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Minn. Stat. § 462C.16 — MN Code / Part 460_463 / Chapter 462C / Section 462C.16
§ 462C.16 HOUSING TRUST FUNDS FOR LOCAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given to them. (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency. (c) "Fund" means a local housing trust fund or a regional housing trust fund. (d) "Local government" means any statutory or home rule charter city, a housing and redevelopment authority, or a county. (e) "Local housing trust fund" means a fund established by a local government with one or more dedicated sources of public revenue for housing. (f) "Regional housing trust fund" means a fund established and administered under a joint powers agreement entered into by two or more local governments with one or more dedicated sources of public revenue for housing.

§ Subd. 2. Creation and administration. (a) A local government may establish a local housing trust fund by ordinance or participate in a joint powers agreement to establish a regional housing trust fund. (b) A local or regional housing trust fund may be, but is not required to be, administered through a nonprofit organization. If administered through a nonprofit organization, that organization shall encourage private charitable donations to the fund.

§ Subd. 3. Authorized expenditures. Money in a local or regional housing trust fund may be used only to: (1) pay for administrative expenses, but not more than ten percent of the balance of the fund may be spent on administration; (2) make grants, loans, and loan guarantees for the development, rehabilitation, or financing of housing; (3) match other funds from federal, state, or private resources for housing projects; or (4) provide down payment assistance, rental assistance, and home buyer counseling services.

§ Subd. 4. Funding. (a) A local government may finance its local or regional housing trust fund with any money available to the local government, unless expressly prohibited by state law. Sources of these funds include, but are not limited to: (1) donations; (2) bond proceeds; (3) grants and loans from a state, federal, or private source; (4) appropriations by a local government to the fund; (5) investment earnings of the fund; and (6) housing and redevelopment authority levies. (b) The local government may alter a source of funding for the local or regional housing trust fund, but only if, once altered, sufficient funds will exist to cover the projected debts or expenditures authorized by the fund in its budget.

§ Subd. 5. Reports. A local or regional housing trust fund established under this section must report annually to the local government that created the fund. The local government or governments must post this report on its public website.

§ Subd. 6. Effect of legislation on existing local or regional housing trust funds. A local or regional housing trust fund existing on July 1, 2017, is not required to alter the existing terms of its governing documents or take any additional authorizing actions required by subdivision 2.
Minn. Stat. § 270.83 — MN Code / Part 270_271 / Chapter 270 / Section 270.83
§ 270.83 EXAMINATIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Powers of commissioner. The commissioner shall have the power to examine or cause to be examined any books, papers, records, or memoranda relevant to the determination of the valuation of operating property as herein provided. The commissioner shall have the further power to require the attendance of any person having knowledge or information in the premises, to compel the production of books, papers, records, or memoranda by persons so required to attend, to take testimony on matters material to such determination and administer oaths or affirmations.

§ Subd. 2. Appointment of persons; subpoenas. For the purpose of making such examinations, the commissioner may appoint such persons as the commissioner may deem necessary. Such persons shall have the rights and powers of the examining of books, papers, records or memoranda, and of subpoenaing witnesses, administering oaths and affirmations, and taking of testimony, which are conferred upon the commissioner hereby. The court administrator of any court of record, upon demand of any such person, shall issue a subpoena for the attendance of any witness or the production of any books, papers, records, or memoranda before such person. The commissioner may also issue subpoenas for the appearance of witnesses before the commissioner or before such persons. Disobedience of subpoenas so issued shall be punished by the district court of the district in which the subpoena is issued for a contempt of the district court.

§ Subd. 3. Failure to file report. If any railroad company shall refuse or neglect to make the report required by this section to the commissioner, or shall refuse or neglect to permit an inspection and examination of its property, records, books, accounts or other papers when requested by the commissioner, or shall refuse or neglect to appear before the commissioner or a person appointed under subdivision 2 when required so to do, the commissioner shall make the valuation provided for by sections 270.80 to 270.87 against the railroad company according to the commissioner's best judgment on available information.
Minn. Stat. § 463.17 — MN Code / Part 460_463 / Chapter 463 / Section 463.17
§ 463.17 ORDER.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Contents. The order shall be in writing; recite the grounds therefor; specify the necessary repairs, if any, and provide a reasonable time for compliance; and shall state that a motion for summary enforcement of the order will be made to the district court of the county in which the hazardous building or property is situated unless corrective action is taken, or unless an answer is filed within the time specified in section 463.18 .

