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Minn. Stat. § 161.3208 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 161 / Section 161.3208
§ 161.3208 CONSTRUCTION MANAGER/GENERAL CONTRACTOR; AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Selection authority; limitation. Notwithstanding sections 16C.25 , 161.32 , and 161.321 , or any other law to the contrary, the commissioner may select a construction manager/general contractor as provided in section 161.3209 , and award a construction manager/general contractor contract. The number of awarded contracts shall not exceed three in any calendar year.

§ Subd. 2. Determination. Final determination to use a construction manager/general contractor contracting procedure may be made only by the commissioner.

§ Subd. 3. Cancellation. The solicitation of construction manager/general contractor requests for qualifications or proposals does not obligate the commissioner to enter into a construction manager/general contractor contract. The commissioner may accept or reject any or all responses received as a result of the request. The solicitation of proposals may be canceled at any time at the commissioner's sole discretion if cancellation is considered to be in the state's best interest. If the commissioner rejects all responses or cancels the solicitation for proposals, the commissioner may resolicit a request for proposals using the same or different requirements.

§ Subd. 4. Reporting. The commissioner shall notify the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and transportation finance each time the commissioner decides to use the construction manager/general contractor method of procurement and explain why that method was chosen.
Minn. Stat. § 14.128 — MN Code / Part 14_15A / Chapter 14 / Section 14.128
§ 14.128 EFFECTIVE DATE FOR RULES REQUIRING LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Determination. An agency must determine if a local government will be required to adopt or amend an ordinance or other regulation to comply with a proposed agency rule. An agency must make this determination before the close of the hearing record or before the agency submits the record to the administrative law judge if there is no hearing. The administrative law judge must review and approve or disapprove the agency's determination. "Local government" means a town, county, or home rule charter or statutory city.

§ Subd. 2. Effective dates. If the agency determines that the proposed rule requires adoption or amendment of an ordinance or other regulation, or if the administrative law judge disapproves the agency's determination that the rule does not have this effect, the rule may not become effective until: (1) the next July 1 or January 1 after notice of final adoption is published in the State Register; or (2) a later date provided by law or specified in the proposed rule.

§ Subd. 3. Exceptions. Subdivision 2 does not apply: (1) to a rule adopted under section 14.388 , 14.389 , or 14.3895 , or under another law specifying that the rulemaking procedures of this chapter do not apply; (2) if the agency has been directed by law to adopt the rule or to commence the rulemaking process; (3) if the administrative law judge approves an agency's determination that the rule has been proposed pursuant to a specific federal statutory or regulatory mandate that requires the rule to take effect before the date specified in subdivision 1; or (4) if the governor waives application of subdivision 2.
Minn. Stat. § 62J.25 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 62J / Section 62J.25
§ 62J.25 MANDATORY MEDICARE ASSIGNMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Effective January 1, 1993, a health care provider shall not charge to or collect from a Medicare beneficiary who is a Minnesota resident any amount in excess of 115 percent of the Medicare-approved amount for any Medicare-covered service provided.

(b) Effective January 1, 1994, a health care provider shall not charge to or collect from a Medicare beneficiary who is a Minnesota resident any amount in excess of 110 percent of the Medicare-approved amount for any Medicare-covered service provided.

(c) Effective January 1, 1995, a health care provider shall not charge to or collect from a Medicare beneficiary who is a Minnesota resident any amount in excess of 105 percent of the Medicare-approved amount for any Medicare-covered service provided.

(d) Effective January 1, 1996, a health care provider shall not charge to or collect from a Medicare beneficiary who is a Minnesota resident any amount in excess of the Medicare-approved amount for any Medicare-covered service provided.

(e) This section does not apply to ambulance services as defined in section 144E.001, subdivision 3 , or medical supplies and equipment. A vendor of medical supplies and equipment that does not accept assignment under the federal Medicare program with respect to a purchase or lease of Medicare-covered supplies or equipment shall notify any purchaser who is a Medicare beneficiary and Minnesota resident, prior to the purchase, or at any time upon the request of the purchaser, that the vendor charges an amount in excess of the Medicare-approved amount.
Minn. Stat. § 41B.056 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 41B / Section 41B.056
§ 41B.056 AGRICULTURAL MICROLOAN PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Establishment. The authority shall establish and implement an agricultural microloan program to help finance the purchase of agricultural land or the production of specialty crops or eligible livestock. The authority may contract with an intermediary to provide an efficient delivery system for this program.

