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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 296 - 299 — Excise And Sales Taxes › Chapter 298 — Minerals Taxes › Section 298.2961 — Producer Grants.

298.2961 PRODUCER GRANTS.
Subdivision 1.
Appropriation.
(a) $10,000,000 is appropriated from the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust fund to a special account in the taconite area environmental protection fund for grants to producers on a project-by-project basis as provided in this section.
(b) The proceeds of the tax designated under section 298.28, subdivision 9b, are appropriated for grants to producers on a project-by-project basis as provided in this section.
Subd. 2.
Projects; approval.
(a) Projects funded must be for:
(1) environmentally unique reclamation projects; or
(2) pit or plant repairs, expansions, or modernizations other than for a value added iron products plant.
(b) The commissioner may approve a project only after consultation with the advisory board.
(c) The commissioner, after consultation with the advisory board, may require that the fund receive an equity percentage in any project to which it contributes under this section.
Subd. 3.
Redistribution.
(a) If a taconite production facility is sold after operations at the facility had ceased, any money remaining in the taconite environmental fund for the former producer may be released to the purchaser of the facility on the terms otherwise applicable to the former producer under this section.
(b) Any portion of the taconite environmental fund that is not released by the commissioner within three years of its deposit in the taconite environmental fund shall be divided between the taconite environmental protection fund created in section 298.223 and the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust fund created in section 298.292 for placement in their respective special accounts. Two-thirds of the unreleased funds must be distributed to the taconite environmental protection fund and one-third to the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust fund.
Subd. 4.
Grant and loan fund.
(a) A fund is established to receive distributions under section 298.28, subdivision 9b, and to make grants or loans as provided in this subdivision. Any grant or loan made under this subdivision must be approved by the commissioner, after consultation with the advisory board, established under section 298.22.
(b) All distributions received in 2009 and subsequent years are allocated for projects under section 298.223, subdivision 1.
Subd. 5.
[Repealed, 2016 c 158 art 1 s 215]
Subd. 6.
[Repealed, 2016 c 158 art 1 s 215]
Subd. 7.
[Repealed, 2016 c 158 art 1 s 215]
History:
1996 c 471 art 12 s 8; 1997 c 231 art 8 s 11; 1Sp2001 c 5 art 6 s 33; 2003 c 127 art 11 s 11,12; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 4 s 91; 2006 c 259 art 12 s 12,13; 2008 c 154 art 8 s 13,14; 2008 c 363 art 10 s 21; 2009 c 78 art 7 s 22; 2010 c 216 s 58; 2010 c 347 a 7 s 1,3; 2010 c 389 a 7 s 20,24; 2013 c 3 s 23-25; 2016 c 158 art 1 s 168; 2017 c 94 art 7 s 49
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 296 - 299 — Excise And Sales Taxes › Chapter 298 — Minerals Taxes › Section 298.297 — Advisory Committees.

298.297 ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
Before submission of a project to the advisory board, the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation shall appoint a technical advisory committee consisting of one or more persons who are knowledgeable in areas related to the objectives of the proposal. Members of the committees shall be compensated as provided in section 15.059, subdivision 3. The advisory board shall not make recommendations on a proposal until it has received the evaluation and recommendations of the technical advisory committee or until 15 days have elapsed since the proposal was transmitted to the advisory committee, whichever occurs first.
History:
2Sp1982 c 2 s 10; 1983 c 46 s 5; 2009 c 78 art 6 s 24; 2014 c 286 art 8 s 36; 2017 c 94 art 7 s 50
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 296 - 299 — Excise And Sales Taxes › Chapter 298 — Minerals Taxes › Section 298.34 — Semitaconite, Taxation, Definitions.

298.34 SEMITACONITE, TAXATION, DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
[Repealed, 1998 c 389 art 10 s 23]
Subd. 2.
Semitaconite deposit.
For the purposes of sections 298.34 to 298.39, a "semitaconite deposit" is a deposit of altered iron formation, altered taconite, composites of iron-bearing and other minerals that exist either in mass as altered iron formation, or as intermingled masses of altered iron formation and other iron-bearing materials, from which, and in accordance with good mining practice, the concentrates or equivalent must be produced in an operation involving the beneficiation of the semitaconite. Such deposits include stockpiles of semitaconite. They also include rejects or tailings that in themselves are of semitaconite type as defined in section 298.001, subdivision 6, produced from mining or beneficiation operations. Not included is any separable portion of merchantable iron-bearing material if this separable portion is of such size and so situated that in accordance with good practice it can be mined and shipped. Also not included is any separable portion of iron-bearing material that can be made merchantable by simple methods of beneficiation as defined in section 298.001, subdivision 6, if this separable portion is of such size and so situated that in accordance with good practice it can be mined, beneficiated, and shipped in a separate commercial operation.
Subd. 3.
Semitaconite facility.
For the purposes of sections 298.34 to 298.39, a semitaconite facility is: (a) a beneficiating plant or a section or part thereof used solely in the process of beneficiating semitaconite, including buildings, machinery, tools, equipment and supplies used in connection therewith; (b) machinery, tools, equipment and supplies used solely in the mining of semitaconite or semitaconite deposit; (c) in the case of a part or section of a mining or beneficiating facility or buildings, machinery, tools, equipment or supplies used to a substantial extent, but not solely, in the mining or beneficiating of semitaconite or a semitaconite deposit, such proportionate part of the valuation of the part of the facility or the buildings, machinery, tools, equipment or supplies that the use for mining or beneficiation of semitaconite or semitaconite deposit bears to the whole use thereof shall be considered a semitaconite mining or beneficiation facility, and the remaining proportionate part shall remain subject to taxation in the same manner as other property, such proportion to be determined, and redetermined from time to time, by the commissioner of revenue upon application of the assessing officer or the owner of such facility.
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 1998 c 389 art 10 s 23]
History:
Ex1959 c 81 s 1; 1973 c 582 s 3; 2009 c 86 art 1 s 55
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 296 - 299 — Excise And Sales Taxes › Chapter 298 — Minerals Taxes › Section 298.35 — Imposition Of Tax; Amount.

