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Minn. Stat. § 103H.101 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103H / Section 103H.101
§ 103H.101 PROTECTING SENSITIVE AREAS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Criteria for determining sensitive areas. The commissioner of natural resources in consultation with the Minnesota Geological Survey, soil and water conservation districts, local water planning authorities, and other interested parties shall develop specific criteria for identifying sensitive groundwater areas and adopt the criteria by rule.

§ Subd. 2. Identifying sensitive areas. The commissioner of natural resources shall, in consultation with the Minnesota Geological Survey, identify the location of sensitive areas by mapping and other appropriate methods after consulting the Minnesota Geological Survey, soil and water conservation districts, and local water planning authorities.

§ Subd. 3. Location of sensitive areas; notice. The commissioner of natural resources shall: (1) notify political subdivisions with planning or zoning authority and provide maps and other materials that show where sensitive areas are located and indicate the type of risk of groundwater degradation that may occur from activities at or near the surface; and (2) publish notification of sensitive areas in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the sensitive areas are located.

§ Subd. 4. Information gathering. The commissioner of natural resources shall coordinate the collection of state and local information to identify sensitive areas. Information must be automated on or accessible to systems developed at the Minnesota Geospatial Information Office.

§ Subd. 5. State protection of sensitive areas. (a) The commissioner of agriculture for pollution resulting from agricultural chemicals and practices and the Pollution Control Agency for other pollutants must consider the type of risk identified under subdivision 3 when adopting best management practices, water resource protection plans, and water resource protection requirements to prevent and minimize groundwater degradation in sensitive areas. (b) To prevent and minimize groundwater degradation, state agencies must consider the type of risk identified under subdivision 3 when undertaking an activity within a sensitive area.

§ Subd. 6. Actions by regulating authorities. Upon adoption of a comprehensive local water plan as defined in section 103B.101 to 103B.355 or a water management plan under chapter 473 or sections 103B.201 to 103B.255 , a regulating authority must take into account the plan and any geological assessments referenced in the plan when taking appropriate actions in sensitive areas.

§ Subd. 7. State agencies. Each state agency that has a program affecting activities that may cause or contribute to groundwater pollution shall identify and develop best management practices to ensure that the program is consistent with and is effective in achieving the goal of section 103H.001 . For those activities which may cause or contribute to pollution of groundwater, but are not directly regulated by the state, best management practices shall be promoted through education, support programs, incentives, and other mechanisms.
Minn. Stat. § 60A.172 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 60A / Section 60A.172
§ 60A.172 INSURANCE AGENCY CONTRACTS; CANCELLATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer may not cancel a written agreement with an agent or reduce or restrict an agent's underwriting authority with respect to property or casualty insurance, based solely on the loss ratio experience on that agent's book of business, if: the insurer required the agent to submit the application for underwriting approval, all material information on the application was fully completed, and the agent has not omitted or altered any information provided by the applicant.

(b) For purposes of this section, "loss ratio experience" means the ratio of claims paid divided by the premiums paid.

(c) This section applies only to agents who write 80 percent or more of their gross annual insurance business for one company or any or all of its subsidiaries, and are not in the direct employ of the company.
Minn. Stat. § 352B.25 — MN Code / Part 352_356B / Chapter 352B / Section 352B.25
§ 352B.25 CONTINUING APPROPRIATION; PAYMENT OF PENSION FUNDS.
Status: in_force

The State Patrol retirement fund must be disbursed only for the purposes provided in this chapter. The expenses of the system and any benefits or annuities provided in this chapter must be paid from the State Patrol retirement fund. The amounts necessary to make the payments from the State Patrol retirement fund are annually appropriated from those funds for those purposes.
Minn. Stat. § 103D.337 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103D / Section 103D.337
§ 103D.337 TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
Status: in_force

For a district wholly within the metropolitan area, the board of managers shall establish a technical advisory committee consisting of representatives of affected statutory and home rule charter cities, counties, and soil and water conservation districts.
Minn. Stat. § 110A.06 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 110A / Section 110A.06
§ 110A.06 ORGANIZING DISTRICT WITHIN TERRITORIAL BOUNDARIES OF ANOTHER DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

