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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General › Section 15.56 — Status Of Employees Of Other Governments.

15.56 STATUS OF EMPLOYEES OF OTHER GOVERNMENTS.
Subdivision 1.
Status of employees.
When any unit of government of this state acts as a receiving agency, employees of the sending agency who are assigned under authority of sections 15.51 to 15.57 may be considered to be on detail to the receiving agency.
Subd. 2.
Application of appointment laws or rules.
Appointments of persons so assigned may be made without regard to the laws or rules governing the selection of employees of the receiving agency. Such person shall be in the unclassified service of the state.
Subd. 3.
Not considered employees.
Employees who are detailed to the receiving agency shall not by virtue of such detail be considered to be employees thereof, except as provided in subdivision 4. The salary and supervision of the duties of such employees during the period of detail may be governed by agreement between the sending agency and the receiving agency.
Subd. 4.
Personal injury.
Any employee of a sending agency assigned in this state who suffers disability or death as a result of personal injury arising out of and in the course of such assignment, or sustained in the performance of duties in connection therewith, shall be treated for the purpose of receiving agency's employee compensation program, as an employee, as defined in such act, who has sustained such injury in the performance of such duty, but shall not receive benefits under that act for any period for which the employee elects to receive similar benefits as an employee under the sending agency's employee compensation program.
Subd. 5.
Contracts between agencies.
Sending and receiving agencies may contract for the services of interchanged employees and by contract arrange for the method and amount of payment for employees and other terms of their employment, so far as not governed by sections 15.51 to 15.57. Any interchange of employees contemplated by a department, agency, or instrumentality of the state which is subject to the provisions of chapter 16B, shall be submitted for review to the commissioner of administration before arrangements are entered into for such interchange.
Subd. 6.
Consultants.
Consultants who are not full-time employees may be paid by both the sending and receiving agencies, but not for the same work. Sections 15.51 to 15.57 shall not affect the method of paying or employing persons for full-time or part-time service in the military service of the state or the United States.
History:
Ex1967 c 46 s 6; 1969 c 1140 s 4,5; 1975 c 276 s 1; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 444; 1995 c 186 s 10
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General › Section 15.57 — Travel Expenses Of Employees Of Other Governments.

15.57 TRAVEL EXPENSES OF EMPLOYEES OF OTHER GOVERNMENTS.
A receiving agency in this state may, in accordance with the travel rules of such agency, pay travel expenses of persons assigned thereto under sections 15.51 to 15.57 during the period of such assignments on the same basis as if they were regular employees of the receiving agency.
History:
Ex1967 c 46 s 7; 1985 c 248 s 70
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General › Section 15.58 — Agreements Between Federal And Receiving Agencies.

15.58 AGREEMENTS BETWEEN FEDERAL AND RECEIVING AGENCIES.
Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 15.51 to 15.57, a receiving agency in this state participating in an interchange of employees under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970 may enter into a written agreement with a federal agency. Such agreement may provide for the state agency to pay all or a portion of the salary and fringe benefits of the federal employee assigned. Such payments may be made directly to the employee or as reimbursement to the federal agency.
History:
Ex1971 c 48 s 11 subd 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General › Section 15.59 — Employee Interchange Between State And Private Industry.

15.59 EMPLOYEE INTERCHANGE BETWEEN STATE AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY.
In addition to the interchange of government employees, any department, political subdivision or agency of state government and private industry may serve as sending and receiving agencies as provided in section 15.52, and interchange employees pursuant to the requirements of sections 15.53 to 15.57.
History:
1974 c 320 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General › Section 15.991 — Customer Service.

