value,
31.10 	but does not include captured market value.

31.11 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 373.40,
31.12 	subdivision 3, is amended to read:
31.13 		Subd. 3.Capital improvement plan.  (a) A county may
31.14 	adopt a capital improvement plan.  The plan must cover at least
31.15 	the five-year period beginning with the date of its adoption.
31.16 	The plan must set forth the estimated schedule, timing, and
31.17 	details of specific capital improvements by year, together with
31.18 	the estimated cost, the need for the improvement, and sources of
31.19 	revenues to pay for the improvement.  In preparing the capital
31.20 	improvement plan, the county board must consider for each
31.21 	project and for the overall plan:
31.22 	(1) the condition of the county's existing infrastructure,
31.23 	including the projected need for repair or replacement;
31.24 	(2) the likely demand for the improvement;
31.25 	(3) the estimated cost of the improvement;
31.26 	(4) the available public resources;
31.27 	(5) the level of overlapping debt in the county;
31.28 	(6) the relative benefits and costs of alternative uses of
31.29 	the funds;
31.30 	(7) operating costs of the proposed improvements; and
31.31 	(8) alternatives for providing services more efficiently
31.32 	through shared facilities with other counties or local
31.33 	government units.
31.34 	(b) The capital improvement plan and annual amendments to
31.35 	it ~~must be~~ are not effective until approved by the county board
31.36 	after public hearing. ~~The county must submit the capital~~
32.1 	~~improvement plan to the community development division of the~~
32.2 	~~Department of Employment and Economic Development.  The plan is~~
32.3 	~~not effective if the commissioner disapproves the plan within 90~~
32.4 	~~days after it was submitted.  If the commissioner has not~~
32.5 	~~disapproved the plan within 90 days after its submission, the~~
32.6 	~~plan is deemed approved and effective.  The commissioner shall~~
32.7 	~~disapprove a capital improvement plan only if the commissioner~~
32.8 	~~determines (1) that the planned improvements cannot be financed~~
32.9 	~~within the limits specified in subdivision 4, or (2) the county~~
32.10 	~~in preparing the plan did not consider the factors listed in~~
32.11 	~~this subdivision or failed to gather the information necessary~~
32.12 	~~to evaluate the plan under the factors, or (3) the proposed~~
32.13 	~~improvements will result in unnecessary duplication of public~~
32.14 	~~facilities provided by other units of government in the region~~
32.15 	~~or there is insufficient demand for the facility.  If the plan~~
32.16 	~~is disapproved by the commissioner and the county board does not~~
32.17 	~~withdraw the plan, the capital improvement plan must be~~
32.18 	~~submitted to the voters for approval.  If a majority of the~~
32.19 	~~voters approve, the plan is approved and effective.~~

32.20 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 462A.05,
32.21 	subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
32.22 		Subd. 3a.Refinancing ~~nonprofits~~; residential housing.
 32.23 	It may refinance the existing indebtedness of ~~nonprofit~~
32.24 	~~entities, as defined by the agency~~ owners of rental property,
32.25 	secured by residential housing for occupancy by persons and
32.26 	families of low and moderate income, if refinancing is
32.27 	determined by the agency to be necessary to reduce housing costs
32.28 	to an affordable level or to maintain the supply of affordable
32.29 	low-income housing.  The authority granted in this subdivision
32.30 	is in addition to and not in limitation of the authority granted
32.31 	in section 462A.05, subdivision 14.

32.32 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 462A.33,
32.33 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
32.34 		Subd. 2.Eligible recipients.  Challenge grants or loans
32.35 	may be made to a city, a federally recognized American Indian
32.36 	tribe or subdivision located in Minnesota, a tribal housing
33.1 	corporation,a private developer, a nonprofit organization, or
33.2 	the owner of the housing, including individuals.  For the
33.3 	purpose of this section, "city" has the meaning given it in
33.4 	section 462A.03, subdivision 21.  To the extent practicable,
33.5 	grants and loans shall be made so that an approximately equal
33.6 	number of housing units are financed in the metropolitan area
33.7 	and in the nonmetropolitan area.

33.8 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 517.08,
33.9 	subdivision 1b, is amended to read:
33.10 		Subd. 1b.Term of license; fee; premarital education.
 33.11 	(a) The local registrar shall examine upon oath the party
33.12 	applying for a license relative to the legality of the
33.13 	contemplated marriage.  If at the expiration of a five-day
33.14 	period, on being satisfied that there is no legal impediment to
33.15 	it, including the restriction contained in section 259.13, the
33.16 	local registrar shall issue the license, containing the full
33.17 	names of the parties before and after marriage, and county and
33.18 	state of residence, with the county seal attached, and make a
33.19 	record of the date of issuance.  The license shall be valid for
33.20 	a period of six months.  In case of emergency or extraordinary
33.21 	circumstances, a judge of the district court of the county in
33.22 	which the application is made, may authorize the license to be
33.23 	issued at any time before the expiration of the five days.
33.24 	Except as provided in paragraph (b), the local registrar shall
33.25 	collect from the applicant a fee of ~~$85~~ $75 for administering
33.26 	the oath, issuing, recording, and filing all papers required,
33.27 	and preparing and transmitting to the state registrar of vital
33.28 	statistics the reports of marriage required by this section.  If
33.29 	the license should not be used within the period of six months
33.30 	due to illness or other extenuating circumstances, it may be
33.31 	surrendered to the local registrar for cancellation, and in that
33.32 	case a new license shall issue upon request of the parties of
33.33 	the original license without fee.  A local registrar who
33.34 	knowingly issues or signs a marriage license in any manner other
33.35 	than as provided in this section shall pay to the parties
33.36 	aggrieved an amount not to exceed $1,000.
34.1 	(b) The marriage license fee for parties who have completed
34.2 	at least 12 hours of premarital education is $20.  In order to
34.3 	qualify for the reduced fee, the parties must submit a signed
34.4 	and dated statement from the person who provided the premarital
34.5 	education confirming that it was received.  The premarital
34.6 	education must be provided by a licensed or ordained minister or
34.7 	the minister's designee, a person authorized to solemnize
34.8 	marriages under section 517.18, or a person authorized to
34.9 	practice marriage and family therapy under section 148B.33.  The
34.10 	education must include the use of a premarital inventory and the
34.11 	teaching of communication and conflict management skills.
34.12 	(c) The statement from the person who provided the
34.13 	premarital education under paragraph (b) must be in the
34.14 	following form:
34.15 	"I, (name of educator), confirm that (names of both
34.16 	parties) received at least 12 hours of premarital education that
34.17 	included the use of a premarital inventory and the teaching of
34.18 	communication and conflict management skills.  I am a licensed
34.19 	or ordained minister, a person authorized to solemnize marriages
34.20 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 517.18, or a person licensed
34.21 	to practice marriage and family therapy under Minnesota
34.22 	Statutes, section 148B.33."
34.23 	The names of the parties in the educator's statement must
34.24 	be identical to the legal names of the parties as they appear in
34.25 	the marriage license application.  Notwithstanding section
34.26 	138.17, the educator's statement must be retained for seven
34.27 	years, after which time it may be destroyed.
34.28 	(d) If section 259.13 applies to the request for a marriage
34.29 	license, the local registrar shall grant the marriage license
34.30 	without the requested name change.  Alternatively, the local
34.31 	registrar may delay the granting of the marriage license until
34.32 	the party with the conviction:
34.33 	(1) certifies under oath that 30 days have passed since
34.34 	service of the notice for a name change upon the prosecuting
34.35 	authority and, if applicable, the attorney general and no
34.36 	objection has been filed under section 259.13; or
35.1 	(2) provides a certified copy of the court order granting
35.2 	it.  The parties seeking the marriage license shall have the
35.3 	right to choose to have the license granted without the name
35.4 	change or to delay its granting pending further action on the
35.5 	name change request.