A district may to the extent authorized by the existing district be organized within, or partly within, the territorial boundaries of another district organized under this or other law, so long as the works or systems, their operation, the exercise of powers and the assumptions of duties and responsibilities, of one district, do not nullify, conflict with, or materially affect those of another preexisting district. A new district may not be organized within the boundaries of a preexisting district if the preexisting district disapproves within 30 days after mailing of notice pursuant to section 110A.13 .
Minn. Stat. § 254A.09 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 254A / Section 254A.09
§ 254A.09 CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The Department of Human Services shall assure confidentiality to individuals who are the subject of research by the state authority or are recipients of substance misuse or substance use disorder information, assessment, or treatment from a licensed or approved program. The commissioner shall withhold from all persons not connected with the conduct of the research the names or other identifying characteristics of a subject of research unless the individual gives written permission that information relative to treatment and recovery may be released. Persons authorized to protect the privacy of subjects of research may not be compelled in any federal, state or local, civil, criminal, administrative or other proceeding to identify or disclose other confidential information about the individuals. Identifying information and other confidential information related to substance misuse or substance use disorder information, assessment, treatment, or aftercare services may be ordered to be released by the court for the purpose of civil or criminal investigations or proceedings if, after review of the records considered for disclosure, the court determines that the information is relevant to the purpose for which disclosure is requested. The court shall order disclosure of only that information which is determined relevant. In determining whether to compel disclosure, the court shall weigh the public interest and the need for disclosure against the injury to the patient, to the treatment relationship in the program affected and in other programs similarly situated, and the actual or potential harm to the ability of programs to attract and retain patients if disclosure occurs. This section does not exempt any person from the reporting obligations under chapter 260E, nor limit the use of information reported in any proceeding arising out of the abuse or neglect of a child. Identifying information and other confidential information related to substance misuse or substance use disorder, assessment, treatment, or aftercare services may be ordered to be released by the court for the purpose of civil or criminal investigations or proceedings. No information may be released pursuant to this section that would not be released pursuant to section 595.02, subdivision 2 .
Minn. Stat. § 17.60 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 17 / Section 17.60
§ 17.60 COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

Each member of a council, except the commissioner, shall be entitled to a reasonable per diem, not exceeding the same rate of compensation per day as is authorized for payment to members of advisory councils and committees pursuant to section 15.059, subdivision 3 , while engaged in the performance of duties, and actual expenses incurred while attending council meetings or executive committee meetings. Payments to council members for other official business of the council require approval by the council.
Minn. Stat. § 349A.16 — MN Code / Part 349_350 / Chapter 349A / Section 349A.16
§ 349A.16 LOTTERY RETAILER COMMISSIONS.
Status: in_force

The director of the State Lottery shall: (1) increase commissions paid to lottery retailers in effect on January 1, 1998, by one-half percent on the price of each ticket sold by each retailer; and (2) provide that each lottery retailer receive a commission of at least one percent on the amount of each winning ticket cashed by that retailer. The director of the State Lottery shall periodically review lottery ticket sales and make such adjustments to lottery retailer commission rates as are deemed necessary to maintain appropriate return to the state.
Minn. Stat. § 136F.595 — MN Code / Part 135A_137 / Chapter 136F / Section 136F.595
§ 136F.595 STATEWIDE ELECTRONIC INFRASTRUCTURE; PORTFOLIO SOLUTIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Collaborative infrastructure. (a) The Department of Employment and Economic Development, the Department of Education, the Office of Higher Education, the University of Minnesota, and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall collaborate to implement an electronic infrastructure to support academic and workforce success statewide. The infrastructure shall first utilize existing assets, tools, and services, including but not limited to efolioMinnesota and GPS LifePlan. To facilitate implementation of this section, the board shall support efolioMinnesota and GPS LifePlan until at least June 30, 2015. (b) To the extent possible, the basic electronic infrastructure shall be available at no charge to all state residents and to all students attending Minnesota educational institutions.

§ Subd. 2. Goals; programs. The board may enhance the efolioMinnesota platform to allow, at a minimum, implementation of: (1) a portfolio-based individual learning plan solution that includes comprehensive academic and life planning instruments, to support student transitions to postsecondary school or to work; and (2) a student-owned proficiency portfolio solution to support student transitions to the workplace and employers seeking first-day-work-ready employees.

