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MN Stat § 15.991 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies|Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General|Section 15.991 — Customer Service.

15.991 CUSTOMER SERVICE. Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section and section 15.992: (1) "business license" or "license" has the meaning given it in section 116J.70, subdivision 2; (2) "customer" means an individual; a small business as defined in section 645.445, but also including a nonprofit corporation that otherwise meets the criteria in that section; a family farm, family farm corporation, or family farm partnership as defined in section 500.24, subdivision 2; or a political subdivision as defined in section 103G.005, subdivision 14b; (3) "initial agency" means the state agency to which a customer submits an application for a license or inquires about submitting an application; and (4) "responsible agency" means the initial agency or another state agency that agrees to be designated the responsible agency. Subd. 2. Responsibility for customer needs. (a) When a customer applies to a state agency for a license to engage in activity, the agency is responsible for providing the customer with information the customer needs from the state to complete the application, including information on any other agency or agencies that must take action before the license may be granted or that must issue a separate license before the customer may proceed with the activity. The employee of the initial agency or responsible agency who accepts the customer's application or inquiry regarding an application shall provide the customer with the employee's name, title, and work telephone number and shall inform the customer that the employee will be available to provide assistance and information as the customer proceeds with the application and awaits the agency's action on it. (b) If the responsible agency determines that another state agency or agencies must act on an application, the responsible agency shall forward all necessary application forms and other required information to the other agency or agencies and shall coordinate with the other agency or agencies in an effort to assure that all action on the application is completed within the time specified in section 15.992. (c) At the request of a customer, the responsible agency shall prepare a written work plan, which is not a binding contract, setting out the steps necessary for the customer to complete the application, the time when the responsible agency may be expected to take action on the application, the steps the responsible agency will take to forward an application or required information to any other state agency or agencies that must take action, and the process by which the other agency or agencies may be expected to act. The work plan must include information on the deadline for agency action under section 15.992 and on the result of agency failure to meet the deadline. The work plan must be provided to a customer no later than 20 working days after the customer requested the plan. History:  1995 c 248 art 19 s 1; 1996 c 305 art 1 s 8; 2014 c 271 art 2 s 1; 1Sp2015 c 4 art 4 s 148
MN Stat § 15.992 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies|Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General|Section 15.992 — Time Limitation.

15.992 TIME LIMITATION. Subdivision 1. Deadline for action. Unless a shorter period is provided by law, all state agencies that must act on a customer's application for a license shall take final action on it within 60 days after the customer's submission of a completed application to the responsible agency or within 60 days after the customer has been provided with a work plan under section 15.991, subdivision 2, paragraph (c), whichever is later. If action on the application is not completed within 60 days, the license is deemed to be granted. The time period specified in this subdivision does not begin to run until the customer has completed any required application in complete, correct form and has provided any additional required information or documentation. Subd. 2. Longer time limits. An agency may provide for a longer time for the conclusion of action on an application, by itself and by another agency or agencies, if: (1) the agency states in writing to the customer that a longer time is needed to protect against serious and significant harm to the public health, safety, or welfare, states the reason why, and specifies the additional time needed; (2) the agency states in writing to the customer that a longer time is needed to comply with state or federal requirements, states the requirements, and specifies the additional time needed; or (3) an agency that must take action on an application is a multimember board that meets periodically, in which case the agency must complete its action within 60 days after its first meeting after receipt of the application, or within a longer period established under clause (1) or (2). Subd. 3. Exclusions. This section does not apply to an application requiring one or more public hearings or an environmental impact statement or environmental assessment worksheet. Subd. 4. Compliance. When a license is deemed granted under subdivision 1, this section does not limit the right of an agency to suspend, limit, revoke, or change a license for failure of the customer to comply with applicable laws or rules. Subd. 5. Limit on review. A decision of an agency under subdivision 2 that a time longer than 60 days is needed to complete action on an application is not subject to judicial review. History:   1995 c 248 art 19 s 2
MN Stat § 15.993 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies|Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General|Section 15.993 — Other Law.

15.993 OTHER LAW. A state agency action that is subject to section 15.99 is governed by section 15.99 if there is a conflict between that section and sections 15.991 and 15.992. History:   1995 c 248 art 19 s 3
MN Stat § 15.994 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies|Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General|Section 15.994 — Internet Grant Information.