35.6 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 517.08,
35.7 	subdivision 1c, is amended to read:
35.8 		Subd. 1c.Disposition of license fee.  (a) Of the
35.9 	marriage license fee collected pursuant to subdivision 1b,
35.10 	paragraph (a), $15 must be retained by the county.  The local
35.11 	registrar must pay ~~$70~~ $60 to the commissioner of finance to be
35.12 	deposited as follows:
35.13 	(1) $50 in the general fund;
35.14 	(2) $3 in the special revenue fund to be appropriated to
35.15 	the commissioner of education for parenting time centers under
35.16 	section 119A.37;
35.17 	(3) $2 in the special revenue fund to be appropriated to
35.18 	the commissioner of health for developing and implementing the
35.19 	MN ENABL program under section 145.9255; and 
35.20 	(4) ~~$10 in the special revenue fund to be appropriated to~~
35.21 	~~the commissioner of employment and economic development for the~~
35.22 	~~displaced homemaker program under section 116L.96; and~~ 
35.23 	~~(5)~~ $5 in the special revenue fund to be appropriated to
35.24 	the commissioner of human services for the Minnesota Healthy
35.25 	Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Initiative under section
35.26 	256.742.
35.27 	(b) Of the $20 fee under subdivision 1b, paragraph (b), $15
35.28 	must be retained by the county.  The local registrar must pay $5
35.29 	to the commissioner of finance to be distributed as provided in
35.30 	paragraph (a), clauses (2) and (3).
35.31 	(c) The increase in the marriage license fee under
35.32 	paragraph (a) provided for in Laws 2004, chapter 273, and
35.33 	disbursement of the increase in that fee to the special fund for
35.34 	the Minnesota Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood
35.35 	Initiative under paragraph (a), clause ~~(5)~~ (4), is contingent
35.36 	upon the receipt of federal funding under United States Code,
36.1 	title 42, section 1315, for purposes of the initiative.

36.2 	Sec. 46. REPEALER.
 36.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 45.0295; 116J.58,
36.4 	subdivision 3; and 462C.15, are repealed.

36.5 	ARTICLE 2
36.6 	HUMAN SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS

36.7 	Section 1. HUMAN SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS.
 36.8 	The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are
36.9 	appropriated from the general fund, or any other fund named, to
36.10 	the agencies and for the purposes specified in the sections of
36.11 	this article, to be available for the fiscal years indicated for
36.12 	each purpose.  The figures "2006" and "2007" where used in this
36.13 	article, mean that the appropriation or appropriations listed
36.14 	under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30,
36.15 	2006, or June 30, 2007, respectively.
36.16 	SUMMARY BY FUND
36.17 	BIENNIAL
36.18 	                           2006          2007           TOTAL
36.19 	General            $  439,897,000 $  461,385,000 $  901,282,000
36.20 	Health Care
36.21 	Access                    249,000        249,000        498,000
36.22 	Federal TANF          221,937,000    221,771,000    443,708,000
36.23 	TOTAL              $  662,083,000 $  683,405,000 $1,345,488,000
36.24 	APPROPRIATIONS
36.25 	                                       Available for the Year
36.26 	                                           Ending June 30
36.27 	                                          2006         2007

