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MN Stat § 222.53 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 218 - 222 — Carriers|Chapter 222 — Railroad Commerce And Property|Section 222.53 — Acceptance Of Federal Money.

222.53 ACCEPTANCE OF FEDERAL MONEY. The commissioner may exercise those powers necessary for the state to qualify for, accept, and disburse any federal money, including the power to: (1) establish an adequate plan for rail service in the state as part of an overall planning process for all transportation services in the state, including a suitable process for updating, revising, and amending the plan; (2) administer and coordinate the plan with other state agencies, and provide for the equitable distribution of resources; (3) develop, promote, and support safe, adequate, and efficient rail transportation services; employ qualified personnel; maintain adequate programs of investigation, research, promotion, and development, with provisions for public participation; and take all practical steps to improve transportation safety and reduce transportation-related energy utilization and pollution; (4) adopt and maintain adequate procedures for financial control, accounting, and performance evaluation in order to assure proper use of state and federal money; and (5) do all things otherwise necessary to maximize federal assistance to the state. History:  1976 c 204 s 8; Ex1979 c 1 s 36; 2012 c 287 art 4 s 43
MN Stat § 222.54 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 218 - 222 — Carriers|Chapter 222 — Railroad Commerce And Property|Section 222.54 — Access To Information.

222.54 ACCESS TO INFORMATION. The commissioner may request any railroad to provide such information as is reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 222.46 to 222.54. After a reasonable time to comply with the request, the commissioner may make final demand for the requested information. If the information is not provided within 60 days of final demand the commissioner may issue a subpoena to compel production of the information. The commissioner shall exercise all necessary caution to avoid disclosure of confidential information supplied under this section. History:  1976 c 204 s 9; Ex1979 c 1 s 45
MN Stat § 222.545 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 218 - 222 — Carriers|Chapter 222 — Railroad Commerce And Property|Section 222.545 — Advocacy Of Improved Service.

222.545 ADVOCACY OF IMPROVED SERVICE. The commissioner may advocate and promote improved rail service and more effective use of available rail service at a reasonable cost by: (1) providing technical assistance to rail users; (2) negotiating with persons representing the rail industry and other transportation modes; and (3) appearing on behalf of the public in the regulatory, rulemaking, and other proceedings of state and federal agencies in support of improved and innovative rail service and for other purposes. History:   Ex1979 c 1 s 37
MN Stat § 222.55 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 218 - 222 — Carriers|Chapter 222 — Railroad Commerce And Property|Section 222.55 — Rail User And Rail Carrier Loan Guarantee Program; Purpose.

222.55 RAIL USER AND RAIL CARRIER LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM; PURPOSE. In order to aid rail users in obtaining credit for participation in contracts for rail line and rolling stock rehabilitation, acquisition, or installation and for paying the costs of capital improvements necessary to improve rail service or reduce the impact of discontinuance of rail service, and to aid rail carriers in the rehabilitation of locomotives and the acquisition and rehabilitation of rolling stock, there is established a rail user and rail carrier loan guarantee program to provide state money in guarantee of loans made according to the provisions of sections 222.55 to 222.62. History:  1978 c 667 s 1; Ex1979 c 1 s 38; 1994 c 635 art 1 s 21
MN Stat § 222.56 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 218 - 222 — Carriers|Chapter 222 — Railroad Commerce And Property|Section 222.56 — Definitions.

