1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to the organization and operation of state 
  1.3             government; appropriating money for the general 
  1.4             legislative and administrative expenses of state 
  1.5             government; authorizing and providing appropriations 
  1.6             for payment of veterans service bonus; creating 
  1.7             certain contingent accounts and accounts for the 
  1.8             payment of tort claims; appropriating money for 
  1.9             certain retirement plans; modifying budget deadlines; 
  1.10            modifying provisions related to the management of 
  1.11            state property; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, 
  1.12            sections 16A.11, subdivisions 1 and 3c; 16B.24, 
  1.13            subdivision 5; 16B.70, subdivision 2; 176.611, by 
  1.14            adding subdivisions; 327.33, subdivision 2; 327B.04, 
  1.15            subdivision 7; 356.865, subdivision 3; Laws 1994, 
  1.16            chapter 643, section 3, subdivision 2; Laws 1996, 
  1.17            chapter 463, section 13, subdivisions 2 and 4; 
  1.18            proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
  1.19            chapter 196. 
  1.20  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.21                             ARTICLE 1 
  1.22  Section 1.  [STATE GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS.] 
  1.23     The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are 
  1.24  appropriated from the general fund, or another fund named, to 
  1.25  the agencies and for the purposes specified in this act, to be 
  1.26  available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.  The 
  1.27  figures "1998" and "1999," where used in this act, mean that the 
  1.28  appropriation or appropriations listed under them are available 
  1.29  for the year ending June 30, 1998, or June 30, 1999, 
  1.30  respectively. 
  1.31                          SUMMARY BY FUND 
  1.32                                                       BIENNIAL
  2.1                             1998          1999           TOTAL
  2.2   General              $307,474,000   $310,425,000   $617,889,000
  2.3   State 
  2.4   Government 
  2.5   Special Revenue        11,132,000     12,123,000     23,255,000 
  2.6   Environmental             224,000        229,000        453,000
  2.7   Highway User
  2.8   Tax Distribution        2,044,000      2,091,000      4,135,000
  2.9   Trunk Highway              32,000         32,000         64,000 
  2.10  Workers'
  2.11  Compensation            4,207,000      4,295,000      8,502,000 
  2.12  Solid Waste               445,000        450,000        895,000
  2.13  Health Care Access      1,746,000      1,793,000      3,539,000 
  2.14  TOTAL                $327,304,000   $331,438,000   $658,742,000 
  2.15                                             APPROPRIATIONS 
  2.16                                         Available for the Year 
  2.17                                             Ending June 30 
  2.18                                            1998         1999 
  2.19  Sec. 2.  LEGISLATURE 
  2.20  Subdivision 1.  Total  
  2.21  Appropriation                          54,004,000     54,571,000
  2.22                Summary by Fund
  2.23  General              53,847,000    54,414,000
  2.24  Health Care Access      125,000       125,000
  2.25  Trunk Highway            32,000        32,000
  2.26  The amounts that may be spent from this 
  2.27  appropriation for each program are 
  2.28  specified in the following subdivisions.
  2.29  Subd. 2.  Senate 
  2.30      16,163,000     16,163,000 
  2.31  Subd. 3.  House of Representatives 
  2.32      23,273,000     23,611,000 
  2.33  Subd. 4.  Legislative 
  2.34  Coordinating Commission           
  2.35      11,527,000     11,756,000 
  2.36                Summary by Fund
  2.37  General              11,370,000    11,599,000
  2.38  Health Care Access      125,000       125,000
  2.39  Trunk Highway            32,000        32,000
  2.40  $4,539,000 the first year and 
  2.41  $4,612,000 the second year are for the 
  2.42  office of the revisor of statutes. 
  3.1   $966,000 the first year and $987,000 
  3.2   the second year are for the legislative 
  3.3   reference library. 
  3.4   $4,390,000 the first year and 
  3.5   $4,502,000 the second year are for the 
  3.6   office of the legislative auditor. 
  3.7   Subd. 5.  Sustainable Growth
  3.8   Initiative                           
  3.9        3,041,000      3,041,000 
  3.10  These funds are to be divided between 
  3.11  the senate, house of representatives, 
  3.12  and the legislative coordinating 
  3.13  commission, as the legislature sees fit.
  3.14  Sec. 3.  LEGISLATIVE RENT              5,187,000      5,249,000
  3.15  These appropriations are to the 
  3.16  commissioner of administration for 
  3.17  office space costs of the legislature 
  3.18  and veterans organizations, for 
  3.19  ceremonial space, and for statutorily 
  3.20  free space. 
  3.21  Sec. 4.  GOVERNOR AND 
  3.22  LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR                    3,786,000      3,839,000
  3.23  This appropriation is to fund the 
  3.24  offices of the governor and lieutenant 
  3.25  governor.  
  3.26  Sec. 5.  STATE AUDITOR                 7,628,000      7,795,000
  3.27  Sec. 6.  STATE TREASURER               2,670,000      2,734,000
  3.28  The treasurer may use these funds to 
  3.29  pay the commissioner of revenue for 
  3.30  services that would otherwise have been 
  3.31  provided by a financial institution. 
