2004 Minnesota Statutes

     12.22 Assistance, acceptance, rules. 

    Subdivision 1.    Federal aid.  Whenever the federal 
 government, or an agency or officer of the federal government, 
 offers to the state, or through the state to any political 
 subdivision of the state, services, equipment, supplies, 
 materials, or funds by way of gift, grant or loan, for the 
 purposes of emergency management, the state, acting through the 
 governor, or the political subdivision, acting with the consent 
 of the governor and through its governing body, may accept the 
 offer and then may authorize an officer of the state or of the 
 political subdivision, as the case may be, to receive the 
 services, equipment, supplies, materials, or funds on behalf of 
 the state or the political subdivision and subject to the terms 
 of the offer and the rules, if any, of the agency making the 
 offer.  However, no money or other funds may be accepted or 
 received as a loan nor any indebtedness incurred except as 
 provided by law.  

    Subd. 2.    Individual offers of aid.  Whenever a 
 person offers to the state or to a political subdivision of the 
 state, services, equipment, supplies, materials, real property, 
 or funds by the way of gift, grant, or loan, for purposes of 
 civil emergency management, the state, acting through the 
 governor, or a political subdivision, acting through its 
 governing body, may accept the offer and then may authorize an 
 officer of the state or of the political subdivision, as the 
 case may be, to receive the services, equipment, supplies, 
 materials, real property, or funds on behalf of the state or 
 political subdivision, and subject to the terms of the offer.  
 However, no money or other funds may be accepted or received as 
 a loan nor any indebtedness incurred except as provided by law.  
 Real property so accepted must be treated as, and subject to the 
 same immunities during time of national security emergency as, 
 real property owned by the state. 

    Subd. 2a.    Volunteer assistance.  Individuals who 
 volunteer to assist a local political subdivision during an 
 emergency or disaster, who register with that subdivision, and 
 who are under the direction and control of that subdivision, are 
 considered an employee of that subdivision. 

    Subd. 3.    Governor may establish rules.  (a) The 
 governor may establish rules in accordance with the law for the 
 proper and efficient operation and administration of the 
 emergency management program including methods relating to the 
 establishment and maintenance of personnel standards on a merit 
 basis for all employees of local emergency management agencies.  
 However, the governor shall exercise no authority with respect 
 to the selection, tenure of office, and compensation of any 
 individual employed in accordance with those methods.  

    (b) The governor may, by rule, cooperate with the federal 
 government as necessary to qualify for federal aid to carry out 
 the provisions herein expressed.  The governor may, by rule, 
 also cooperate with other political units or subdivisions in 
 establishing and maintaining personnel standards on a merit 
 basis.  

    HIST: 1951 c 694 s 202; Ex1959 c 13 s 1; 1963 c 660 s 3; 1985 
 c 248 s 70; 1996 c 344 s 10