15.991 CUSTOMER SERVICE.
Subdivision 1.
Definitions.
For purposes of this section and section 15.992:
(1) "business license" or "license" has the meaning given it in section 116J.70, subdivision 2;
(2) "customer" means an individual; a small business as defined in section 645.445, but also including a nonprofit corporation that otherwise meets the criteria in that section; a family farm, family farm corporation, or family farm partnership as defined in section 500.24, subdivision 2; or a political subdivision as defined in section 103G.005, subdivision 14b;
(3) "initial agency" means the state agency to which a customer submits an application for a license or inquires about submitting an application; and
(4) "responsible agency" means the initial agency or another state agency that agrees to be designated the responsible agency.
Subd. 2.
Responsibility for customer needs.
(a) When a customer applies to a state agency for a license to engage in activity, the agency is responsible for providing the customer with information the customer needs from the state to complete the application, including information on any other agency or agencies that must take action before the license may be granted or that must issue a separate license before the customer may proceed with the activity. The employee of the initial agency or responsible agency who accepts the customer's application or inquiry regarding an application shall provide the customer with the employee's name, title, and work telephone number and shall inform the customer that the employee will be available to provide assistance and information as the customer proceeds with the application and awaits the agency's action on it.
(b) If the responsible agency determines that another state agency or agencies must act on an application, the responsible agency shall forward all necessary application forms and other required information to the other agency or agencies and shall coordinate with the other agency or agencies in an effort to assure that all action on the application is completed within the time specified in section 15.992.
(c) At the request of a customer, the responsible agency shall prepare a written work plan, which is not a binding contract, setting out the steps necessary for the customer to complete the application, the time when the responsible agency may be expected to take action on the application, the steps the responsible agency will take to forward an application or required information to any other state agency or agencies that must take action, and the process by which the other agency or agencies may be expected to act. The work plan must include information on the deadline for agency action under section 15.992 and on the result of agency failure to meet the deadline. The work plan must be provided to a customer no later than 20 working days after the customer requested the plan.
History:
1995 c 248 art 19 s 1; 1996 c 305 art 1 s 8; 2014 c 271 art 2 s 1; 1Sp2015 c 4 art 4 s 148
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General › Section 15.992 — Time Limitation.

15.992 TIME LIMITATION.
Subdivision 1.
Deadline for action.
Unless a shorter period is provided by law, all state agencies that must act on a customer's application for a license shall take final action on it within 60 days after the customer's submission of a completed application to the responsible agency or within 60 days after the customer has been provided with a work plan under section 15.991, subdivision 2, paragraph (c), whichever is later. If action on the application is not completed within 60 days, the license is deemed to be granted. The time period specified in this subdivision does not begin to run until the customer has completed any required application in complete, correct form and has provided any additional required information or documentation.
Subd. 2.
Longer time limits.
An agency may provide for a longer time for the conclusion of action on an application, by itself and by another agency or agencies, if:
(1) the agency states in writing to the customer that a longer time is needed to protect against serious and significant harm to the public health, safety, or welfare, states the reason why, and specifies the additional time needed;
(2) the agency states in writing to the customer that a longer time is needed to comply with state or federal requirements, states the requirements, and specifies the additional time needed; or
(3) an agency that must take action on an application is a multimember board that meets periodically, in which case the agency must complete its action within 60 days after its first meeting after receipt of the application, or within a longer period established under clause (1) or (2).
Subd. 3.
Exclusions.
This section does not apply to an application requiring one or more public hearings or an environmental impact statement or environmental assessment worksheet.
Subd. 4.
Compliance.
When a license is deemed granted under subdivision 1, this section does not limit the right of an agency to suspend, limit, revoke, or change a license for failure of the customer to comply with applicable laws or rules.
Subd. 5.
Limit on review.
A decision of an agency under subdivision 2 that a time longer than 60 days is needed to complete action on an application is not subject to judicial review.
History:
1995 c 248 art 19 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General › Section 15.993 — Other Law.

15.993 OTHER LAW.
A state agency action that is subject to section 15.99 is governed by section 15.99 if there is a conflict between that section and sections 15.991 and 15.992.
History:
1995 c 248 art 19 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General › Section 15.994 — Internet Grant Information.