15.994 INTERNET GRANT INFORMATION. A state agency with an Internet site must provide information on grants available through the agency and must provide a link to any grant application under section 16E.20. History:  2000 c 332 s 1; 2005 c 156 art 5 s 23
MN Stat § 15A.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies|Chapter 15A — Public Officers And Employees; Compensation And Allowances|Section 15A.01 — Amount.

15A.01 AMOUNT. Subdivision 1. When paid. The yearly salaries of the state officers and employees mentioned in this chapter shall be as herein fixed subject to the provisions of section 16A.17. Subd. 2. Full payment for services. The salaries provided in this chapter for the officers and employees named herein shall be in full payment for all services that may be rendered by them either in the performance of their regular or special duties or while acting as a member or employee of any state board or commission. Subd. 3. Fees collected paid into state treasury. All fees of any nature collected by any officer or employee named in this chapter in the performance of official duties for the state shall be paid into the state treasury. History:  (252, 252-1, 253, 254) 1913 c 400 s 1-3; 1921 c 379 s 1; 1961 c 561 s 11; Ex1971 c 32 s 28; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 15A.086 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies|Chapter 15A — Public Officers And Employees; Compensation And Allowances|Section 15A.086 — Limits On Bonus Payments.

15A.086 LIMITS ON BONUS PAYMENTS. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, an employee of the State Lottery or of a public corporation or nonprofit corporation created by law may not receive bonus payments in any year that exceed ten percent of the employee's base salary for that year. For purposes of this section, bonus payments include any combination of merit pay, achievement awards, or any other cash payments in addition to base salary, other than severance pay or overtime or holiday pay. Groups covered by this section include, but are not limited to, the Workers' Compensation Reinsurance Association, the Minnesota Insurance Guaranty Association, the Fair plan, the Joint Underwriters Association, the Minnesota Joint Underwriters Association, the Life and Health Guaranty Association, the Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association, the Minnesota State High School League, Enterprise Minnesota, Inc., Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Minnesota Project Outreach Corporation, and the State Agricultural Society. This section does not give any entity authority to grant a bonus not otherwise authorized by law. History:  1993 c 192 s 42; 2000 c 260 s 7; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 6; 2008 c 290 s 2
MN Stat § 15A.13 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies|Chapter 15A — Public Officers And Employees; Compensation And Allowances|Section 15A.13 — Other Terms And Conditions Of Employment.

15A.13 OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT. The annual salaries prescribed by chapter 15A for positions in the unclassified service of the executive branch of the state government are in addition to other terms and conditions of their employment as now or hereafter prescribed by law or the commissioner of management and budget pursuant to section 43A.18, subdivision 3. History:  1957 c 936 s 12; Ex1971 c 32 s 17; 1979 c 332 art 1 s 9; 1980 c 617 s 47; 1981 c 210 s 54; 2008 c 204 s 42; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
MN Stat § 15A.18 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies|Chapter 15A — Public Officers And Employees; Compensation And Allowances|Section 15A.18 — Appellate Courts Employees.

15A.18 APPELLATE COURTS EMPLOYEES. Within the limits of their appropriations for salaries and subject to the conditions of the appropriations, the appellate courts may employ such technical, clerical, stenographic, and other personnel as is necessary. History:  (252(2)) 1913 c 400 s 1 cl 2; Ex1919 c 29 s 1; Ex1919 c 30 s 1; 1921 c 504 s 1; 1923 c 377 s 1; 1925 c 268 s 1; 1941 c 548 s 3; 1945 c 507 s 1; 1947 c 427 s 1; 1951 c 455 s 3; 1983 c 247 s 15
MN Stat § 15A.22 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies|Chapter 15A — Public Officers And Employees; Compensation And Allowances|Section 15A.22 — Public Employees; Religious Holidays.