298.35 IMPOSITION OF TAX; AMOUNT.
There is hereby imposed upon semitaconite and semitaconite deposits, and upon the mining and quarrying thereof, and upon the production of concentrate or equivalent therefrom, and upon the concentrate or equivalent so produced, a tax of (a) in the case of concentrates agglomerated or sintered in Minnesota or to be agglomerated or sintered in Minnesota, five cents per gross ton of merchantable concentrate as produced therefrom, plus one-tenth of one cent per gross ton for each one percent that the iron content of such product exceeds 55 percent, when dried at 212 degrees Fahrenheit, or (b) in the case of all other concentrates or equivalent ten cents per gross ton of merchantable concentrate or equivalent as produced therefrom, plus one-tenth of one cent per gross ton for each one-half percent that the iron content of such product exceeds 55 percent, when dried at 212 degrees Fahrenheit. If any part of the ore materials from a semitaconite deposit, beneficiated in connection with or incidental to the beneficiation of semitaconite therefrom, is made merchantable by simple methods of beneficiation referred to in section 298.34, the tax hereunder upon the portion of merchantable concentrate so beneficiated shall be at the rate of ten cents per gross ton plus one-tenth of one cent per gross ton for each one-half of one percent that the iron content of such product exceeds 55 percent, when dried at 212 degrees Fahrenheit.
History:
Ex1959 c 81 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 296 - 299 — Excise And Sales Taxes › Chapter 298 — Minerals Taxes › Section 298.36 — Nature Of Tax.

298.36 NATURE OF TAX.
Such tax shall be in addition to the occupation tax imposed upon the business of mining and producing iron ore and in addition to the royalty tax imposed upon royalties received for permission to mine and produce iron ore. Except as herein otherwise provided, it shall be in lieu of all other taxes upon such semitaconite and semitaconite deposits, or the lands in which contained, or upon the mining or quarrying thereof, or the production of concentrates therefrom, or upon the concentrate produced, or upon semitaconite mining and beneficiation facilities used in connection therewith, or upon the lands occupied by such semitaconite mining or beneficiation facilities. If electric or steam power for the mining, transportation or concentration of such semitaconite or the concentrates produced therefrom is generated in plants principally devoted to the generation of power for such purposes, the plants in which such power is generated and all machinery, equipment, tools, supplies, transmission and distribution lines used in the generation and distribution of such power, shall be considered to be machinery, equipment, tools, supplies and buildings used in the mining, quarrying or production of semitaconite and semitaconite concentrates within the meaning of this section. If part of the power generated in such a plant is used for purposes other than the mining or concentration of semitaconite or the transportation or loading of semitaconite or the concentrates thereof, a proportionate share of the value of such generating facilities, equal to the proportion that the power used for such other purpose bears to the whole amount of power generated therein, shall be subject to the general property tax in the same manner as other property; provided, power generated in such a plant and exchanged for an equivalent amount of power which is used for the mining, transportation or concentration of such semitaconite or concentrates produced therefrom, shall be considered as used for such purposes within the meaning of this section. Nothing herein shall prevent the assessment and taxation of the surface of reserve land containing semitaconite and not occupied by such facilities or used solely in connection therewith at the value thereof without regard to the semitaconite therein, nor the assessment and taxation of merchantable iron ore or other minerals, or iron-bearing materials other than semitaconite in such lands in the manner provided by law, nor the assessment and taxation of facilities used in producing sulphur or sulphur products from iron sulphide concentrates, or in refining such sulphur products, under the general property tax laws. Nothing herein shall except from general taxation or from taxation as provided by other laws any property used for residential or townsite purposes, including utility services thereto.
History:
Ex1959 c 81 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 296 - 299 — Excise And Sales Taxes › Chapter 298 — Minerals Taxes › Section 298.37 — Assessment At Local Tax Rate.

