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MN Stat § 116J.397 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 116J - 116O — Economic Development And Planning|Chapter 116J — Employment And Economic Development|Section 116J.397 — Updated Broadband Deployment Data And Maps.

116J.397 UPDATED BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT DATA AND MAPS. (a) Beginning in 2016 and continuing each year thereafter, the Office of Broadband Development shall contract with one or more independent organizations that have extensive experience working with Minnesota broadband providers to: (1) collect broadband deployment data from Minnesota providers, verify its accuracy through on-the-ground testing, and create state and county maps available to the public by April 15, 2017, and each April 15 thereafter, showing the availability of broadband service at various upload and download speeds throughout Minnesota; (2) analyze the deployment data collected to help inform future investments in broadband infrastructure; and (3) conduct business and residential surveys that measure broadband adoption and use in the state. (b) Data provided by a broadband provider under this section is nonpublic data under section 13.02, subdivision 9. Maps produced under this paragraph are public data under section 13.03. History:   2016 c 189 art 5 s 7
MN Stat § 116J.398 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 116J - 116O — Economic Development And Planning|Chapter 116J — Employment And Economic Development|Section 116J.398 — Broadband Prevailing Wage Exemption.

116J.398 BROADBAND PREVAILING WAGE EXEMPTION. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, section 116J.871 does not apply to a project receiving a grant under section 116J.395 for the construction, installation, remodeling, and repair of last-mile infrastructure, as defined under section 116J.394, paragraph (e). History:   2016 c 189 art 5 s 8
MN Stat § 116J.411 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 116J - 116O — Economic Development And Planning|Chapter 116J — Employment And Economic Development|Section 116J.411 — Definitions.

116J.411 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Terms. For the purposes of sections 116J.411 to 116J.415, the following terms have the meaning given them. Subd. 2. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic development. Subd. 2a. Job enhancement. "Job enhancement" means: (1) an increase in wages, and an increase in the responsibility or skill level of job duties; or (2) the provision of additional training or education for employees in existing jobs. Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 2003 c 128 art 13 s 40] Subd. 4. Low income. "Low income" means equal to or below the nonmetropolitan median household income. Subd. 5. Principally. "Principally" means more than half. Subd. 6. Regional organization. "Regional organization" or "organization" means an organization selected under section 116J.415, subdivision 3. Subd. 7. Rural. "Rural" means the area of Minnesota located outside of the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2. History:  1987 c 312 art 1 s 26 subd 2; 1987 c 386 art 1 s 3; 1996 c 369 s 12; 2003 c 128 art 13 s 6; 1Sp2003 c 4 s 1
MN Stat § 116J.412 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 116J - 116O — Economic Development And Planning|Chapter 116J — Employment And Economic Development|Section 116J.412 — Account Allocation.

116J.412 ACCOUNT ALLOCATION. The commissioner shall allocate $6,000,000 from the rural rehabilitation account to be used for the challenge grant program. History:  1987 c 312 art 1 s 26 subd 2; 1987 c 386 art 1 s 4; 1989 c 335 art 4 s 52; 1990 c 375 s 3; 1991 c 322 s 19; 1994 c 483 s 1; 1995 c 232 s 6; 1996 c 369 s 12
MN Stat § 116J.4221 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 116J - 116O — Economic Development And Planning|Chapter 116J — Employment And Economic Development|Section 116J.4221 — Rural Policy And Development Center Fund.

116J.4221 RURAL POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER FUND. (a) A rural policy and development center fund is established as an account in the special revenue fund in the state treasury. The commissioner of management and budget shall credit to the account the amounts authorized under this section and appropriations and transfers to the account. The State Board of Investment shall ensure that account money is invested under section 11A.24. All money earned by the account must be credited to the account. The principal of the account and any unexpended earnings must be invested and reinvested by the State Board of Investment. (b) Gifts and donations, including land or interests in land, may be made to the account. Noncash gifts and donations must be disposed of for cash as soon as the board prudently can maximize the value of the gift or donation. Gifts and donations of marketable securities may be held or be disposed of for cash at the option of the board. The cash receipts of gifts and donations of cash or capital assets and marketable securities disposed of for cash must be credited immediately to the principal of the account. The value of marketable securities at the time the gift or donation is made must be credited to the principal of the account and any earnings from the marketable securities are earnings of the account. The earnings in the account are annually appropriated to the board of the Center for Rural Policy and Development to carry out the duties of the center. History:   2017 c 94 art 6 s 1
MN Stat § 116J.424 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 116J - 116O — Economic Development And Planning|Chapter 116J — Employment And Economic Development|Section 116J.424 — Iron Range Resources And Rehabilitation Contribution.

