2006 Minnesota Statutes

16C.064 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
in an amount greater than $50,000,000 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. Money appropriated for the contract or purchase must be used to
pay for the analysis. A cost-benefit analysis must be performed for a project if an aggregation
of contracts or purchases for a project exceeds $50,000,000.
(b) All cost-benefit analysis documents under this section, including preliminary drafts
and notes, are public data.
(c) If a cost-benefit analysis does not show a positive benefit to the public, the governor may
approve a contract or purchase of goods or services if a cost-effectiveness study had been done
that shows the proposed project is the most effective way to provide a necessary public good.
(d) 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. This
section does not apply to contracts involving the Minnesota state colleges and universities, state
buildings, or state highways.
(e) This section is repealed effective July 1, 2008.
History: 2005 c 156 art 2 s 21