Minnesota Legislature
SF 4091
Conference Committee Report - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 05/21/2022 10:12pm
2.1 2.2
2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16
2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 2.35 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 3.28 3.29 3.30 3.31 3.32 3.33 3.34 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 4.29 4.30 4.31 4.32 4.33 4.34 4.35 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 5.21 5.22 5.23 5.24 5.25 5.26 5.27 5.28 5.29 5.30 5.31 5.32 5.33 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 6.19 6.20 6.21 6.22 6.23 6.24 6.25 6.26 6.27 6.28 6.29 6.30 6.31 6.32 6.33 6.34 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 7.18 7.19 7.20 7.21 7.22 7.23 7.24 7.25 7.26 7.27 7.28 7.29 7.30 7.31 7.32 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 8.16 8.17 8.18 8.19 8.20 8.21 8.22 8.23 8.24 8.25 8.26 8.27 8.28 8.29 8.30 8.31 8.32 8.33 8.34 8.35 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.9 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 9.14 9.15 9.16 9.17 9.18 9.19 9.20 9.21 9.22 9.23 9.24 9.25 9.26 9.27 9.28 9.29 9.30 9.31 9.32 9.33 9.34 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.9 10.10 10.11 10.12 10.13 10.14 10.15 10.16 10.17 10.18 10.19 10.20 10.21 10.22 10.23 10.24 10.25 10.26 10.27 10.28 10.29 10.30 10.31 10.32 10.33 10.34 10.35 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 11.9 11.10 11.11 11.12 11.13 11.14 11.15 11.16 11.17 11.18 11.19 11.20 11.21 11.22 11.23 11.24 11.25 11.26 11.27
11.28 11.29 11.31 11.30 12.1 12.3 12.2 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 12.9 12.10 12.11 12.12 12.13 12.14 12.15 12.16 12.17 12.18 12.19 12.20 12.21 12.22 12.23 12.24 12.25 12.26 12.27 12.28 12.29 12.30 12.31 12.32 12.33 12.34 12.35 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.8 13.9 13.10 13.11 13.12 13.13 13.14 13.15 13.16 13.17 13.18 13.19 13.20 13.21 13.22 13.23 13.24 13.25 13.26 13.27 13.28 13.29 13.30 13.31 13.32 13.33 13.34 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 14.8 14.9 14.10 14.11 14.12 14.13 14.14 14.15 14.16 14.17 14.18 14.19 14.20 14.21 14.22 14.23 14.24 14.25 14.26 14.27 14.28 14.29 14.30 14.31 14.32 14.33 14.34 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 15.8 15.9 15.10 15.11 15.12 15.13 15.14 15.15 15.16 15.17 15.18 15.19 15.20 15.21 15.22 15.23 15.24 15.25 15.26 15.27 15.28 15.29 15.30 15.31 15.32 15.33 15.34 15.35 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.7 16.8 16.9 16.10 16.11 16.12 16.13 16.14 16.15 16.16 16.17 16.18 16.19 16.20 16.21 16.22 16.23 16.24 16.25 16.26 16.27 16.28 16.29 16.30 16.31 16.32 16.33 16.34 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.7 17.8 17.9 17.10 17.11 17.12 17.13 17.14 17.15 17.16 17.17 17.18 17.19 17.20 17.21 17.22 17.23 17.24 17.25 17.26 17.27 17.28 17.29 17.30 17.31 17.32 17.33 17.34 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 18.7 18.8 18.9 18.10 18.11 18.12 18.13 18.14 18.15 18.16 18.17 18.18 18.19 18.20 18.21 18.22 18.23 18.24 18.25 18.26 18.27 18.28 18.29 18.30 18.31 18.32 18.33 18.34 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 19.6 19.7 19.8 19.9 19.10 19.11 19.12 19.13 19.14 19.15 19.16 19.17 19.18 19.19 19.20 19.21 19.22 19.23 19.24 19.25 19.26 19.27 19.28 19.29 19.30 19.31 19.32 19.33 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.5 20.6 20.7 20.8 20.9 20.10 20.11 20.12
20.13
20.14 20.15 20.16 20.17 20.18 20.19 20.20 20.21 20.22 20.23 20.24 20.25 20.26 20.27 20.28 20.29 20.30 20.31 21.1 21.2
21.3 21.4 21.5 21.6
21.7
21.8 21.9
21.10 21.11 21.12 21.13 21.14 21.15 21.16 21.17 21.18 21.19 21.20 21.21 21.22 21.23
21.24 21.25 21.26 21.27 21.28 21.29 21.30 21.31 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 22.5 22.6 22.7 22.8 22.9 22.10 22.11 22.12 22.13 22.14 22.15 22.16 22.17 22.18 22.19 22.20 22.21 22.22 22.23 22.24 22.25 22.26 22.27 22.28 22.29 22.30 22.31 22.32 22.33 22.34 22.35 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 23.5 23.6 23.7 23.8 23.9 23.10 23.11 23.12 23.13 23.14 23.15 23.16 23.17 23.18 23.19 23.20 23.21 23.22 23.23 23.24 23.25 23.26 23.27 23.28 23.29 23.30 23.31 23.32 23.33 23.34 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.4 24.5 24.6 24.7 24.8 24.9 24.10 24.11 24.12 24.13 24.14 24.15
24.16 24.17 24.18 24.19 24.20 24.21 24.22 24.23
24.24 24.25 24.26 24.27 24.28 24.29 24.30 24.31 24.32 24.33 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4 25.5 25.6
25.7 25.8
25.9 25.10 25.11 25.12 25.13 25.14 25.15
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25.17 25.18 25.19 25.20 25.21 25.22
25.23 25.24 25.25 25.26 25.27 25.28 25.29 26.1 26.2 26.3 26.4 26.5 26.6 26.7 26.8 26.9 26.10 26.11 26.12 26.13 26.14 26.15 26.16 26.17 26.18 26.19 26.20 26.21 26.22 26.23 26.24 26.25 26.26 26.27 26.28 26.29 26.30 27.1 27.2 27.3 27.4 27.5 27.6 27.7 27.8 27.9 27.10 27.11 27.12 27.13 27.14 27.15 27.16 27.17 27.18 27.19 27.20 27.21 27.22 27.23 27.24 27.25 27.26 27.27 27.28 27.29 28.1 28.2 28.3 28.4 28.5 28.6 28.7 28.8 28.9
28.10 28.11 28.12 28.13 28.14 28.15 28.16 28.17 28.18 28.19 28.20 28.21 28.22 28.23 28.24 28.25 28.26 28.27 28.28 28.29 28.30
29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4
29.5 29.6 29.7 29.8 29.9 29.10 29.11 29.12 29.13 29.14 29.15 29.16 29.17 29.18 29.19 29.20 29.21 29.22 29.23 29.24 29.25 29.26 29.27
29.28 29.29 29.30 30.1 30.2 30.3 30.4 30.5 30.6 30.7
30.8 30.9 30.10 30.11 30.12 30.13 30.14 30.15 30.16
30.17 30.18 30.19 30.20 30.21 30.22 30.23 30.24 30.25 30.26 30.27 30.28 30.29 30.30 30.31 31.1 31.2 31.3 31.4 31.5 31.6 31.7 31.8 31.9 31.10 31.11 31.12 31.13 31.14 31.15 31.16 31.17 31.18 31.19 31.20 31.21 31.22 31.23
31.24 31.25 31.26 31.27 31.28 31.29 31.30 32.1 32.2 32.3 32.4 32.5 32.6 32.7 32.8 32.9 32.10 32.11 32.12 32.13 32.14 32.15 32.16 32.17 32.18 32.19 32.20 32.21 32.22 32.23 32.24
32.25 32.26 32.27 32.28 32.29 32.30 32.31 32.32 33.1 33.2 33.3 33.4 33.5 33.6 33.7 33.8 33.9 33.10 33.11 33.12 33.13 33.14 33.15 33.16 33.17 33.18 33.19 33.20 33.21 33.22 33.23 33.24 33.25 33.26 33.27 33.28 33.29 33.30 33.31 34.1 34.2 34.3 34.4 34.5 34.6 34.7 34.8 34.9 34.10
34.11 34.12 34.13 34.14 34.15 34.16 34.17 34.18 34.19 34.20 34.21 34.22 34.23 34.24 34.25 34.26 34.27 34.28 34.29 34.30 34.31 35.1 35.2 35.3 35.4
35.5 35.6 35.7 35.8 35.9 35.10 35.11 35.12 35.13 35.14 35.15 35.16 35.17 35.18 35.19 35.20 35.21 35.22 35.23 35.24 35.25 35.26 35.27 35.28 35.29 35.30 35.31 35.32 36.1 36.2 36.3 36.4 36.5 36.6 36.7 36.8 36.9 36.10 36.11 36.12 36.13 36.14 36.15 36.16 36.17
36.18 36.19 36.20 36.21 36.22 36.23 36.24 36.25 36.26 36.27 36.28 36.29 36.30 36.31 36.32
37.1 37.2 37.3 37.4 37.5 37.6 37.7 37.8 37.9 37.10 37.11 37.12 37.13 37.14 37.15 37.16 37.17 37.18 37.19 37.20 37.21 37.22 37.23 37.24 37.25 37.26 37.27 37.28 37.29 37.30 38.1 38.2 38.3 38.4 38.5 38.6 38.7 38.8
38.9 38.10 38.11 38.12 38.13 38.14 38.15 38.16 38.17 38.18 38.19 38.20 38.21 38.22 38.23 38.24 38.25 38.26 38.27 38.28 38.29
39.1 39.2 39.3 39.4 39.5 39.6 39.7 39.8 39.9 39.10 39.11 39.12 39.13 39.14 39.15 39.16
39.17 39.18 39.19 39.20 39.21 39.22 39.23
39.24
39.25 39.26 39.27 39.28 39.29 39.30 39.31 39.32 40.1
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40.3 40.4 40.5 40.6 40.7 40.8 40.9 40.10
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40.12 40.13 40.14 40.15 40.16
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40.18 40.19 40.20 40.21 40.22
40.23
40.24 40.25 40.26 40.27 40.28 41.1 41.2 41.3 41.4 41.5 41.6 41.7 41.8 41.9
41.10 41.11 41.12 41.13 41.14 41.15
41.16
41.17 41.18 41.19 41.20 41.21 41.22 41.23 41.24 41.25 41.26 41.27 41.28 41.29 42.1 42.2 42.3 42.4 42.5 42.6 42.7 42.8 42.9 42.10 42.11 42.12 42.13 42.14 42.15 42.16 42.17 42.18 42.19 42.20 42.21 42.22 42.23 42.24 42.25 42.26 42.27 42.28 42.29 42.30 43.1 43.2 43.3 43.4 43.5
43.6
43.7 43.8 43.9 43.10 43.11 43.12 43.13 43.14 43.15
43.16 43.17
43.18 43.19 43.20 43.21 43.22 43.23 43.24 43.25 43.26 43.27
43.28
44.1 44.2
44.3 44.4 44.5 44.6
44.7 44.8 44.9 44.10
44.11 44.12 44.13 44.14 44.15 44.16 44.17
44.18 44.19 44.20 44.21 44.22 44.23 44.24 44.25 44.26 44.27 44.28 44.29 44.30 44.31 45.1 45.2 45.3 45.4 45.5 45.6 45.7 45.8 45.9 45.10 45.11 45.12 45.13
45.14 45.15 45.16 45.17 45.18 45.19 45.20 45.21 45.22 45.23 45.24 45.25 45.26 45.27 45.28 45.29 45.30 45.31 45.32
46.1 46.2 46.3 46.4 46.5 46.6 46.7 46.8 46.9 46.10 46.11 46.12 46.13 46.14 46.15 46.16 46.17 46.18 46.19 46.20 46.21 46.22 46.23 46.24 46.25 46.26 46.27 46.28 46.29 46.30 46.31 46.32 47.1 47.2 47.3 47.4 47.5 47.6 47.7 47.8 47.9 47.10
47.11 47.12 47.13 47.14 47.15 47.16 47.17 47.18 47.19 47.20 47.21 47.22 47.23 47.24 47.25 47.26 47.27 47.28 47.29 47.30 47.31 47.32 48.1 48.2 48.3 48.4 48.5 48.6 48.7 48.8 48.9 48.10 48.11 48.12 48.13 48.14 48.15 48.16 48.17 48.18 48.19 48.20 48.21 48.22 48.23 48.24 48.25 48.26 48.27 48.28 48.29 48.30 48.31 48.32 49.1 49.2 49.3 49.4 49.5 49.6 49.7 49.8 49.9 49.10
49.11 49.12 49.13 49.14 49.15 49.16 49.17
49.18 49.19 49.20 49.21 49.22 49.23 49.24 49.25 49.26 49.27 49.28 49.29 50.1 50.2 50.3 50.4 50.5 50.6 50.7 50.8 50.9 50.10 50.11 50.12 50.13 50.14 50.15 50.16 50.17 50.18 50.19 50.20 50.21 50.22 50.23 50.24 50.25
50.26 50.27 50.28
50.29 50.30 50.31 51.1 51.2 51.3 51.4 51.5 51.6 51.7 51.8 51.9 51.10 51.11 51.12 51.13 51.14 51.15 51.16 51.17 51.18 51.19 51.20 51.21
51.22 51.23 51.24
51.25 51.26 51.27 51.28 51.29 51.30 51.31 51.32 52.1 52.2 52.3 52.4 52.5 52.6 52.7 52.8
52.9 52.10 52.11 52.12 52.13 52.14 52.15 52.16 52.17 52.18 52.19 52.20 52.21 52.22 52.23 52.24 52.25 52.26 52.27 52.28 52.29 52.30 52.31 53.1 53.2 53.3 53.4 53.5 53.6 53.7 53.8 53.9 53.10 53.11 53.12 53.13 53.14 53.15 53.16 53.17 53.18 53.19 53.20 53.21 53.22 53.23 53.24 53.25 53.26 53.27 53.28 53.29 53.30 53.31 53.32 54.1 54.2 54.3
54.4 54.5 54.6 54.7 54.8 54.9 54.10 54.11
54.12 54.13
54.14 54.15 54.16 54.17 54.18 54.19 54.20 54.21 54.22 54.23 54.24 54.25 54.26 54.27 54.28
54.29 54.30 54.31 54.32 55.1 55.2 55.3 55.4 55.5 55.6 55.7 55.8 55.9 55.10 55.11 55.12 55.13 55.14 55.15 55.16 55.17 55.18 55.19 55.20 55.21 55.22 55.23 55.24 55.25 55.26 55.27 55.28 55.29 55.30 55.31 56.1 56.2 56.3 56.4 56.5 56.6 56.7 56.8 56.9 56.10 56.11 56.12 56.13 56.14 56.15 56.16 56.17 56.18 56.19 56.20 56.21 56.22 56.23 56.24 56.25 56.26 56.27 56.28 56.29 56.30 56.31 56.32 56.33 57.1 57.2 57.3 57.4
57.5 57.6 57.7 57.8 57.9 57.10 57.11 57.12 57.13 57.14 57.15 57.16 57.17 57.18 57.19 57.20 57.21 57.22 57.23 57.24 57.25 57.26 57.27 57.28 57.29 57.30 58.1 58.2 58.3 58.4 58.5 58.6 58.7 58.8
58.9 58.10
58.11 58.12 58.13 58.14 58.15 58.16
58.17 58.18 58.19 58.20
58.21 58.22 58.23 58.24 58.25 58.26 58.27 58.28 58.29 58.30 58.31 59.1 59.2 59.3
59.4 59.5 59.6 59.7 59.8 59.9 59.10 59.11 59.12 59.13 59.14 59.15 59.16 59.17 59.18 59.19 59.20 59.21 59.22 59.23 59.24 59.25 59.26 59.27 59.28 59.29 59.30 59.31 60.1 60.2 60.3 60.4 60.5 60.6 60.7
60.8
60.9 60.10 60.11 60.12 60.13 60.14 60.15 60.16 60.17
60.18
60.19 60.20 60.21 60.22
60.23 60.24
60.25 60.26 60.27 60.28 60.29 61.1 61.2 61.3 61.4 61.5 61.6 61.7 61.8 61.9 61.10 61.11 61.12 61.13 61.14 61.15 61.16 61.17 61.18 61.19 61.20 61.21 61.22 61.23 61.24 61.25 61.26 61.27 61.28 61.29 61.30 61.31 61.32 61.33 62.1 62.2 62.3 62.4 62.5 62.6 62.7
62.8 62.9 62.10 62.11 62.12 62.13 62.14 62.15 62.16 62.17 62.18 62.19 62.20 62.21 62.22 62.23 62.24 62.25
62.26 62.27 62.28 62.29 62.30 63.1 63.2 63.3 63.4
63.5 63.6 63.7 63.8 63.9 63.10 63.11
63.12 63.13
63.14 63.15 63.16 63.17 63.18 63.19 63.20 63.21 63.22 63.23 63.24 63.25 63.26 63.27 63.28 63.29 63.30 64.1 64.2 64.3 64.4 64.5 64.6 64.7 64.8 64.9 64.10 64.11 64.12 64.13 64.14 64.15 64.16 64.17 64.18 64.19 64.20 64.21 64.22
64.23 64.24 64.25 64.26 64.27 64.28 64.29 64.30 64.31 64.32
65.1 65.2 65.3 65.4 65.5 65.6 65.7 65.8 65.9 65.10 65.11 65.12 65.13 65.14 65.15 65.16 65.17 65.18 65.19 65.20 65.21 65.22 65.23 65.24 65.25 65.26 65.27 65.28 65.29 65.30 65.31 65.32 66.1 66.2 66.3 66.4 66.5 66.6 66.7 66.8 66.9 66.10 66.11 66.12 66.13 66.14 66.15 66.16 66.17 66.18 66.19 66.20 66.21 66.22 66.23 66.24 66.25 66.26 66.27 66.28 66.29 66.30 66.31 66.32 67.1 67.2 67.3 67.4 67.5 67.6 67.7 67.8 67.9 67.10 67.11 67.12 67.13 67.14 67.15 67.16 67.17 67.18 67.19 67.20 67.21 67.22 67.23 67.24 67.25 67.26 67.27 67.28 67.29 67.30 67.31 67.32 67.33 68.1 68.2 68.3 68.4 68.5 68.6 68.7 68.8 68.9 68.10 68.11 68.12 68.13
68.14
68.15 68.16
68.17 68.18 68.19 68.20 68.21 68.22 68.23 68.24 68.25 68.26 68.27 68.28 68.29 68.30 68.31 68.32 69.1 69.2 69.3 69.4 69.5 69.6 69.7 69.8 69.9 69.10 69.11 69.12 69.13 69.14 69.15 69.16 69.17 69.18 69.19 69.20 69.21 69.22
69.23
69.24 69.25 69.26 69.27 69.28 69.29 69.30 70.1 70.2 70.3 70.4 70.5 70.6 70.7 70.8 70.9 70.10 70.11 70.12 70.13 70.14 70.15 70.16 70.17 70.18 70.19 70.20 70.21 70.22 70.23 70.24 70.25 70.26 70.27 70.28 70.29 70.30 70.31 71.1 71.2 71.3 71.4 71.5 71.6 71.7 71.8 71.9 71.10 71.11
71.12
71.13 71.14 71.15 71.16 71.17 71.18 71.19 71.20 71.21 71.22 71.23
71.24 71.25 71.26 71.27 71.28 71.29 71.30 71.31 72.1 72.2 72.3
72.4 72.5 72.6 72.7 72.8 72.9 72.10 72.11 72.12 72.13 72.14 72.15 72.16 72.17 72.18
72.19 72.20 72.21 72.22 72.23 72.24 72.25 72.26 72.27 72.28 72.29 72.30 72.31 72.32 73.1 73.2 73.3 73.4 73.5 73.6 73.7 73.8 73.9 73.10 73.11 73.12 73.13 73.14 73.15 73.16 73.17 73.18 73.19 73.20 73.21 73.22 73.23 73.24 73.25 73.26 73.27 73.28 73.29 73.30 73.31 73.32 73.33 74.1 74.2 74.3 74.4 74.5 74.6 74.7 74.8 74.9 74.10 74.11 74.12 74.13 74.14 74.15 74.16 74.17 74.18 74.19 74.20 74.21 74.22 74.23 74.24 74.25 74.26 74.27 74.28 74.29 74.30 74.31 75.1 75.2 75.3 75.4 75.5 75.6 75.7 75.8 75.9 75.10 75.11 75.12 75.13 75.14 75.15 75.16 75.17 75.18 75.19 75.20 75.21 75.22 75.23 75.24 75.25 75.26 75.27 75.28 75.29 75.30 75.31 76.1 76.2 76.3 76.4 76.5 76.6 76.7 76.8 76.9 76.10 76.11 76.12 76.13 76.14 76.15 76.16 76.17 76.18 76.19 76.20 76.21 76.22 76.23 76.24 76.25 76.26 76.27
76.28
76.29 76.30 76.31 77.1 77.2 77.3 77.4 77.5 77.6 77.7 77.8 77.9 77.10 77.11 77.12 77.13 77.14 77.15 77.16 77.17 77.18 77.19 77.20 77.21 77.22 77.23 77.24 77.25 77.26 77.27 77.28 77.29 77.30 77.31 78.1 78.2 78.3 78.4 78.5 78.6 78.7 78.8 78.9 78.10 78.11 78.12 78.13 78.14 78.15 78.16 78.17 78.18 78.19 78.20 78.21 78.22 78.23 78.24 78.25 78.26 78.27 78.28 78.29 78.30 78.31 79.1 79.2 79.3 79.4 79.5 79.6 79.7 79.8 79.9 79.10 79.11 79.12 79.13 79.14 79.15 79.16 79.17 79.18 79.19 79.20 79.21 79.22 79.23 79.24 79.25 79.26 79.27 79.28 79.29 79.30 79.31 80.1 80.2 80.3 80.4 80.5 80.6 80.7 80.8 80.9 80.10 80.11 80.12 80.13 80.14 80.15 80.16 80.17 80.18 80.19 80.20 80.21 80.22 80.23 80.24 80.25 80.26 80.27 80.28 80.29 80.30 80.31 80.32 80.33 81.1 81.2 81.3 81.4 81.5 81.6 81.7 81.8 81.9 81.10 81.11 81.12 81.13 81.14 81.15 81.16 81.17 81.18 81.19 81.20 81.21 81.22 81.23 81.24 81.25 81.26 81.27 81.28 81.29 81.30 81.31 81.32 82.1 82.2 82.3 82.4 82.5 82.6 82.7 82.8 82.9 82.10 82.11 82.12 82.13 82.14 82.15 82.16 82.17 82.18 82.19 82.20 82.21 82.22 82.23 82.24 82.25 82.26 82.27 82.28 82.29
82.30
83.1 83.2 83.3 83.4 83.5 83.6 83.7 83.8 83.9
83.10
83.11 83.12 83.13 83.14 83.15 83.16 83.17 83.18 83.19 83.20 83.21 83.22 83.23 83.24 83.25 83.26 83.27 83.28 83.29 83.30 83.31 83.32
84.1
84.2 84.3 84.4 84.5 84.6 84.7 84.8 84.9 84.10 84.11 84.12 84.13 84.14 84.15 84.16 84.17 84.18 84.19 84.20 84.21 84.22 84.23 84.24 84.25
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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON S.F. No. 4091
A bill for an act
relating to state government; appropriating money for commerce, jobs, and
economic growth; making policy and technical changes; authorizing frontline
worker premium payments; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 116C.779, subdivision 1; 116J.035, by adding
a subdivision; 116J.55, subdivisions 1, 5, 6; 116J.552, subdivision 6; 116J.8747,
subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 116J.993, subdivision 3; 116L.04, subdivision 1a; 116L.17,
subdivision 1; 116L.98, subdivisions 2, 3; 181.032; 181.101; 216B.096, subdivision
11; 216B.24, by adding a subdivision; 216B.243, subdivision 3b; 216B.50,
subdivision 1; 216C.435, subdivision 8; 216C.436, subdivision 2, by adding a
subdivision; 237.55; 268.18, by adding a subdivision; 326B.106, subdivision 4;
326B.163, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; 326B.164, subdivision 13;
326B.36, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision; 326B.42, subdivisions 1b, 1c;
326B.437; 326B.46, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, sections
116C.7792; 216C.376, subdivision 5; 326B.153, subdivision 1; Laws 2020, chapter
118, section 5, subdivision 1; Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 4, article
2, section 3, subdivision 1; Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 10, article 1,
sections 2, subdivision 2; 5; article 2, section 24, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, 7; article
3, section 14, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapters 116L; 216B; 216H; 465; repealing Laws 2005, chapter 97, article 10,
section 3, as amended; Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 4, article 2, section
3, subdivision 3.