222.56 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. For purposes of sections 222.55 to 222.62 the terms defined in this section have the meanings given. Subd. 1a. Account. "Account" means the rail user loan guarantee account created by section 222.57. Subd. 2. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of transportation. Subd. 3.  [Renumbered subd 1a] Subd. 3a. Guarantee. "Guarantee" means a personal or corporate obligation to pay the loan. Subd. 4. Lender. "Lender" means any state or federally chartered bank, or in the case of revenue bonds issued under chapter 362A or 474, the municipality, county, or rural development financing authority. Subd. 5. Loan. "Loan" means a loan or advance of credit provided by a financial institution to (1) either a rail user or rail carrier for participation in contracts for rail line or rolling stock rehabilitation, acquisition, or installation, or for paying the costs of capital improvements necessary to improve rail service or reduce the impact of discontinuance of rail service, or (2) a rail carrier for rehabilitation of locomotives. Subd. 6.  [Renumbered subd 3a] Subd. 7.  [Renumbered subd 8a] Subd. 8. Rail carrier. "Rail carrier" means a common carrier by rail engaged in rail transportation of people, goods, or products for hire. Subd. 8a. Rail user. "Rail user" has the meaning given that term in section 222.48, subdivision 6. Subd. 9. Rolling stock. "Rolling stock" means railcars, machinery, and equipment used by a rail carrier to move people, goods, and products, but does not include maintenance of way equipment or tools used in the maintenance or upgrade of track. History:  1978 c 667 s 2; Ex1979 c 1 s 39; 1994 c 635 art 1 s 22-25
MN Stat § 222.57 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 218 - 222 — Carriers|Chapter 222 — Railroad Commerce And Property|Section 222.57 — Rail User And Rail Carrier Loan Guarantee Account.

222.57 RAIL USER AND RAIL CARRIER LOAN GUARANTEE ACCOUNT. There is created a rail user and rail carrier loan guarantee account as a separate account in the rail service improvement account, which shall be used by the commissioner for carrying out the provisions of sections 222.55 to 222.62 with respect to loans insured under section 222.58. The commissioner may transfer to the rail user and rail carrier loan guarantee account from money otherwise available in the rail service improvement account whatever amount is necessary to implement the rail user and rail carrier loan guarantee program, except that bond proceeds may not be transferred to the account for insurance of loans made for the purposes specified in section 222.58, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), clauses (3) to (5). The commissioner may withdraw any amount from the rail user and rail carrier loan guarantee account that is not required to insure outstanding loans as provided in section 222.60, subdivision 1. History:  1978 c 667 s 3; Ex1979 c 1 s 40; 1994 c 635 art 1 s 26
MN Stat § 222.59 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 218 - 222 — Carriers|Chapter 222 — Railroad Commerce And Property|Section 222.59 — Investment Of Funds.

222.59 INVESTMENT OF FUNDS. Money in the account not needed for the current operations of the commissioner related to insurance under section 222.58 may be deposited with the State Board of Investment. The Board of Investment may invest this money as provided for investment of moneys in the state treasury by section 11A.25. All interest and profits accruing from investment of the account's money shall be credited to and be a part of the account, and any loss incurred in the principal of the investments of the account shall be borne by the account. History:  1978 c 667 s 5; 1980 c 607 art 14 s 46
MN Stat § 222.60 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 218 - 222 — Carriers|Chapter 222 — Railroad Commerce And Property|Section 222.60 — Maximum Amount Of Insurance Issued.

222.60 MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF INSURANCE ISSUED. Subdivision 1. Related to account balance. The commissioner shall not at any time issue insurance under section 222.58 aggregating in excess of an amount equal to the current balance contained in the account multiplied by ten. Subd. 2. When account balance falls. Any insurance properly issued under the provisions of subdivision 1 and otherwise in compliance with the requirements of sections 222.55 to 222.62 shall be valid if the current balance contained in the account subsequently falls below the amount specified in subdivision 1. History:   1978 c 667 s 6
MN Stat § 222.62 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 218 - 222 — Carriers|Chapter 222 — Railroad Commerce And Property|Section 222.62 — Cooperation Of Other State Agencies.

222.62 COOPERATION OF OTHER STATE AGENCIES. Upon the request of the commissioner, the commissioner of employment and economic development and the commissioner of commerce shall provide technical assistance and shall otherwise cooperate in carrying out the provisions of sections 222.55 to 222.62. History:  1978 c 667 s 8; 1980 c 516 s 2; 1981 c 356 s 183; 1983 c 289 s 114 subd 1; 1984 c 655 art 1 s 92; 1987 c 312 art 1 s 26 subd 2; 1Sp2003 c 4 s 1
MN Stat § 222.631 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 218 - 222 — Carriers|Chapter 222 — Railroad Commerce And Property|Section 222.631 — Definitions.