36.28 	Sec. 2. COMMISSIONER OF
36.29 	HUMAN SERVICES
 36.30 		Subdivision 1.Total
36.31 	Appropriation                     $  662,083,000 $  683,405,000
36.32 	Summary by Fund
36.33 	General             439,897,000   461,385,000
36.34 	Health Care
36.35 	Access                  249,000       249,000
36.36 	Federal TANF        221,937,000   221,771,000
36.37 	[TANF FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO OTHER
36.38 	ENTITIES.] Any expenditures from the
36.39 	TANF block grant shall be expended
36.40 	according to the requirements and
36.41 	limitations of part A of title IV of
36.42 	the Social Security Act, as amended,
36.43 	and any other applicable federal
37.1 	requirement or limitation.  Prior to
37.2 	any expenditure of these funds, the
37.3 	commissioner shall ensure that funds
37.4 	are expended in compliance with the
37.5 	requirements and limitations of federal
37.6 	law and that any reporting requirements
37.7 	of federal law are met.  It shall be
37.8 	the responsibility of any entity to
37.9 	which these funds are appropriated to
37.10 	implement a memorandum of understanding
37.11 	with the commissioner that provides the
37.12 	necessary assurance of compliance prior
37.13 	to any expenditure of funds.  The
37.14 	commissioner shall receipt TANF funds
37.15 	appropriated to other state agencies
37.16 	and coordinate all related interagency
37.17 	accounting transactions necessary to
37.18 	implement these appropriations.
37.19 	Unexpended TANF funds appropriated to
37.20 	any state, local, or nonprofit entity
37.21 	cancel at the end of the state fiscal
37.22 	year unless appropriating or statutory
37.23 	language permits otherwise.
37.24 	[TANF MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.] (a) In
37.25 	order to meet the basic maintenance of
37.26 	effort (MOE) requirements of the TANF
37.27 	block grant specified under Code of
37.28 	Federal Regulations, title 45, section
37.29 	263.1, the commissioner may only report
37.30 	nonfederal money expended for allowable
37.31 	activities listed in the following
37.32 	clauses as TANF/MOE expenditures:
37.33 	(1) MFIP cash, diversionary work
37.34 	program, and food assistance benefits
37.35 	under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256J;
37.36 	(2) the child care assistance programs
37.37 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections
37.38 	119B.03 and 119B.05, and county child
37.39 	care administrative costs under
37.40 	Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.15;
37.41 	(3) state and county MFIP
37.42 	administrative costs under Minnesota
37.43 	Statutes, chapters 256J and 256K;
37.44 	(4) state, county, and tribal MFIP
37.45 	employment services under Minnesota
37.46 	Statutes, chapters 256J and 256K;
37.47 	(5) expenditures made on behalf of
37.48 	noncitizen MFIP recipients who qualify
37.49 	for the medical assistance without
37.50 	federal financial participation program
37.51 	under Minnesota Statutes, section
37.52 	256B.06, subdivision 4, paragraphs (d),
37.53 	(e), and (j); and
37.54 	(6) qualifying working family credit
37.55 	expenditures under Minnesota Statutes,
37.56 	section 290.0671.
37.57 	(b) The commissioner shall ensure that
37.58 	sufficient qualified nonfederal
37.59 	expenditures are made each year to meet
37.60 	the state's TANF/MOE requirements.  For
37.61 	the activities listed in paragraph (a),
37.62 	clauses (2) to (6), the commissioner
37.63 	may only report expenditures that are
38.1 	excluded from the definition of
38.2 	assistance under Code of Federal
38.3 	Regulations, title 45, section 260.31.
38.4 	(c) For fiscal years beginning with
38.5 	state fiscal year 2005, the
38.6 	commissioner shall assure that the
38.7 	maintenance of effort used by the
38.8 	commissioner of finance for the
38.9 	February and November forecasts
38.10 	required under Minnesota Statutes,
38.11 	section 16A.103, contains expenditures
38.12 	under paragraph (a), clause (1), equal
38.13 	to at least 25 percent of the total
38.14 	required under Code of Federal
38.15 	Regulations, title 45, section 263.1.
38.16 	(d) Minnesota Statutes, section
38.17 	256.011, subdivision 3, which requires
38.18 	that federal grants or aids secured or
38.19 	obtained under that subdivision be used
38.20 	to reduce any direct appropriations
38.21 	provided by law, does not apply if the
38.22 	grants or aids are federal TANF funds.
38.23 	(e) Notwithstanding section 5,
38.24 	paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (6), and
38.25 	paragraphs (b) to (d), expire June 30,
38.26 	2009.
38.27 	[WORKING FAMILY CREDIT EXPENDITURES AS
38.28 	TANF/MOE.] The commissioner may claim
38.29 	as TANF maintenance of effort up to the
38.30 	following amounts of working family
38.31 	credit expenditures for the following
38.32 	fiscal years:
38.33 	(1) fiscal year 2006, $6,942,000; and
38.34 	(2) fiscal year 2007 and thereafter,
38.35 	$6,707,000.
38.36 	[INCREASE WORKING FAMILY CREDIT
38.37 	EXPENDITURES TO BE CLAIMED FOR
38.38 	TANF/MOE.] In addition to the amounts
38.39 	provided in this section, the
38.40 	commissioner may count the following
38.41 	amounts of working family credit
38.42 	expenditure as TANF/MOE:
38.43 	(1) fiscal year 2006, $40,043,000;
38.44 	(2) fiscal year 2007, $28,846,000;
38.45 	(3) fiscal year 2008, $9,819,000; and
38.46 	(4) fiscal year 2009, $1,367,000.
38.47 		Subd. 2.Children and Economic
38.48 	Assistance Grants
38.49 	Summary by Fund
38.50 	General             397,509,000   418,977,000
38.51 	Federal TANF        221,485,000   221,319,000
38.52 	The amounts that may be spent from this
38.53 	appropriation for each purpose are as
38.54 	follows:
39.1 	(a) MFIP/DWP Grants
39.2 	General              32,932,000    31,939,000
39.3 	Federal TANF        118,891,000   118,687,000
39.4 	(b) Support Services Grants
39.5 	General               8,697,000     8,715,000
39.6 	Federal TANF        102,594,000   102,632,000
39.7 	(c) MFIP Child Care Assistance Grants
39.8 	General              57,629,000    60,498,000
39.9 	(d) Basic Sliding Fee Child Care
39.10 	Assistance Grants
39.11 	General              22,161,000    26,188,000
39.12 	[BASE ADJUSTMENT FOR FREEZE MAXIMUM
39.13 	RATES FOR CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE.] The
39.14 	general fund base is increased by
39.15 	$1,804,000 in fiscal year 2008 and
39.16 	$3,697,000 in fiscal year 2009 for
39.17 	basic sliding fee child care assistance.
39.18 	(e) Child Care Development Grants
39.19 	General               1,540,000     1,540,000
39.20 	(f) Child Support Enforcement Grants
39.21 	General               3,255,000     3,255,000
39.22 	(g) Children's Services Grants
39.23 	General              40,488,000    49,580,000
39.24 	[BASE ADJUSTMENT FOR ADOPTION
39.25 	ASSISTANCE GRANTS.] The general fund
39.26 	base is increased by $2,153,000 in
39.27 	fiscal year 2008 and $4,310,000 in
39.28 	fiscal year 2009 for adoption
39.29 	assistance grants.
39.30 	[BASE ADJUSTMENT FOR RELATIVE CUSTODY
39.31 	ASSISTANCE GRANTS.] The general fund
39.32 	base is increased by $838,000 in fiscal
39.33 	year 2008 and $1,689,000 in fiscal year
39.34 	2009 for relative custody assistance
39.35 	grants.
39.36 	[ADOPTION ASSISTANCE AND RELATIVE
39.37 	CUSTODY ASSISTANCE.] The commissioner
39.38 	may transfer unencumbered appropriation
39.39 	balances for adoption assistance and
39.40 	relative custody assistance between
39.41 	fiscal years and between programs.
39.42 	[PRIVATIZED ADOPTION GRANTS.] Federal
39.43 	reimbursement for privatized adoption
39.44 	grant and foster care recruitment grant
39.45 	expenditures is appropriated to the
39.46 	commissioner for adoption grants and
39.47 	foster care and adoption administrative
39.48 	purposes.
39.49 	(h) Children and Community
39.50 	Services Grants
40.1 	General              68,488,000    68,488,000
40.2 	[DELAY PROJECTS OF REGIONAL
40.3 	SIGNIFICANCE.] Notwithstanding
40.4 	Minnesota Statutes, section 256M.40,
40.5 	subdivision 2, the projects of the
40.6 	regional significance grant program are
40.7 	delayed until July 1, 2007.  The
40.8 	general fund base for the program shall
40.9 	be $25,000,000 in fiscal year 2008 and
40.10 	$25,000,000 in fiscal year 2009.
40.11 	(i) General Assistance Grants
40.12 	General              29,825,000    30,607,000
40.13 	[GENERAL ASSISTANCE STANDARD.] The
40.14 	commissioner shall set the monthly
40.15 	standard of assistance for general
40.16 	assistance units consisting of an adult
40.17 	recipient who is childless and
40.18 	unmarried or living apart from parents
40.19 	or a legal guardian at $203.  The
40.20 	commissioner may reduce this amount
40.21 	according to Laws 1997, chapter 85,
40.22 	article 3, section 54.
40.23 	[EMERGENCY GENERAL ASSISTANCE.] The
40.24 	amount appropriated for emergency
40.25 	general assistance funds is limited to
40.26 	no more that $7,889,812 in fiscal year
40.27 	2006 and $7,889,812 in fiscal year
40.28 	2007.  Funds to counties shall be
40.29 	allocated by the commissioner using the
40.30 	allocation method specified in
40.31 	Minnesota Statutes, section 256D.06.
40.32 	(j) Minnesota Supplemental Aid Grants
40.33 	General              30,125,000    30,655,000
40.34 	[EMERGENCY MINNESOTA SUPPLEMENTAL AID
40.35 	FUNDS.] The amount appropriated for
40.36 	emergency Minnesota supplemental aid
40.37 	funds is limited to no more than
40.38 	$1,100,000 in fiscal year 2006 and
40.39 	$1,100,000 in fiscal year 2007.  Funds
40.40 	to counties shall be allocated by the
40.41 	commissioner using the allocation
40.42 	method specified in Minnesota Statutes,
40.43 	section 256D.46.
40.44 	(k) Group Residential Housing Grants
40.45 	General              84,588,000    90,110,000
40.46 	(l) Other Children and Economic
40.47 	Assistance Grants
40.48 	General              17,781,000    17,402,000
40.49 		Subd. 3.Children and Economic Assistance
40.50 	Management
40.51 	Summary by Fund
40.52 	General              42,388,000    42,408,000
40.53 	Health Care Access      249,000       249,000
41.1 	Federal TANF            452,000       452,000
41.2 	The amounts that may be spent from the
41.3 	appropriation for each purpose are as
41.4 	follows:
41.5 	(a) Children and Economic
41.6 	Assistance Administration
41.7 	General               7,643,000     7,637,000
41.8 	Federal TANF            452,000       452,000
41.9 	(b) Children and Economic
41.10 	Assistance Operations
41.11 	General              34,745,000    34,771,000
41.12 	Health Care Access      249,000       249,000
41.13 	[SPENDING AUTHORITY FOR FOOD STAMPS
41.14 	BONUS AWARDS.] In the event that
41.15 	Minnesota qualifies for the United
41.16 	States Department of Agriculture Food
41.17 	and Nutrition Services Food Stamp
41.18 	Program performance bonus awards
41.19 	beginning in federal fiscal year 2004,
41.20 	the funding is appropriated to the
41.21 	commissioner.  The commissioner shall
41.22 	retain 25 percent of the funding, with
41.23 	the other 75 percent divided among the
41.24 	counties according to a formula that
41.25 	takes into account each county's impact
41.26 	on state performance in the applicable
41.27 	bonus categories.
41.28 	[CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENT CENTER.]
41.29 	Payments to the commissioner from other
41.30 	governmental units, private
41.31 	enterprises, and individuals for
41.32 	services performed by the child support
41.33 	payment center must be deposited in the
41.34 	state systems account authorized under
41.35 	Minnesota Statutes, section 256.014.
41.36 	These payments are appropriated to the
41.37 	commissioner for the operation of the
41.38 	child support payment center or system,
41.39 	according to Minnesota Statutes,
41.40 	section 256.014.
41.41 	[CHILD SUPPORT COST RECOVERY FEES.] The
41.42 	commissioner shall transfer $34,000 of
41.43 	child support cost recovery fees
41.44 	collected in fiscal year 2006 and
41.45 	fiscal year 2007 to the PRISM special
41.46 	revenue account to offset PRISM system
41.47 	costs of maintaining the fee.
41.48 	[FINANCIAL INSTITUTION DATA MATCH AND
41.49 	PAYMENT OF FEES.] The commissioner is
41.50 	authorized to allocate up to $310,000
41.51 	each year in fiscal year 2006 and
41.52 	fiscal year 2007 from the PRISM special
41.53 	revenue account to make payments to
41.54 	financial institutions in exchange for
41.55 	performing data matches between account
41.56 	information held by financial
41.57 	institutions and the public authority's
41.58 	database of child support obligors as
41.59 	authorized by Minnesota Statutes,
41.60 	section 13B.06, subdivision 7.