§ Subd. 2. Service. The order shall be served upon the owner of record, or the owner's agent if an agent is in charge of the building or property, and upon the occupying tenant, if there is one, and upon all lienholders of record, in the manner provided for service of a summons in a civil action. If the owner cannot be found, the order shall be served upon the owner by posting it at the main entrance to the building or, if there is no building, in a conspicuous place on the property, and by four weeks' publication in the official newspaper of the municipality if it has one, otherwise in a legal newspaper in the county.

§ Subd. 3. Filing. A copy of the order with proof of service shall be filed with the court administrator of district court of the county in which the hazardous building or property is located not less than five days prior to the filing of a motion pursuant to section 463.19 to enforce the order. At the time of filing such order the municipality shall file for record with the county recorder or registrar of titles a notice of the pendency of the proceeding, describing with reasonable certainty the lands affected and the nature of the order. If the proceeding be abandoned the municipality shall within ten days thereafter file with the county recorder a notice to that effect.
Minn. Stat. § 477A.31 — MN Code / Part 474_477C / Chapter 477A / Section 477A.31
§ 477A.31 MAHNOMEN PROPERTY TAX REIMBURSEMENT AID.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Aid amounts. (a) The commissioner of revenue shall make reimbursement aid payments to compensate for the loss of property tax revenue related to the trust conversion application of the Shooting Star Casino. The commissioner shall pay the county of Mahnomen, $1,010,000; the city of Mahnomen, $210,000; and Independent School District No. 432, Mahnomen, $140,000. (b) The payments shall be made annually on July 20.

§ Subd. 2. Appropriation. An amount sufficient to pay reimbursement aid under this section is annually appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of revenue.
Minn. Stat. § 80F.13 — MN Code / Part 80B_81A / Chapter 80F / Section 80F.13
§ 80F.13 VIOLATION OF LAW.
Status: in_force

No party to a marketing agreement shall require or encourage any other party to the marketing agreement to violate or conspire to violate any state, federal, or local laws.
Minn. Stat. § 204B.33 — MN Code / Part 200_212 / Chapter 204B / Section 204B.33
§ 204B.33 NOTICE OF FILING.
Status: in_force

(a) At least 16 weeks before the state primary, the secretary of state shall notify each county auditor of the offices to be voted for in that county at the next state general election for which candidates file with the secretary of state. The notice shall include the time and place of filing for those offices. Within ten days after notification by the secretary of state, each county auditor shall notify each municipal clerk in the county of all the offices to be voted for in the county at that election and the time and place for filing for those offices. The county auditors and municipal clerks shall promptly post a copy of that notice in their offices.

(b) At least one week before the first day to file an affidavit of candidacy, the county auditor shall publish a notice stating the first and last dates on which affidavits of candidacy may be filed in the county auditor's office and the closing time for filing on the last day for filing. The county auditor shall post a similar notice at least ten days before the first day to file affidavits of candidacy.
Minn. Stat. § 508.04 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 508 / Section 508.04
§ 508.04 TITLES WHICH MAY BE REGISTERED.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. At least fee simple. No lesser estate than a fee simple, except an appurtenant easement as defined in subdivision 2, and no mortgage, lien, or other charge upon land, shall be registered, unless the estate in fee simple therein is registered; but the fact that the estate or interest of the applicant is subject to any outstanding lesser estate or to a mortgage or other charge or lien shall not prevent its registration, and when a dock or harbor line has been established by federal authority, the estate and interest of a riparian proprietor in the submerged lands lying between the original shore line and such established dock line may be registered under this chapter, subject to the rights of the state of Minnesota in its sovereign capacity in the same, and such registration shall not in any manner affect or change the rights of the state with respect to such lands.

§ Subd. 2. Exception for appurtenant easements. An appurtenant easement over unregistered land may be registered when the fee simple estate to which it is appurtenant has been registered or is registered concurrently with the registration of such easement. The word "land" in this chapter, except as contained in sections 508.37 and 508.47 , subdivisions 2 to 7, shall include those appurtenant easements designated in this subdivision and all requirements for the registration of land shall also apply to the registration of such an appurtenant easement. Such an appurtenant easement shall remain in full force and effect after registration until the filing on the certificate of title of an order of the court terminating the easement.
Minn. Stat. § 52.202 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 52 / Section 52.202
§ 52.202 DIRECTORS MAY EXECUTE CERTIFICATES.
Status: in_force

When any state credit union authorized to dissolve has taken the necessary steps for that purpose, pursuant to section 52.20 , excepting the necessity for the appointment of a liquidating committee and filing a bond, the number of its members required by federal law may execute a certificate of incorporation under the provisions of the Federal Credit Union Act, which federal credit union shall be regarded as continuing the existence of the state credit union. Upon approval of the conversion by the federal regulatory agency and upon recording of such certificates as required by law the state credit union shall be fully dissolved. Any officer of the state credit union, or member of supervisory and credit committees, elected to a corresponding office in the federal credit union shall be regarded as holding over such office from the state credit union to the federal credit union.
Minn. Stat. § 136A.177 — MN Code / Part 135A_137 / Chapter 136A / Section 136A.177
§ 136A.177 RIGHTS OF BONDHOLDERS.
Status: in_force

