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Minn. Stat. § 469.164 — MN Code / Part 466A_470 / Chapter 469 / Section 469.164
§ 469.164 POWERS ADDED TO APPLICATION OF EXISTING LAWS AND RULES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Generally. The powers conferred by sections 469.152 to 469.165 are in addition to the powers conferred by any other law or charter. Insofar as the provisions of any other law or charter are inconsistent with sections 469.152 to 469.165 , the provisions of these sections shall be controlling as to projects instituted under these sections. Section 334.01 shall not apply to any interest rate charged or attributable to any obligation of a contracting party or sublessee or subtenant of a contracting party in connection with any project for which the proceedings are conducted, wholly or partly, pursuant to sections 469.152 to 469.165 .

§ Subd. 2. Telephone company projects. In all cases in which a project involves telephonic communications conducted by or to be conducted by a telephone company, all laws of the state, and rules of the department of commerce, that apply to property owned by a telephone company including laws and regulations relating to taxation and valuation of telephone company property, shall similarly apply to any real and personal property acquired, in whole or in part, by the issuance of bonds as authorized herein. In the issuance of any bonds pursuant to sections 469.152 to 469.165 , these sections shall control, notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 452, or any other general or special law relating to municipal or town telephone companies.
Minn. Stat. § 51A.01 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 51A / Section 51A.01
§ 51A.01 CITATION.
Status: in_force

Sections 51A.01 to 51A.58 may be cited as the "Savings Association Act."
Minn. Stat. § 221.83 — MN Code / Part 218_222 / Chapter 221 / Section 221.83
§ 221.83 COSTS PAID FROM TRUNK HIGHWAY FUND.
Status: in_force

The costs of administering the provisions of this chapter shall be paid from the trunk highway fund.
Minn. Stat. § 287.222 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 287 / Section 287.222
§ 287.222 TRANSFER TO OBTAIN FINANCING.
Status: in_force

The deed tax is $1.65 on a deed or other instrument that transfers real property if the transfer is (1) to a person who is a builder or contractor, (2) intended to be temporary, and (3) done solely to enable the builder or contractor to obtain financing to build an improvement on the conveyed property under a contract for improvement with the grantor that calls for the conveyed property to be reconveyed to the grantor upon completion of and payment for the improvement. The deed tax is $1.65 on a deed or other instrument that transfers the real property back from the builder or contractor to the grantor.
Minn. Stat. § 115A.1322 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 115A / Section 115A.1322
§ 115A.1322 OTHER RECYCLING PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

A city, county, or other public agency may not require households to use public facilities to recycle their covered electronic devices to the exclusion of other lawful programs available. Cities, counties, and other public agencies, including those awarded contracts by the agency under section 115A.1314, subdivision 2 , are encouraged to work with manufacturers to assist them in meeting their recycling obligations under section 115A.1318, subdivision 1 . Nothing in sections 115A.1310 to 115A.1330 prohibits or restricts the operation of any program recycling covered electronic devices in addition to those provided by manufacturers or prohibits or restricts any persons from receiving, collecting, transporting, or recycling covered electronic devices, provided that those persons are registered under section 115A.1312 .
Minn. Stat. § 144A.12 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144A / Section 144A.12
§ 144A.12 INJUNCTIVE RELIEF; SUBPOENAS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Injunctive relief. In addition to any other remedy provided by law, the commissioner of health may bring an action in the district court in Ramsey or Hennepin County or in the district in which a nursing home is located to enjoin a controlling person or an employee of the nursing home from illegally engaging in activities regulated by sections 144A.01 to 144A.155 . A temporary restraining order may be granted by the court in the proceeding if continued activity by the controlling person or employee would create an imminent risk of harm to a resident of the facility.

§ Subd. 2. Subpoenas. In all matters pending before the commissioner under sections 144A.01 to 144A.155 , the commissioner of health shall have the power to issue subpoenas and compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of all necessary papers, books, records, documents and other evidentiary material. Any person failing or refusing to appear or testify regarding any matter about which that person may be lawfully questioned or to produce any papers, books, records, documents or evidentiary materials in the matter to be heard, after having been required by order of the commissioner of health or by a subpoena of the commissioner of health to do so may, upon application by the commissioner of health to the district court in any district, be ordered by the court to comply therewith. The commissioner of health may issue subpoenas and may administer oaths to witnesses, or take their affirmation. Depositions may be taken within or without the state in the manner provided by law for the taking of depositions in civil actions. A subpoena or other process or paper may be served upon any named person anywhere within the state by any officer authorized to serve subpoenas in civil actions, with the same fees and mileage and in the same manner as prescribed by law for process issued out of the district court of this state. Fees and mileage and other costs of persons subpoenaed by the commissioner of health shall be paid in the same manner as for proceedings in district court.
Minn. Stat. § 48A.11 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 48A / Section 48A.11
§ 48A.11 NATIONAL BANKS AS FIDUCIARIES.
Status: in_force