42.1 	Sec. 3. TRANSFERS.
 42.2 		Subdivision 1.Grants. The commissioner of human
42.3 	services, with the approval of the commissioner of finance, and
42.4 	after notification of the chairs of the relevant senate budget
42.5 	division and house finance committee, may transfer unencumbered
42.6 	appropriation balances for the biennium ending June 30, 2007,
42.7 	within fiscal years among the MFIP, general assistance, medical
42.8 	assistance, MFIP child care assistance under Minnesota Statutes,
42.9 	section 119B.05, Minnesota supplemental aid, and group
42.10 	residential housing programs, and the entitlement portion of the
42.11 	chemical dependency consolidated treatment fund, and between
42.12 	fiscal years of the biennium.
42.13 		Subd. 2.Administration. Positions, salary money, and
42.14 	nonsalary administrative money may be transferred within the
42.15 	Departments of Human Services and Health and within the programs
42.16 	operated by the Veterans Nursing Homes Board as the
42.17 	commissioners and the board consider necessary, with the advance
42.18 	approval of the commissioner of finance.  The commissioner or
42.19 	the board shall inform the chairs of the relevant house and
42.20 	senate health committees quarterly about transfers made under
42.21 	this provision.
42.22 		Subd. 3.Prohibited transfers. Grant money shall not be
42.23 	transferred to operations within the Departments of Human
42.24 	Services and Health and within the programs operated by the
42.25 	Veterans Nursing Homes Board without the approval of the
42.26 	legislature.

