2003 Minnesota Statutes

     16C.066 Cost-benefit analysis. 

    (a) The commissioner or an agency official to whom the 
 commissioner has delegated duties under section 16C.03, 
 subdivision 16, may not approve a contract or purchase of goods 
 or services for transit or other transportation purposes in an 
 amount greater than $10,000,000 unless a cost-benefit analysis 
 has been completed and shows a positive benefit to the public.  
 The Management Analysis Division must perform or direct the 
 performance of the analysis.  A cost-benefit analysis must be 
 performed for a project if an aggregation of contracts or 
 purchases for a project exceeds $10,000,000. 

    (b) All cost-benefit analysis documents under this section, 
 including preliminary drafts and notes, are public data. 

    (c) This section applies to contracts for goods or services 
 that are expected to have a useful life of more than three 
 years.  This section does not apply for purchase of goods or 
 services for response to a natural disaster if an emergency has 
 been declared by the governor. 

    (d) This section expires June 30, 2003. 

    HIST: 1Sp2001 c 10 art 2 s 41