May 21, 2022
The Honorable David J. Osmek
President of the Senate
The Honorable Melissa Hortman
Speaker of the House of Representatives
We, the undersigned conferees for S.F. No. 4091 report that we have agreed upon the
items in dispute and recommend as follows:
That the House recede from its amendments and that S.F. No. 4091 be further amended
as follows:
"ARTICLE 1
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS. |
new text begin The sums shown in the columns under "Appropriations" are added to the appropriations
in Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 10, or other law to the specified agencies. The
appropriations are from the general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the
fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2022" and "2023" used in this article
mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June
30, 2022, or June 30, 2023, respectively. Appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30,
2022, are effective the day following final enactment. If an appropriation in this act is
enacted more than once during the 2022 regular session, the appropriation is to be given
effect only once.
new text end
| new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end | ||||||
| new text begin Available for the Year new text end | ||||||
| new text begin Ending June 30 new text end | ||||||
| new text begin 2022 new text end | new text begin 2023 new text end | |||||
Sec. 2. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT | ||||||
new text begin Subdivision 1.new text endnew text begin Total Appropriation | new text begin $ new text end | new text begin -0- new text end | new text begin $ new text end | new text begin 22,181,000 new text end | ||
| new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end | ||
| new text begin 2022 new text end | new text begin 2023 new text end | |
| new text begin General new text end | new text begin -0- new text end | new text begin 10,431,000 new text end |
| new text begin Workforce Development new text end | new text begin -0- new text end | new text begin 11,750,000 new text end |
new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2.new text endnew text begin Business and Community Development | new text begin -0- new text end | new text begin 8,231,000 new text end | ||||
| new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end | ||
| new text begin General new text end | new text begin -0- new text end | new text begin 6,231,000 new text end |
| new text begin Workforce Development new text end | new text begin -0- new text end | new text begin 2,000,000 new text end |
new text begin (a) $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is for the
main street economic revitalization program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8749.
Priority for the amounts appropriated under
this paragraph shall be given to applicants
from partner organizations and regions not
previously awarded funds under the program.
In fiscal year 2024, the base amount is
$3,000,000. Beginning in fiscal year 2025, the
base amount is $0.
new text end
new text begin (b) $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is for the
Canadian border counties economic relief
program. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end
new text begin (c) $231,000 in fiscal year 2023 is for the Join
Us Minnesota campaign to market the state of
Minnesota to businesses and potential workers.
This appropriation is available until June 30,
2024. Of this amount, up to five percent is for
administration and monitoring of the program.
Beginning in fiscal year 2024, the base amount
is $780,000. In fiscal year 2026, the base
amount is $0.
new text end
new text begin (d) $500,000 in fiscal year 2023 is from the
workforce development fund for a grant to
Local Initiatives Support Corporation Twin
Cities for the developers of color
capacity-building initiative. Grant funds may
not be used for the purchase of real property,
equipment, or hard assets. By February 15,
2025, the commissioner shall submit a report
to the chairs of the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over economic development on
the use of grant funds and program outcomes.
This is a onetime appropriation, and funds are
available until June 30, 2024, when any
unspent funds will cancel to the workforce
development fund.
new text end
new text begin (e) $500,000 in fiscal year 2023 is from the
workforce development fund for a grant to
Enterprise Minnesota, Inc., for the small
business growth acceleration program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 116O.115. This
is a onetime appropriation.
new text end
new text begin (f) $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is from the
workforce development fund for grants to the
Neighborhood Development Center for small
business incubators outside the seven-county
metropolitan area, as defined in Minnesota
Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2. This
is a onetime appropriation,
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3.new text endnew text begin Employment and Training Programs | new text begin -0- new text end | new text begin 10,450,000 new text end | ||||
| new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end | ||
| new text begin General new text end | new text begin -0- new text end | new text begin 700,000 new text end |
| new text begin Workforce Development new text end | new text begin -0- new text end | new text begin 9,750,000 new text end |
new text begin (a) $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is from the
workforce development fund for a grant to
Women's Foundation of Minnesota to invest
in economic structures that educate, mobilize,
and equip Black women with the necessary
tools to build, retain, and strengthen the
capacity to build generational wealth. This is
a onetime appropriation.
new text end
new text begin (b) Beginning in fiscal year 2024, the base
amount is $350,000 for activities associated
with immigrant and refugee affairs under
Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.4231.
new text end
new text begin (c) $700,000 in fiscal year 2023 is for a grant
to the Southwest Minnesota Initiative
Foundation for a workforce partnership
scholarship pilot program designed to increase
the skilled labor force within the Southwest
Minnesota Initiative Foundation's service area.
The Southwest Minnesota Initiative
Foundation shall define the pilot program,
subject to approval by the commissioner,
within the following parameters:
new text end
new text begin (1) to qualify for a scholarship, students must:
new text end
new text begin (i) obtain a scholarship from a local employer
to supplement the amount of the scholarship
under this pilot program; and
new text end
new text begin (ii) pursue a post-secondary credential in a
high-demand occupation as determined by the
applicable regional workforce development
board;
new text end
new text begin (2) scholarship recipients under the pilot shall
agree to work in a high-demand career in the
Southwest Minnesota Initiative Foundation's
service area after the scholarship recipient
completes their credential, in a manner, time
period, and reporting cadence developed and
monitored by the Southwest Minnesota
Initiative Foundation;
new text end
new text begin (3) the Southwest Minnesota Initiative
Foundation's shall submit an annual report by
December 31 of each year, beginning in 2023
and ending in 2028, to the commissioner and
the chairs and ranking minority members of
the legislative committees with jurisdiction
over employment and economic development
policy, which must include:
new text end
new text begin (i) the number of students receiving
scholarships;
new text end
new text begin (ii) the total dollar amount of scholarships
issued;
new text end
new text begin (iii) the graduation rate and employment
outcomes of scholarship recipients; and
new text end
new text begin (iv) any additional information about the
program requested by the recipients of the
report.
new text end
new text begin This is a onetime appropriation and is
available until June 30, 2027.
new text end
new text begin (d) $400,000 in fiscal year 2023 is from the
workforce development fund for a grant to the
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board's Teen
Teamworks youth employment and training
programs. This is a onetime appropriation and
is available until June 30, 2025.
new text end
new text begin (e) $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is from the
workforce development fund for a youth
technology competitive training grant program
to prepare people, primarily those who are
Black, Indigenous, people of color, or women
to meet the growing labor needs in
Minnesota's technology industry. This is a
onetime appropriation and money is available
until June 30, 2024. Of this amount, up to five
percent is for administration and monitoring
of the program. Grant money shall be used to:
new text end
new text begin (1) provide career education, wraparound
support services, and job skills training for
high-school-aged youth in the technology
industry;
new text end
new text begin (2) increase the number of summer internship
opportunities in the technology industry;
new text end
new text begin (3) support outreach activities to businesses
and create pathways for employment and
internships for youth in the technology
industry; and
new text end
new text begin (4) increase the number of young adults
employed in the technology industry and
ensure that they reflect Minnesota's diverse
workforce.
new text end
new text begin Programs and services supported by grant
money must give priority to individuals and
groups that are economically disadvantaged
or historically underrepresented in the
technology industry, including but not limited
to women, veterans, and members of minority
and immigrant groups.
new text end
new text begin (f) $700,000 in fiscal year 2023 is from the
workforce development fund for an adult
technology competitive training grant program
to prepare people, primarily those who are
Black, Indigenous, people of color, and
women to meet the growing labor needs in
Minnesota's technology industry. Fifty percent
of grant money must go to communities
located outside the seven-county metropolitan
area as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section
473.121, subdivision 2. This is a onetime
appropriation and money is available until
June 30, 2024. Of this amount, up to five
percent is for administration and monitoring
of the program. Grant money must be used to:
new text end
new text begin (1) provide jobs skills, wraparound support
services, and training for adults in the
technology industry;
new text end
new text begin (2) support outreach activities to businesses
to create pathways for employment for
participants in the technology industry; and
new text end
new text begin (3) increase the number of adults employed
in the technology industry and ensure that they
reflect Minnesota's diverse workforce.
new text end
new text begin Programs and services supported by grant
money must give priority to individuals and
groups that are economically disadvantaged
or historically underrepresented in the
technology industry, including but not limited
to women, veterans, and members of minority
and immigrant groups.
new text end
new text begin (g) $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is from the
workforce development fund for a workforce
modernization project to improve the
workforce development digital system to
provide greater customer service to job seekers
and employers looking to hire. Money must
be used for predevelopment and development
costs of software, digital infrastructure, and
implementation as well as associated staffing
costs to develop these systems. This is a
onetime appropriation and money is available
until June 30, 2030.
new text end
new text begin (h) $400,000 in fiscal year 2023 is from the
workforce development fund for a
performance grant under Minnesota Statutes,
section 116J.8747, to Hired to expand their
career pathway job training and placement
program that connects lower-skilled job
seekers to entry-level and gateway jobs in
high-growth sectors. This is a onetime
appropriation.
new text end
new text begin (i) $250,000 in fiscal year 2023 is from the
workforce development fund for a grant to the
University of Minnesota Tourism Center for
the creation and operation of an online
hospitality training program in partnership
with Explore Minnesota Tourism. This
training program must be made available at
no cost to Minnesota residents in an effort to
address critical workforce shortages and assist
in career development. Of this amount,
$25,000 is for maintenance and management
of the training website and online training
program. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end
new text begin (j)(1) $500,000 in fiscal year 2023 is from the
workforce development fund for a grant to
East Side Neighborhood Services. This is a
onetime appropriation.
new text end
new text begin (2) Of the amount appropriated:
new text end
new text begin (i) $250,000 is for the senior community
service employment program, which provides
work readiness training to low-income adults
55 and older, to provide ongoing support and
mentoring needs to the program participants
as well as the transition period from subsidized
wages to unsubsidized wages; and
new text end
new text begin (ii) $250,000 is for the nursing assistant plus
program to serve the increased need for growth
of medical talent pipelines through expansion
of the existing program and development of
in-house training.
new text end
new text begin (k) $500,000 in fiscal year 2023 is from the
workforce development fund for a grant to the
Boys & Girls Club of the Northland to
implement after school and summer
programming at the Hibbing site.
Programming will include academic success
and career exploration opportunities. This is
a onetime appropriation.
new text end
new text begin (l) $500,000 in fiscal year 2023 is from the
workforce development fund for a grant to
Minnesota Diversified Industries, Inc., to assist
individuals with disabilities through mobile,
on-demand, and virtual reality career skills
programming statewide. Minnesota
Diversified Industries shall submit a report on
the number and demographics of individuals
served, hours of career skills programming
delivered, outreach to employers, and
recommendations for future career skills
delivery methods to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the legislative
committees with jurisdiction over labor and
workforce development policy and finance by
January 15, 2023. This is a onetime
appropriation.
new text end
new text begin (m) $200,000 in fiscal year 2023 is from the
workforce development fund for a grant to Ka
Joog to provide, in partnership with Pathway
Career Training Center, phlebotomy training
and certification for adults statewide. This is
a onetime appropriation.
new text end
new text begin (n) $450,000 in fiscal year 2023 is from the
workforce development fund for a grant to
Mind the G.A.P.P. (Gaining Assistance to
Prosperity Program) to improve the quality of
life of unemployed and underemployed
individuals by improving their employment
outcomes and developing individual earnings
potential. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end
new text begin (o) $600,000 in fiscal year 2023 is from the
workforce development fund for grants to
organizations providing support services to
new Americans in order to facilitate successful
community integration and entry into the
workforce. Services may include case
management, job training and employment
services, education programs, and legal
services. Of this amount:
new text end
new text begin (1) $200,000 is for a grant to the International
Institute of Minnesota;
new text end
new text begin (2) $200,000 is for a grant to the Minnesota
Council of Churches;
new text end
new text begin (3) $100,000 is for a grant to Arrive
Ministries; and
new text end
new text begin (4) $100,000 is for a grant to Catholic
Charities of the Diocese of Winona, Inc.
new text end
new text begin This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end
new text begin (p) $950,000 in fiscal year 2023 is from the
workforce development fund for a grant to
Summit Academy OIC to expand and establish
a new statewide in-person and virtual network
for Summit Academy OIC's employment
placement and STEM program. This is a
onetime appropriation.
new text end
new text begin (q) $300,000 in fiscal year 2023 is from the
workforce development fund for a grant to
Urban League Twin Cities for training and
recruitment of individuals for potential careers
in public safety. This is a onetime
appropriation.
new text end
Sec. 3.
Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 10, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, is
amended to read:
Subd. 2.Business and Community Development | 208,015,000 | deleted text begin 44,741,000 deleted text end new text begin 48,241,000 new text end | ||||
| Appropriations by Fund | ||
| General | 205,215,000 | deleted text begin 41,941,000 deleted text end new text begin 45,441,000 new text end |
| Remediation | 700,000 | 700,000 |
| Workforce Development | 2,100,000 | 2,100,000 |
(a) $1,787,000 each year is for the greater
Minnesota business development public
infrastructure grant program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 116J.431. This appropriation
is available until June 30, 2025.
(b) $8,425,000 in the first year and deleted text begin $1,425,000deleted text end new text begin
$2,425,000new text end in the second year are for the new text begin
small business partnership grant program
formerly known as the new text end business development
competitive grant program. Of this amount,
up to five percent is for administration and
monitoring of the deleted text begin business development
competitive grantdeleted text end program and $7,000,000 in
the first year deleted text begin isdeleted text end new text begin and $1,000,000 in the second
year arenew text end for technical assistance to small
businesses. new text begin Funding for technical assistance
to small businesses in the second year shall
be divided proportionately between program
grantees from the first year. new text end Except for awards
for technical assistance for small businesses,
all grant awards shall be for two consecutive
yearsdeleted text begin . Grantsdeleted text end new text begin andnew text end shall be awarded in the first
year.new text begin The small business partnership grant
program shall also provide business
development assistance and services to
commercial cooperatives, employee-owned
businesses, and commercial land trusts.
Beginning in fiscal year 2024, the base amount
is $2,605,000.
new text end
(c) $1,772,000 each year is for contaminated
site cleanup and development grants under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 116J.551 to
116J.558. This appropriation is available until
expended.
(d) $700,000 each year is from the remediation
fund for contaminated site cleanup and
development grants under Minnesota Statutes,
sections 116J.551 to 116J.558. This
appropriation is available until expended.
(e) $139,000 each year is for the Center for
Rural Policy and Development.
(f) $25,000 each year is for the administration
of state aid for the Destination Medical Center
under Minnesota Statutes, sections 469.40 to
469.47.
(g) $875,000 each year is for the host
community economic development program
established in Minnesota Statutes, section
116J.548.
(h)(1) $2,500,000 each year is for grants to
local communities to increase the number of
quality child care providers to support
economic development. This appropriation is
available through June 30, 2023. Fifty percent
of grant funds must go to communities located
outside the seven-county metropolitan area as
defined in Minnesota Statutes, section
473.121, subdivision 2. In fiscal year 2024
and beyond, the base amount is $1,500,000.
(2) Grant recipients must obtain a 50 percent
nonstate match to grant funds in either cash
or in-kind contribution, unless the
commissioner waives the requirement. Grant
funds available under this subdivision must
be used to implement projects to reduce the
child care shortage in the state, including but
not limited to funding for child care business
start-ups or expansion, training, facility
modifications, direct subsidies or incentives
to retain employees, or improvements required
for licensing, and assistance with licensing
and other regulatory requirements. In awarding
grants, the commissioner must give priority
to communities that have demonstrated a
shortage of child care providers.
(3) Within one year of receiving grant funds,
grant recipients must report to the
commissioner on the outcomes of the grant
program, including but not limited to the
number of new providers, the number of
additional child care provider jobs created, the
number of additional child care slots, and the
amount of cash and in-kind local funds
invested. Within one month of all grant
recipients reporting on program outcomes, the
commissioner must report the grant recipients'
outcomes to the chairs and ranking members
of the legislative committees with jurisdiction
over early learning and child care and
economic development.
(i) $1,500,000 each year is for a grant to the
Minnesota Initiative Foundations. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2025.
In fiscal year 2024 and beyond, the base
amount is $1,000,000. The Minnesota
Initiative Foundations must use grant funds
under this section to:
(1) facilitate planning processes for rural
communities resulting in a community solution
action plan that guides decision making to
sustain and increase the supply of quality child
care in the region to support economic
development;
(2) engage the private sector to invest local
resources to support the community solution
action plan and ensure quality child care is a
vital component of additional regional
economic development planning processes;
(3) provide locally based training and technical
assistance to rural child care business owners
individually or through a learning cohort.
Access to financial and business development
assistance must prepare child care businesses
for quality engagement and improvement by
stabilizing operations, leveraging funding from
other sources, and fostering business acumen
that allows child care businesses to plan for
and afford the cost of providing quality child
care; and
(4) recruit child care programs to participate
in quality rating and improvement
measurement programs. The Minnesota
Initiative Foundations must work with local
partners to provide low-cost training,
professional development opportunities, and
continuing education curricula. The Minnesota
Initiative Foundations must fund, through local
partners, an enhanced level of coaching to
rural child care providers to obtain a quality
rating through measurement programs.
new text begin The Minnesota Initiative Foundations are
authorized to subgrant their allocation to
partner organizations who are assisting in their
child care work.
new text end
(j) $8,000,000 each year is for the Minnesota
job creation fund under Minnesota Statutes,
section 116J.8748. Of this amount, the
commissioner of employment and economic
development may use up to three percent for
administrative expenses. This appropriation
is available until expended.
(k) $10,029,000 the first year and $10,028,000
the second year are for the Minnesota
investment fund under Minnesota Statutes,
section 116J.8731. Of this amount, the
commissioner of employment and economic
development may use up to three percent for
administration and monitoring of the program.
In fiscal year 2024 and beyond, the base
amount is $12,370,000. This appropriation is
available until expended. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8731, money
appropriated to the commissioner for the
Minnesota investment fund may be used for
the redevelopment program under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 116J.575 and 116J.5761, at
the discretion of the commissioner. Grants
under this paragraph are not subject to the
grant amount limitation under Minnesota
Statutes, section 116J.8731.
(l) deleted text begin $0 eachdeleted text end new text begin $1,500,000 in the secondnew text end year is
for the redevelopment program under
Minnesota Statutes, sections deleted text begin 116J.575deleted text end
new text begin 116J.571new text end and 116J.5761. new text begin Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.571, this
appropriation is available until June 30, 2027.new text end
In fiscal year 2024 and beyond, the base
amount is deleted text begin $2,246,000deleted text end new text begin $3,496,000new text end .
(m) $1,000,000 each year is for the Minnesota
emerging entrepreneur loan program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 116M.18. Funds
available under this paragraph are for transfer
into the emerging entrepreneur program
special revenue fund account created under
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116M, and are
available until expended. Of this amount, up
to four percent is for administration and
monitoring of the program.
(n) $325,000 each year is for the Minnesota
Film and TV Board. The appropriation in each
year is available only upon receipt by the
board of $1 in matching contributions of
money or in-kind contributions from nonstate
sources for every $3 provided by this
appropriation, except that each year up to
$50,000 is available on July 1 even if the
required matching contribution has not been
received by that date.
(o) $12,000 each year is for a grant to the
Upper Minnesota Film Office.
(p) $500,000 each year is for a grant to the
Minnesota Film and TV Board for the film
production jobs program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 116U.26. This appropriation
is available until June 30, 2025.
(q) $4,195,000 each year is for the Minnesota
job skills partnership program under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 116L.01 to
116L.17. If the appropriation for either year
is insufficient, the appropriation for the other
year is available. This appropriation is
available until expended.
(r) $1,350,000 each year from the workforce
development fund is for jobs training grants
under Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.41.
(s) $2,500,000 deleted text begin each year isdeleted text end new text begin in the first year
and $3,500,000 in the second year arenew text end for
Launch Minnesota. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2025.new text begin Beginning in
fiscal year 2024, the base amount is
$3,500,000.new text end The base in fiscal year 2026 is
$0. Of this amount:
(1) $1,500,000 each year is for innovation
grants to eligible Minnesota entrepreneurs or
start-up businesses to assist with their
operating needs;
(2) $500,000 each year is for administration
of Launch Minnesota; and
(3) $500,000 each year is for grantee activities
at Launch Minnesota.
(t) $1,148,000 the first year is for a grant to
the Northeast Entrepreneur Fund, a small
business administration microlender and
community development financial institution
operating in northern Minnesota. Grant funds
must be used as capital for accessing
additional federal lending for small businesses
impacted by COVID-19 and must be returned
to the commissioner for deposit in the general
fund if the Northeast Entrepreneur Fund fails
to secure such federal funds before January 1,
2022.
(u) $80,000,000 the first year is for the Main
Street Economic Revitalization Loan Program.
Of this amount, up to $300,000 is for the
commissioner's administration and monitoring
of the program. This appropriation is available
until June 30, 2025.
(v) $70,000,000 the first year is for the Main
Street COVID-19 Relief Grant Program. Of
this amount, up to:
(1) $34,950,000 is for grants to the Minnesota
Initiative Foundations to serve businesses
outside of the metropolitan area as defined in
Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121,
subdivision 2;
(2) $34,950,000 is for grants to partner
organizations to serve businesses inside the
metropolitan area as defined in Minnesota
Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2; and
(3) $100,000 is for the commissioner's
administration and monitoring of the program.
(w) $250,000 each year is for the publication,
dissemination, and use of labor market
information under Minnesota Statutes, section
116J.401.
(x) $500,000 each year is for the airport
infrastructure renewal (AIR) grant program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.439.
In awarding grants with this appropriation, the
commissioner must prioritize eligible
applicants that did not receive a grant pursuant
to the appropriation in Laws 2019, First
Special Session chapter 7, article 1, section 2,
subdivision 2, paragraph (q).
(y) $750,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for grants to the
Neighborhood Development Center for small
business programs, including:
(1) training, lending, and business services;
(2) model outreach and training in greater
Minnesota; and
(3) development of new business incubators.
This is a onetime appropriation.
(z) $5,000,000 in the first year is for a grant
to Lake of the Woods County for the
forgivable loan program for remote
recreational businesses. This appropriation is
available until April 1, deleted text begin 2022deleted text end new text begin 2023new text end .
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end
new text begin This section is effective retroactively from March 31, 2022.
new text end
Sec. 4.
Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 14, article 11, section 42, is amended to
read:
Sec. 42. APPROPRIATION; MEAT PROCESSING BUSINESSES IN
REDEVELOPMENT AREA.
Of an appropriation in fiscal year 2022 for the targeted community capital project grant
program under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.9924, the commissioner of employment
and economic development must grant $6,000,000new text begin to the city of South St. Paulnew text end for deleted text begin one or
more grants to anydeleted text end new text begin a grant to a new text end business engaged in the meat processing industry and currently
conducting operations in a building or buildings constructed on or before January 1, 1947,
and located in deleted text begin a city of the second class that was designated as a redevelopment area by the
United States Department of Commerce under the Public Works and Economic Development
Act of 1965, Public Law 89-136, title IV, section 401(a)(4). This appropriation includes:deleted text end new text begin
the city of South St. Paul. Grant proceeds may be used fornew text end site acquisition costs; relocation
costs; predesign; design; sewer, water, and stormwater infrastructure; site preparation;
engineering; and the cost of improvements to real property locally zoned to allow a meat
processing land use deleted text begin that are incurred by any qualified business under this sectiondeleted text end . deleted text begin A grantee
under this section must work in consultation with a local government unit with jurisdiction
over the area where the property is located on activities funded by the grant.deleted text end This is a onetime
appropriation. deleted text begin A grant issued under this section is not subject to the grant requirements
under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.9924.
deleted text end
Sec. 5. new text begin CANCELLATION.
new text end
new text begin All unspent money, estimated to be $889,000, appropriated under Laws 2015, First
Special Session chapter 1, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, paragraphs (k) and (l), is
canceled to the general fund.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end
new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
ARTICLE 2
LABOR AND INDUSTRY APPROPRIATIONS
Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS. |
new text begin The sums shown in the columns under "Appropriations" are added to the appropriations
in Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 10, or other law to the specified agencies. The
appropriations are from the general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the
fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2022" and "2023" used in this article
mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June
30, 2022, or June 30, 2023, respectively. Appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30,
2022, are effective the day following final enactment. If an appropriation in this act is
enacted more than once during the 2022 regular session, the appropriation is to be given
effect only once.
new text end
| new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end | ||||||
| new text begin Available for the Year new text end | ||||||
| new text begin Ending June 30 new text end | ||||||
| new text begin 2022 new text end | new text begin 2023 new text end | |||||
Sec. 2. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND | ||||||
new text begin Subdivision 1.new text endnew text begin Total Appropriation | new text begin $ new text end | new text begin -0- new text end | new text begin $ new text end | new text begin 2,208,000 new text end | ||
| new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end | ||
| new text begin 2022 new text end | new text begin 2023 new text end | |
| new text begin General new text end | new text begin -0- new text end | new text begin 1,458,000 new text end |
| new text begin Workforce Development new text end | new text begin -0- new text end | new text begin 750,000 new text end |
new text begin Subd. 2.new text endnew text begin Labor Standards and Apprenticeship | new text begin -0- new text end | new text begin 1,200,000 new text end | ||||
| new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end | ||
| new text begin General new text end | new text begin -0- new text end | new text begin 700,000 new text end |
| new text begin Workforce Development new text end | new text begin -0- new text end | new text begin 500,000 new text end |
new text begin (a) $500,000 in fiscal year 2023 is for the
loggers safety grant program under Laws
2021, First Special Session chapter 10, article
3, section 21. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end
new text begin (b) $200,000 in fiscal year 2023 is to establish
a Veterans Liaison Coordinator position in the
Division of Labor Standards and
Apprenticeship. The position is responsible
for collaborating with Minnesota stakeholders
and state and federal agencies to: promote and
increase veterans in the trades; support
initiatives for veterans seeking a living wage
and sustainable employment; and increase
awareness of registered apprenticeship
opportunities in Minnesota. Of this amount,
up to $150,000 is for salary and benefits for
the position, and $50,000 is for administrative
support services, marketing, and paid
communications. The base for the
appropriation is $180,000 in fiscal year 2024
and $160,000 in fiscal year 2025.
new text end
new text begin (c) $500,000 in fiscal year 2023 is from the
workforce development fund for labor
education and advancement program grants
under Minnesota Statutes, section 178.11, to
expand and promote training for people of
color, Indigenous people, and women. This is
a onetime appropriation. Of this amount:
new text end
new text begin (1) $50,000 is available for program
administration; and
new text end
new text begin (2) at least $250,000 must be awarded to
community-based organizations.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3.new text endnew text begin Workforce Development Initiatives | new text begin -0- new text end | new text begin 858,000 new text end | ||||
| new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end | ||
| new text begin General new text end | new text begin -0- new text end | new text begin 608,000 new text end |
| new text begin Workforce Development new text end | new text begin -0- new text end | new text begin 250,000 new text end |
new text begin (a) $500,000 in fiscal year 2023 is for youth
skills training grants under Minnesota Statutes,
section 175.46.
new text end
new text begin (b) $108,000 in fiscal year 2023 is for
administration of the youth skills training
grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
175.46. In fiscal year 2024, the base for this
appropriation is $116,000. In fiscal year 2025,
the base for this appropriation is $124,000.
new text end
new text begin (c)(1) $250,000 in fiscal year 2023 is
appropriated from the workforce development
fund to the commissioner of labor and industry
for a grant to Abijah's on the Backside to
provide equine experiential mental health
therapy to first responders suffering from
job-related trauma and post-traumatic stress
disorder. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end
new text begin (2) For purposes of this section, a "first
responder" is a peace officer as defined in
Minnesota Statutes, section 626.84,
subdivision 1, paragraph (c); a full-time
firefighter as defined in Minnesota Statutes,
section 299N.03, subdivision 5; or a volunteer
firefighter as defined in Minnesota Statutes,
section 299N.03, subdivision 7.
new text end
new text begin (3) Abijah's on the Backside must report to
the commissioner of labor and industry and
the chairs and ranking minority members of
the house of representatives and senate
committees overseeing labor and industry
policy and finance on the equine experiential
mental health therapy provided to first
responders under this section. The report must
include an overview of the program's budget,
a detailed explanation of program
expenditures, the number of first responders
served by the program, and a list and
explanation of the services provided to and
benefits received by program participants. An
initial report is due by January 15, 2023, and
a final report is due by January 15, 2024.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4.new text endnew text begin Combative Sports | new text begin -0- new text end | new text begin 150,000 new text end | ||||
Sec. 3. new text begin WORKERS' COMPENSATION COURT | new text begin $ new text end | new text begin -0- new text end | new text begin $ new text end | new text begin 300,000 new text end | ||
new text begin (a) This appropriation is from the workers'
compensation fund. Of this amount, $100,000
is for rulemaking. This appropriation is
onetime.
new text end
new text begin (b) In fiscal years 2024 and 2025, $200,000
is added to the agency's base.
new text end
Sec. 4.
Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 10, article 1, section 5, is amended to
read:
Sec. 5. BUREAU OF MEDIATION SERVICES | $ | 2,370,000 | $ | 2,415,000 | ||
(a) $125,000 each year is for purposes of the
Public Employment Relations Board under
Minnesota Statutes, section 179A.041. This
is a onetime appropriation.
deleted text begin (b) $68,000 each year is for grants to area
labor management committees. Grants may
be awarded for a 12-month period beginning
July 1 each year. Any unencumbered balance
remaining at the end of the first year does not
cancel but is available for the second year.
deleted text end
deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (b)new text end $47,000 each year is for rulemaking,
staffing, and other costs associated with peace
officer grievance procedures.
ARTICLE 3
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY
Section 1.
new text begin [116J.015] REVIEW OF REPORT MANDATES.
new text end
new text begin The commissioner of employment and economic development shall annually create a
list of reports that were mandated by law at least three years prior to the date of the list and
that no longer serve a useful purpose. This list, along with an explanation of why the reports
should be eliminated and suggested legislation for eliminating the listed reports, shall be
submitted no later than January 15 each year, beginning in 2023, to the chairs of relevant
legislative committees.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end
new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116J.035, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 7a.new text end
new text begin Competitive grants.new text end
new text begin The commissioner shall, when awarding competitive
grants to organizations for the purpose of providing job training, give priority to programs
or organizations that focus job training in high-wage, high-demand careers. For purposes
of this subdivision, "high-wage, high-demand" has the meaning given in section 116L.99.
new text end
Sec. 3.
new text begin [116J.4231] IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE AFFAIRS.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1.new text end
new text begin Effort established; purpose.new text end
new text begin (a) Immigrant and refugee affairs is an
effort established within the Department of Employment and Economic Development to
assist in carrying out the duties under subdivision 2.
new text end
new text begin (b) The purpose of the effort is to serve immigrants and refugees in Minnesota by:
new text end
new text begin (1) addressing challenges that face immigrants and refugees in Minnesota and creating
access in economic development and workforce programs and services;
new text end
new text begin (2) providing interstate agency coordination, policy reviews, and guidance that assist in
creating access to immigrants and refugees.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2.new text end
new text begin Duties.new text end
new text begin (a) The effort has the duty to:
new text end
new text begin (1) create and implement a statewide strategy to support immigrant and refugee integration
into Minnesota communities;
new text end
new text begin (2) address the state's workforce needs by connecting employers and job seekers within
the immigrant and refugee community;
new text end
new text begin (3) identify strategies to reduce employment barriers for immigrants and refugees;
new text end
new text begin (4) ensure equitable opportunities and access to services within state government for
immigrants and refugees;
new text end
new text begin (5) work with state agencies and community and foundation partners to undertake studies
and research and analyze economic and demographic trends to better understand and serve
the state's immigrant and refugee communities;
new text end
new text begin (6) coordinate best practices for language access initiatives to all state agencies;
new text end
new text begin (7) convene stakeholders and make policy recommendations to the governor on issues
impacting immigrants and refugees; and
new text end
new text begin (8) provide an annual report as required by subdivision 3.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3.new text end
new text begin Reporting.new text end
new text begin (a) Beginning January 15, 2024, and each year thereafter, immigrant
and refugee affairs shall report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the effort's
activities during the previous year.
new text end
new text begin (b) The report shall contain at a minimum:
new text end
new text begin (1) a summary of the effort's activities;
new text end
new text begin (2) immigrant and refugee employment and job training outcomes;
new text end
new text begin (3) suggested policies, incentives, and legislation designed to accelerate the achievement
of the duties under subdivision 2;
new text end
new text begin (4) the amount and types of grants awarded under subdivision 6; and
new text end
new text begin (5) any other information deemed necessary and requested by the legislative committees
with jurisdiction over the effort.
new text end
new text begin (c) The report may be submitted electronically and is subject to section 3.195, subdivision
1.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4.new text end
new text begin Interdepartmental Coordinating Council on Immigrant and Refugee
Affairs.new text end
new text begin (a) An interdepartmental Coordinating Council on Immigrant and Refugee Affairs
is established to identify ways in which state departments and agencies can work together
to deliver state programs and services effectively and efficiently to Minnesota's immigrant
and refugee populations.
new text end
new text begin (b) The council shall implement policies, procedures, and programs requested by the
governor through the state departments and efforts.
new text end
new text begin (c) The council shall be chaired by a representative from immigrant and refugee affairs
and shall be comprised of the commissioners, department directors, or designees, from the
following state departments, efforts, and offices:
new text end
new text begin (1) the governor's office;
new text end
new text begin (2) the Department of Administration;
new text end
new text begin (3) the Department of Employment and Economic Development;
new text end
new text begin (4) the Department of Human Services;
new text end
new text begin (5) the Department of Human Services Resettlement Program Office;
new text end
new text begin (6) the Department of Labor and Industry;
new text end
new text begin (7) the Department of Health;
new text end
new text begin (8) the Department of Education;
new text end
new text begin (9) the Office of Higher Education;
new text end
new text begin (10) the Department of Public Safety;
new text end
new text begin (11) the Department of Corrections; and
new text end
new text begin (12) the immigrant and refugee affairs effort.
new text end
new text begin (d) Each department or office serving as a member of the council shall designate one
staff member as an immigrant and refugee services liaison. The liaisons' responsibilities
shall include:
new text end
new text begin (1) preparation and dissemination of information and services available to immigrants
and refugees;
new text end
new text begin (2) interfacing with the immigrant and refugee affairs effort on issues that impact
immigrants and refugees and their communities; and
new text end
new text begin (3) where applicable, serving as the point of contact for immigrants and refugees accessing
resources both within the department and with boards charged with oversight of a profession.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5.new text end
new text begin No right of action.new text end
new text begin Nothing in this section shall be construed to create any
right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party
against the state; its departments, agencies, or entities; its officers, employees, or agents;
or any other person.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 6.new text end
new text begin Grants.new text end
new text begin Within the limits of available appropriations, the immigrant and refugee
affairs effort may apply for grants for interested state agencies, community partners, and
stakeholders under this section to carry out the duties under subdivision 2.
new text end
Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116J.55, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6.
Eligible expenditures.
(a) Money in the account established in subdivision 3
must be used only to:
(1) award grants to eligible communities under this section; and
(2) reimburse the department's reasonable costs to administer this section, up to a
maximum of five percent of the appropriation made to the commissioner under this section.new text begin
The commissioner may transfer part of the allowable administrative portion of this
appropriation to the Environmental Quality Board to assist communities with regulatory
coordination, and dedicated technical assistance on conversion for these communities.
new text end
(b) An eligible community awarded a grant under this section may use the grant to plan
for or address the economic and social impacts on the eligible community of the electric
generating plant's cessation of operations, including but not limited to new text begin land use studies,
economic planning, new text end researching, planning, and implementing activities new text begin and impact studies
and other planning activities enabling communities to become shovel-ready and support
the transition from power plants to other economic activities to minimize the negative
impacts of power plant closures on tax revenues and jobs new text end designed to:
(1) assist workers at the plant find new employment, including worker retraining and
developing small business start-up skills;
(2) increase the eligible community's property tax base; and
(3) develop alternative economic development strategies to attract new employers to the
eligible community.
Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116J.552, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6.
Municipality.
"Municipality" means the statutory or home rule charter city,
town,new text begin federally recognized Tribe,new text end or, in the case of unorganized territory, the county in
which the site is located.
Sec. 6.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116J.8747, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Qualified job training program.
To qualify for grants under this section, a
job training program must satisfy the following requirements:
(1) the program must be operated by a nonprofit corporation that qualifies under section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;
(2) the program may spend up to $5,500 in total training per participant;
(3) the program must provide education and training in:
(i) basic skills, such as reading, writing, financial literacy, digital literacy, mathematics,
and communications;
(ii) long-term plans for success including participant coaching for two years after
placement;
(iii) soft skills, including skills critical to success on the job; and
(iv) access to internships, technology training, personal and emotional intelligence skill
development, and other support services;
(4) the program may provide deleted text begin income supplements not to exceed $2,000 per participantdeleted text end new text begin
support servicesnew text end , when needed, to participants for housing, counseling, tuition, and other
basic needs;
(5) individuals served by the program must be 18 years of age or older as of the date of
enrollment, and have household income in the six months immediately before entering the
program that is 200 percent or less of the federal poverty guideline for Minnesota, based
on family size; and
(6) the program must be certified by the commissioner of employment and economic
development as meeting the requirements of this subdivision.
Sec. 7.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116J.8747, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Graduation and retention grant requirements.
new text begin (a) new text end For purposes of a placement
grant under this section, a qualified graduate is a graduate of a job training program qualifying
under subdivision 2 who is placed in a job in Minnesotanew text begin averaging at least 32 hours per
weeknew text end that pays at least the current state minimum wage. To qualify for a retention grant
under this section for a retention fee, a job in which the graduate is retained must pay at
least the current state minimum wage.
new text begin (b) Programs are limited to one placement and one retention payment for a qualified
graduate in a performance program. The payment must be made within two years, subject
to the requirements under sections 16A.15 and 16C.05.
new text end
Sec. 8.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116J.8747, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Duties of program.
(a) A program certified by the commissioner under
subdivision 2 must comply with the requirements of this subdivision.
(b) A program must maintain new text begin and provide upon request new text end records for each qualified graduatenew text begin
in compliance with state record retention requirements under section 15.17new text end . The records
must include information sufficient to verify the graduate's eligibility under this section,
identify the employer, and describe the job including its compensation rate deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ,new text end benefitsnew text begin ,
and average hours per weeknew text end .
(c) A program is subject to the reporting requirements under section 116L.98.
Sec. 9.
Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 116J.8749, subdivision 1, is amended
to read:
Subdivision 1.
Definitions.
(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have
the meanings given.
(b) "Borrower" means an eligible recipient receiving a loan guaranteed under this section.
(c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic development.
(d) "Eligible project" means the development, redevelopment, demolition, site preparation,
predesign, design, engineering, repair, or renovation of real property or capital improvements.
Eligible projects must be designed to address the greatest economic development and
redevelopment needs that have arisen in the community surrounding that real property since
March 15, 2020. Eligible project includes but is not limited to the construction of buildings,
infrastructure, and related site amenities, landscaping, or street-scaping. Eligible project
does not include the purchase of real estate or business operations or business operating
expenses, such as inventory, wages, or working capital.
(e) "Eligible recipient" means a:
(1) business;
(2) nonprofit organization; deleted text begin or
deleted text end
(3) developernew text begin ; or
new text end
new text begin (4) in a metropolitan county as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 4, excluding
Hennepin or Ramsey County, the county economic development association new text end that is seeking
funding to complete an eligible project. Eligible recipient does not include a partner
organization or a local unit of governmentnew text begin , unless the eligible recipient meets the
qualifications under clause (4) in this paragraphnew text end .
(f) "Guaranteed loan" means a loan guaranteed by the state for 80 percent of the loan
amount for a maximum period of 15 years from the origination of the loan.
(g) "Leveraged grant" means a grant that is matched by the eligible recipient's
commitment to the eligible project of nonstate funds at a level of 200 percent of the grant
amount. The nonstate match may include but is not limited to funds contributed by a partner
organization and insurance proceeds.
(h) "Loan guarantee trust fund" means a dedicated account established under this section
for the purpose of compensation for defaulted loan guarantees.
(i) "Partner organizations" or "partners" means:
(1) foundations engaged in economic development;
(2) community development financial institutions; and
(3) community development corporations.
(j) "Program" means the Main Street Economic Revitalization Program under this section.
(k) "Subordinated loan" means a loan secured by a lien that is lower in priority than one
or more specified other liens.
Sec. 10.
Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 116J.8749, subdivision 3, is amended
to read:
Subd. 3.
Grants to partner organizations.
(a) The commissioner shall make grants to
partner organizations to provide leveraged grants and guaranteed loans to eligible recipients
using criteria, forms, applications, and reporting requirements developed by the
commissioner.
(b) To be eligible for a grant, a partner organization must:
(1) outline a plan to provide leveraged grants and guaranteed loans to eligible recipients
for specific eligible projects that represent the greatest economic development and
redevelopment needs in the surrounding community. This plan must include an analysis of
the economic impact of the eligible projects the partner organization proposes to make these
investments in;
(2) establish a process of ensuring there are no conflicts of interest in determining awards
under the program; and
(3) demonstrate that the partner organization has raised funds for the specific purposes
of this program to commit to the proposed eligible projects or will do so within the 15-month
period following the encumbrance of funds. Existing assets and state or federal funds may
not be used to meet this requirement.
(c) Grants shall be made deleted text begin in up to three roundsdeleted text end new text begin as followsnew text end :
(1) a first round with an application date before September 1, 2021, during which no
more than 50 percent of available funds will be granted;
(2) a second round with an application date after September 1, 2021, but before March
1, 2022; and
deleted text begin (3) a third round with an application date after June 30, 2023, if any funds remain after
the first two rounds.
deleted text end
new text begin (3) when funds are available for this program after March 1, 2022, the department shall
make grants in rounds at least annually.
new text end
A partner may apply in multiple rounds for projects that were not funded in earlier rounds
or for new projects.
(d) Up to four percent of a grant under this subdivision may be used by the partner
organization for administration and monitoring of the program.
Sec. 11.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116J.993, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Business subsidy.
"Business subsidy" or "subsidy" means a state or local
government agency grant, contribution of personal property, real property, infrastructure,
the principal amount of a loan at rates below those commercially available to the recipient,
any reduction or deferral of any tax or any fee, any guarantee of any payment under any
loan, lease, or other obligation, or any preferential use of government facilities given to a
business.
The following forms of financial assistance are not a business subsidy:
(1) a business subsidy of less than $150,000;
(2) assistance that is generally available to all businesses or to a general class of similar
businesses, such as a line of business, size, location, or similar general criteria;
(3) public improvements to buildings or lands owned by the state or local government
that serve a public purpose and do not principally benefit a single business or defined group
of businesses at the time the improvements are made;
(4) redevelopment property polluted by contaminants as defined in section 116J.552,
subdivision 3;
(5) assistance provided for the sole purpose of renovating old or decaying building stock
or bringing it up to code and assistance provided for designated historic preservation districts,
provided that the assistance is equal to or less than 50 percent of the total cost;
(6) assistance to provide job readiness and training services if the sole purpose of the
assistance is to provide those services;
(7) assistance for housing;
(8) assistance for pollution control or abatement, including assistance for a tax increment
financing hazardous substance subdistrict as defined under section 469.174, subdivision
23;
(9) assistance for energy conservation;
(10) tax reductions resulting from conformity with federal tax law;
(11) workers' compensation and unemployment insurance;
(12) benefits derived from regulation;
(13) indirect benefits derived from assistance to educational institutions;
(14) funds from bonds allocated under chapter 474A, bonds issued to refund outstanding
bonds, and bonds issued for the benefit of an organization described in section 501(c)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended through December 31, 1999;
(15) assistance for a collaboration between a Minnesota higher education institution and
a business;
(16) assistance for a tax increment financing soils condition district as defined under
section 469.174, subdivision 19;
(17) redevelopment when the recipient's investment in the purchase of the site and in
site preparation is 70 percent or more of the assessor's current year's estimated market value;
(18) general changes in tax increment financing law and other general tax law changes
of a principally technical nature;
(19) federal assistance until the assistance has been repaid to, and reinvested by, the
state or local government agency;
(20) funds from dock and wharf bonds issued by a seaway port authority;
(21) business loans and loan guarantees of $150,000 or less;
(22) federal loan funds provided through the United States Department of Commerce,
Economic Development Administrationnew text begin , Department of the Treasurynew text end ; and
(23) property tax abatements granted under section 469.1813 to property that is subject
to valuation under Minnesota Rules, chapter 8100.
Sec. 12.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116L.04, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
Subd. 1a.
Pathways program.
The pathways program may provide grants-in-aid for
developing programs which assist in the transition of persons from welfare to work and
assist individuals at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines. The program
is to be operated by the board. The board shall consult and coordinate with program
administrators at the Department of Employment and Economic Development to design
and provide services for temporary assistance for needy families recipients.
Pathways grants-in-aid may be awarded to educational or other nonprofit training
institutions or to workforce development intermediaries for education and training programs
and services supporting education and training programs that serve eligible recipients.
Preference shall be given to projects that:
(1) provide employment with benefits paid to employees;
(2) provide employment where there are defined career paths for trainees;
(3) pilot the development of an educational pathway that can be used on a continuing
basis for transitioning persons from welfare to work; and
(4) demonstrate the active participation of Department of Employment and Economic
Development workforce centers, Minnesota State College and University institutions and
other educational institutions, and local welfare agencies.
Pathways projects must demonstrate the active involvement and financial commitment
ofnew text begin participatingnew text end private deleted text begin businessdeleted text end new text begin businesses, Tribal-owned businesses, and municipal and
county hospitalsnew text end . Pathways projects must be matched with cash or in-kind contributions on
at least a one-half-to-one ratio by participating private deleted text begin businessdeleted text end new text begin businesses, Tribal-owned
businesses, and municipal or county hospitalsnew text end .
A single grant to any one institution shall not exceed $400,000. A portion of a grant may
be used for preemployment training.
Sec. 13.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116L.17, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Definitions.
(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have
the meanings given them in this subdivision.
(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic development.
(c) "Dislocated worker" means an individual who is a resident of Minnesota at the time
employment ceased or was working in the state at the time employment ceased and:
(1) has been permanently separated or has received a notice of permanent separation
from public or private sector employment and is eligible for or has exhausted entitlement
to unemployment benefits, and is unlikely to return to the previous industry or occupation;
(2) has been long-term unemployed and has limited opportunities for employment or
reemployment in the same or a similar occupation in the area in which the individual resides,
including older individuals who may have substantial barriers to employment by reason of
age;
(3) has been terminated or has received a notice of termination of employment as a result
of a plant closing or a substantial layoff at a plant, facility, or enterprise;
(4) has been self-employed, including farmers and ranchers, and is unemployed as a
result of general economic conditions in the community in which the individual resides or
because of natural disasters;
(5) is a veteran as defined by section 197.447, has been discharged or released from
active duty under honorable conditions within the last 36 months, and (i) is unemployed or
(ii) is employed in a job verified to be below the skill level and earning capacity of the
veteran;
(6) is an individual determined by the United States Department of Labor to be covered
by trade adjustment assistance under United States Code, title 19, sections 2271 to 2331,
as amended; or
(7) is a displaced homemaker. A "displaced homemaker" is an individual who has spent
a substantial number of years in the home providing homemaking service and (i) has been
dependent upon the financial support of another; and deleted text begin nowdeleted text end due to divorce, separation, death,
or disability of that person, must new text begin now new text end find employment to self support; or (ii) derived the
substantial share of support from public assistance on account of dependents in the home
and no longer receives such support. To be eligible under this clause, the support must have
ceased while the worker resided in Minnesota.
For the purposes of this section, "dislocated worker" does not include an individual who
was an employee, at the time employment ceased, of a political committee, political fund,
principal campaign committee, or party unit, as those terms are used in chapter 10A, or an
organization required to file with the federal elections commission.
(d) "Eligible organization" means a state or local government unit, nonprofit organization,
community action agency, business organization or association, or labor organization.
(e) "Plant closing" means the announced or actual permanent shutdown of a single site
of employment, or one or more facilities or operating units within a single site of
employment.
(f) "Substantial layoff" means a permanent reduction in the workforce, which is not a
result of a plant closing, and which results in an employment loss at a single site of
employment during any 30-day period for at least 50 employees excluding those employees
that work less than 20 hours per week.
Sec. 14.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116L.98, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Definitions.
(a) For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in this
subdivision have the meanings given.
(b) "Credential" means deleted text begin postsecondarydeleted text end degrees, diplomas, licenses, and certificates
awarded in recognition of an individual's attainment of measurable technical or occupational
skills necessary to obtain employment or advance with an occupation. This definition does
not include deleted text begin certificates awarded by workforce investment boards ordeleted text end work-readiness
certificates.
(c) "Exit" means to have not received service under a workforce program for 90
consecutive calendar days. The exit date is the last date of service.
(d) "Net impact" means the use of matched control groups and regression analysis to
estimate the impacts attributable to program participation net of other factors, including
observable personal characteristics and economic conditions.
(e) "Pre-enrollment" means the period of time before an individual was enrolled in a
workforce program.
Sec. 15.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116L.98, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Uniform outcome report card; reporting by commissioner.
(a) By December
31 of each even-numbered year, the commissioner must report to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the committees of the house of representatives and the senate having
jurisdiction over economic development and workforce policy and finance the following
information separately for each of the previous two fiscal or calendar years, for each program
subject to the requirements of subdivision 1:
(1) the total number of participants enrolled;
(2) the median pre-enrollment wages based on participant wages for the second through
the fifth calendar quarters immediately preceding the quarter of enrollment excluding those
with zero income;
(3) the total number of participants with zero income in the second through fifth calendar
quarters immediately preceding the quarter of enrollment;
(4) the total number of participants enrolled in training;
(5) the total number of participants enrolled in training by occupational group;
(6) the total number of participants that exited the program and the average enrollment
duration of participants that have exited the program during the year;
(7) the total number of exited participants who completed training;
(8) the total number of exited participants who attained a credential;
(9) the total number of participants employed during three consecutive quarters
immediately following the quarter of exit, by industry;
(10) the median wages of participants employed during three consecutive quarters
immediately following the quarter of exit;
(11) the total number of participants employed during eight consecutive quarters
immediately following the quarter of exit, by industry;
(12) the median wages of participants employed during eight consecutive quarters
immediately following the quarter of exit;
(13) the total cost of the program;
(14) the total cost of the program per participant;
(15) the cost per credential received by a participant; and
(16) the administrative cost of the program.
(b) The report to the legislature must containnew text begin :
new text end
new text begin (1) new text end participant information by education level, race and ethnicity, gender, and geography,
and a comparison of exited participants who completed training and those who did notnew text begin ; and
new text end
new text begin (2) a list of any grant recipients that did not satisfy all of the reporting requirements of
this section for the applicable reporting periodnew text end .