15.994 INTERNET GRANT INFORMATION.
A state agency with an Internet site must provide information on grants available through the agency and must provide a link to any grant application under section 16E.20.
History:
2000 c 332 s 1; 2005 c 156 art 5 s 23
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 15A — Public Officers And Employees; Compensation And Allowances › Section 15A.01 — Amount.

15A.01 AMOUNT.
Subdivision 1.
When paid.
The yearly salaries of the state officers and employees mentioned in this chapter shall be as herein fixed subject to the provisions of section 16A.17.
Subd. 2.
Full payment for services.
The salaries provided in this chapter for the officers and employees named herein shall be in full payment for all services that may be rendered by them either in the performance of their regular or special duties or while acting as a member or employee of any state board or commission.
Subd. 3.
Fees collected paid into state treasury.
All fees of any nature collected by any officer or employee named in this chapter in the performance of official duties for the state shall be paid into the state treasury.
History:
(252, 252-1, 253, 254) 1913 c 400 s 1-3; 1921 c 379 s 1; 1961 c 561 s 11; Ex1971 c 32 s 28; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 15A — Public Officers And Employees; Compensation And Allowances › Section 15A.0815 — Salary Limits For Certain Employees.

15A.0815 SALARY LIMITS FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES.
Subdivision 1.
Salary limits.
The appropriate appointing authority shall set the salary rates for positions listed in this section based upon the salaries prescribed by the Compensation Council established under section 15A.082.
Subd. 2.
Agency head salaries.
The salary for a position listed in this subdivision shall be determined by the Compensation Council under section 15A.082. The commissioner of management and budget must publish the salaries on the department's website. This subdivision applies to the following positions:
Commissioner of administration;
Commissioner of agriculture;
Commissioner of education;
Commissioner of children, youth, and families;
Commissioner of commerce;
Commissioner of corrections;
Commissioner of health;
Commissioner, Minnesota Office of Higher Education;
Commissioner, Minnesota IT Services;
Commissioner, Housing Finance Agency;
Commissioner of human rights;
Commissioner of human services;
Commissioner of labor and industry;
Commissioner of management and budget;
Commissioner of natural resources;
Commissioner, Pollution Control Agency;
Commissioner of public safety;
Commissioner of revenue;
Commissioner of employment and economic development;
Commissioner of transportation;
Commissioner of veterans affairs;
Executive director of the Gambling Control Board;
Executive director of the Minnesota State Lottery;
Commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation;
Commissioner, Bureau of Mediation Services;
Ombudsman for mental health and developmental disabilities;
Ombudsperson for corrections;
Chair, Metropolitan Council;
Chair, Metropolitan Airports Commission;
School trust lands director;
Executive director of pari-mutuel racing; and
Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission.
[See Note.]
Subd. 3.
MS 2022 [Repealed, 2023 c 62 art 2 s 133]
Subd. 4.
MS 2022 [Repealed, 2023 c 62 art 2 s 133]
Subd. 5.
MS 2022 [Repealed, 2023 c 62 art 2 s 133]
History:
2Sp1997 c 3 s 5; 1998 c 351 s 1; 2000 c 501 s 1,2; 1Sp2001 c 4 art 6 s 6; 1Sp2001 c 10 art 2 s 18,19; 2003 c 130 s 12; 1Sp2003 c 2 art 5 s 1; 1Sp2003 c 4 s 1; 2004 c 206 s 6; 2005 c 55 s 3; 2005 c 56 s 1; 2005 c 107 art 2 s 60; 2008 c 204 s 3,42; 2008 c 363 art 13 s 15,16; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 23,109; 2012 c 249 s 1; 2013 c 99 art 2 s 29; 2013 c 125 art 1 s 8; 2013 c 142 art 6 s 2-5; 2013 c 99 art 2 s 29; 2014 c 151 s 1; 2015 c 3 s 2,3; 2016 c 173 s 7; 2017 c 94 art 7 s 5; 1Sp2019 c 5 art 3 s 2; 2023 c 62 art 2 s 37,38; 2023 c 70 art 12 s 5
NOTE:
The amendment to subdivision 2 by Laws 2023, chapter 70, article 12, section 5, is effective July 1, 2024. Laws 2023, chapter 70, article 12, section 5, the effective date.
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 15A — Public Officers And Employees; Compensation And Allowances › Section 15A.086 — Limits On Bonus Payments.

