1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to the organization and operation of state 
  1.3             government; appropriating money for economic 
  1.4             development, to certain departments and agencies, with 
  1.5             certain conditions; providing for regulation and 
  1.6             administration of certain activities, practices, and 
  1.7             accounts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 
  1.8             116J.873, subdivision 4; 124.85, by adding a 
  1.9             subdivision; 175.171; 176.1351, subdivision 1; 
  1.10            237.701, subdivision 1; 386.65, subdivision 1; 386.66; 
  1.11            386.67; 386.68; 386.69; and 462A.21, subdivisions 8 
  1.12            and 8b; Laws 1993, chapter 369, section 9, 
  1.13            subdivisions 2 and 3. 
  1.14  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.15  Section 1.  [ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; APPROPRIATIONS.] 
  1.16     The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are 
  1.17  appropriated from the general fund, or another named fund, to 
  1.18  the agencies and for the purposes specified in this act, to be 
  1.19  available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.  The 
  1.20  figures "1996" and "1997," where used in this act, mean that the 
  1.21  appropriation or appropriations listed under them are available 
  1.22  for the year ending June 30, 1996, or June 30, 1997, 
  1.23  respectively.  The terms "first year" means the fiscal year 
  1.24  ending June 30, 1996, and "second year" means the fiscal year 
  1.25  ending June 30, 1997. 
  1.26                          SUMMARY BY FUND
  1.27                            1996          1997           TOTAL
  1.28  General              $172,486,000   $155,967,000   $328,453,000
  1.29  Petroleum Tank
  1.30  Cleanup                   838,000        842,000      1,680,000
  2.1   Trunk Highway             670,000        670,000      1,340,000 
  2.2   Workers'
  2.3   Compensation           23,141,000     18,179,000     41,320,000
  2.4   Special Revenue           336,000        341,000        677,000
  2.5   TOTAL                 197,471,000    175,999,000    373,470,000
  2.6                                              APPROPRIATIONS 
  2.7                                          Available for the Year 
  2.8                                              Ending June 30 
  2.9                                             1996         1997 
  2.10  Sec. 2.  TRADE AND
  2.11  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
  2.12  Subdivision 1.  Total 
  2.13  Appropriation                         32,739,000     32,088,000
  2.14                Summary by Fund
  2.15  General              32,069,000    31,418,000
  2.16  Trunk Highway           670,000       670,000 
  2.17  The amounts that may be spent from this 
  2.18  appropriation for each program are 
  2.19  specified in the following subdivisions.
  2.20  Subd. 2.  Business and Community 
  2.21  Development
  2.22      19,161,000     18,946,000
  2.23  $1,000,000 the first year and $720,000 
  2.24  the second year are for the design, 
  2.25  establishment, and implementation of an 
  2.26  electronic licensing data base. 
  2.27  $100,000 the first year and $100,000 
  2.28  the second year are for the affirmative 
  2.29  enterprise program.  The appropriation 
  2.30  is available until spent. 
  2.31  $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the 
  2.32  second year are for making grants and 
  2.33  entering contracts under Minnesota 
  2.34  Statutes, section 116J.982. 
  2.35  $8,517,000 the first year and 
  2.36  $8,517,000 the second year are for 
  2.37  economic recovery grants. 
  2.38  $379,000 the first year and $379,000 
  2.39  the second year are for the small 
  2.40  cities federal match.  
  2.41  $500,000 the first year and $500,000 
  2.42  the second year are for grants to 
  2.43  Advantage Minnesota, Inc.  The funds 
  2.44  are available only if matched on at 
  2.45  least a dollar-for-dollar basis from 
  2.46  other sources.  The commissioner may 
  2.47  release funds only upon: 
  2.48  (1) certification that matching funds 
  2.49  from each participating organization 
  2.50  are available; and 
  2.51  (2) review and approval by the 
  2.52  commissioner of the proposed operations 
  3.1   plan of Advantage Minnesota, Inc. for 
  3.2   the biennium. 
  3.3   $950,000 the first year and $950,000 
  3.4   the second year are for the state's 
  3.5   match for the federal small business 
  3.6   development centers.  If funding in one 
  3.7   year is insufficient, the other year's 
  3.8   appropriation is available. 
  3.9   $1,637,000 the first year and 
  3.10  $1,637,000 the second year are for the 
  3.11  job skills partnership program. 
  3.12  $190,000 the first year and $190,000 
  3.13  the second year are for WomenVenture, 
  3.14  Inc. 
  3.15  $65,000 the first year and $65,000 the 
  3.16  second year are for Metropolitan 
  3.17  Economic Development Associations, Inc. 
  3.18  Subd. 3.  Minnesota Trade Office 
  3.19       2,304,000      2,318,000
  3.20  $200,000 the first year and $200,000 
  3.21  the second year are for state 
  3.22  participation in the federal City-State 
  3.23  Leveraged Financing Program, support 
  3.24  for the international trade show 
  3.25  program, and supplement of 
  3.26  communication and reclassification 
  3.27  costs. 
  3.28  Subd. 4.  Tourism 
  3.29       9,132,000      8,992,000
  3.30                Summary by Fund
  3.31  General               8,462,000     8,322,000
  3.32  Trunk Highway           670,000       670,000
  3.33  $100,000 the first year and $175,000 
  3.34  the second year are for expanded group 
  3.35  tour marketing and to host the National 
  3.36  Tour Association Convention in 
  3.37  Minnesota in 1996. 
  3.38  $335,000 in the first year and $120,000 
  3.39  in the second year are for the 
  3.40  Pathfinder interactive information 
  3.41  system. 