15A.22 PUBLIC EMPLOYEES; RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS. Any employee of the state, its political subdivisions, or a municipality therein who observes a religious holiday on days which do not fall on a Sunday or a legal holiday, shall be entitled to such days off from employment for such observance. Such days off shall be taken off without pay except where the employee has accumulated annual leave, and in that case such days shall be charged against the accumulated annual leave of the employee or unless the employee is able to work an equivalent number of days at some other time during the fiscal year to compensate for the days lost. History:  1971 c 583 s 1; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 15B.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapter 15B — Capitol Area|Chapter 15B — Capitol Area Planning And Preservation|Section 15B.01 — Purposes Of The Board.

15B.01 PURPOSES OF THE BOARD. The purposes of the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board are: (1) to preserve and enhance the dignity, beauty, and architectural integrity of the Capitol, the buildings immediately adjacent to it, the Capitol grounds, and the Capitol Area; (2) to protect, enhance, and increase the open spaces within the Capitol Area when considered necessary and desirable to improve the public enjoyment of them; (3) to develop proper approaches to the Capitol Area for pedestrians, the highway system, and mass transit system so that the area achieves its maximum importance and accessibility; and (4) to establish a flexible framework for growth of the Capitol buildings in keeping with the spirit of the original design. History:  1969 c 1150 s 1; 1974 c 580 s 4; 1980 c 614 s 47; 2003 c 17 s 1, subd 1;2
MN Stat § 15B.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapter 15B — Capitol Area|Chapter 15B — Capitol Area Planning And Preservation|Section 15B.02 — Boundary Of Capitol Area.

15B.02 BOUNDARY OF CAPITOL AREA. (a) The Capitol Area is that part of the city of St. Paul inside the boundary described in paragraph (b). (b)(1) Beginning at the point of intersection of the center line of Pennsylvania Avenue and the center line of Marion Street; (2) then go southerly along the center line of Marion Street and its extension to a point 50 feet southerly of the south curb of Concordia Avenue; (3) then, southeasterly along a line 50 feet southerly of, and parallel with, the south curb of Concordia Avenue to a point 125 feet westerly of the west curb of southbound John Ireland Boulevard; (4) then, southwesterly along a line 125 feet westerly of, and parallel with, the west curb of southbound John Ireland Boulevard to the south curb of Dayton Avenue; (5) then, easterly along the south curb of Dayton Avenue to the west curb of southbound John Ireland Boulevard; (6) then, northeasterly in a straight line to the intersection of the center line of Old Kellogg Boulevard and the center line of Summit Avenue; (7) then, northeasterly along the center line of Summit Avenue to the center line of eastbound new West Kellogg Boulevard; (8) then, southeasterly along the center line of eastbound and then, southbound new West Kellogg Boulevard to the easterly right-of-way line of Interstate Highway 35-E; (9) then, northeasterly along the easterly right-of-way line of Interstate Highway 35-E to the southerly right-of-way line of Interstate Highway 94; (10) then, easterly along the southerly right-of-way line of Interstate Highway 94 to the west curb of St. Peter Street; (11) then, southeasterly along the west curb of St. Peter Street to the south curb of Exchange Street; (12) then, northeasterly along the south curb of Exchange Street to the west curb of Cedar Street; (13) then, northwesterly along the west curb of Cedar Street to the center line of Tenth Street; (14) then, northeasterly along the center line of Tenth Street to the center line of Minnesota Street; (15) then, northwesterly along the center line of Minnesota Street to the center line of Eleventh Street; (16) then, northeasterly along the center line of Eleventh Street to the center line of Jackson Street; (17) then, northerly along the center line of Jackson Street to the center line of Pennsylvania Avenue; (18) then, westerly along the center line of Pennsylvania Avenue and its extension to the point of beginning. History:  Ex1967 c 13 s 13; 1969 c 1150 s 2; 1971 c 25 s 9; 1971 c 926 s 1; 1973 c 501 s 1; 1974 c 580 s 5; 1Sp1985 c 15 s 31; 1989 c 335 art 1 s 57; 1994 c 632 art 4 s 18; 1995 c 254 art 1 s 42; 1999 c 250 art 1 s 44; 2003 c 17 s 1, subd 6;2
MN Stat § 15B.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapter 15B — Capitol Area|Chapter 15B — Capitol Area Planning And Preservation|Section 15B.03 — Capitol Area Architectural And Planning Board.