15A.086 LIMITS ON BONUS PAYMENTS.
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, an employee of the State Lottery or of a public corporation or nonprofit corporation created by law may not receive bonus payments in any year that exceed ten percent of the employee's base salary for that year. For purposes of this section, bonus payments include any combination of merit pay, achievement awards, or any other cash payments in addition to base salary, other than severance pay or overtime or holiday pay. Groups covered by this section include, but are not limited to, the Workers' Compensation Reinsurance Association, the Minnesota Insurance Guaranty Association, the Fair plan, the Joint Underwriters Association, the Minnesota Joint Underwriters Association, the Life and Health Guaranty Association, the Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association, the Minnesota State High School League, Enterprise Minnesota, Inc., Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Minnesota Project Outreach Corporation, and the State Agricultural Society. This section does not give any entity authority to grant a bonus not otherwise authorized by law.
History:
1993 c 192 s 42; 2000 c 260 s 7; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 6; 2008 c 290 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 15A — Public Officers And Employees; Compensation And Allowances › Section 15A.13 — Other Terms And Conditions Of Employment.

15A.13 OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT.
The annual salaries prescribed by chapter 15A for positions in the unclassified service of the executive branch of the state government are in addition to other terms and conditions of their employment as now or hereafter prescribed by law or the commissioner of management and budget pursuant to section 43A.18, subdivision 3.
History:
1957 c 936 s 12; Ex1971 c 32 s 17; 1979 c 332 art 1 s 9; 1980 c 617 s 47; 1981 c 210 s 54; 2008 c 204 s 42; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 15A — Public Officers And Employees; Compensation And Allowances › Section 15A.18 — Appellate Courts Employees.

15A.18 APPELLATE COURTS EMPLOYEES.
Within the limits of their appropriations for salaries and subject to the conditions of the appropriations, the appellate courts may employ such technical, clerical, stenographic, and other personnel as is necessary.
History:
(252(2)) 1913 c 400 s 1 cl 2; Ex1919 c 29 s 1; Ex1919 c 30 s 1; 1921 c 504 s 1; 1923 c 377 s 1; 1925 c 268 s 1; 1941 c 548 s 3; 1945 c 507 s 1; 1947 c 427 s 1; 1951 c 455 s 3; 1983 c 247 s 15
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 15A — Public Officers And Employees; Compensation And Allowances › Section 15A.22 — Public Employees; Religious Holidays.

15A.22 PUBLIC EMPLOYEES; RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS.
Any employee of the state, its political subdivisions, or a municipality therein who observes a religious holiday on days which do not fall on a Sunday or a legal holiday, shall be entitled to such days off from employment for such observance. Such days off shall be taken off without pay except where the employee has accumulated annual leave, and in that case such days shall be charged against the accumulated annual leave of the employee or unless the employee is able to work an equivalent number of days at some other time during the fiscal year to compensate for the days lost.
History:
1971 c 583 s 1; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 15B — Capitol Area › Chapter 15B — Capitol Area Planning And Preservation › Section 15B.01 — Purposes Of The Board.

15B.01 PURPOSES OF THE BOARD.
The purposes of the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board are:
(1) to preserve and enhance the dignity, beauty, and architectural integrity of the Capitol, the buildings immediately adjacent to it, the Capitol grounds, and the Capitol Area;
(2) to protect, enhance, and increase the open spaces within the Capitol Area when considered necessary and desirable to improve the public enjoyment of them;
(3) to develop proper approaches to the Capitol Area for pedestrians, the highway system, and mass transit system so that the area achieves its maximum importance and accessibility; and
(4) to establish a flexible framework for growth of the Capitol buildings in keeping with the spirit of the original design.
History:
1969 c 1150 s 1; 1974 c 580 s 4; 1980 c 614 s 47; 2003 c 17 s 1, subd 1;2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 15B — Capitol Area › Chapter 15B — Capitol Area Planning And Preservation › Section 15B.02 — Boundary Of Capitol Area.