  3.42  To develop maximum private sector 
  3.43  involvement in tourism, $3,000,000 the 
  3.44  first year and $3,000,000 the second 
  3.45  year of the amounts appropriated for 
  3.46  marketing activities are contingent 
  3.47  upon receipt of an equal contribution 
  3.48  of nonstate sources that have been 
  3.49  certified by the commissioner.  Up to 
  3.50  one-half of the match may be given in 
  3.51  in-kind contributions.  This 
  3.52  appropriation may not be spent until 
  3.53  the money is matched.  
  3.54  In order to maximize marketing grant 
  3.55  benefits, the commissioner must give 
  4.1   priority for joint venture marketing 
  4.2   grants to organizations with year-round 
  4.3   sustained tourism activities.  For 
  4.4   programs and projects submitted, the 
  4.5   commissioner must give priority to 
  4.6   those that encompass two or more areas 
  4.7   or that attract nonresident travelers 
  4.8   to the state. 
  4.9   Any unexpended money from general fund 
  4.10  appropriations made under this 
  4.11  subdivision do not cancel, but must be 
  4.12  placed in a special advertising account 
  4.13  for use by the office of tourism to 
  4.14  purchase additional media. 
  4.15  If an appropriation for either year for 
  4.16  grants is not sufficient, the 
  4.17  appropriation for the other year is 
  4.18  available for it.  
  4.19  $229,000 the first year and $229,000 
  4.20  the second year are for the Minnesota 
  4.21  film board.  This appropriation is 
  4.22  available only upon receipt by the 
  4.23  board of $1 in matching contributions 
  4.24  of money or in kind from nonstate 
  4.25  sources for every $3 provided by this 
  4.26  appropriation.  
  4.27  The commissioner may use grant dollars 
  4.28  or the value of in-kind services to 
  4.29  provide the state contribution for the 
  4.30  joint venture grant program. 
  4.31  Subd. 5.  Administration 
  4.32       2,142,000      1,832,000
  4.33  $670,000 the first year and $330,000 
  4.34  the second year are for network 
  4.35  management services and support. 
  4.36  Sec. 3.  MINNESOTA TECHNOLOGY, INC.    7,834,000      7,834,000
  4.37  $6,105,000 the first year and 
  4.38  $6,105,000 the second year are for 
  4.39  transfer from the general fund to the 
  4.40  Minnesota Technology, Inc. fund. 
  4.41  $494,000 in the first year and $494,000 
  4.42  in the second year are for grants to 
  4.43  Minnesota Project Innovation. 
  4.44  $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
  4.45  second year are for grants to Minnesota 
  4.46  Inventors Congress. 
  4.47  $947,000 the first year and $947,000 
  4.48  the second year are for grants to 
  4.49  Natural Resources Research Institute. 
  4.50  $88,000 the first year and $88,000 the 
  4.51  second year are for grants to Minnesota 
  4.52  Council for Quality. 
  4.53  $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the 
  4.54  second year are for grants to Minnesota 
  4.55  Technology Corridor Corporation. 
  4.56  $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
  5.1   second year are for grants to Minnesota 
  5.2   Cold Weather Research Center. 
  5.3   Sec. 4.  ECONOMIC SECURITY             48,057,000     32,140,000
  5.4   Subdivision 1.  Rehabilitation Services    
  5.5       18,012,000     18,012,000
  5.6   Subd. 2.  Services for the Blind 
  5.7        3,638,000      3,659,000
  5.8   This appropriation may be supplemented 
  5.9   by money provided by the Friends of the 
  5.10  Communication Center, for support of 
  5.11  Services for the Blind's Communication 
  5.12  Center which serves all blind and 
  5.13  visually handicapped Minnesotans.  The 
  5.14  commissioner shall report to the 
  5.15  legislature on a biennial basis the 
  5.16  money provided by the Friends of the 
  5.17  Communication Center. 
  5.18  Subd. 3.  Community-based Services 
  5.19      26,407,000     10,469,000
  5.20  Appropriations have been reduced in the 
  5.21  second year to reflect the transfer of 
  5.22  certain budget activities under this 
  5.23  program to the Department of Children 
  5.24  and Education Services. 
  5.25  $7,000,000 the first year and 
  5.26  $7,000,000 the second year are for the 
  5.27  Minnesota economic opportunity grant 
  5.28  program. 
  5.29  For the biennium ending June 30, 1997, 
  5.30  the commissioner shall transfer to the 
  5.31  low-income home weatherization program 
  5.32  at least five percent of money received 
  5.33  under the low-income home energy 
  5.34  assistance block grant in each year of 
  5.35  the biennium and shall spend all of the 
  5.36  transferred money during the year of 
  5.37  the transfer or the year following the 
  5.38  transfer.  Up to 1.63 percent of the 
  5.39  transferred money may be used by the 
  5.40  commissioner for administrative 
  5.41  purposes. 
  5.42  For the biennium ending June 30, 1997, 
  5.43  no more than 1.63 percent of money 
  5.44  remaining under the low-income home 
  5.45  energy assistance program after 
  5.46  transfers to the weatherization program 
  5.47  may be used by the commissioner for 
  5.48  administrative purposes. 
  5.49  The state appropriation for the 
  5.50  temporary emergency food assistance 
  5.51  program may be used to meet the federal 
  5.52  match requirements. 
  5.53  $3,504,000 the first year is for summer 
  5.54  youth employment programs.  Of this 
  5.55  amount for fiscal year 1996, $750,000 
  5.56  is immediately available.  Any 
  5.57  remaining balance of the immediately 
  6.1   available money is available for the 
  6.2   year in which it is appropriated. 