116J.424 IRON RANGE RESOURCES AND REHABILITATION CONTRIBUTION. The commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation, after consultation with the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board, may provide an equal match for any loan or equity investment made for a project located in the taconite assistance area defined in section 273.1341, by the Minnesota 21st century fund created by section 116J.423. The match may be in the form of a loan or equity investment, notwithstanding whether the fund makes a loan or equity investment. The state shall not acquire an equity interest because of an equity investment or loan by the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation and the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation, after consultation with the advisory board, shall have sole discretion to decide what interest the fund acquires in a project. The commissioner of employment and economic development may require a commitment from the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation to make the match prior to disbursing money from the fund. History:  1999 c 223 art 2 s 24; 1Sp2001 c 5 art 6 s 1; 1Sp2003 c 4 s 1; 2009 c 78 art 7 s 1; 2013 c 3 s 1; 2016 c 189 art 7 s 15; 2017 c 94 art 7 s 10
MN Stat § 116J.436 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 116J - 116O — Economic Development And Planning|Chapter 116J — Employment And Economic Development|Section 116J.436 — Transportation Economic Development Infrastructure Program.

116J.436 TRANSPORTATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM. Subdivision 1. Grant program established; purpose. The transportation economic development infrastructure program is created to foster interagency coordination between the Departments of Transportation and Employment and Economic Development to finance infrastructure to create economic development opportunities, jobs, and improve all types of transportation systems statewide. Subd. 2. Eligible projects. Funds appropriated for the program must be used to fund predesign, design, acquisition of land, construction, reconstruction, and infrastructure improvements that will promote economic development, increase employment, and improve transportation systems to accommodate private investment and job creation. Subd. 3. Trunk highway projects. Money in the program shall not be used on trunk highway improvements, but can be used for needed infrastructure improvements and nontrunk highway improvements in coordination with trunk highway improvement projects undertaken by the Department of Transportation. Subd. 4. Application. The commissioners of transportation and employment and economic development shall design an application process and selection process to distribute funding to local units of government for publicly owned infrastructure using criteria that take into account: job creation; increase in local tax base; level of private investment; leverage of nonstate funds; improvement to the transportation system to serve the project area; and appropriate geographic balance between the metropolitan area and greater Minnesota. History:   2012 c 293 s 34
MN Stat § 116J.437 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 116J - 116O — Economic Development And Planning|Chapter 116J — Employment And Economic Development|Section 116J.437 — Coordinating Economic Development And Environmental Policy.

116J.437 COORDINATING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY. Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purpose of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Green economy" means products, processes, methods, technologies, or services intended to do one or more of the following: (1) increase the use of energy from renewable sources, including through achieving the renewable energy standard established in section 216B.1691; (2) achieve the statewide energy-savings goal established in section 216B.2401, including energy savings achieved by the conservation investment program under section 216B.241; (3) achieve the greenhouse gas emission reduction goals of section 216H.02, subdivision 1, including through reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, as defined in section 216H.01, subdivision 2, or mitigation of the greenhouse gas emissions through, but not limited to, carbon capture, storage, or sequestration; (4) monitor, protect, restore, and preserve the quality of surface waters, including actions to further the purposes of the Clean Water Legacy Act as provided in section 114D.10, subdivision 1; (5) expand the use of biofuels, including by expanding the feasibility or reducing the cost of producing biofuels or the types of equipment, machinery, and vehicles that can use biofuels, including activities to achieve the petroleum replacement goal in section 239.7911; or (6) increase the use of green chemistry, as defined in section 116.9401. For the purpose of clause (3), "green economy" includes strategies that reduce carbon emissions, such as utilizing existing buildings and other infrastructure, and utilizing mass transit or otherwise reducing commuting for employees. Subd. 2. Coordinating economic development and environmental policy. The commissioner and the Jobs Skills Partnership Board shall cooperate to promote job training that complements green economy business development. History:  2008 c 356 s 3; 2010 c 347 art 1 s 1; 2010 c 361 art 5 s 4; 2013 c 114 art 2 s 53
MN Stat § 116J.438 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 116J - 116O — Economic Development And Planning|Chapter 116J — Employment And Economic Development|Section 116J.438 — Minnesota Green Enterprise Assistance.