15B.02 BOUNDARY OF CAPITOL AREA.
(a) The Capitol Area is that part of the city of St. Paul inside the boundary described in paragraph (b).
(b)(1) Beginning at the point of intersection of the center line of Pennsylvania Avenue and the center line of Marion Street;
(2) then go southerly along the center line of Marion Street and its extension to a point 50 feet southerly of the south curb of Concordia Avenue;
(3) then, southeasterly along a line 50 feet southerly of, and parallel with, the south curb of Concordia Avenue to a point 125 feet westerly of the west curb of southbound John Ireland Boulevard;
(4) then, southwesterly along a line 125 feet westerly of, and parallel with, the west curb of southbound John Ireland Boulevard to the south curb of Dayton Avenue;
(5) then, easterly along the south curb of Dayton Avenue to the west curb of southbound John Ireland Boulevard;
(6) then, northeasterly in a straight line to the intersection of the center line of Old Kellogg Boulevard and the center line of Summit Avenue;
(7) then, northeasterly along the center line of Summit Avenue to the center line of eastbound new West Kellogg Boulevard;
(8) then, southeasterly along the center line of eastbound and then, southbound new West Kellogg Boulevard to the easterly right-of-way line of Interstate Highway 35-E;
(9) then, northeasterly along the easterly right-of-way line of Interstate Highway 35-E to the southerly right-of-way line of Interstate Highway 94;
(10) then, easterly along the southerly right-of-way line of Interstate Highway 94 to the west curb of St. Peter Street;
(11) then, southeasterly along the west curb of St. Peter Street to the south curb of Exchange Street;
(12) then, northeasterly along the south curb of Exchange Street to the west curb of Cedar Street;
(13) then, northwesterly along the west curb of Cedar Street to the center line of Tenth Street;
(14) then, northeasterly along the center line of Tenth Street to the center line of Minnesota Street;
(15) then, northwesterly along the center line of Minnesota Street to the center line of Eleventh Street;
(16) then, northeasterly along the center line of Eleventh Street to the center line of Jackson Street;
(17) then, northerly along the center line of Jackson Street to the center line of Pennsylvania Avenue;
(18) then, westerly along the center line of Pennsylvania Avenue and its extension to the point of beginning.
History:
Ex1967 c 13 s 13; 1969 c 1150 s 2; 1971 c 25 s 9; 1971 c 926 s 1; 1973 c 501 s 1; 1974 c 580 s 5; 1Sp1985 c 15 s 31; 1989 c 335 art 1 s 57; 1994 c 632 art 4 s 18; 1995 c 254 art 1 s 42; 1999 c 250 art 1 s 44; 2003 c 17 s 1, subd 6;2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 15B — Capitol Area › Chapter 15B — Capitol Area Planning And Preservation › Section 15B.03 — Capitol Area Architectural And Planning Board.