  6.3   Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
  6.4   section 268.022, subdivision 2, the 
  6.5   commissioner of finance shall transfer 
  6.6   to the general fund from the dedicated 
  6.7   fund $3,000,000 in the first year and 
  6.8   $3,000,000 in the second year of the 
  6.9   money collected through the special 
  6.10  assessment established in Minnesota 
  6.11  Statutes, section 268.022, subdivision 
  6.12  1. 
  6.13  Sec. 5.  HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY        24,682,000     24,482,000
  6.14  This appropriation is for transfer to 
  6.15  the housing development fund for the 
  6.16  programs specified. 
  6.17  Any state appropriations used to meet 
  6.18  match requirements under Title II of 
  6.19  the National Affordable Housing Act of 
  6.20  1990, Public Law Number 101-625, 104 
  6.21  Stat. 4079, must be repaid, to the 
  6.22  extent required by federal law, to the 
  6.23  HOME Investment Trust Fund established 
  6.24  by the federal Department of Housing 
  6.25  and Urban Development pursuant to Title 
  6.26  II of the National Affordable Housing 
  6.27  Act of 1990 for the state of Minnesota 
  6.28  or for the appropriate participating 
  6.29  jurisdiction.  State appropriations to 
  6.30  the Minnesota housing finance agency 
  6.31  may be granted by the agency to cities 
  6.32  or nonprofit organizations to the 
  6.33  extent necessary to meet match 
  6.34  requirements under Title II of the 
  6.35  National Affordable Housing Act of 
  6.36  1990, Public Law Number 101-625, 104 
  6.37  Stat. 4079, provided that other program 
  6.38  requirements are met. 
  6.39  Spending limit on cost of general 
  6.40  administration of agency programs: 
  6.41        1996           1997
  6.42      10,493,000      9,911,000
  6.43  $2,000,000 the first year and 
  6.44  $2,000,000 the second year are for home 
  6.45  ownership assistance under Minnesota 
  6.46  Statutes, section 462A.21, subdivision 
  6.47  8. 
  6.48  $1,200,000 the first year and 
  6.49  $1,200,000 the second year are for a 
  6.50  rental housing assistance program for 
  6.51  persons with a mental illness or 
  6.52  families with an adult member with a 
  6.53  mental illness under Minnesota 
  6.54  Statutes, section 462A.21, subdivision 
  6.55  8c. 
  6.56  $7,393,000 the first year and 
  6.57  $7,393,000 the second year are for the 
  6.58  affordable rental investment fund 
  6.59  program.  Affordable rental investment 
  6.60  assistance includes loans, credit 
  6.61  enhancement, and coinsurance 
  7.1   participation. 
  7.2   $550,000 the first year and $550,000 
  7.3   the second year are for the 
  7.4   acquisition, rehabilitation, or 
  7.5   construction of transitional housing 
  7.6   units. 
  7.7   $1,500,000 the first year and 
  7.8   $1,500,000 the second year are for the 
  7.9   community rehabilitation fund program. 
  7.10  $340,000 the first year and $140,000 
  7.11  the second year are for the capacity 
  7.12  building grant program under Minnesota 
  7.13  Statutes, section 462A.21, subdivision 
  7.14  3b.  This appropriation includes 
  7.15  $40,000 in each year for a grant to the 
  7.16  Minnesota Housing Partnership to be 
  7.17  used for grants to regional housing 
  7.18  network organizations that provide 
  7.19  housing and homeless information and 
  7.20  assistance in Greater Minnesota. 
  7.21  $187,000 the first year and $187,000 
  7.22  the second year are for the urban 
  7.23  Indian housing program under Minnesota 
  7.24  Statutes, section 462A.07, subdivision 
  7.25  15. 
  7.26  $1,683,000 the first year and 
  7.27  $1,683,000 the second year are for the 
  7.28  tribal Indian housing program under 
  7.29  Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.07, 
  7.30  subdivision 14. 
  7.31  $186,000 the first year and $186,000 
  7.32  the second year are for the Minnesota 
  7.33  rural and urban homesteading program 
  7.34  under Minnesota Statutes, section 
  7.35  462A.057.  
  7.36  The agency may use up to $1,000,000 of 
  7.37  available resources for the purpose of 
  7.38  making loans under the Minnesota rural 
  7.39  and urban homesteading program 
  7.40  established under Minnesota Statutes, 
  7.41  section 462A.057, subdivision 1.  The 
  7.42  commissioner shall report to the 
  7.43  relevant finance divisions in the house 
  7.44  of representatives and senate on the 
  7.45  outcomes of this program by January 15 
  7.46  of each year. 
  7.47  $4,287,000 the first year and 
  7.48  $4,287,000 the second year are for the 
  7.49  housing rehabilitation and 
  7.50  accessibility program under Minnesota 
  7.51  Statutes, section 462A.05, subdivision 
  7.52  14a.  
  7.53  $1,798,000 the first year and 
  7.54  $1,798,000 the second year are for the 
  7.55  housing trust fund to be deposited in 
  7.56  the housing trust fund account created 
  7.57  under Minnesota Statutes, section 
  7.58  462A.201, and used for the purposes 
  7.59  provided in that section. 
  7.60  $1,500,000 the first year and 
  7.61  $1,500,000 the second year are for the 
  8.1   rent assistance for family 
  8.2   stabilization program under Minnesota 
  8.3   Statutes, section 462A.205. 
  8.4   $1,875,000 the first year and 
  8.5   $1,875,000 the second year are for the 
  8.6   family homeless prevention and 
  8.7   assistance program. 