298.37 ASSESSMENT AT LOCAL TAX RATE.
In any year in which at least 1,000 tons of iron ore concentrate is not produced from any 40-acre tract or governmental lot containing semitaconite, a tax may be assessed upon the semitaconite therein at the local tax rate prevailing in the taxing district and spread against the net tax capacity of the semitaconite; such net tax capacity shall not exceed the greater of: (a) the net tax capacity specifically assigned to the semitaconite material in said land in the assessment for the year 1958, or, (b) an amount sufficient to yield a tax of $1 per acre less the amount of any tax assessed against such land under the authority of section 298.26.
History:
Ex1959 c 81 s 4; 1988 c 719 art 5 s 84; 1989 c 329 art 13 s 20; 1Sp1989 c 1 art 2 s 11
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 296 - 299 — Excise And Sales Taxes › Chapter 298 — Minerals Taxes › Section 298.38 — Payment And Collection.

298.38 PAYMENT AND COLLECTION.
The tax provided in section 298.35 shall be collected and paid in the same manner and at the same time as provided by law for the payment of the occupation tax. Reports shall be made and hearings held upon the determination of the tax at the same times and in the same manner as provided by law for the occupation tax. The commissioner of revenue shall have authority to make reasonable rules as to the form and manner of filing reports necessary for the determination of the tax hereunder, and by such rules may require the production of such information as may be reasonably necessary or convenient for the determination and apportionment of the tax. All the provisions of the occupation tax law with reference to the assessment, determination, and collection of the occupation tax, including all provisions for penalties and for appeals from or review of the orders of the commissioner of revenue relative thereto, are hereby made applicable to the tax imposed by section 298.35, except insofar as inconsistent herewith.
History:
Ex1959 c 81 s 5; 1973 c 582 s 3; 1985 c 248 s 70
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 296 - 299 — Excise And Sales Taxes › Chapter 298 — Minerals Taxes › Section 298.391 — Agglomerating Facilities Definitions.

298.391 AGGLOMERATING FACILITIES DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Definitions.
When used in sections 298.391 to 298.396, the following terms have the meaning assigned to them in this section, unless the context otherwise requires.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1998 c 389 art 10 s 23]
Subd. 3.
Agglomerating facility.
"Agglomerating facility" means a plant or plants, other than taconite plants or semitaconite facilities for the production of agglomerates and other merchantable iron ore products not less than 80 percent of the total annual productive capacity of which is designed and used for the production of agglomerates, together with all lands, except iron ore and iron-bearing material therein; all structures, buildings, machinery, equipment, tools and supplies which are used or to be used in connection with such plant or plants or in connection with the mining of agglomerate reserves; mined iron ore, iron-bearing materials and concentrates stockpiled at said plant or plants for processing therein and stockpiles of the merchantable iron ore products which have been produced therein.
Subd. 4.
Agglomeration.
"Agglomeration" means the application of a process either of pelletizing, sintering, nodulizing, briquetting, extruding or mechanical pressure to iron ore and iron-bearing material, other than taconite and semitaconite, at temperatures in excess of 900 degrees Fahrenheit.
Subd. 5.
[Repealed, 1998 c 389 art 10 s 23]
History:
1965 c 893 s 1; 1973 c 582 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 296 - 299 — Excise And Sales Taxes › Chapter 298 — Minerals Taxes › Section 298.392 — Qualification Of Agglomerating Facilities; Procedure And Order.

298.392 QUALIFICATION OF AGGLOMERATING FACILITIES; PROCEDURE AND ORDER.
An agglomerating facility shall be or become subject to taxation under sections 298.391 to 298.396 after it shall have been approved as such by order of the commissioner. Request for such approval shall be in writing and shall contain a description of the facility, together with such additional information and supporting data as the commissioner may require. The commissioner may make reasonable rules not inconsistent herewith prescribing the form of such requests. On determining that the facility, which may include existing structures, buildings, machinery, equipment, tools and supplies, qualifies as an agglomerating facility under sections 298.391 to 298.396, the commissioner shall by order approve the same as such and the facility shall thereupon become subject to the provisions of sections 298.391 to 298.396.
History:
1965 c 893 s 2; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 296 - 299 — Excise And Sales Taxes › Chapter 298 — Minerals Taxes › Section 298.393 — Imposition Of Tax; Amount.

298.393 IMPOSITION OF TAX; AMOUNT.
There is hereby imposed upon agglomerating facilities and upon the production of agglomerates and other merchantable iron ore products therein and upon the agglomerates and other products so produced, a tax equal to five cents per gross ton of agglomerates and other merchantable iron ore products which shall have been produced in the agglomerating facility during the calendar year plus one-tenth of one cent per gross ton for each one percent that the iron content of such products exceeds 55 percent, when dried at 212 degrees Fahrenheit.
History:
1965 c 893 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 296 - 299 — Excise And Sales Taxes › Chapter 298 — Minerals Taxes › Section 298.394 — Nature Of Tax.