222.631 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Terms. For purposes of sections 222.631 and 222.632, the following terms have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Fair market value. "Fair market value" means the price negotiated between the parties under section 222.632, or the market value of the property minus the value of any leasehold improvements, as determined by independent appraisers. Subd. 3. Leaseholder. "Leaseholder" means a person who holds a lease, license, or permit with respect to property within a right-of-way, and who has erected eligible leasehold improvements on the property with a total fair market value of $7,500 or more. Subd. 3a. Nonrailroad lessor. "Nonrailroad lessor" means one who has granted to a lessee an interest in property within a right-of-way and who is neither (1) an operator of a railroad on the right-of-way, nor (2) an owner of a controlling interest in or under common control with a railroad that operates on the right-of-way. Subd. 4. Railroad interest. "Railroad interest" includes a railroad corporation, its trustee or successor in interest, a railroad corporation which is in proceedings for bankruptcy under federal law, and a nonrailroad holding corporation that owns a controlling interest in a railroad. Subd. 5. Right-of-way. "Right-of-way" has the meaning given it in section 222.63, subdivision 1. Subd. 6.  [Renumbered subd 3a] History:  1986 c 398 art 14 s 1; 1989 c 212 s 1; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 59
MN Stat § 222.632 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 218 - 222 — Carriers|Chapter 222 — Railroad Commerce And Property|Section 222.632 — Right Of First Refusal.

222.632 RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL. A railroad interest that is in bankruptcy proceedings may not sell or offer for sale an interest in real property that is within the right-of-way, a railroad interest that is abandoning a railroad line may not sell or offer for sale an interest in real property within the right-of-way to be abandoned, and a nonrailroad lessor may not sell or offer for sale an interest in real property within the right-of-way with respect to which it is a nonrailroad lessor, unless it first extends a written offer to sell that interest at a fair market value price to each person who is a leaseholder with respect to the property. Leaseholders must respond to the offer within 60 days of receipt of the notice and the railroad interest must negotiate in good faith with an interested leaseholder for a period of 90 days following the leaseholder's response. The property may not be sold to a party other than the leaseholder during the response and negotiation periods. This section does not apply to a sale of an entire operating railroad line by one operating railroad to another for the purpose of operating a railroad. History:  1986 c 398 art 14 s 2; 1989 c 212 s 2; 1998 c 403 s 29; 2001 c 213 s 27
MN Stat § 222.64 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 218 - 222 — Carriers|Chapter 222 — Railroad Commerce And Property|Section 222.64 — Employment Preference.

222.64 EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCE. Individuals who have been previously employed by railroads, whose users obtain guaranteed loans or other assistance pursuant to sections 222.46 to 222.64, shall have priority, based upon their length of service with that railroad, in employment with a purchasing carrier or other operator of a railroad benefiting from those loans or other assistance. History:   1980 c 558 s 7
MN Stat § 222.85 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 218 - 222 — Carriers|Chapter 222 — Railroad Commerce And Property|Section 222.85 — Definitions.

222.85 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of sections 222.85 to 222.88, the following terms have the meanings given them in this section. Subd. 2. Acquiring carrier. "Acquiring carrier" means a business entity that acquires by purchase, lease, or other device a line of railroad, except carriers acquiring an abandoned line, with the intent of operating it for the purpose of continuing the commercial transportation of goods or passengers over the line. Subd. 3.  [Renumbered subd 5] Subd. 4. Divesting carrier. "Divesting carrier" means a common carrier or business entity engaged in transportation of goods by rail that divests a line of railroad by sale, lease, or other device. Subd. 5. Labor organization. "Labor organization" has the meaning given it in the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, United States Code, title 29, section 402, and certified under the Railway Labor Act, United States Code, title 45, sections 151 to 163. History:   1988 c 676 s 1
MN Stat § 222.86 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 218 - 222 — Carriers|Chapter 222 — Railroad Commerce And Property|Section 222.86 — Acquisition Reporting And Disclosure.