15B.03 CAPITOL AREA ARCHITECTURAL AND PLANNING BOARD.
Subdivision 1.
Membership.
(a) The Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board, called the board or the CAAPB in this chapter, has 12 members.
(b) The lieutenant governor is a member.
(c) The governor must appoint four members.
(d) The mayor of St. Paul must appoint three members with the advice and consent of the city council. One of the mayor's appointees must be a resident of the planning council district that includes the Capitol Area.
(e) The speaker of the house must appoint two members of the house of representatives and the president of the senate must appoint two senators.
(f) Each appointee must qualify by taking the oath of office.
(g) A quorum of the board is six members.
Subd. 2.
Membership terms, compensation, removal, and vacancies.
The membership terms, compensation, and removal of board members and filling of vacancies on the board are governed by section 15.0575.
Subd. 3.
Board officers; legal advisor.
(a) The lieutenant governor is the chair of the board.
(b) The attorney general is the legal advisor to the board.
(c) The board may elect a vice-chair. The vice-chair may preside at meetings in the absence of the lieutenant governor.
(d) The board may elect any other officers that it considers necessary to carry out its duties.
Subd. 4.
Executive secretary, employees, contractors.
(a) The chair of the board must appoint an executive secretary to serve the board. The chair must consult with the board before making an appointment. The executive secretary serves in the unclassified service.
(b) The board may employ any other officers and employees it considers necessary. Those employed under this paragraph are in the state classified civil service.
(c) The board may contract for professional and other similar services on the terms it considers desirable.
Subd. 5.
Board meetings.
The board must meet at the call of the chair and may meet at other times that it sets.
Subd. 6.
General rulemaking authority.
The board may adopt rules under chapter 14, the Administrative Procedure Act, that it believes are needed and reasonable to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.
Subd. 7.
Expenses.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the state must pay the administrative and planning expenses of the board.
(b) The administrative and planning expenses of the board for federally funded capital expenditures must be reimbursed to the state from the federal money as soon as it is received.
History:
Ex1967 c 13 s 13; 1969 c 1150 s 1-3; 1974 c 580 s 4-6; 1976 c 134 s 6,7; 1980 c 614 s 47; 1Sp1981 c 4 art 2 s 2; 1983 c 305 s 11; 1Sp1985 c 13 s 90; 1993 c 144 s 1; 2003 c 17 s 1, subds 2-4,35,36,38,39;2; 2007 c 94 s 1; 2023 c 71 art 2 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 15B — Capitol Area › Chapter 15B — Capitol Area Planning And Preservation › Section 15B.05 — Comprehensive Use Plan.

15B.05 COMPREHENSIVE USE PLAN.
Subdivision 1.
Comprehensive plan required.
The board must have, and prescribe for the Capitol Area, a comprehensive use plan called the comprehensive plan in this chapter.
Subd. 2.
Land uses.
The comprehensive plan must show the current uses and recommend future uses of land including, but not limited to:
(1) areas for public taking and use;
(2) zoning for private land and criteria for development of public land, including, but not limited to, building areas, open spaces, and monuments and other memorials;
(3) circulation of vehicles and pedestrians;
(4) utility systems;
(5) storage of vehicles; and
(6) elements of landscape architecture.
Subd. 3.
Construction.
No construction on public land in the Capitol Area may take place unless the comprehensive plan and the requirement for a competition under section 15B.10 are followed.
Subd. 4.
Exceptions.
(a) Under section 15B.10, subdivision 4, the board may waive the requirement of a competition.
(b) Under section 15B.13 a competition is not required.
Subd. 5.
Examples.
Some examples of construction under subdivision 3 are building or changing (1) a public building; (2) a street; (3) a parking lot; or (4) a monument.
Subd. 6.
Plan amendment prerequisites.
An amendment to the comprehensive plan does not take effect until after the CAAPB:
(1) gives 90 days' notice of the amendment to the St. Paul Planning Department and the State Board of the Arts; and
(2) conducts a public hearing on the amendment with an opportunity for public testimony at the hearing.
Subd. 7.
Cooperation.
The CAAPB must develop and maintain the comprehensive plan in close cooperation with the employment and economic development commissioner, St. Paul's Planning Department and City Council, and the State Board of the Arts.
Subd. 8.
Priority for native vegetation.
The board, as part of its comprehensive plan and adopted zoning rules, must give priority to planting native trees and shrubs, or native grasses wherever appropriate, within the Capitol Area.
History:
Ex1967 c 13 s 13; 1969 c 1150 s 2; 1981 c 356 s 89; 1993 c 144 s 1; 1993 c 369 s 37; 1995 c 220 s 24; 2003 c 17 s 1, subds 5,14,16,27,28,50;2; 1Sp2003 c 4 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 15B — Capitol Area › Chapter 15B — Capitol Area Planning And Preservation › Section 15B.06 — Zoning Rules.