298.394 NATURE OF TAX.
Such tax shall be in addition to the occupation tax imposed upon the business of mining and producing iron ore and in addition to the royalty tax imposed upon royalties received for permission to mine and produce iron ore. Except as herein otherwise provided, it shall be in lieu of all other taxes upon the agglomerating facility or upon the production of agglomerates and other merchantable iron ore products therein, or upon the agglomerates and other products so produced.
History:
1965 c 893 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 296 - 299 — Excise And Sales Taxes › Chapter 298 — Minerals Taxes › Section 298.395 — Payment And Collection.

298.395 PAYMENT AND COLLECTION.
The tax provided in section 298.393 shall be collected and paid in the same manner and at the same time as provided by law for the payment of the occupation tax. Reports shall be made and hearings held upon the determination of the tax at the same times and in the same manner as provided by law for the occupation tax. The commissioner of revenue shall have authority to make reasonable rules as to the form and manner of filing reports necessary for the determination of the tax hereunder, and by such rules may require the submission by taxpayer of such information as may be reasonably necessary or convenient for the determination and apportionment of the tax. All the provisions of the occupation tax law with reference to the assessment, determination and collection of the occupation tax, including all provisions for penalties and for appeals from or review of the orders of the commissioner of revenue relative thereto, are hereby made applicable to the tax imposed by said section 298.393, except insofar as inconsistent herewith.
History:
1965 c 893 s 5; 1973 c 582 s 3; 1985 c 248 s 70
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 296 - 299 — Excise And Sales Taxes › Chapter 298 — Minerals Taxes › Section 298.396 — Distribution Of Proceeds.

298.396 DISTRIBUTION OF PROCEEDS.
The proceeds of the tax collected under section 298.393 shall be distributed by the commissioner of management and budget, upon certificate of the commissioner to the general fund of the state and to the various taxing districts in which the agglomerating facility is located in the following proportions: 22 percent thereof to the city or town; 50 percent thereof to the school district; 22 percent thereof to the county; 6 percent thereof to the state. If the agglomerating facility is located in more than one tax district, the commissioner shall apportion equitably the proceeds of the part of the tax going to cities or towns among such subdivisions, and the part going to school districts among such districts, and the part going to counties among such counties, giving due consideration to the relative extent of the facilities located in each such taxing district. The commissioner's order making such apportionment shall be subject to review by the Tax Court at the instance of any of the interested taxing districts, in the same manner as other orders of the commissioner. The amount to be distributed among the several taxing districts of the state shall be divided by such districts among the funds of such districts in the same proportion as the general ad valorem tax thereof.
History:
1965 c 698 s 3; 1965 c 893 s 6; 1969 c 399 s 49; Ex1971 c 31 art 35 s 5; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1976 c 134 s 78; 1977 c 307 s 29; 1978 c 764 s 115; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 719 art 5 s 84; 1Sp1989 c 1 art 5 s 24; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 296 - 299 — Excise And Sales Taxes › Chapter 298 — Minerals Taxes › Section 298.405 — Iron Ore Bearing Material Other Than Taconite And Semitaconite; Taxation.

298.405 IRON ORE BEARING MATERIAL OTHER THAN TACONITE AND SEMITACONITE; TAXATION.
Subdivision 1.
Definition.
Iron-bearing material, other than taconite and semitaconite, having not more than 46.5 percent natural iron content on the average, is subject to taxation under section 298.24. The tax under that section applies to material that is treated in Minnesota for the purpose of making the iron-bearing material merchantable by any means of beneficiation, separation, concentration, or refinement. The tax under section 298.24 does not apply to unmined iron ore and low-grade iron-bearing formations as described in section 273.13, subdivision 31, clause (1).
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 2008 c 366 art 10 s 16]
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 2008 c 366 art 10 s 16]
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 2008 c 366 art 10 s 16]
History:
1963 c 735 s 1; 1963 c 841 s 1; 1973 c 582 s 3; 1992 c 464 art 2 s 6; 2008 c 366 art 10 s 12; 1Sp2021 c 14 art 11 s 23
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 296 - 299 — Excise And Sales Taxes › Chapter 298 — Minerals Taxes › Section 298.47 — Notification Of Commissioner Of Revenue Of Unmined Iron Ore.

298.47 NOTIFICATION OF COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE OF UNMINED IRON ORE.
On ascertaining that there are in existence reserves of unmined iron ore previously unreported, the county auditor shall transmit all the relevant information to the commissioner of revenue as soon as expedient.
History:
1974 c 365 s 2; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety › Section 299A.012 — Acceptance Of Private Funds; Appropriation.

299A.012 ACCEPTANCE OF PRIVATE FUNDS; APPROPRIATION.
(a) The commissioner may accept donations, nonfederal grants, bequests, and other gifts of money to carry out the purposes of chapter 299A. The commissioner may not accept any contributions under this section unless the contributions can be applied to divisions and programs that are related to statutory duties of the department. Donations, nonfederal grants, bequests, or other gifts of money accepted by the commissioner must be deposited in an account in the special revenue fund and are appropriated to the commissioner for the purpose for which the money was given if the department is authorized to conduct that activity under this chapter.
(b) By January 15 of each year, the commissioner shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction over public safety policy and finance on the money received under this section, the sources of the money, and the specific purposes for which it was used.
History:
2023 c 52 art 5 s 11
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety › Section 299A.015 — Duties Transferred From Other Agency.