(c) The requirements of this section apply to programs administered directly by the
commissioner or administered by other organizations under a grant made by the department.
Sec. 16.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 268.18, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin Subd. 7.new text end
new text begin Overpayments; report to legislature.new text end
new text begin (a) Beginning July 1, 2023, and each
April 15 thereafter, the commissioner must report to the chairs and ranking minority members
of the committees of the house of representatives and the senate having jurisdiction over
unemployment insurance for the previous calendar year, to the extent that the following
information is not classified as not public under chapter 13 or 268, information about
unemployment insurance fraud and attempted fraud, including:
new text end
new text begin (1) misrepresentation or fraud by an authenticated applicant;
new text end
new text begin (2) attempted fraud through identity theft; or
new text end
new text begin (3) acts of attempted fraud by an unidentified imposter or hijacker.
new text end
new text begin (b) For each of paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3), the report must detail the number of
weeks held overpaid, and total dollar amount, source, and cause of benefits held overpaid.
new text end
new text begin (c) For each of paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3), the report must detail the number of
weeks and total dollar amount held overpaid as a ratio of total weeks paid and the total
amount paid over the same period.
new text end
new text begin (d) Information provided must include available data regarding suspected fraud attempts
for each of paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3), that the department identified and stopped prior
to issuing an overpayment, including progress made to enhance data collection related to
such fraudulent attempts and the number of times the department referred fraudulent activity
to law enforcement.
new text end
Sec. 17.
Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 7, article 2, section 8, subdivision 8, as
amended by Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 10, article 2, section 19, is amended
to read:
Subd. 8.
Report.
(a) Launch Minnesota shall report by December 31, 2022, and again
by December 31, 2023, to the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees of
the house of representatives and senate having jurisdiction over economic development
policy and finance. Each report shall include information on the work completed, including
awards made by the department under this section and progress toward transferring the
activities of Launch Minnesota to an entity outside of state government.
(b) By December 31, deleted text begin 2024deleted text end new text begin 2023new text end , Launch Minnesota shall provide a comprehensive
transition plan to the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees of the house
of representatives and senate having jurisdiction over economic development policy and
finance. The transition plan shall include: (1) a detailed strategy for the transfer of Launch
Minnesota activities to an entity outside of state government; (2) the projected date of the
transfer; and (3) the role of the state, if any, in ongoing activities of Launch Minnesota or
its successor entity.
Sec. 18.
Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 10, article 2, section 24, subdivision 1,
is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Establishment.
Lake of the Woods County shall establish a loan program
to make forgivable loans to eligible remote recreational businesses that experienced a loss
in revenue that is greater than 30 percent during the period between March 15, deleted text begin 2020deleted text end new text begin 2021new text end ,
and March 15, deleted text begin 2021deleted text end new text begin 2022new text end , as compared with deleted text begin the previous yeardeleted text end new text begin March 15, 2019, and March
15, 2020new text end .
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end
new text begin This section is effective retroactively from March 31, 2022.
new text end
Sec. 19.
Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 10, article 2, section 24, subdivision 3,
is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Eligibility.
To be eligible for a forgivable loan, a remote recreational business
must:
(1) have been in operation on March 15, deleted text begin 2020deleted text end new text begin 2021new text end ;
(2) show that the closurenew text begin and ongoing COVID-19-related requirementsnew text end of the United
States and Canadian border restricted the ability of American customers to access the location
of the remote recreational business; and
(3) not have received a grant under the Main Street COVID-19 relief grant program.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end
new text begin This section is effective retroactively from March 31, 2022.
new text end
Sec. 20.
Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 10, article 2, section 24, subdivision 4,
is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Application.
(a) Lake of the Woods County shall develop forms and procedures
for soliciting and reviewing applications for loans under this section.
(b) Loans shall be made before deleted text begin April 1, 2022deleted text end new text begin December 30, 2022new text end . Any funds not spent
by April 1, deleted text begin 2022deleted text end new text begin 2023new text end , must be returned to the state general fund.
new text begin (c) If there are insufficient funds to fund all claims in full, the county shall distribute
funds on a prorated basis.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end
new text begin This section is effective retroactively from March 31, 2022.
new text end
Sec. 21.
Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 10, article 2, section 24, subdivision 5,
is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Maximum loan amount.
The maximum loan amount shall be equal to 75
percent of the remote recreational business's gross annual receipts for fiscal deleted text begin yeardeleted text end new text begin yearsnew text end 2020new text begin
and 2021new text end , not to exceed $500,000 per eligible remote recreational business.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end
new text begin This section is effective retroactively from March 31, 2022.
new text end
Sec. 22.
Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 10, article 2, section 24, subdivision 7,
is amended to read:
Subd. 7.
Report to legislature.
By deleted text begin January 15deleted text end new text begin April 30new text end , 2023, Lake of the Woods County
shall report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over economic development
policy and finance on the loans provided to remote recreational businesses under this section.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end
new text begin This section is effective retroactively from March 31, 2022.
new text end
Sec. 23.
Laws 2022, chapter 50, article 1, section 1, is amended to read:
Section 1. APPROPRIATION; UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE TRUST FUND
LOAN REPAYMENT AND REPLENISHMENT.
Subdivision 1.
Appropriation.
$2,324,175,000 from the state fiscal recovery federal
fund and $405,825,000 from the general fund in fiscal year 2022 are appropriated to the
commissioner of employment and economic development for the purposes of this deleted text begin sectiondeleted text end new text begin
articlenew text end .
Subd. 2.
Repayment.
Within ten days following enactment of this section, the
commissioner must determine the sum of any outstanding loans and any interest accrued
on the loans from the federal unemployment insurance trust fund, and issue payments to
the federal unemployment trust fund equal to that sum.
Subd. 3.
Replenishment.
Following the full repayment of outstanding loans from the
federal unemployment insurance trust fund, the commissioner must deposit into the
unemployment insurance trust fund all the remaining money appropriated deleted text begin indeleted text end new text begin fornew text end this section.
Sec. 24.
Laws 2022, chapter 50, article 2, section 2, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 13.new text end
new text begin Fraud prevention.new text end
new text begin The commissioner of labor and industry, in cooperation
with the commissioner of employment and economic development and the commissioner
of revenue, must develop a fraud prevention plan and implement a process to identify
fraudulent payments made under subdivision 5.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end
new text begin This section is effective retroactively from April 29, 2022.
new text end
Sec. 25. new text begin CANADIAN BORDER COUNTIES ECONOMIC RELIEF PROGRAM.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1.new text end
new text begin Relief program established.new text end
new text begin The Northland Foundation must develop
and implement a Canadian border counties economic relief program to assist businesses
adversely affected by the 2021 closure of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness or
the closures of the Canadian border since 2020.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2.new text end
new text begin Available relief.new text end
new text begin (a) The economic relief program established under this section
may include grants to the extent that funds are available. Before awarding grants to the
Northland Foundation for the relief program under this section:
new text end
new text begin (1) the Northland Foundation must develop criteria, procedures, and requirements for:
new text end
new text begin (i) determining eligibility for assistance;
new text end
new text begin (ii) evaluating applications for assistance;
new text end
new text begin (iii) awarding assistance; and
new text end
new text begin (iv) administering the grant program authorized under this section;
new text end
new text begin (2) the Northland Foundation must submit criteria, procedures, and requirements
developed under clause (1) to the commissioner of employment and economic development
for review; and
new text end
new text begin (3) the commissioner must approve the criteria, procedures, and requirements submitted
under clause (2).
new text end
new text begin (b) The maximum grant to a business under this section is $50,000 per business.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3.new text end
new text begin Qualification requirements.new text end
new text begin To qualify for assistance under this section, a
business must:
new text end
new text begin (1) be located within Koochiching County or Cook County;
new text end
new text begin (2) document a reduction of at least 20 percent in gross receipts in 2021 compared to
2019; and
new text end
new text begin (3) provide a written explanation for how the 2021 closure of the Boundary Waters
Canoe Area Wilderness or the closures of the Canadian border since 2020 resulted in the
reduction in gross receipts documented under clause (2).
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4.new text end
new text begin Monitoring.new text end
new text begin (a) The Northland Foundation must establish performance
measures, including but not limited to the following components:
new text end
new text begin (1) the number of grants awarded and award amounts for each grant;
new text end
new text begin (2) the number of jobs created or retained as a result of the assistance, including
information on the wages and benefit levels, the status of the jobs as full-time or part-time,
and the status of the jobs as temporary or permanent;
new text end
new text begin (3) the amount of business activity and changes in gross revenues of the grant recipient
as a result of the assistance; and
new text end
new text begin (4) the new tax revenue generated as a result of the assistance.
new text end
new text begin (b) The commissioner of employment and economic development must monitor the
Northland Foundation's compliance with this section and the performance measures
developed under paragraph (a).
new text end
new text begin (c) The Northland Foundation must comply with all requests made by the commissioner
under this section.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5.new text end
new text begin Business subsidy requirements.new text end
new text begin Minnesota Statutes, sections 116J.993 to
116J.995, do not apply to assistance under this section. Businesses in receipt of assistance
under this section must provide for job creation and retention goals and wage and benefit
goals.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 6.new text end
new text begin Administrative costs.new text end
new text begin The commissioner of employment and economic
development may use up to three percent of the appropriation made for this section for
administrative expenses of the department.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end
new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2022, and expires June 30, 2023.
new text end
Sec. 26. new text begin ENCUMBRANCE EXCEPTION.
new text end
new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 5, paragraph (a), clause
(2), or 16C.05, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (3), the commissioner of employment
and economic development may permit grant recipients of the Minnesota investment fund
program under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8731; the job creation fund program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8748; and the border-to-border broadband program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.395, to incur eligible expenses based on an agreed upon
work plan and budget for up to 90 days prior to an encumbrance being established in the
accounting system.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end
new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment and
expires on June 30, 2025.
new text end
Sec. 27. new text begin MINNESOTA INVESTMENT FUND AND MINNESOTA JOB CREATION
FUND REQUIREMENTS EXTENSIONS.
new text end
new text begin Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a recipient of a Minnesota Investment
Fund grant under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8731, or a recipient of a Minnesota Job
Creation Fund grant under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8748, who is unable to meet
the minimum capital investment requirements, wage, or minimum job creation goals or
requirements provided in a business subsidy agreement, as applicable, during or within the
12-month period following a peacetime emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic shall
be granted an extension until December 31, 2023, to meet those capital investment, wage,
or job creation goals or requirements before the grant must be repaid.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end
new text begin This section is effective retroactively from March 15, 2020.
new text end
ARTICLE 4
COMBATIVE SPORTS
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 341.21, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
Subd. 2a.
Combatant.
"Combatant" means an individual who employs the act of attack
and defense as anew text begin professionalnew text end boxer, new text begin professional or amateur new text end tough person, deleted text begin martial artist,deleted text end
or new text begin professional or amateur new text end mixed martial artist while engaged in a combative sport.
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 341.21, subdivision 2c, is amended to read:
Subd. 2c.
Combative sports contest.
"Combative sports contest" means a professional
boxing, a professional or amateur tough person, or a professional or amateur deleted text begin martial art
contest ordeleted text end mixed martial arts contest, bout, competition, match, or exhibition.
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 341.21, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
Subd. 7.
Tough person contest.
"Tough person contest," including contests marketed
as tough man or tough woman contests, means a deleted text begin contest of two-minute rounds consisting
of not more than four rounds between two or more individuals who use their hands, or their
feet, or both in any manner. Tough person contest includes kickboxing and other recognized
martial art contest.deleted text end new text begin boxing match or similar contest where each combatant wears headgear
and gloves that weigh at least 12 ounces.
new text end
Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 341.221, is amended to read:
341.221 ADVISORY COUNCIL.
(a) The commissioner must appoint a Combative Sports Advisory Council to advise the
commissioner on the administration of duties under this chapter.
(b) The council shall have deleted text begin ninedeleted text end new text begin fivenew text end members appointed by the commissioner. deleted text begin One
member must be a retired judge of the Minnesota District Court, Minnesota Court of Appeals,
Minnesota Supreme Court, the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota,
or the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. At least fourdeleted text end new text begin All fivenew text end members must have knowledge
of the deleted text begin boxingdeleted text end new text begin combative sportsnew text end industry. deleted text begin At least four members must have knowledge of
the mixed martial arts industry.deleted text end The commissioner shall make serious efforts to appoint
qualified women to serve on the council.
deleted text begin (c) Council members shall serve terms of four years with the terms ending on the first
Monday in January.
deleted text end
deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (c)new text end The council shall annually elect from its membership a chair.
deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end Meetings shall be convened by the commissioner, or by the chair with the approval
of the commissioner.
deleted text begin (f) The commissioner shall designate two of the members to serve until the first Monday
in January 2013; two members to serve until the first Monday in January 2014; two members
to serve until the first Monday in January 2015; and three members to serve until the first
Monday in January 2016.
deleted text end
new text begin (e) Appointments to the council and the terms of council members shall be governed by
sections 15.059 and 15.0597.
new text end
deleted text begin (g)deleted text end new text begin (f)new text end Removal of members, filling of vacancies, and compensation of members shall
be as provided in section 15.059.
new text begin (g) Meetings convened for the purpose of advising the commissioner on issues related
to a challenge filed under section 341.345 are exempt from the open meeting requirements
of chapter 13D.
new text end
Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 341.25, is amended to read:
341.25 RULES.
(a) The commissioner may adopt rules that include standards for the physical examination
and condition of combatants and referees.
(b) The commissioner may adopt other rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this
chapter, including, but not limited to, the conduct of all combative sport contests and their
manner, supervision, time, and place.
(c) The commissioner must adopt unified rules for mixed martial arts contests.
(d) The commissioner may adopt the rules of the Association of Boxing Commissions,
with amendments.
(e) The new text begin most recent version of the new text end Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts, as promulgated
by the Association of Boxing Commissions deleted text begin and amended August 2, 2016,deleted text end are incorporated
by reference and made a part of this chapter except as qualified by this chapter and Minnesota
Rules, chapter 2202. In the event of a conflict between this chapter and the Unified Rules,
this chapter must govern.
new text begin (f) The most recent version of the Unified Rules of Boxing, as promulgated by the
Association of Boxing Commissions, are incorporated by reference and made a part of this
chapter except as modified by this chapter and Minnesota Rules, chapter 2201. In the event
of a conflict between this chapter and the Unified Rules, this chapter must govern.
new text end
Sec. 6.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 341.28, is amended to read:
341.28 REGULATION OF COMBATIVE SPORT CONTESTS.
Subdivision 1.
Regulatory authority; combative sports.
All combative sport contests
within this state must be conducted according to the requirements of this chapter.
Subd. 1a.
Regulatory authority; new text begin professional new text end boxing contests.
All professional boxing
contests are subject to this chapter. Every combatant in a boxing contest shall wear padded
gloves that weigh at least eight ounces. Officials at all boxing contests must be licensed
under this chapter.
Subd. 2.
Regulatory authority; tough person contests.
All professional and amateur
tough person contests are subject to this chapter. All tough person contests are subject to
deleted text begin Association of Boxing Commissions rulesdeleted text end new text begin the most recent version of the Unified Rules of
Boxing, as promulgated by the Association of Boxing Commissionsnew text end . Every contestant in a
tough person contest shall have a physical examination prior to their bouts. Every contestant
in a tough person contest shall wear new text begin headgear and new text end padded gloves that weigh at least 12
ounces. deleted text begin All tough person bouts are limited to two-minute rounds and a maximum of four
total rounds.deleted text end Officials at all tough person contests shall be licensed under this chapter.
Subd. 3.
Regulatory authority; mixed martial arts contestsdeleted text begin ; similar sporting
eventsdeleted text end .
All professional and amateur mixed martial arts contestsdeleted text begin , martial arts contests except
amateur contests regulated by the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL), recognized
martial arts studios and schools in Minnesota, and recognized national martial arts
organizations holding contests between students, ultimate fight contests, and similar sporting
eventsdeleted text end are subject to this chapter and all officials at these events must be licensed under this
chapter.
new text begin Subd. 4.new text end
new text begin Regulatory authority; martial arts and amateur boxing.new text end
new text begin (a) Unless this
chapter specifically states otherwise, contests or exhibitions for martial arts and amateur
boxing are exempt from the requirements of this chapter and officials at these events are
not required to be licensed under this chapter.
new text end
new text begin (b) All martial arts and amateur boxing contests must be regulated by the Thai Boxing
Association, International Sports Karate Association, World Kickboxing Association, United
States Muay Thai Association, United States Muay Thai Federation, World Association of
Kickboxing Organizations, International Kickboxing Federation, USA Boxing, or an
organization that governs interscholastic athletics under subdivision 5.
new text end
new text begin (c) Any regulatory body overseeing a martial arts or amateur boxing event must submit
bout results to the commissioner within 72 hours after the event. If the regulatory body
issues suspensions, it must submit to the commissioner, within 72 hours after the event, a
list of any suspensions resulting from the event.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5.new text end
new text begin Regulatory authority; certain students.new text end
new text begin Amateur martial arts and amateur
boxing contests regulated by the Minnesota State High School League, National Collegiate
Athletic Association, National Junior Collegiate Athletic Association, National Association
of Intercollegiate Athletics, or any similar organization that governs interscholastic athletics
are not subject to this chapter and officials at these events are not required to be licensed
under this chapter.
new text end
Sec. 7.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 341.30, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Prelicensure requirements.
(a) Before the commissioner issues a promoter's
license to an individual, corporation, or other business entity, the applicant shalldeleted text begin , a minimum
of six weeks before the combative sport contest is scheduled to occur,deleted text end complete a licensing
application on the Office of Combative Sports website or on forms deleted text begin furnished or approveddeleted text end new text begin
prescribednew text end by the commissioner and shall:
deleted text begin (1) provide the commissioner with a copy of any agreement between a combatant and
the applicant that binds the applicant to pay the combatant a certain fixed fee or percentage
of the gate receipts;
deleted text end
deleted text begin (2)deleted text end new text begin (1)new text end show on the licensing application the owner or owners of the applicant entity and
the percentage of interest held by each owner holding a 25 percent or more interest in the
applicant;
deleted text begin (3)deleted text end new text begin (2)new text end provide the commissioner with a copy of the latest financial statement of the
applicant;
deleted text begin (4) provide the commissioner with a copy or other proof acceptable to the commissioner
of the insurance contract or policy required by this chapter;
deleted text end
deleted text begin (5)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end provide proof, where applicable, of authorization to do business in the state of
Minnesota; and
deleted text begin (6)deleted text end new text begin (4)new text end deposit with the commissioner a deleted text begin cash bond ordeleted text end surety bond in an amount set by
the commissioner, which must not be less than $10,000. The bond shall be executed in favor
of this state and shall be conditioned on the faithful performance by the promoter of the
promoter's obligations under this chapter and the rules adopted under it.
(b) Before the commissioner issues a license to a combatant, the applicant shall:
(1) submit to the commissioner the results of deleted text begin adeleted text end current medical deleted text begin examinationdeleted text end new text begin examinationsnew text end
on forms deleted text begin furnished or approveddeleted text end new text begin prescribednew text end by the commissionerdeleted text begin . The medical examination
must include an ophthalmological and neurological examination, and documentation of test
results for HBV, HCV, and HIV, and any other blood test as the commissioner by rule may
require. The ophthalmological examination must be designed to detect any retinal defects
or other damage or condition of the eye that could be aggravated by combative sports. The
neurological examination must include an electroencephalogram or medically superior test
if the combatant has been knocked unconscious in a previous contest. The commissioner
may also order an electroencephalogram or other appropriate neurological or physical
examination before any contest if it determines that the examination is desirable to protect
the health of the combatant. The commissioner shall not issue a license to an applicant
submitting positive test results for HBV, HCV, or HIV;deleted text end new text begin that state that the combatant is
cleared to participate in a combative sport contest. The applicant must undergo and submit
the results of the following medical examinations, which do not exempt a combatant from
the requirements set forth in section 341.33:
new text end
new text begin (i) a physical examination performed by a licensed medical doctor, doctor of osteopathic
medicine, advance practice nurse practitioner, or a physician assistant. Physical examinations
are valid for one year from the date of the exam;
new text end
new text begin (ii) an ophthalmological examination performed by an ophthalmologist or optometrist
that includes dilation designed to detect any retinal defects or other damage or a condition
of the eye that could be aggravated by combative sports. Ophthalmological examinations
are valid for one year from the date of the exam;
new text end
new text begin (iii) blood work results for HBsAg (Hepatitis B surface antigen), HCV (Hepatitis C
antibody), and HIV. Blood work results are good for one year from the date blood was
drawn. The commissioner shall not issue a license to an applicant submitting positive test
results for HBsAg, HCV, or HIV; and
new text end
new text begin (iv) other appropriate neurological or physical examinations before any contest, if the
commissioner determines that the examination is desirable to protect the health of the
combatant.
new text end
(2) complete a licensing application on the Office of Combative Sports website or on
forms furnished or approved by the commissioner; and
(3) provide proof that the applicant is 18 years of age. Acceptable proof is a photo driver's
license, state photo identification card, passport, or birth certificate combined with additional
photo identification.
new text begin (c) Before the commissioner issues a license to a referee, judge, or timekeeper, the
applicant must submit proof of qualifications that may include certified training from the
Association of Boxing Commissions, licensure with other regulatory bodies, three
professional references, or a log of bouts worked.
new text end
new text begin (d) Before the commissioner issues a license to a ringside physician, the applicant must
submit proof that they are licensed to practice medicine in the state of Minnesota and in
good standing.
new text end
Sec. 8.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 341.32, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Expiration and application.
Licenses expire annually on deleted text begin December 31deleted text end new text begin June
30new text end . A license may be applied for each year by filing an application for licensure and satisfying
all licensure requirements established in section 341.30, and submitting payment of the
license fees established in section 341.321. An application for a license and renewal of a
license must be on a form provided by the commissioner.new text begin Any license received or renewed
in the year 2022 shall be valid until June 30, 2023.
new text end
Sec. 9.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 341.321, is amended to read:
341.321 FEE SCHEDULE.
(a) The fee schedule for professional and amateur licenses issued by the commissioner
is as follows:
(1) referees, $25;
(2) promoters, $700;
(3) judges and knockdown judges, $25;
(4) trainers and seconds, $80;
(5) timekeepers, $25;
(6) professional combatants, $70;
(7) amateur combatants, $50; and
(8) ringside physicians, $25.
deleted text begin License fees for promoters are due at least six weeks prior to the combative sport contest.deleted text end
All deleted text begin otherdeleted text end license fees shall be paid no later than the weigh-in prior to the contest. No license
may be issued until all prelicensure requirements new text begin outlined in section 341.30 new text end are satisfied
and fees are paid.
(b) deleted text begin The commissioner shall establish a contest fee for each combative sport contest and
shall consider the size and type of venue when establishing a contest fee. Thedeleted text end new text begin A promoter
or event organizer of an event regulated by the Department of Labor and Industry must pay,
per event, anew text end combative sport contest fee deleted text begin isdeleted text end new text begin ofnew text end $1,500 deleted text begin per eventdeleted text end or deleted text begin not more thandeleted text end four percent
of the gross ticket sales, whichever is greaterdeleted text begin , as determined by the commissioner when the
combative sport contest is scheduleddeleted text end .new text begin The fee must be paid as follows:
new text end
deleted text begin (c) A professional or amateur combative sport contest fee is nonrefundable and shall be
paid as follows:
deleted text end
(1) $500 deleted text begin at the timedeleted text end new text begin is due whennew text end the combative sport contest is scheduled; deleted text begin and
deleted text end
(2) $1,000 new text begin is due new text end at the weigh-in prior to the contestdeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end
new text begin (3) if four percent of the gross ticket sales is greater than $1,500, the balance is due to
the commissioner within 14 days of the completed contest; and
new text end
new text begin (4) the face value of all complimentary tickets distributed for an event, to the extent they
exceed 15 percent of total event attendance, count toward gross tickets sales for the purposes
of determining a combative sport contest fee.
new text end
deleted text begin If four percent of the gross ticket sales is greater than $1,500, the balance is due to the
commissioner within seven days of the completed contest.
deleted text end
deleted text begin (d) The commissioner may establish the maximum number of complimentary tickets
allowed for each event by rule.
deleted text end
deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (c)new text end All fees and penalties collected by the commissioner must be deposited in the
commissioner account in the special revenue fund.
Sec. 10.
new text begin [341.322] PAYMENT SCHEDULE.
new text end
new text begin The commissioner may establish a schedule of fees to be paid by a promoter to referees,
judges and knockdown judges, timekeepers, and ringside physicians.
new text end
Sec. 11.
new text begin [341.323] EVENT APPROVAL.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1.new text end
new text begin Preapproval documentation.new text end
new text begin Before the commissioner approves a
combative sport contest, the promoter shall:
new text end
new text begin (1) provide the commissioner, at least six weeks before the combative sport contest is
scheduled to occur, information about the time, date, and location of the contest;
new text end
new text begin (2) provide the commissioner, at least 72 hours before the combative sport contest is
scheduled to occur, with a copy of any agreement between a combatant and the promoter
that binds the promoter to pay the combatant a certain fixed fee or percentage of the gate
receipts;
new text end
new text begin (3) provide the commissioner, at least 72 hours before the combative sport contest is
scheduled to occur, with a copy or other proof acceptable to the commissioner of the
insurance contract or policy required by this chapter; and
new text end
new text begin (4) provide the commissioner, at least 72 hours before the combative sport contest is
scheduled to occur, proof acceptable to the commissioner that the promoter will provide,
at the cost of the promoter, at least one uniformed security guard or uniformed off-duty
member of law enforcement to provide security at any event regulated by the Department
of Labor and Industry. The commissioner may require a promoter to take additional security
measures to ensure the safety of participants and spectators at an event.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2.new text end
new text begin Proper licensure.new text end
new text begin Before the commissioner approves a combative sport contest,
the commissioner must ensure that the promoter is properly licensed under this chapter.