15B.03 CAPITOL AREA ARCHITECTURAL AND PLANNING BOARD. Subdivision 1. Membership. (a) The Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board, called the board or the CAAPB in this chapter, has 12 members. (b) The lieutenant governor is a member. (c) The governor must appoint four members. (d) The mayor of St. Paul must appoint three members with the advice and consent of the city council. One of the mayor's appointees must be a resident of the planning council district that includes the Capitol Area. (e) The speaker of the house must appoint two members of the house of representatives and the president of the senate must appoint two senators. (f) Each appointee must qualify by taking the oath of office. (g) A quorum of the board is six members. Subd. 2. Membership terms, compensation, removal, and vacancies. The membership terms, compensation, and removal of board members and filling of vacancies on the board are governed by section 15.0575. Subd. 3. Board officers; legal advisor. (a) The lieutenant governor is the chair of the board. (b) The attorney general is the legal advisor to the board. (c) The board may elect a vice-chair. The vice-chair may preside at meetings in the absence of the lieutenant governor. (d) The board may elect any other officers that it considers necessary to carry out its duties. Subd. 4. Executive secretary, employees, contractors. (a) The board must appoint an executive secretary to serve the board. (b) The board may employ any other officers and employees it considers necessary. Those employed under this paragraph are in the state classified civil service. (c) The board may contract for professional and other similar services on the terms it considers desirable. Subd. 5. Board meetings. The board must meet at the call of the chair and may meet at other times that it sets. Subd. 6. General rulemaking authority. The board may adopt rules under chapter 14, the Administrative Procedure Act, that it believes are needed and reasonable to accomplish the purposes of this chapter. Subd. 7. Expenses. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the state must pay the administrative and planning expenses of the board. (b) The administrative and planning expenses of the board for federally funded capital expenditures must be reimbursed to the state from the federal money as soon as it is received. History:  Ex1967 c 13 s 13; 1969 c 1150 s 1-3; 1974 c 580 s 4-6; 1976 c 134 s 6,7; 1980 c 614 s 47; 1Sp1981 c 4 art 2 s 2; 1983 c 305 s 11; 1Sp1985 c 13 s 90; 1993 c 144 s 1; 2003 c 17 s 1, subds 2-4,35,36,38,39;2; 2007 c 94 s 1
MN Stat § 15B.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapter 15B — Capitol Area|Chapter 15B — Capitol Area Planning And Preservation|Section 15B.05 — Comprehensive Use Plan.

15B.05 COMPREHENSIVE USE PLAN. Subdivision 1. Comprehensive plan required. The board must have, and prescribe for the Capitol Area, a comprehensive use plan called the comprehensive plan in this chapter. Subd. 2. Land uses. The comprehensive plan must show the current uses and recommend future uses of land including, but not limited to: (1) areas for public taking and use; (2) zoning for private land and criteria for development of public land, including, but not limited to, building areas, open spaces, and monuments and other memorials; (3) circulation of vehicles and pedestrians; (4) utility systems; (5) storage of vehicles; and (6) elements of landscape architecture. Subd. 3. Construction. No construction on public land in the Capitol Area may take place unless the comprehensive plan and the requirement for a competition under section 15B.10 are followed. Subd. 4. Exceptions. (a) Under section 15B.10, subdivision 4, the board may waive the requirement of a competition. (b) Under section 15B.13 a competition is not required. Subd. 5. Examples. Some examples of construction under subdivision 3 are building or changing (1) a public building; (2) a street; (3) a parking lot; or (4) a monument. Subd. 6. Plan amendment prerequisites. An amendment to the comprehensive plan does not take effect until after the CAAPB: (1) gives 90 days' notice of the amendment to the St. Paul Planning Department and the State Board of the Arts; and (2) conducts a public hearing on the amendment with an opportunity for public testimony at the hearing. Subd. 7. Cooperation. The CAAPB must develop and maintain the comprehensive plan in close cooperation with the employment and economic development commissioner, St. Paul's Planning Department and City Council, and the State Board of the Arts. Subd. 8. Priority for native vegetation. The board, as part of its comprehensive plan and adopted zoning rules, must give priority to planting native trees and shrubs, or native grasses wherever appropriate, within the Capitol Area. History:  Ex1967 c 13 s 13; 1969 c 1150 s 2; 1981 c 356 s 89; 1993 c 144 s 1; 1993 c 369 s 37; 1995 c 220 s 24; 2003 c 17 s 1, subds 5,14,16,27,28,50;2; 1Sp2003 c 4 s 2
MN Stat § 15B.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapter 15B — Capitol Area|Chapter 15B — Capitol Area Planning And Preservation|Section 15B.06 — Zoning Rules.

