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MN Stat § 15B.11 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapter 15B — Capitol Area|Chapter 15B — Capitol Area Planning And Preservation|Section 15B.11 — Advisory Committee On Architecture And Planning.

15B.11 ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING. Subdivision 1. Advisory committee review. The board must not approve a plan for a new public building under section 15B.10 or 15B.13 unless it first receives the comments and criticism of the advisory committee established under subdivision 2 or unless the plan is excepted from the consideration of the advisory committee under section 15B.10, subdivision 4, paragraph (c). Subd. 2. Advisory committee. (a) A three-member advisory committee to the CAAPB is established. Each of the three must be either an architect or a planner. One must be appointed by the CAAPB; one, by the State Board of the Arts; and one, by the Minnesota Society of the American Institute of Architects. (b) The advisory committee must advise the CAAPB on all architectural and planning matters. (c) An advisory committee member must not be a contestant in a CAAPB competition. Subd. 3. Data classification and use. (a) The advisory committee's comments and criticism under subdivision 1 are public data under section 13.03, subdivision 1. (b) To advise the board on all architectural and planning matters, the advisory committee must be kept current about, and have access to, all data relating to the Capitol Area as the data is developed or being prepared. Some examples of these types of data are plans, studies, reports, and proposals. (c) The obligation under paragraph (b) extends to data developed or being prepared by (1) the commissioner of administration; (2) the commissioner of employment and economic development; (3) the Metropolitan Council; (4) the city of St. Paul; or (5) one who is an architect, planner, agency, or organization and who is engaged in any work or planning relating to the Capitol Area. (d) Paragraph (c), clause (5), applies to all the developers or preparers whether they are public or private and whether or not they are retained by the board. (e) If the data described in paragraph (b) is from a public employee or public agency it must be filed with the board promptly after it is prepared. (f) The board may employ a reasonable amount of clerical and technical help to assist the committee to do its duties. (g) When directed by the board, the advisory committee may serve as, or any of its members may serve on, the jury for a competition or as the architectural advisor for a competition under section 15B.10. (h) The board must get the advice of its advisory committee before selecting the architectural advisor or jurors for a competition. History:  Ex1967 c 13 s 13; 1969 c 1150 s 2; 1971 c 926 s 1; 1974 c 580 s 5; 1993 c 144 s 1; 1993 c 369 s 37; 2001 c 161 s 3; 2003 c 17 s 1, subds 23-25;2; 1Sp2003 c 4 s 2; 2014 c 286 art 8 s 2
MN Stat § 15B.13 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapter 15B — Capitol Area|Chapter 15B — Capitol Area Planning And Preservation|Section 15B.13 — Light Rail.

15B.13 LIGHT RAIL. (a) Notwithstanding section 15B.10, an architectural competition is not required for the design of a light rail transit station or of light rail transit alignment within the Capitol Area. (b) The board and its advisory committee must select a preliminary design for each transit station in the Capitol Area. (c) Then, each stage of a station's design through working drawings must be reviewed by the board's advisory committee and be approved by the board. The review and approval are to ensure that the station's design is compatible with the comprehensive plan and the board's design criteria. (d) The guideway and track design of light rail transit alignment within the Capitol Area also must be reviewed by the board's advisory committee and be approved by the board. (e) From the money available for the light rail transit design, adequate money must be available to the board for design-framework studies and for review of preliminary plans for light rail transit alignment and stations in the Capitol Area. History:  1993 c 144 s 1; 2003 c 17 s 1, subd 22;2
MN Stat § 15B.15 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapter 15B — Capitol Area|Chapter 15B — Capitol Area Planning And Preservation|Section 15B.15 — Administration Department.

