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MN Stat § 16B.245 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16B — Department Of Administration|Section 16B.245 — Inventory Of State-owned Land.

16B.245 INVENTORY OF STATE-OWNED LAND. Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, "state-owned land" means land, with or without improvements upon it, for which the state owns fee title. It does not include: (1) land held in trust by the state for political subdivisions of the state; (2) permanent school trust fund lands; (3) university trust fund lands; (4) mineral interests; or (5) trunk highway right-of-way. Subd. 2. Inventory. The commissioner of administration must inventory all state-owned land and determine the number of acres owned by the state as of December 31, 2002. The inventory must identify for each parcel the state agency responsible for the parcel, its location, size, and whether it is (1) currently being used for a public purpose, (2) anticipated to be used for a public purpose in the future, or (3) not currently being used or anticipated to be used for a public purpose. The inventory must also identify how much land is included in each classification under section 86A.05. Within two months of completing the inventory, and by January 15 each odd-numbered year thereafter, the commissioner must report on the inventory to the chairs of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over higher education, capital investment, and natural resources and environment finance, and the chairs of the house of representatives Committee on Ways and Means and the senate Committee on Finance. History:   2002 c 393 s 36
MN Stat § 16B.25 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16B — Department Of Administration|Section 16B.25 — Lost Property On State Lands.

16B.25 LOST PROPERTY ON STATE LANDS. Subdivision 1. Permits. The commissioner may grant a permit to search upon lands, highways, or in buildings owned by the state for lost or abandoned property. Conditions of a permit may include a formula for dividing between the state and the finder the proceeds of any property found and unclaimed. Subd. 2. Notice. Lost or abandoned property found on state lands is placed in the custody of the commissioner. If the rightful owner is known, the owner must be notified by certified mail and may reclaim the property on paying the expenses of the search. Subd. 3. Disposal. Unclaimed property may be sold at public sale, disposed of as state surplus property, or destroyed, based on the commissioner's judgment of its value. Subd. 4. Money. All lost or abandoned money found under a permit granted pursuant to this section, and the proceeds from the sale of other abandoned or lost property found under a permit, must be deposited in the general fund. History:  1984 c 544 s 30; 1Sp2001 c 10 art 2 s 25
MN Stat § 16B.275 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16B — Department Of Administration|Section 16B.275 — Capitol Area Cafeterias.

16B.275 CAPITOL AREA CAFETERIAS. In entering into contracts for operation of cafeterias in the capitol complex, the commissioner must attempt to ensure the department does not receive revenues in excess of those needed to operate and maintain the cafeteria space. History:   1997 c 202 art 2 s 24
MN Stat § 16B.281 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16B — Department Of Administration|Section 16B.281 — Sale And Disposition Of Surplus State-owned Land.

16B.281 SALE AND DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS STATE-OWNED LAND. Subdivision 1. Applicability. All tracts or lots of real property belonging to the state or that may hereafter accrue to the state, including tracts or lots that have escheated to the state, may be disposed of according to sections 16B.281 to 16B.287. Sections 16B.281 to 16B.287 do not apply to school or other trust fund lands belonging to the state, or that may hereafter accrue to the state, under and by virtue of any act of Congress or to any other state-owned lands the sale or disposition of which is provided for under sections 94.09 to 94.16 or other law. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 2008 c 318 art 1 s 16; 2008 c 368 art 1 s 72] Subd. 3. Notice to agencies; determination of surplus. The commissioner of administration shall send written notice to all state departments, agencies, and the University of Minnesota describing any lands or tracts that may be declared surplus. If a department or agency or the University of Minnesota desires custody of the lands or tracts, it shall submit a written request to the commissioner, no later than four calendar weeks after mailing of the notice, setting forth in detail its reasons for desiring to acquire and its intended use of the land or tract. The commissioner shall then determine whether any of the lands described should be declared surplus and offered for sale or otherwise disposed of by transferring custodial control to other requesting state departments or agencies or to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for educational purposes, provided however that transfer to the Board of Regents shall not be determinative of tax exemption or immunity. If the commissioner determines that any of the lands are no longer needed for state purposes, the commissioner shall make findings of fact, describe the lands, declare the lands to be surplus state land, and state the reasons for the sale or disposition of the lands. Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 2008 c 318 art 1 s 16; 2008 c 368 art 1 s 72] Subd. 5.  [Repealed, 2008 c 318 art 1 s 16; 2008 c 368 art 1 s 72] Subd. 6. Maintenance of land before sale. The state department or agency holding custodial control shall maintain the state-owned lands until the lands are sold or otherwise disposed of as provided for in sections 16B.281 to 16B.287. History:  2004 c 262 art 1 s 2; 2008 c 318 art 1 s 3; 2008 c 368 art 1 s 1
MN Stat § 16B.283 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16B — Department Of Administration|Section 16B.283 — Terms Of Payment.

