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MN Stat § 16B.51 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16B — Department Of Administration|Section 16B.51 — Agency Reports.

16B.51 AGENCY REPORTS. Subdivision 1. Supervision by commissioner. The commissioner shall supervise and control the making and distribution of all reports and other publications of all kinds issued by the state and state agencies when not otherwise prescribed by law. The commissioner shall also prescribe the manner and form of issuing reports required by sections 8.08; 16A.50; 35.03; 129D.02, subdivision 5; 256.01; and 299C.18. Subd. 2. Prescribe fees. The commissioner may prescribe fees to be charged for services rendered by the state or an agency in furnishing to those who request them certified copies of records or other documents, certifying that records or documents do not exist and furnishing other reports, publications, data, or related material which is requested. The fees, unless otherwise prescribed by law, may be fixed at the market rate. The commissioner of management and budget is authorized to approve the prescribed rates for the purpose of assuring that they, in total, will result in receipts greater than costs in the fund. Fees prescribed under this subdivision are deposited in the state treasury by the collecting agency and credited to the general services revolving fund. Nothing in this subdivision permits the commissioner of administration to furnish any service which is now prohibited or unauthorized by law. Subd. 3. Sale of publications. The commissioner may sell official reports, documents, data, and publications of all kinds, may delegate their sale to state agencies, and may establish facilities for their sale within the Department of Administration and elsewhere within the state service. The commissioner may remit a portion of the price of any publication or data to the agency producing the publication or data. Money that is remitted to an agency is annually appropriated to that agency to discharge the costs of preparing the publications or data. Subd. 4. Exceptions. This section does not apply to the Regents of the University of Minnesota or to the State Agricultural Society. Subd. 5. Limitations on subject matter prohibited. The commissioner may not adopt rules to prescribe the fees permitted by subdivision 2 or which limit in any way the subject matter of a report or publication which the law requires or authorizes an agency to produce. History:  1984 c 544 s 56; 1984 c 654 art 2 s 45,46; 1984 c 655 art 2 s 13 subd 1; 1987 c 365 s 14; 1987 c 394 s 1; 1994 c 634 art 1 s 14,15; 1998 c 254 art 1 s 6; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109; 2014 c 227 art 2 s 2
MN Stat § 16B.53 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16B — Department Of Administration|Section 16B.53 — Sale Of Laws And Resolutions.

16B.53 SALE OF LAWS AND RESOLUTIONS. Subdivision 1. Authority. The commissioner shall provide for the sale and distribution of copies of laws and resolutions on file in the Office of the Secretary of State in accordance with this section. The secretary of state shall cooperate with the commissioner in furnishing the services provided for in this section. Subd. 2. Charges. The commissioner shall establish charges for those laws and resolutions sufficient to cover their cost. Fees established for the sale and distribution of laws and resolutions, including mailing and postage charges, may be accepted by the commissioner in advance, and any unused portions amounting to $1 or more may be returned to the person entitled to them upon request, notwithstanding the provision of any other law prohibiting refunds. Subd. 3. Revolving fund. Money collected by the commissioner under this section must be deposited in the general services revolving fund in the state treasury. Money in that fund is annually appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes of carrying out this section. History:  1984 c 480 s 15; 1984 c 544 s 58; 1984 c 655 art 2 s 13 subd 1; 1990 c 426 art 1 s 9
MN Stat § 16B.531 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16B — Department Of Administration|Section 16B.531 — Travel Services.

16B.531 TRAVEL SERVICES. The commissioner may offer a centralized travel service to all state departments and agencies, and to the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, and may, in connection with that service, accept payments from travel agencies under contracts for the provision of travel services. The payments must be deposited in the motor pool revolving account established by section 16B.54, subdivision 8, and must be used for the expenses of managing the centralized travel service. Revenues in excess of the management costs of the centralized service must be returned to the general fund. History:  1987 c 365 s 15; 1996 c 398 s 19
MN Stat § 16B.55 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16B — Department Of Administration|Section 16B.55 — Use Of State Vehicles; Compensation For Use Of Personal Vehicles.