15B.15 ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT. Subdivision 1. Duties. The commissioner of administration must: (1) act as a consultant to the board on the physical structural needs of the state; and (2) do studies and report the results to the board when the board requests reports for its planning. Subd. 2. Standards and policies. (a) The board and the commissioner of administration, jointly, must have, prescribe, and periodically revise their standards and policies on the repair, furnishing, appearance, and cleanliness of, and change to, the public and ceremonial areas of the Capitol. (b) The standards and policies are binding on the commissioner. (c) Section 14.386 and the rest of chapter 14, the Administrative Procedure Act, do not apply to this subdivision. Subd. 3. Capital requests. The commissioner of administration must consult with the board about building sites and design standards for capital budget requests in the Capitol Area. Subd. 4. Interior architecture. The commissioner of administration must consult with the board about internal changes that bring about substantial changes to the architecture of the interior of a proposed building. History:  1969 c 1150 s 2; 1974 c 580 s 5; 1991 c 345 art 1 s 50; 1993 c 144 s 1; 1993 c 369 s 37; 1997 c 187 art 5 s 7; 2003 c 17 s 1, subds 13,15a,29,49;2
MN Stat § 15B.17 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapter 15B — Capitol Area|Chapter 15B — Capitol Area Planning And Preservation|Section 15B.17 — Capitol Area Proposals.

15B.17 CAPITOL AREA PROPOSALS. Subdivision 1. Proposals. (a) Before a state agency or other public body develops a budget proposal or plans for capital improvements within the Capitol Area to submit to the legislature and the governor, it must consult with the board. (b) The public body must provide enough money for the board's review and planning if the board decides its review and planning services are necessary. Money received by the board under this subdivision is deposited in the special revenue fund and appropriated to the board. Subd. 2. Expenses. (a) The state must pay the board's expenses for (1) competition premiums; (2) land acquisition in the Capitol Area; and (3) capital improvements in the Capitol Area to property owned or to be owned by the state. (b) A public body other than the board that has its own expenses of the kinds described in paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3), must pay them itself. History:  Ex1967 c 13 s 13; 1991 c 345 art 1 s 49; 2003 c 17 s 1, subds 40,41;2; 2007 c 148 art 2 s 10
MN Stat § 15B.19 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapter 15B — Capitol Area|Chapter 15B — Capitol Area Planning And Preservation|Section 15B.19 — Consultation.

15B.19 CONSULTATION. Subdivision 1. Cooperation required. The board and the city of St. Paul must cooperate to ensure that the area adjacent to the Capitol Area is developed in keeping with the purposes of the board and with the comprehensive plan. Subd. 2. Duty to advise. The city of St. Paul must advise the board. Subd. 3. State Historical Society to consult. The board must consult with and receive advice from the director of the Minnesota State Historical Society on the historic fidelity of plans for the Capitol. History:  1971 c 926 s 1; 1974 c 580 s 5; 1980 c 614 s 48; 1993 c 369 s 37; 2003 c 17 s 1, subds 12,26,30;2
MN Stat § 15B.21 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapter 15B — Capitol Area|Chapter 15B — Capitol Area Planning And Preservation|Section 15B.21 — Responsibilities To Legislature.

15B.21 RESPONSIBILITIES TO LEGISLATURE. Subdivision 1. Report required. (a) The board, after consulting with the commissioner of administration, must report to the legislature and the governor before October 2 of each even-numbered year. (b) The report must describe the status of implementing the comprehensive plan. (c) The report must also include a program for capital improvements and site development. The commissioner of administration must provide the necessary cost estimates for the program. Subd. 2. Update reports required. (a) A change to the comprehensive plan that is adopted by the board must then be reported by the board to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over state governmental operations policy. (b) If asked, the board must give testimony on the changes. Subd. 3. Testimony required. (a) The board must give testimony to the legislature on any proposal for a memorial in the Capitol Area. (b) The testimony must deal with the proposal's compatibility with the standards, policies, and objectives of the comprehensive plan. History:  1974 c 580 s 5; 1980 c 614 s 48; 1993 c 144 s 1; 2003 c 17 s 1, subds 31-33;2
MN Stat § 15B.23 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapter 15B — Capitol Area|Chapter 15B — Capitol Area Planning And Preservation|Section 15B.23 — Conveyances Of Property.