16B.283 TERMS OF PAYMENT. The purchaser must pay at the time of sale ten percent of the total amount bid and the remainder of the payment is due within 90 days of the sale date. A person who fails to make final payment within 90 days of the sale date is in default. On default, all right, title, and interest of the purchaser or heirs, representatives, or assigns of the purchaser in the premises shall terminate without the state doing any act or thing. A record of the default must be made in the state land records of the commissioner. History:  2004 c 262 art 1 s 4; 2008 c 318 art 1 s 5; 2008 c 368 art 1 s 3
MN Stat § 16B.284 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16B — Department Of Administration|Section 16B.284 — Quitclaim Deed.

16B.284 QUITCLAIM DEED. The commissioner of administration shall sign and cause to be issued a quitclaim deed on behalf of the state. The quitclaim deed shall be in a form prescribed by the attorney general and shall vest in the purchaser all of the state's interest in the subject property except as provided in section 16B.286. History:  2004 c 262 art 1 s 5; 2008 c 318 art 1 s 6; 2008 c 368 art 1 s 4; 2009 c 86 art 1 s 6
MN Stat § 16B.286 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16B — Department Of Administration|Section 16B.286 — Reservation Of Minerals.

16B.286 RESERVATION OF MINERALS. The state reserves for its own use all the iron, coal, copper, and other valuable minerals in or upon all lands that may be sold under sections 16B.281 to 16B.287 and any contract for deed or quitclaim deed shall contain a clause reserving all such minerals for the use of the state. History:   2004 c 262 art 1 s 7
MN Stat § 16B.287 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16B — Department Of Administration|Section 16B.287 — Disposition Of Proceeds From Surplus State-owned Land.

16B.287 DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS FROM SURPLUS STATE-OWNED LAND. Subdivision 1. Sale proceeds credited to general fund. Money received from the sale of surplus state-owned land according to sections 16B.281 to 16B.287 shall be credited to the general fund except as provided in this section. Subd. 2. Use of sale proceeds. A portion of the proceeds from the sale equal in amount to the survey, appraisal, legal, advertising, and other expenses incurred by the commissioner of administration or other state official in rendering the property salable shall be remitted to the account from which the expenses were paid and are appropriated and immediately available for expenditure in the same manner as other money in the account. History:  2004 c 262 art 1 s 8; 2008 c 318 art 1 s 7; 2008 c 368 art 1 s 5
MN Stat § 16B.296 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16B — Department Of Administration|Section 16B.296 — Transfer Of Real Property.

16B.296 TRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTY. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, real property purchased in whole or in part with state funds may not be transferred for less than the appraised value, or if the property has not been appraised, for less than the fair market value as determined by the commissioner of administration. This section does not apply to a department listed in section 15.01, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, the University of Minnesota, or a political subdivision of the state. History:   2005 c 156 art 2 s 19
MN Stat § 16B.297 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16B — Department Of Administration|Section 16B.297 — Acquisition Of Real Property.

16B.297 ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY. Subdivision 1. Definition. For the purposes of this section, "agency" means an agency as defined in section 16B.01, subdivision 2, and the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, but does not include the Department of Transportation, the Department of Natural Resources, or the Board of Water and Soil Resources. Subd. 2. Maximum price. When an agency is authorized to acquire real property or an interest in real property with public money, the procedure in this section applies. The agency must first prepare a fact sheet providing a legal description of the real property to be acquired and the legal authority for its acquisition. The agency must obtain an appraisal of the real property by a person licensed under chapter 82B as an appraiser for the type of real property being appraised and the appraisal must be done in accordance with the requirements of chapter 82B. The appraiser shall not have an interest directly or indirectly in any of the real property to be appraised. The agency may pay less for the property than the appraised value but must not agree to pay more than ten percent above the appraised value. If the real property is appraised at less than $100,000 by the agency and the seller, the agency may pay more than 110 percent of the agency's appraised value but no more than the seller's appraised value. New appraisals may be made at the discretion of the agency. History:   2014 c 304 s 1
MN Stat § 16B.298 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16B — Department Of Administration|Section 16B.298 — Surplus Property.