  8.8   $183,000 the first year and $183,000 
  8.9   the second year are for the emergency 
  8.10  mortgage foreclosure prevention and 
  8.11  emergency rental assistance program. 
  8.12  Sec. 6.  COMMERCE 
  8.13  Subdivision 1.  Total 
  8.14  Appropriation                         15,237,000     15,312,000
  8.15                Summary by Fund
  8.16  General              14,063,000    14,129,000
  8.17  Petro Cleanup           838,000       842,000 
  8.18  Special Revenue         336,000       341,000 
  8.19  The amounts that may be spent from this 
  8.20  appropriation for each program are 
  8.21  specified in the following subdivisions.
  8.22  Subd. 2.  Financial Examinations 
  8.23       3,775,000      3,790,000
  8.24  Subd. 3.  Registration and Insurance 
  8.25       3,995,000      4,002,000
  8.26  Subd. 4.  Enforcement and Licensing 
  8.27       3,913,000      3,934,000
  8.28                Summary by Fund
  8.29  General               3,577,000     3,593,000
  8.30  Special Revenue         336,000       341,000
  8.31  $336,000 the first year and $341,000 
  8.32  the second year are from the real 
  8.33  estate education, research, and 
  8.34  recovery account in the special revenue 
  8.35  fund for the purpose of Minnesota 
  8.36  Statutes, section 82.34, subdivision 
  8.37  6.  If the appropriation from the 
  8.38  special revenue fund for either year is 
  8.39  insufficient, the appropriation for the 
  8.40  other year is available for it. 
  8.41  Subd. 5.  Petroleum Tank 
  8.42  Release Cleanup Board
  8.43         838,000        842,000 
  8.44  This appropriation is from the 
  8.45  petroleum tank release cleanup fund. 
  8.46  Subd. 6.  Administrative Services
  8.47       2,716,000      2,744,000 
  9.1   Sec. 7.  NON-HEALTH-RELATED
  9.2   BOARDS
  9.3   Subdivision 1.  Total for this 
  9.4   section                                1,355,000      1,387,000
  9.5   Subd. 2.  Board of Accountancy
  9.6          537,000        558,000 
  9.7   Subd. 3.  Board of Architecture,
  9.8   Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape
  9.9   Architecture, and Interior Design
  9.10         625,000        635,000 
  9.11  Subd. 4.  Board of Barber
  9.12  Examiners
  9.13         128,000        129,000 
  9.14  Subd. 5.  Board of  Boxing
  9.15          65,000         65,000 
  9.16  Sec. 8.  LABOR AND INDUSTRY 
  9.17  Subdivision 1.  Total 
  9.18  Appropriation                         25,644,000     20,696,000
  9.19                Summary by Fund
  9.20  General               3,874,000     3,899,000
  9.21  Workers' 
  9.22  Compensation         21,770,000    16,797,000
  9.23  The amounts that may be spent from this 
  9.24  appropriation for each program are 
  9.25  specified in the following subdivisions.
  9.26  Subd. 2.  Workers' Compensation 
  9.27  Regulation and Enforcement 
  9.28      14,361,000      9,412,000
  9.29                Summary by Fund
  9.30  General                 100,000       100,000
  9.31  Workers'
  9.32  Compensation         14,261,000     9,312,000
  9.33  $5,000,000 the first year from the 
  9.34  special compensation fund is for the 
  9.35  Daedalus imaging systems project.  This 
  9.36  appropriation is available for either 
  9.37  year of the biennium.  
  9.38  $100,000 the first year and $100,000 
  9.39  the second year are for grants to the 
  9.40  Vinland Center for rehabilitation 
  9.41  service. 
  9.42  Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
  9.43  section 79.253, $45,000 the first year 
  9.44  and $45,000 the second year are 
  9.45  appropriated from the assigned risk 
  9.46  safety account in the special 
  9.47  compensation fund to the commissioner 
  9.48  of labor and industry for the purpose 
 10.1   of providing information to employers 
 10.2   regarding the prevention of violence in 
 10.3   the workplace. 
 10.4   Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
 10.5   section 79.253, $140,000 the first year 
 10.6   and $140,000 the second year are 
 10.7   appropriated from the assigned risk 
 10.8   safety account in the special 
 10.9   compensation fund to the commissioner 
 10.10  of labor and industry for the purpose 
 10.11  of hiring two occupational safety and 
 10.12  health inspectors.  The inspectors 
 10.13  shall perform safety consultations for 
 10.14  employers through labor-management 
 10.15  committees as defined in Minnesota 
 10.16  Statutes, section 179.81, subdivision 
 10.17  2, under an interagency agreement 
 10.18  entered into between the commissioners 
 10.19  of labor and industry and mediation 
 10.20  services. 
 10.21  Subd. 3.  Workplace Services 
 10.22       5,361,000      5,355,000
 10.23                Summary by Fund
 10.24  General               2,524,000     2,543,000
 10.25  Workers'                                     
 10.26  Compensation          2,837,000     2,812,000
 10.27  Subd. 4.  General Support 
 10.28       5,922,000      5,929,000
 10.29                Summary by Fund
 10.30  General               1,250,000     1,256,000
 10.31  Workers' 
 10.32  Compensation          4,672,000     4,673,000
 10.33  $204,000 the first year and $204,000 
 10.34  the second year are for labor education 
 10.35  and advancement program grants.  
 10.36  Sec. 9.  MEDIATION SERVICES 
 10.37  Subdivision 1.  Total
 10.38  Appropriation                          1,820,000      1,823,000
 10.39  Subd. 2.  Labor Management Cooperation Grants
 10.40         222,000        222,000
 10.41  $222,000 the first year and $222,000 
 10.42  the second year are for grants to area 
 10.43  labor-management committees.  Any 
 10.44  unencumbered balance remaining at the 
 10.45  end of the first year does not cancel 
 10.46  but is available for the second year. 