15B.06 ZONING RULES.
Subdivision 1.
Zoning rules.
(a) Under the comprehensive plan, the board may regulate in the Capitol Area:
(1) the kind, character, height, and location of buildings and other structures;
(2) the size of yards and open spaces;
(3) the percentage of lots to be occupied; and
(4) the uses of land, buildings, and other structures.
(b) The regulation must be done by zoning rules adopted under chapter 14, the Administrative Procedure Act.
Subd. 2.
Construction standards and design-review.
The board, in its zoning rules, may include standards and design-review procedures for proposed construction in the Capitol Area that significantly affect the area's dignity, beauty, and architectural integrity.
Subd. 3.
Penalty.
A person who violates a zoning rule of the board is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Subd. 4.
Abatement.
The board may move to abate, by injunction, a violation of its zoning rules.
History:
1969 c 1150 s 1; 1971 c 926 s 1; 1980 c 614 s 48; 1993 c 144 s 1; 2003 c 17 s 1, subds 7,8,10,11;2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 15B — Capitol Area › Chapter 15B — Capitol Area Planning And Preservation › Section 15B.08 — Construction Process.

15B.08 CONSTRUCTION PROCESS.
Subdivision 1.
Prerequisites.
(a) A person must not begin construction in the Capitol Area until after completing the steps in paragraph (b).
(b) The person must:
(1) submit the construction plans to the board;
(2) secure a zoning permit from the board; and
(3) secure a certificate from the board stating that the person has complied with the board's standards and design-review procedures.
(c) The board must define construction in its rules.
Subd. 2.
Board approval.
No substantial change to what is described in clause (1) or (2) may be made until after the board consents to the change:
(1) the external appearance of a public building existing before July 1, 1967, that is approved in the comprehensive plan; or
(2) the exterior or interior design of a new public building proposed after April 11, 1974, whose plans are secured by competition under section 15B.10.
Subd. 3.
Written approval.
No substantial change or improvement may be made to public lands or public buildings in the Capitol Area without the written approval of the board.
History:
Ex1967 c 13 s 13; 1974 c 580 s 5; 1990 c 426 art 1 s 7; 1993 c 144 s 1; 1993 c 369 s 37; 2003 c 17 s 1, subds 9,15,17;2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 15B — Capitol Area › Chapter 15B — Capitol Area Planning And Preservation › Section 15B.10 — Design Competitions.

15B.10 DESIGN COMPETITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Required and permitted competitions.
(a) The board must secure plans for a new public building by a competition.
(b) A competition also may be used for plans for a proposed (1) comprehensive plan; (2) landscaping scheme; (3) street plan; (4) property acquisition; or (5) change to a public building, landscaping scheme, or street plan.
(c) The competition must be conducted under rules adopted by the board.
(d) The competition must be of a type that meets the competition standards of the American Institute of Architects.
Subd. 2.
Design ownership.
When a design is selected in a competition it becomes the property of the state.
Subd. 3.
Premiums; costs.
The board may award premiums in a competition and may pay the costs and fees required to conduct it.
Subd. 4.
Competition waiver.
(a) Notwithstanding subdivision 1, paragraph (a), the board, without a competition, may approve plans for a project estimated to cost less than $1,000,000.
(b) The plans still must have been considered by the advisory committee established under section 15B.11.
(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), the advisory committee need not consider projects that are in conformity with the comprehensive plan and that are:
(1) to construct a street; or
(2) estimated to cost less than $400,000.
History:
Ex1967 c 13 s 13; 1969 c 1150 s 2; 1980 c 614 s 48; 1993 c 144 s 1; 1993 c 369 s 37; 2003 c 17 s 1, subds 18-21;2
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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