16B.298 SURPLUS PROPERTY. Notwithstanding section 15.054 or 16B.2975, the commissioner may sell a surplus gun used by a state trooper to the trooper who used the gun in the course of employment. The sale price must be the fair market value of the gun, as determined by the commissioner. History:  2005 c 156 art 2 s 26; 2014 c 196 art 2 s 15
MN Stat § 16B.30 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16B — Department Of Administration|Section 16B.30 — General Authority.

16B.30 GENERAL AUTHORITY. (a) Subject to other provisions in this chapter, the commissioner shall supervise and control the making of all contracts for the construction of buildings and for other capital improvements to state buildings and structures, other than buildings and structures under the control of the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), a state agency may not undertake improvements of a capital nature without specific legislative authority. (b) Specific legislative authority is not required for repairs or minor capital projects financed with operating appropriations or agency receipts that: (1) are undertaken for asset preservation or code compliance purposes; or (2) do not materially increase the net square footage of a facility; and in either case (3) do not materially increase the cost of agency programs. (c) Unless the commissioner determines that an urgency exists, the commissioner of an agency undertaking a project with a cost in excess of $50,000 pursuant to paragraph (b) shall notify the chairs of the senate Finance Committee, the house of representatives Capital Investment Committee, the house of representatives Ways and Means Committee, the appropriate house of representatives and senate finance divisions, and the director of the Legislative Coordinating Commission prior to incurring any contractual obligation with regard to the project. Any agency undertaking any project pursuant to this paragraph during fiscal year 1999 must report all such projects to the legislature by January 1, 2000. History:  1984 c 544 s 35; 1992 c 558 s 34; 1996 c 395 s 18; 1996 c 457 s 5; 1998 c 404 s 33; 1999 c 240 art 1 s 16
MN Stat § 16B.305 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16B — Department Of Administration|Section 16B.305 — Capital Budget Requests.

16B.305 CAPITAL BUDGET REQUESTS. Subdivision 1. Architectural and cost standards. The commissioner shall discuss various architectural and cost standards with experts from the public and private sector and recommend the use of appropriate design and cost standards for all capital budget requests. Subd. 2. Review of requests. The commissioner shall review agency requests for state buildings and help agencies prepare adequate plans for use in presenting their capital budget requests to the commissioner of management and budget, the governor, and the legislature. The commissioner shall provide information on how a building project is consistent with the department's long-range strategic plan for locating state agencies in the commissioner's recommendations on a request. Subd. 3. Consultation required. State agencies and other public bodies considering capitol area projects shall consult with the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board before developing plans for capital improvements or capital budget proposals for submission to the legislature and governor. The board shall provide to the governor and legislature a statement as to the request's impact upon the capitol area and its compatibility with the comprehensive plan for the capitol area. History:  1991 c 342 s 6; 1994 c 643 s 41; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
MN Stat § 16B.321 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16B — Department Of Administration|Section 16B.321 — Definitions.

16B.321 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purpose of this section and section 16B.322, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Energy improvement project. "Energy improvement project" means: (1) a project to improve energy efficiency in a building or facility, including the design, acquisition, installation, construction, and commissioning of equipment or improvements to a building or facility owned or operated by a state agency, and training of building or facility staff necessary to properly operate and maintain the equipment or improvements; or (2) a project to design, acquire, install, construct, and commission equipment or products to utilize solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, or other alternative energy sources in heating, cooling, or providing electricity for a building or facility owned or operated by a state agency and training of building or facility staff necessary to properly operate and maintain the equipment or improvements. Subd. 3. Energy project study. "Energy project study" means a technical and financial study of one or more energy improvement projects, including: (1) an analysis of historical energy consumption and cost data; (2) a description of existing equipment, structural elements, operating characteristics, and other conditions affecting energy use; (3) a description of the proposed energy improvement projects; (4) a detailed budget for the proposed project; and (5) calculations sufficient to demonstrate the expected energy and operational cost savings and reduction in fossil-fuel use. Subd. 4. Financing agreement. "Financing agreement" means a tax-exempt lease-purchase agreement entered into by the commissioner of administration and a financial institution under a standard project financing agreement offered under section 16B.322, subdivision 4. Subd. 5. State agency. "State agency" means any office, board, commission, authority, department, or other agency of the executive branch of state government. History:   2008 c 356 s 1
MN Stat § 16B.323 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16B — Department Of Administration|Section 16B.323 — Solar Energy In State Buildings.

