2007 Minnesota Statutes

16B.01 DEFINITIONS.
    Subdivision 1. Applicability. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the
meanings given them, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
    Subd. 2. Agency. "Agency" means any state officer, employee, board, commission, authority,
department, or other agency of the executive branch of state government. Unless specifically
provided elsewhere in this chapter, agency does not include the Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities.
    Subd. 3. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of administration.
    Subd. 4. State contract. "State contract" means any written instrument or electronic
document containing the elements of offer, acceptance and consideration to which a state agency
is a party.
    Subd. 5. Supplies, materials, and equipment. "Supplies," "materials," and "equipment"
includes articles and things used by or furnished to an agency, including printing, binding, and
publication of books and records, repairs, and improvements.
    Subd. 6. Utility services. "Utility services" includes telephone, telegraph, postal, electric
light, and power service, and all other services required for the maintenance, operation, and
upkeep of buildings and offices.
History: 1984 c 544 s 6; 1994 c 632 art 3 s 28; 1996 c 398 s 3