§ Subd. 2. Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section. (b) "Intermediary" means any lending institution or other organization of a for-profit or nonprofit nature that is in good standing with the state of Minnesota that has the appropriate business structure and trained personnel suitable to providing efficient disbursement of loan funds and the servicing and collection of loans. (c) "Specialty crops" means agricultural crops, such as annuals, flowers, perennials, and other horticultural products, that are intensively cultivated. (d) "Eligible livestock" means beef cattle, dairy cattle, swine, poultry, goats, mules, farmed Cervidae, Ratitae, bison, sheep, horses, and llamas.

§ Subd. 3. Eligibility. To be eligible for this program a borrower must: (1) be a legal resident of Minnesota; (2) either: (i) be a member of a protected group as defined in section 43A.02, subdivision 33 ; or (ii) be a qualified noncitizen as defined in section 256B.06, subdivision 4 , paragraph (b); (3) be or plan to become a grower of specialty crops or eligible livestock; (4) market or contract to market the specialty crops or eligible livestock; and (5) demonstrate an ability to repay the loan.

§ Subd. 4. Loans. (a) The authority may disburse loans through an intermediary to farmers who are eligible under subdivision 3. The total accumulative loan principal must not exceed $20,000 per loan. (b) Refinancing an existing debt is not an eligible purpose. (c) The loan may be disbursed over a period not to exceed six years. (d) A borrower may receive loans, depending on the availability of funds, up to 70 percent of the estimated value of the crop or livestock. (e) Security for the loan must be a personal note executed by the borrower and any other security required by the intermediary or the authority. (f) The authority may prescribe forms and establish an application process for applicants to apply for a loan. (g) The interest payable on loans for the pilot agricultural microloan program must be at a rate determined by the authority. (h) Loans under this program will be made using money in the revolving loan account established under section 41B.06 . (i) Repayments of financial assistance under this section, including principal and interest, must be deposited into the revolving loan account established under section 41B.06 .
Minn. Stat. § 62J.89 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 62J / Section 62J.89
§ 62J.89 CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definition. For purposes of this section, "conflict of interest" means a financial or personal association that has the potential to bias or have the appearance of biasing a person's decisions in matters related to the board, the advisory council, or in the conduct of the board's or council's activities. A conflict of interest includes any instance in which a person, a person's immediate family member, including a spouse, parent, child, or other legal dependent, or an in-law of any of the preceding individuals, has received or could receive a direct or indirect financial benefit of any amount deriving from the result or findings of a decision or determination of the board. For purposes of this section, a financial benefit includes honoraria, fees, stock, the value of the member's, immediate family member's, or in-law's stock holdings, and any direct financial benefit deriving from the finding of a review conducted under sections 62J.85 to 62J.95 . Ownership of securities is not a conflict of interest if the securities are: (1) part of a diversified mutual or exchange traded fund; or (2) in a tax-deferred or tax-exempt retirement account that is administered by an independent trustee.

§ Subd. 2. General. (a) Prior to the acceptance of an appointment or employment, or prior to entering into a contractual agreement, a board or advisory council member, board staff member, or third-party contractor must disclose to the appointing authority or the board any conflicts of interest. The information disclosed must include the type, nature, and magnitude of the interests involved. (b) A board member, board staff member, or third-party contractor with a conflict of interest with regard to any prescription drug product under review must recuse themselves from any discussion, review, decision, or determination made by the board relating to the prescription drug product. (c) Any conflict of interest must be disclosed in advance of the first meeting after the conflict is identified or within five days after the conflict is identified, whichever is earlier.

§ Subd. 3. Prohibitions. Board members, board staff, or third-party contractors are prohibited from accepting gifts, bequeaths, or donations of services or property that raise the specter of a conflict of interest or have the appearance of injecting bias into the activities of the board.
Minn. Stat. § 412.351 — MN Code / Part 410_414 / Chapter 412 / Section 412.351
§ 412.351 COMMISSION, JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

The council shall, in the ordinance establishing the commission, decide which of the following public utilities shall be within the commission's jurisdiction: (1) the city water system; (2) light and power system, including any system then in use or later acquired for the production and distribution of steam heat; (3) gas system; (4) sanitary or storm sewer system or both, including the city sewage disposal plant; (5) public buildings owned or leased by the city; (6) district heating system. As used subsequently in sections 412.351 to 412.391 , the term "public utility" means any water, light and power, gas or sewer system, or public buildings thus placed by ordinance under the jurisdiction of the public utilities commission. Any public utility not placed under the jurisdiction of the public utilities commission by the ordinance establishing the commission may be placed under the jurisdiction of the commission by an amendment to the original ordinance.
Minn. Stat. § 580.17 — MN Code / Part 570_583 / Chapter 580 / Section 580.17
§ 580.17 AFFIDAVIT OF COSTS.
Status: in_force