Any holder of revenue bonds issued under the provisions of sections 136A.15 to 136A.178 or any of the coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee or trustees under any trust agreement, except to the extent the rights herein given may be restricted by any resolution authorizing the issuance of, or any such trust agreement securing, such bonds, may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus, or other proceedings, protect and enforce any and all rights under the laws of the state or granted hereunder or under such resolution or trust agreement, and may enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by sections 136A.15 to 136A.178 or by such resolution or trust agreement to be performed by the office or by any officer, employee or agent thereof, including the fixing, charging and collecting of the rates, rents, fees and charges herein authorized and required by the provisions of such resolution or trust agreement to be fixed, established and collected.
Minn. Stat. § 290C.05 — MN Code / Part 289A_295 / Chapter 290C / Section 290C.05
§ 290C.05 ANNUAL CERTIFICATION AND MONITORING.
Status: in_force

(a) On or before May 15 of each year, beginning with the year after the original claimant has received an approved application, the commissioner shall send each claimant enrolled under the sustainable forest incentive program a certification form. For purposes of this section, the claimant is the current property owner on record, or the person designated by the owners in the case of multiple ownership. The claimant must sign and return the certification to the commissioner by July 1 of that same year, and (1) attest that the requirements and conditions for continued enrollment in the program are currently being met, and (2) provide a report in the form and manner determined by the commissioner of natural resources describing the management practices that have been carried out on the enrolled property during the prior year. If the claimant does not return an annual certification form by the due date, the provisions in section 290C.11 apply. The commissioner of natural resources must verify that the land meets program requirements.

(b) The commissioner must provide the certification form and annual report described in paragraph (a), clause (2), to the commissioner of natural resources by August 1.

(c) The commissioner of natural resources must conduct annual monitoring of a subset of claimants, excluding land also enrolled in a conservation easement program. Claimants will be selected for monitoring based on reported violations, annual certification, and random selections. Monitoring will be conducted on ten percent of claimants as of July 1 of each year. Monitoring may include, but is not limited to, a site visit by a Department of Natural Resources or contracted forester. The commissioner of natural resources must develop a monitoring form to record the monitoring data.
Minn. Stat. § 149A.98 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 149A / Section 149A.98
§ 149A.98 RECOVERY OF ATTORNEY FEES.
Status: in_force

A funeral provider who prevails in an action for the recovery of fees for services provided under this chapter may be awarded reasonable attorney fees incurred in the action, provided that the funeral provider otherwise complied with the requirements of this chapter in connection with the provision of those services.
Minn. Stat. § 519.091 — MN Code / Part 517_519A / Chapter 519 / Section 519.091
§ 519.091 RESIDUAL MARITAL PROPERTY RIGHTS ABOLISHED.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Interest abolished. The marital property interest in real property, as defined in section 518.003, subdivision 3b , that was owned by a person's former spouse is abolished effective July 1, 1990, as against the interest of a third person that is of record before January 1, 1989.

§ Subd. 2. Exceptions. Subdivision 1 does not apply if: (1) the marital property interest is determined under a decree of dissolution, legal separation, or annulment; or (2) an action claiming the marital property interest is begun before July 1, 1990, and a notice is recorded within that period in the office of the county recorder or registrar of titles in the county where the property is located.
Minn. Stat. § 17A.02 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 17A / Section 17A.02
§ 17A.02 PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

This chapter establishes jurisdiction and authority with the commissioner of agriculture over livestock marketing by requiring financial responsibility and fair trade practices for the benefit and protection of farmers, livestock producers, marketing agencies, dealers, any business entity engaged in the marketing process, and the public.
Minn. Stat. § 304A.001 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 304A / Section 304A.001
§ 304A.001 CITATION.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the "Minnesota Public Benefit Corporation Act."
Minn. Stat. § 346.35 — MN Code / Part 343_348 / Chapter 346 / Section 346.35
§ 346.35 CITATION.
Status: in_force

Sections 346.35 to 346.44 may be cited as the "Pet and Companion Animal Welfare Act."
Minn. Stat. § 15.01 — MN Code / Part 14_15A / Chapter 15 / Section 15.01
§ 15.01 DEPARTMENTS OF THE STATE.
Status: in_force