The promoter must maintain proper licensure from the time the promoter schedules a
combative sport contest through the date of the contest.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3.new text end
new text begin Discretion.new text end
new text begin Nothing in this section limits the commissioner's discretion in
deciding whether to approve a combative sport contest or event.
new text end
Sec. 12.
new text begin [341.324] AMBULANCE.
new text end
new text begin A promoter must ensure, at the cost of the promoter, that an ambulance and two
emergency medical technicians are on the premises during a combative sport contest.
new text end
Sec. 13.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 341.33, is amended to read:
341.33 PHYSICAL EXAMINATION REQUIRED; FEES.
Subdivision 1.
Examination by physician.
All combatants must be examined by a
physician licensed by this state within 36 hours before entering the ring, and the examining
physician shall immediately file with the commissioner a written report of the examination.
new text begin Each female combatant shall take and submit a negative pregnancy test as part of the
examination. new text end The physician's examination may report on the condition of the combatant's
heart and general physical and general neurological condition. The physician's report may
record the condition of the combatant's nervous system and brain as required by the
commissioner. The physician may prohibit the combatant from entering the ring if, in the
physician's professional opinion, it is in the best interest of the combatant's health. The cost
of the examination is payable by the promoter conducting the contest or exhibition.
Subd. 2.
Attendance of physician.
A promoter holding or sponsoring a combative sport
contest shall have in attendance a physician licensed by deleted text begin thisdeleted text end new text begin thenew text end statenew text begin of Minnesotanew text end . deleted text begin The
commissioner may establish a schedule of fees to be paid to each attending physician by
the promoter holding or sponsoring the contest.
deleted text end
Sec. 14.
new text begin [341.345] CHALLENGING THE OUTCOME OF A COMBATIVE SPORT
CONTEST.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1.new text end
new text begin Challenge.new text end
new text begin (a) If a combatant disagrees with the outcome of a combative
sport contest regulated by the Department of Labor and Industry in which the combatant
participated, the combatant may challenge the outcome.
new text end
new text begin (b) If a third party makes a challenge on behalf of a combatant, the third party must
provide written confirmation that they are authorized to make the challenge on behalf of
the combatant. The written confirmation must contain the combatant's signature and must
be submitted with the challenge.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2.new text end
new text begin Form.new text end
new text begin A challenge must be submitted on a form prescribed by the commissioner,
set forth all relevant facts and the basis for the challenge, and state what remedy is being
sought. A combatant may submit photos, videos, documents, or any other evidence the
combatant would like the commissioner to consider in connection to the challenge. A
combatant may challenge the outcome of a contest only if it is alleged that:
new text end
new text begin (1) the referee made an incorrect call or missed a rule violation that directly affected the
outcome of the contest;
new text end
new text begin (2) there was collusion amongst officials to affect the outcome of the contest; or
new text end
new text begin (3) scores were miscalculated.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3.new text end
new text begin Timing.new text end
new text begin (a) A challenge must be submitted within ten days of the contest.
new text end
new text begin (b) For purposes of this subdivision, the day of the contest shall not count toward the
ten-day period. If the tenth day falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, then a combatant
shall have until the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday to submit a
challenge.
new text end
new text begin (c) The challenge must be submitted to the commissioner at the address, fax number, or
e-mail address designated on the commissioner's website. The date on which a challenge
is submitted by mail shall be the postmark date on the envelope in which the challenge is
mailed. If the challenge is faxed or e-mailed, it must be received by the commissioner by
4:30 p.m. central time on the day the challenge is due.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4.new text end
new text begin Opponent's response.new text end
new text begin If the requirements of subdivisions 1 to 3 are met, the
commissioner shall send a complete copy of the challenge documents, along with any
supporting materials submitted, to the opposing combatant by mail, fax, or e-mail. The
opposing combatant shall have 14 days from the date the commissioner sends the challenge
and supporting materials to submit a response to the commissioner. Additional response
time is not added when the commissioner sends the challenge to the opposing combatant
by mail. The opposing combatant may submit photos, videos, documents, or any other
evidence the opposing combatant would like the commissioner to consider in connection
to the challenge. The response must be submitted to the commissioner at the address, fax
number, or e-mail address designated on the commissioner's website. The date on which a
response is submitted by mail shall be the postmark date on the envelope in which the
response is mailed. If the response is faxed or e-mailed, it must be received by the
commissioner by 4:30 p.m. central time on the day the response is due.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5.new text end
new text begin Licensed official review.new text end
new text begin The commissioner may, if the commissioner
determines it would be helpful in resolving the issues raised in the challenge, send a complete
copy of the challenge or response, along with any supporting materials submitted, to any
licensed official involved in the combative sport contest at issue by mail, fax, or e-mail and
request their views on the issues raised in the challenge.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 6.new text end
new text begin Order.new text end
new text begin The commissioner shall issue an order on the challenge within 60 days
after receiving the opposing combatant's response. If the opposing combatant does not
submit a response, the commissioner shall issue an order on the challenge within 75 days
after receiving the challenge.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 7.new text end
new text begin Nonacceptance.new text end
new text begin If the requirements of subdivisions 1 to 3 are not met, the
commissioner must not accept the challenge and may send correspondence to the person
who submitted the challenge stating the reasons for nonacceptance of the challenge. A
combatant has no further appeal rights if the combatant's challenge is not accepted by the
commissioner.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 8.new text end
new text begin Administrative hearing.new text end
new text begin After the commissioner issues an order under
subdivision 6, each combatant, under section 326B.082, subdivision 8, has 30 days after
service of the order to submit a request for hearing before an administrative law judge.
new text end
Sec. 15.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 341.355, is amended to read:
341.355 CIVIL PENALTIES.
When the commissioner finds that a person has violated one or more provisions of any
statute, rule, or order that the commissioner is empowered to regulate, enforce, or issue, the
commissioner may impose, for each violation, a civil penalty of up to $10,000 for each
violation, or a civil penalty that deprives the person of any economic advantage gained by
the violation, or both.new text begin The commissioner may also impose these penalties against a person
who has violated section 341.28, subdivision 4, paragraph (b) or (c).
new text end
ARTICLE 5
LABOR AND INDUSTRY POLICY AND TECHNICAL
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 178.11, is amended to read:
178.11 LABOR EDUCATION ADVANCEMENT GRANT PROGRAM.
The commissioner shall establish the labor education advancement grant program for
the purpose of facilitating the participationnew text begin or retentionnew text end of deleted text begin minoritiesdeleted text end new text begin people of color,
Indigenous people,new text end and women in apprenticeable trades and occupations. The commissioner
shall award grants to community-based new text begin and nonprofit new text end organizationsnew text begin and Minnesota Tribal
governments as defined in section 10.65,new text end serving the targeted populations on a competitive
request-for-proposal basis. Interested organizations shall apply for the grants in a form
prescribed by the commissioner. As part of the application process, applicants must provide
a statement of need for the grant, a description of the targeted population and apprenticeship
opportunities, a description of activities to be funded by the grant, evidence supporting the
ability to deliver services, information related to coordinating grant activities with other
employment and learning programs, identification of matching funds, a budget, and
performance objectives. Each submitted application shall be evaluated for completeness
and effectiveness of the proposed grant activity.
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 326B.106, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Special requirements.
(a) Space for commuter vans. The code must require
that any parking ramp or other parking facility constructed in accordance with the code
include an appropriate number of spaces suitable for the parking of motor vehicles having
a capacity of seven to 16 persons and which are principally used to provide prearranged
commuter transportation of employees to or from their place of employment or to or from
a transit stop authorized by a local transit authority.
(b) Smoke detection devices. The code must require that all dwellings, lodging houses,
apartment houses, and hotels as defined in section 299F.362 comply with the provisions of
section 299F.362.
(c) Doors in nursing homes and hospitals. The State Building Code may not require
that each door entering a sleeping or patient's room from a corridor in a nursing home or
hospital with an approved complete standard automatic fire extinguishing system be
constructed or maintained as self-closing or automatically closing.
(d) Child care facilities in churches; ground level exit. A licensed day care center
serving fewer than 30 preschool age persons and which is located in a belowground space
in a church building is exempt from the State Building Code requirement for a ground level
exit when the center has more than two stairways to the ground level and its exit.
(e) Family and group family day care. Until the legislature enacts legislation specifying
appropriate standards, the definition of dwellings constructed in accordance with the
International Residential Code as adopted as part of the State Building Code applies to
family and group family day care homes licensed by the Department of Human Services
under Minnesota Rules, chapter 9502.
(f) Enclosed stairways. No provision of the code or any appendix chapter of the code
may require stairways of existing multiple dwelling buildings of two stories or less to be
enclosed.
(g) Double cylinder dead bolt locks. No provision of the code or appendix chapter of
the code may prohibit double cylinder dead bolt locks in existing single-family homes,
townhouses, and first floor duplexes used exclusively as a residential dwelling. Any
recommendation or promotion of double cylinder dead bolt locks must include a warning
about their potential fire danger and procedures to minimize the danger.
(h) Relocated residential buildings. A residential building relocated within or into a
political subdivision of the state need not comply with the State Energy Code or section
326B.439 provided that, where available, an energy audit is conducted on the relocated
building.
(i) Automatic garage door opening systems. The code must require all residential
buildings as defined in section 325F.82 to comply with the provisions of sections 325F.82
and 325F.83.
(j) Exterior wood decks, patios, and balconies. The code must permit the decking
surface and upper portions of exterior wood decks, patios, and balconies to be constructed
of (1) heartwood from species of wood having natural resistance to decay or termites,
including redwood and cedars, (2) grades of lumber which contain sapwood from species
of wood having natural resistance to decay or termites, including redwood and cedars, or
(3) treated wood. The species and grades of wood products used to construct the decking
surface and upper portions of exterior decks, patios, and balconies must be made available
to the building official on request before final construction approval.
(k) Bioprocess piping and equipment. No permit fee for bioprocess piping may be
imposed by municipalities under the State Building Code, except as required under section
326B.92 subdivision 1. Permits for bioprocess piping shall be according to section 326B.92
administered by the Department of Labor and Industry. All data regarding the material
production processes, including the bioprocess system's structural design and layout, are
nonpublic data as provided by section 13.7911.
(l) Use of ungraded lumber. The code must allow the use of ungraded lumber in
geographic areas of the state where the code did not generally apply as of April 1, 2008, to
the same extent that ungraded lumber could be used in that area before April 1, 2008.
(m) Window cleaning safety. deleted text begin The code must require the installation of dedicated
anchorages for the purpose of suspended window cleaning on (1) new buildings four stories
or greater; and (2) buildings four stories or greater, only on those areas undergoing
reconstruction, alteration, or repair that includes the exposure of primary structural
components of the roof.deleted text end new text begin The commissioner shall adopt rules, using the expedited rulemaking
process in section 14.389 requiring window cleaning safety features that comply with a
nationally recognized standard as part of the State Building Code. Window cleaning safety
features shall be provided for all windows on:
new text end
new text begin (1) new buildings where determined by the code; and
new text end
new text begin (2) existing buildings undergoing alterations where both of the following conditions are
met:
new text end
new text begin (i) the windows do not currently have safe window cleaning features; and
new text end
new text begin (ii) the proposed work area being altered can include provisions for safe window cleaning.
new text end
deleted text begin The commissioner may waive all or a portion of the requirements of this paragraph
related to reconstruction, alteration, or repair, if the installation of dedicated anchorages
would not result in significant safety improvements due to limits on the size of the project,
or other factors as determined by the commissioner.
deleted text end
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 326B.153, subdivision 1, is amended
to read:
Subdivision 1.
Building permits.
(a) Fees for building permits submitted as required
in section 326B.107 include:
(1) the fee as set forth in the fee schedule in paragraph (b) or as adopted by a municipality;
and
(2) the surcharge required by section 326B.148.
(b) The total valuation and fee schedule is:
(1) $1 to $500, deleted text begin $29.50deleted text end new text begin $21new text end ;
(2) $501 to $2,000, deleted text begin $28deleted text end new text begin $21new text end for the first $500 plus deleted text begin $3.70deleted text end new text begin $2.75new text end for each additional $100
or fraction thereof, to and including $2,000;
(3) $2,001 to $25,000, deleted text begin $83.50deleted text end new text begin $62.25new text end for the first $2,000 plus deleted text begin $16.55deleted text end new text begin $12.50new text end for each
additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $25,000;
(4) $25,001 to $50,000, deleted text begin $464.15deleted text end new text begin $349.75new text end for the first $25,000 plus deleted text begin $12deleted text end new text begin $9new text end for each
additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $50,000;
(5) $50,001 to $100,000, deleted text begin $764.15deleted text end new text begin $574.75new text end for the first $50,000 plus deleted text begin $8.45deleted text end new text begin $6.25new text end for
each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $100,000;
(6) $100,001 to $500,000, deleted text begin $1,186.65deleted text end new text begin $887.25new text end for the first $100,000 plus deleted text begin $6.75deleted text end new text begin $5new text end for
each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $500,000;
(7) $500,001 to $1,000,000, deleted text begin $3,886.65deleted text end new text begin $2,887.25new text end for the first $500,000 plus deleted text begin $5.50deleted text end new text begin $4.25new text end
for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $1,000,000; and
(8) $1,000,001 and up, deleted text begin $6,636.65deleted text end new text begin $5,012.25new text end for the first $1,000,000 plus deleted text begin $4.50deleted text end new text begin $2.75new text end
for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof.
(c) Other inspections and fees are:
(1) inspections outside of normal business hours (minimum charge two hours), $63.25
per hour;
(2) reinspection fees, $63.25 per hour;
(3) inspections for which no fee is specifically indicated (minimum charge one-half
hour), $63.25 per hour; and
(4) additional plan review required by changes, additions, or revisions to approved plans
(minimum charge one-half hour), $63.25 per hour.
(d) If the actual hourly cost to the jurisdiction under paragraph (c) is greater than $63.25,
then the greater rate shall be paid. Hourly cost includes supervision, overhead, equipment,
hourly wages, and fringe benefits of the employees involved.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end
new text begin This section is effective retroactively from October 1, 2021, and
the amendments to it expire October 1, 2023.
new text end
Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 326B.163, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Elevator.
As used in this chapter, "elevator" means moving walks and vertical
transportation devices such as escalators, passenger elevators, freight elevators, dumbwaiters,
hand-powered elevators, endless belt lifts, and deleted text begin wheelchairdeleted text end platform lifts. Elevator does not
include external temporary material lifts or temporary construction personnel elevators at
sites of construction of new or remodeled buildings.
Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 326B.163, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 5a.new text end
new text begin Platform lift.new text end
new text begin As used in this chapter, "platform lift" means a powered hoisting
and lowering device designed to transport mobility-impaired persons on a guided platform.
new text end
Sec. 6.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 326B.164, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
Subd. 13.
Exemption from licensing.
new text begin (a) new text end Employees of a licensed elevator contractor
or licensed limited elevator contractor are not required to hold or obtain a license under this
section or be provided with direct supervision by a licensed master elevator constructor,
licensed limited master elevator constructor, licensed elevator constructor, or licensed limited
elevator constructor to install, maintain, or repair platform lifts and stairway chairlifts.
Unlicensed employees performing elevator work under this exemption must comply with
subdivision 5. This exemption does not include the installation, maintenance, repair, or
replacement of electrical wiring for elevator equipment.
new text begin (b) Contractors or individuals shall not be required to hold or obtain a license under this
section when performing work on:
new text end
new text begin (1) conveyors, including vertical reciprocating conveyors;
new text end
new text begin (2) platform lifts not covered under section 326B.163, subdivision 5a; or
new text end
new text begin (3) dock levelers.
new text end
Sec. 7.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 326B.36, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
Subd. 7.
Exemptions from inspections.
Installations, materials, or equipment shall not
be subject to inspection under sections 326B.31 to 326B.399:
(1) when owned or leased, operated and maintained by any employer whose maintenance
electricians are exempt from licensing under sections 326B.31 to 326B.399, while performing
electrical maintenance work only as defined by rule;
(2) when owned or leased, and operated and maintained by any electrical,
communications, or railway utility, cable communications company as defined in section
238.02, or telephone company as defined under section 237.01, in the exercise of its utility,
antenna, or telephone function; and
(i) are used exclusively for the generations, transformation, distribution, transmission,
new text begin load control, new text end or metering of electric current, or the operation of railway signals, or the
transmission of intelligence, and do not have as a principal function the consumption or use
of electric current by or for the benefit of any person other than such utility, cable
communications company, or telephone company; and
(ii) are generally accessible only to employees of such utility, cable communications
company, or telephone company or persons acting under its control or direction; and
(iii) are not on the load side of the service point or point of entrance for communication
systems;
(3) when used in the street lighting operations of an electrical utility;
(4) when used as outdoor area lights which are owned and operated by an electrical
utility and which are connected directly to its distribution system and located upon the
utility's distribution poles, and which are generally accessible only to employees of such
utility or persons acting under its control or direction;
(5) when the installation, material, and equipment are in facilities subject to the
jurisdiction of the federal Mine Safety and Health Act; or
(6) when the installation, material, and equipment is part of an elevator installation for
which the elevator contractor, licensed under section 326B.164, is required to obtain a permit
from the authority having jurisdiction as provided by section 326B.184, and the inspection
has been or will be performed by an elevator inspector certified and licensed by the
department. This exemption shall apply only to installations, material, and equipment
permitted or required to be connected on the load side of the disconnecting means required
for elevator equipment under National Electrical Code Article 620, and elevator
communications and alarm systems within the machine room, car, hoistway, or elevator
lobby.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end
new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 8.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 326B.36, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin Subd. 8.new text end
new text begin Electric utility exemptions; additional requirements.new text end
new text begin For exemptions to
inspections exclusively for load control allowed for electrical utilities under subdivision 7,
clause (2), item (i), the exempted work must be:
new text end
new text begin (1) performed by a class A electrical contractor licensed under section 326B.33;
new text end
new text begin (2) for replacement or repair of existing equipment for an electric utility other than a
public utility as defined in section 216B.02, subdivision 4, only; and
new text end
new text begin (3) completed on or before December 31, 2030.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end
new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 9. new text begin LAWS CHAPTER 32 EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end
new text begin Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, Laws 2022, chapter 32, articles 1 and 2,
sections 1 to 12, are effective the day following final enactment, and Laws 2022, chapter
32, article 1, section 1, applies to appointments made on or after that date.
new text end
ARTICLE 6
COMMERCE POLICY
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 62J.26, subdivision 2, is amended
to read:
Subd. 2.
Evaluation process and content.
(a) The commissioner, in consultation with
the commissioners of health and management and budget, must evaluate all mandated health
benefit proposals as provided under subdivision 3.
(b) The purpose of the evaluation is to provide the legislature with a complete and timely
analysis of all ramifications of any mandated health benefit proposal. The evaluation must
include, in addition to other relevant information, the following to the extent applicable:
(1) scientific and medical information on the mandated health benefit proposal, on the
potential for harm or benefit to the patient, and on the comparative benefit or harm from
alternative forms of treatment, and must include the results of at least one professionally
accepted and controlled trial comparing the medical consequences of the proposed therapy,
alternative therapy, and no therapy;
(2) public health, economic, and fiscal impacts of the mandated health benefit proposal
on persons receiving health services in Minnesota, on the relative cost-effectiveness of the
proposal, and on the health care system in general;
(3) the extent to which the treatment, service, equipment, or drug is generally utilized
by a significant portion of the population;
(4) the extent to which insurance coverage for the mandated health benefit proposal is
already generally available;
(5) the extent to which the mandated health benefit proposal, by health plan category,
would apply to the benefits offered to the health plan's enrollees;
(6) the extent to which the mandated health benefit proposal will increase or decrease
the cost of the treatment, service, equipment, or drug;
(7) the extent to which the mandated health benefit proposal may increase enrollee
premiums; and
(8) if the proposal applies to a qualified health plan as defined in section 62A.011,
subdivision 7, the cost to the state to defray the cost of the mandated health benefit proposal
using commercial market reimbursement rates in accordance with Code of Federal
Regulations, title 45, section 155.70.
(c) The commissioner shall consider actuarial analysis done by health plan companies
and any other proponent or opponent of the mandated health benefit proposal in determining
the cost of the proposal.
(d) The commissioner must summarize the nature and quality of available information
on these issues, and, if possible, must provide preliminary information to the public. The
commissioner may conduct research on these issues or may determine that existing research
is sufficient to meet the informational needs of the legislature. The commissioner may seek
the assistance and advice of researchers, community leaders, or other persons or organizations
with relevant expertise.new text begin The commissioner must provide the public with at least 45 days'
notice when requesting information pursuant to this section. The commissioner must notify
the prospective authors or chief authors of a bill or amendment when a request for information
is issued.
new text end
new text begin (e) Information submitted to the commissioner pursuant to this section that meets the
definition of trade secret information, as defined under section 13.37, subdivision 1, paragraph
(b), is nonpublic data.
new text end
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 62Q.735, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Contract disclosure.
(a) Before requiring a health care provider to sign
a contract, a health plan company shall give to the provider a complete copy of the proposed
contract, including:
(1) all attachments and exhibits;
(2) operating manuals;
(3) a general description of the health plan company's health service coding guidelines
and requirement for procedures and diagnoses with modifiers, and multiple procedures; and
(4) all guidelines and treatment parameters incorporated or referenced in the contract.
(b) The health plan company shall make available to the provider the fee schedule or a
method or process that allows the provider to determine the fee schedule for each health
care service to be provided under the contract.
(c) deleted text begin Notwithstanding paragraph (b), a health plan company that is a dental plan
organization, as defined in section 62Q.76, shall disclose information related to the individual
contracted provider's expected reimbursement from the dental plan organization.deleted text end Nothing
in this section requires a dental plan organization to disclose the plan's aggregate maximum
allowable fee table used to determine other providers' fees. The contracted provider must
not release this information in any way that would violate any state or federal antitrust law.
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 62Q.735, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Fee schedules.
deleted text begin (a)deleted text end A health plan company shall provide, upon request, any
additional fees or fee schedules relevant to the particular provider's practice beyond those
provided with the renewal documents for the next contract year to all participating providers,
excluding claims paid under the pharmacy benefit. Health plan companies may fulfill the
requirements of this section by making the full fee schedules available through a secure
web portal for contracted providers.
deleted text begin (b) A dental organization may satisfy paragraph (a) by complying with section 62Q.735,
subdivision 1, paragraph (c).
deleted text end
Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 62Q.76, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin Subd. 9.new text end
new text begin Third party.new text end
new text begin "Third party" means a person or entity that enters into a contract
with a dental organization or with another third party to gain access to the dental care services
or contractual discounts under a dental provider contract. Third party does not include an
enrollee of a dental organization or an employer or other group for whom the dental
organization provides administrative services.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end
new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2023, and applies to dental
plans and dental provider agreements offered, issued, or renewed on or after that date.
new text end
Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 62Q.78, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin Subd. 7.new text end
new text begin Network leasing.new text end
new text begin (a) A dental organization may grant a third party access to
a dental provider contract, or a provider's dental care services or contractual discounts
provided pursuant to a dental provider contract, if at the time the dental provider contract
is entered into or renewed the dental organization allows a dentist to choose not to participate
in third-party access to the dental provider contract, without any penalty to the dentist. The
third-party access provision of the dental provider contract must be clearly identified. A
dental organization must not grant a third party access to the dental provider contract of any
dentist who does not participate in third-party access to the dental provider contract.
new text end
new text begin (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), if a dental organization exists solely for the purpose
of recruiting dentists for dental provider contracts that establish a network to be leased to
third parties, the dentist waives the right to choose whether to participate in third-party
access.
new text end
new text begin (c) A dental organization may grant a third party access to a dental provider contract,
or a dentist's dental care services or contractual discounts under a dental provider contract,
if the following requirements are met:
new text end
new text begin (1) the dental organization lists all third parties that may have access to the dental provider
contract on the dental organization's website, which must be updated at least once every 90
days;
new text end
new text begin (2) the dental provider contract states that the dental organization may enter into an
agreement with a third party that would allow the third party to obtain the dental
organization's rights and responsibilities as if the third party were the dental organization,
and the dentist chose to participate in third-party access at the time the dental provider
contract was entered into; and
new text end
new text begin (3) the third party accessing the dental provider contract agrees to comply with all
applicable terms of the dental provider contract.
new text end
new text begin (d) A dentist is not bound by and is not required to perform dental care services under
a dental provider contract granted to a third party in violation of this section.
new text end
new text begin (e) This subdivision does not apply when:
new text end
new text begin (1) the dental provider contract is for dental services provided under a public health plan
program, including but not limited to medical assistance, MinnesotaCare, Medicaid, or
Medicare Advantage; or
new text end
new text begin (2) access to a dental provider contract is granted to a dental organization, an entity
operating in accordance with the same brand licensee program as the dental organization
or other entity, or to an entity that is an affiliate of the dental organization, provided the
entity agrees to substantially similar terms and conditions of the originating dental provider
contract between the dental organization and the dentist or dental clinic. A list of the dental
organization's affiliates must be posted on the dental organization's website.
new text end
Sec. 6.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 62Q.79, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin Subd. 7.new text end
new text begin Method of payments.new text end
new text begin A dental provider contract must include a method of
payment for dental care services in which no fees associated with the method of payment,
including credit card fees and fees related to payment in the form of digital or virtual
currency, are incurred by the dentist or dental clinic. Any fees that may be incurred from a
payment must be disclosed to a dentist prior to entering into or renewing a dental provider
contract. For purposes of this section, fees related to a provider's electronic claims processing
vendor, financial institution, or other vendor used by a provider to facilitate the submission
of claims are excluded.
new text end
Sec. 7.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 515B.3-102, is amended to read:
515B.3-102 POWERS OF UNIT OWNERS' ASSOCIATION.
