2002 Minnesota Statutes

     116P.05 Legislative commission on Minnesota resources. 

    Subdivision 1.    Membership.  (a) A legislative 
 commission on Minnesota resources of 20 members is created, 
 consisting of the chairs of the house and senate committees on 
 environment and natural resources or designees appointed for the 
 terms of the chairs, the chairs of the house and senate 
 committees on environment and natural resources finance or 
 designees appointed for the terms of the chairs, the chairs of 
 the house ways and means and senate finance committees or 
 designees appointed for the terms of the chairs, seven members 
 of the senate appointed by the subcommittee on committees of the 
 committee on rules and administration, and seven members of the 
 house appointed by the speaker.  

    At least three members from the senate and three members 
 from the house must be from the minority caucus.  Members are 
 entitled to reimbursement for per diem expenses plus travel 
 expenses incurred in the services of the commission.  

    (b) Members shall appoint a chair who shall preside and 
 convene meetings as often as necessary to conduct duties 
 prescribed by this chapter. 

    (c) Members shall serve on the commission until their 
 successors are appointed. 

    (d) Vacancies occurring on the commission shall not affect 
 the authority of the remaining members of the commission to 
 carry out their duties, and vacancies shall be filled in the 
 same manner under paragraph (a). 

    Subd. 2.    Duties.  (a) The commission shall recommend 
 a budget plan for expenditures from the environment and natural 
 resources trust fund and shall adopt a strategic plan as 
 provided in section 116P.08.  

    (b) The commission shall recommend expenditures to the 
 legislature from the Minnesota future resources fund under 
 section 116P.13.  

    (c) It is a condition of acceptance of the appropriations 
 made from the Minnesota future resources fund, Minnesota 
 environment and natural resources trust fund, and oil overcharge 
 money under section 4.071, subdivision 2, that the agency or 
 entity receiving the appropriation must submit a work program 
 and semiannual progress reports in the form determined by the 
 legislative commission on Minnesota resources.  None of the 
 money provided may be spent unless the commission has approved 
 the pertinent work program. 

    (d) The peer review panel created under section 116P.08 
 must also review, comment, and report to the commission on 
 research proposals applying for an appropriation from the 
 Minnesota resources fund and from oil overcharge money under 
 section 4.071, subdivision 2. 

    (e) The commission may adopt operating procedures to 
 fulfill its duties under sections 116P.01 to 116P.13. 

    HIST: 1988 c 690 art 1 s 9; 1989 c 335 art 1 s 269; 1990 c 594 
 art 1 s 56; 1991 c 254 art 2 s 39; 1991 c 343 s 2; 1993 c 4 s 
 15; 1994 c 580 s 1; 1997 c 202 art 2 s 36