15B.06 ZONING RULES. Subdivision 1. Zoning rules. (a) Under the comprehensive plan, the board may regulate in the Capitol Area: (1) the kind, character, height, and location of buildings and other structures; (2) the size of yards and open spaces; (3) the percentage of lots to be occupied; and (4) the uses of land, buildings, and other structures. (b) The regulation must be done by zoning rules adopted under chapter 14, the Administrative Procedure Act. Subd. 2. Construction standards and design-review. The board, in its zoning rules, may include standards and design-review procedures for proposed construction in the Capitol Area that significantly affect the area's dignity, beauty, and architectural integrity. Subd. 3. Penalty. A person who violates a zoning rule of the board is guilty of a misdemeanor. Subd. 4. Abatement. The board may move to abate, by injunction, a violation of its zoning rules. History:  1969 c 1150 s 1; 1971 c 926 s 1; 1980 c 614 s 48; 1993 c 144 s 1; 2003 c 17 s 1, subds 7,8,10,11;2
MN Stat § 15B.08 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapter 15B — Capitol Area|Chapter 15B — Capitol Area Planning And Preservation|Section 15B.08 — Construction Process.

15B.08 CONSTRUCTION PROCESS. Subdivision 1. Prerequisites. (a) A person must not begin construction in the Capitol Area until after completing the steps in paragraph (b). (b) The person must: (1) submit the construction plans to the board; (2) secure a zoning permit from the board; and (3) secure a certificate from the board stating that the person has complied with the board's standards and design-review procedures. (c) The board must define construction in its rules. Subd. 2. Board approval. No substantial change to what is described in clause (1) or (2) may be made until after the board consents to the change: (1) the external appearance of a public building existing before July 1, 1967, that is approved in the comprehensive plan; or (2) the exterior or interior design of a new public building proposed after April 11, 1974, whose plans are secured by competition under section 15B.10. Subd. 3. Written approval. No substantial change or improvement may be made to public lands or public buildings in the Capitol Area without the written approval of the board. History:  Ex1967 c 13 s 13; 1974 c 580 s 5; 1990 c 426 art 1 s 7; 1993 c 144 s 1; 1993 c 369 s 37; 2003 c 17 s 1, subds 9,15,17;2
MN Stat § 15B.10 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapter 15B — Capitol Area|Chapter 15B — Capitol Area Planning And Preservation|Section 15B.10 — Design Competitions.

15B.10 DESIGN COMPETITIONS. Subdivision 1. Required and permitted competitions. (a) The board must secure plans for a new public building by a competition. (b) A competition also may be used for plans for a proposed (1) comprehensive plan; (2) landscaping scheme; (3) street plan; (4) property acquisition; or (5) change to a public building, landscaping scheme, or street plan. (c) The competition must be conducted under rules adopted by the board. (d) The competition must be of a type that meets the competition standards of the American Institute of Architects. Subd. 2. Design ownership. When a design is selected in a competition it becomes the property of the state. Subd. 3. Premiums; costs. The board may award premiums in a competition and may pay the costs and fees required to conduct it. Subd. 4. Competition waiver. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision 1, paragraph (a), the board, without a competition, may approve plans for a project estimated to cost less than $1,000,000. (b) The plans still must have been considered by the advisory committee established under section 15B.11. (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), the advisory committee need not consider projects that are in conformity with the comprehensive plan and that are: (1) to construct a street; or (2) estimated to cost less than $400,000. History:  Ex1967 c 13 s 13; 1969 c 1150 s 2; 1980 c 614 s 48; 1993 c 144 s 1; 1993 c 369 s 37; 2003 c 17 s 1, subds 18-21;2