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MN Stat § 174.80 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation|Section 174.80 — Definitions.

174.80 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Terms. For the purposes of sections 174.80 to 174.90, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Advanced corridor plan. "Advanced corridor plan" means a commuter rail plan that: (1) contains a physical design component that identifies the physical design of facilities, including: (i) location, length, and termini of routes; (ii) maintenance facility locations; (iii) safety improvements; (iv) station locations and design; and (v) related park-and-ride, parking, and other transportation facilities; (2) specifies track and signal improvements; (3) addresses disability access; (4) specifies intermodal coordination and connections with bus and light rail transit operation and routes; (5) projects ridership, capital costs, operating costs, and revenues; (6) identifies sources of funds for operating subsidies and funding for final design, construction, and operation; (7) describes an implementation method; (8) describes a plan for public involvement and public information; (9) defines anticipated agreements with the railroads; and (10) addresses land use impacts. The preliminary design plan may include the draft environmental impact statement for the proposed commuter rail facilities. Subd. 3. Preliminary engineering plan. "Preliminary engineering plan" means a commuter rail plan that includes those items in the advanced corridor plan that relate to facilities proposed for construction, but with additional detail and specificity in satisfaction of applicable environmental requirements. Subd. 4. Final design plan. "Final design plan" means a commuter rail plan that includes the items in the advanced corridor plan and the preliminary engineering plan, but with additional detail and specificity as needed for construction and operation. History:  1999 c 230 s 19; 2005 c 56 s 1
MN Stat § 174.82 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation|Section 174.82 — Commuter Rail; Commissioner's Duties; Contracts.

174.82 COMMUTER RAIL; COMMISSIONER'S DUTIES; CONTRACTS. The planning, development, construction, operation, and maintenance of commuter rail track, facilities, and services are governmental functions, serve a public purpose, and are a matter of public necessity. The commissioner shall be responsible for all aspects of planning, developing, constructing, operating, and maintaining commuter rail, including system planning, advanced corridor planning, preliminary engineering, final design, construction, negotiating with railroads, and developing financial and operating plans. The commissioner may enter into a memorandum of understanding or agreement with a public or private entity, including a regional railroad authority, a joint powers board, and a railroad, to carry out these activities. The commissioner, or public entity contracting with the commissioner, may contract with a railroad that is a Class I railroad under federal law for the joint or shared use of the railroad's right-of-way or the construction, operation, or maintenance of rail track, facilities, or services for commuter rail purposes. Notwithstanding section 3.732, subdivision 1, clause (2), or section 466.01, subdivision 6, sections 466.04 and 466.06 govern the liability of the Class I railroad and its employees arising from the joint or shared use of the railroad right-of-way or the provision of commuter rail construction, operation, or maintenance services pursuant to the contract. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a contract with the Class I railroad for any commuter rail service, or joint or shared use of the railroad's right-of-way, may also provide for the allocation of financial responsibility, indemnification, and the procurement of insurance for the parties for all types of claims or damages. A contract entered into under this section does not affect rights of employees under the federal Employers' Liability Act (1908) (Railroads), Statutes at Large, volume 35, chapter 149, or the federal Railway Labor Act, Statutes at Large, volume 44, chapter 347. History:  1999 c 230 s 20; 2006 c 206 s 1; 2011 c 76 art 1 s 25
MN Stat § 174.84 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation|Section 174.84 — Commuter Rail System Planning.

174.84 COMMUTER RAIL SYSTEM PLANNING. Subdivision 1. General plan requirements. By January 15, 2000, the commissioner shall adopt a commuter rail system plan to ensure that if commuter rail facilities are acquired, developed, constructed, owned, and operated in Minnesota, these activities will be done in an efficient, cost-effective manner, and in coordination with buses and other transportation modes and facilities. The commissioner shall consult with affected regional railroad authorities and may incorporate into its plan elements of the plans of regional railroad authorities in order to avoid duplication of efforts. The commissioner may periodically update the system plan. Subd. 2. Approval of commuter rail system plan. The commuter rail system plan must be approved by metropolitan planning organizations in areas in which commuter rail will be located before the commissioner may begin final design of commuter rail facilities. Following approval of the plan, the commissioner shall act in conformity with the plan. The commissioner shall ensure that final design plans are consistent with the commuter rail plan. Subd. 3. Engineering standards. The plan must include engineering standards that provide for integrated operation of all commuter rail equipment, facilities, and services, including security, station design parameters, fare box systems, and safety. Subd. 4. Integration of system. The commissioner and metropolitan planning organizations shall ensure that if commuter rail facilities are planned, designed, and implemented in Minnesota, they will be planned, designed, and implemented in such a way as to move transit users to, from, and within the metropolitan area, and to provide a unified, integrated, and efficient multimodal transportation system with rail transit lines that interface with each other and with other transportation facilities. History:   1999 c 230 s 21
MN Stat § 174.88 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation|Section 174.88 — Commuter Rail Funding.

