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MN Stat § 116G.13 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 116G — Critical Areas|Section 116G.13 — Protecting Landowners' Rights.

116G.13 PROTECTING LANDOWNERS' RIGHTS. Subdivision 1. Generally. Nothing in sections 116G.01 to 116G.14 authorizes any governmental agency to adopt a rule or issue any order that is unduly restrictive or constitutes a taking of real or personal property in violation of the constitution of this state or of the United States. Subd. 2. No limitation of rights. Neither the designation of an area of critical concern nor the adoption of any rules for such an area shall in any way limit or modify the rights of any person to complete any development that has been authorized by registration and recordation of a subdivision pursuant to state laws, or by a building permit or other authorization to commence development on which there has been reliance and a change of position, and which registration or recordation was accomplished, or which permit or authorization was issued prior to the date of notice for public hearing as provided by section 116G.06. If a developer has by action in reliance on prior rules obtained vested or other legal rights that in law would have prevented a local government from changing those rules in a way adverse to the developer's interests, nothing in sections 116G.01 to 116G.14 authorizes any governmental agency to abridge those rights. History:  1973 c 752 s 13; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 116G.14 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 116G — Critical Areas|Section 116G.14 — Planning Grants.

116G.14 PLANNING GRANTS. The board shall prepare guidelines for disbursing funds to local units of government or regional development commissions for as much as 100 percent but not less than 50 percent of the nonfederal cost of preparing and adopting plans and rules for areas of critical concern pursuant to section 116G.07, for a period not to exceed five years from the date the legislature or regional development commissions approve the designation of an area of critical concern. History:  1973 c 752 s 14; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1985 c 248 s 70
MN Stat § 116J.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 116J - 116O — Economic Development And Planning|Chapter 116J — Employment And Economic Development|Section 116J.01 — Department Of Employment And Economic Development.

116J.01 DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. Subdivision 1. Appointment. The Department of Employment and Economic Development is supervised and controlled by the commissioner of employment and economic development, who is appointed by the governor and serves under section 15.06. Subd. 2. Confidential secretary. The commissioner may appoint a confidential secretary in the unclassified service. Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 1993 c 163 art 1 s 35] Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 2004 c 171 s 20] Subd. 5. Departmental organization. (a) The commissioner shall organize the department as provided in section 15.06. (b) The commissioner may establish divisions and offices within the department. The commissioner may employ four deputy commissioners in the unclassified service. (c) The commissioner shall: (1) employ assistants and other officers, employees, and agents that the commissioner considers necessary to discharge the functions of the commissioner's office; (2) define the duties of the officers, employees, and agents, and delegate to them any of the commissioner's powers, duties, and responsibilities, subject to the commissioner's control and under conditions prescribed by the commissioner. (d) The commissioner shall ensure that there are at least three employment and economic development officers in state offices in nonmetropolitan areas of the state who will work with local units of government on developing local employment and economic development. Subd. 6. Unclassified positions. (a) The commissioner may establish positions in the unclassified service in accordance with section 43A.08. The commissioner may appoint and define the duties of other subordinate officers and employees as the commissioner deems necessary to discharge the functions of the department. (b) The commissioner may establish the position of director of the state job training office in the unclassified service. History:  1981 c 356 s 64; 1983 c 289 s 40-42; 1984 c 558 art 4 s 3; 1Sp1985 c 14 art 9 s 39; 1987 c 312 art 1 s 14; 1989 c 335 art 1 s 136,137; 1990 c 571 s 42; 1990 c 589 art 1 s 2; 1991 c 261 s 1; 1993 c 163 art 1 s 12; 1994 c 483 s 1; 1996 c 369 s 2,3; 1997 c 200 art 1 s 50; 2001 c 175 s 52; 2001 c 200 s 1,2; 1Sp2003 c 4 s 1; 2004 c 171 s 3; 2004 c 206 s 8,9,52; 2007 c 13 art 2 s 15
MN Stat § 116J.011 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 116J - 116O — Economic Development And Planning|Chapter 116J — Employment And Economic Development|Section 116J.011 — Mission.

