2006 Minnesota Statutes

CHAPTER 4A. OFFICE OF STRATEGIC AND LONG-RANGE PLANNING

4A.01 OFFICE OF STRATEGIC AND LONG-RANGE PLANNING.
The Office of Strategic and Long-Range Planning is created, with a director appointed
by the governor.
The Office of Strategic and Long-Range Planning must develop an integrated long-range
plan for the state. The office must coordinate activities among all levels of government and must
stimulate public interest and participation in the future of the state.
The office must act in coordination with the commissioner of finance, affected state agencies,
and the legislature in the planning and financing of major public programs.
History: 1991 c 345 art 2 s 2

4A.02 STATE DEMOGRAPHER.
(a) The director shall appoint a state demographer. The demographer must be professionally
competent in demography and must possess demonstrated ability based upon past performance.
(b) The demographer shall:
(1) continuously gather and develop demographic data relevant to the state;
(2) design and test methods of research and data collection;
(3) periodically prepare population projections for the state and designated regions and
periodically prepare projections for each county or other political subdivision of the state as
necessary to carry out the purposes of this section;
(4) review, comment on, and prepare analysis of population estimates and projections made
by state agencies, political subdivisions, other states, federal agencies, or nongovernmental
persons, institutions, or commissions;
(5) serve as the state liaison with the United States Bureau of the Census, coordinate state and
federal demographic activities to the fullest extent possible, and aid the legislature in preparing a
census data plan and form for each decennial census;
(6) compile an annual study of population estimates on the basis of county, regional, or other
political or geographical subdivisions as necessary to carry out the purposes of this section and
section 4A.03;
(7) by January 1 of each year, issue a report to the legislature containing an analysis of the
demographic implications of the annual population study and population projections;
(8) prepare maps for all counties in the state, all municipalities with a population of 10,000
or more, and other municipalities as needed for census purposes, according to scale and detail
recommended by the United States Bureau of the Census, with the maps of cities showing
precinct boundaries;
(9) prepare an estimate of population and of the number of households for each governmental
subdivision for which the Metropolitan Council does not prepare an annual estimate, and convey
the estimates to the governing body of each political subdivision by June 1 of each year;
(10) direct, under section 414.01, subdivision 14, and certify population and household
estimates of annexed or detached areas of municipalities or towns after being notified of the order
or letter of approval by the director;
(11) prepare, for any purpose for which a population estimate is required by law or needed to
implement a law, a population estimate of a municipality or town whose population is affected
by action under section 379.02 or 414.01, subdivision 14; and
(12) prepare an estimate of average household size for each statutory or home rule charter
city with a population of 2,500 or more by June 1 of each year.
(c) A governing body may challenge an estimate made under paragraph (b) by filing their
specific objections in writing with the state demographer by June 24. If the challenge does not
result in an acceptable estimate, the governing body may have a special census conducted by the
United States Bureau of the Census. The political subdivision must notify the state demographer
by July 1 of its intent to have the special census conducted. The political subdivision must
bear all costs of the special census. Results of the special census must be received by the state
demographer by the next April 15 to be used in that year's June 1 estimate to the political
subdivision under paragraph (b).
(d) The state demographer shall certify the estimates of population and household size to the
commissioner of revenue by July 15 each year, including any estimates still under objection.
History: 1991 c 345 art 2 s 3; 1992 c 511 art 5 s 1; 1997 c 87 s 1; 2003 c 2 art 5 s 1;
1Sp2003 c 21 art 5 s 1; 2005 c 151 art 4 s 1

4A.03 POPULATION ESTIMATES AND PROJECTIONS; SUBMISSION BY STATE
AGENCIES.
Each state agency shall submit to the director for comment all population estimates and
projections prepared by it before:
(1) submitting the estimates and projections to the legislature or the federal government to
obtain approval of grants;
(2) the issuance of bonds based upon those estimates and projections; or
(3) releasing a plan based upon the estimates and projections.
History: 1991 c 345 art 2 s 4