15B.23 CONVEYANCES OF PROPERTY. Subdivision 1. Conveyances; St. Paul. (a) The city of St. Paul may convey to the state, without compensation, any property within the Capitol Area that is owned by the city. (b) The state may transfer to the city, without compensation, any property acquired for the purposes in section 15B.01 within the street lines of streets established as a part of the city's part of the comprehensive plan. (c) Capitol Area tax-forfeited land held by the state in trust for its taxing subdivisions is not subject to sale or repurchase except as provided in this section and section 15B.24 unless a law expressly changes or supersedes this section or section 15B.24 to provide otherwise. Subd. 2. Conveyances; St. Paul Housing and Redevelopment Agency. (a) The board may direct the commissioner of administration to convey a parcel to the St. Paul Housing and Redevelopment Agency after the parcel vests, unencumbered, in the state under this section or section 15B.24. (b) The conveyance must be without compensation and made by quitclaim deed, and is subject to any restrictive easements the board determines to be necessary to implement the comprehensive plan. History:  1969 c 1150 s 4; 1971 c 25 s 10; 1971 c 926 s 2; 1982 c 422 s 1; 2003 c 17 s 1, subds 42,44;2
MN Stat § 15B.24 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapter 15B — Capitol Area|Chapter 15B — Capitol Area Planning And Preservation|Section 15B.24 — Capitol Area Tax-forfeited Lands.

15B.24 CAPITOL AREA TAX-FORFEITED LANDS. Subdivision 1. Scope. This section governs the treatment of tax-forfeited lands in the Capitol Area. Section 383A.17 relating to Ramsey County also may apply. Subd. 2. Recording trust title. When the state gains custody of a tax-forfeited parcel in the Capitol Area, the state's fee ownership of the parcel held in trust for the state's taxing subdivisions must be recorded in the county recorder's office. Subd. 3. Parcel descriptions. Then, the Ramsey County Board must submit to the CAAPB the property description of the parcel with a list of the structures on the parcel. Subd. 4. Options; default of parcel. (a) Within 90 calendar days after receiving the county board's submission, the CAAPB may either: (1) direct the commissioner of revenue to release the tax-forfeited parcel from the trust for the taxing subdivisions of the state, thus vesting unencumbered title to the property in the name of the state; or (2) authorize the parcel to be disposed of according to chapter 282, but only if the parcel is then used in accordance with some or all of the standards, policies, and guidelines of the comprehensive plan. (b) If the CAAPB fails to act on the parcel within the 90 days, the parcel's disposition is governed by chapter 282. Subd. 5. Restrictive easements. A conveyance under subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (2), is subject to the restrictive easements that the CAAPB determines to be necessary to implement the comprehensive plan. Subd. 6. Maintenance of parcel. (a) Until the parcel is released from the trust and during the 90-day period referred to in subdivision 4, the county board has the authority to maintain the parcel to minimize risk to persons and to contiguous property. (b) If the parcel is released from the trust and conveyed unencumbered to the state, the commissioner of administration must maintain the parcel. Subd. 7. Trust release. (a) When the board directs the commissioner of revenue to release a parcel under subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (1): (1) the commissioner of revenue must release the parcel from the trust in favor of the taxing jurisdiction of the state; and (2) on executing the release, the commissioner of revenue must certify the release to the county auditor. (b) The attorney general must prescribe the forms of the release and the certificate described in paragraph (a). History:  1969 c 1150 s 4; 1981 c 301 s 5; 1982 c 422 s 1; 2003 c 17 s 1, subd 43;2; 2011 c 76 art 1 s 3
MN Stat § 15B.26 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapter 15B — Capitol Area|Chapter 15B — Capitol Area Planning And Preservation|Section 15B.26 — Conflict Of Interest.

15B.26 CONFLICT OF INTEREST. Subdivision 1. Elements. (a) A person has a conflict of interest under this section if: (1) the person is a board member, or is employed or retained by the board; (2) the person has a financial interest in a business enterprise or activity within the Capitol Area, or in constructing or maintaining a facility within the Capitol Area for the enterprise or activity; and (3) the board's approval is in any way required by law for the business enterprise or activity or for constructing or maintaining the facility. (b) For purposes of this section, it does not matter whether the financial interest mentioned in paragraph (a), clause (2), is direct or indirect. Subd. 2. Penalty. A person who has a conflict of interest under subdivision 1 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. History:  1969 c 1150 s 4; 1974 c 580 s 7; 2003 c 17 s 1, subds 45,46;2
MN Stat § 15B.28 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapter 15B — Capitol Area|Chapter 15B — Capitol Area Planning And Preservation|Section 15B.28 — Outdoor Advertising.

