All Finance Department Legislation - Minnesota

1E Relating to motor fuels; modifying the definition of biodiesel fuel and increasing the minimum content of biodiesel fuel in diesel fuel, specifying biodiesel content goals; establishing a panel composed of the commissioners of agriculture, commerce and pollution control agency (PCA) and specifying duties, clarifying minimum content exceptions; requiring the commissioner of agriculture to issue a report annually by a certain date to the legislature regarding the implementation of biodiesel minimum content requirements; requiring the commissioners of finance, commerce and the PCA to develop and submit to the legislature a proposal for eliminating redundant fuel inspections and dedicating petroleum inspection fee revenue to the weights and measures division of the department of commerce; requiring the commissioners of agriculture and commerce to consider and provide recommendations to maximize the performance of biodiesel

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1E Relating to the organization, operation and financing of state government, appropriating money for general legislative and administrative expenses ARTICLE 1 - STATE GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS Appropriating money to the legislature for general operations and for health care access, to the constitutional officers, to the campaign finance and public disclosure board, to the investment board, to the office of enterprise technology, to the office of administrative hearings, to the commissioner of administration for state facilities, state and community and administrative management services, for matching grants for public television, to the capitol area architectural and planning (CAAP) board, to the commissioner of finance for state financial management and information and management services, to the commissioner of employee relations (DOER), to the commissioner of revenue for tax system and accounts receivable [...]

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Relating to state government; reducing certain state government appropriations to the legislature, legislative coordinating commission (LCC), governor, state auditor, attorney general, secretary of state, office of enterprise technology, commissioner of administration for state facilities services, state and community services and administrative management services, the commissioner of finance for state financial management and information and management services, commissioner of employee relations (DOER), commissioner of revenue for the tax system management program and amateur sports commission; requiring the commissioner of finance to reduce the budget reserve account by a certain amount; requiring the legislature to cancel certain balances carried forward; appropriating money from the budget reserve to the commissioner of finance for the budget reserve escrow account as a guarantee by the state for private money [...]

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Relating to transportation ARTICLE 1 - COUNTY WHEELAGE TAX Expanding the county wheelage tax statewide, increasing the limit and requiring crediting to the road and bridge fund of the county levying the tax; modifying certain definitions under motor vehicle registration tax provisions ARTICLE 2 - VEHICLE REGISTRATION TAX Modifying the imposition of the motor vehicle registration tax on passenger automobiles in subsequent years; defining certain terms for exceptions purposes ARTICLE 3 - MOTOR VEHICLE SALES TAX Creating transit fund and accounts; establishing phase in of motor vehicles sales tax revenues to transportation ARTICLE 4 - FUEL TAX Increasing the gasoline and special fuels tax rates and providing for annual inflation adjustments by the commissioner of revenue ARTICLE 5 - COUNTY STATE-AID FUND DISTRIBUTION Modifying the county [...]

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1E Relating to capital investments; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature with certain conditions; providing a summary of appropriations; appropriating money to the university of Minnesota for higher education asset preservation and replacement (HEAPRA), a new Twin Cities campus science teaching and student services building, a new St. Paul campus Bell museum of natural history, an addition to Duluth campus Voss-Kovach hall, Morris campus community services building renovation, a new Crookston campus maintenance facility at the Northwest research and outreach center, classroom disability access, laboratory renovation, specifying a projects costs coverage allotment limit for except HEAPRA and dedicating unspent appropriations to HEAPRA, to the Minnesota state colleges and universities (MnSCU) for higher education asset preservation and replacement [...]

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Relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature with certain conditions; establishing new programs and modifying existing programs; providing a summary of appropriations; appropriating money to the board of regents of the university of Minnesota for higher education asset preservation and replacement (HEAPR), to construct a science teaching student services building on the Twin Cities campus and a civil engineering addition to Voss-Kovach Hall on the Duluth campus, for renovation of the community services building on the Morris campus and renovation of the Folwell hall on the Twin Cities campus and specifying certain university share requirements, to the board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities (MnSCU) for higher education asset preservation and replacement (HEAPR), for renovation of Trafton science [...]