42.27 	Sec. 4. INDIRECT COSTS NOT TO FUND PROGRAMS.
 42.28 	The commissioners of health and human services shall not
42.29 	use indirect cost allocations to pay for the operational costs
42.30 	of any program for which they are responsible.

42.31 	Sec. 5. SUNSET OF UNCODIFIED LANGUAGE.
 42.32 	All uncodified language contained in this article expires
42.33 	on June 30, 2007, unless a different expiration date is explicit.

42.34 	Sec. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 42.35 	The provisions in this article are effective July 1, 2005,
42.36 	unless a different effective date is specified.

43.1 	ARTICLE 3
43.2 	CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

43.3 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 119B.13,
43.4 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
43.5 		Subdivision 1.Subsidy restrictions. The provider rates
43.6 	determined under this section for fiscal year 2003 and
43.7 	implemented July 1, 2002, are to be continued in effect through
43.8 	June 30, 2007.  Beginning in fiscal year 2008,the maximum rate
43.9 	paid for child care assistance in any county or multicounty
43.10 	region under the child care fund ~~may not exceed~~ shall be the
43.11 	lesser of the 75th percentile rate for like-care arrangements in
43.12 	the county or multicounty region as surveyed by the commissioner
43.13 	or the previous year's rate for like-care arrangements in the
43.14 	county increased by the percent change in the average quarterly
43.15 	national CPI-U index for the current state fiscal year over the
43.16 	average quarterly index for the previous state fiscal year.
43.17 	When the commissioner determines that, using the commissioner's
43.18 	established protocol, the number of providers responding to the
43.19 	survey is too small to determine the 75th percentile rate for
43.20 	like-care arrangements in a county or multicounty region, the
43.21 	commissioner may establish the 75th percentile maximum rate
43.22 	based on like-care arrangements in a county, region, or category
43.23 	that the commissioner deems to be similar.
43.24 	A rate which includes a special needs rate paid under
43.25 	subdivision 3 may be in excess of the maximum rate allowed under
43.26 	this subdivision.  The department shall monitor the effect of
43.27 	this paragraph on provider rates.  The county shall pay the
43.28 	provider's full charges for every child in care up to the
43.29 	maximum established.  The commissioner shall determine the
43.30 	maximum rate for each type of care on an hourly, full-day, and
43.31 	weekly basis, including special needs and handicapped care.  Not
43.32 	less than once every two years, the commissioner shall evaluate
43.33 	market practices for payment of absences and shall establish
43.34 	policies for payment of absent days that reflect current market
43.35 	practice.
43.36 	When the provider charge is greater than the maximum
44.1 	provider rate allowed, the parent is responsible for payment of
44.2 	the difference in the rates in addition to any family co-payment
44.3 	fee.