174.88 COMMUTER RAIL FUNDING. Subdivision 1. Federal fund applications. The commissioner, in cooperation with appropriate metropolitan planning organizations, may apply for funding from federal, state, regional, local, and private sources for commuter rail facility construction, operation, implementation, maintenance, and improvement. Subd. 2. Expenditure of state funds. The commissioner shall not spend any state funds for construction or equipment of commuter rail facilities unless the funds have been appropriated by law specifically for those purposes. The commissioner shall not spend state funds to study commuter rail unless the funds are appropriated in legislation that identifies the route, including origin and destination. History:  1999 c 230 s 23; 2000 c 479 art 1 s 20; 1Sp2001 c 8 art 2 s 58
MN Stat § 174.90 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation|Section 174.90 — Commuter Rail Operation.

174.90 COMMUTER RAIL OPERATION. The commissioner may contract for operation of commuter rail facilities with the Metropolitan Council or other public or private entities and shall commence revenue service after an appropriate period of start-up to ensure satisfactory performance. The commissioner shall coordinate with transit providers to ensure integration of the commuter rail system with bus and light rail transit service to avoid duplication of service and to ensure the greatest access to commuter rail lines in suburban and urban areas. History:   1999 c 230 s 24
MN Stat § 174.92 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation|Section 174.92 — Exercise Of Power; Commuter Rail.

174.92 EXERCISE OF POWER; COMMUTER RAIL. The commissioner of transportation may exercise the powers granted in this chapter, as necessary, to plan, design, acquire, construct, and equip commuter rail facilities. History:   2008 c 269 s 1
MN Stat § 175.001 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 175 — Department Of Labor And Industry|Section 175.001 — Department Of Labor And Industry.

175.001 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY. Subdivision 1. Creation and organization. The Department of Labor and Industry is created under the supervision and control of the commissioner of labor and industry which office is hereby established. The commissioner of labor and industry shall be appointed by the governor under the provisions of section 15.06. There shall be one deputy commissioner in the department. Subd. 2. Oath. The commissioner before entering upon the duties of office, shall take the oath prescribed by law. Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 1969 c 1129 art 8 s 17] Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 1977 c 305 s 46] Subd. 5.  [Repealed, 1996 c 310 s 1] Subd. 6. Mission; efficiency. 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:  Ex1967 c 1 s 1; 1969 c 1129 art 8 s 15; 1975 c 359 s 23; 1977 c 305 s 24; 1986 c 444; 1995 c 248 art 11 s 13; 1998 c 366 s 59
MN Stat § 175.10 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 175 — Department Of Labor And Industry|Section 175.10 — Sessions To Be Public.

175.10 SESSIONS TO BE PUBLIC. The Department of Labor and Industry shall be open for the transaction of business during all business hours of each and every day, excepting Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. The hearings of the Workers' Compensation Division are open to the public and may be adjourned from time to time. All the proceedings of the division shall be shown on its records, which are public records. History:  (4039) 1921 c 81 s 8; 1969 c 9 s 38; 1973 c 388 s 6; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1975 c 359 s 23; 1976 c 134 s 78; 1983 c 290 s 22
MN Stat § 175.101 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 175 — Department Of Labor And Industry|Section 175.101 — Duties Of Commissioner Of Department Of Labor And Industry As Head Of The Workers' Compensation Division.

175.101 DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER OF DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY AS HEAD OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION DIVISION. Subdivision 1. Purpose; duties. (a) It is the legislative purpose in creating a Division of Workers' Compensation, and in assigning to the commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry specific duties and responsibilities, to: (1) provide for a unified Department of Labor and Industry for the limited purposes of organization and administration of common administrative functions; and (2) assure the autonomy and maximum independence of the necessary adjudicative functions and quasi-legislative administrative duties of the division. (b) The commissioner as head of the Workers' Compensation Division is the administrator of the Workers' Compensation Division. The commissioner shall possess only the powers and shall perform only the duties prescribed by law. Subd. 2. Records. The commissioner shall keep a full and true record of all proceedings of the Workers' Compensation Division, issue all necessary processes, writs, warrants, and notices which the division is required or authorized to issue and generally act as the administrator of the Division of Workers' Compensation in the Department of Labor and Industry. Notices and other documents required to be served or filed on the Division of Workers' Compensation shall be served on the commissioner. Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 1983 c 290 s 173] Subd. 4. Chief judge; designation. The commissioner may designate a workers' compensation judge at the Department of Labor and Industry to serve as chief workers' compensation judge. The commissioner may revoke the designation at any time. A revocation does not affect the revoked designee's status as a workers' compensation judge. History:  1973 c 388 s 7; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1975 c 359 s 23; 1976 c 134 s 78; 1983 c 290 s 23,24; 1987 c 332 s 4; 1988 c 667 s 23; 1998 c 366 s 89
MN Stat § 175.11 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 175 — Department Of Labor And Industry|Section 175.11 — Seal; Certified Copies.