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Hunters, Anglers and Trappers Bill of Rights" ARTICLE 1 - FINDINGS AND PURPOSE Specifying certain legislative findings and purpose to create the most possible opportunities for citizens to exercise the right to hunt, fish and take game ARTICLE 2 - HERITAGE ENHANCEMENT FUIND Proposing an amendment to the Minnesota constitution, article XI, to provide funding to enhance the population and quality of game and fish in Minnesota and provide hunting and angler access by dedicating the sale and use tax receipts equal to the state sales and use tax of a certain percentage on taxable sales of supplies and equipment used to take game and fish; creating the heritage enhancement council to develop a biennial budget plan for expenditures; specifying certain membership requirements and duties; creating a heritage enhancement fund to be spent on game and fish projects on public and private lands; [...]

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Relating to the state lottery ARTICLE 1 - OPERATIONS Authorizing the director of the state lottery to establish lottery gaming machines (racino) and enter into a contract for the management and placement of the machines; modifying the definition of lottery procurement contract; defining gaming machine, gaming machine game, gaming machine play and adjusted gross gaming machine revenue; providing for operation of the gaming machines; requiring examination of the machines; providing for prizes and odds; prohibiting under age play; requiring compulsive gambling notices; prohibiting local licenses and fees; requiring the racing commission to require licensees to reimburse the actual costs of the commission ARTICLE 2 - CONFORMING AMENDMENTS Making certain conforming amendments ARTICLE 3 - REVENUE Authorizing and providing for an in-lieu tax on lottery gaming machines;

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1E Relating to the financing of state government; setting a limit and annual appropriation to the executive council for emergencies declared by the governor, specifying certain consultation requirements with legislative advisory commission; requiring reports and recommendations to bring state budget into compliance with generally accepted governmental accounting principles; requiring commissioner of finance to report to legislature annually by a certain date on laws requiring the general fund budget not to be reported in accordance with the principles; requiring expenditure estimates to include an allowance for inflation; requiring submission of cash flow forecast; providing for a deadline for modifying the budget after the February forecast; providing for the continuance of appropriations for the operation of state government upon failure of legislature to enact a major appropriation bill for state agencies by a certain [...]

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2E Relating to economic development; establishing the Minnesota biomedical sciences research facilities authority, specifying membership and providing for meetings by telephone or other means, requiring the commissioner of finance to provide administrative services; requiring the authority to report recommendations to the legislature by a certain date; requiring the authority to establish a biomedical science research facilities funding program, requiring grant applications to be made by the regents of the university of Minnesota to the authority, specifying grant applications criteria, providing for grant approvals and providing for disbursement of grants; establishing the biomedical science research facilities bond fund, providing for an appropriation transfer; requiring recipients of state subsidies for bioscience and biotechnology to provide a certain number of reports to the commissioner of employment and economic [...]

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ARTICLE 1 - VOLUNTARY STATEWIDE LUMP-SUM VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER RETIREMENT PLAN Establishing a voluntary statewide lump-sum volunteer firefighter retirement plan; defining terms; providing coverage for all volunteer firefighters serving in fire departments in municipalities electing to have retirement coverage by the voluntary statewide lump-sum volunteer firefighter retirement plan; specifying election of coverage initiation and effective date of coverage; providing for disestablishment of local relief association special funds and transferring assets to the state board of investment and specifying other relief association changes; requiring the voluntary statewide lump-sum volunteer firefighter retirement plan to be managed and administered by the board of the voluntary statewide lump-sum volunteer firefighter retirement plan; prescribing membership, board duties, fiduciary obligation, attorney general as legal

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2E Relating to health care access; expanding the definition of dependent coverage under health care access and small employer insurance reform; modifying the duties of the legislative commission on health care access to include making recommendations on achieving the goal of universal coverage, requiring the commissioners of human services and commerce to assist the commission; requiring hospitals and health care providers to implement interoperable electronic health records systems by a certain date, requiring the commissioner of health in consultation with the health information technology and infrastructure advisory committee to develop a statewide plan to meet the goal and report to the legislature by a certain date on the development of standards; requiring the commissioner of finance to establish and implement the electronic health record system revolving account and loan program, specifying eligibility and authorizing [...]