A national bank in this state granted a special permit to act in a fiduciary capacity by either the Federal Reserve Board under subsection K of section 11 of the Federal Reserve Act, as amended by the act of September 26, 1918, or the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency under the provisions of United States Code, title 12, section 92a, may without oath or security assign, transfer to, and deposit with the commissioner, the kinds and amounts of authorized securities required by section 48A.03 of a bank or trust company in a city in which the national bank is located. If the national bank has a capital of $500,000 or more, it is not required to deposit these securities for more than the lesser of $1,000,000 or ten percent of the amount of assets the bank is acting in a fiduciary capacity for at offices located in Minnesota. The securities so deposited must be held and maintained as a guaranty fund for the national bank for the performance of its duties in this fiduciary capacity.

When a national bank has complied with section 48A.03 , no oath or security is required of it to accept and perform the trust, as provided in section 48A.07, subdivision 4 .

For purposes of this section, "bank" and "trust company" have the meanings given in section 48A.09 .
Minn. Stat. § 82C.09 — MN Code / Part 82_83 / Chapter 82C / Section 82C.09
§ 82C.09 INVESTIGATIONS AND SUBPOENAS.
Status: in_force

The commissioner has under this chapter the same powers with respect to chapter 45.027 , including the authority to impose a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 per violation.
Minn. Stat. § 501C.1012 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 501C / Section 501C.1012
§ 501C.1012 PROTECTION OF PERSON DEALING WITH TRUSTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person other than a beneficiary who in good faith assists a trustee, or who in good faith and for value deals with a trustee, without knowledge that the trustee is exceeding or improperly exercising the trustee's powers is protected from liability as if the trustee properly exercised the power.

(b) A person other than a beneficiary who in good faith deals with a trustee is not required to inquire into the extent of the trustee's powers or the propriety of their exercise.

(c) A person who in good faith delivers assets to a trustee need not ensure their proper application.

(d) A person other than a beneficiary who in good faith assists a former trustee, or who in good faith and for value deals with a former trustee, without knowledge that the trusteeship has terminated is protected from liability as if the former trustee were still a trustee.

(e) Nothing in this section shall limit the protection provided by other laws relating to commercial trust accounts or transfers of securities by fiduciaries.
Minn. Stat. § 322.06 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 322 / Section 322.06
§ 322.06 LIABILITY FOR FALSE STATEMENTS IN CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

If the certificate contains a false statement, one who suffers loss by reliance on such statement may hold liable any party to the certificate who knew the statement to be false

(1) at the time of signing the certificate, or

(2) subsequently, but within a sufficient time before the statement was relied upon to enable the signer to cancel or amend the certificate, or to file a petition for its cancellation or amendment, as provided in section 322.25, subdivision 3 .
Minn. Stat. § 103F.365 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103F / Section 103F.365
§ 103F.365 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to sections 103F.361 to 103F.377 .

§ Subd. 2. Board. "Board" means the Mississippi Headwaters Board established under section 103F.367 .

§ Subd. 3. Counties. "Counties" means the counties of Clearwater, Hubbard, Beltrami, Cass, Itasca, Aitkin, Crow Wing, and Morrison.

§ Subd. 4. Plan. "Plan" means the comprehensive land use plan approved by the board and dated July 1, 1992.

§ Subd. 5. Zoning authority. "Zoning authority" means counties, organized townships, local and special governmental units, joint powers boards, councils, commissions, boards, districts, and all state agencies and departments wholly or partially within the corridor defined by the plan, excluding statutory or home rule charter cities.
Minn. Stat. § 79A.20 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 79A / Section 79A.20
§ 79A.20 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL SELF-INSURANCE GROUPS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Group eligibility. A commercial self-insurance group consists of two or more employers in similar industries. The commercial self-insurance group shall not incorporate or form a business trust pursuant to chapter 318.

§ Subd. 2. Membership eligibility. A commercial self-insurance group may only admit employers who meet the eligibility requirements established by the group including financial criteria, underwriting guidelines, risk profile, and any other requirements stated in the commercial self-insurance group's bylaws or plan of operation.
Minn. Stat. § 93.43 — MN Code / Part 92_94 / Chapter 93 / Section 93.43
§ 93.43 LEASES TO NONFERROUS METALLIC MINERALS PRODUCERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The business of mining, producing, or beneficiating nonferrous metallic minerals is declared to be in the public interest and necessary to the public welfare, and the use of property therefor is declared to be a public use and purpose.