§ Subd. 3. Resources; accountability reports. (a) The board may seek and accept contributions from individuals, businesses, and other organizations to support the goals required by this section. The parties listed in subdivision 1 are not required to contribute. All contributions received are appropriated to the board and shall be administered as directed by the board. (b) The board shall submit, no later than January 15 of each year, a report to the governor and legislature on the progress of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system's activities related to implementation of this section.
Minn. Stat. § 518C.205 — MN Code / Part 517_519A / Chapter 518C / Section 518C.205
§ 518C.205 CONTINUING, EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION TO MODIFY CHILD SUPPORT ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) A tribunal of this state that has issued a support order consistent with the law of this state has and shall exercise continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify its child support order if the order is the controlling order and:

(1) at the time of the filing of a request for modification this state is the residence of the obligor, the individual obligee, or the child for whose benefit the support order is issued; or

(2) even if this state is not the residence of the obligor, the individual obligee, or the child for whose benefit the support order is issued, the parties consent in a record or in open court that the tribunal of this state may continue to exercise jurisdiction to modify its order.

(b) A tribunal of this state that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of this state may not exercise continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the order if:

(1) all of the parties who are individuals file consent in a record with the tribunal of this state that a tribunal of another state that has jurisdiction over at least one of the parties who is an individual or that is located in the state of residence of the child may modify the order and assume continuing, exclusive jurisdiction; or

(2) its order is not the controlling order.

(c) If a tribunal of another state has issued a child support order pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act which modifies a child support order of a tribunal of this state, tribunals of this state shall recognize the continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of the tribunal of the other state.

(d) A tribunal of this state that lacks continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify a child support order may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to modify a support order issued in that state.

(e) A temporary support order issued ex parte or pending resolution of a jurisdictional conflict does not create continuing, exclusive jurisdiction in the issuing tribunal.
Minn. Stat. § 430.11 — MN Code / Part 426_435 / Chapter 430 / Section 430.11
§ 430.11 IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE PROMPTLY.
Status: in_force

The improvements under this chapter must be made as soon as possible after the land is secured by the body conducting the proceedings for acquisition.
Minn. Stat. § 325F.697 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325F / Section 325F.697
§ 325F.697 LIVE CHECK SOLICITATION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definition. For purposes of this section, "live check" means a negotiable check, money order, draft, or other instrument, the presentment or negotiation of which may obligate a consumer to pay for a good or service. For the purposes of this section, "live check" does not include a live check issued by a lender or financial institution, as defined in section 47.605, subdivision 1 .

§ Subd. 2. Live check solicitation deemed deceptive sales practice. It is a deceptive practice under section 325F.69 to solicit a Minnesota resident for the sale of a good or service by providing a live check payable to the addressee, the presentment or negotiation of which obligates the addressee to purchase a good or service.
Minn. Stat. § 115A.34 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 115A / Section 115A.34
§ 115A.34 APPOINTING TEMPORARY BOARD MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

Within 45 days of the submission of a request determined by the board to satisfy the requirements for review under sections 115A.32 to 115A.39 , temporary members shall be added to the board for the purpose of the supplementary review. Three members shall be selected by the governing body of the city or town in which the chair of the board determines the facility would be principally located, and three members shall be selected by the governing body of the county in which the chair of the board determines the proposed facility would be principally located. If the proposed facility is located in unorganized territory, all six members shall be selected by the governing board of the county. Temporary members shall be residents of the county in which the proposed facility would be located and shall be selected to represent broadly the local interests that would be directly affected by the proposed facility. At least one member appointed by the city or town shall live within one mile of the proposed facility, and at least one member appointed by the county shall be a resident of a city or town in which the proposed facility would be located. If the appointing authority fails to appoint temporary members in the period allowed, the governor shall appoint the temporary members to represent the local interests in accordance with this section. Temporary members shall serve for terms lasting until the board has taken final action on the facility.
Minn. Stat. § 80F.07 — MN Code / Part 80B_81A / Chapter 80F / Section 80F.07
§ 80F.07 PRICE CONTROLS.
Status: in_force

The price at which the dealer sells products shall not be fixed, established, or regulated by the supplier or the marketing agreement.
Minn. Stat. § 128B.09 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 128B / Section 128B.09
§ 128B.09 TRANSFER TO DISTRICT 309.
Status: in_force

The school may be closed by unanimous vote of the tribal council effective June 30 of any year. The school board of Independent School District No. 309 shall assume responsibility for the pupils in the school on July 1.
Minn. Stat. § 373.04 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 373 / Section 373.04
§ 373.04 CERTAIN COUNTIES AUTHORIZED TO CONSTRUCT BRANCH RAILROAD TRACKS.
Status: in_force