  3.32  Sec. 7.  SECRETARY OF STATE            5,892,000      6,046,000
  3.33  Sec. 8.  ATTORNEY GENERAL 
  3.34  Subdivision 1.  Total  
  3.35  Appropriation                         25,093,000     25,617,000
  3.36                Summary by Fund
  3.37  General              22,699,000    23,169,000
  3.38  State Government
  3.39  Special Revenue       1,821,000     1,867,000
  3.40  Environmental           128,000       131,000 
  3.41  Solid Waste             445,000       450,000 
  3.42  Of the appropriation from the solid 
  3.43  waste fund, $100,000 each year is to 
  3.44  assist local governments in dealing 
  3.45  with legal issues that arise in the 
  3.46  course of implementing state solid 
  3.47  waste programs, and to assist local 
  3.48  governments in the defense of selected 
  3.49  lawsuits challenging local government 
  3.50  implementation of state solid waste 
  3.51  programs. 
  4.1   Sec. 9.  ETHICAL PRACTICES BOARD         593,000        483,000
  4.2   $122,000 the first year is for 
  4.3   client/server technology. 
  4.4   Sec. 10.  INVESTMENT BOARD             2,163,000      2,247,000
  4.5   Sec. 11.  ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS      4,107,000      4,195,000
  4.6   These appropriations are from the 
  4.7   workers' compensation special 
  4.8   compensation fund. 
  4.9   Sec. 12.  OFFICE OF STRATEGIC 
  4.10  AND LONG-RANGE PLANNING                5,643,000      5,727,000
  4.11  $1,046,000 the first year and 
  4.12  $1,066,000 the second year are for the 
  4.13  land management information center. 
  4.14  $1,500 each year is for statewide 
  4.15  grants to implement teen courts. 
  4.16  Sec. 13.  ADMINISTRATION 
  4.17  Subdivision 1.  Total 
  4.18  Appropriation                         37,201,000     38,681,000
  4.19                Summary by Fund
  4.20  General              28,290,000    28,825,000
  4.21  State Government 
  4.22  Special Revenue       8,911,000     9,856,000
  4.23  The amounts that may be spent from this 
  4.24  appropriation for each program are 
  4.25  specified in the following subdivisions.
  4.26  Subd. 2.  Operations Management 
  4.27       3,424,000      3,496,000
  4.28  Subd. 3.  Intertechnologies Group
  4.29      10,422,000     11,615,000     
  4.30                Summary by Fund
  4.31  General               1,511,000     1,759,000
  4.32  State Government 
  4.33  Special Revenue       8,911,000     9,856,000
  4.34  The appropriation from the special 
  4.35  revenue fund is for recurring costs of 
  4.36  911 emergency telephone service.  
  4.37  $724,000 the first year and $936,000 
  4.38  the second year are for the network 
  4.39  telecommunications initiative.  It is 
  4.40  intended that portions of this 
  4.41  appropriation be transferred to other 
  4.42  agencies to fund project costs.  The 
  4.43  commissioner is authorized to make such 
  4.44  transfers with the advance approval of 
  4.45  the commissioner of finance. 
  4.46  Subd. 4.  Facilities Management 
  4.47       3,647,000      3,703,000
  5.1   Subd. 5.  Administrative Management 
  5.2        2,492,000      2,547,000
  5.3   $135,000 each year is for an operating 
  5.4   grant to the Minnesota Children's 
  5.5   Museum. 
  5.6   Subd. 6.  Information Policy Office
  5.7       16,632,000     16,662,000
  5.8   $12,500,000 each year is for 
  5.9   modification of state business systems 
  5.10  to address year 2000 changes. 
  5.11  $2,500,000 each year is for 
  5.12  simplification of the state's business 
  5.13  registration, licensing, and permitting 
  5.14  systems.  
  5.15  If the appropriations in either year 
  5.16  are insufficient, the appropriation 
  5.17  from the other year, for the same 
  5.18  project, is available. 
  5.19  Subd. 7.  Management Analysis 
  5.20         584,000        658,000
  5.21  Sec. 14.  CAPITOL AREA ARCHITECTURAL 
  5.22  AND PLANNING BOARD                       406,000        289,000
  5.23  $100,000 the first year is for the 
  5.24  Minnesota women's suffrage memorial 
  5.25  garden.  This appropriation is 
  5.26  available until expended.  It is the 
  5.27  expectation of the legislature that 
  5.28  this will be the final appropriation 
  5.29  for this project. 
  5.30  Sec. 15.  PUBLIC BROADCASTING          3,789,000      3,039,000
  5.31  $1,450,000 each year is for matching 
  5.32  grants for public television.  Public 
  5.33  television grant recipients shall give 
  5.34  special emphasis to children's 
  5.35  programming.  In addition, public 
  5.36  television grant recipients shall 
  5.37  promote program and outreach 
  5.38  initiatives that attempt to reduce 
  5.39  youth violence in our communities.  
  5.40  $600,000 each year is for public 
  5.41  television equipment needs.  Equipment 
  5.42  grant allocations shall be made after 
  5.43  considering the recommendations of the 
  5.44  Minnesota public television association.
  5.45  $750,000 the first year is for a 
  5.46  one-time grant to Twin Cities public 
  5.47  television to develop high-definition 
  5.48  digital television capability.  Access 
  5.49  to broadcasting facilities and services 
  5.50  funded by this appropriation shall be 
  5.51  made available to the University of 
  5.52  Minnesota.  This appropriation must be 
  5.53  matched equally from nonstate sources. 
  5.54  $150,000 each year is for public 
  5.55  information television transmission of 
  6.1   legislative activities.  At least 
  6.2   one-half must go for programming to be 
  6.3   broadcast in rural Minnesota. 