116J.438 MINNESOTA GREEN ENTERPRISE ASSISTANCE. (a) The commissioner of employment and economic development, in consultation with the commissioner of commerce, shall lead a multiagency project to advise, promote, market, and coordinate state agency collaboration on green enterprise and green economy projects, as defined in section 116J.437. The multiagency project must include the commissioners of employment and economic development, natural resources, agriculture, transportation, and commerce and the Pollution Control Agency. The project must involve collaboration with the chairs and ranking minority members of legislative committees overseeing energy policy and energy finance, state agencies, local governments, representatives from business and agriculture, and other interested stakeholders. The objective of the project is to utilize existing state resources to expedite the delivery of grants, licenses, permits, and other state authorizations and approvals for green economy projects. The commissioner shall appoint a lead person to coordinate green enterprise assistance activities. (b) The commissioner of employment and economic development shall seek out and may select persons from the business community to assist the commissioner in project activities. (c) The commissioner may accept gifts, contributions, and in-kind services for the purposes of this section, under the authority provided in section 116J.035, subdivision 1. Any funds received must be placed in a special revenue account for the purposes of this section. History:  2009 c 37 art 2 s 7; 2009 c 78 art 2 s 13
MN Stat § 116J.548 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 116J - 116O — Economic Development And Planning|Chapter 116J — Employment And Economic Development|Section 116J.548 — Host Community Economic Development Grants.

116J.548 HOST COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANTS. Subdivision 1. Creation of account. A host community economic development grant program is created in the Department of Employment and Economic Development. Grants awarded under this section may only be spent for capital costs of an eligible project. Subd. 2. Definitions. For purposes of this section: (a) "Capital costs" means expenditures for the public acquisition of land and buildings, betterment of public lands and buildings, and for other publicly owned capital improvements. Capital costs also include expenditures for predesign, design, engineering, and similar activities for specifically identified eligible projects. (b) "Eligible project" means a development or redevelopment project that will generate economic development within a time frame of five years or less or facilitate the preparation of long-term economic development within a host community. (c) "Economic development" means assistance in preparation of a redevelopment or development area contained in the application that results in at least one of the following: (1) job creation, including jobs relating to construction and temporary jobs; (2) an increase in the tax base; (3) the ability of the eligible project to attract private investment; (4) long-term economic development; (5) needed public infrastructure or transportation-related improvements to facilitate long-term redevelopment or development; or (6) other objective criteria established by the commissioner that demonstrate a public benefit to the host community. (d) "Host community" means a city located within the seven-county metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, that is the site of a waste disposal facility that meets the standards in section 473.849, that accepts unprocessed mixed municipal solid waste generated in the metropolitan area. (e) "Long-term economic development" means capital costs associated with economic development projects identified by a host community comprehensive plan or redevelopment plan that will generate eligible economic development. Subd. 3. Application. Host communities may apply for a grant under this section on a form and in a manner prescribed by the commissioner. In awarding grants under this section, the commissioner must allocate available money between host communities as evenly as practicable. Subd. 4. No match required. Notwithstanding section 16A.86 or any other law to the contrary, the state share of a project covered by this section shall cover 100 percent of the total cost of the project. Subd. 5. Report. The commissioner must report to committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over economic development by February 15 of each year on grants awarded under this section. History:  2013 c 85 art 3 s 3; 2016 c 94 s 1,2
MN Stat § 116J.5493 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 116J - 116O — Economic Development And Planning|Chapter 116J — Employment And Economic Development|Section 116J.5493 — Minnesota Energy Transition Plan.

116J.5493 MINNESOTA ENERGY TRANSITION PLAN. (a) By July 1, 2022, the Energy Transition Advisory Committee established in section 116J.5492 must submit a statewide energy transition plan to the governor and the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over economic development and energy. (b) The energy transition plan must, at a minimum, for each impacted facility: (1) identify the timing and location of impacted facility retirements and projected job losses in communities; (2) analyze the estimated fiscal impact of impacted facility retirements on local governments; (3) describe the statutes and administrative processes that govern how retired utility property impacts a local government tax base; (4) review existing state programs that might support impacted communities and impacted workers, and project the effectiveness of each program's response to the effects of impacted facility retirements; and (5) recommend how to effectively respond to the economic effects of impacted facility retirements. History:   1Sp2021 c 4 art 8 s 8
MN Stat § 116J.571 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 116J - 116O — Economic Development And Planning|Chapter 116J — Employment And Economic Development|Section 116J.571 — Creation Of Accounts.

116J.571 CREATION OF ACCOUNTS. Two redevelopment accounts are created, one in the general fund and one in the bond proceeds fund. Money for the program: (1) may be used to make grants as provided in section 116J.575 and loans as provided in section 116J.5761; (2) may be used to pay for the commissioner's costs in reviewing applications and making grants and loans; and (3) is available until spent. The repayment of principal and interest on loans and investment income earned on money in the account is deposited in the special revenue fund and may be used for making grants and loans and for administrative costs and are appropriated for such purposes. History:  2002 c 393 s 47; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 4 s 16; 2012 c 288 s 2
MN Stat § 116J.572 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 116J - 116O — Economic Development And Planning|Chapter 116J — Employment And Economic Development|Section 116J.572 — Definitions.