16B.55 USE OF STATE VEHICLES; COMPENSATION FOR USE OF PERSONAL VEHICLES. Subdivision 1. Definition. For purposes of this section, "state vehicle" means a vehicle owned or leased by the state or loaned to the state. Subd. 2. Prohibited uses. A state vehicle may be used only for authorized state business. A state vehicle may not be used for transportation to or from the residence of a state employee, except as provided in subdivision 3. Subd. 3. Permitted uses. A state vehicle may be used by a state employee to travel to or from the employee's residence: (1) on a day on which it may be necessary for the employee to respond to a work-related emergency during hours when the employee is not normally working; (2) if the employee has been assigned the use of a state vehicle for authorized state business on an extended basis, and the employee's primary place of work is not the state work station to which the employee is permanently assigned; (3) if the employee has been assigned the use of a state vehicle for authorized state business away from the work station to which the employee is permanently assigned, and the number of miles traveled, or the time needed to conduct the business, will be minimized if the employee uses a state vehicle to travel to the employee's residence before or after traveling to the place of state business; or (4) if the employee is authorized to participate in a ride-sharing program established by the commissioner pursuant to section 174.257. Use of a state vehicle under this subdivision requires the prior approval of the agency head or the designee of the agency head. Subd. 4. Personal vehicles. No state employee shall be compensated by the state for use of a personal vehicle for travel between the employee's residence and the state work station to which the employee is permanently assigned, except pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement negotiated under chapter 179A or a compensation plan adopted by the commissioner of management and budget under section 43A.05. A collective bargaining agreement or compensation plan may only provide for this compensation in cases in which an employee is called back to work during hours when the employee is not normally working. Subd. 5. Exclusions. Subdivisions 2 to 4 do not apply to the van pooling program established in section 16B.56, to a ride-sharing program established by the Department of Transportation, to a trooper employed by the State Patrol, or to use of a state vehicle by the governor or lieutenant governor. Subd. 6. Vehicle operating procedures. The commissioner shall set operating procedures for use of state vehicles. These operating procedures are not subject to the Administrative Procedure Act. History:  1984 c 544 s 60; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 613 s 14,15; 2001 c 7 s 9; 2008 c 204 s 42; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
MN Stat § 16B.57 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16B — Department Of Administration|Section 16B.57 — Gasoline And Petroleum Products, Source Of Supply For Agencies.

16B.57 GASOLINE AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, SOURCE OF SUPPLY FOR AGENCIES. Subdivision 1. Petroleum products facilities. The commissioner may require a state agency which has facilities for the storage and distribution of gasoline and other petroleum products to furnish gasoline and other petroleum products to any other state agency and shall require payment to compensate for the cost of those products. The commissioner shall prescribe all procedures for the guidance of state agencies in carrying out the requirements of this section. Subd. 2. Appropriation. Money paid by one state agency to another to compensate for the cost of products furnished under subdivision 1 is annually appropriated to the state agency which furnishes those products. History:   1984 c 544 s 62
MN Stat § 16B.58 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16B — Department Of Administration|Section 16B.58 — State Parking Facilities.

