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MN Stat § 40A.18 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 40A — Agricultural Land Preservation Program|Section 40A.18 — Land Use.

40A.18 LAND USE. Subdivision 1. Agricultural production. Land within an agricultural preserve must be maintained for agricultural production. The average maximum density of residential structures within an agricultural preserve and the location of a new structure must conform to locally applicable plan or zoning regulations. Commercial and industrial uses are not permitted except as provided in subdivision 2 after the user is issued a permit by the local government. The local government is responsible for enforcing this section. Subd. 2. Allowed commercial and industrial operations. (a) Commercial and industrial operations are not allowed on land within an agricultural preserve except: (1) small on-farm commercial or industrial operations normally associated with and important to farming in the agricultural preserve area; (2) storage use of existing farm buildings that does not disrupt the integrity of the agricultural preserve; (3) small commercial use of existing farm buildings for trades not disruptive to the integrity of the agricultural preserve such as a carpentry shop, small scale mechanics shop, and similar activities that a farm operator might conduct; and (4) wireless communication installments and related equipment and structure capable of providing technology potentially beneficial to farming activities. A property owner who installs wireless communication equipment does not violate a covenant made prior to January 1, 2018, under section 40A.10, subdivision 1. (b) For purposes of paragraph (a), clauses (2) and (3), "existing" means existing on August 1, 1989. Subd. 3. Density restriction after subdivision. If a separate parcel is created for a residential structure, commercial, or industrial use permitted under subdivision 1, the parcel is no longer an agricultural preserve unless the eligibility requirements of section 40A.09 and any county eligibility requirements are met. However, the separate parcel must remain under the maximum residential density restrictions in effect for the original preserve at the time it was placed into the preserve until the agricultural preserve status for the original parcel ends. History:  1989 c 313 s 6; 1Sp2017 c 1 art 2 s 1
MN Stat § 40A.19 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 40A — Agricultural Land Preservation Program|Section 40A.19 — Transfer From Agricultural Property Tax Law Treatment.

40A.19 TRANSFER FROM AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY TAX LAW TREATMENT. When land which has been receiving the special agricultural valuation and tax deferment provided in section 273.111 becomes an agricultural preserve under sections 40A.02 to 40A.17, the recapture of deferred tax and special assessments as provided in section 273.111, subdivisions 9 and 11, may not be made. Special assessments deferred under section 273.111, at the date of commencement of the preserve, must continue to be deferred for the duration of the preserve. All these deferred special assessments are payable within 90 days of the date of expiration unless other terms are mutually agreed upon by the authority and the owner. In the event of early termination of a preserve or a portion of it under section 40A.11, subdivision 5, all special assessments accruing to the terminated portion plus interest are payable within 90 days of the date of termination unless otherwise deferred or abated by executive order of the governor. In the event of a taking under section 40A.122, all special assessments accruing to the taken portion plus interest are payable within 90 days of the date the final certificate is filed with the court administrator of district court in accordance with section 117.205. History:   1989 c 313 s 7
MN Stat § 41A.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 41A — Agricultural Development|Section 41A.01 — Purpose.

41A.01 PURPOSE. Sections 41A.01 to 41A.08 provide for agricultural and economic development in the state. All credit advanced pursuant to loan guaranty commitments is to be secured by subrogation of the state to mortgage security and other security interests granted to the private lender, in proportion to the amount advanced by the state. A board is established to investigate the feasibility of each project, its conformity to public policy and to environmental standards, the qualifications of the owners, operators, and lenders, and the nature and extent of the security, prior to commitment. The board shall also seek to secure financial participation by private persons not supported by the guaranty, to assure that in these respects each project satisfies and will continue to satisfy criteria which are adequate in the judgment of the board. History:  1984 c 502 art 10 s 1; 1Sp1985 c 13 s 145; 1987 c 386 art 9 s 1
MN Stat § 41A.021 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 41A — Agricultural Development|Section 41A.021 — Successor Status.