15B.28 OUTDOOR ADVERTISING. Subdivision 1. Advertising devices restricted. No advertising devices may be erected within the boundaries of the Capitol Area unless done so pursuant to rules of the board. Subd. 2. Advertising device defined. "Advertising device" means any billboard, sign, poster, display, or other device visible to and primarily intended to advertise or to attract, and includes: (1) a structure erected primarily for use in connection with the display of an advertising device; and (2) all lighting and other attachments used in connection with the advertising device. Subd. 3. Advertising a business on premises. Advertising devices to advertise a business conducted on the premises where the advertising is located may be permitted and erected according to rules adopted by the board. Subd. 4. Removal of devices. Advertising devices that do not comply with the board's rules may be ordered by the board to be removed. Subd. 5. Compensation. The owner of the advertising device and the owner of the real property involved must be paid just compensation for their interests that are affected by the removal. Subd. 6. Penalty. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. History:  1969 c 1150 s 5; 1971 c 926 s 3; 2003 c 17 s 1, subds 47,48;2
MN Stat § 15B.31 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapter 15B — Capitol Area|Chapter 15B — Capitol Area Planning And Preservation|Section 15B.31 — Capitol Area Land Acquisition.

15B.31 CAPITOL AREA LAND ACQUISITION. (a) The state, on recommendation of the board and within appropriations available for the purpose, must acquire by gift, purchase, or eminent domain proceedings, any real property in the Capitol Area if the board finds that the property is needed to expand or beautify the area. The acquisition may be of less than a fee simple interest in the property. (b) The acquisition must be made for the state by the attorney general. History:  Ex1967 c 13 s 13; 1969 c 1150 s 2; 1993 c 144 s 1; 2003 c 17 s 1, subd 34;2
MN Stat § 15B.34 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapter 15B — Capitol Area|Chapter 15B — Capitol Area Planning And Preservation|Section 15B.34 — Capitol Building Powers And Duties.

15B.34 CAPITOL BUILDING POWERS AND DUTIES. The board shall: (1) jointly, with the commissioner of administration and the Minnesota Historical Society, establish standards and policies for the repair, furnishing, appearance, and cleanliness of and change to the public and ceremonial areas of the Capitol building; (2) review and approve plans and specifications and any changes to approved plans and specifications involving the alteration of the public and ceremonial areas and the exterior of the Capitol building; (3) jointly, with the Minnesota Historical Society, review and approve the design, structural composition, and location of all monuments, memorials, or works of art presently located in the public and ceremonial areas of the State Capitol, or that will be placed in the public or ceremonial areas, according to section 138.68; and (4) assist the State Capitol Preservation Commission with performance of its duties as needed. History:   1Sp2011 c 6 art 4 s 4
MN Stat § 15C.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 15C - 16 — Fraudulent State Claims|Chapter 15C — False Claims Against The State|Section 15C.03 — Exclusion.

15C.03 EXCLUSION. This chapter does not apply to claims, records, or statements made under portions of Minnesota Statutes relating to taxation. History:   2009 c 101 art 2 s 26
MN Stat § 15C.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 15C - 16 — Fraudulent State Claims|Chapter 15C — False Claims Against The State|Section 15C.04 — Responsibilities Of Prosecuting Attorney.

15C.04 RESPONSIBILITIES OF PROSECUTING ATTORNEY. Subdivision 1. General. A prosecuting attorney may investigate violations of section 15C.02. If a prosecuting attorney finds that a person has violated or is violating section 15C.02, the prosecuting attorney may bring a civil action under this chapter against the person to enjoin an act in violation of section 15C.02 and to recover damages and penalties. Subd. 2. Attorney general investigatory powers. In connection with an investigation under this section, the attorney general has the powers listed in section 8.31, subdivisions 2 and 3. History:   2009 c 101 art 2 s 27
MN Stat § 15C.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 15C - 16 — Fraudulent State Claims|Chapter 15C — False Claims Against The State|Section 15C.05 — Private Remedies; Complaint Under Seal; Copy Of Complaint And Written Disclosure Of Evidence To Be Sent To Prosecuting Attorney.