299A.015 DUTIES TRANSFERRED FROM OTHER AGENCY.
The powers and duties of the Department of Children, Families, and Learning with respect to the Office of Drug Policy and Violence Prevention and Community Advisory Violence Prevention Council under Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 119A.25, 119A.26, 119A.27, 119A.28, 119A.29, 119A.31, 119A.32, 119A.33, and 119A.34, are transferred to the Department of Public Safety under section 15.039.
History:
1999 c 216 art 2 s 12; 2003 c 130 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety › Section 299A.017 — State Safety Oversight.

299A.017 STATE SAFETY OVERSIGHT.
Subdivision 1.
Office created.
The commissioner of public safety shall establish an Office of State Safety Oversight in the Department of Public Safety for safety oversight of rail fixed guideway public transportation systems within the state. The commissioner shall designate a director of the office.
Subd. 2.
Authority.
The director shall implement and has regulatory authority to enforce the requirements for the state set forth in United States Code, title 49, sections 5329 and 5330, federal regulations adopted pursuant to those sections, and successor or supplemental requirements.
History:
2014 c 312 art 11 s 30
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety › Section 299A.02 — Liquor Control Functions.

299A.02 LIQUOR CONTROL FUNCTIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Conflict of interest.
No employee of the Department of Public Safety or the Department of Revenue having any responsibility for the administration or enforcement of chapter 297G or 340A shall have a direct or indirect interest, except through ownership or investment in pension or mutual funds, in the manufacture, transportation or sale of intoxicating liquor or any malt or vinous beverages, intoxicating, nonintoxicating, or commercial or industrial alcohol. The commissioner of public safety or the commissioner of revenue may remove an employee in the unclassified civil service for any intentional violation of any provision of chapter 297G or 340A. Intentional violation of a provision of chapter 297G or 340A by a classified employee of one of the departments may be grounds for removal of that employee pursuant to section 43A.33.
Subd. 2.
General powers.
The commissioner shall administer and enforce the provisions of chapters 297G and 340A through the director of alcohol and gambling enforcement, except for those provisions thereof for which administration and enforcement are reserved to the commissioner of revenue.
Subd. 3.
Reports; rules.
The commissioner shall have power to require periodic factual reports from all licensed importers, manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers of intoxicating liquors and to make all reasonable rules to effect the object of chapters 297G and 340A. The rules shall include provisions for assuring the purity of intoxicating liquors and the true statement of its contents and proper labeling thereof with regard to all forms of sale. No rule may require the use of new containers in aging whiskey. No rule may require cordials or liqueurs to contain in excess of 2-1/2 percent by weight of sugar or dextrose or both.
Subd. 4.
Subpoena.
In all matters relating to official duties, the commissioner shall have the powers possessed by courts of law to issue subpoenas and cause them to be served and enforced. All public officials, and their respective deputies and employees, and all individuals, partnerships, firms, corporations, incorporated and unincorporated associations, and others who manufacture, transport, or sell intoxicating liquor, or are connected therewith in any manner, shall at all times attend and answer under oath the commissioner's lawful inquiries, produce and exhibit such books, accounts, documents, and property as the commissioner may desire to inspect, and in all things aid the commissioner in the performance of the commissioner's duties.
History:
1976 c 5 s 2; 1977 c 407 s 1; 1981 c 210 s 54; 1985 c 305 art 12 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 381 s 1; 1987 c 383 s 15; 1997 c 129 art 2 s 3-5; 2000 c 260 s 52
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety › Section 299A.11 — Vehicle Transporting Wheelchair User; Definitions.

299A.11 VEHICLE TRANSPORTING WHEELCHAIR USER; DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Scope.
The following terms have the definitions given them for the purposes of sections 299A.11 to 299A.17.
Subd. 2.
Operator.
"Operator" means any person, firm, partnership, corporation, service club, public or private agency, city, town or county. Section 299A.15 does not apply to any school bus as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 71.
Subd. 3.
Transit vehicle.
"Transit vehicle" means a bus that is not a school bus as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 71, with a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 15,000 pounds.
Subd. 4.
Transportation service.
"Transportation service" means the transportation by motor vehicle, other than a school bus manufactured before January 1, 1988, of any sick, injured, invalid, incapacitated, or disabled individual while occupying a wheelchair, which transportation is offered or provided by any operator to the public or to its employees or in connection with any other service offered by the operator including schooling or nursing home, convalescent or child care services.
Subd. 5.
Wheelchair securement device.
"Wheelchair securement device" or "securement device" means an apparatus installed in a transit vehicle or other motor vehicle for the purpose of securing an occupied wheelchair into a location in the vehicle and preventing movement of that wheelchair while the vehicle is in motion.
History:
1978 c 752 s 1; 1987 c 383 s 16; 1991 c 163 s 1; 2005 c 56 s 1; 2020 c 83 art 1 s 78
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety › Section 299A.12 — Wheelchair Securement Device.