(a) Except as provided in subsections (b), (c), (d), deleted text begin anddeleted text end (e),new text begin (f), and (g),new text end and subject to
the provisions of the declaration or bylaws, the association shall have the power to:
(1) adopt, amend and revoke rules and regulations not inconsistent with the articles of
incorporation, bylaws and declaration, as follows: (i) regulating the use of the common
elements; (ii) regulating the use of the units, and conduct of unit occupants, which may
jeopardize the health, safety or welfare of other occupants, which involves noise or other
disturbing activity, or which may damage the common elements or other units; (iii) regulating
or prohibiting animals; (iv) regulating changes in the appearance of the common elements
and conduct which may damage the common interest community; (v) regulating the exterior
appearance of the common interest community, including, for example, balconies and patios,
window treatments, and signs and other displays, regardless of whether inside a unit; (vi)
implementing the articles of incorporation, declaration and bylaws, and exercising the
powers granted by this section; and (vii) otherwise facilitating the operation of the common
interest community;
(2) adopt and amend budgets for revenues, expenditures and reserves, and levy and
collect assessments for common expenses from unit owners;
(3) hire and discharge managing agents and other employees, agents, and independent
contractors;
(4) institute, defend, or intervene in litigation or administrative proceedings (i) in its
own name on behalf of itself or two or more unit owners on matters affecting the common
elements or other matters affecting the common interest community or, (ii) with the consent
of the owners of the affected units on matters affecting only those units;
(5) make contracts and incur liabilities;
(6) regulate the use, maintenance, repair, replacement, and modification of the common
elements and the units;
(7) cause improvements to be made as a part of the common elements, and, in the case
of a cooperative, the units;
(8) acquire, hold, encumber, and convey in its own name any right, title, or interest to
real estate or personal property, but (i) common elements in a condominium or planned
community may be conveyed or subjected to a security interest only pursuant to section
515B.3-112, or (ii) part of a cooperative may be conveyed, or all or part of a cooperative
may be subjected to a security interest, only pursuant to section 515B.3-112;
(9) grant or amend easements for public utilities, public rights-of-way or other public
purposes, and cable television or other communications, through, over or under the common
elements; grant or amend easements, leases, or licenses to unit owners for purposes authorized
by the declaration; and, subject to approval by a vote of unit owners other than declarant
or its affiliates, grant or amend other easements, leases, and licenses through, over or under
the common elements;
(10) impose and receive any payments, fees, or charges for the use, rental, or operation
of the common elements, other than limited common elements, and for services provided
to unit owners;
(11) impose interest and late charges for late payment of assessments and, after notice
and an opportunity to be heard before the board or a committee appointed by it, levy
reasonable fines for violations of the declaration, bylaws, and rules and regulations of the
association;
(12) impose reasonable charges for the review, preparation and recordation of
amendments to the declaration, resale certificates required by section 515B.4-107, statements
of unpaid assessments, or furnishing copies of association records;
(13) provide for the indemnification of its officers and directors, and maintain directors'
and officers' liability insurance;
(14) provide for reasonable procedures governing the conduct of meetings and election
of directors;
(15) exercise any other powers conferred by law, or by the declaration, articles of
incorporation or bylaws; and
(16) exercise any other powers necessary and proper for the governance and operation
of the association.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) the declaration or bylaws may not impose limitations
on the power of the association to deal with the declarant which are more restrictive than
the limitations imposed on the power of the association to deal with other persons.
new text begin (c) An association levying a fine pursuant to subsection (a)(11), or an assessment pursuant
to section 515B.3-115(g) or 515B.3-1151(g), must provide written notice to a unit owner
that:
new text end
new text begin (1) indicates the amount, date, and reason for the levy;
new text end
new text begin (2) identifies the violation for which a fine is being levied and the specific section of
the declaration, bylaws, or rules and regulations allegedly violated;
new text end
new text begin (3) states that all unpaid fines and assessments are liens which, if not satisfied, could
lead to foreclosure of the unit;
new text end
new text begin (4) describes the right of the unit owner to be heard by the board or a committee appointed
by the board;
new text end
new text begin (5) states that if the assessment or fine is not paid, the amount owed may increase as a
result of the imposition of attorney fees and other costs of collection; and
new text end
new text begin (6) informs the unit owner that homeownership assistance is available from, and includes
the contact information for, the Minnesota Homeownership Center.
new text end
new text begin (d) No attorney fees are chargeable or may be collected from a unit owner who disputes
the levy or assessment and prevails at a hearing held by the board or a committee appointed
by the board.
new text end
deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end Notwithstanding subsection (a), powers exercised under this section must comply
with section 500.215.
deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (f)new text end Notwithstanding subsection (a)(4) or any other provision of this chapter, the
association, before instituting litigation or arbitration involving construction defect claims
against a development party, shall:
(1) mail or deliver written notice of the anticipated commencement of the action to each
unit owner at the addresses, if any, established for notices to owners in the declaration and,
if the declaration does not state how notices are to be given to owners, to the owner's last
known address. The notice shall specify the nature of the construction defect claims to be
alleged, the relief sought, and the manner in which the association proposes to fund the cost
of pursuing the construction defect claims; and
(2) obtain the approval of owners of units to which a majority of the total votes in the
association are allocated. Votes allocated to units owned by the declarant, an affiliate of the
declarant, or a mortgagee who obtained ownership of the unit through a foreclosure sale
are excluded. The association may obtain the required approval by a vote at an annual or
special meeting of the members or, if authorized by the statute under which the association
is created and taken in compliance with that statute, by a vote of the members taken by
electronic means or mailed ballots. If the association holds a meeting and voting by electronic
means or mailed ballots is authorized by that statute, the association shall also provide for
voting by those methods. Section 515B.3-110(c) applies to votes taken by electronic means
or mailed ballots, except that the votes must be used in combination with the vote taken at
a meeting and are not in lieu of holding a meeting, if a meeting is held, and are considered
for purposes of determining whether a quorum was present. Proxies may not be used for a
vote taken under this paragraph unless the unit owner executes the proxy after receipt of
the notice required under subsection deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (f)new text end (1) and the proxy expressly references this notice.
deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (g)new text end The association may intervene in a litigation or arbitration involving a construction
defect claim or assert a construction defect claim as a counterclaim, crossclaim, or third-party
claim before complying with subsections deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (f)new text end (1) and deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (f)new text end (2) but the association's
complaint in an intervention, counterclaim, crossclaim, or third-party claim shall be dismissed
without prejudice unless the association has complied with the requirements of subsection
deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (f)new text end within 90 days of the association's commencement of the complaint in an intervention
or the assertion of the counterclaim, crossclaim, or third-party claim.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end
new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2023.
new text end
ARTICLE 7
ENERGY POLICY AND FINANCE
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 116C.7792, is amended to read:
116C.7792 SOLAR ENERGY PRODUCTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM.
(a) The utility subject to section 116C.779 shall operate a program to provide solar
energy production incentives for solar energy systems of no more than a total aggregate
nameplate capacity of 40 kilowatts alternating current per premise. The owner of a solar
energy system installed before June 1, 2018, is eligible to receive a production incentive
under this section for any additional solar energy systems constructed at the same customer
location, provided that the aggregate capacity of all systems at the customer location does
not exceed 40 kilowatts.
(b) The program is funded by money withheld from transfer to the renewable development
account under section 116C.779, subdivision 1, paragraphs (b) and (e). Program funds must
be placed in a separate account for the purpose of the solar energy production incentive
program operated by the utility and not for any other program or purpose.
(c) Funds allocated to the solar energy production incentive program in 2019 and 2020
remain available to the solar energy production incentive program.
(d) The following amounts are allocated to the solar energy production incentive program:
(1) $10,000,000 in 2021;
(2) $10,000,000 in 2022;
(3) deleted text begin $5,000,000deleted text end new text begin $10,000,000new text end in 2023; deleted text begin and
deleted text end
(4) deleted text begin $5,000,000deleted text end new text begin $10,000,000new text end in 2024new text begin ; and
new text end
new text begin (5) $10,000,000 in 2025new text end .
(e) Funds allocated to the solar energy production incentive program that have not been
committed to a specific project at the end of a program year remain available to the solar
energy production incentive program.
(f) Any unspent amount remaining on January 1, deleted text begin 2025deleted text end new text begin 2027new text end , must be transferred to the
renewable development account.
(g) A solar energy system receiving a production incentive under this section must be
sized to less than 120 percent of the customer's on-site annual energy consumption when
combined with other distributed generation resources and subscriptions provided under
section 216B.1641 associated with the premise. The production incentive must be paid for
ten years commencing with the commissioning of the system.
(h) The utility must file a plan to operate the program with the commissioner of
commerce. The utility may not operate the program until it is approved by the commissioner.
A change to the program to include projects up to a nameplate capacity of 40 kilowatts or
less does not require the utility to file a plan with the commissioner. Any plan approved by
the commissioner of commerce must not provide an increased incentive scale over prior
years unless the commissioner demonstrates that changes in the market for solar energy
facilities require an increase.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end
new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 2.
new text begin [116C.7793] SOLAR ENERGY; CONTINGENCY ACCOUNT.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1.new text end
new text begin Definitions.new text end
new text begin (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have
the meanings given.
new text end
new text begin (b) "Agency" means the Pollution Control Agency.
new text end
new text begin (c) "Area C" means the site located west of Mississippi River Boulevard in St. Paul that
served as an industrial waste dump for the former Ford Twin Cities Assembly Plant.
new text end
new text begin (d) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of commerce.
new text end
new text begin (e) "Corrective action determination" means a decision by the agency regarding actions
to be taken to remediate contaminated soil and groundwater at Area C.
new text end
new text begin (f) "Owner" means the owner of a solar energy generating system planned to be deployed
at Area C.
new text end
new text begin (g) "Solar energy generating system" has the meaning given in section 216E.01,
subdivision 9a.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2.new text end
new text begin Account established.new text end
new text begin The Area C contingency account is established as a
separate account in the special revenue fund in the state treasury. Transfers and appropriations
to the account, and any earnings or dividends accruing to assets in the account, must be
credited to the account. The commissioner must serve as fiscal agent and must manage the
account.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3.new text end
new text begin Distribution of funds; conditions.new text end
new text begin Money from the account may be distributed
by the commissioner to the owner of a solar energy generating system planned to be deployed
on Area C under the following conditions:
new text end
new text begin (1) the agency issues a corrective action determination after the owner has begun to
design or construct the project, and the commissioner determines that implementation of
the corrective action results in a need for the project to be redesigned or construction to be
interrupted or altered; or
new text end
new text begin (2) the agency issues a corrective action determination whose work plan results in the
temporary cessation or the partial or complete removal of the solar energy generating system
after the solar energy generating system has become operational.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4.new text end
new text begin Distribution of funds; process.new text end
new text begin (a) The owner may file a request for distribution
of money from the commissioner if either condition in subdivision 3 occurs. The filing must
describe (1) the nature of the impact of the agency's work plan that results in economic
losses to the owner, and (2) a reasonable estimate of the amount of the economic losses.
new text end
new text begin (b) The owner must provide the commissioner with information the commissioner
determines is necessary to assist in reviewing the filing required under this subdivision.
new text end
new text begin (c) The commissioner must review the owner's filing within 60 days of submission and
must approve a request the commissioner determines is reasonable.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5.new text end
new text begin Expenditures.new text end
new text begin Money distributed by the commissioner to the owner under this
section may be used by the owner only to pay for:
new text end
new text begin (1) removal, storage, and transportation costs incurred for equipment removed, and any
costs to reinstall equipment;
new text end
new text begin (2) costs of redesign or new equipment made necessary by the activities under the
agency's work plan;
new text end
new text begin (3) lost revenues resulting from the inability of the solar energy generating system to
generate sufficient electricity to fulfill the terms of the power purchase agreement between
the owner and the purchaser of electricity generated by the solar energy generating system;
new text end
new text begin (4) other damages incurred under the power purchase agreement resulting from the
cessation of operations made necessary by the activities of the agency's work plan; and
new text end
new text begin (5) the cost of energy required to replace the energy that would have been generated by
the solar energy generating system and purchased under the power purchase agreement.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end
new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116J.55, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Definitions.
For the purposes of this section, "eligible community" means
a county, municipality, or tribal government located in Minnesota in which an electric
generating plant owned by a public utility, as defined in section 216B.02, that is powered
by coal, nuclear energy, or natural gas:
(1) is currently operating andnew text begin (i)new text end is scheduled to cease operations deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin , (ii)new text end whose cessation
of operations has been proposed in an integrated resource plan filed with the commission
under section 216B.2422deleted text begin ;deleted text end new text begin , or (iii) whose current operating license expires within 15 years
of the effective date of this section;new text end or
(2) ceased operations or was removed from the local property tax base no earlier than
five years before the date an application is made for a grant under this section.
Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116J.55, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Grant awards; limitations.
deleted text begin (a) The commissioner must award grants under
this section to eligible communities through a competitive grant process.
deleted text end
deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (a)new text end A grant awarded to an eligible community under this section must not exceed
$500,000new text begin in any calendar year. The commissioner may accept grant applications on an
ongoing or rolling basisnew text end .
deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (b)new text end Grants funded with revenues from the renewable development account established
in section 116C.779 must be awarded to an eligible community located within the retail
electric service territory of the public utility that is subject to section 116C.779 or to an
eligible community in which an electric generating plant owned by that public utility is
located.
Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 216B.096, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
Subd. 11.
Reporting.
Annually on deleted text begin November 1deleted text end new text begin October 15new text end , a utility must electronically
file with the commission a report, in a format specified by the commission, specifying the
number of utility heating service customers whose service is disconnected or remains
disconnected for nonpayment as ofnew text begin September 15 andnew text end October 1 deleted text begin and October 15deleted text end . If customers
remain disconnected on October deleted text begin 15deleted text end new text begin 1new text end , a utility must file a report each week between
deleted text begin November 1deleted text end new text begin October 15new text end and the end of the cold weather period specifying:
(1) the number of utility heating service customers that are or remain disconnected from
service for nonpayment; and
(2) the number of utility heating service customers that are reconnected to service each
week. The utility may discontinue weekly reporting if the number of utility heating service
customers that are or remain disconnected reaches zero before the end of the cold weather
period.
The data reported under this subdivision are presumed to be accurate upon submission
and must be made available through the commission's electronic filing system.
Sec. 6.
new text begin [216B.491] DEFINITIONS.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1.new text end
new text begin Scope.new text end
new text begin For the purposes of sections 216B.491 to 216B.499, the terms
defined in this subdivision have the meanings given.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2.new text end
new text begin Ancillary agreement.new text end
new text begin "Ancillary agreement" means any bond, insurance policy,
letter of credit, reserve account, surety bond, interest rate lock or swap arrangement, liquidity
or credit support arrangement, or other financial arrangement entered into in connection
with extraordinary event bonds that is designed to promote the credit quality and
marketability of extraordinary event bonds or to mitigate the risk of an increase in interest
rates.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3.new text end
new text begin Assignee.new text end
new text begin "Assignee" means any person to which an interest in extraordinary
event property is sold, assigned, transferred, or conveyed, other than as security, and any
successor to or subsequent assignee of the person.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4.new text end
new text begin Bondholder.new text end
new text begin "Bondholder" means any holder or owner of extraordinary event
bonds.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5.new text end
new text begin Customer.new text end
new text begin "Customer" means a person who takes natural gas service from a
natural gas utility in Minnesota to consume the natural gas in Minnesota. Customer does
not include a person who: (1) is a customer of a utility in Minnesota that serves fewer than
350,000 customers in Minnesota; and (2) does not purchase natural gas from a utility in
Minnesota.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 6.new text end
new text begin Extraordinary event.new text end
new text begin (a) "Extraordinary event" means an event arising from
unforeseen circumstances and of sufficient magnitude, as determined by the commission:
new text end
new text begin (1) to impose significant costs on customers; and
new text end
new text begin (2) for which the issuance of extraordinary event bonds in response to the event meets
the conditions of section 216B.492, subdivision 2, as determined by the commission.
new text end
new text begin (b) Extraordinary event includes but is not limited to a storm event or other natural
disaster, an act of God, war, terrorism, sabotage or vandalism, a cybersecurity attack, or a
temporary significant increase in the wholesale price of natural gas.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 7.new text end
new text begin Extraordinary event activity.new text end
new text begin "Extraordinary event activity" means an activity
undertaken by or on behalf of a utility to restore or maintain the utility's ability to provide
natural gas service following one or more extraordinary events, including but not limited
to (1) activities related to the mobilization, staging, construction, reconstruction, replacement,
or repair of natural gas transmission, distribution, storage, or general facilities, or (2) the
purchase, transportation, and storage of natural gas supplies.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 8.new text end
new text begin Extraordinary event bonds.new text end
new text begin "Extraordinary event bonds" means low-cost
corporate securities, including but not limited to senior secured bonds, debentures, notes,
certificates of participation, certificates of beneficial interest, certificates of ownership, or
other evidences of indebtedness or ownership that have a scheduled maturity of no longer
than 30 years and a final legal maturity date that is not later than 32 years from the issue
date, that are rated AA or Aa2 or better by a major independent credit rating agency at the
time of issuance, and that are issued by a utility or an assignee under a financing order.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 9.new text end
new text begin Extraordinary event charge.new text end
new text begin "Extraordinary event charge" means a
nonbypassable charge that:
new text end
new text begin (1) is imposed on all customer bills by a utility that is the subject of a financing order
or the utility's successors or assignees;
new text end
new text begin (2) is separate from the utility's base rates; and
new text end
new text begin (3) provides a source of revenue solely to repay, finance, or refinance financing costs
resulting from an extraordinary event.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 10.new text end
new text begin Extraordinary event costs.new text end
new text begin "Extraordinary event costs":
new text end
new text begin (1) means all incremental costs of extraordinary event activities that are approved by
the commission in a financing order issued under section 216B.492 as being:
new text end
new text begin (i) necessary to enable the utility to restore or maintain natural gas service to customers
after the utility experiences an extraordinary event; and
new text end
new text begin (ii) prudent and reasonable;
new text end
new text begin (2) includes costs to repurchase equity or retire any indebtedness relating to extraordinary
event activities;
new text end
new text begin (3) shall be net of applicable insurance proceeds, tax benefits, and any other amounts
intended to reimburse the utility for extraordinary event activities, including government
grants or aid of any kind;
new text end
new text begin (4) do not include any monetary penalty, fine, or forfeiture assessed against a utility by
a government agency or court under a federal or state environmental statute, rule, or
regulation; and
new text end
new text begin (5) must be adjusted to reflect:
new text end
new text begin (i) the difference, as determined by the commission, between extraordinary event costs
that the utility expects to incur and actual, reasonable, and prudent costs incurred; or
new text end
new text begin (ii) a more fair or reasonable allocation of extraordinary event costs to customers over
time, as expressed in a commission order.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 11.new text end
new text begin Extraordinary event property.new text end
new text begin "Extraordinary event property" means:
new text end
new text begin (1) all rights and interests of a utility or the utility's successor or assignee under a
financing order for the right to impose, bill, collect, receive, and obtain periodic adjustments
to extraordinary event charges authorized under a financing order issued by the commission;
and
new text end
new text begin (2) all revenue, collections, claims, rights to payments, payments, money, or proceeds
arising from the rights and interests specified in clause (1), regardless of whether any are
commingled with other revenue, collections, rights to payment, payments, money, or
proceeds.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 12.new text end
new text begin Extraordinary event revenue.new text end
new text begin "Extraordinary event revenue" means revenue,
receipts, collections, payments, money, claims, or other proceeds arising from extraordinary
event property.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 13.new text end
new text begin Financing costs.new text end
new text begin "Financing costs" means:
new text end
new text begin (1) principal, interest, and redemption premiums that are payable on extraordinary event
bonds;
new text end
new text begin (2) payments required under an ancillary agreement and amounts required to fund or
replenish a reserve account or other accounts established under the terms of any indenture,
ancillary agreement, or other financing document pertaining to the bonds;
new text end
new text begin (3) other demonstrable costs related to issuing, supporting, repaying, refunding, and
servicing the bonds, including but not limited to servicing fees, accounting and auditing
fees, trustee fees, legal fees, consulting fees, financial adviser fees, administrative fees,
placement and underwriting fees, capitalized interest, rating agency fees, stock exchange
listing and compliance fees, security registration fees, filing fees, information technology
programming costs, and any other demonstrable costs necessary to otherwise ensure and
guarantee the timely payment of the bonds or other amounts or charges payable in connection
with the bonds;
new text end
new text begin (4) taxes and license fees imposed on the revenue generated from collecting an
extraordinary event charge;
new text end
new text begin (5) state and local taxes, including franchise, sales and use, and other taxes or similar
charges, including but not limited to regulatory assessment fees, whether paid, payable, or
accrued; and
new text end
new text begin (6) costs incurred by the commission to hire and compensate additional temporary staff
needed to perform the commission's responsibilities under this section and, in accordance
with section 216B.494, to engage specialized counsel and expert consultants experienced
in securitized utility ratepayer-backed bond financing similar to extraordinary event bonds.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 14.new text end
new text begin Financing order.new text end
new text begin "Financing order" means an order issued by the commission
under section 216B.492 that authorizes an applicant to:
new text end
new text begin (1) issue extraordinary event bonds in one or more series;
new text end
new text begin (2) impose, charge, and collect extraordinary event charges; and
new text end
new text begin (3) create extraordinary event property.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 15.new text end
new text begin Financing party.new text end
new text begin "Financing party" means a holder of extraordinary event
bonds and a trustee, a collateral agent, a party under an ancillary agreement, or any other
person acting for the benefit of extraordinary event bondholders.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 16.new text end
new text begin Natural gas facility.new text end
new text begin "Natural gas facility" means natural gas pipelines,
including distribution lines, underground storage areas, liquefied natural gas facilities,
propane storage tanks, and other facilities the commission determines are used and useful
to provide natural gas service to retail and transportation customers in Minnesota.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 17.new text end
new text begin Nonbypassable.new text end
new text begin "Nonbypassable" means that the payment of an extraordinary
event charge required to repay bonds and related costs may not be avoided by any retail
customer located within a utility service area.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 18.new text end
new text begin Pretax costs.new text end
new text begin "Pretax costs" means costs incurred by a utility and approved
by the commission, including but not limited to:
new text end
new text begin (1) unrecovered capitalized costs of replaced natural gas facilities damaged or destroyed
by a storm event;
new text end
new text begin (2) costs to decommission and restore the site of a natural gas facility damaged or
destroyed by an extraordinary event;
new text end
new text begin (3) other applicable capital and operating costs, accrued carrying charges, deferred
expenses, reductions for applicable insurance, and salvage proceeds; and
new text end
new text begin (4) costs to retire any existing indebtedness, fees, costs, and expenses to modify existing
debt agreements, or for waivers or consents related to existing debt agreements.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 19.new text end
new text begin Storm event.new text end
new text begin "Storm event" means a tornado, derecho, ice or snow storm,
flood, earthquake, or other significant weather or natural disaster that causes substantial
damage to a utility's infrastructure.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 20.new text end
new text begin Successor.new text end
new text begin "Successor" means a legal entity that succeeds to the rights and
obligations of another legal entity as a result of bankruptcy, reorganization, restructuring,
other insolvency proceeding, merger, acquisition, consolidation, or transfer of assets by
operation of law, sale, or otherwise.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 21.new text end
new text begin Utility.new text end
new text begin "Utility" means a public utility, as defined in section 216B.02,
subdivision 4, that provides natural gas service to Minnesota customers. Utility includes
the utility's successors or assignees.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end
new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 7.
new text begin [216B.492] FINANCING ORDER.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1.new text end
new text begin Application.new text end
new text begin (a) A utility, at its sole discretion, may file an application
with the commission for the issuance of a financing order to enable the utility to recover
extraordinary event costs through the issuance of extraordinary event bonds under this
section.