116J.572 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope of application. For purposes of sections 116J.571 to 116J.5765, the terms in this section have the meanings given. Subd. 1a. Demolition costs. "Demolition costs" means the costs of demolition, destruction, removal, and clearance of all structures and other improvements on the project site, including interior remedial activities, and proper disposal thereof. As used in this subdivision, "structure" has the meaning given it in section 116G.03, subdivision 11. Subd. 2. Development authority. "Development authority" includes a statutory or home rule charter city, county, housing and redevelopment authority, economic development authority, or port authority. Subd. 2a. Metropolitan area. "Metropolitan area" means the seven-county metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2. Subd. 2b. Municipality. "Municipality" means the statutory or home rule charter city, town, or, in the case of unorganized territory, the county in which the redevelopment or project is located. Subd. 3. Redevelopment costs or costs. "Redevelopment costs" or "costs" means the costs of land acquisition, stabilizing unstable soils when infill is required, infrastructure improvements, and ponding or other environmental infrastructure, demolition costs and costs necessary for adaptive reuse of buildings, including remedial activities. Subd. 4.  [Repealed by amendment, 1Sp2005 c 1 art 4 s 17] History:  2002 c 393 s 48; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 4 s 17; 2012 c 288 s 3
MN Stat § 116J.574 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 116J - 116O — Economic Development And Planning|Chapter 116J — Employment And Economic Development|Section 116J.574 — Grant Applications.

116J.574 GRANT APPLICATIONS. Subdivision 1. Application required. To obtain a redevelopment grant, a development authority shall apply to the commissioner. The governing body of the municipality must approve the application by resolution. Subd. 2. Required content. The commissioner shall prescribe and provide the application form. The application must include at least the following information: (1) identification of the site; (2) a redevelopment plan for the site; (3) a detailed estimate, along with necessary supporting evidence, of the total redevelopment costs for the site; (4) an assessment of the development potential or likely use of the site after completion of the redevelopment plan, including any specific commitments from third parties to construct improvements on the site; (5) the manner in which the municipality will meet the local match requirement; and (6) any additional information or material the commissioner prescribes. History:  2002 c 393 s 50; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 4 s 18
MN Stat § 116J.5761 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 116J - 116O — Economic Development And Planning|Chapter 116J — Employment And Economic Development|Section 116J.5761 — Loans.

116J.5761 LOANS. Subdivision 1. Authority. The commissioner may make loans to development authorities for projects that meet the criteria under sections 116J.5761 to 116J.5764. The commissioner may make a loan for up to 100 percent of the estimated land acquisition and demolition costs of the project. The determination whether to make a loan for a project is within the discretion of the commissioner, subject to sections 116J.5761 to 116J.5764, and available unencumbered money in the redevelopment accounts. The commissioner's decisions and application of the priorities under this section are not subject to judicial review, except for abuse of discretion. Subd. 2. Qualifying projects. A project qualifies for a loan under this section, if the following criteria are met: (1) the property and structures are owned by the development authority; (2) the structures on the property have been vacant for at least one year; (3) the structures constitute a threat to public safety because of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence, or abandonment; (4) the structures are not listed on the National Register of Historic Places; and (5) upon completion of the demolition, the development authority reasonably expects that the property will be improved and these improvements will result in economic development benefits to the municipality. History:   2012 c 288 s 5
MN Stat § 116J.5762 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 116J - 116O — Economic Development And Planning|Chapter 116J — Employment And Economic Development|Section 116J.5762 — Loan Applications.

116J.5762 LOAN APPLICATIONS. Subdivision 1. Application required. To obtain a demolition loan, a development authority shall apply to the commissioner. The governing body of the municipality must approve the application by resolution. Subd. 2. Required content. The commissioner shall prescribe and provide the application form. The application must include at least the following information: (1) identification of the property; (2) proof of ownership by the development authority; (3) a description of how the structures on the property constitute a threat to public safety, are functionally obsolete, or are economically unfeasible to repair; (4) length of vacancy; (5) a detailed estimate, along with supporting evidence, of the total demolition costs for the project; (6) evidence that the structures on the property are not listed on the National Register of Historic Places; (7) an assessment of the development potential or likely use of the property after completion of the demolition plan; (8) the current appraised or assessed value of the property; (9) financial documentation necessary for loan underwriting; (10) other sources of funding if the total estimated demolition costs exceed the loan amount; (11) the proposed source of funds to be used for repayment of the loan; (12) information showing the applicant's financial condition and ability to repay the loan; (13) the proposed term and principal repayment schedule for the loan; (14) the statutory authorization for the applicant to issue bonds, together with a statement that the statutory provision authorizes the use of proceeds of such bonds to pay demolition costs and secure the loan; and (15) any additional information the commissioner prescribes. History:   2012 c 288 s 6