16B.323 SOLAR ENERGY IN STATE BUILDINGS. Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Major renovation" means a substantial addition to an existing building, or a substantial change to the interior configuration or the energy system of an existing building. (c) "Solar energy system" means photovoltaic devices alone or installed in conjunction with a solar thermal system. (d) "Photovoltaic device " has the meaning given in section 216C.06, subdivision 16. (e) "Solar thermal system" has the meaning given "qualifying solar thermal project" in section 216B.2411, subdivision 2, paragraph (e). (f) "State building" means a building whose construction or renovation is paid wholly or in part by the state from the bond proceeds fund. Subd. 2. Solar energy system. (a) As provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), a project for the construction or major renovation of a state building, after the completion of a cost-benefit analysis, may include installation of solar energy systems of up to 300 kilowatts capacity on, adjacent, or in proximity to the state building. (b) The capacity of a solar energy system must be less than 300 kilowatts to the extent necessary to match the electrical load of the building, or the capacity must be no more than necessary to keep the costs for the installation below the five percent maximum set by paragraph (c). (c) The cost of the solar energy system must not exceed five percent of the appropriations from the bond proceeds fund for the construction or renovation of the state building. Purchase and installation of a solar thermal system may account for no more than 25 percent of the cost of a solar energy system installation. (d) A project subject to this section is ineligible to receive a rebate for the installation of a solar energy system under section 116C.7791 or from any utility. History:  2012 c 293 s 32; 2012 c 298 s 6; 2017 c 94 art 10 s 2
MN Stat § 16B.325 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16B — Department Of Administration|Section 16B.325 — Sustainable Building Guidelines.

16B.325 SUSTAINABLE BUILDING GUIDELINES. Subdivision 1. Development of sustainable building guidelines. The Department of Administration and the Department of Commerce, with the assistance of other agencies, shall develop sustainable building design guidelines for all new state buildings by January 15, 2003, and for all major renovations of state buildings by February 1, 2009. The primary objectives of these guidelines are to ensure that all new state buildings, and major renovations of state buildings, initially exceed the state energy code, as established in Minnesota Rules, chapter 7676, by at least 30 percent. Subd. 2. Lowest possible cost; energy conservation. The guidelines must focus on achieving the lowest possible lifetime cost for new buildings and major renovations, and allow for changes in the guidelines that encourage continual energy conservation improvements in new buildings and major renovations. The guidelines shall define "major renovations" for purposes of this section. The definition may not allow "major renovations" to encompass less than 10,000 square feet or to encompass less than the replacement of the mechanical, ventilation, or cooling system of the building or a section of the building. The design guidelines must establish sustainability guidelines that include air quality and lighting standards and that create and maintain a healthy environment and facilitate productivity improvements; specify ways to reduce material costs; and must consider the long-term operating costs of the building, including the use of renewable energy sources and distributed electric energy generation that uses a renewable source or natural gas or a fuel that is as clean or cleaner than natural gas. Subd. 3. Development of guidelines; applicability. In developing the guidelines, the departments shall use an open process, including providing the opportunity for public comment. The guidelines established under this section are mandatory for all new buildings receiving funding from the bond proceeds fund after January 1, 2004, and for all major renovations receiving funding from the bond proceeds fund after January 1, 2009. Subd. 4. Guideline revisions. The commissioners of administration and commerce shall review the guidelines periodically and as soon as practicable revise the guidelines to incorporate performance standards developed under section 216B.241, subdivision 9. History:  2001 c 212 art 1 s 2; 2008 c 179 s 30; 2008 c 278 s 1; 2008 c 365 s 9
MN Stat § 16B.326 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16B — Department Of Administration|Section 16B.326 — Heating And Cooling Systems; State-funded Buildings.

16B.326 HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS; STATE-FUNDED BUILDINGS. The commissioner must review project proposer's study for geothermal and solar thermal applications as possible uses for heating or cooling for all building projects subject to a predesign review under section 16B.335 that receive any state funding for replacement of heating or cooling systems. When practicable, geothermal and solar thermal heating and cooling systems must be considered when designing, planning, or letting bids for necessary replacement or initial installation of cooling or heating systems in new or existing buildings that are constructed or maintained with state funds. The predesign review must include a written plan for compliance with this section from a project proposer. For the purposes of this section, "solar thermal" means a flat plate or evacuated tube with a fixed orientation that collects the sun's radiant energy and transfers it to a storage medium for distribution as energy for heating and cooling. History:  2007 c 77 s 1; 2008 c 277 art 1 s 1