2004 Minnesota Statutes

     85.22 State parks working capital fund. 

    Subdivision 1.    Designation.  The revolving fund 
 established under Laws 1941, chapter 548, section 37, 
 subdivision E, item 4 is the state parks working capital 
 account.  The account is to be used to maintain and operate the 
 revenue producing facilities and to operate the resource 
 management and interpretive programs in the state parks within 
 the limits in this section. 

    Subd. 2.  Repealed, 1965 c 901 s 72 

    Subd. 2a.    Receipts, appropriation.  All receipts 
 derived from the rental or sale of state park items, tours at 
 Forestville State Park, and operation of Douglas Lodge shall be 
 deposited in the state treasury and be credited to the state 
 parks working capital account.  Receipts and expenses from 
 Douglas Lodge shall be tracked separately within the account.  
 Money in the account is annually appropriated for the purchase 
 and payment of expenses attributable to items for resale or 
 rental and operation of Douglas Lodge.  Any excess receipts in 
 this account are annually appropriated for state park management 
 and interpretive programs. 

    Subd. 3.    Charges sufficient to defray expenses.  
 Notwithstanding section 16A.1283, the commissioner of natural 
 resources shall, by written order, adjust the schedule of 
 charges for operating facilities within state parks so as to 
 produce income sufficient to defray all expenses required to 
 provide proper operations of said facilities.  An adjustment to 
 the schedule of charges is not subject to the rulemaking 
 provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply.  

    Subd. 4.  Repealed, 1965 c 901 s 72 

    Subd. 5.    Exemption.  Purchases made from the state 
 parks working capital fund are exempt from competitive bidding, 
 notwithstanding chapter 16C. 

    HIST: 1951 c 460 s 1-4; 1965 c 901 s 71; 1969 c 399 s 1; 1969 
 c 1129 art 10 s 2; 1981 c 356 s 276; 1Sp1985 c 13 s 199; 1986 c 
 444; 1989 c 335 art 4 s 23,24; 1991 c 254 art 2 s 17,18; 1993 c 
 172 s 37; 2003 c 28 art 1 s 10; 2004 c 221 s 21; 2004 c 255 s 17