41A.021 SUCCESSOR STATUS. The board is the legal successor in all respects of the Minnesota Agricultural and Economic Development Board established by Laws 1984, chapter 502, article 10, and all bonds, resolutions, contracts, and liabilities of the Minnesota Agricultural and Economic Development Board are the bonds, resolutions, contracts, and liabilities of the board as renamed and reconstituted by section 41A.02, subdivision 3. History:  1987 c 386 art 9 s 8,20
MN Stat § 41A.022 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 41A — Agricultural Development|Section 41A.022 — Minnesota Energy And Economic Development Authority; Successor Status.

41A.022 MINNESOTA ENERGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; SUCCESSOR STATUS. The board is the legal successor in all respects of the Minnesota Energy and Economic Development Authority under the general bond resolution for the Minnesota small business development loan program, as amended and restated by the authority on September 24, 1986. All bonds, resolutions, contracts, and liabilities of the Minnesota Energy and Economic Development Authority relating to the Minnesota small business development loan program are the bonds, resolutions, contracts, and liabilities of the Minnesota Agricultural and Economic Development Board. History:   1987 c 386 art 9 s 9
MN Stat § 41A.023 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 41A — Agricultural Development|Section 41A.023 — Powers.

41A.023 POWERS. In addition to other powers granted by this chapter, the board may: (1) sue and be sued; (2) acquire, hold, lease, and transfer any interest in real and personal property for its corporate purposes; (3) sell at public or private sale, at the price or prices determined by the board, any note, mortgage, lease, sublease, lease purchase, or other instrument or obligation evidencing or securing a loan made for the purpose of economic development, job creation, redevelopment, or community revitalization by a public agency to a business, for-profit or nonprofit organization, or an individual; (4) obtain insurance on its property; (5) obtain municipal bond insurance, letters of credit, surety obligations, or similar agreements from financial institutions; (6) enter into other agreements or transactions, without regard to chapter 16B or 16C, that the board considers necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter with federal or state agencies, political subdivisions of the state, or other persons, firms, or corporations; (7) establish and collect fees without regard to chapter 14 and section 16A.1285; (8) accept appropriations, gifts, grants, and bequests; (9) use money received from any source for any legal purpose or program of the board; (10) participate in loans for agricultural resource projects in accordance with section 41A.035; (11) provide small business development loans in accordance with section 41A.036; and (12) guarantee or insure bonds or notes issued by the board. History:  1987 c 386 art 9 s 10; 1988 c 580 s 1; 1996 c 305 art 3 s 6; 1998 c 386 art 2 s 18
MN Stat § 41A.0235 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 41A — Agricultural Development|Section 41A.0235 — Board Meetings By Telephone Or Other Electronic Means.

41A.0235 BOARD MEETINGS BY TELEPHONE OR OTHER ELECTRONIC MEANS. (a) If compliance with section 13D.02 is impractical, the Minnesota Agricultural and Economic Development Board may conduct a meeting of its members by telephone or other electronic means so long as the following conditions are met: (1) all members of the board participating in the meeting, wherever their physical location, can hear one another and can hear all discussion and testimony; (2) members of the public present at the regular meeting location of the board can hear clearly all discussion and testimony and all votes of members of the board and, if needed, receive those services required by sections 15.44 and 15.441; (3) at least one member of the board is physically present at the regular meeting location; and (4) all votes are conducted by roll call, so each member's vote on each issue can be identified and recorded. (b) Each member of the board participating in a meeting by telephone or other electronic means is considered present at the meeting for purposes of determining a quorum and participating in all proceedings. (c) If telephone or other electronic means is used to conduct a meeting, the board, to the extent practical, shall allow a person to monitor the meeting electronically from a remote location. The board may require the person making such a connection to pay for documented marginal costs that the board incurs as a result of the additional connection. (d) If telephone or other electronic means is used to conduct a regular, special, or emergency meeting, the board shall provide notice of the regular meeting location, of the fact that some members may participate by telephone or other electronic means, and of the provisions of paragraph (c). The timing and method of providing notice is governed by section 13D.04. History:   2005 c 163 s 52
MN Stat § 41A.035 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 41A — Agricultural Development|Section 41A.035 — Agricultural Resources Loan Participation.