44.4 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256.01, is
44.5 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
44.6 		Subd. 14b.American indian child welfare projects. (a)
44.7 	The commissioner of human services may authorize projects to
44.8 	test tribal delivery of child welfare services to American
44.9 	Indian children and their parents and custodians living on the
44.10 	reservation.  The commissioner has authority to solicit and
44.11 	determine which tribes may participate in a project.  Grants may
44.12 	be issued to Minnesota Indian tribes to support the projects.
44.13 	The commissioner may waive existing state rules as needed to
44.14 	accomplish the projects.  Notwithstanding section 626.556, the
44.15 	commissioner may authorize projects to use alternative methods
44.16 	of investigating and assessing reports of child maltreatment,
44.17 	provided that the projects comply with the provisions of section
44.18 	626.556 dealing with the rights of individuals who are subjects
44.19 	of reports or investigations, including notice and appeal rights
44.20 	and data practices requirements.  The commissioner may seek any
44.21 	federal approvals necessary to carry out the projects as well as
44.22 	seek and use any funds available to the commissioner, including
44.23 	use of federal funds, foundation funds, existing grant funds,
44.24 	and other funds.  The commissioner is authorized to advance
44.25 	state funds as necessary to operate the projects.  Federal
44.26 	reimbursement applicable to the projects is appropriated to the
44.27 	commissioner for the purposes of the projects.  The projects
44.28 	must be required to address responsibility for safety,
44.29 	permanency, and well-being of children.
44.30 	(b) For the purposes of this section, "American Indian
44.31 	child" means a person between the ages of 0 and 18 who is a
44.32 	tribal member or eligible for membership of an American Indian
44.33 	tribe with reservation land in Minnesota and who is residing on
44.34 	the reservation of that tribe.
44.35 	(c) In order to qualify for an American Indian child
44.36 	welfare project, a tribe must:
45.1 	(1) be one of the existing tribes with reservation land in
45.2 	Minnesota;
45.3 	(2) have a tribal court with jurisdiction over child
45.4 	custody proceedings;
45.5 	(3) have a greater number of children for whom
45.6 	determinations of maltreatment have occurred;
45.7 	(4) have capacity to respond to reports of abuse and
45.8 	neglect under section 626.556;
45.9 	(5) provide a wide range of services to families in need of
45.10 	child welfare services; and 
45.11 	(6) have a tribal-state title IV-E agreement in effect.
45.12 	(d) Grants awarded under this section may be used for the
45.13 	nonfederal costs of providing child welfare services to American
45.14 	Indian children on the tribe's reservation, including costs
45.15 	associated with:
45.16 	(1) assessment and prevention of child abuse and neglect;
45.17 	(2) family preservation;
45.18 	(3) facilitative, supportive, and reunification services;
45.19 	(4) out-of-home placement for children removed from the
45.20 	home for child protective purposes; and 
45.21 	(5) other activities and services approved by the
45.22 	commissioner that further the goals of providing safety,
45.23 	permanency, and well-being of American Indian children.
45.24 	(e) When a tribe has initiated a project and has been
45.25 	approved by the commissioner to assume child welfare
45.26 	responsibilities for American Indian children of that tribe
45.27 	under this section, the affected county social service agency is
45.28 	relieved of responsibility for responding to reports of abuse
45.29 	and neglect under section 626.556 for those children.  The
45.30 	commissioner shall work with tribes and affected counties to
45.31 	develop procedures for data collection, evaluation, and
45.32 	clarification of ongoing role and financial responsibilities of
45.33 	the county and tribe for child welfare services during the
45.34 	course of the project.  Children who have not been identified by
45.35 	the tribe as participating in the project shall remain the
45.36 	responsibility of the county.
46.1 	(f) The commissioner shall collect information on outcomes
46.2 	relating to child safety, permanency, and well-being of American
46.3 	Indian children who are served in the projects.  Participating
46.4 	tribes must provide information to the state that is deemed
46.5 	acceptable by the state to meet state and federal reporting
46.6 	requirements.

46.7 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256.741,
46.8 	subdivision 4, is amended to read:
46.9 		Subd. 4.Effect of assignment.  Assignments in this
46.10 	section take effect upon a determination that the applicant is
46.11 	eligible for public assistance.  The amount of support assigned
46.12 	under this subdivision may not exceed the total amount of public
46.13 	assistance issued or the total support obligation, whichever is
46.14 	less.  Child care support collections made according to an
46.15 	assignment under subdivision 2, paragraph (c), must be
46.16 	deposited, subject to any limitations of federal law, ~~by the~~
46.17 	~~commissioner of human services in the child support collection~~
46.18 	~~account in the special revenue fund and appropriated to the~~
46.19 	~~commissioner of education for child care assistance under~~
46.20 	~~section 119B.03.  These collections are in addition to state and~~
46.21 	~~federal funds appropriated to the child care~~ in the general fund.

46.22 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256D.06, is
46.23 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
46.24 		Subd. 1d.Standard of assistance. For a general
46.25 	assistance applicant who has resided in the state for less than
46.26 	90 days and who lives independently in the community, the
46.27 	standard of assistance shall be 60 percent of the full
46.28 	standard.  The full standard of assistance shall be available
46.29 	beginning the first day of either the month that the 90 days'
46.30 	residency is completed if the 90th day occurs on or before the
46.31 	15th of the month or the following month if the 90th day occurs
46.32 	on the 16th of the month or after.  The 30-day residence period
46.33 	in section 256D.02, subdivision 12a, shall count toward the
46.34 	90-day payment standard.

46.35 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256D.06,
46.36 	subdivision 5, is amended to read:
47.1 		Subd. 5.Eligibility; requirements. (a) Any applicant,
47.2 	otherwise eligible for general assistance and possibly eligible
47.3 	for maintenance benefits from any other source shall ~~(a)~~ (1) 
47.4 	make application for those benefits within 30 days of the
47.5 	general assistance application; and ~~(b)~~ (2) execute an interim
47.6 	assistance ~~authorization~~ agreement on a form as directed by the
47.7 	commissioner.
47.8 	(b) The commissioner shall review a denial of an
47.9 	application for other maintenance benefits and may require a
47.10 	recipient of general assistance to file an appeal of the denial
47.11 	if appropriate.  If found eligible for benefits from other
47.12 	sources, and a payment received from another source relates to
47.13 	the period during which general assistance was also being
47.14 	received, the recipient shall be required to reimburse the
47.15 	county agency for the interim assistance paid.  Reimbursement
47.16 	shall not exceed the amount of general assistance paid during
47.17 	the time period to which the other maintenance benefits apply
47.18 	and shall not exceed the state standard applicable to that time
47.19 	period.
47.20 	(c) The commissioner ~~shall adopt rules authorizing county~~
47.21 	~~agencies or other client representatives to retain from the~~
47.22 	~~amount recovered under an interim assistance agreement 25~~
47.23 	~~percent plus actual reasonable fees, costs, and disbursements of~~
47.24 	~~appeals and litigation, of providing special assistance to the~~
47.25 	~~recipient in processing the recipient's claim for maintenance~~
47.26 	~~benefits from another source.  The~~ may contract with the county
47.27 	agencies, qualified agencies, organizations, or persons to
47.28 	provide advocacy and support services to process claims for
47.29 	federal disability benefits for applicants or recipients of
47.30 	services or benefits supervised by the commissioner using money
47.31 	retained under this section ~~shall be from the state share of the~~
47.32 	~~recovery.  The commissioner or the county agency may contract~~
47.33 	~~with qualified persons to provide the special assistance~~.
47.34 	(d) The ~~rules adopted by the~~ commissioner ~~shall include the~~ 
47.35 	may provide methods by which county agencies shall identify,
47.36 	refer, and assist recipients who may be eligible for benefits
48.1 	under federal programs for the disabled. ~~This subdivision does~~
48.2 	~~not require repayment of per diem payments made to shelters for~~
48.3 	~~battered women pursuant to section 256D.05, subdivision 3.~~
48.4 	(e) The total amount of interim assistance recoveries
48.5 	retained under this section for advocacy, support, and claim
48.6 	processing services shall not exceed 35 percent of the interim
48.7 	assistance recoveries in the prior fiscal year.