new text end
new text begin (b) The application must include the following information, as applicable:
new text end
new text begin (1) a description of each natural gas facility to be repaired or replaced;
new text end
new text begin (2) the undepreciated value remaining in the natural gas facility whose repair or
replacement is proposed to be financed through the issuance of bonds under sections
216B.491 to 216B.499, and the method used to calculate the amount;
new text end
new text begin (3) the estimated amount of costs imposed on customers resulting from an extraordinary
event that involves no physical damage to natural gas facilities;
new text end
new text begin (4) the estimated savings or estimated mitigation of rate impacts to utility customers if
the financing order is issued as requested in the application, calculated, as appropriate, by:
new text end
new text begin (i) comparing the costs to customers that are expected to result from implementing the
financing order and the estimated costs associated with implementing traditional utility
financing mechanisms with respect to the same undepreciated balance, expressed in net
present value terms; or
new text end
new text begin (ii) when the extraordinary event is a temporary significant increase in the wholesale
price of natural gas:
new text end
new text begin (A) estimating the mitigation of rate impacts to customers realized by extending the
period over which financing costs are to be amortized beyond the period that would otherwise
be practical or feasible for the utility; or
new text end
new text begin (B) calculating savings to customers realized by implementing the financing order
compared with financing the same costs at the utility's weighted average cost of capital as
determined by the commission in the utility's most recent general rate case, expressed in
net present value terms;
new text end
new text begin (5) a description of (i) the nonbypassable extraordinary event charge utility customers
would be required to pay in order to fully recover financing costs, and (ii) the method and
assumptions used to calculate the amount;
new text end
new text begin (6) a proposed methodology to allocate the revenue requirement for the extraordinary
event charge among the utility's customer classes;
new text end
new text begin (7) a description of a proposed adjustment mechanism to be implemented when necessary
to correct any overcollection or undercollection of extraordinary event charges, in order to
complete payment of scheduled principal and interest on extraordinary event bonds and
other financing costs in a timely fashion;
new text end
new text begin (8) a memorandum with supporting exhibits, from a securities firm that is experienced
in the marketing of bonds and that is approved by the commissioner of management and
budget, indicating the proposed issuance satisfies the current published AA or Aa2 or higher
rating or equivalent rating criteria of at least one nationally recognized securities rating
organization for issuances similar to the proposed extraordinary event bonds;
new text end
new text begin (9) an estimate of the timing of the issuance and the term of the extraordinary event
bonds, or series of bonds, provided that the scheduled final maturity for each bond issuance
does not exceed 30 years;
new text end
new text begin (10) identification of plans to sell, assign, transfer, or convey, other than as a security,
interest in extraordinary event property, including identification of an assignee, and
demonstration that the assignee is a financing entity wholly owned, directly or indirectly,
by the utility;
new text end
new text begin (11) identification of ancillary agreements that may be necessary or appropriate;
new text end
new text begin (12) one or more alternative financing scenarios in addition to the preferred scenario
contained in the application;
new text end
new text begin (13) the extent of damage to the utility's infrastructure caused by an extraordinary event
and the estimated costs to repair or replace the damaged infrastructure;
new text end
new text begin (14) a schedule of the proposed repairs to and replacement of damaged infrastructure;
new text end
new text begin (15) a description of the steps taken to provide customers interim natural gas service
while the damaged infrastructure is being repaired or replaced; and
new text end
new text begin (16) a description of the impacts on the utility's current workforce resulting from
implementing an infrastructure repair or replacement plan following an extraordinary event.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2.new text end
new text begin Findings.new text end
new text begin After providing notice and holding a public hearing on an application
filed under subdivision 1, the commission may issue a financing order if the commission
finds that:
new text end
new text begin (1) the extraordinary event costs described in the application are reasonable;
new text end
new text begin (2) the proposed issuance of extraordinary event bonds and the imposition and collection
of extraordinary event charges:
new text end
new text begin (i) are just and reasonable;
new text end
new text begin (ii) are consistent with the public interest;
new text end
new text begin (iii) constitute a prudent and reasonable mechanism to finance the extraordinary event
costs; and
new text end
new text begin (iv) provide tangible and quantifiable benefits to customers that exceed the benefits that
would have been achieved absent the issuance of extraordinary event bonds; and
new text end
new text begin (3) the proposed structuring, marketing, and pricing of the extraordinary event bonds:
new text end
new text begin (i) significantly lower overall costs to customers or significantly mitigate rate impacts
to customers relative to traditional methods of financing; and
new text end
new text begin (ii) achieve significant customer savings or significant mitigation of rate impacts to
customers, as determined by the commission in a financing order, consistent with market
conditions at the time of sale and the terms of the financing order.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3.new text end
new text begin Contents.new text end
new text begin (a) A financing order issued under this section must:
new text end
new text begin (1) determine the maximum amount of extraordinary event costs that may be financed
from proceeds of extraordinary event bonds issued pursuant to the financing order;
new text end
new text begin (2) describe the proposed customer billing mechanism for extraordinary event charges
and include a finding that the mechanism is just and reasonable;
new text end
new text begin (3) describe the financing costs that may be recovered through extraordinary event
charges and the period over which the costs may be recovered, which must end no earlier
than the date of final legal maturity of the extraordinary event bonds;
new text end
new text begin (4) describe the extraordinary event property that is created and that may be used to pay,
and secure the payment of, the extraordinary event bonds and financing costs authorized in
the financing order;
new text end
new text begin (5) authorize the utility to finance extraordinary event costs through the issuance of one
or more series of extraordinary event bonds. A utility is not required to secure a separate
financing order for each issuance of extraordinary event bonds or for each scheduled phase
of the replacement of natural gas facilities approved in the financing order;
new text end
new text begin (6) include a formula-based mechanism that must be used to make expeditious periodic
adjustments to the extraordinary event charge authorized by the financing order that are
necessary to correct for any overcollection or undercollection, or to otherwise guarantee
the timely payment of extraordinary event bonds, financing costs, and other required amounts
and charges payable in connection with extraordinary event bonds;
new text end
new text begin (7) specify the degree of flexibility afforded to the utility in establishing the terms and
conditions of the extraordinary event bonds, including but not limited to repayment schedules,
expected interest rates, and other financing costs;
new text end
new text begin (8) specify that the extraordinary event bonds must be issued as soon as feasible following
issuance of the financing order;
new text end
new text begin (9) require the utility, at the same time as extraordinary event charges are initially
collected and independent of the schedule to close and decommission any natural gas facility
replaced as the result of an extraordinary event, to remove the natural gas facility from the
utility's rate base and commensurately reduce the utility's base rates;
new text end
new text begin (10) specify a future ratemaking process to reconcile any difference between the projected
pretax costs included in the amount financed by extraordinary event bonds and the final
actual pretax costs incurred by the utility to retire or replace the natural gas facility;
new text end
new text begin (11) specify information regarding bond issuance and repayments, financing costs,
energy transaction charges, extraordinary event property, and related matters that the natural
gas utility is required to provide to the commission on a schedule determined by the
commission;
new text end
new text begin (12) allow and may require the creation of a utility's extraordinary event property to be
conditioned on, and occur simultaneously with, the sale or other transfer of the extraordinary
event property to an assignee and the pledge of the extraordinary event property to secure
the extraordinary event bonds;
new text end
new text begin (13) ensure that the structuring, marketing, and pricing of extraordinary event bonds
result in reasonable securitization bond charges and significant customer savings or rate
impact mitigation, consistent with market conditions and the terms of the financing order;
new text end
new text begin (14) specify that a utility financing the replacement of one or more natural gas facilities
after the natural gas facilities subject to the finance order are removed from the utility's rate
base is prohibited from:
new text end
new text begin (i) operating the natural gas facilities; or
new text end
new text begin (ii) selling the natural gas facilities to another entity to be operated as natural gas facilities;
and
new text end
new text begin (15) permit a utility to file with the commission, at least annually, proposed adjustments
to the extraordinary event charges approved in the financing order that are based on estimates
of natural gas consumption by rate class and other quantitative factors contained in the
financing order.
new text end
new text begin (b) A financing order issued under this section may:
new text end
new text begin (1) include conditions different from those requested in the application, including but
not limited to establishing a minimum securities rating for extraordinary event bonds, that
the commission determines are necessary to:
new text end
new text begin (i) promote the public interest; and
new text end
new text begin (ii) maximize the financial benefits or minimize the financial risks of the transaction to
customers and to directly impacted Minnesota workers and communities;
new text end
new text begin (2) specify the selection of one or more underwriters of the extraordinary event bonds;
new text end
new text begin (3) require a utility to file with the commission the final terms of the extraordinary event
bond issuance, including the pricing of the extraordinary event bonds, at a specified period
of time prior to closing the bond issuance; and
new text end
new text begin (4) specify that the commission may, after reviewing the filing made under clause (3),
prohibit the utility from issuing the extraordinary event bonds under the proposed terms.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4.new text end
new text begin Duration; irrevocability; subsequent order.new text end
new text begin (a) A financing order remains
in effect until the extraordinary event bonds issued under the financing order and all financing
costs related to the bonds have been paid in full.
new text end
new text begin (b) A financing order remains in effect and unabated notwithstanding the bankruptcy,
reorganization, or insolvency of the utility to which the financing order applies or any
affiliate, successor, or assignee of the utility to which the financing order applies.
new text end
new text begin (c) Subject to judicial review under section 216B.52, a financing order is irrevocable
and is not reviewable by a future commission. The commission may not reduce, impair,
postpone, or terminate extraordinary event charges approved in a financing order, or impair
extraordinary event property or the collection or recovery of extraordinary event revenue.
new text end
new text begin (d) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), the commission may, on the commission's own
motion or at the request of a utility or any other person, commence a proceeding and issue
a subsequent financing order that provides for refinancing, retiring, or refunding extraordinary
event bonds issued under the original financing order if:
new text end
new text begin (1) the commission makes all of the findings specified in subdivision 2 with respect to
the subsequent financing order; and
new text end
new text begin (2) the modification contained in the subsequent financing order does not in any way
impair the covenants and terms of the extraordinary event bonds being refinanced, retired,
or refunded.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5.new text end
new text begin Effect on commission jurisdiction.new text end
new text begin (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b),
the commission, in exercising the powers and carrying out the duties under this section, is
prohibited from:
new text end
new text begin (1) considering extraordinary event bonds issued under this section to be debt of the
utility other than for income tax purposes, unless it is necessary to consider the extraordinary
event bonds to be debt in order to achieve consistency with prevailing utility debt rating
methodologies;
new text end
new text begin (2) considering the extraordinary event charges paid under the financing order to be
revenue of the utility;
new text end
new text begin (3) considering the extraordinary event or financing costs specified in the financing
order to be the regulated costs or assets of the utility;
new text end
new text begin (4) determining that any prudent action taken by a utility that is consistent with the
financing order is unjust or unreasonable; or
new text end
new text begin (5) adjusting the extraordinary event charge based on a utility's submission under
subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (15), for any reason other than a computational or
clerical error.
new text end
new text begin (b) Nothing in this subdivision:
new text end
new text begin (1) affects the authority of the commission to apply any billing mechanism designed to
recover extraordinary event charges;
new text end
new text begin (2) prevents or precludes the commission from (i) investigating a utility's compliance
with the terms and conditions of a financing order, and (ii) requiring compliance with the
financing order; or
new text end
new text begin (3) prevents or precludes the commission from imposing regulatory sanctions against a
utility for failure to comply with the terms and conditions of a financing order or the
requirements of this section.
new text end
new text begin (c) The commission is prohibited from refusing to allow a utility to recover any costs
associated with the replacement of natural gas facilities solely because the utility has elected
to finance the natural gas facility replacement through a financing mechanism other than
extraordinary event bonds.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end
new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 8.
new text begin [216B.493] POSTORDER COMMISSION DUTIES.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1.new text end
new text begin Financing cost review.new text end
new text begin Within 120 days after the date extraordinary
event bonds are issued, a utility subject to a financing order must file with the commission
the actual initial and ongoing financing costs, the final structure and pricing of the
extraordinary event bonds, and the actual extraordinary event charge.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2.new text end
new text begin Enforcement.new text end
new text begin If the commission determines that a utility's actions under this
section are not prudent or are inconsistent with the financing order, the commission may
apply any remedies available, provided that any remedy applied may not directly or indirectly
impair the security for the extraordinary event bonds.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end
new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 9.
new text begin [216B.494] USE OF OUTSIDE EXPERTS.
new text end
new text begin (a) In carrying out the duties under sections 216B.492 to 216B.499, the commission
may:
new text end
new text begin (1) contract with outside consultants and counsel experienced in securitized utility
customer-backed bond financing similar to extraordinary event bonds; and
new text end
new text begin (2) hire and compensate additional temporary staff as needed.
new text end
new text begin Expenses incurred by the commission under this paragraph must be treated as financing
costs and included in the extraordinary event charge. The costs incurred under clause (1)
are not an obligation of the state and are assigned solely to the transaction.
new text end
new text begin (b) A utility presented with a written request from the commission for reimbursement
of the commission's expenses incurred under paragraph (a), accompanied by a detailed
account of those expenses, must remit full payment of the expenses to the commission
within 30 days of receiving the request.
new text end
new text begin (c) If a utility's application for a financing order is denied or withdrawn for any reason
and extraordinary event bonds are not issued, the commission's costs to retain expert
consultants under this section must be paid by the applicant utility and are deemed to be
prudent deferred expenses eligible for recovery in the utility's future rates.
new text end
new text begin (d) To facilitate participation in a commission proceeding associated with a utility filing
made under section 216B.492, the department and the commission may contract with outside
consultants and counsel experienced in securitized utility customer-backed bond financing
similar to extraordinary event bonds. Expenses incurred by the department and the
commission under this paragraph may be assessed under section 216B.62, subdivision 8.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end
new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 10.
new text begin [216B.495] EXTRAORDINARY EVENT CHARGE; BILLING
TREATMENT.
new text end
new text begin (a) A utility that obtains a financing order and causes extraordinary event bonds to be
issued must:
new text end
new text begin (1) include on each customer's monthly natural gas bill:
new text end
new text begin (i) a statement that a portion of the charges represents extraordinary event charges
approved in a financing order;
new text end
new text begin (ii) the amount and rate of the extraordinary event charge as a separate line item titled
"extraordinary event charge"; and
new text end
new text begin (iii) if extraordinary event property has been transferred to an assignee, a statement that
the assignee is the owner of the rights to extraordinary event charges and that the utility or
other entity, if applicable, is acting as a collection agent or servicer for the assignee; and
new text end
new text begin (2) file annually with the commission:
new text end
new text begin (i) a calculation of the impact of financing the retirement or replacement of natural gas
facilities on customer rates, itemized by customer class; and
new text end
new text begin (ii) evidence demonstrating that extraordinary event revenues are applied solely to the
repayment of extraordinary event bonds and other financing costs.
new text end
new text begin (b) Extraordinary event charges are nonbypassable and must be paid by all existing and
future customers receiving service from the utility or the utility's successors or assignees
under commission-approved rate schedules or special contracts.
new text end
new text begin (c) A utility's failure to comply with this section does not invalidate, impair, or affect
any financing order, extraordinary event property, extraordinary event charge, or
extraordinary event bonds, but does subject the utility to penalties under applicable
commission rules.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end
new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 11.
new text begin [216B.496] EXTRAORDINARY EVENT PROPERTY.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1.new text end
new text begin General.new text end
new text begin (a) Extraordinary event property is an existing present property
right or interest in a property right, even though the imposition and collection of extraordinary
event charges depend on the utility collecting extraordinary event charges and on future
natural gas consumption. The property right or interest exists regardless of whether the
revenues or proceeds arising from the extraordinary event property have been billed, have
accrued, or have been collected.
new text end
new text begin (b) Extraordinary event property exists until all extraordinary event bonds issued under
a financing order are paid in full and all financing costs and other costs of the extraordinary
event bonds have been recovered in full.
new text end
new text begin (c) All or any portion of extraordinary event property described in a financing order
issued to a utility may be transferred, sold, conveyed, or assigned to a successor or assignee
that is wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by the utility and is created for the limited
purpose of acquiring, owning, or administering extraordinary event property or issuing
extraordinary event bonds authorized by the financing order. All or any portion of
extraordinary event property may be pledged to secure extraordinary event bonds issued
under a financing order, amounts payable to financing parties and to counterparties under
any ancillary agreements, and other financing costs. Each transfer, sale, conveyance,
assignment, or pledge by a utility or an affiliate of extraordinary event property is a
transaction in the ordinary course of business.
new text end
new text begin (d) If a utility defaults on any required payment of charges arising from extraordinary
event property described in a financing order, a court, upon petition by an interested party
and without limiting any other remedies available to the petitioner, must order the
sequestration and payment of the revenues arising from the extraordinary event property to
the financing parties.
new text end
new text begin (e) The interest of a transferee, purchaser, acquirer, assignee, or pledgee in extraordinary
event property specified in a financing order issued to a utility, and in the revenue and
collections arising from the property, is not subject to setoff, counterclaim, surcharge, or
defense by the utility or any other person, or in connection with the reorganization,
bankruptcy, or other insolvency of the utility or any other entity.
new text end
new text begin (f) A successor to a utility, whether resulting from a reorganization, bankruptcy, or other
insolvency proceeding; merger or acquisition; sale; other business combination; transfer by
operation of law; utility restructuring; or otherwise, must perform and satisfy all obligations
of, and has the same duties and rights under, a financing order as the utility to which the
financing order applies. A successor to a utility must perform the duties and exercise the
rights in the same manner and to the same extent as the utility, including collecting and
paying to any person entitled to receive revenues, collections, payments, or proceeds of
extraordinary event property.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2.new text end
new text begin Security interests in extraordinary event property.new text end
new text begin (a) The creation,
perfection, and enforcement of any security interest in extraordinary event property to secure
the repayment of the principal and interest on extraordinary event bonds, amounts payable
under any ancillary agreement, and other financing costs are governed solely by this section.
new text end
new text begin (b) A security interest in extraordinary event property is created, valid, and binding
when:
new text end
new text begin (1) the financing order that describes the extraordinary event property is issued;
new text end
new text begin (2) a security agreement is executed and delivered; and
new text end
new text begin (3) value is received for the extraordinary event bonds.
new text end
new text begin (c) Once a security interest in extraordinary event property is created, the security interest
attaches without any physical delivery of collateral or any other act. The lien of the security
interest is valid, binding, and perfected against all parties having claims of any kind in tort,
contract, or otherwise against the person granting the security interest, regardless of whether
the parties have notice of the lien, upon the filing of a financing statement with the secretary
of state.
new text end
new text begin (d) The description or indication of extraordinary event property in a transfer or security
agreement and a financing statement is sufficient only if the description or indication refers
to this section and the financing order creating the extraordinary event property.
new text end
new text begin (e) A security interest in extraordinary event property is a continuously perfected security
interest and has priority over any other lien, created by operation of law or otherwise, which
may subsequently attach to the extraordinary event property unless the holder of the security
interest has agreed otherwise in writing.
new text end
new text begin (f) The priority of a security interest in extraordinary event property is not affected by
the commingling of extraordinary event property or extraordinary event revenue with other
money. An assignee, bondholder, or financing party has a perfected security interest in the
amount of all extraordinary event property or extraordinary event revenue that is pledged
to pay extraordinary event bonds, even if the extraordinary event property or extraordinary
event revenue is deposited in a cash or deposit account of the utility in which the
extraordinary event revenue is commingled with other money. Any other security interest
that applies to the other money does not apply to the extraordinary event revenue.
new text end
new text begin (g) Neither a subsequent commission order amending a financing order under section
216B.492, subdivision 4, nor application of an adjustment mechanism authorized by a
financing order under section 216B.492, subdivision 3, affects the validity, perfection, or
priority of a security interest in or transfer of extraordinary event property.
new text end
new text begin (h) A valid and enforceable security interest in extraordinary event property is perfected
only when the security interest has attached and when a financing order has been filed with
the secretary of state in accordance with procedures established by the secretary of state.
The financing order must name the pledgor of the extraordinary event property as debtor
and identify the property.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3.new text end
new text begin Sales of extraordinary event property.new text end
new text begin (a) A sale, assignment, or transfer of
extraordinary event property is an absolute transfer and true sale of, and not a pledge of or
secured transaction relating to, the seller's right, title, and interest in, to, and under the
extraordinary event property if the documents governing the transaction expressly state that
the transaction is a sale or other absolute transfer. A transfer of an interest in extraordinary
event property may be created when:
new text end
new text begin (1) the financing order creating and describing the extraordinary event property is
effective;
new text end
new text begin (2) the documents evidencing the transfer of the extraordinary event property are executed
and delivered to the assignee; and
new text end
new text begin (3) value is received.
new text end
new text begin (b) A transfer of an interest in extraordinary event property must be filed with the
secretary of state against all third persons and perfected under sections 336.3-301 to
336.3-312, including any judicial lien or other lien creditors or any claims of the seller or
creditors of the seller, other than creditors holding a prior security interest, ownership
interest, or assignment in the extraordinary event property previously perfected under this
subdivision or subdivision 2.
new text end
new text begin (c) The characterization of a sale, assignment, or transfer as an absolute transfer and
true sale, and the corresponding characterization of the property interest of the assignee, is
not affected or impaired by:
new text end
new text begin (1) commingling of extraordinary event revenue with other money;
new text end
new text begin (2) the retention by the seller of:
new text end
new text begin (i) a partial or residual interest, including an equity interest, in the extraordinary event
property, whether direct or indirect, or whether subordinate or otherwise; or
new text end
new text begin (ii) the right to recover costs associated with taxes, franchise fees, or license fees imposed
on the collection of extraordinary event revenue;
new text end
new text begin (3) any recourse that the purchaser may have against the seller;
new text end
new text begin (4) any indemnification rights, obligations, or repurchase rights made or provided by
the seller;
new text end
new text begin (5) an obligation of the seller to collect extraordinary event revenues on behalf of an
assignee;
new text end
new text begin (6) the treatment of the sale, assignment, or transfer for tax, financial reporting, or other
purposes;
new text end
new text begin (7) any subsequent financing order amending a financing order under section 216B.492,
subdivision 4, paragraph (d); or
new text end
new text begin (8) any application of an adjustment mechanism under section 216B.492, subdivision
3, paragraph (a), clause (6).
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end
new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 12.
new text begin [216B.497] EXTRAORDINARY EVENT BONDS.
new text end
new text begin (a) Banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations, insurance companies, executors,
administrators, guardians, trustees, and other fiduciaries may legally invest any money
within the individual's or entity's control in extraordinary event bonds.
new text end
new text begin (b) Extraordinary event bonds issued under a financing order are not debt of or a pledge
of the faith and credit or taxing power of the state, any agency of the state, or any political
subdivision. Holders of extraordinary event bonds may not have taxes levied by the state
or a political subdivision in order to pay the principal or interest on extraordinary event
bonds. The issuance of extraordinary event bonds does not directly, indirectly, or contingently
obligate the state or a political subdivision to levy any tax or make any appropriation to pay
principal or interest on the extraordinary event bonds.
new text end
new text begin (c) The state pledges to and agrees with holders of extraordinary event bonds, any
assignee, and any financing parties that the state will not:
new text end
new text begin (1) take or permit any action that impairs the value of extraordinary event property; or
new text end
new text begin (2) reduce, alter, or impair extraordinary event charges that are imposed, collected, and
remitted for the benefit of holders of extraordinary event bonds, any assignee, and any
financing parties until any principal, interest, and redemption premium payable on
extraordinary event bonds, all financing costs, and all amounts to be paid to an assignee or
financing party under an ancillary agreement are paid in full.
new text end
new text begin (d) A person who issues extraordinary event bonds may include the pledge specified in
paragraph (c) in the extraordinary event bonds, ancillary agreements, and documentation
related to the issuance and marketing of the extraordinary event bonds.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end
new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 13.
new text begin [216B.498] ASSIGNEE OF FINANCING PARTY NOT SUBJECT TO
COMMISSION REGULATION.
new text end
new text begin An assignee or financing party that is not already regulated by the commission does not
become subject to commission regulation solely as a result of engaging in any transaction
authorized by or described in sections 216B.491 to 216B.499.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end
new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 14.
new text begin [216B.499] EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.
new text end
new text begin (a) If any provision of sections 216B.491 to 216B.499 conflicts with any other law
regarding the attachment, assignment, perfection, effect of perfection, or priority of any
security interest in or transfer of extraordinary event property, sections 216B.491 to 216B.499
govern.
new text end
new text begin (b) Nothing in this section precludes a utility for which the commission has initially
issued a financing order from applying to the commission for:
new text end
new text begin (1) a subsequent financing order amending the financing order under section 216B.492,
subdivision 4, paragraph (d); or
new text end
new text begin (2) approval to issue extraordinary event bonds to refund all or a portion of an outstanding
series of extraordinary event bonds.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end
new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 15.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 216B.50, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Commission approval required.
No public utility shall sell, acquire,
lease, or rent any plant as an operating unit or system in this state for a total consideration
in excess of deleted text begin $100,000deleted text end new text begin $1,000,000new text end , or merge or consolidate with another public utility or
transmission company operating in this state, without first being authorized so to do by the
commission. Upon the filing of an application for the approval and consent of the
commission, the commission shall investigate, with or without public hearing. The
commission shall hold a public hearing, upon such notice as the commission may require.