 10.47  Subd. 3.  Office of Dispute Resolution
 10.48          81,000         81,000
 10.49  $81,000 the first year and $81,000 the 
 10.50  second year are for operations of the 
 10.51  Office of Dispute Resolution. 
 11.1   Sec. 10.  WORKERS' COMPENSATION 
 11.2   COURT OF APPEALS                       1,371,000      1,382,000
 11.3   This appropriation is from the workers' 
 11.4   compensation fund. 
 11.5   Sec. 11.  LABOR INTERPRETIVE 
 11.6   CENTER                                   163,000        226,000
 11.7   Sec. 12.  PUBLIC UTILITIES  
 11.8   COMMISSION                             3,244,000      3,219,000
 11.9   Sec. 13.  DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE 
 11.10  Subdivision 1.  Total       
 11.11  Appropriation                          8,857,000      8,903,000
 11.12  The amounts that may be spent from this 
 11.13  appropriation for each program are 
 11.14  specified in the following subdivisions.
 11.15  Subd. 2.  Telecommunications
 11.16         761,000        767,000
 11.17  Subd. 3.  Weights and Measures 
 11.18       2,926,000      2,937,000
 11.19  Subd. 4.  Information and Operations 
 11.20  Management 
 11.21       1,461,000      1,472,000
 11.22  Subd. 5.  Energy 
 11.23       3,709,000      3,727,000
 11.24  $588,000 the first year and $588,000 
 11.25  the second year are for transfer to the 
 11.26  energy and conservation account 
 11.27  established in Minnesota Statutes, 
 11.28  section 216B.241, subdivision 2a, for 
 11.29  programs administered by the 
 11.30  commissioner of economic security to 
 11.31  improve the energy efficiency of 
 11.32  residential oil-fired heating plants in 
 11.33  low-income households and, when 
 11.34  necessary, to provide weatherization 
 11.35  services to the homes. 
 11.36  Sec. 14.  MINNESOTA HISTORICAL 
 11.37  SOCIETY 
 11.38  Subdivision 1.  Total
 11.39  Appropriation                         18,205,000     18,241,000
 11.40  The amounts that may be spent from this 
 11.41  appropriation for each program are 
 11.42  specified in the following subdivisions.
 11.43  The Minnesota historical society is 
 11.44  eligible for a salary supplement in the 
 11.45  same manner as state agencies.  The 
 11.46  commissioner of finance will determine 
 11.47  the amount of the salary supplement 
 11.48  based on available appropriations.  
 11.49  Employees of the Minnesota historical 
 11.50  society will be paid in accordance with 
 11.51  the appropriate pay plan. 
 12.1   Subd. 2.  Public Programs
 12.2   and Operations                        17,852,000     17,936,000
 12.3   (a) History Center Operations
 12.4        8,826,000      8,826,000 
 12.5   (b) History Center Building Services
 12.6        5,568,000      5,568,000
 12.7   $2,863,000 the first year and 
 12.8   $2,863,000 the second year are for 
 12.9   payment of debt service for the History 
 12.10  Center. 
 12.11  (c) Historic Site Operations
 12.12       2,388,000      2,472,000
 12.13  $54,000 the first year and $138,000 the 
 12.14  second year are for operating costs of 
 12.15  1994 capital projects. 
 12.16  (d) Statewide Outreach
 12.17         640,000        640,000
 12.18  (e) Repair and Replacement
 12.19         430,000        430,000
 12.20  Subd. 3.  Fiscal Agent                   353,000        305,000
 12.21  (a) State Archaeologist
 12.22          77,000         77,000 
 12.23  (b) Sibley House Association
 12.24          88,000         88,000 
 12.25  This appropriation is available for 
 12.26  operation and maintenance of the Sibley 
 12.27  House and related buildings on the Old 
 12.28  Mendota state historic site owned by 
 12.29  the Sibley House association.  In the 
 12.30  event that ownership of this site is 
 12.31  transferred to another public entity, 
 12.32  this appropriation will also transfer 
 12.33  to said entity. 
 12.34  (c) Minnesota International Center
 12.35          50,000         50,000 
 12.36  (d) Minnesota Air National Guard
 12.37  Museum
 12.38          19,000
 12.39  (e) Institute for Learning and
 12.40  Teaching - Project 120
 12.41          90,000         90,000 
 12.42  (f) Minnesota Military Museum
 12.43          29,000
 12.44  (g) Balances Forward
 13.1   Any unencumbered balance remaining in 
 13.2   this subdivision the first year does 
 13.3   not cancel but is available for the 
 13.4   second year of the biennium. 
 13.5   Sec. 15.  MINNESOTA HUMANITIES
 13.6   COMMISSION                               541,000        541,000
 13.7   Sec. 16.  BOARD OF THE ARTS
 13.8   Subdivision 1.  Total
 13.9   Appropriation                           6,262,000     6,266,000
 13.10  Any unencumbered balance remaining in 
 13.11  this section the first year does not 
 13.12  cancel but is available for the second 
 13.13  year of the biennium. 