(b) The commissioner of natural resources is authorized to grant permits, licenses, or leases on and across lands owned by the state to any corporation or association engaged in the business of or preparing to engage in the business of mining, producing, or beneficiating nonferrous metallic minerals for pipe lines, pole lines, conduits, sluiceways, roads, railroads, tramways, or flowage, and to lease any lands owned by the state to any such corporation or association for the depositing of stripping, lean ores, tailings, or waste products of such business.

(c) The commissioner of natural resources is also authorized to license the flooding of state lands in connection with any permit or authorization for the use of public waters issued by the legislature or by the commissioner pursuant to law. The permits, licenses, and leases shall be upon the conditions, for the consideration, and for the period of time as the commissioner may determine.

(d) The county auditor, with the approval of the county board, is authorized to grant permits, licenses, or leases for all such purposes of or across tax-forfeited lands held by the state in trust for any and all taxing districts, upon the conditions, for the considerations, and for the period of time as the county board may determine. Any proceeds from granting the permits, licenses, or leases by the county auditor shall be apportioned and distributed as other proceeds from the sale or rental of tax-forfeited lands.
Minn. Stat. § 259.39 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 259 / Section 259.39
§ 259.39 COMMISSIONER'S STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall prepare and make available to all agencies, prospective adoptive parents, and birth parents a short, plain description of the legal adoption process and the rights and responsibilities of agencies, birth parents, and prospective adoptive parents in the process.
Minn. Stat. § 124D.57 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 124D / Section 124D.57
§ 124D.57 EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE DEAF, DEAFBLIND, HARD-OF-HEARING.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Responsibility of commissioner. The commissioner shall coordinate and may pay for support services for persons who are deaf, deafblind, and hard-of-hearing to assure access to educational opportunities. Services may be provided to adult students who are deaf, deafblind, and hard-of-hearing and (1) have been denied access to educational opportunities because of the lack of support services or (2) are presently enrolled or (3) are contemplating enrollment in an educational program and would benefit from support services. The commissioner shall also be responsible for conducting in-service training for public and private agencies regarding the needs of persons who are deaf, deafblind, and hard-of-hearing in the adult education system.

§ Subd. 2. Support services. The commissioner may pay school districts or public or private community agencies for the following support services: (1) interpreter services to provide translation for an individual or a group of students; or (2) notetaker services to convert spoken language to written language when the student must maintain visual contact with other persons such as an interpreter or instructor.

§ Subd. 3. Programs included. Support services may be provided for: (1) local school district adult education programs; (2) adult technical college programs; and (3) avocational education programs sponsored by public or private community agencies.
Minn. Stat. § 18B.051 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 18B / Section 18B.051
§ 18B.051 POLLINATOR RESEARCH ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Account established. A pollinator research account is established in the agricultural fund. Money in the account, including interest, is appropriated to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for pollinator research and outreach, including but not limited to: (1) the identification and establishment of habitat beneficial to pollinators; (2) the development and promotion of science-based best management practices; (3) the development and promotion of practices that can reduce the effects of pesticides on pollinators; (4) the effects of seed treatments on pollinators; and (5) the development and promotion of integrated pest management, including pest economic thresholds. The University of Minnesota must select projects in consultation with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.

§ Subd. 2. Expiration. This section expires July 1, 2027.
Minn. Stat. § 352.23 — MN Code / Part 352_356B / Chapter 352 / Section 352.23
§ 352.23 TERMINATION OF RIGHTS; REPAYMENT OF REFUND.
Status: in_force

(a) When any employee accepts a refund as provided in section 352.22 , all existing allowable service credits and all rights and benefits to which the employee was entitled before accepting the refund terminate.

(b) Terminated service credits and rights must not again be restored until the former employee acquires at least six months of allowable service credit after taking the last refund and repays all refunds previously taken from the retirement fund with interest as provided in paragraph (d). An employee will not be considered as entitled to any other benefit, including benefits for which the employee may be eligible because of the employee's original hire date into public employment, until full repayment of all refunds has been made.

(c) Repayment of refunds entitles the employee only to credit for service covered by (1) salary deductions; (2) payments previously made in lieu of salary deductions as permitted under law in effect when the payment in lieu of deductions was made; (3) payments made to obtain credit for service as permitted by laws in effect when payment was made; and (4) allowable service previously credited while receiving temporary workers' compensation as provided in section 352.01, subdivision 11 , paragraph (a), clause (3).