  6.4   $320,000 each year is for community 
  6.5   service grants to public educational 
  6.6   radio stations, which must be allocated 
  6.7   after considering the recommendations 
  6.8   of the Association of Minnesota Public 
  6.9   Educational Radio Stations under 
  6.10  Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.14. 
  6.11  $494,000 each year is for equipment 
  6.12  grants to public radio stations.  These 
  6.13  grants must be allocated after 
  6.14  considering the recommendations of the 
  6.15  Association of Minnesota Public 
  6.16  Educational Radio Stations and 
  6.17  Minnesota Public Radio, Inc. 
  6.18  $25,000 the first year and $25,000 the 
  6.19  second year are for grants to the Twin 
  6.20  Cities regional cable channel. 
  6.21  If an appropriation for either year for 
  6.22  grants to public television or radio 
  6.23  stations is not sufficient, the 
  6.24  appropriation for the other year is 
  6.25  available for it. 
  6.26  Sec. 16.  FINANCE                     25,631,000     26,410,000
  6.27  Sec. 17.  EMPLOYEE RELATIONS 
  6.28  Subdivision 1.  Total 
  6.29  Appropriation                          8,452,000      7,355,000
  6.30  The amounts that may be spent from this 
  6.31  appropriation for each program are 
  6.32  specified in the following subdivisions.
  6.33  Subd. 2.  Human Resources
  6.34  Management
  6.35       7,348,000      7,251,000   
  6.36  $560,000 the first year and $315,000 
  6.37  the second year are for continuation of 
  6.38  reforms to the state's human resource 
  6.39  management processes and policies, 
  6.40  including, but not limited to, 
  6.41  enhancing redeployment procedures, 
  6.42  application and testing services, 
  6.43  hiring, the position classification 
  6.44  system, and employee development 
  6.45  processes.  The commissioner of finance 
  6.46  shall include $140,000 of the second 
  6.47  year amount when determining the base 
  6.48  level for the budget of the department 
  6.49  of employee relations for the biennium 
  6.50  ending June 30, 2001. 
  6.51  $22,000 each year is to fund a position 
  6.52  to administer the state's annual 
  6.53  combined charities program. 
  6.54  $62,000 each year is for administration 
  6.55  of employee misconduct investigations 
  6.56  through the labor relations bureau. 
  6.57  $40,000 each year from the general fund 
  7.1   is for a grant to the government 
  7.2   training service. 
  7.3   $75,000 each year is for the Minnesota 
  7.4   quality college under Minnesota 
  7.5   Statutes, section 43A.211. 
  7.6   Subd. 3.  Employee Insurance
  7.7        1,104,000        104,000
  7.8   $104,000 each year is for the 
  7.9   right-to-know contracts administered 
  7.10  through the employee insurance division.
  7.11  $1,000,000 in the first year is a 
  7.12  one-time appropriation to establish a 
  7.13  state workers' compensation settlement 
  7.14  and contingency reserve.  This 
  7.15  appropriation must be transferred to a 
  7.16  separate account within the 
  7.17  miscellaneous special revenue fund, 
  7.18  from which payments may be made and 
  7.19  premiums assessed to replenish the 
  7.20  reserve account under new Minnesota 
  7.21  Statutes, section 176.611, subdivision 
  7.22  2a. 
  7.23  Sec. 18.  REVENUE 
  7.24  Subdivision 1.  Total  
  7.25  Appropriation                         81,272,000     83,551,000
  7.26                Summary by Fund
  7.27  General              77,511,000    79,694,000
  7.28  Health Care Access    1,621,000     1,668,000 
  7.29  Highway User          2,044,000     2,091,000
  7.30  Environmental            96,000        98,000 
  7.31  The amounts that may be spent from this 
  7.32  appropriation for each program are 
  7.33  specified in the following subdivisions.
  7.34  Subd. 2.  Minnesota Tax System Management 
  7.35      79,149,000     81,390,000
  7.36                Summary by Fund
  7.37  General               75,388,000   77,533,000
  7.38  Health Care Access     1,621,000    1,668,000
  7.39  Highway User Tax 
  7.40  Distribution           2,044,000    2,091,000
  7.41  Environmental             96,000       98,000
  7.42  $80,000 is for completion of the 
  7.43  Minnesota/Wisconsin tax reciprocity 
  7.44  study. 
  7.45  $150,000 each year from the highway 
  7.46  user tax distribution fund is for 
  7.47  funding of the dyed fuel program. 
  7.48  Subd. 3.  Accounts Receivable
  8.1   Management 
  8.2        2,123,000      2,161,000 
  8.3   Sec. 19.  AMATEUR SPORTS 
  8.4   COMMISSION                               620,000        599,000
  8.5   Sec. 20.  MILITARY AFFAIRS            11,631,000     11,742,000
  8.6   $1,940,000 each year is for operation 
  8.7   of armories after normal hours to 
  8.8   provide an opportunity for evening 
  8.9   recreational activities for youth. 
  8.10  The use of armories by local and 
  8.11  community groups for regular meetings 
  8.12  or functions of those groups, 
  8.13  especially those pertaining to youth 
  8.14  and youth activities, shall be granted 
  8.15  by the adjutant general, who shall 
  8.16  determine the appropriate times and 
  8.17  circumstances. 
  8.18  If appropriations for either year of 
  8.19  the biennium for enlistment incentives 
  8.20  are insufficient, the appropriation 
  8.21  from the other year is available.  
