1997 Minnesota Statutes

     115B.26 Harmful substance compensation account. 

    Subdivision 1. Repealed, 1995 c 220 s 141 

    Subd. 2.    Appropriation.  The amount necessary to pay 
 claims of compensation granted by the agency under sections 
 115B.25 to 115B.37 is appropriated to the agency from the 
 account. 

    Subd. 3.    Payment of claims when account insufficient. 
  If the amount of the claims granted exceeds the amount in the 
 account, the board shall request a transfer from the general 
 contingent account to the harmful substance compensation account 
 as provided in section 3.30.  If no transfer is approved, the 
 board shall pay the claims which have been granted in the order 
 granted only to the extent of the money remaining in the 
 account.  The board shall pay the remaining claims which have 
 been granted after additional money is credited to the account. 

    Subd. 4.    Account transfer request.  At the end of 
 each fiscal year, the board shall submit a request to the 
 petroleum tank release compensation board for transfer to the 
 harmful substance compensation account from the petroleum tank 
 release cleanup fund under section 115C.08, subdivision 5, of an 
 amount equal to the compensation granted by the board for claims 
 related to petroleum releases plus administrative costs related 
 to determination of those claims. 

    HIST: 1Sp1985 c 8 s 5; 1989 c 325 s 40; 1989 c 335 art 4 s 43; 
 1991 c 199 art 1 s 20,21; 1995 c 220 s 100; 1995 c 254 art 1 s 
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