16B.58 STATE PARKING FACILITIES. Subdivision 1. Powers and duties of commissioner. No person may park a motor vehicle, either privately or publicly owned, upon any parking lot or facility owned or operated by the state except as authorized by this section. The commissioner shall operate and supervise all state parking lots and facilities associated with buildings described in section 16B.24, subdivision 1, or when the commissioner considers it advisable and practicable, any other parking lots or facilities owned or rented by the state for the use of a state agency or state employees. The commissioner may also provide employee shuttle service and promote alternative transportation modes, including initiatives to increase the number of multi-occupancy vehicles. The commissioner may fix and collect rents, charges, or fees in connection with and for the use of any state parking lot or facility within the cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis except for any state lot or facility the control of which is vested by law in a state agency other than the Department of Administration. Subd. 2. Rules. Copies of the commissioner's rules under this section must be provided to all contract parkers. Each parking lot or facility must be posted with notice of who is entitled to park there. Subd. 3. Removal and impounding of vehicles. A motor vehicle parked on a state parking lot or facility in violation of the rules of the commissioner is a public nuisance and the commissioner shall provide for the abatement of the nuisance by rules, including provision for the removal and impounding of the motor vehicle. The cost of the removal and impounding is a lien against the motor vehicle until paid. Subd. 4. Violations. A person, elective or appointed state official, firm, association, or corporation which violates any of the provisions of this section or any rule made by the commissioner under this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. Subd. 5. Money collected. Money collected by the commissioner as rents, charges, or fees in connection with and for the use of a parking lot or facility is appropriated to the commissioner for the purpose of operating, maintaining, improving, and replacing parking lots or facilities owned or operated by the state, including providing necessary and suitable uniforms for employees, and to carry out the purposes of this section. Subd. 6. Legislative parking resolutions. The provisions of this section do not affect rules of parking adopted by resolution of the legislature during legislative sessions. Subd. 7.  [Repealed, 2001 c 162 s 10] Subd. 8.  [Repealed, 1997 c 202 art 2 s 64] History:  1984 c 544 s 63; 1984 c 597 s 30; 1984 c 655 art 2 s 13 subd 1; 1986 c 444; 1990 c 572 s 9; 1992 c 514 s 13; 1994 c 628 art 3 s 6; 1998 c 359 s 10; 2016 c 158 art 1 s 11
MN Stat § 16B.581 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16B — Department Of Administration|Section 16B.581 — Distinctive Tax-exempt License Plates.

16B.581 DISTINCTIVE TAX-EXEMPT LICENSE PLATES. Vehicles owned or leased by the state of Minnesota must display distinctive tax-exempt license plates unless otherwise exempted under section 168.012. The commissioner shall design these distinctive plates subject to the approval of the registrar. An administrative fee of $20 and a license plate fee of $10 for two plates per vehicle or a license plate fee of $5 for one plate per trailer is paid at the time of registration. The license plate registration is valid for the life of the vehicle or until the vehicle is no longer owned or leased by the state of Minnesota. When the state of Minnesota applies for distinctive tax-exempt plates on vehicles previously owned by local units of government, it shall pay an administrative fee of $10 and a plate fee that covers the cost of replacement. History:   1994 c 634 art 1 s 16
MN Stat § 16B.86 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16B — Department Of Administration|Section 16B.86 — State Building Energy Conservation Improvement Revolving Loan Account.

16B.86 STATE BUILDING ENERGY CONSERVATION IMPROVEMENT REVOLVING LOAN ACCOUNT. Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section and section 16B.87, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Energy conservation" has the meaning given in section 216B.241, subdivision 1, paragraph (d). (c) "Energy conservation improvement" has the meaning given in section 216B.241, subdivision 1, paragraph (e). (d) "Energy efficiency" has the meaning given in section 216B.241, subdivision 1, paragraph (f). (e) "Project" means the energy conservation improvements financed by a loan made under this section. (f) "State building" means an existing building owned by the state of Minnesota. Subd. 2. Account established. The state building energy conservation improvement revolving loan account is established as a separate account in the state treasury. The commissioner shall manage the account and shall credit to the account investment income, repayments of principal and interest, and any other earnings arising from assets of the account. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner of administration to make loans to state agencies to implement energy conservation and energy efficiency improvements in state buildings under section 16B.87. History:  1987 c 365 s 16; 1Sp2021 c 4 art 8 s 1
MN Stat § 16B.87 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16B — Department Of Administration|Section 16B.87 — Award And Repayment Of State Building Energy Improvement Conservation Loans.