175.11 SEAL; CERTIFIED COPIES. Subdivision 1. Workers' Compensation Division. The Workers' Compensation Division shall have a seal for the authentication of its orders and proceedings, upon which shall be inscribed the words, "Workers' Compensation Division of Minnesota," as the division may prescribe. The courts of this state shall take judicial notice of such seal; and in all cases copies of orders, proceedings, or records of the division, certified by the commissioner, shall be received in evidence, with the same force and effect given to the originals. Subd. 2. Labor and Industry Department. The Department of Labor and Industry shall have a seal for the authentication of its orders and proceedings upon which shall be inscribed "Department of Labor and Industry of Minnesota" and any other design the department prescribes. The courts of this state shall take judicial notice of the seal and of the signature of the commissioner of labor and industry. In all cases, copies of orders, proceedings, or records of the department, certified by the commissioner under its seal shall be received in evidence with the same force and effect given to the originals. History:  (4040) 1921 c 81 s 9; 1969 c 9 s 39; 1973 c 388 s 8; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1975 c 359 s 23; 1976 c 134 s 78; 1981 c 346 s 39
MN Stat § 175.16 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 175 — Department Of Labor And Industry|Section 175.16 — Divisions.

175.16 DIVISIONS. Subdivision 1. Established. The Department of Labor and Industry shall consist of the following divisions: Division of Workers' Compensation, Division of Construction Codes and Licensing, Division of Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Statistics, Division of Labor Standards and Apprenticeship, and such other divisions as the commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry may deem necessary and establish. Each division of the department and persons in charge thereof shall be subject to the supervision of the commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry and, in addition to such duties as are or may be imposed on them by statute, shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to them by the commissioner. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the commissioner is the administrator and supervisor of all of the department's dispute resolution functions and personnel and may delegate authority to compensation judges and others to make determinations under sections 176.106, 176.238, and 176.239 and to approve settlement of claims under section 176.521. Subd. 2.  MS 2002 [Repealed, 2002 c 331 s 17] History:  (4045) 1921 c 81 s 14; 1969 c 9 s 42,52; 1973 c 388 s 9; 1973 c 732 s 26; 1975 c 348 s 2; 1975 c 359 s 23; 1995 c 231 art 1 s 12; art 2 s 43; 1998 c 366 s 89; 2003 c 128 art 11 s 1; 2007 c 140 art 12 s 5
MN Stat § 175.17 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 175 — Department Of Labor And Industry|Section 175.17 — Powers And Duties, Commissioner Of Department Of Labor And Industry.

175.17 POWERS AND DUTIES, COMMISSIONER OF DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY. (a) The commissioner shall administer the laws relating to workers' compensation and the laws governing employees of the state, a county, or other governmental subdivisions who contract tuberculosis. (b) The commissioner shall adopt reasonable and proper rules governing rules of practice before the Workers' Compensation Division in matters which are not before a compensation judge. (c) The commissioner shall collect, collate, and publish statistical and other information relating to work under the department's jurisdiction and make public reports the commissioner judges necessary, including such other reports as may be required by law. (d) The commissioner shall establish and maintain branch offices as needed for the conduct of the affairs of the Workers' Compensation Division. (e) The commissioner may: (1) apply for, receive, and spend money received from federal, municipal, county, regional, and other government agencies and private sources; and (2) apply for, accept, and disburse grants and other aids from public and private sources. History:  (4046) 1921 c 81 s 15; 1955 c 847 s 19; 1969 c 9 s 43; 1973 c 388 s 10; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1975 c 359 s 23; 1976 c 134 s 78; 1981 c 346 s 41; 1986 c 444; 1999 c 223 art 2 s 32
MN Stat § 175.171 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 175 — Department Of Labor And Industry|Section 175.171 — Powers And Duties, Department Of Labor And Industry.