222.86 ACQUISITION REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE. Subdivision 1. Notice of exempt transaction. An acquiring carrier shall submit written notification to the attorney general and the commissioner of transportation of its intent to initiate an exempt transaction under Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 1150, at least 14 days before filing a notice of exemption with the Surface Transportation Board. Subd. 2. Identity and financial information. The notification must designate the complete private or corporate identity of the acquiring carrier, the complete identity of the divesting carrier, and a thorough description of the line of railroad involved. Subd. 3. Applicability to requirements of law. Acquiring and divesting carriers shall attend conferences with the attorney general or the commissioner of transportation prior to filing a notice of exemption with the Surface Transportation Board. The divesting and acquiring carriers shall respond to questions and requests for information related to the issue of whether the proposed transaction is consistent with the requirements of the Surface Transportation Board, other applicable federal law, and state law. Copies of the sale contract, market and feasibility studies, and full financial information as to the acquiring carrier must be provided at those conferences. All information, submitted by the acquiring and divesting carriers as confidential, shall remain nonpublic data and private data on individuals in accordance with chapter 13 and shall not be divulged to any outside parties, except to the Surface Transportation Board as a part of a filing in relation to the proposed transaction. The attorney general and the commissioner of transportation shall take the necessary steps to assure confidentiality. History:  1988 c 676 s 2; 2003 c 2 art 4 s 15,16
MN Stat § 222.87 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 218 - 222 — Carriers|Chapter 222 — Railroad Commerce And Property|Section 222.87 — Preservation Of Contract, Legal Status.

222.87 PRESERVATION OF CONTRACT, LEGAL STATUS. Subdivision 1. Shipping contracts. An acquiring carrier succeeds to and is bound by the contracts, agreements, and understandings between the divesting carrier and any shipper within this state for a period equaling the stated term of the contract or six months, whichever is greater. Subd. 2. Government contract. An acquiring carrier succeeds to and is bound by the contracts, agreements, and understandings between the divesting carrier and the state of Minnesota and any governmental subdivision for a period equal to the stated term of the contract, agreement, or understanding or six months, whichever is greater. Subd. 3. Construction. This section does not alter, and shall not be construed to alter, the rights of all parties to renegotiate contracts under subdivisions 1 and 2 at any time mutually agreeable. History:   1988 c 676 s 3
MN Stat § 222.88 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 218 - 222 — Carriers|Chapter 222 — Railroad Commerce And Property|Section 222.88 — Priority In Hiring.

222.88 PRIORITY IN HIRING. An acquiring carrier under sections 222.85 to 222.87 shall give priority in hiring, based upon length of service on the affected rail line, to employees of the divesting carrier performing service in connection with the affected rail line. To assert priority, the employee must be qualified by experience and training to perform the available job. History:   1988 c 676 s 4
MN Stat § 223.15 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 223 - 236A — Farm Products, Commercial Practices|Chapter 223 — Grain Buyers|Section 223.15 — Citation.

223.15 CITATION. Sections 223.15 to 223.19 may be cited as the "Grain Buyers Act." History:  1982 c 635 s 2; 1983 c 374 s 20
MN Stat § 223.175 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 223 - 236A — Farm Products, Commercial Practices|Chapter 223 — Grain Buyers|Section 223.175 — Written Voluntary Extension Of Credit Contracts; Form.

223.175 WRITTEN VOLUNTARY EXTENSION OF CREDIT CONTRACTS; FORM. A written confirmation required under section 223.177, subdivision 2, and a written voluntary extension of credit contract must include those items prescribed by the commissioner by rule. A contract shall include a statement of the legal and financial responsibilities of grain buyers and sellers established in this chapter. A contract shall also include the following statement in not less than ten point, all capital type, framed in a box with space provided for the seller's signature: "THIS CONTRACT CONSTITUTES A VOLUNTARY EXTENSION OF CREDIT. THIS CONTRACT IS NOT COVERED BY ANY GRAIN BUYER'S BOND." If a written contract is provided at the time the grain is delivered to the grain buyer, the seller shall sign the contract in the space provided beneath the statement. A transaction that does not meet the provisions of a voluntary extension of credit, including the issuance and signing of a voluntary extension of credit contract, is a cash sale. History:  1983 c 374 s 9; 2000 c 477 s 62
MN Stat § 223.19 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 223 - 236A — Farm Products, Commercial Practices|Chapter 223 — Grain Buyers|Section 223.19 — Rules.