16B.87 AWARD AND REPAYMENT OF STATE BUILDING ENERGY IMPROVEMENT CONSERVATION LOANS. Subdivision 1. Committee. The State Building Energy Conservation Improvement Loan Committee consists of the commissioners of administration, management and budget, and commerce. The commissioner of administration serves as chair of the committee. The members serve without compensation or reimbursement for expenses. Subd. 2. Award and terms of loans. (a) An agency shall apply for a loan on a form developed by the commissioner of administration that requires an applicant to submit the following information: (1) a description of the proposed project, including existing equipment, structural elements, operating characteristics, and other conditions affecting energy use that the energy conservation improvements financed by the loan modify or replace; (2) the total estimated project cost and the loan amount sought; (3) a detailed project budget; (4) projections of the proposed project's expected energy and monetary savings; (5) information demonstrating the agency's ability to repay the loan; (6) a description of the energy conservation programs offered by the utility providing service to the state building from which the applicant seeks additional funding for the project; and (7) any additional information requested by the commissioner. (b) The committee shall review applications for loans and shall award a loan based upon criteria adopted by the committee. A loan made under this section must: (1) be at or below the market rate of interest, including a zero interest loan; and (2) have a term no longer than seven years. (c) In making awards, the committee shall give preference to: (1) applicants that have sought funding for the project through energy conservation projects offered by the utility serving the state building that is the subject of the application; and (2) to the extent feasible, applications for state buildings located within the electric retail service area of the utility that is subject to section 116C.779. Subd. 3. Repayment. An agency receiving a loan under this section shall repay the loan according to the terms of the loan agreement. The principal and interest must be paid to the commissioner of administration, who shall deposit it in the state building energy conservation improvement revolving loan account. Payments of loan principal and interest must begin no later than one year after the project is completed. Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 1997 c 7 art 2 s 67] History:  1987 c 365 s 17; 2008 c 204 s 6; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109; 1Sp2021 c 4 art 8 s 2
MN Stat § 16B.875 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16B — Department Of Administration|Section 16B.875 — Review By Commissioner Of Administration.

16B.875 REVIEW BY COMMISSIONER OF ADMINISTRATION. The commissioner of administration shall review on a regular basis the duties and responsibilities of the various state departments, agencies and boards which have an operational effect upon the safety of the public, and recommend to the governor and the legislature such organizational and statutory policies as will best serve the purposes of Laws 1969, chapter 1129. History:  1969 c 1129 art 1 s 1; 1976 c 5 s 1; 1977 c 305 s 35,36; 1981 c 356 s 248; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1983 c 289 s 115 subd 1; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1Sp1985 c 10 s 87; 1987 c 312 art 1 s 26 subd 2; 1993 c 163 art 1 s 29; 1995 c 248 art 11 s 21; 1998 c 366 s 68; 1999 c 238 art 2 s 69
MN Stat § 16B.991 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16B — Department Of Administration|Section 16B.991 — Termination Of Grant.

16B.991 TERMINATION OF GRANT. Each grant agreement subject to sections 16B.97 and 16B.98 must provide that the agreement will immediately be terminated if the recipient is convicted of a criminal offense relating to a state grant agreement. History:   1Sp2017 c 4 art 2 s 23
MN Stat § 16C.001 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16C — State Procurement|Section 16C.001 — Commissioner's Authority; Scope.

16C.001 COMMISSIONER'S AUTHORITY; SCOPE. The commissioner's authority in this section applies to an agency and is subject to other provisions of this chapter and chapter 16B. Unless otherwise provided, the provisions in this chapter and chapter 16B do not apply to the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. History:  1998 c 386 art 1 s 4; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109; 2014 c 196 art 2 s 15
MN Stat § 16C.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16C — State Procurement|Section 16C.04 — Ethical Practices And Conflict Of Interest.