When county buildings, or buildings in which a county is interested with other counties, are on land adjacent to or near a railway track, the county where the buildings are located, may pay from its general revenue fund, or from any money raised by it in excess of its proportionate share for the institution, the costs of procuring a right-of-way for and the building of a branch track suitable for transportation from the railway track to the buildings of the articles and commodities needed by the institution and of persons going to and from it.
Minn. Stat. § 167.52 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 167 / Section 167.52
§ 167.52 TAX LEVY.
Status: in_force

The state auditor shall levy each year on all taxable property within the state whatever tax may be necessary to produce an amount sufficient, with all money then and theretofore transferred under section 167.51 , and all income from the investment thereof, to pay the entire amount of principal and interest which is then due or is to become due within the then ensuing year and to and including July 1 of the second ensuing year, on Minnesota trunk highway bonds heretofore issued and all such bonds hereafter issued pursuant to section 167.50 . Such tax shall be subject to no limitation of rate or amount until all such bonds and all interest thereon are fully paid. The proceeds of such taxes are appropriated and credited to the state bond fund, and the principal and interest of said bonds are payable from the proceeds of such taxes, and the whole thereof, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated for such payments. If at any time there is insufficient money from the proceeds of the taxes provided for herein to pay the principal and interest when due on such bonds, then such principal and interest shall be paid out of the general fund in the state treasury, and the amount necessary therefor is hereby appropriated. The general fund shall be reimbursed from the proceeds of said taxes when received.
Minn. Stat. § 429.071 — MN Code / Part 426_435 / Chapter 429 / Section 429.071
§ 429.071 SUPPLEMENTAL ASSESSMENTS; REASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Supplemental assessments. The council may make supplemental assessments to correct omissions, errors, or mistakes in the assessment relating to the total cost of the improvement or any other particular. A supplemental assessment shall be preceded by personal or mailed notice to the owner of each parcel included in the supplemental assessment and a hearing as provided for the original assessment.

§ Subd. 2. Reassessment. When an assessment is, for any reason whatever, set aside by a court of competent jurisdiction as to any parcel or parcels of land, or in event the council finds that the assessment or any part thereof is excessive or determines on advice of the municipal attorney that the assessment or proposed assessment or any part thereof is or may be invalid for any reason, the council may, upon notice and hearing as provided for the original assessment, make a reassessment or a new assessment as to such parcel or parcels.

§ Subd. 3. Reapportionment upon land division. When a tract of land against which a special assessment has been levied is thereafter divided or subdivided by plat or otherwise, the council may, on application of the owner of any part of the tract or on its own motion equitably apportion among the various lots or parcels in the tract all the installments of the assessment against the tract remaining unpaid and not then due if it determines that such apportionment will not materially impair collection of the unpaid balance of the original assessment against the tract. The council may, and if the special assessment has been pledged to the payment of improvement warrants shall, require the owner or owners, as a condition of such apportionment, to furnish a satisfactory surety bond fully protecting the municipality against any loss resulting from failure to pay any part of the reapportionment assessment when due. Notice of such apportionment and of the right to appeal shall be mailed to or personally served upon all owners of any part of the tract. Within 30 days after the mailing or service of the notice of such apportionment any such owner may appeal as provided in section 429.081 .

§ Subd. 4. Reassessment, tax-forfeited land. When a parcel of tax-forfeited land is returned to private ownership and the parcel is benefited by an improvement for which special assessments were canceled because of the forfeiture, the municipality that made the improvement may, upon notice and hearing as provided for the original assessment, make a reassessment or a new assessment as to the parcel in an amount equal to the amount remaining unpaid on the original assessment.
Minn. Stat. § 179.135 — MN Code / Part 175_187 / Chapter 179 / Section 179.135
§ 179.135 PROTECTION OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Agreement protected from intervention. No employer holding a valid collective bargaining agreement with any labor organization recognized or certified by the commissioner of mediation services or the National Labor Relations Board as the accredited bargaining representative for the employees or any group of employees of such employer shall be required to enter into negotiations with any other labor organization respecting the employees covered by the existing union agreement, so long as the existing agreement remains in full force and effect in accordance with its terms except where a successor labor organization has been certified as the representative of the employees covered by such agreement by the commissioner of mediation services or the National Labor Relations Board and recognized by the employer.

§ Subd. 2. Prohibition against violation. The violation of the provisions of this section by any officer, business agent, employee or other representative of any labor organization is prohibited.