223.19 RULES. The commissioner may make rules pursuant to chapter 14 to carry out the provisions of sections 223.15 to 223.23. History:  1982 c 635 s 6; 1983 c 374 s 12,20; 1984 c 640 s 32; 1997 c 7 art 5 s 19; 1Sp2019 c 1 art 4 s 10
MN Stat § 223.20 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 223 - 236A — Farm Products, Commercial Practices|Chapter 223 — Grain Buyers|Section 223.20 — Regulation Of Grain Buyers And Grain Storage.

223.20 REGULATION OF GRAIN BUYERS AND GRAIN STORAGE. The commissioner may create a separate division within the Department of Agriculture for the purpose of administering this chapter and chapter 232. History:   1983 c 374 s 13
MN Stat § 223.21 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 223 - 236A — Farm Products, Commercial Practices|Chapter 223 — Grain Buyers|Section 223.21 — Attorney General; Enforcement.

223.21 ATTORNEY GENERAL; ENFORCEMENT. The attorney general, upon request of the commissioner, shall assist the commissioner in enforcing this chapter. History:   1983 c 374 s 14
MN Stat § 223.22 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 223 - 236A — Farm Products, Commercial Practices|Chapter 223 — Grain Buyers|Section 223.22 — Investigation; Education.

223.22 INVESTIGATION; EDUCATION. Subdivision 1. Legislative investigation. The legislature recommends that the standing committees of the house of representatives and senate with jurisdiction over agriculture investigate methods of protecting producers when marketing grain using voluntary extension of credit contracts, including establishment of a state administered trust fund, private insurance, or reinsurance, and methods which grain buyers can use to protect themselves and grain producers from grain price fluctuations. Subd. 2. Education. The commissioner shall make every effort to inform grain producers and grain buyers of the protections and exposures which result from application of this chapter. History:   1983 c 374 s 15
MN Stat § 223.23 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 223 - 236A — Farm Products, Commercial Practices|Chapter 223 — Grain Buyers|Section 223.23 — Annual Examination Required; Supplemental Examinations.

223.23 ANNUAL EXAMINATION REQUIRED; SUPPLEMENTAL EXAMINATIONS. A licensed grain buyer is subject to an annual examination conducted by the commissioner or the Agricultural Marketing Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. Examinations must include a measurement of all grain owned and maintained by the grain buyer. The commissioner may require supplemental examinations of a grain buyer as the commissioner deems necessary. History:   1Sp2019 c 1 art 4 s 11
MN Stat § 227.50 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 223 - 236A — Farm Products, Commercial Practices|Chapter 227 — Crimes Involving Warehouse Receipts|Section 227.50 — Issuing A Receipt For Goods One Does Not Have.

227.50 ISSUING A RECEIPT FOR GOODS ONE DOES NOT HAVE. Subdivision 1. Elements of crime. A warehouse operator, or an officer, agent, or employee of a warehouse operator, who issues or helps to issue a receipt for goods knowing that the warehouse operator does not have or control the goods is guilty of a crime. Subd. 2. Penalty. Whoever commits the crime described in subdivision 1 may be sentenced for each offense to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both. History:  (5159) 1913 c 161 s 50; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 469 art 3 s 1
MN Stat § 227.51 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 223 - 236A — Farm Products, Commercial Practices|Chapter 227 — Crimes Involving Warehouse Receipts|Section 227.51 — Receipt Containing False Statement; Penalty.

227.51 RECEIPT CONTAINING FALSE STATEMENT; PENALTY. Subdivision 1. Elements of crime. A warehouse operator, or an officer, agent, or employee of a warehouse operator, who fraudulently issues or helps to fraudulently issue a receipt for goods knowing that the receipt contains a false statement, is guilty of a crime. Subd. 2. Penalty. Whoever commits the crime described in subdivision 1 may be sentenced for each offense to imprisonment for not more than one year or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both. History:  (5160) 1913 c 161 s 51; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 469 art 3 s 1