(d) Payments under this section for repayment of refunds are to be paid with interest at the applicable annual rate or rates specified in section 356.59, subdivision 2 , compounded annually, from the date the refund was taken until the date the refund is repaid. Repayment may be made in a lump sum during employment or up to six months after termination from service.
Minn. Stat. § 471.51 — MN Code / Part 471_472B / Chapter 471 / Section 471.51
§ 471.51 AGREEMENT TO STATE YEARS OF PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

Every such agreement shall state the year or years for which the payments are to be made in lieu of the taxes that would have been levied upon the premises concerned for such year or years if the same has been subject to taxation. All payments made by the United States under any such agreement shall be received by the county treasurer and shall be distributed in the same manner and in the same proportions as such taxes for each year or years would have been distributed.
Minn. Stat. § 219.561 — MN Code / Part 218_222 / Chapter 219 / Section 219.561
§ 219.561 TRACK MOTOR CAR; EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Lights. A person, firm, or corporation operating or controlling a railroad shall equip each of its track motor cars used during the period from 30 minutes before sunset to 30 minutes after sunrise with: (1) an electric headlight of such construction and of sufficient candlepower to render plainly visible at a distance of not less than 300 feet in advance of the track motor car a track obstruction, landmark, warning sign, or grade crossing; and (2) a rear electric red light of such construction and of sufficient candlepower as to be plainly visible at a distance of 300 feet.

§ Subd. 2. Windshield and top. Upon request of the section lead supervisor in any section operated by a railroad referred to in subdivision 1, a track motor car must be equipped within 90 days with a windshield and top wide and high enough to reasonably protect the employees from weather. However, a railroad company is not required in any one year to equip more than an additional 25 motor cars with that equipment.

§ Subd. 3. Penalty. A person, firm, or corporation operating or controlling a railroad and using or permitting to be used on its line in this state a track motor car in violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Minn. Stat. § 326B.91 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 326B / Section 326B.91
§ 326B.91 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purpose of sections 326B.90 to 326B.925 , the following terms have the meanings given them.

§ Subd. 2. Board. "Board" means the Board of High Pressure Piping Systems.

§ Subd. 3. Master high pressure pipefitter. "Master high pressure pipefitter" means an individual, such as a steamfitter, engaged in the planning, superintending, and practical installation of high pressure piping and appurtenances, and otherwise lawfully qualified to construct high pressure piping installations and make replacements to existing plants, who is also qualified to conduct the business of high pressure piping installations and who is familiar with the laws, rules, and minimum standards governing them.

§ Subd. 4. High pressure piping. "High pressure piping" means all high pressure piping used in the installation of hot water or steam heating boilers, any systems of piping hot water or other medium used for heating that exceed 30 p.s.i. gauge and 250 degrees Fahrenheit, or any system of high pressure steam, ammonia piping, or bioprocess piping, but shall not include any high pressure piping under the direct jurisdiction of the United States.

§ Subd. 5. High pressure steam. "High pressure steam" means a pressure in excess of 15 pounds per square inch.

§ Subd. 6. Journeyworker high pressure pipefitter. "Journeyworker high pressure pipefitter" means an individual, such as a steamfitter, who is not a master high pressure pipefitter and who is engaged in the practical installation of high pressure piping and appurtenances in the employ of a master high pressure pipefitter.

§ Subd. 7. Municipality. "Municipality" means a statutory or home rule charter city.

§ Subd. 8. Pipefitter apprentice. A "pipefitter apprentice" is an individual employed in the trade of the practical construction and installation of high pressure piping and appurtenances under an apprenticeship agreement approved by the department under section 178.07 .
Minn. Stat. § 62E.07 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 62E / Section 62E.07
§ 62E.07 QUALIFIED MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) Any plan which provides benefits may be certified as a qualified Medicare supplement plan if the plan is designed to supplement Medicare and provides coverage of 100 percent of the deductibles required under Medicare, with exclusion under paragraph (b) for any part of the Medicare Part B deductible, and 80 percent of the charges for covered services described in section 62E.06, subdivision 1 , which charges are not paid by Medicare. The coverage shall include a limitation of $1,000 per person on total annual out-of-pocket expenses for the covered services.

(b) Any plan sold or issued to a newly eligible individual, as defined in section 62A.3099 , subdivision 18a, that provides benefits may be certified as a qualified Medicare supplemental plan if the plan is designed to supplement Medicare and provides coverage of 100 percent of the deductibles, with the exception of coverage of:

(1) 100 percent or any portion of the Medicare Part B deductible; and

(2) 80 percent of the charges for covered services, as provided under section 62E.06 , subdivision 6, that are charges not paid by Medicare.

The coverage must include a $1,000 per person limitation on total annual out-of-pocket expenses for the covered services.