175.171 POWERS AND DUTIES, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY. The Department of Labor and Industry shall have the following powers and duties: (1) to exercise all powers and perform all duties of the department consistent with the provisions of this chapter; (2) to adopt reasonable and proper rules relative to the exercise of its powers and duties, and proper rules to govern its proceedings and to regulate the mode and manner of all investigations and hearings, which shall not be effective until ten days after their adoption, and a copy of these rules shall be delivered to every citizen making application therefor; (3) to collect, collate, and publish statistical and other information relating to the work under its jurisdiction, to keep records and to make public reports in its judgment necessary; and on or before October 1 in each even-numbered year the department shall report its doings, conclusions, and recommendations to the governor, which report shall be printed and distributed by November 15 of each even-numbered year to the legislature pursuant to section 3.195, and otherwise as the department may direct; (4) to establish and maintain branch offices as needed for the conduct of its affairs; and (5) to provide direct computer access to and electronic data interchange of public and nonpublic workers' compensation data and other data maintained by the department and to charge a reasonable fee for the access and electronic data interchange, except that in no circumstances may a fee be charged an employee or the employee's attorney seeking access and data interchange to information about the employee's claim or circumstances. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the fee receipts for providing the computer access to and electronic data interchange of data shall be deposited in the special compensation fund. Access to and electronic data interchange of nonpublic data shall be only as authorized by the subject of the data, as authorized in chapter 13, or as otherwise authorized by law. History:  1969 c 9 s 50; 1974 c 406 s 65; 1975 c 348 s 3; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1995 c 224 s 68
MN Stat § 175.20 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 175 — Department Of Labor And Industry|Section 175.20 — Enforcement.

175.20 ENFORCEMENT. The commissioner or an authorized representative may enter without unreasonable delay and inspect places of employment, during normal working hours, and investigate facts, conditions, practices or matters as the commissioner deems appropriate to enforce the laws within the commissioner's jurisdiction and to carry out the purposes of this chapter and chapter 177, 181, 181A, or 184. If an employer refuses to permit entry into the employer's place of employment, the commissioner may apply for an inspection order in the district court in the county in which the place of employment is located requiring the employer to permit entry of the commissioner or an authorized representative. The commissioner or an authorized representative may issue subpoenas, collect evidence, interview witnesses, take testimony, compel the attendance of witnesses, and shall have authority to administer oaths and take testimony under oath, but no person shall be compelled to attend as a witness unless paid the fees provided for witnesses in the district court. The commissioner may interview in private nonmanagement employees regarding the matter under investigation. History:  (4050) 1913 c 518 s 8; 1919 c 110 s 1; 1961 c 560 s 16; 1975 c 348 s 4; 1986 c 444; 1Sp2019 c 7 art 3 s 2
MN Stat § 175.24 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 175 — Department Of Labor And Industry|Section 175.24 — Duties Of Employers And Others To Make Reports; Preservation Of Records.

175.24 DUTIES OF EMPLOYERS AND OTHERS TO MAKE REPORTS; PRESERVATION OF RECORDS. On request of the Department of Labor and Industry, and within the time limited therein, every employer of labor, any officer of a labor organization, or any person from whom the Department of Labor and Industry shall find it necessary to gather information, shall make a certified report to the department, upon blanks furnished by it, of all matters covered by the request. The names of persons or concerns supplying such information shall not be disclosed. Every notice, order, or direction given by such department shall be in writing, signed by an officer or inspector of such department, or a person specially designated for the purpose, and be served by the signer. Papers so served and all records and documents of the department are hereby declared public documents and shall not be destroyed within two years after their return or receipt by such department. History:  (4250) 1913 c 518 s 10; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 175.25 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 175 — Department Of Labor And Industry|Section 175.25 — Persons Aggrieved; Powers Of District Court.

175.25 PERSONS AGGRIEVED; POWERS OF DISTRICT COURT. Within ten days after the service of any order or direction of the Department of Labor and Industry, any person aggrieved may apply to a judge of the district court for an order restraining its enforcement, and upon not more than 30 days' notice a hearing may be had before such court, or before three impartial expert referees appointed by the court, who shall file their report within ten days after the hearing. The court may alter, annul, or affirm the order or direction complained of; the decision to be based upon the hearing by the court, or upon the report of the referees. Such decision shall take the place of the original order. In cases of affirmation, the losing parties shall pay a reasonable compensation to the referees, to be fixed by the court. In case of decisions rendered adverse to the order of the Department of Labor and Industry, such compensation shall be paid out of the appropriation for the support of the department. History:  (4251) 1913 c 518 s 11