15C.05 PRIVATE REMEDIES; COMPLAINT UNDER SEAL; COPY OF COMPLAINT AND WRITTEN DISCLOSURE OF EVIDENCE TO BE SENT TO PROSECUTING ATTORNEY. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person may maintain an action under this chapter on the person's own account and that of the state; the person's own account and that of a political subdivision; or on the person's own account and that of both the state and a political subdivision. After an action is commenced, it may be voluntarily dismissed only if the court and the prosecuting attorney give written consent to the dismissal and their reasons for consenting. (b) If an action is brought under this section, no other person may bring another action under this section based on the same facts that are the subject of the pending action. (c) An action may not be maintained under this section: (1) against the state, the legislature, the judiciary, the executive branch, or a political subdivision, or respective officers, members, or employees if the action is based on evidence or information known to the state or political subdivision when the action was brought; or (2) if the action is based upon allegations or transactions that are the subject of a civil action or an administrative proceeding for a monetary penalty to which the state or a political subdivision is already a party. (d) A complaint in an action under this section must be commenced by filing the complaint with the court in chambers and the court must place it under seal for at least 60 days. No service may be made upon the defendant until the complaint is unsealed. (e) If a complaint is filed under this section, the plaintiff shall serve a copy of the complaint on the prosecuting attorney in accordance with the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure and at the same time shall serve a written disclosure of all material evidence and information the plaintiff possesses. (f) A court must dismiss an action or claim under this section, unless opposed by the prosecuting attorney, if substantially the same allegations or transactions as alleged in the action or claim were publicly disclosed: (1) in a criminal, civil, or administrative hearing in which the state or a political subdivision or its agent is a party; (2) in a report, hearing, audit, or investigation of the legislature, the governing body of a political subdivision, the legislative auditor, or the state auditor; or (3) by the news media. This paragraph does not apply if the action or claim is brought by the prosecuting attorney or the person bringing the action or claim is an original source of the information. History:  2009 c 101 art 2 s 28; 2013 c 16 s 3
MN Stat § 15C.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 15C - 16 — Fraudulent State Claims|Chapter 15C — False Claims Against The State|Section 15C.06 — Prosecuting Attorney Intervention; Motion To Extend Time; Unsealing Of Complaint.

15C.06 PROSECUTING ATTORNEY INTERVENTION; MOTION TO EXTEND TIME; UNSEALING OF COMPLAINT. (a) Within 60 days after receiving a complaint and disclosure under section 15C.05, the prosecuting attorney shall intervene or decline intervention or, for good cause shown, move the court to extend the time for doing so. The motion may be supported by affidavits or other submissions in chambers. (b) The complaint must be unsealed after the prosecuting attorney decides whether or not to intervene. (c) Notwithstanding the prosecuting attorney's decision regarding intervention in an action brought by a plaintiff under section 15C.05, the prosecuting attorney may pursue the claim through any alternate remedy available to the state, including an administrative proceeding to determine a civil monetary penalty. If the prosecuting attorney pursues an alternate remedy in another proceeding, the person initiating the action has the same rights in that proceeding as if the action had continued under section 15C.05. A finding of fact or conclusion of law made in the other proceeding that has become final is conclusive on all parties to an action under section 15C.05. For purposes of this paragraph, a finding or conclusion is final if it has been finally determined on appeal to the appropriate state court, if the time for filing an appeal has expired, or if the finding or conclusion is not subject to judicial review. History:   2009 c 101 art 2 s 29
MN Stat § 15C.07 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 15C - 16 — Fraudulent State Claims|Chapter 15C — False Claims Against The State|Section 15C.07 — Service Of Unsealed Complaint And Response By Defendant.

15C.07 SERVICE OF UNSEALED COMPLAINT AND RESPONSE BY DEFENDANT. When unsealed, the complaint must be served on the defendant pursuant to rule 3 of the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure. The defendant must respond to the complaint within 20 days after it is served on the defendant. History:   2009 c 101 art 2 s 30