Within ten days after the filing for record of the certificate of sale, the party foreclosing, or the party's attorney, shall make and record with the county recorder an affidavit containing a detailed bill of the costs and disbursements of the foreclosure, including attorney's fees, and setting forth that the same have been absolutely and unconditionally paid or incurred. Costs and disbursements shall be allowed as provided in section 549.04 .
Minn. Stat. § 382.14 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 382 / Section 382.14
§ 382.14 FAILURE TO GIVE; OFFICE VACANT.
Status: in_force

If any county officer served with notice to furnish a new bond, as provided in section 382.13 , fails or neglects to do so, the office shall be deemed vacant. If it shall be made to appear to the board that such officer has been unable to furnish such bond by reason of physical disability, it may give the officer such further reasonable time to furnish the same as it deems proper, not later than the next meeting of the board. If such bond is not furnished within the further time so granted, such office shall be deemed vacant as before provided.
Minn. Stat. § 336.3-119 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.3-119
§ 336.3-119 NOTICE OF RIGHT TO DEFEND ACTION.
Status: in_force

In an action for breach of an obligation for which a third person is answerable over pursuant to this article or article 4, the defendant may give the third person notice of the litigation in a record, and the person notified may then give similar notice to any other person who is answerable over. If the notice states (i) that the person notified may come in and defend and (ii) that failure to do so will bind the person notified in an action later brought by the person giving the notice as to any determination of fact common to the two litigations, the person notified is so bound unless after seasonable receipt of the notice the person notified does come in and defend.
Minn. Stat. § 124F.06 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 124F / Section 124F.06
§ 124F.06 COMPREHENSIVE YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Academic instruction and work-related learning. Comprehensive youth apprenticeship programs and other work-based learning programs under the education and employment transitions system must integrate academic instruction and work-related learning in the classroom and at the workplace. Schools, in collaboration with learners' employers, must use competency-based measures to evaluate learners' progress in the program. Learners who successfully complete the program must receive academic and occupational credentials from the participating school.

§ Subd. 2. Youth apprenticeship programs. (a) A comprehensive youth apprenticeship program must require representatives of secondary and postsecondary school systems, affected local businesses, industries, occupations and labor, as well as the local community, to be actively and collaboratively involved in advising and managing the program and ensuring, in consultation with local private industry councils, that the youth apprenticeship program meets local labor market demands, provides student apprentices with the high skill training necessary for career advancement, meets applicable state graduation requirements and labor standards, pays apprentices for their work and provides support services to program participants. (b) Local employers, collaborating with labor organizations where appropriate, must assist the program by analyzing workplace needs, creating work-related curriculum, employing and adequately paying youth apprentices engaged in work-related learning in the workplace, training youth apprentices to become skilled in an occupation, providing student apprentices with a workplace mentor, periodically informing the school of an apprentice's progress, and making a reasonable effort to employ youth apprentices who successfully complete the program. (c) A student participating in a comprehensive youth apprenticeship program must sign a youth apprenticeship agreement with participating entities that obligates youth apprentices, their parents or guardians, employers, and schools to meet program requirements; indicates how academic instruction, work-based learning, and worksite learning and experience will be integrated; ensures that successful youth apprentices will receive a recognized credential of academic and occupational proficiency; and establishes the wage rate and other benefits for which youth apprentices are eligible while employed during the program. (d) Secondary school principals, counselors, or business mentors familiar with the education to employment transitions system must inform entering secondary school students about available occupational and career opportunities and the option of entering a youth apprenticeship or other work-based learning program to obtain postsecondary academic and occupational credentials.
Minn. Stat. § 17.991 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 17 / Section 17.991
§ 17.991 RULEMAKING.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may adopt rules to implement the program.
Minn. Stat. § 216B.79 — MN Code / Part 216_217 / Chapter 216B / Section 216B.79
§ 216B.79 PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE.
Status: in_force

The commission may order public utilities to make adequate infrastructure investments and undertake sufficient preventative maintenance with regard to generation, transmission, and distribution facilities. The commission's authority under this section also applies to any transmission company that owns or operates electric transmission lines in Minnesota.
Minn. Stat. § 168.29 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 168 / Section 168.29
§ 168.29 REPLACEMENT PLATES.
Status: in_force

(a) In the event of the defacement, loss, or destruction of any number plates or validation stickers, the commissioner, upon receiving and filing a sworn statement of the vehicle owner, setting forth the circumstances of the defacement, loss, destruction, or theft of the number plates or validation stickers, together with any defaced plates or stickers and the payment of a fee calculated to cover the cost of replacement, must issue a new set of plates or stickers.