299A.12 WHEELCHAIR SECUREMENT DEVICE.
Subdivision 1.
General requirements.
Any vehicle used by an operator to provide transportation service must be equipped with wheelchair securement devices that meet the specifications of subdivisions 1 and 2. Only securement devices that meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act may be used. A wheelchair securement device must be installed and used according to the manufacturer's instructions and Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 38.23. Wheelchair securement devices installed in any vehicle must be maintained in working order and according to the manufacturer's recommendations.
Subd. 2.
Design requirements.
The design requirements for securement devices must meet the specifications in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 38.23.
Subd. 3.
Maximum number of persons transported.
A vehicle used to provide transportation service must carry only as many persons seated in wheelchairs as the number of securement devices approved by the commissioner of public safety as meeting the specifications of subdivisions 1 and 2 with which the vehicle is equipped, and each occupied wheelchair must be secured by such a securement device before the vehicle is set in motion.
Subd. 4. MS 2018
[Repealed, 1Sp2019 c 3 art 3 s 140]
History:
1978 c 752 s 2; 1989 c 204 s 5; 1991 c 163 s 2,3; 1Sp2019 c 3 art 3 s 83-85
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety › Section 299A.13 — Additional Safety Requirements.

299A.13 ADDITIONAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.
Subdivision 1.
Seat belt.
Any vehicle used to provide transportation service must be equipped with seat belts that are approved by the commissioner of public safety. The seat belts required by this subdivision must be adequate to secure the occupant of a wheelchair who is being transported by the vehicle. The seat belts must be used only to secure the person and must not be used to secure the wheelchair unless the wheelchair securement force is not cumulative to the seat belt. The seat belts must meet all other applicable state and federal requirements for safety.
Subd. 2.
Electric wheelchair.
When transportation service is provided to an individual in an electrically powered wheelchair, the main power switch of the wheelchair must be placed in the "off" position at all times while the vehicle is in motion.
Subd. 3.
Mobility aid accessibility.
(a) Vehicles equipped with wheelchair securement devices must provide a level-change mechanism or boarding device such as a lift or ramp that complies with Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 38.23.
(b) Wheelchair lifts must comply with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for public use lifts as outlined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, sections 571.403 and 571.404.
Subd. 4.
Driver's responsibility.
(a) The driver of a vehicle equipped with a wheelchair securement device has the duties outlined in this subdivision.
(b) The driver or a person designated by the driver must ensure that an occupied wheelchair is properly secured before the driver sets the vehicle in motion.
(c) The driver or a person designated by the driver must ensure that the seat belt assembly is properly adjusted and fastened around the wheelchair user in a manner consistent with the manufacturer's recommendations before the driver sets the vehicle in motion when:
(1) requested by the wheelchair user;
(2) the wheelchair user is unable to communicate;
(3) seat belt usage is required of all passengers in the vehicle; or
(4) the vehicle is a school bus.
The seat belt assembly must not be fastened if the wheelchair user or other responsible person advises the driver that to do so would aggravate a physical condition of the wheelchair user. If a restraint device is available that would not aggravate the physical condition of the user, it must be fastened in the required manner.
(d) The driver or a person designated by the driver shall ensure that securement devices and seat belt assemblies are retracted, removed, or otherwise stored when not in use to prevent tripping of persons and damage to devices.
History:
1978 c 752 s 3; 1989 c 204 s 6; 1Sp2019 c 3 art 3 s 86
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety › Section 299A.14 — Vehicle Inspection.

299A.14 VEHICLE INSPECTION.
Subdivision 1.
Inspection certificate required.
No person shall drive and no operator shall knowingly permit or cause a vehicle to be used for transportation service unless there is displayed thereon a certificate issued upon inspection by the commissioner of public safety as provided in this section.
Subd. 2.
Wheelchair securement device.
Inspection shall be made by personnel in the department of public safety assigned to the State Patrol. An operator of transportation services shall submit a vehicle for inspection after the installation of a wheelchair securement device in the vehicle and before using the vehicle for transportation service, but not later than one month after the date of installation. Evidence of the date of installation shall be provided by the operator at the inspection.
Subd. 3.
Standards.
The inspection shall be made to determine that (1) the vehicle complies with the provisions of sections 299A.12 and 299A.13, and (2) the securement device and level-change mechanism or boarding device, such as a lift or ramp, are in working order and not in need of obvious repair. The inspection may include testing the use of a securement device while the vehicle is in motion.
Subd. 4.
Certificate display and contents.
A certificate furnished by the commissioner shall be issued upon completion of inspection if the vehicle complies with the requirements set forth in subdivision 3. The certificate shall be affixed to the lower left corner of the windshield. It shall note compliance with this section, record the number of wheelchairs which may be simultaneously carried in the vehicle, and note the month and year in which the next inspection is required.
Subd. 5.
When inspections required.
Subsequent inspections shall be made annually. If additional securement devices are installed in a vehicle already equipped with a securement device, inspection is required as specified in subdivision 2.
History:
1978 c 752 s 4; 1981 c 37 s 2; 1991 c 163 s 4; 1Sp2019 c 3 art 3 s 87
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety › Section 299A.15 — Aid And License Withheld.