116J.011 MISSION. The mission of the Department of Employment and Economic Development is to facilitate an economic environment that produces net new job growth in excess of the national average while improving the quality of the state workforce. These actions will support the economic success of Minnesota individuals, businesses, and communities by providing opportunities for growth. It is part of the department's mission that within the department's resources the commissioner shall endeavor to: (1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public money; (2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to manage the state's resources and operate the department as efficiently as possible; (3) coordinate the department's activities wherever appropriate with the activities of other governmental agencies; (4) use technology where appropriate to increase agency productivity, improve customer service, increase public access to information about government, and increase public participation in the business of government; (5) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management practices to the extent otherwise required by chapters 43A and 179A; (6) report to the legislature on the performance of agency operations and the accomplishment of agency goals in the agency's biennial budget according to section 16A.10, subdivision 1; and (7) recommend to the legislature appropriate changes in law necessary to carry out the mission and improve the performance of the department. History:  1993 c 163 art 1 s 13; 1995 c 248 art 11 s 8; 1998 c 366 s 55; 2003 c 128 art 13 s 5; 1Sp2003 c 4 s 1; 2004 c 206 s 10
MN Stat § 116J.0124 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 116J - 116O — Economic Development And Planning|Chapter 116J — Employment And Economic Development|Section 116J.0124 — Plain Language In Written Materials.

116J.0124 PLAIN LANGUAGE IN WRITTEN MATERIALS. (a) To the extent reasonable and consistent with the goals of providing easily understandable and readable materials and complying with federal and state laws governing the programs, all written materials relating to services and determinations of eligibility for or amounts of benefits that will be given to applicants for or recipients of assistance under a program administered or supervised by the commissioner of employment and economic development must be understandable to a person of average intelligence and education. (b) All written materials relating to determinations of eligibility for or amounts of benefits that will be given to applicants for or recipients of assistance under programs administered or supervised by the commissioner of employment and economic development must be developed to satisfy the plain language requirements of the Plain Language Contract Act under sections 325G.29 to 325G.36. Materials may be submitted to the attorney general for review and certification. Regardless of section 325G.35, subdivision 1, the attorney general shall review submitted materials to determine whether they comply with the requirements of section 325G.31. The remedies available pursuant to sections 8.31 and 325G.33 to 325G.36 do not apply to these materials. Failure to comply with this section does not provide a basis for suspending the implementation or operation of other laws governing programs administered by the commissioner. (c) The requirements of this section apply to all materials modified or developed by the commissioner on or after July 1, 1988. The requirements of this section do not apply to materials that must be submitted to a federal agency for approval, to the extent that application of the requirements prevents federal approval. (d) Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit a lawsuit brought to require the commissioner to comply with this section. History:  1988 c 689 art 2 s 220; 1994 c 483 s 1; 1995 c 259 art 1 s 41; 1996 c 339 s 4; 1997 c 7 art 1 s 104; 2001 c 175 s 52; 2004 c 206 s 52; 2009 c 86 art 1 s 89
MN Stat § 116J.0125 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 116J - 116O — Economic Development And Planning|Chapter 116J — Employment And Economic Development|Section 116J.0125 — Annual Report To Legislature.

116J.0125 ANNUAL REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. The commissioner shall provide to the legislature no later than January 15 of each year a report of department programs and services. The report must include: (1) a description of the department's programs and services; (2) the number of clients served by each program or service; (3) an evaluation of each program or service; and (4) recommendations for changes or improvements to the programs or services. History:  1996 c 339 s 5; 2004 c 206 s 52
MN Stat § 116J.013 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 116J - 116O — Economic Development And Planning|Chapter 116J — Employment And Economic Development|Section 116J.013 — Cost-of-living Study; Annual Report.

116J.013 COST-OF-LIVING STUDY; ANNUAL REPORT. (a) The commissioner shall conduct an annual cost-of-living study in Minnesota. The study shall include: (1) a calculation of the statewide basic needs cost of living, adjusted for family size; (2) a calculation of the basic needs cost of living, adjusted for family size, for each county; (3) an analysis of statewide and county cost-of-living data, employment data, and job vacancy data; and (4) recommendations to aid in the assessment of employment and economic development planning needs throughout the state. (b) The commissioner shall report on the cost-of-living study and recommendations by February 1 of each year to the governor and to the chairs of the standing committees of the house of representatives and the senate having jurisdiction over employment and economic development issues. History:   2013 c 85 art 3 s 1
MN Stat § 116J.014 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 116J - 116O — Economic Development And Planning|Chapter 116J — Employment And Economic Development|Section 116J.014 — Cooperation With Other State Agencies.

116J.014 COOPERATION WITH OTHER STATE AGENCIES. To effectively coordinate job training and placement services with future job needs of the state the commissioner shall maintain close liaison, coordination and cooperation with the commissioner of any other state agency involved in employment issues affecting the state. History:  1977 c 430 s 13; 1981 c 356 s 186; 1983 c 289 s 115 subd 1; 1987 c 312 art 1 s 26 subd 2; 1Sp2003 c 4 s 1; 2004 c 206 s 41,52
MN Stat § 116J.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 116J - 116O — Economic Development And Planning|Chapter 116J — Employment And Economic Development|Section 116J.03 — Definitions.