41A.035 AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES LOAN PARTICIPATION. The board may participate in loans made to finance agricultural resource projects by purchasing from a lender up to 75 percent of the amount of each eligible loan. If the loan participated in is for $500,000 or less, the loan may be for 100 percent of the cost of the project. If the loan participated in exceeds $500,000, the loan may not exceed 80 percent of the cost of the project. The lender shall service the loan or cause it to be serviced in a manner that equally protects the lender's and the board's interests. History:   1987 c 386 art 9 s 11
MN Stat § 41A.08 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 41A — Agricultural Development|Section 41A.08 — Staff.

41A.08 STAFF. Subdivision 1. Employees. Subject to all other applicable laws governing employees of or employment by a department or agency of the state, the commissioner of employment and economic development, on behalf of the board, may retain or employ the officers, employees, agents, contractors, and consultants the commissioner determines necessary or appropriate to discharge the functions of the board in respect to the agricultural resource loan program. The commissioner shall define their duties and responsibilities. Subd. 2. Executive director. The commissioner shall employ, with the concurrence of the board, an executive director. The executive director shall perform the duties that the board may require in carrying out its responsibilities. The executive director's position is in the unclassified service. History:  1Sp1985 c 13 s 163; 1987 c 312 art 1 s 26 subd 2; 1987 c 386 art 9 s 17; 1Sp2003 c 4 s 1
MN Stat § 41A.09 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 41A — Agricultural Development|Section 41A.09 — Ethanol Development.

41A.09 ETHANOL DEVELOPMENT. Subdivision 1.  [Repealed, 2003 c 128 art 3 s 47] Subd. 1a.  MS 2012 [Repealed, 2011 c 14 s 16] Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1995 c 220 s 141] Subd. 2a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given them. (a) "Ethanol" means fermentation ethyl alcohol derived from agricultural products, including potatoes, cereal grains, cheese whey, and sugar beets; forest products; or other renewable resources, including residue and waste generated from the production, processing, and marketing of agricultural products, forest products, and other renewable resources, that: (1) meets all of the specifications in ASTM specification D4806-04a; and (2) is denatured as specified in Code of Federal Regulations, title 27, parts 20 and 21. (b) "Ethanol plant" means a plant at which ethanol is produced. (c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture. (d) "Rural economic infrastructure" means the development of activities that will enhance the value of agricultural crop or livestock commodities or by-products or waste from farming operations through new and improved value-added conversion processes and technologies, the development of more timely and efficient infrastructure delivery systems, and the enhancement of marketing opportunities. "Rural economic infrastructure" also means land, buildings, structures, fixtures, and improvements located or to be located in Minnesota and used or operated primarily for the processing or the support of production of marketable products from agricultural commodities or wind energy produced in Minnesota. Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 1995 c 220 s 141] Subd. 3a.  MS 2012 [Repealed, 2011 c 14 s 16] Subd. 4.  MS 2012 [Repealed, 2011 c 14 s 16] Subd. 5.  [Repealed, 1995 c 220 s 141] Subd. 5a.  [Repealed, 2003 c 128 art 3 s 47] Subd. 6.  [Repealed, 2003 c 128 art 3 s 47] Subd. 7.  [Repealed, 2003 c 128 art 3 s 47] Subd. 8.  [Repealed, 2003 c 128 art 3 s 47] Subd. 9.  [Repealed, 2007 c 45 art 1 s 66] Subd. 10.  MS 2012 [Repealed, 2011 c 14 s 16] History:  1Sp1986 c 1 art 8 s 1; 1987 c 390 s 1,2; 1988 c 688 art 18 s 1; 1989 c 257 s 1,2; 1989 c 269 s 37; 1989 c 277 art 1 s 2; 1989 c 335 art 4 s 106; 1991 c 254 art 3 s 21; 1991 c 302 s 1; 1992 c 513 art 2 s 18; 1992 c 575 s 1,2; 1993 c 13 art 1 s 52; 1993 c 172 s 30,31; 1993 c 366 s 2; 1994 c 632 art 2 s 15-17; 1995 c 220 s 45-48; 1996 c 471 art 5 s 1; 1997 c 7 art 5 s 8; 1997 c 216 s 57; 1998 c 299 s 30; 1998 c 401 s 19,20; 2000 c 488 art 3 s 11; 1Sp2001 c 4 art 6 s 77; 2002 c 220 art 9 s 6; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 14; 2003 c 107 s 26; 2003 c 128 art 3 s 37,38; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 7 s 1; 2004 c 254 s 13; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 1 s 69-72; art 4 s 2; 2008 c 297 art 1 s 20; 2008 c 363 art 7 s 5; 2009 c 94 art 1 s 82; 2011 c 107 s 99
MN Stat § 41A.11 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 41A — Agricultural Development|Section 41A.11 — Twenty-five By Twenty-five Goal.