If the commission finds that the proposed action is consistent with the public interest, it
shall give its consent and approval by order in writing. In reaching its determination, the
commission shall take into consideration the reasonable value of the property, plant, or
securities to be acquired or disposed of, or merged and consolidated.
This section does not apply to the purchase of property to replace or add to the plant of
the public utility by construction.
Sec. 16.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 216B.62, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
Subd. 8.
Audit investigation costs; account, appropriation.
The audit investigation
account is created as a separate account in the special revenue fund in the state treasury. If
the commission, in a proceeding upon its own motion, on complaint, or upon an application
to it, determines that it is necessary, in order to carry out its duties imposed under this chapter
or chapter 216, 216A, 216E, 216F, or 216G, to conduct an investigation or audit of any
public utility operations, practices, or policies requiring specialized technical professional
investigative services for the inquiry, the commission maynew text begin seek ornew text end request the commissioner
of commerce to seek authority from the commissioner of management and budget to incur
costs reasonably attributable to the specialized services. If new text begin funding for new text end the investigation or
audit is approved by the commissioner of management and budget, new text begin the commission shall
carry out the investigation or new text end the commissioner of commerce shall carry out the investigation
in the manner directed by the commissionnew text begin ,new text end and new text begin the commission or commissioner, as
applicable, new text end shall render separate bills to the public utility for the costs incurred for such
technical professional investigative services. The bill constitutes notice of the assessment
and demand for payment. The amount assessed must be paid by the public utility to the
commissioner of commerce within 30 days after the date of assessment. Money received
under this subdivision must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the audit
investigation account, and is appropriated to the commissioner of commercenew text begin or the
commission, as applicable,new text end for the purposes of this subdivision.new text begin An assessment made under
this subdivision for activities conducted under section 216B.494 does not count toward the
cap on assessments under this section.
new text end
Sec. 17.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 216C.264, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 1a.new text end
new text begin Definitions.new text end
new text begin (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the
meanings given.
new text end
new text begin (b) "Low-income conservation program" means a utility program that offers energy
conservation services to low-income households under sections 216B.2403, subdivision 5,
and 216B.241, subdivision 7.
new text end
new text begin (c) "Preweatherization measure" has the meaning given in section 216B.2402, subdivision
20.
new text end
new text begin (d) "Weatherization assistance program" means the federal program described in Code
of Federal Regulations, title 10, part 440 et seq., designed to assist low-income households
reduce energy use in a cost-effective manner.
new text end
new text begin (e) "Weatherization assistance services" means the energy conservation measures installed
in households under the weatherization assistance program.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end
new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 18.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 216C.264, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Grant allocation.
new text begin (a) new text end The commissioner must distribute supplementary state
grants in a manner consistent with the goal of producing the maximum number of weatherized
units. Supplementary state grants deleted text begin are provided primarily for the payment ofdeleted text end new text begin may be used:
new text end
new text begin (1) to address physical deficiencies in a residence that increase heat loss, including
deficiencies that prohibit the residence from being eligible to receive federal weatherization
assistance;
new text end
new text begin (2) to install eligible preweatherization measures established by the commissioner, as
required under section 216B.241, subdivision 7, paragraph (g);
new text end
new text begin (3) to increase the number of weatherized residences;
new text end
new text begin (4) to conduct outreach activities to make income-eligible households aware of available
weatherization services, to assist applicants in filling out applications for weatherization
assistance, and to provide translation services where necessary;
new text end
new text begin (5) to enable projects in multifamily buildings to proceed even if the project cannot
comply with the federal requirement that projects must be completed within the same federal
fiscal year in which the project is begun;
new text end
new text begin (6) to expand weatherization training opportunities in existing and new training programs;
new text end
new text begin (7) to pay new text end additional labor costs for the federal weatherization programdeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ;new text end and
new text begin (8) new text end as an incentive for the increased production of weatherized units.
new text begin (b) new text end Criteria for the allocation of state grants to local agencies include existing local
agency production levels, emergency needs, and the potential for maintaining or increasing
acceptable levels of production in the area.
new text begin (c) new text end An eligible local agency may receive advance funding for 90 days' production, but
thereafter must receive grants solely on the basis of program criteria.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end
new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 19.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 216C.264, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 7.new text end
new text begin Supplemental weatherization assistance grants.new text end
new text begin The commissioner must
provide grants to weatherization service providers to address physical deficiencies and
install weatherization and preweatherization measures in residential buildings occupied by
eligible low-income households.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end
new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 20.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 216C.264, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 8.new text end
new text begin Training grants program.new text end
new text begin (a) The commissioner must establish a
weatherization training grant program to award grants through a competitive process to
educational institutions, certified training centers, labor organizations, and nonprofits to
assist with the costs associated with training and developing programs for careers in the
weatherization industry.
new text end
new text begin (b) In order to receive grant funds, a written application must be submitted to the
commissioner on a form developed by the commissioner.
new text end
new text begin (c) When awarding grants under this subdivision, the commissioner must prioritize
applications that:
new text end
new text begin (1) provide the highest quality training to prepare for in-demand careers;
new text end
new text begin (2) train workers to provide weatherization services that meet federal Building
Performance Institute certification requirements or Standard Work Specification
requirements, as required by the program; and
new text end
new text begin (3) leverage nonstate funds or in-kind contributions.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end
new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 21.
Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 216C.375, subdivision 1, is amended
to read:
Subdivision 1.
Definitions.
(a) For the purposes of this section and section 216C.376,
the following terms have the meanings given them.
(b) "Developer" means an entity that installs a solar energy system on a school building
that has been awarded a grant under this section.
(c) "Photovoltaic device" has the meaning given in section 216C.06, subdivision 16.
(d) "School" means: (1) a school that operates as part of an independent or special school
district;new text begin (2) a Tribal contract school;new text end or deleted text begin (2)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end a state college or university that is under the
jurisdiction of the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.
(e) "School district" means an independent or special school district.
(f) "Solar energy system" means photovoltaic or solar thermal devices.
(g) "Solar thermal" has the meaning given to "qualifying solar thermal project" in section
216B.2411, subdivision 2, paragraph (d).
(h) "State colleges and universities" has the meaning given in section 136F.01, subdivision
4.
Sec. 22.
Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 216C.376, subdivision 5, is amended
to read:
Subd. 5.
Program funding.
(a) In 2022, the public utility subject to section 116C.779
must withhold $8,000,000 from the transfer made under section 116C.779, subdivision 1,
paragraph (e), to pay for assistance provided by the program under this section.new text begin In 2024,
the amount that must be withheld is $8,000,000.new text end The money withheld under this paragraph
must be used to pay for financial assistance awarded under this section and the costs to
administer this section. Any money that remains unexpended deleted text begin on June 30, 2027,deleted text end new text begin five years
after the money is withheldnew text end cancels to the renewable development account.
(b) The renewable energy credits associated with the electricity generated by a solar
energy system installed under this section are the property of the public utility that is subject
to this section for the life of the system, regardless of the duration of the financial assistance
provided by the public utility under this section.
Sec. 23.
new text begin [216C.391] STATE ENERGY COMPETITIVENESS ACCOUNT.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1.new text end
new text begin State energy competitiveness account.new text end
new text begin The state energy competitiveness
account is created in the special revenue fund of the state treasury. Money in the account
is available until June 30, 2028, and is appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes
specified in this section. The commissioner is the fiscal agent and must manage the account.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2.new text end
new text begin Use of funds; purpose.new text end
new text begin Money in the state energy competitiveness account
must be used only to:
new text end
new text begin (1) meet match requirements for federal funds provided to the state by the United States
Department of Energy or other federal entity;
new text end
new text begin (2) meet match requirements to increase competitiveness to capture federally designated,
energy-related formula or competitive funds; and
new text end
new text begin (3) award grants to eligible entities under subdivision 3.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3.new text end
new text begin Grants to eligible entities.new text end
new text begin The commissioner may award state grants to eligible
entities, as defined by the federal funding source, with priority given in the following order:
new text end
new text begin (1) federal formula funds directed to the state that require a match;
new text end
new text begin (2) federal formula funds directed to local units of government and Tribal governments
that require a match;
new text end
new text begin (3) federal formula funds directed to institutions of higher education that require a match;
new text end
new text begin (4) federal formula or competitive funds for which state funds allow utilities or businesses
to competitively pursue funding; and
new text end
new text begin (5) all other competitive or formula grant opportunities for which state funds enhance
or enable leveraging federal funds.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4.new text end
new text begin Administration.new text end
new text begin The commissioner must develop applications and procedures
to implement this section.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5.new text end
new text begin Legislative oversight.new text end
new text begin (a) Within ten days after the commissioner begins a
process to allocate funds for a grant application from the state energy competitiveness
account under this section, the commissioner must notify the Legislative Advisory
Commission established under section 3.30 that money has been allocated to a grant
application. The notification must include the total amount of the allocation, the purpose
of the proposed expenditure, the time period of the proposed expenditure, and the balance
of unallocated money under this section remaining after the allocation specified in the
notification.
new text end
new text begin (b) Once the commissioner of commerce has submitted the notification required under
paragraph (a), the commissioner may allocate funds in the state energy competitiveness
account for a grant application submitted under this section. For the purposes of federal
review and evaluation criteria, allocated money is appropriated and committed to the uses
specified in the notification submitted under paragraph (a). Once allocated, money under
this section is unavailable for reallocation to other application match requirements unless
the commissioner receives formal notice that an application is no longer under consideration
or withdraws an application.
new text end
new text begin (c) Money in the state energy competitiveness account is only available to meet federal
match requirements under subdivision 2 or 3 once the notice of allocation is submitted for
review by the Legislative Advisory Commission and the provisions of section 3.3005,
subdivision 2 or 6, have been satisfied.
new text end
new text begin (d) The requirements of paragraph (c) do not apply to federal funds that do not pass
through the state treasury.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 6.new text end
new text begin Report.new text end
new text begin By February 15, beginning in 2023 and each year thereafter until 2028
or until all money in the state energy competitiveness account has been expended, the
commissioner must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over energy. The report must identify:
new text end
new text begin (1) the number of grants and amounts awarded under this section during the previous
year;
new text end
new text begin (2) the unobligated balance of the state energy competitiveness account;
new text end
new text begin (3) programmatic changes recommended to enhance Minnesota's competitiveness in
vying for federal funds;
new text end
new text begin (4) anticipated expenditures on additional funding opportunities or activities; and
new text end
new text begin (5) the amount and purpose of federal money received pursuant to the availability of
matching money under this section.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end
new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment and
expires October 1, 2028.
new text end
Sec. 24.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 216C.435, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
Subd. 8.
Qualifying commercial real property.
"Qualifying commercial real property"
means a multifamily residential dwelling, deleted text begin ordeleted text end a commercial or industrial building,new text begin or farmland,
as defined in section 216C.436, subdivision 1b,new text end that the implementing entity has determined,
after review of an energy audit deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin ,new text end renewable energy system feasibility study,new text begin or agronomic
assessment, as defined in section 216C.436, subdivision 1b,new text end can deleted text begin be benefited bydeleted text end new text begin benefit
from thenew text end installation of cost-effective energy improvementsnew text begin or land and water improvements,
as defined in section 216C.436, subdivision 1bnew text end . Qualifying commercial real property includes
new construction.
Sec. 25.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 216C.436, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 1b.new text end
new text begin Definitions.new text end
new text begin (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the
meanings given.
new text end
new text begin (b) "Agronomic assessment" means a study by an independent third party that assesses
the environmental impacts of proposed land and water improvements on farmland.
new text end
new text begin (c) "Farmland" means land classified as 2a, 2b, or 2c for property tax purposes under
section 273.13, subdivision 23.
new text end
new text begin (d) "Land and water improvement" means:
new text end
new text begin (1) an improvement to farmland that:
new text end
new text begin (i) is permanent;
new text end
new text begin (ii) results in improved agricultural profitability or resiliency;
new text end
new text begin (iii) reduces the environmental impact of agricultural production; and
new text end
new text begin (iv) if the improvement affects drainage, complies with the most recent versions of the
applicable following conservation practice standards issued by the United States Department
of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service: Drainage Water Management
(Code 554), Saturated Buffer (Code 604), Denitrifying Bioreactor (Code 605), and
Constructed Wetland (Code 656); or
new text end
new text begin (2) water conservation and quality measures, which include permanently affixed
equipment, appliances, or improvements that reduce a property's water consumption or that
enable water to be managed more efficiently.
new text end
new text begin (e) "Resiliency" means the ability of farmland to maintain and enhance profitability,
soil health, and water quality.
new text end
Sec. 26.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 216C.436, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Program requirements.
A commercial PACE loan program must:
(1) impose requirements and conditions on financing arrangements to ensure timely
repayment;
(2) require an energy audit deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin ,new text end renewable energy system feasibility studynew text begin , or agronomic
or soil health assessmentnew text end to be conducted on the qualifying commercial real property and
reviewed by the implementing entity prior to approval of the financing;
(3) require the inspection of all installations and a performance verification of at least
ten percent of the cost-effective energy improvementsnew text begin or land and water improvementsnew text end
financed by the program;
(4) not prohibit the financing of all cost-effective energy improvementsnew text begin or land and
water improvementsnew text end not otherwise prohibited by this section;
(5) require that all cost-effective energy improvementsnew text begin or land and water improvementsnew text end
be made to a qualifying commercial real property prior to, or in conjunction with, an
applicant's repayment of financing for cost-effective energy improvementsnew text begin or land and water
improvementsnew text end for that property;
(6) have cost-effective energy improvementsnew text begin or land and water improvementsnew text end financed
by the program performed by a licensed contractor as required by chapter 326B or other
law or ordinance;
(7) require disclosuresnew text begin in the loan documentnew text end to borrowers by the implementing entity
ofnew text begin : (i)new text end the risks involved in borrowing, including the risk of foreclosure if a tax delinquency
results from a defaultnew text begin ; and (ii) all the terms and conditions of the commercial PACE loan
and the installation of cost-effective energy improvements or land and water improvements,
including the interest rate being charged on the loannew text end ;
(8) provide financing only to those who demonstrate an ability to repay;
(9) not provide financing for a qualifying commercial real property in which the owner
is not current on mortgage or real property tax payments;
(10) require a petition to the implementing entity by all owners of the qualifying
commercial real property requesting collections of repayments as a special assessment under
section 429.101;
(11) provide that payments and assessments are not accelerated due to a default and that
a tax delinquency exists only for assessments not paid when due; deleted text begin and
deleted text end
(12) require that liability for special assessments related to the financing runs with the
qualifying commercial real propertydeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; and
new text end
new text begin (13) prior to financing any improvements to or imposing any assessment upon qualifying
commercial real property, require notice to and written consent from the mortgage lender
of any mortgage encumbering or otherwise secured by the qualifying commercial real
property.
new text end
Sec. 27.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 237.55, is amended to read:
237.55 ANNUAL REPORT ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESS.
The commissioner of commerce must prepare a report for presentation to the Public
Utilities Commission by deleted text begin Januarydeleted text end new text begin Marchnew text end 31 deleted text begin ofdeleted text end each year. Each report must review the
accessibility of telecommunications services to persons who have communication disabilities,
describe services provided, account for annual revenues and expenditures for each aspect
of the fund to date, and include predicted program future operation.
Sec. 28. new text begin DECOMMISSIONING AND DEMOLITION PLAN FOR COAL-FIRED
PLANT.
new text end
new text begin (a) As a part of the next resource plan filing under Minnesota Statutes, section 216B.2422,
subdivision 2, but no later than December 31, 2025, the public utility that owns an electric
generation facility that is powered by coal, scheduled for retirement in 2028, and located
within the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway must provide, to the extent known, the public
utility's plan and a detailed timeline to decommission and demolish the electric generation
facility and remediate pollution at the electric generation facility site.
new text end
new text begin (b) The public utility must also provide a copy of the plan and timeline to the governing
body of the municipality where the electric generation facility is located on the same date
the plan and timeline are submitted to the Public Utilities Commission.
new text end
new text begin (c) If a resource plan is not filed or required before December 31, 2025, the plan and
timeline must be submitted to the Public Utilities Commission and the municipality as a
separate filing by December 31, 2025.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end
new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 29. new text begin TRIBAL ADVOCACY COUNCIL ON ENERGY; DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE SUPPORT.
new text end
new text begin (a) The Department of Commerce may provide technical support and subject matter
expertise to assist and help facilitate any efforts taken by the 11 federally recognized Indian
tribes in Minnesota to establish a tribal advocacy council on energy.
new text end
new text begin (b) When providing support to a tribal advocacy council on energy, the Department of
Commerce may assist the council to:
new text end
new text begin (1) assess and evaluate common tribal energy issues, including (i) identifying and
prioritizing energy issues, (ii) facilitating idea sharing between the tribes to generate solutions
to energy issues, and (iii) assisting decision making with respect to resolving energy issues;
new text end
new text begin (2) develop new statewide energy policies or proposed legislation, including (i) organizing
stakeholder meetings, (ii) gathering input and other relevant information, (iii) assisting with
policy proposal development, evaluation, and decision making, and (iv) helping facilitate
actions taken to submit, and obtain approval for or have enacted, policies or legislation
approved by the council;
new text end
new text begin (3) make efforts to raise awareness and provide educational opportunities with respect
to tribal energy issues by (i) identifying information resources, (ii) gathering feedback on
issues and topics the council identifies as areas of interest, and (iii) identifying topics for
educational forums and helping facilitate the forum process; and
new text end
new text begin (4) identify, evaluate, and disseminate successful energy-related practices, and develop
mechanisms or opportunities to implement the successful practices.
new text end
new text begin (c) Nothing in this section requires or otherwise obligates the 11 federally recognized
Indian tribes in Minnesota to establish a tribal advocacy council on energy, nor does it
require or obligate any one of the 11 federally recognized Indian tribes in Minnesota to
participate in or implement a decision or support an effort made by an established tribal
advocacy council on energy.
new text end
new text begin (d) Any support provided by the Department of Commerce to a tribal advocacy council
on energy under this section may be provided only upon request of the council and is limited
to issues and areas where the Department of Commerce's expertise and assistance is
requested.
new text end
Sec. 30. new text begin ENERGY APPROPRIATIONS; GENERAL FUND.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1.new text end
new text begin Solar for schools.new text end
new text begin $4,150,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from
the general fund to the commissioner of commerce for grants under the solar for schools
program established under Minnesota Statutes, section 216C.375. This appropriation must
be expended on schools located outside the electric service territory of the public utility that
is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779. This appropriation is available until
June 30, 2025. The base amount for the appropriation under this subdivision in fiscal year
2024 is $3,800,000. The base amount for the appropriation under this subdivision in fiscal
year 2025 is $0.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2.new text end
new text begin Supplemental state weatherization grants.new text end
new text begin (a) $2,350,000 in fiscal year 2023
is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of commerce for supplemental
state weatherization assistance grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 216C.264,
subdivision 7. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2027. This is a onetime
appropriation. The base for the appropriation under this subdivision in fiscal year 2024 is
$5,000,000. The base for the appropriation under this subdivision in fiscal year 2025 is
$9,000,000.
new text end
new text begin (b) Ten percent of the appropriation under paragraph (a) is allocated to training grants
under Minnesota Statutes, section 216C.264, subdivision 8. Up to ten percent of the
appropriation under paragraph (a) may be used to supplement utility spending on
preweatherization measures as part of a low-income conservation program, as defined under
Minnesota Statutes, section 216C.264, subdivision 1a. No more than one percent of the
appropriation under paragraph (a) may be used for weatherization course development.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3.new text end
new text begin Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.new text end
new text begin $1,370,000 in fiscal year 2023 is
appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of commerce for the following
activities related to the state energy competitiveness account under Minnesota Statutes,
section 216C.391, and Public Law 117-58, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA):
(1) for reasonable costs incurred by the department of commerce to pursue and administer
energy-related IIJA federal funds; (2) to assist eligible entities, as defined under Minnesota
Statutes, section 216C.391, subdivision 3, to access competitive IIJA energy-related federal
funds; and (3) to assist eligible grantees to pursue and manage energy-related IIJA federal
funds. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4.new text end
new text begin State energy competitiveness account.new text end
new text begin $14,880,000 in fiscal year 2023 is
appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of commerce for deposit in the
state energy competitiveness account established under Minnesota Statutes, section 216C.391,
subdivision 1. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2028. The base for the
appropriation under this subdivision in fiscal year 2024 is $4,500,000. The base for the
appropriation under this subdivision in fiscal year 2025 is $0.
new text end
Sec. 31. new text begin ENERGY APPROPRIATIONS; RENEWABLE DEVELOPMENT
ACCOUNT.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1.new text end
new text begin Granite Falls hydroelectric generating facility.new text end
new text begin Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779, subdivision 1, paragraph (j), $2,290,000 in fiscal
year 2023 is appropriated from the renewable development account established under
Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779, subdivision 1, to the commissioner of commerce for
a grant to the city of Granite Falls for repair and overage costs related to the city's existing
hydroelectric generating facility. This is a onetime appropriation. Any amount of the
appropriation under this subdivision that remains unexpended on June 30, 2024, must be
returned to the renewable development account.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2.new text end
new text begin Community energy transition grants.new text end
new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 116C.779, subdivision 1, paragraph (j), $3,500,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated
from the renewable development account established under Minnesota Statutes, section
116C.779, subdivision 1, to the commissioner of employment and economic development
for community energy transition grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.55. This
appropriation is available only for grants to eligible communities located within the electric
service territory of the public utility subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779. This
is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2029.
new text end
new text begin (b) The base for the appropriation under this subdivision in fiscal year 2024 is $1,500,000
from the general fund and is available only for grants to eligible communities located outside
the electric service territory of the public utility subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
116C.779. The base for the appropriation under this subdivision in fiscal year 2025 is $0.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3.new text end
new text begin Area C Contingency account.new text end
new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
116C.779, subdivision 1, paragraph (j), $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from
the renewable development account established under Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779,
subdivision 1, for deposit in the Area C contingency account under Minnesota Statutes,
section 116C.7793, subdivision 2, to disburse to the owner of a solar energy generating
system installed on land on the former Ford Motor Company in St. Paul known as Area C
for the uses identified under Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.7793. This is a onetime
appropriation. This appropriation is available until five years after the Pollution Control
Agency issues a corrective action determination regarding the remediation of Area C. Any
unexpended money remaining in the account at the conclusion of the five-year period cancels
to the renewable development account.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4.new text end
new text begin National Sports Center solar array.new text end
new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 116C.779, subdivision 1, paragraph (j), $3,500,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated
from the renewable development account established under Minnesota Statutes, section
116C.779, subdivision 1, to the Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission to install solar
arrays. This appropriation may be used to install solar arrays on an ice rink and a maintenance
facility at the National Sports Center in Blaine. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5.new text end
new text begin State energy competitiveness account.new text end
new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 116C.779, subdivision 1, paragraph (j), $5,750,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated
from the renewable development account established under Minnesota Statutes, section
116C.779, subdivision 1, to the commissioner of commerce for deposit in the state energy
competitiveness account established under Minnesota Statutes, section 216C.391, subdivision
1. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2028. The appropriation under this
subdivision must be used to obtain federal funds that benefit Minnesota ratepayers receiving
electric service from the utility that owns a nuclear-powered electric generating plant in this
state, the Prairie Island Indian community, of Prairie Island Indian community members.
The base for the appropriation under this subdivision in fiscal year 2024 is $0.new text end "
"A bill for an act
relating to state government; adopting supplemental appropriations for labor and
industry, combative sports, workers' compensation court of appeals, economic
development, and energy; adopting policy and technical provisions relating to
economic development, labor and industry, combative sports, commerce, and
energy; authorizing rulemaking; modifying fees and penalties; requiring reports;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 62Q.735, subdivisions 1, 5; 62Q.76,
by adding a subdivision; 62Q.78, by adding a subdivision; 62Q.79, by adding a
subdivision; 116J.035, by adding a subdivision; 116J.55, subdivisions 1, 5, 6;
116J.552, subdivision 6; 116J.8747, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 116J.993, subdivision
3; 116L.04, subdivision 1a; 116L.17, subdivision 1; 116L.98, subdivisions 2, 3;
178.11; 216B.096, subdivision 11; 216B.50, subdivision 1; 216B.62, subdivision
8; 216C.264, subdivision 5, by adding subdivisions; 216C.435, subdivision 8;
216C.436, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 237.55; 268.18, by adding a
subdivision; 326B.106, subdivision 4; 326B.163, subdivision 5, by adding a
subdivision; 326B.164, subdivision 13; 326B.36, subdivision 7, by adding a
subdivision; 341.21, subdivisions 2a, 2c, 7; 341.221; 341.25; 341.28; 341.30,
subdivision 4; 341.32, subdivision 2; 341.321; 341.33; 341.355; 515B.3-102;
Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, sections 62J.26, subdivision 2; 116C.7792;
116J.8749, subdivisions 1, 3; 216C.375, subdivision 1; 216C.376, subdivision 5;
326B.153, subdivision 1; Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 7, article 2,
section 8, subdivision 8, as amended; Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter
10, article 1, sections 2, subdivision 2; 5; article 2, section 24, subdivisions 1, 3,
4, 5, 7; Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 14, article 11, section 42; Laws
2022, chapter 50, article 1, section 1; article 2, section 2, by adding a subdivision;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 116C; 116J; 216B;
216C; 341."
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