299A.15 AID AND LICENSE WITHHELD.
No agency of the state, political subdivision or other public agency shall grant or approve any financial assistance to any operator for the purchase or operation of any vehicle used for transportation service or grant any permit or license otherwise required by law for operation of that service unless the operator of the transportation service complies with the provisions of sections 299A.11 to 299A.14.
History:
1978 c 752 s 5
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety › Section 299A.16 — Evidence.

299A.16 EVIDENCE.
Proof of the installation or failure to install wheelchair securement devices, or proof of faulty installation of wheelchair securement devices, or proof of the maintenance or failure to properly maintain wheelchair securement devices, or proof of the use or failure to use wheelchair securement devices is admissible in evidence in any litigation involving personal injuries or property damage arising out of the use or operation of a vehicle providing transportation service. For the purposes of this section "wheelchair securement device" means such a device approved by the commissioner of public safety.
History:
1978 c 752 s 6
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety › Section 299A.17 — Misdemeanor.

299A.17 MISDEMEANOR.
For each failure to comply with any requirement of section 299A.12, 299A.13 or 299A.14 an operator is guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
1978 c 752 s 7
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety › Section 299A.291 — Definitions.

299A.291 DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Applicability.
For purposes of sections 299A.291 to 299A.298, the following terms have the meanings given them in this section.
Subd. 2.
Chemical abuse.
"Chemical abuse" means the use of a controlled substance or the abuse of alcoholic beverages.
Subd. 3.
Controlled substance.
"Controlled substance" has the meaning given in section 152.01, subdivision 4.
Subd. 4.
Prevention activity.
"Prevention activity" means an activity carried on by a government agency that is designed to reduce chemical abuse and substance use disorder, including education, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation programs.
Subd. 5.
Supply reduction activity.
"Supply reduction activity" means an activity carried on by a government agency that is designed to reduce the supply or use of controlled substances, including law enforcement, eradication, and prosecutorial activities.
History:
1989 c 290 art 9 s 1; 1989 c 356 s 56; 1991 c 279 s 10-13; 1999 c 216 art 2 s 28; 1999 c 241 art 10 s 8; 2022 c 98 art 4 s 51
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety › Section 299A.294 — Responsibilities Of Council.

299A.294 RESPONSIBILITIES OF COUNCIL.
Subdivision 1.
Purpose of council.
The general purpose of the council is to serve as an advisory body to the governor and the legislature on all aspects of alcohol and drug abuse.
Subd. 2.
Specific duties and responsibilities.
In furtherance of the general purpose specified in subdivision 1, the council shall:
(1) assist state agencies in the coordination of drug policies and programs and in the provision of services to other units of government, communities, and citizens;
(2) promote among state agencies policies to achieve uniformity in state and federal grant programs and to streamline those programs;
(3) oversee comprehensive data collection and research and evaluation of alcohol and drug program activities;
(4) seek the advice and counsel of appropriate interest groups and advise the commissioner of public safety;
(5) seek additional private funding for community-based programs and research and evaluation;
(6) evaluate whether law enforcement narcotics task forces should be reduced in number and increased in geographic size, and whether new sources of funding are available for the task forces;
(7) continue to promote clarity of roles among federal, state, and local law enforcement activities; and
(8) establish criteria to evaluate law enforcement drug programs.
Subd. 3.
Grant programs.
The council shall, in coordination with the commissioner, review and approve state agency plans regarding the use of federal funds for programs to reduce chemical abuse or reduce the supply of controlled substances. The appropriate state agencies would have responsibility for management of state and federal drug grant programs.
History:
1989 c 290 art 9 s 4; 1991 c 279 s 16; 1992 c 571 art 10 s 22,23; 1994 c 636 art 9 s 3; 1999 c 216 art 2 s 2,3,28; 1999 c 241 art 10 s 8
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety › Section 299A.295 — Youth Neighborhood Centers; Pilot Projects.

299A.295 YOUTH NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS; PILOT PROJECTS.
Subdivision 1.
Establishment; requirements.
The commissioner of public safety may establish pilot projects at neighborhood centers serving youths between the ages of 11 to 21. The centers may offer recreational activities, social services, meals, job skills and career services, and provide referrals for youths to other available services outside the centers. The commissioner may consult with other appropriate agencies and, to the extent possible, use existing resources and staff in creating the programs. The commissioner shall ensure that the programs, if offered, are adequately staffed by specially trained personnel and outreach street workers. Each center may integrate community volunteers into the program's activities and services and cooperate with local law enforcement agencies. The centers must be open during hours convenient to youths including evenings, weekends, and extended summer hours. However, there may not be any conflicts with truancy laws. Each center must have a plan for evaluation designed to measure the program's effectiveness in aiding youths.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 2001 c 161 s 58]
History:
1995 c 226 art 3 s 44; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1996 c 408 art 2 s 4; 1999 c 216 art 2 s 4,28; 1999 c 241 art 10 s 8
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety › Section 299A.297 — Other Duties.