41A.11 TWENTY-FIVE BY TWENTY-FIVE GOAL. It is the goal of the state that no later than January 1, 2025, the state's agricultural, forestry, and working land should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in this state while continuing to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber. History:   2007 c 45 art 1 s 48
MN Stat § 41A.12 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 41A — Agricultural Development|Section 41A.12 — Agricultural Growth, Research, And Innovation Program.

41A.12 AGRICULTURAL GROWTH, RESEARCH, AND INNOVATION PROGRAM. Subdivision 1. Establishment. The agricultural growth, research, and innovation program is established in order to promote the advancement of the state's agricultural and renewable energy industries. Subd. 2. Activities authorized. For the purposes of this program, the commissioner may issue grants, loans, or other forms of financial assistance. Eligible activities include, but are not limited to, grants to livestock producers under the livestock investment grant program under section 17.118, bioenergy awards, cost-share grants for the installation of biofuel blender pumps, and financial assistance to support other rural economic infrastructure activities. Subd. 3. Oversight. The commissioner must allocate appropriated funds as provided by law, develop competitive eligibility criteria, and award funds on a needs basis. By February 1 each year, the commissioner shall report to the legislature the outcomes achieved under this section. Subd. 3a. Grant awards. Grant projects may continue for up to three years. Multiyear projects must be reevaluated by the commissioner before second- and third-year funding is approved. A project is limited to one grant for its funding. Subd. 4. Sunset. This section expires on June 30, 2025. History:  2009 c 94 art 1 s 83; 2012 c 244 art 1 s 43,44; 2013 c 114 art 2 s 49,50; 2015 c 44 s 21; 2016 c 158 art 1 s 13; 2016 c 189 art 2 s 10; 2017 c 88 art 2 s 58
MN Stat § 41A.19 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 41A — Agricultural Development|Section 41A.19 — Report; Incentive Programs.

41A.19 REPORT; INCENTIVE PROGRAMS. By January 15 each year, the commissioner shall report on the incentive programs under sections 41A.16, 41A.17, 41A.18, 41A.20, and 41A.21 to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over environment and agriculture policy and finance. The report shall include information on production and incentive expenditures under the programs. History:  1Sp2015 c 4 art 2 s 61; 1Sp2021 c 14 art 11 s 8
MN Stat § 41B.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 41B — Rural Finance Authority|Section 41B.01 — Citation; Purpose.