16C.04 ETHICAL PRACTICES AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST. Subdivision 1. Duty. An employee of the executive branch involved directly or indirectly in the acquisition or grants process, at any level, is subject to the code of ethics in section 43A.38. Subd. 2. Conflict of interest policy development. (a) The commissioner must develop policies regarding code of ethics and conflict of interest designed to prevent conflicts of interest for employees involved in the acquisition of goods, services, construction, and utilities or the award and administration of grant contracts. The policies must apply to employees who are directly or indirectly involved in the acquisition of goods, services, and utilities, developing requests for proposals, evaluating bids or proposals, awarding the contract, selecting the final vendor, drafting and entering into contracts, evaluating performance under these contracts, and authorizing payments under the contract. (b) The policies must contain a process for making employees aware of policy and laws relating to conflict of interest, and for training employees on how to avoid and deal with potential conflicts. (c) The policies must contain a process under which an employee who has a conflict of interest or a potential conflict of interest must disclose the matter, and a process under which work on the contract may be assigned to another employee if possible. Subd. 3. Organizational conflicts of interest. (a) The commissioner shall make reasonable efforts to avoid, mitigate, or neutralize organizational conflicts of interest. To avoid an organizational conflict of interest, the commissioner may utilize methods including disqualifying a vendor from eligibility for a contract award or canceling the contract if the conflict is discovered after a contract has been issued. To mitigate or neutralize a conflict, the commissioner may use methods such as revising the scope of work to be conducted, allowing vendors to propose the exclusion of task areas that create a conflict, or providing information to all vendors to assure that all facts are known to all vendors. (b) In instances where a conflict or potential conflict has been identified and the commissioner determines that vital operations of the state will be jeopardized if a contract with the vendor is not established, the commissioner may waive the requirements in paragraph (a). History:  1998 c 386 art 1 s 5; 1Sp2001 c 10 art 2 s 36; 2002 c 298 s 1,2; 2014 c 196 art 2 s 3
MN Stat § 16C.045 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16C — State Procurement|Section 16C.045 — Reporting Of Violations.

16C.045 REPORTING OF VIOLATIONS. A state employee who discovers evidence of violation of laws or rules governing state contracts is encouraged to report the violation or suspected violation to the employee's supervisor, the commissioner or the commissioner's designee, or the legislative auditor. The legislative auditor must report to the Legislative Audit Commission if there are multiple complaints about the same agency. The auditor's report to the Legislative Audit Commission under this section must disclose only the number and type of violations alleged. An employee making a good faith report under this section is covered by section 181.932, prohibiting the employer from discriminating against the employee. History:   1Sp2003 c 1 art 2 s 47
MN Stat § 16C.053 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16C — State Procurement|Section 16C.053 — Contracts With Vendors Who Discriminate Against Israel Prohibited.

16C.053 CONTRACTS WITH VENDORS WHO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ISRAEL PROHIBITED. Subdivision 1. Discrimination by vendor. (a) A state agency may not enter into a contract with a vendor that engages in discrimination against Israel, or against persons or entities doing business in Israel, when making decisions related to the operation of the vendor's business. (b) For purposes of this section, "discrimination" includes but is not limited to engaging in refusals to deal, terminating business activities, or other actions that are intended to limit commercial relations with Israel, or persons or entities doing business in Israel, when such actions are taken in a manner that in any way discriminates on the basis of nationality or national origin and is not based on a valid business reason. Subd. 2. Exemption; commissioner may waive. (a) This section does not apply to contracts with a value of less than $50,000. (b) The commissioner may waive application of this section on a contract if the commissioner determines that compliance is not practicable or in the best interests of the state. Subd. 3. Relation to existing law. This section does not prohibit a vendor from engaging in free speech or expression protected under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution or the Constitution of the state of Minnesota. History:  2017 c 21 s 3; 1Sp2017 c 4 art 2 s 51