299A.297 OTHER DUTIES.
The commissioner of public safety, in consultation with the Chemical Abuse and Violence Prevention Council, shall:
(1) provide information and assistance upon request to school preassessment teams established under section 121A.26;
(2) provide information and assistance upon request to the State Board of Pharmacy with respect to the board's enforcement of chapter 152;
(3) cooperate with and provide information and assistance upon request to the Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Section in the Department of Human Services;
(4) coordinate the policy of the office with that of the Narcotic Enforcement Unit in the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension; and
(5) coordinate the activities of the regional drug task forces, provide assistance and information to them upon request, and assist in the formation of task forces in areas of the state in which no task force operates.
History:
1989 c 290 art 9 s 8; 1989 c 356 s 57; 1991 c 279 s 19; 1992 c 571 art 10 s 25; 1994 c 636 art 9 s 6; 1998 c 397 art 11 s 3; 1999 c 216 art 2 s 6,28; 1999 c 241 art 10 s 8; 2009 c 96 art 6 s 9
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety › Section 299A.298 — Cooperation Of Other Agencies.

299A.298 COOPERATION OF OTHER AGENCIES.
State agencies, and agencies and governing bodies of political subdivisions, shall cooperate with the commissioner of public safety and shall provide any public information requested by the commissioner.
History:
1989 c 290 art 9 s 9; 1999 c 216 art 2 s 7,28; 1999 c 241 art 10 s 8
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety › Section 299A.2994 — Asian-american Juvenile Crime Prevention.

299A.2994 ASIAN-AMERICAN JUVENILE CRIME PREVENTION.
Subdivision 1.
Grant program.
The commissioner of public safety shall establish a grant program for coordinated, family-based crime intervention and prevention services for Asian-American youth. The commissioners of human services, education, and public safety shall work together to coordinate grant activities.
Subd. 2.
Grant recipients.
The commissioner, in consultation with the Asian-Pacific Council, shall award grants in amounts up to $150,000 to agencies based in the Asian-American community that have experience providing coordinated, family-based community services to Asian-American youth and families.
Subd. 3.
Project design.
Projects eligible for grants under this section must provide coordinated crime intervention, prevention, and educational services that include:
(1) education for Asian-American parents, including parenting methods in the United States and information about the United States legal and educational systems;
(2) crime intervention and prevention programs for Asian-American youth, including employment and career-related programs and guidance and counseling services;
(3) family-based services, including support networks, language classes, programs to promote parent-child communication, access to education and career resources, and conferences for Asian-American children and parents;
(4) coordination with public and private agencies to improve communication between the Asian-American community and the community at large; and
(5) hiring staff to implement the services in clauses (1) to (4).
Subd. 4.
Use of grant money to match federal funds.
Grant money awarded under this section may be used to satisfy any state or local match requirement that must be satisfied in order to receive federal funds.
Subd. 5.
Annual report.
Grant recipients must report to the commissioner by June 30 of each year on the services and programs provided, expenditures of grant money, and an evaluation of the program's success in reducing crime among Asian-American youth.
History:
1992 c 571 art 10 s 16; 1993 c 326 art 12 s 3; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1999 c 216 art 2 s 10,11,28; 2003 c 130 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety › Section 299A.33 — Drug Abuse Resistance Education (dare) Program.

299A.33 DRUG ABUSE RESISTANCE EDUCATION (DARE) PROGRAM.
Subdivision 1.
Program.
The drug abuse resistance education program assists law enforcement agencies or school districts by providing grants to enable peace officers to undergo the training described in subdivision 3. Grants may be used to cover the cost of the training as well as reimbursement for actual, reasonable travel and living expenses incurred in connection with the training. The commissioner shall administer the program, shall promote it throughout the state, and is authorized to receive money from public and private sources for use in carrying it out. For purposes of this section, "law enforcement agency" means a police department or sheriff's office.
Subd. 2.
Grant.
A law enforcement agency or a school district may apply to the commissioner for a grant under subdivision 1.
Subd. 3.
Training program.
The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension shall develop a program to train peace officers to teach a curriculum on drug abuse resistance in schools. The training program must be approved by the commissioner.
Subd. 4.
Availability of peace officer training.
The training described in subdivision 3 is available on a voluntary basis to local law enforcement agencies and school districts.
Subd. 5.
Coordination of activities.
If the commissioner receives grant requests from more than one applicant for programs to be conducted in a single school district, the commissioner shall require the applicants to submit a plan for coordination of their training and programs.
Subd. 6.
Report.
The commissioner may require grant recipients to account to the director at reasonable time intervals regarding the use of the grants and the training and programs provided.
History:
1989 c 290 art 9 s 5