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Creating an alcohol health impact fund and imposing an alcohol health impact fee on distilled spirits, wines, cider, miniatures and fermented malt beverages; requiring the commissioners of public safety, corrections and human services to certify to the commissioner of finance costs attributable to alcohol and controlled substance use and net tax collection; defining emergency and homeless shelter zones for purpose of controlled substance sales crimes prosecution expansion; including school bus stops within the definition of school zone; expanding driving while impaired (DWI) nonfelony violations mandatory penalties conditions; requiring chemical use assessments to be conducted as early as possible after arrest; authorizing jurisdictional courts to order chemical use assessments; requiring the commissioner of human services to adopt criteria to be used for prostitution assessment and treatment during presentence investigation;[...]

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Authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature with certain conditions; providing a summary of appropriations to certain departments and agencies; appropriating money to the rural finance authority (RFA) for loans to farmers, to the Minnesota zoological garden for inflow and infiltration emergency abatement, to the commissioner of administration for exterior repair of the transportation building, to acquire certain property adjacent to the Harold E. Stassen building, to renovate the perimeter system and the ventilation system at the Oak Park Heights correctional facility, to the commissioner of employment and economic development (DEED) for a grant to the Duluth entertainment and convention center (DECC) arena and to the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) for a grant to the city of Stillwater for phase III flood control and to the commissioner [...]

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Relating to the organization, operation and financing of state government; appropriating money for environment, natural resources and agriculture purposes ARTICLE 1 - ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES AND AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS Providing a summary of appropriations by fund; modifying disposition of certain revenue and funds; appropriating money to the pollution control agency for the clean water partnership program, for community technical assistance and education for local and basinwide water quality protection and grants, for individual sewage treatment system (ISTS) administration and grants, for new technology review, technical assistance for local governments and enforcement purposes and the administration of individual septic tank fees, for implementing the clean water legacy act, for providing regulatory services to the ethanol, mining and other developing economic sectors, for county feedlot program [...]

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2E Relating to state government ARTICLE 1 - STATE GOVERNMENT Relating to state government; modifying equitable compensation limits; modifying limits on state commissioner salaries; incorporating Minnesota Milestones goals and indicators in budget preparation; requiring the legislative commission on planning and fiscal policy (LCPFP) to form a subcommittee on government accountability to review certain recommendations from the commissioners of finance and administration; modifying certain budget preparation requirements; requiring the sesquicentennial commission to solicit input and suggestions from communities throughout the state during the sesquicentennial celebration regarding the selection and use of Minnesota Milestones goals and indicators; requiring the commissioner of finance to convene a working group for Minnesota Milestones to assist in the preparation of recommendations for the required

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4E Relating to transportation ARTICLE 1 - TRANSPORTATION POLICY Modifying or adding provisions to highways, motor vehicles, vehicle registration, fuel tax agreement fees, traffic regulations and surcharges, vehicle parking ordinances, commercial vehicles and vehicles combinations and permits, design build construction, pupil transportation and school bus drivers, drivers licenses, driver training, motor fuels, the state patrol, transit and paratransit planning, urban partnership agreement implementation, the transfer of right of way to state rail bank, nonmotorized transportation, transportation finance, and other transportation related programs or practices; repealing surcharge for special veteran license plates; requiring studies and reports; classifying data for design build transportation project audio recordings of meetings with proposers; authorizing the commissioner of transportation (DOT) to

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