 13.14  Subd. 2.  Operations and
 13.15  Services                                 677,000        681,000
 13.16  Subd. 3.  Grants Program               4,295,000      4,295,000
 13.17  Subd. 4.  Regional Arts
 13.18  Councils                               1,290,000      1,290,000
 13.19  Sec. 17.  MINNESOTA MUNICIPAL
 13.20  BOARD                                    300,000        287,000
 13.21  Sec. 18.  UNIFORM LAWS
 13.22  COMMISSION                                29,000         29,000
 13.23  Sec. 19.  COUNCIL ON BLACK
 13.24  MINNESOTANS                              229,000        232,000
 13.25  Sec. 20.  COUNCIL ON AFFAIRS
 13.26  OF SPANISH-SPEAKING PEOPLE               246,000        248,000
 13.27  During the biennium ending June 30, 
 13.28  1997, council publications may contain 
 13.29  advertising.  Receipts from advertising 
 13.30  are appropriated to the council for 
 13.31  purposes of council publications.  For 
 13.32  the biennium ending June 30, 1997, the 
 13.33  council shall report to the legislature 
 13.34  on the revenues and expenditures from 
 13.35  advertising by February 15 each year. 
 13.36  Sec. 21.  COUNCIL ON
 13.37  ASIAN-PACIFIC MINNESOTANS                198,000        200,000
 13.38  Sec. 22.  INDIAN AFFAIRS
 13.39  COUNCIL                                  458,000        463,000
 13.40  For the biennium ending June 30, 1997, 
 13.41  federal money received for the Indian 
 13.42  affairs council is appropriated to the 
 13.43  council and added to this appropriation.
 13.44     Sec. 23.  Laws 1993, chapter 369, section 9, subdivision 2, 
 13.45  is amended to read: 
 13.46  Subd. 2.  Workers' Compensation 
 13.47  Regulation and Enforcement 
 13.48      14,961,000     9,410,000
 13.49                Summary by Fund
 13.50  General                 100,000       100,000
 14.1   Workers' Comp.       14,861,000     9,310,000
 14.2   $5,000,000 the first year from the 
 14.3   special compensation fund is for the 
 14.4   Daedalus imaging systems project.  This 
 14.5   appropriation must not be allotted 
 14.6   until the commissioner certifies that 
 14.7   all information policy office 
 14.8   requirements for this project have been 
 14.9   met or will be met.  This appropriation 
 14.10  is available ~~for either year of the~~ 
 14.11  ~~biennium~~ until June 30, 1997. 
 14.12  $100,000 in the first year and $100,000 
 14.13  in the second year are for grants to 
 14.14  the Vinland Center for rehabilitation 
 14.15  service. 
 14.16  Fee receipts collected as a result of 
 14.17  providing direct computer access to 
 14.18  public workers' compensation data on 
 14.19  file with the commissioner must be 
 14.20  credited to the general fund. 
 14.21     Sec. 24.  Laws 1993, chapter 369, section 9, subdivision 3, 
 14.22  is amended to read: 
 14.23  Subd. 3.  Workplace Services 
 14.24       5,455,000      4,744,000
 14.25                Summary by Fund
 14.26  General               2,704,000     2,703,000
 14.27  Workers' Comp.        2,751,000     2,041,000
 14.28  This appropriation includes the 
 14.29  transfer of the industrial hygiene 
 14.30  activity from the department of 
 14.31  health.  The appropriation for this 
 14.32  activity is from the special 
 14.33  compensation fund. 
 14.34  $710,000 the first year from the 
 14.35  special compensation fund is for 
 14.36  litigation of alleged ergonomic 
 14.37  violations cases under the occupational 
 14.38  safety and health act (OSHA).  This 
 14.39  appropriation is available ~~for either~~ 
 14.40  ~~year of the biennium~~ until June 30, 
 14.41  1997. 
 14.42     Sec. 25.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 116J.873, 
 14.43  subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
 14.44     Subd. 4.  [GRANT LIMITS.] An economic recovery grant may 
 14.45  not be approved for an amount over ~~$500,000~~ $750,000.  The 
 14.46  maximum available for any one project is $1,500,000.  If the 
 14.47  amount of the grant is less than $500,000, the reasons for the 
 14.48  reduction shall be given to the applicant.  The portion of an 
 14.49  economic recovery grant that exceeds $100,000 must be repaid to 
 14.50  the state when it is repaid to the local community or recognized 
 15.1   Indian tribal government by the person or entity to which it was 
 15.2   loaned by the local community or Indian tribal government.  
 15.3   Money repaid to the state must be credited to the general fund.  
 15.4      Sec. 26.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 124.85, is 
 15.5   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 15.6      Subd. 2c.  [PAYMENT OF REVIEW EXPENSES.] The commissioner 
 15.7   of public service may charge a school district requesting 
 15.8   services under subdivisions 2a and 2b actual costs incurred by 
 15.9   the department while conducting the review, or one-half percent 
 15.10  of the total identified project cost, whichever is less.  Before 
 15.11  conducting the review, the commissioner shall notify a school 
 15.12  district requesting review services that expenses will be 
 15.13  charged to the school district.  The commissioner shall bill the 
 15.14  school district upon completion of the contract review.  Money 
 15.15  collected by the commissioner under this subdivision must be 
 15.16  deposited in the general fund.  A district may include the cost 
 15.17  of a review by the commissioner under subdivision 2a in a 
 15.18  contract made pursuant to this section. 