116J.03 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. As used in this chapter, the terms defined in this section have the meaning given them. Subd. 2. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic development. Subd. 3. Department. "Department" means the Department of Employment and Economic Development. History:  1981 c 356 s 66,248; 1983 c 289 s 43; 1987 c 312 art 1 s 15; 1Sp2003 c 4 s 1
MN Stat § 116J.4011 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 116J - 116O — Economic Development And Planning|Chapter 116J — Employment And Economic Development|Section 116J.4011 — Labor Market Information Data Production Requirement.

116J.4011 LABOR MARKET INFORMATION DATA PRODUCTION REQUIREMENT. (a) As part of the commissioner's obligation under section 116J.401, the commissioner must, in collaboration with the Office of Higher Education and local workforce councils, produce and publish labor market analysis describing the alignment between employer requirements and workforce qualifications. (b) The analysis must include a description of job trends that supports career choice and job seeking including: (1) measures of current job growth, projected future job growth, and current job vacancies; (2) a breakdown of these measures, whenever feasible, by industry, occupation, statewide and substate region, by educational requirement, state employee retirement trends, and by racial trends; (3) a description of industry- or occupation-based credentials and minimum educational standards necessary for successful employment in each area; and (4) a designation of areas of opportunity based on high growth, high vacancy, and high pay conditions. (c) The analysis must include a description of workforce supply and quality, including: (1) a description of the current educational attainment of the workforce and its distribution across industries, occupations, and regions; (2) the number and distribution of recent graduates of and current enrollees in postsecondary institutions by academic concentration or major and by credential type; and (3) the completion rate, employment outcome, and average debt for recent postsecondary graduates by program of study, institution type, and credential. (d) The analysis must be reviewed on a regular basis by representatives from the business and postsecondary sectors, and any feedback should be incorporated into data collection and presentation where feasible. This feedback may also include surveys of employers on their skill, credential, and other workforce requirements when necessary. (e) Analysis, data, and reports required by this section must be easily accessible, easily readable, and prominently presented on the Department of Employment and Economic Development website and websites of workforce centers. Information on job vacancies and areas of potential employment opportunities should link to educational or credential requirements, appropriate training or educational offerings, prevailing wages, and other indicators of market conditions deemed important to career choosers and job seekers. History:   2013 c 85 art 3 s 2
MN Stat § 116J.403 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 116J - 116O — Economic Development And Planning|Chapter 116J — Employment And Economic Development|Section 116J.403 — Rules.

116J.403 RULES. No money made available to the commissioner for the Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program shall be spent for community development and related planning programs until the commissioner adopts rules prescribing standards and procedures to govern the expenditure. The rules must be adopted under the Administrative Procedure Act in chapter 14 and must conform with all terms and conditions imposed on the commissioner when the money is made available. History:  1984 c 558 art 4 s 6; 1984 c 640 s 32; 1986 c 444; 1996 c 305 art 2 s 26
MN Stat § 116J.407 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 116J - 116O — Economic Development And Planning|Chapter 116J — Employment And Economic Development|Section 116J.407 — Dairy Modernization.

116J.407 DAIRY MODERNIZATION. Subdivision 1. Generally. The commissioner shall make funds available to eligible regional or statewide development organizations defined under section 116J.8731 to be used for the purposes of this section. Subd. 2. Eligible expenditures. Money may be used for loans for the acquisition, construction, or improvement of buildings or facilities, or the acquisition of equipment, for dairy animal housing, confinement, animal feeding, milk production, and waste management, including the following, if related to dairy animals: (1) free-stall barns; (2) fences; (3) watering facilities; (4) feed storage and handling equipment; (5) milking parlors; (6) robotic equipment; (7) scales; (8) milk storage and cooling facilities; (9) bulk tanks; (10) manure pumping and storage facilities; (11) digesters; (12) equipment used to produce energy; (13) capital investment in pasture; and (14) on-farm processing facilities. Subd. 3. Application process. The commissioner of agriculture and the commissioner of employment and economic development shall establish a process by which an eligible dairy producer may make application for assistance under this section to the county in which the producer is located. The application must require the producer and county to provide information regarding the producer's existing business, the intended use of the requested funds, and other information the commissioners find necessary to evaluate the feasibility, likely success, and economic return of the project, and to ensure that money can be provided consistent with other state and federal laws. History:   2004 c 254 s 24
MN Stat § 116J.391 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 116J - 116O — Economic Development And Planning|Chapter 116J — Employment And Economic Development|Section 116J.391 — Coordination Of Broadband Infrastructure Development.