(b) A licensed motor vehicle dealer may only apply for replacement plates upon application for a certificate of title in the name of a new owner or the dealer. The commissioner must issue a new set of plates or validation stickers upon application for title and registration after removal of plates pursuant to section 168A.11, subdivision 2 .

(c) Plates issued under this section are subject to section 168.12

(d) The commissioner must note on the commissioner's records the issue of new number plates and must attempt to cancel and call in the original plates so as to insure against their use on another motor vehicle.

(e) Duplicate registration certificates plainly marked as duplicates may be issued in like cases upon the payment of a $1 fee. Fees collected under this section must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services operating account under section 299A.705, subdivision 1 .
Minn. Stat. § 93.48 — MN Code / Part 92_94 / Chapter 93 / Section 93.48
§ 93.48 VARIANCE.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may, upon application by the landowner or mine operator, modify or permit variance from the established rules adopted hereunder if it is determined that such modification or variance is consistent with the general welfare.
Minn. Stat. § 572B.17 — MN Code / Part 570_583 / Chapter 572B / Section 572B.17
§ 572B.17 WITNESSES; SUBPOENAS; DEPOSITIONS; DISCOVERY.
Status: in_force

(a) An arbitrator may issue a subpoena for the attendance of a witness and for the production of records and other evidence at any hearing and may administer oaths. A subpoena must be served in the manner for service of subpoenas in a civil action and, upon motion to the court by a party to the arbitration proceeding or the arbitrator, enforced in the manner for enforcement of subpoenas in a civil action.

(b) On request of a party to or a witness in an arbitration proceeding, an arbitrator may permit a deposition of any witness to provide testimony at the arbitration hearing, including a witness who cannot be subpoenaed for or is unable to attend a hearing, to be taken under conditions determined by the arbitrator for use as evidence in order to make the proceeding fair, expeditious, and cost-effective.

(c) An arbitrator may permit such discovery as the arbitrator decides is appropriate in the circumstances, taking into account the needs of the parties to the arbitration proceeding and other affected persons and the desirability of making the proceeding fair, expeditious, and cost-effective.

(d) If an arbitrator permits discovery under subsection (c), the arbitrator may order a party to the arbitration proceeding to comply with the arbitrator's discovery-related orders, including the issuance of a subpoena for the attendance of a witness and for the production of records and other evidence at a discovery proceeding, and may take action against a party to the arbitration proceeding who does not comply to the extent permitted by law as if the controversy were the subject of a civil action in this state.

(e) An arbitrator may issue a protective order to prevent the disclosure of privileged information, confidential information, trade secrets, data classified as nonpublic or private pursuant to chapter 13, and other information protected from disclosure as if the controversy were the subject of a civil action in this state.

(f) All laws compelling a person under subpoena to testify and all fees for attending a judicial proceeding, a deposition, or a discovery proceeding as a witness apply to an arbitration proceeding as if the controversy were the subject of a civil action under the laws and rules of civil procedure of this state.

(g) The court may enforce a subpoena or discovery-related order for the attendance of a witness within this state and for the production of records and other evidence issued by an arbitrator in connection with an arbitration proceeding in another state upon conditions determined by the court in order to make the arbitration proceeding fair, expeditious, and cost-effective. A subpoena or discovery-related order issued by an arbitrator must be served in the manner provided by law for service of subpoenas in a civil action in this state and, upon motion to the court by a party to the arbitration proceeding or the arbitrator, enforced in the manner provided by law for enforcement of subpoenas in a civil action in this state.
Minn. Stat. § 85.0156 — MN Code / Part 85_87A / Chapter 85 / Section 85.0156
§ 85.0156 MISSISSIPPI WHITEWATER TRAIL.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Creation. An urban whitewater trail is created along the Mississippi River in the St. Anthony Falls area in Minneapolis. The trail must be primarily developed for whitewater rafters, canoers, and kayakers.

§ Subd. 2. Commissioner's duties. (a) The commissioner of natural resources must coordinate the creation of the Whitewater Trail by placing designation signs near and along the river and must publicize the designation. (b) In designating the Mississippi Whitewater Trail, the commissioner must work with other federal, state, and local agencies and private businesses and organizations interested in the trail.

§ Subd. 3. Gifts; donations. The commissioner of natural resources is authorized to accept, on behalf of a nonprofit corporation, donations of land or easements in land for the Whitewater Trail and may seek and accept money for the trail from other public and private sources.