  8.22  Sec. 21.  VETERANS AFFAIRS            12,759,000     12,799,000
  8.23  $8,750,000 each year is for Persian 
  8.24  Gulf veterans bonuses.  These 
  8.25  appropriations are available until 
  8.26  expended. 
  8.27  $250,000 each year is for a grant to 
  8.28  the Vinland National Center. 
  8.29  $1,544,000 each year is for emergency 
  8.30  financial and medical needs of 
  8.31  veterans.  If the appropriation for 
  8.32  either year is insufficient, the 
  8.33  appropriation for the other year is 
  8.34  available for it. 
  8.35  With the approval of the commissioner 
  8.36  of finance, the commissioner of 
  8.37  veterans affairs may transfer the 
  8.38  unencumbered balance from the veterans 
  8.39  relief program to other department 
  8.40  programs during the fiscal year.  Prior 
  8.41  to transfer, the commissioner of 
  8.42  veterans affairs shall provide 
  8.43  background information to the 
  8.44  commissioner of finance explaining why 
  8.45  the unencumbered balance exists.  
  8.46  $231,000 the first year and $232,000 
  8.47  the second year are for grants to 
  8.48  county veterans offices for training of 
  8.49  county veterans service officers. 
  8.50  Sec. 22.  VETERANS OF FOREIGN 
  8.51  WARS                                      41,000         41,000
  8.52  For carrying out the provisions of Laws 
  8.53  1945, chapter 455. 
  8.54  Sec. 23.  MILITARY ORDER OF 
  8.55  THE PURPLE HEART                          20,000         20,000
  9.1   Sec. 24.  DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS      13,000         12,000
  9.2   For carrying out the provisions of Laws 
  9.3   1941, chapter 425. 
  9.4   Sec. 25.  LAWFUL GAMBLING  
  9.5   CONTROL                                2,205,000      2,249,000
  9.6   Sec. 26.  RACING COMMISSION              371,000        379,000
  9.7   Sec. 27.  STATE LOTTERY
  9.8   The director of the state lottery shall 
  9.9   reimburse the general fund $150,000 the 
  9.10  first year and $150,000 the second year 
  9.11  for lottery-related costs incurred by 
  9.12  the department of public safety. 
  9.13  The director of the state lottery shall 
  9.14  reimburse the general fund $540,000 the 
  9.15  first year and $540,000 the second year 
  9.16  for amounts appropriated from the 
  9.17  general fund to the commissioner of 
  9.18  human services for compulsive gambling 
  9.19  hotline services, outpatient treatment 
  9.20  services, felony screening, and 
  9.21  compulsive gambling youth education. 
  9.22  Sec. 28.  GENERAL CONTINGENT 
  9.23  ACCOUNTS                                 700,000        700,000
  9.24                Summary by Fund
  9.25  General                 200,000       200,000
  9.26  State Government 
  9.27  Special Revenue         400,000       400,000
  9.28  Workers' Compensation   100,000       100,000
  9.29  The appropriations in this section must 
  9.30  be spent with the approval of the 
  9.31  governor after consultation with the 
  9.32  legislative advisory commission under 
  9.33  Minnesota Statutes, section 3.30. 
  9.34  If an appropriation in this section for 
  9.35  either year is insufficient, the 
  9.36  appropriation for the other year is 
  9.37  available for it. 
  9.38  The special revenue appropriation is 
  9.39  available to be transferred to the 
  9.40  attorney general when the costs to 
  9.41  provide legal services to the health 
  9.42  boards exceed the biennial 
  9.43  appropriation to the attorney general 
  9.44  from the special revenue fund and for 
  9.45  transfer to the health boards if 
  9.46  required for unforeseen expenditures of 
  9.47  an emergency nature.  The boards 
  9.48  receiving the additional services or 
  9.49  supplemental appropriations shall set 
  9.50  their fees to cover the costs. 
  9.51  Sec. 29.  TORT CLAIMS                    275,000        275,000
  9.52  To be spent by the commissioner of 
  9.53  finance.  
  9.54  If the appropriation for either year is 
 10.1   insufficient, the appropriation for the 
 10.2   other year is available for it.  
 10.3   Sec. 30.  MINNESOTA STATE   
 10.4   RETIREMENT SYSTEM                      2,266,000      2,379,000
 10.5   The amounts estimated to be needed for 
 10.6   each program are as follows: 
 10.7   (a) Legislators 
 10.8        2,093,000      2,197,000
 10.9   Under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
 10.10  3A.03, subdivision 2; 3A.04, 
 10.11  subdivisions 3 and 4; and 3A.11. 
 10.12  (b) Constitutional Officers 
 10.13         173,000        182,000
 10.14  Under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
 10.15  352C.031, subdivision 5; 352C.04, 
 10.16  subdivision 3; and 352C.09, subdivision 
 10.17  2. 
 10.18  If an appropriation in this section for 
 10.19  either year is insufficient, the 
 10.20  appropriation for the other year is 
 10.21  available for it. 