4A.04 COOPERATIVE CONTRACTS.
(a) The director may apply for, receive, and expend money from municipal, county, regional,
and other planning agencies; apply for, accept, and disburse grants and other aids for planning
purposes from the federal government and from other public or private sources; and may enter
into contracts with agencies of the federal government, local governmental units, the University
of Minnesota, and other educational institutions, and private persons as necessary to perform the
director's duties. Contracts made pursuant to this section are not subject to the provisions of
chapter 16C, as they relate to competitive bidding.
(b) The director may apply for, receive, and expend money made available from federal
sources or other sources for the purposes of carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the
director relating to local and urban affairs.
(c) All money received by the director pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the
state treasury and is appropriated to the director for the purposes for which the money has been
received. The money shall not cancel and is available until expended.
History: 1992 c 513 art 4 s 27; 1998 c 386 art 2 s 6

4A.05 LAND MANAGEMENT INFORMATION CENTER.
    Subdivision 1. Purpose. The purpose of the Land Management Information Center is to
foster integration of environmental information and provide services in computer mapping and
graphics, environmental analysis, and small systems development. The director, through the
center, shall periodically study land use and natural resources on the basis of county, regional, and
other political subdivisions.
    Subd. 1a. Statewide nitrate database. The director, through the center, shall maintain a
statewide nitrate database containing the data described in section 103A.403.
    Subd. 2. Fees. The director shall set fees under section 16A.1285 reflecting the actual costs
of providing the center's information products and services to clients. Fees collected must be
deposited in the state treasury and credited to the Land Management Information Center revolving
account. Money in the account is appropriated to the director for operation of the land management
information system, including the cost of services, supplies, materials, labor, and equipment, as
well as the portion of the general support costs and statewide indirect costs of the office that is
attributable to the land management information system. The director may require a state agency
to make an advance payment to the revolving fund sufficient to cover the agency's estimated
obligation for a period of 60 days or more. If the revolving fund is abolished or liquidated, the
total net profit from operations must be distributed to the funds from which purchases were made.
The amount to be distributed to each fund must bear to the net profit the same ratio as the total
purchases from each fund bear to the total purchases from all the funds during a period of time
that fairly reflects the amount of net profit each fund is entitled to receive under this distribution.
History: 1993 c 192 s 73,74; 1995 c 233 art 2 s 4

4A.055 [Repealed, 1Sp2003 c 1 art 2 s 136]

4A.06 FIREARMS REPORT REQUIRED.
The Criminal Justice Statistical Analysis Center of the Office of Strategic and Long-Range
Planning shall report to the legislature no later than January 31 of each year on the number of
persons arrested, charged, convicted, and sentenced for violations of each state law affecting
the use or possession of firearms. The report must include complete statistics, including the
make, model, and serial number of each firearm involved, where that information is available, on
each crime committed affecting the use or possession of firearms and a breakdown by county
of the crimes committed.
History: 1994 c 636 art 3 s 44

4A.07 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
    Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) "Local unit of government" means a county, statutory or
home rule charter city, town, or watershed district.
(b) "Sustainable development" means development that maintains or enhances economic
opportunity and community well-being while protecting and restoring the natural environment
upon which people and economies depend. Sustainable development meets the needs of the
present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
    Subd. 2. Planning guide. The Office of Strategic and Long-Range Planning must develop
and publish a planning guide for local units of government to plan for sustainable development,
based on the principles of sustainable development adopted by the Environmental Quality Board
with advice of the Governor's Round Table on Sustainable Development. The office must make
the planning guide available to local units of government within the state.
    Subd. 3. Model ordinance. The Office of Strategic and Long-Range Planning, in
consultation with appropriate and affected parties, must prepare a model ordinance to guide
sustainable development.
    Subd. 4. Specificity and distribution. The model ordinance must specify the technical and
administrative procedures to guide sustainable development. When adopted by a local unit of
government, the model ordinance is the minimum regulation to guide sustainable development
that may be adopted. Upon completion, the Office of Strategic and Long-Range Planning must
notify local units of government that the model ordinance is available, and must distribute it to
interested local units.
    Subd. 5. Periodic review. At least once every five years, the planning office must review the
model ordinance and its use with local units of government to ensure its continued applicability
and relevance.
History: 1996 c 454 s 1

4A.08 [Repealed, 1999 c 250 art 1 s 115 para (g)]

4A.09 [Repealed, 1999 c 250 art 1 s 115 para (g)]

4A.10 [Repealed, 1999 c 250 art 1 s 115 para (g)]