The following agencies are designated as the departments of the state government: the Department of Administration; the Department of Agriculture; the Department of Children, Youth, and Families; the Department of Commerce; the Department of Corrections; the Department of Education; the Department of Employment and Economic Development; the Department of Health; the Department of Human Rights; the Department of Human Services; the Department of Information Technology Services; the Department of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation; the Department of Labor and Industry; the Department of Management and Budget; the Department of Military Affairs; the Department of Natural Resources; the Department of Public Safety; the Department of Revenue; the Department of Transportation; the Department of Veterans Affairs; and their successor departments.
Minn. Stat. § 16E.036 — MN Code / Part 16A_16E / Chapter 16E / Section 16E.036
§ 16E.036 ADVISORY COUNCIL.
Status: in_force

(a) The Technology Advisory Council is created to advise the governor, the executive branch, and the state chief information officer. The council shall consist of 15 voting members. The governor shall appoint six members who are individuals actively involved in business planning for state executive branch agencies, one county member designated by the Association of Minnesota Counties, one member appointed by the governor as a representative of a union that represents state information technology employees, and one member appointed by the governor to represent private businesses. The governor shall also select six additional members with private-sector or public-sector information technology experience or experience in academia pertaining to information technology. The council shall have the following four ex-officio nonvoting members:

(1) a member of the house of representatives selected by the speaker of the house;

(2) a member of the house of representatives selected by the minority leader of the house of representatives;

(3) a member of the senate selected by the majority leader of the senate; and

(4) a member of the senate selected by the minority leader of the senate.

The governor shall designate one of the 15 voting members to serve as the council's chair.

(b) Membership terms, removal of members, and filling of vacancies are as provided in section 15.059 . Members do not receive compensation or reimbursement for expenses.

(c) The chief information officer shall provide administrative support to the council.

(d) The council shall advise the chief information officer on:

(1) development and implementation of the state information technology strategic plan;

(2) critical information technology initiatives for the state;

(3) standards for state information architecture;

(4) identification of business and technical needs of state agencies;

(5) strategic information technology portfolio management, project prioritization, and investment decisions;

(6) the department's performance measures and fees for service agreements with executive branch agencies;

(7) management of the state MNIT services revolving fund; and

(8) the efficient and effective operation of the department.
Minn. Stat. § 62T.01 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 62T / Section 62T.01
§ 62T.01 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Scope. For purposes of this chapter, the terms in this section have the meanings given.

§ Subd. 2. Health care purchasing alliance. "Health care purchasing alliance" means a business organization created under this chapter to negotiate the purchase of health care services for employers. Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to regulate or impose any requirements on a self-insured employer or labor union. A health care purchasing alliance may include a grouping of: (1) businesses, including small businesses with one employee. The businesses may or may not be organized under section 62Q.17 as a purchasing pool; (2) trade association members or church organizations under section 60A.02 or union members who are not in a self-insured benefit plan; (3) multiple employer welfare associations under chapter 62H; (4) municipalities, townships, or counties; (5) other government entities; or (6) any combination of clauses (1) to (5). The alliance may determine the definition of a business of one employee, but must adhere to its definition and show no bias in selection of members based on that definition.

§ Subd. 3. Accountable provider network. "Accountable provider network" means a group of health care providers organized to market health care services on a risk-sharing or non-risk-sharing basis with a health care purchasing alliance. Accountable provider networks shall operate as not-for-profit entities or as health care cooperatives, as allowed under chapter 62R. This chapter applies only when an accountable provider network is marketing and selling services and benefits to the employees of businesses as authorized in section 62T.05 .

§ Subd. 4. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of health.
Minn. Stat. § 501C.0709 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 501C / Section 501C.0709
§ 501C.0709 REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) A trustee is entitled to be reimbursed out of the trust property, with interest as appropriate, for:

(1) expenses that were properly incurred in the administration of the trust; and

(2) expenses that were not properly incurred in the administration of the trust, to the extent necessary to prevent unjust enrichment of the trust.

(b) An advance by the trustee of money for the protection of the trust gives rise to a lien against trust property to secure reimbursement with reasonable interest.
Minn. Stat. § 209.045 — MN Code / Part 200_212 / Chapter 209 / Section 209.045
§ 209.045 VENUE FOR STATEWIDE CONTESTS.
Status: in_force

If a notice of contest is filed in the District Court of Ramsey County regarding a statewide office or constitutional amendment or other question voted on statewide, the court administrator of district court, within three days of receipt of the notice of contest, shall submit one copy of it and of the answer, if any, to the chief justice of the supreme court by certified mail. The case must be heard and determined in Ramsey County by three judges assigned by the chief justice of the supreme court. If there is a division of opinion, the majority opinion prevails.