 10.22  Sec. 31.  MINNEAPOLIS EMPLOYEES 
 10.23  RETIREMENT FUND                       11,005,000     11,005,000
 10.24  $10,455,000 the first year and 
 10.25  $10,455,000 the second year are to the 
 10.26  commissioner of finance for payment to 
 10.27  the Minneapolis employees retirement 
 10.28  fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 
 10.29  422A.101, subdivision 3.  Payment must 
 10.30  be made in four equal installments, 
 10.31  March 15, July 15, September 15, and 
 10.32  November 15, each year.  
 10.33  $550,000 the first year and $550,000 
 10.34  the second year are to the commissioner 
 10.35  of finance for payment to the 
 10.36  Minneapolis employees retirement fund 
 10.37  for the supplemental benefit for 
 10.38  pre-1974 retirees under Minnesota 
 10.39  Statutes, section 356.865. 
 10.40  Sec. 32.  POLICE AND FIRE   
 10.41  AMORTIZATION AID                       6,303,000      6,300,000
 10.42  $4,925,000 each year is to the 
 10.43  commissioner of revenue for state aid 
 10.44  to amortize the unfunded liability of 
 10.45  local police and salaried firefighters' 
 10.46  relief associations, under Minnesota 
 10.47  Statutes, section 423A.02. 
 10.48  $1,000,000 each year is to the 
 10.49  commissioner of revenue for 
 10.50  supplemental state aid to amortize the 
 10.51  unfunded liability of local police and 
 10.52  salaried firefighters' relief 
 10.53  associations under Minnesota Statutes, 
 10.54  section 423A.02, subdivision 1a. 
 10.55  $378,000 the first year and $375,000 
 11.1   the second year are to the commissioner 
 11.2   of revenue to pay reimbursements to 
 11.3   relief associations for firefighter 
 11.4   supplemental benefits paid under 
 11.5   Minnesota Statutes, section 424A.10. 
 11.6   Sec. 33.  MINNESOTA OFFICE OF
 11.7   TECHNOLOGY                             4,572,000     4,101,000 
 11.8   $1,187,000 the first year and 
 11.9   $1,216,000 the second year are for the 
 11.10  operations of the office of technology. 
 11.11  $1,000,000 each year is for development 
 11.12  of the Virtual U Minnesota. 
 11.13  $635,000 each year is for operation and 
 11.14  expansion of the North Star web site. 
 11.15  $500,000 each year is for development 
 11.16  of a United Nations trade point in the 
 11.17  state. 
 11.18  $500,000 each year is for creation of 
 11.19  information technology resource centers.
 11.20  $250,000 each year is for the MNCard 
 11.21  pilot project. 
 11.22  $500,000 the first year is for support 
 11.23  of activities associated with a 
 11.24  plenipotentiary conference of the 
 11.25  International Telecommunications Union. 
 11.26  Sec. 34.  BOARD OF GOVERNMENT 
 11.27  INNOVATION AND COOPERATION             1,006,000      1,009,000 
 11.28                             ARTICLE 2 
 11.29     Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16A.11, 
 11.30  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 11.31     Subdivision 1.  [WHEN.] The governor shall submit a 
 11.32  four-part budget to the legislature.  Parts one and two, the 
 11.33  budget message and detailed operating budget, must be submitted 
 11.34  by the fourth Tuesday in January in each odd-numbered year.  
 11.35  Part three, the detailed recommendations as to capital 
 11.36  expenditure, must be submitted as follows:  agency capital 
 11.37  budget requests by ~~June 15~~ July 1 of each odd-numbered year~~;~~ 
 11.38  ~~preliminary governor's recommendations by September 1 of each~~ 
 11.39  ~~odd-numbered year;~~, and final recommendations by February 1 of 
 11.40  each even-numbered year.  Part four, the detailed 
 11.41  recommendations as to information technology expenditure, must 
 11.42  be submitted at the same time the governor submits the budget 
 11.43  message to the legislature. 
 11.44     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16A.11, 
 12.1   subdivision 3c, is amended to read: 
 12.2      Subd. 3c.  [PART FOUR; DETAILED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 
 12.3   BUDGET.] The detailed information technology budget must include 
 12.4   recommendations for information technology projects to be funded 
 12.5   during the next biennium and planning estimates for an 
 12.6   additional two biennia.  ~~It must be submitted with projects~~ 
 12.7   ~~ranked in order of importance among all projects as determined~~ 
 12.8   ~~by the governor.~~ 
 12.9      Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16B.24, 
 12.10  subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
 12.11     Subd. 5.  [RENTING OUT STATE PROPERTY.] (a)  [AUTHORITY.] 
 12.12  The commissioner may rent out state property, real or personal, 
 12.13  that is not needed for public use, if the rental is not 
 12.14  otherwise provided for or prohibited by law.  The property may 
 12.15  not be rented out for more than five years at a time without the 
 12.16  approval of the state executive council and may never be rented 
 12.17  out for more than 25 years.  A rental agreement may provide that 
 12.18  the state will reimburse a tenant for a portion of capital 
 12.19  improvements that the tenant makes to state real property if the 
 12.20  state does not permit the tenant to renew the lease at the end 
 12.21  of the rental agreement. 
 12.22     (b)  [RESTRICTIONS.] Paragraph (a) does not apply to state 
 12.23  trust fund lands, other state lands under the jurisdiction of 
 12.24  the department of natural resources, lands forfeited for 
 12.25  delinquent taxes, lands acquired under section 298.22, or lands 
 12.26  acquired under section 41.56 which are under the jurisdiction of 
 12.27  the department of agriculture.  
 12.28     (c)  [FORT SNELLING CHAPEL; RENTAL.] The Fort Snelling 
 12.29  Chapel, located within the boundaries of Fort Snelling State 
 12.30  Park, is available for use only on payment of a rental fee.  The 
 12.31  commissioner shall establish rental fees for both public and 
 12.32  private use.  The rental fee for private use by an organization 
 12.33  or individual must reflect the reasonable value of equivalent 
 12.34  rental space.  Rental fees collected under this section must be 
 12.35  deposited in the general fund.  