 15.19     Sec. 27.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 175.171, is 
 15.20  amended to read: 
 15.21     175.171 [POWERS AND DUTIES, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND 
 15.22  INDUSTRY.] 
 15.23     The department of labor and industry shall have the 
 15.24  following powers and duties: 
 15.25     (1) to exercise all powers and perform all duties of the 
 15.26  department consistent with the provisions of this chapter; 
 15.27     (2) to adopt reasonable and proper rules relative to the 
 15.28  exercise of its powers and duties, and proper rules to govern 
 15.29  its proceedings and to regulate the mode and manner of all 
 15.30  investigations and hearings, which shall not be effective until 
 15.31  ten days after their adoption, and a copy of these rules shall 
 15.32  be delivered to every citizen making application therefor; 
 15.33     (3) to collect, collate, and publish statistical and other 
 15.34  information relating to the work under its jurisdiction, to keep 
 15.35  records and to make public reports in its judgment necessary; 
 15.36  and on or before October 1 in each even-numbered year the 
 16.1   department shall report its doings, conclusions, and 
 16.2   recommendations to the governor, which report shall be printed 
 16.3   and distributed by November 15 of each even-numbered year to the 
 16.4   legislature pursuant to section 3.195, and otherwise as the 
 16.5   department may direct; 
 16.6      (4) to establish and maintain branch offices as needed for 
 16.7   the conduct of its affairs; and 
 16.8      (5) to provide direct computer access to and electronic 
 16.9   data interchange of public and nonpublic workers' compensation 
 16.10  data and other data maintained by the department and to charge a 
 16.11  reasonable fee for the access and electronic data interchange.  
 16.12  Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the fee receipts 
 16.13  for providing the computer access to and electronic data 
 16.14  interchange of data shall be deposited in the special 
 16.15  compensation fund.  Access to and electronic data interchange of 
 16.16  nonpublic data shall be only as authorized by the subject of the 
 16.17  data, as authorized in chapter 13, or as otherwise authorized by 
 16.18  law.  
 16.19     Sec. 28.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 176.1351, 
 16.20  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 16.21     Subdivision 1.  [APPLICATION.] Any person or entity, other 
 16.22  than a workers' compensation insurer or an employer for its own 
 16.23  employees, may make written application to the commissioner to 
 16.24  have a plan certified that provides management of quality 
 16.25  treatment to injured workers for injuries and diseases 
 16.26  compensable under this chapter.  Specifically, and without 
 16.27  limitation, an entity licensed under chapter 62C or 62D or a 
 16.28  preferred provider organization that is subject to chapter 72A 
 16.29  is eligible for certification under this section.  Each 
 16.30  application for certification shall be accompanied by a 
 16.31  reasonable fee prescribed by the commissioner, which shall be 
 16.32  deposited in the special compensation fund in the state 
 16.33  treasury.  A plan may be certified to provide services in a 
 16.34  limited geographic area.  A certificate is valid for the period 
 16.35  the commissioner prescribes unless revoked or suspended.  
 16.36  Application for certification shall be made in the form and 
 17.1   manner and shall set forth information regarding the proposed 
 17.2   plan for providing services as the commissioner may prescribe.  
 17.3   The information shall include, but not be limited to: 
 17.4      (1) a list of the names of all health care providers who 
 17.5   will provide services under the managed care plan, together with 
 17.6   appropriate evidence of compliance with any licensing or 
 17.7   certification requirements for those providers to practice in 
 17.8   this state; and 
 17.9      (2) a description of the places and manner of providing 
 17.10  services under the plan. 
 17.11     Sec. 29.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 237.701, 
 17.12  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 17.13     Subdivision 1.  [FUND CREATED; AUTHORIZED EXPENDITURES.] 
 17.14  The telephone assistance fund is created as a separate account 
 17.15  in the state treasury to consist of amounts received by the 
 17.16  department of administration representing the surcharge 
 17.17  authorized by section 237.70, subdivision 6, and amounts earned 
 17.18  on the fund assets.  Money in the fund may be used only for: 
 17.19     (1) reimbursement to telephone companies for expenses and 
 17.20  credits allowed in section 237.70, subdivision 7, paragraph (d), 
 17.21  clause (5); 
 17.22     (2) reimbursement of the administrative expenses of the 
 17.23  department of human services to implement sections 237.69 to 
 17.24  237.71, not to exceed $314,000 annually; and 
 17.25     (3) reimbursement of the administrative expenses of the 
 17.26  commission not to exceed $25,000 annually, and reimbursement of 
 17.27  the statewide indirect cost of the commission. 
 17.28     Sec. 30.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 386.65, 
 17.29  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 17.30     Subdivision 1.  Applications for a license shall be made to 
 17.31  the commissioner and shall be upon a form to be prepared by the 
 17.32  commissioner and contain such information as may be required by 
 17.33  it.  ~~Upon receiving such application, the commissioner shall fix~~ 
 17.34  ~~a time and place for the examination of such applicant.  Notice~~ 
 17.35  ~~of such examination shall be given to the applicant by certified~~ 
 17.36  ~~mail, who shall thereon take the examination pursuant to such~~ 
 18.1   ~~notice.  The examination shall be conducted by the commissioner~~ 
 18.2   ~~under such rules as the commissioner may prescribe, and such~~ 
 18.3   ~~rules shall prescribe that the applicant must show qualification~~ 
 18.4   ~~by experience, education or training to qualify as being~~ Each 
 18.5   applicant must pass an examination approved for use by the 
 18.6   commissioner.  The examination must be of sufficient scope to 
 18.7   establish the applicant as capable of performing the duties of 
 18.8   an abstracter whose work will be for the use and protection of 
 18.9   the public.  If application is made by a firm or corporation, 
 18.10  one of the members or managing officials thereof shall take such 
 18.11  examination.  If the applicant successfully passes the 
 18.12  examination and complies with all the provisions of sections 
 18.13  386.61 to 386.76, the commissioner shall issue a license to the 
 18.14  applicant. 
 18.15     Sec. 31.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 386.66, is 
 18.16  amended to read: 
 18.17     386.66 [BOND OR ABSTRACTER'S LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICY.] 