48.8 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256D.06,
48.9 	subdivision 7, is amended to read:
48.10 		Subd. 7.Ssi conversions and back claims.  (a)  [SSI
48.11 	CONVERSIONS.] The commissioner of human services shall contract
48.12 	with agencies or organizations capable of ensuring that clients
48.13 	who are presently receiving assistance under sections 256D.01 to
48.14 	256D.21, and who may be eligible for benefits under the federal
48.15 	Supplemental Security Income program, apply and, when eligible,
48.16 	are converted to the federal income assistance program and made
48.17 	eligible for health care benefits under the medical assistance
48.18 	program.  The commissioner shall ensure that money owing to the
48.19 	state under interim assistance agreements is collected.
48.20 	(b)  [BACK CLAIMS FOR FEDERAL HEALTH CARE BENEFITS.] The
48.21 	commissioner shall also directly or through contract implement
48.22 	procedures for collecting federal Medicare and medical
48.23 	assistance funds for which clients converted to SSI are
48.24 	retroactively eligible.
48.25 	(c)  [ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.] The commissioner shall
48.26 	~~begin contracting~~ contract with agencies to ensure
48.27 	implementation of this section ~~within 14 days after April 29,~~
48.28 	~~1992~~.  County contracts with providers for residential services
48.29 	shall include the requirement that providers screen residents
48.30 	who may be eligible for federal benefits and provide that
48.31 	information to the local agency.  The commissioner shall modify
48.32 	the MAXIS computer system to provide information on clients who
48.33 	have been on general assistance for two years or longer.  The
48.34 	list of clients shall be provided to local services for
48.35 	screening under this section.
48.36 	~~(d)  [REPORT.] The commissioner shall report to the~~
49.1 	~~legislature by January 15, 1993, on the implementation of this~~
49.2 	~~section.  The report shall contain information on the following:~~
49.3 	~~(1) the number of clients converted from general assistance~~
49.4 	~~to SSI, by county;~~
49.5 	~~(2) information on the organizations involved;~~
49.6 	~~(3) the amount of money collected through interim~~
49.7 	~~assistance agreements;~~
49.8 	~~(4) the amount of money collected in federal Medicare or~~
49.9 	~~Medicaid funds;~~
49.10 	~~(5) problems encountered in processing conversions and back~~
49.11 	~~claims; and~~ 
49.12 	~~(6) recommended changes to enhance recoveries and maximize~~
49.13 	~~the receipt of federal money in the most efficient way possible.~~

49.14 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256J.12,
49.15 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
49.16 		Subdivision 1.Simple residency.  To be eligible for MFIP
49.17 	or DWP, an assistance unit must have established residency in
49.18 	this state which means the assistance unit is present in the
49.19 	state and intends to remain here.  A person who lives in this
49.20 	state and who entered this state with a job commitment or to
49.21 	seek employment in this state, whether or not that person is
49.22 	currently employed, meets the criteria in this subdivision.

49.23 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256J.12, is
49.24 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
49.25 		Subd. 5.Residency requirement for dwp applicants.
 49.26 	Assistance to an eligible DWP family unit in which all members
49.27 	have resided in this state for fewer than 90 consecutive days
49.28 	shall be paid at the standard specified in section 256J.95,
49.29 	subdivision 21.  The 30-day residence period shall count toward
49.30 	the 90-day DWP residence requirement.

49.31 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256J.95, is
49.32 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
49.33 		Subd. 21.Interstate payment standards. (a) Effective
49.34 	July 1, 2005, the amount of assistance paid to an eligible DWP
49.35 	family unit in which all members have resided in this state for
49.36 	fewer than 90 consecutive days shall be calculated according to
50.1 	paragraph (b).
50.2 	(b) Payment must be calculated by applying DWP budgeting
50.3 	policies, and the unit's net income must be deducted from the
50.4 	payment standard in the other state or Minnesota, whichever is
50.5 	less.  Payments shall be vendor paid according to subdivision 1,
50.6 	paragraph (d).
50.7 	(c) The lesser payment must continue until the DWP family
50.8 	unit meets the 90-day residency requirement.  A family unit that
50.9 	has not resided in Minnesota for 90 days is not exempt from the
50.10 	payment provisions solely because a child is born in Minnesota
50.11 	to a member of the family unit.
50.12 	(d) Any eligible noncitizen who comes directly to Minnesota
50.13 	from another country, and whose United States Citizenship and
50.14 	Immigration Services (USCIS) settlement destination is
50.15 	Minnesota, will receive the amount calculated using DWP policy
50.16 	and standards.  If the USCIS settlement destination is another
50.17 	state, apply the lesser of the payment standard for that size
50.18 	family in the other state or the standards under DWP.
50.19 	(e) The assistance unit shall be eligible for the full
50.20 	amount of assistance based on DWP standards beginning either the
50.21 	month during which the 90-day residency requirement is met, if
50.22 	the 90th day occurs on or before the 15th of the month, or the
50.23 	following month if the 90th day occurs on the 16th of the month
50.24 	or after.
50.25 	(f) This policy applies whether or not the family unit
50.26 	received similar benefits while residing in the state of
50.27 	previous residence.
50.28 	(g) For the purposes of this section, "state of immediate
50.29 	prior residence" means the state in which the applicant declares
50.30 	the applicant spent the most time in the 30 days prior to moving
50.31 	to Minnesota.
50.32 	(h) Applicants must provide verification of their state of
50.33 	immediate prior residence, in the form of tax statements, a
50.34 	driver's license, automobile registration, rent receipts, or
50.35 	other forms of verification approved by the commissioner.