116J.391 COORDINATION OF BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT. Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them. (b) "Broadband" or "broadband service" has the meaning given in section 116J.39, subdivision 1, paragraph (b). (c) "Broadband conduit" means a conduit, pipe, innerduct, or microduct for fiber optic or other cables that support broadband and wireless facilities for broadband service. (d) "Local unit of government" has the meaning given in section 116G.03, subdivision 3. (e) "Office" means the Office of Broadband Development established in section 116J.39. Subd. 2. Broadband infrastructure development. (a) The office shall, in collaboration with the Department of Transportation and private entities, encourage and coordinate "dig once" efforts for the planning, relocation, installation, or improvement of broadband conduit within the right-of-way in conjunction with any current or planned construction, including, but not limited to, trunk highways and bridges. To the extent necessary, the office shall, in collaboration with the Department of Transportation, evaluate engineering and design standards, procedures and criteria for contracts or lease agreements with private entities, and pricing requirements, and provide for allocation of risk, costs, and any revenue generated. (b) The office shall, in collaboration with other state departments and agencies as the office deems necessary, develop a strategy to facilitate the timely and efficient deployment of broadband conduit or other broadband facilities on state-owned lands and buildings. (c) To the extent practicable, the office shall encourage and assist local units of government to adopt and implement policies similar to those under paragraphs (a) and (b) for construction or other improvements to county state-aid highways, municipal state-aid roads, and any other rights-of-way under the local unit of government's jurisdiction, and to other lands or buildings owned by the local unit of government. (d) Special consideration must be paid to projects under this subdivision that will likely improve access to broadband by rural or underserved communities. Subd. 3. Reporting. As part of its annual report under section 116J.39, subdivision 5, the office shall report on activities taken under this section, including, but not limited to, the number of current and planned projects using the "dig once" approach, any gains in broadband speed or access associated with the project, and any costs or cost savings to the state, private entity, or end user of broadband services. Subd. 4. No right of action. Nothing in this section shall be construed to create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the state of Minnesota; its departments, agencies, or entities; its officers, employees, or agents; or any other person. History:   2013 c 85 art 3 s 14
MN Stat § 116J.394 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 116J - 116O — Economic Development And Planning|Chapter 116J — Employment And Economic Development|Section 116J.394 — Definitions.

116J.394 DEFINITIONS. (a) For the purposes of sections 116J.394 to 116J.398, the following terms have the meanings given them. (b) "Broadband" or "broadband service" has the meaning given in section 116J.39, subdivision 1, paragraph (b). (c) "Broadband infrastructure" means networks of deployed telecommunications equipment and technologies necessary to provide high-speed Internet access and other advanced telecommunications services for end users. (d) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic development. (e) "Last-mile infrastructure" means broadband infrastructure that serves as the final leg connecting the broadband service provider's network to the end-use customer's on-premises telecommunications equipment. (f) "Middle-mile infrastructure" means broadband infrastructure that links a broadband service provider's core network infrastructure to last-mile infrastructure. (g) "Political subdivision" means any county, city, town, school district, special district or other political subdivision, or public corporation. (h) "Underserved areas" means areas of Minnesota in which households or businesses lack access to wire-line broadband service at speeds of at least 100 megabits per second download and at least 20 megabits per second upload. (i) "Unserved areas" means areas of Minnesota in which households or businesses lack access to wire-line broadband service, as defined in section 116J.39. History:  2014 c 312 art 3 s 2; 1Sp2015 c 1 art 2 s 1; 2016 c 189 art 5 s 2
MN Stat § 116J.396 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 116J - 116O — Economic Development And Planning|Chapter 116J — Employment And Economic Development|Section 116J.396 — Border-to-border Broadband Fund.

116J.396 BORDER-TO-BORDER BROADBAND FUND. Subdivision 1. Account established. The border-to-border broadband fund account is established as a separate account in the special revenue fund in the state treasury. The commissioner shall credit to the account appropriations and transfers to the account. Earnings, such as interest, dividends, and any other earnings arising from assets of the account, must be credited to the account. Funds remaining in the account at the end of a fiscal year are not canceled to the general fund, but remain in the account until expended. The commissioner shall manage the account. Subd. 2. Expenditures. Money in the account may be used only: (1) for grant awards made under section 116J.395, including costs incurred by the Department of Employment and Economic Development to administer that section; (2) to supplement revenues raised by bonds sold by local units of government for broadband infrastructure development; or (3) to contract for the collection of broadband deployment data from providers and the creation of maps showing the availability of broadband service. Subd. 3. Appropriation. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes of subdivision 2. History:   2014 c 312 art 3 s 4