 12.36     (d)  [RENTAL OF LIVING ACCOMMODATIONS.] The commissioner 
 13.1   shall establish rental rates for all living accommodations 
 13.2   provided by the state for its employees.  Money collected as 
 13.3   rent by state agencies pursuant to this paragraph must be 
 13.4   deposited in the state treasury and credited to the general fund.
 13.5      (e)  [LEASE OF SPACE IN CERTAIN STATE BUILDINGS TO STATE 
 13.6   AGENCIES.] The commissioner may lease portions of the 
 13.7   state-owned buildings in the capitol complex, the capitol square 
 13.8   building, the health building, the Duluth government center, and 
 13.9   the building at 1246 University Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, to 
 13.10  state agencies and the court administrator on behalf of the 
 13.11  judicial branch of state government and charge rent on the basis 
 13.12  of space occupied.  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, all 
 13.13  money collected as rent pursuant to the terms of this section 
 13.14  shall be deposited in the state treasury.  Money collected as 
 13.15  rent to recover the depreciation and bond interest costs of a 
 13.16  building funded from the state bond proceeds fund shall be 
 13.17  credited to the general fund.  Money collected as rent to 
 13.18  recover capital expenditures from capital asset preservation and 
 13.19  replacement appropriations and statewide building access 
 13.20  appropriations shall be credited to a segregated account in a 
 13.21  special revenue fund to be expended for asset preservation 
 13.22  projects as determined by the commissioner.  Money collected as 
 13.23  rent to recover the depreciation ~~cost~~ and interest costs of a 
 13.24  building built with other state dedicated funds shall be 
 13.25  credited to the dedicated fund which funded the original 
 13.26  acquisition or construction.  All other money received shall be 
 13.27  credited to the general services revolving fund.  
 13.28     Sec. 4.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16B.70, 
 13.29  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 13.30     Subd. 2.  [COLLECTION AND REPORTS.] All permit surcharges 
 13.31  must be collected by each municipality and a portion of them 
 13.32  remitted to the state.  Each municipality having a population 
 13.33  greater than 20,000 people shall prepare and submit to the 
 13.34  commissioner once a month a report of fees and surcharges on 
 13.35  fees collected during the previous month but shall retain the 
 13.36  greater of two percent or that amount collected up to $25 to 
 14.1   apply against the administrative expenses the municipality 
 14.2   incurs in collecting the surcharges.  All other municipalities 
 14.3   shall submit the report and surcharges on fees once a quarter 
 14.4   but shall retain the greater of four percent or that amount 
 14.5   collected up to $25 to apply against the administrative expenses 
 14.6   the municipalities incur in collecting the surcharges.  The 
 14.7   report, which must be in a form prescribed by the commissioner, 
 14.8   must be submitted together with a remittance covering the 
 14.9   surcharges collected by the 15th day following the month or 
 14.10  quarter in which the surcharges are collected.  All money 
 14.11  collected by the commissioner through surcharges and other fees 
 14.12  prescribed by sections 16B.59 to 16B.75~~, which are payable to~~ 
 14.13  ~~the state, must be paid~~ shall be deposited in the state 
 14.14  government special revenue fund and is appropriated to the 
 14.15  commissioner ~~who shall deposit them in the state treasury for~~ 
 14.16  ~~credit to a special revenue fund~~ for the purpose of 
 14.17  administering and enforcing the state building code under 
 14.18  sections 16B.59 to 16B.75. 
 14.19     Sec. 5.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 176.611, is 
 14.20  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 14.21     Subd. 2a.  [SETTLEMENT AND CONTINGENCY RESERVE ACCOUNT.] To 
 14.22  reduce long-term costs, minimize impairment to agency operations 
 14.23  and budgets, and distribute risk of one-time catastrophic 
 14.24  claims, the commissioner shall maintain a separate account 
 14.25  within the state compensation revolving fund.  The account shall 
 14.26  be used to pay for lump-sum or annuitized settlements, 
 14.27  structured claim settlements, and one-time large, legal, 
 14.28  catastrophic medical, indemnity, or other irregular claim costs 
 14.29  that might otherwise pose a significant burden for agencies.  
 14.30  The commissioner, with the approval of the commissioner of 
 14.31  finance, may establish criteria and procedures for payment from 
 14.32  the account on an agency's behalf.  The commissioner may assess 
 14.33  agencies on a reimbursement or premium basis from time-to-time 
 14.34  to ensure adequate account reserves.  The account consists of 
 14.35  appropriations from the general fund, receipts from billings to 
 14.36  agencies, and credited investment gains or losses attributable 
 15.1   to balances in the account.  The state board of investment shall 
 15.2   invest the assets of the account according to section 11A.24. 
 15.3      Sec. 6.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 176.611, is 
 15.4   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 15.5      Subd. 3b.  [APPROPRIATION; WORKERS' COMPENSATION PREMIUMS.] 
 15.6   The amount necessary to pay premiums for coverage by the 
 15.7   workers' compensation reinsurance association under section 
 15.8   79.34 is appropriated annually from the general fund to the 
 15.9   commissioner of employee relations. 