41B.01 CITATION; PURPOSE. Subdivision 1. Citation. Sections 41B.01 to 41B.23 shall be known as and may be cited as the "Minnesota Rural Finance Authority Act of 1986." Subd. 2. Purpose. Sections 41B.01 to 41B.23 create and establish the Minnesota Rural Finance Authority and establish a program under which state bonds are authorized to be issued and proceeds of their sale are appropriated under the authority of article XI, section 5, clause (h) of the Minnesota Constitution, to develop the state's agricultural resources by extending credit on real estate security. The purpose of the Rural Finance Authority's programs and of the bonds issued to finance or provide security for the programs is to purchase participation interests in loans, including seller-sponsored loans to be made available by agricultural lenders to farmers on terms and conditions not otherwise available from other credit sources. It is hereby found and declared that there presently exist in the state economic conditions which have severely adversely affected the economic viability of farms to the detriment of the rural economy and to the detriment of the economy of the state of Minnesota as a whole. It is further found and declared that as a result of public agricultural policies, agricultural market conditions, and other causes, the condition of the farm economy of the state of Minnesota is such as to jeopardize the continued existence and successful operation of farms in this state, necessitating the establishment of the programs in sections 41B.01 to 41B.23 to provide new sources of credit on favorable terms and conditions. It is further found and declared that providing credit for farmers on favorable terms and conditions will serve and promote the public welfare by assuring the viability of farm operations, by preventing erosion of the tax base in rural areas, by reducing foreclosures on farm property, and by enhancing the financial stability of farmers and of the businesses which depend on farmers as customers. It is further found and declared that in establishing a Minnesota Rural Finance Authority and in authorizing the programs in sections 41B.01 to 41B.23, the legislature is acting in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state of Minnesota to serve the public purpose of improving and otherwise promoting their health, welfare, and prosperity and that the Minnesota Rural Finance Authority, as created and established, is empowered to act on behalf of the people of the state of Minnesota in serving this public purpose for the benefit of the general public. History:  1986 c 398 art 6 s 1; 1987 c 396 art 1 s 3,31; 1988 c 688 art 10 s 1
MN Stat § 41B.025 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 41B — Rural Finance Authority|Section 41B.025 — Rural Finance Authority.

41B.025 RURAL FINANCE AUTHORITY. Subdivision 1. Establishment. There is created a public body corporate and politic to be known as the "Minnesota Rural Finance Authority," which shall perform the governmental functions and exercise the sovereign powers delegated to it in sections 41B.01 to 41B.23 and chapter 41C in furtherance of the public policies and purposes declared in section 41B.01. The board of the authority consists of the commissioners of agriculture, commerce, employment and economic development, and management and budget, the state auditor, and six public members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The state auditor may designate one staff member to serve in the auditor's place. No public member may reside within the metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2. Each member shall hold office until a successor has been appointed and has qualified. A certificate of appointment or reappointment of any member is conclusive evidence of the proper appointment of the member. Subd. 2. Terms; compensation; removal; vacancies. The membership terms, compensation, removal of members, and filling of vacancies for the public members of the authority are as provided in section 15.0575. Subd. 3. Chair. The commissioner of agriculture is the chair of the board. The commissioner of management and budget is the vice-chair of the board. Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 1987 c 396 art 1 s 32] Subd. 5. Actions of the authority. A majority of the members of the authority, excluding vacancies, constitutes a quorum for the purpose of conducting its business and exercising its powers and for all other purposes. Action may be taken by the authority upon a vote of a majority of a quorum present. Subd. 6. Administrative control. The authority is under the administrative control of the commissioner of agriculture. Subd. 7. Personal liability. The members and officers of the authority are not liable personally, either jointly or severally, for any debt or obligation created or incurred by the authority. Subd. 8. Technical assistance. The authority must make technical assistance available to potential lenders and applicants to encourage applications for loans. Subd. 9. Report. The authority shall submit quarterly reports to the governor and the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over agriculture and capital investment that provide an estimate of when funding for the authority's state bond-financed loan programs is projected to be exhausted. History:  1986 c 398 art 6 s 4; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 1; 1987 c 396 art 1 s 13,14,31; 1991 c 332 s 1-3; 1Sp2001 c 2 s 67; 1Sp2003 c 4 s 1; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109; 5Sp2020 c 3 art 5 s 3