50.36 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256J.95, is
51.1 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
51.2 		Subd. 22.Temporary absence from minnesota. For an
51.3 	assistance unit that has met the 30-day residency requirements
51.4 	in section 256J.12, subdivisions 1 to 4, the 90-day period in
51.5 	subdivision 21 is not affected by a subsequent absence from
51.6 	Minnesota for fewer than 30 consecutive days, provided the
51.7 	family unit maintains a residence in Minnesota.

51.8 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256J.95, is
51.9 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
51.10 		Subd. 23.Ineligible mandatory unit members. The 90-day
51.11 	residency requirement in subdivision 21 does not apply if the
51.12 	family unit includes an ineligible mandatory family unit member
51.13 	who has resided in Minnesota for 90 consecutive days immediately
51.14 	before the unit's date of application.

51.15 	Sec. 12. [256K.26] LONG-TERM HOMELESS SUPPORTIVE
51.16 	SERVICES.
51.17 		Subdivision 1.Establishment and purpose. The
51.18 	commissioner shall establish the long-term homeless supportive
51.19 	services fund to provide integrated services needed to stabilize
51.20 	individuals, families, and youth living in supportive housing
51.21 	developed to further the goals set forth in Laws 2003, chapter
51.22 	128, article 15, section 9.
51.23 		Subd. 2.Implementation. The commissioner, in
51.24 	consultation with the commissioners of the Department of
51.25 	Corrections and the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, counties,
51.26 	and providers of supportive housing and services, shall develop
51.27 	application requirements and make funds available according to
51.28 	this section, with the goal of providing maximum flexibility in
51.29 	program design.
51.30 		Subd. 3.Definitions. For purposes of this section, the
51.31 	following terms have the meanings given:
51.32 	(1) "long-term homelessness" means lacking a permanent
51.33 	place to live continuously for one year or more or at least four
51.34 	times in the past three years; and 
51.35 	(2) "household" means an individual, family, or
51.36 	unaccompanied minor experiencing long-term homelessness.
52.1 		Subd. 4.County eligibility. Counties are eligible for
52.2 	funding under this section.  Priority will be given to proposals
52.3 	submitted on behalf of multicounty partnerships.
52.4 		Subd. 5.Content of proposals. Proposals will be
52.5 	evaluated on the extent to which they:
52.6 	(1) include partnerships with providers of services or
52.7 	other partners;
52.8 	(2) develop strategies to enhance housing stability for
52.9 	people experiencing long-term homelessness by integrating
52.10 	services and establishing consistent services and procedures
52.11 	across jurisdictions as appropriate;
52.12 	(3) evidence a commitment to working with the commissioners
52.13 	of human services, corrections, and the Housing Finance Agency
52.14 	to identify appropriate households to be served under this
52.15 	section;
52.16 	(4) ensure that projects make maximum use of mainstream
52.17 	resources, including employment, social, and health services,
52.18 	and leverage additional public and private resources in order to
52.19 	serve the maximum number of households;
52.20 	(5) demonstrate cost-effectiveness by identifying and
52.21 	prioritizing those services most necessary for housing
52.22 	stability; and 
52.23 	(6) evaluate and report on outcomes of the projects
52.24 	according to protocols developed by the commissioner of human
52.25 	services in cooperation with the commissioners of corrections
52.26 	and the Housing Finance Agency.  Evaluation would include
52.27 	methods for determining the quality of the integrated service
52.28 	approach, improvement in outcomes, cost savings, or reduction in
52.29 	service disparities that may result.
52.30 		Subd. 6.Outcomes. Projects will be selected to further
52.31 	the following outcomes:
52.32 	(1) reduce the number of Minnesota individuals and families
52.33 	that experience long-term homelessness;
52.34 	(2) increase the number of housing opportunities with
52.35 	supportive services;
52.36 	(3) develop integrated, cost-effective service models that
53.1 	address the multiple barriers to obtaining housing stability
53.2 	faced by people experiencing long-term homelessness, including
53.3 	abuse, neglect, chemical dependency, disability, chronic health
53.4 	problems, or other factors including ethnicity and race that may
53.5 	result in poor outcomes or service disparities;
53.6 	(4) encourage partnerships among counties, community
53.7 	agencies, schools, and other providers so that the service
53.8 	delivery system is seamless for people experiencing long-term
53.9 	homelessness;
53.10 	(5) increase employability, self-sufficiency, and other
53.11 	social outcomes for individuals and families experiencing
53.12 	long-term homelessness; and 
53.13 	(6) reduce inappropriate use of emergency health care,
53.14 	shelter, chemical dependency, foster care, child protection,
53.15 	corrections, and similar services used by people experiencing
53.16 	long-term homelessness.
53.17 		Subd. 7.Eligible services. Services eligible for
53.18 	funding under this section are all services needed to maintain
53.19 	households in permanent supportive housing, as determined by the
53.20 	county or counties administering the project or projects.

53.21 	Sec. 13. REPEALER.
 53.22 	(a) Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 14, article 9,
53.23 	section 34, is repealed.
53.24 	(b) Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256D.54, subdivision
53.25 	3, and Minnesota Rules, parts 9500.1254 and 9500.1256, are
53.26 	repealed.
53.27 	(c) Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 119B.074, is repealed.