 15.10     Sec. 7.  [196.30] [PERSIAN GULF BONUS.] 
 15.11     Subdivision 1.  [COMPENSATION.] A veteran eligible for the 
 15.12  Southwest Asian service medal as a result of service between 
 15.13  August 2, 1990, and July 31, 1991, shall be paid $600 by the 
 15.14  state of Minnesota.  A veteran not eligible for the Southwest 
 15.15  Asian service medal who served on active duty during the period 
 15.16  between August 2, 1990, and July 31, 1991, shall be paid $300. 
 15.17     If a veteran is deceased, payment shall be made to the 
 15.18  veteran's beneficiary.  The beneficiary of a veteran who was 
 15.19  killed in action or died in service between August 2, 1990, and 
 15.20  July 31, 1991, shall receive a total sum of $1,000.  No payment 
 15.21  shall be made to a veteran or beneficiary who has an application 
 15.22  pending for, has received, or is eligible to receive a similar 
 15.23  payment from another state.  
 15.24     Subd. 2.  [APPLICATION.] A veteran or a veteran's 
 15.25  beneficiary entitled to compensation under this section may make 
 15.26  application to the commissioner of veterans affairs on a form 
 15.27  prescribed by the commissioner and verified by the applicant.  
 15.28  If the veteran is incompetent, or the beneficiary is a minor or 
 15.29  is incompetent, application shall be made by the veteran's or 
 15.30  beneficiary's guardian.  An application shall be accompanied by 
 15.31  evidence of honorable service during the period of service, and 
 15.32  any other information and evidence that the commissioner may 
 15.33  require.  
 15.34     Subd. 3.  [PAYMENT.] Upon submission of proof satisfactory 
 15.35  to the commissioner that an applicant is entitled to payment 
 15.36  under this section, the commissioner of veterans affairs shall 
 16.1   pay the applicant.  The commissioner shall not make payment 
 16.2   until expiration of the time for demanding review, unless the 
 16.3   applicant files with the commissioner a written acceptance of 
 16.4   the amount of compensation due the applicant as determined by 
 16.5   the commissioner.  The filing of the acceptance shall be a 
 16.6   waiver of the right of review.  If the applicant makes a demand 
 16.7   for review, the commissioner shall not pay any compensation to 
 16.8   the applicant until a review is completed.  
 16.9      Any payment of compensation to a guardian shall be held and 
 16.10  used solely for the benefit of the minor or incompetent.  
 16.11     Subd. 4.  [VETERANS COMPENSATION ACCOUNT.] All payments of 
 16.12  compensation and expenses of administering this section shall be 
 16.13  paid from the veterans compensation account.  All money 
 16.14  appropriated or made available from any source for the purpose 
 16.15  of paying compensation under this section shall be deposited in 
 16.16  the veterans compensation account and is available until 
 16.17  expended or until the bonus period expires. 
 16.18     Sec. 8.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 327.33, 
 16.19  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 16.20     Subd. 2.  [FEES.] The commissioner shall by rule establish 
 16.21  reasonable fees for seals, installation seals and inspections 
 16.22  which are sufficient to cover all costs incurred in the 
 16.23  administration of sections 327.31 to 327.35.  The commissioner 
 16.24  shall also establish by rule a monitoring inspection fee in an 
 16.25  amount that will comply with the secretary's fee distribution 
 16.26  program.  This monitoring inspection fee shall be an amount paid 
 16.27  by the manufacturer for each manufactured home produced in 
 16.28  Minnesota.  The monitoring inspection fee shall be paid by the 
 16.29  manufacturer to the secretary.  The rules of the fee 
 16.30  distribution program require the secretary to distribute the 
 16.31  fees collected from all manufactured home manufacturers among 
 16.32  states approved and conditionally approved based on the number 
 16.33  of new manufactured homes whose first location after leaving the 
 16.34  manufacturer is on the premises of a distributor, dealer or 
 16.35  purchaser in that state.  All ~~fees received~~ money collected by 
 16.36  the commissioner ~~shall be deposited in the state treasury and~~ 
 17.1   ~~credited to the general fund~~ through fees prescribed by sections 
 17.2   327.31 to 327.36 shall be deposited in the state government 
 17.3   special revenue fund and is appropriated to the commissioner for 
 17.4   the purpose of administering and enforcing the manufactured home 
 17.5   building code under sections 327.31 to 327.36. 
 17.6      Sec. 9.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 327B.04, 
 17.7   subdivision 7, is amended to read: 
 17.8      Subd. 7.  [FEES; LICENSES; WHEN GRANTED.] Each application 
 17.9   for a license or license renewal must be accompanied by a fee in 
 17.10  an amount established by the commissioner by rule pursuant to 
 17.11  section 327B.10~~, which shall be paid into the state treasury and~~ 
 17.12  ~~credited to the general fund~~.  The fees shall be set in an 
 17.13  amount which over the fiscal biennium will produce revenues 
 17.14  approximately equal to the expenses which the commissioner 
 17.15  expects to incur during that fiscal biennium while administering 
 17.16  and enforcing sections 327B.01 to 327B.12.  All money collected 
 17.17  by the commissioner through fees prescribed in sections 327B.01 
 17.18  to 327B.12 shall be deposited in the state government special 
 17.19  revenue fund and is appropriated to the commissioner for 
 17.20  purposes of administering and enforcing the provisions of this 
 17.21  chapter.  The commissioner shall grant or deny a license 
 17.22  application or a renewal application within 60 days of its 
 17.23  filing.  If the license is granted, the commissioner shall 
 17.24  license the applicant as a dealer or manufacturer for the 
 17.25  remainder of the calendar year.  Upon application by the 
 17.26  licensee, the commissioner shall renew the license for a two 
 17.27  year period, if:  
 17.28     (a) the renewal application satisfies the requirements of 
 17.29  subdivisions 3 and 4; 
 17.30     (b) the renewal applicant has made all listings, 
 17.31  registrations, notices and reports required by the commissioner 
 17.32  during the preceding year; and 
 17.33     (c) the renewal applicant has paid all fees owed pursuant 
 17.34  to sections 327B.01 to 327B.12 and all taxes, arrearages, and 
 17.35  penalties owed to the state.  
