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298.221 RECEIPTS FROM CONTRACTS; APPROPRIATION.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c), all money paid to the state of Minnesota pursuant to
the terms of any contract entered into by the state under authority of section 298.22 and any fees
which may, in the discretion of the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation, be
charged in connection with any project pursuant to that section as amended, shall be deposited in
the state treasury to the credit of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board account in
the special revenue fund and are hereby appropriated for the purposes of section 298.22.
(b) Notwithstanding section 16A.013, merchandise may be accepted by the commissioner of
the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board for payment of advertising contracts if the
commissioner determines that the merchandise can be used for special event prizes or mementos
at facilities operated by the board. Nothing in this paragraph authorizes the commissioner or a
member of the board to receive merchandise for personal use.
(c) All fees charged by the commissioner in connection with public use of the state-owned
ski and golf facilities at the Giants Ridge Recreation Area and all other revenues derived by the
commissioner from the operation or lease of those facilities and from the lease, sale, or other
disposition of undeveloped lands at the Giants Ridge Recreation Area must be deposited into an
Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board account that is created within the state enterprise
fund. All funds deposited in the enterprise fund account are appropriated to the commissioner to
be expended, subject to approval of a majority of the board, as follows:
(1) to pay costs associated with the construction, equipping, operation, repair, or
improvement of the Giants Ridge Recreation Area facilities or lands;
(2) to pay principal, interest and associated bond issuance, reserve, and servicing costs
associated with the financing of the facilities; and
(3) to pay the costs of any other project authorized under section 298.22.
History: 1961 c 215 s 1; 1973 c 613 s 2; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1992 c 513 art 3 s 51; 1998 c 389
art 10 s 6; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50; 2004 c 275 s 1

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