 18.18     Before a license shall be issued, the applicant shall file 
 18.19  with the commissioner a bond or abstracter's liability insurance 
 18.20  policy to be approved by the commissioner, running to the state 
 18.21  of Minnesota in the penal sum of at least $100,000 conditioned 
 18.22  for the payment by such abstracter of any damages that may be 
 18.23  sustained by or accrue to any person by reason of or on account 
 18.24  of any error, deficiency or mistake arising wrongfully or 
 18.25  negligently in any abstract, or continuation thereof, or in any 
 18.26  certificate showing ownership of, or interest in, or liens upon 
 18.27  any lands in the state of Minnesota, whether registered or not, 
 18.28  made by and issued by such abstracter, provided however, that 
 18.29  the aggregate liability of the surety to all persons under such 
 18.30  bond shall in no event exceed the amount of such bond.  If the 
 18.31  applicant intends to engage in the business of abstracting in 
 18.32  any county having more than 200,000 inhabitants, the bond or 
 18.33  insurance policy required herein shall be in the penal sum of at 
 18.34  least $250,000.  Applicants that are title insurance companies 
 18.35  regulated by chapter 68A and licensed pursuant to sections 
 18.36  60A.02 and 60A.06, subdivision 1, clause (7), and their 
 19.1   employees or those having cash or securities on deposit with the 
 19.2   state of Minnesota in an amount equal to the said bond or 
 19.3   insurance policy shall be exempt from furnishing the bond or an 
 19.4   insurance policy herein required but shall be liable to the same 
 19.5   extent as if a bond or insurance policy has been given and 
 19.6   filed.  The bond or insurance policy required hereunder shall be 
 19.7   written by some surety or other company authorized to do 
 19.8   business in this state issuing bonds or abstracter's liability 
 19.9   insurance policies and shall be issued for a period of one or 
 19.10  more years, and renewed for one or more years at the date of 
 19.11  expiration as principal continues in business.  The aggregate 
 19.12  liability of such surety on such bond or insurance policy for 
 19.13  all damages shall, in no event, exceed the sum of said bond or 
 19.14  insurance policy. 
 19.15     Sec. 32.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 386.67, is 
 19.16  amended to read: 
 19.17     386.67 [LICENSED ABSTRACTER, SEAL.] 
 19.18     A licensed abstracter furnishing abstracts of title to real 
 19.19  property under the provisions hereof shall provide a seal, which 
 19.20  seal shall show the name of such licensed abstracter, and shall 
 19.21  file with the commissioner ~~an impression of or copy made by such~~ 
 19.22  ~~seal and~~ the signatures of persons authorized to sign 
 19.23  certificates on abstracts and continuations of abstracts and 
 19.24  certificates showing ownership of, or interest in, or liens upon 
 19.25  any lands in the state of Minnesota, whether registered or not, 
 19.26  issued by such licensed abstracter. 
 19.27     Sec. 33.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 386.68, is 
 19.28  amended to read: 
 19.29     386.68 [FEES.] 
 19.30     The following fees must be paid to the commissioner:  ~~an~~ 
 19.31  ~~examination fee of $25;~~ an initial licensing fee of $50; and a 
 19.32  license renewal fee of $40. 
 19.33     Sec. 34.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 386.69, is 
 19.34  amended to read: 
 19.35     386.69 [LICENSES.] 
 19.36     Licenses issued by the commissioner under the provisions 
 20.1   hereof shall recite that such bond or insurance policy has been 
 20.2   duly filed and approved, and the license shall authorize the 
 20.3   official, person, firm or corporation named in it to engage in 
 20.4   and carry on the business of an abstracter of real estate titles 
 20.5   in the ~~county in which said official, person, firm or~~ 
 20.6   ~~corporation is authorized to make abstracts~~ state of Minnesota.  
 20.7   The license shall be issued for a period as determined by the 
 20.8   commissioner, and shall thereafter be renewed upon conditions 
 20.9   prescribed by the commissioner. 
 20.10     Sec. 35.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 462A.21, 
 20.11  subdivision 8, is amended to read: 
 20.12     Subd. 8.  [HOME OWNERSHIP ASSISTANCE FUND.] It may 
 20.13  establish a home ownership assistance fund, on terms and 
 20.14  conditions it deems advisable, to assist persons and families of 
 20.15  low and moderate income in the purchase of affordable 
 20.16  residential housing and may use the funds to provide loans, 
 20.17  additional security for eligible loans, or to pay costs 
 20.18  associated with or provide additional security for bonds issued 
 20.19  by the agency.  
 20.20     Sec. 36.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 462A.21, 
 20.21  subdivision 8b, is amended to read: 
 20.22     Subd. 8b.  [FAMILY RENTAL HOUSING.] It may establish a 
 20.23  family rental housing assistance program to provide loans or 
 20.24  direct rental subsidies for housing for families with incomes of 
 20.25  up to ~~60~~ 80 percent of ~~area~~ state median income.  Priority must 
 20.26  be given to those developments with resident families with the 
 20.27  lowest income.  The development may be financed by the agency or 
 20.28  other public or private lenders.  Direct rental subsidies must 
 20.29  be administered by the agency for the benefit of eligible 
 20.30  families.  Financial assistance provided under this subdivision 
 20.31  to recipients of aid to families with dependent children must be 
 20.32  in the form of vendor payments whenever possible.  Loans and 
 20.33  direct rental subsidies under this subdivision may be made only 
 20.34  with specific appropriations by the legislature.  The 
 20.35  limitations on eligible mortgagors contained in section 462A.03, 
 20.36  subdivision 13, do not apply to loans for the rehabilitation of 
 21.1   existing housing under this subdivision.