 17.36     Sec. 10.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 356.865, 
 18.1   subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 18.2      Subd. 3.  [~~COST~~ STATE APPROPRIATION.] ~~The cost of the~~ 
 18.3   ~~payments made under this section is the responsibility of the~~ 
 18.4   ~~state.~~  Payments under this section are the responsibility of 
 18.5   the Minneapolis employees retirement fund.  A separate state aid 
 18.6   is provided toward the level dollar amortized cost of the 
 18.7   payments.  For state fiscal years 1992 to 2001 inclusive, there 
 18.8   is appropriated annually $550,000 from the general fund to the 
 18.9   commissioner of finance to be added, in quarterly installments, 
 18.10  to the annual state contribution amount determined under section 
 18.11  422A.101, subdivision 3.  After fiscal year 2001, any difference 
 18.12  between the cumulative benefit amounts actually paid under this 
 18.13  section after fiscal year 1991 and the amounts paid to the 
 18.14  retirement fund by the state under this subdivision plus 
 18.15  investment earnings on the aid shall be included by the 
 18.16  retirement fund board and the actuary retained by the 
 18.17  legislative commission on pensions and retirement in determining 
 18.18  financial requirements of the fund and contributions under 
 18.19  section 422A.101. 
 18.20     Sec. 11.  Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 3, subdivision 2, 
 18.21  is amended to read:  
 18.22  Subd. 2.  Restore and Renovate
 18.23  Capitol Building Exterior                             5,000,000
 18.24  To the commissioner of administration 
 18.25  to renovate and improve the capitol 
 18.26  including reroofing, repair of the roof 
 18.27  balustrade, ~~and~~ Quadriga restoration, 
 18.28  and for an exterior stone testing 
 18.29  program.  No more than $35,000 of this 
 18.30  appropriation is to the capitol area 
 18.31  architectural and planning board for 
 18.32  design review fees. 
 18.33     Sec. 12.  Laws 1996, chapter 463, section 13, subdivision 
 18.34  2, is amended to read:  
 18.35  Subd. 2.  Capital Asset
 18.36  Preservation and Replacement (CAPRA)                 12,000,000
 18.37  To be spent in accordance with 
 18.38  Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.632. 
 18.39  Up to $900,000 of the money 
 18.40  appropriated in this subdivision may be 
 18.41  used as necessary to renovate the 
 18.42  Governor's Residence in St. Paul for 
 18.43  life safety, code, security, and 
 18.44  ancillary storage facility improvements.
 19.1   Up to $600,000 of the money 
 19.2   appropriated in this subdivision may be 
 19.3   used to continue the electrical utility 
 19.4   infrastructure conversion of the 
 19.5   primary feeder loop system to a primary 
 19.6   selective system by rerouting the 
 19.7   system around the capitol. 
 19.8   In accordance with Minnesota Statutes, 
 19.9   section 16B.31, subdivision 6, the 
 19.10  commissioner of administration shall 
 19.11  identify the condition and suitability 
 19.12  of all major state buildings and office 
 19.13  space and report the commissioner's 
 19.14  findings by June 30, 1997, to the 
 19.15  chairs of the senate committee on 
 19.16  finance and the house of 
 19.17  representatives committees on ways and 
 19.18  means and on capital investment.  The 
 19.19  report must identify the useful life, 
 19.20  the current condition, the estimated 
 19.21  cost of currently needed repairs, and 
 19.22  the suitability for the current state 
 19.23  purposes of all major state-owned 
 19.24  buildings and office space owned or 
 19.25  leased by the state.  The legislature 
 19.26  intends to use the report in 
 19.27  considering future appropriations to 
 19.28  the commissioner of administration and 
 19.29  to state agencies for asset 
 19.30  preservation. 
 19.31     Sec. 13.  Laws 1996, chapter 463, section 13, subdivision 
 19.32  4, is amended to read:  
 19.33  Subd. 4.  Renovate Capitol
 19.34  Building                                              7,400,000
 19.35  ~~$4,800,000~~ $3,765,000 is to predesign, 
 19.36  design, and reconstruct the 
 19.37  northeast terrace and predesign and 
 19.38  design the northwest ~~terraces~~ terrace 
 19.39  of the capitol building.  
 19.40  $1,400,000 is to renovate the lantern 
 19.41  and related structures on the capitol 
 19.42  dome. 
 19.43  ~~$1,200,000~~ $2,235,000 is to predesign, 
 19.44  design, construct, furnish, and equip 
 19.45  the renovation of the capitol cafeteria 
 19.46  and related spaces.  
 19.47  The balance of the appropriation in 
 19.48  this subdivision that is not needed for 
 19.49  the projects specified may be used for 
 19.50  other structural stabilization projects 
 19.51  at the capitol or to improve the 
 19.52  capitol mall. 
 19.53     Sec. 14.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
 19.54     Sections 8 and 9 are effective retroactively from July 1, 
 19.55  1995.