Bill Text: MN SF1957 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Employment and economic development department (DEED) permit management and coordination requirements
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 10-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-04-02 - Senate file first reading, referred to Jobs and Economic Development Finance [SF1957 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-SF1957-Introduced.html
1.2relating to job creation; providing for permit management and coordination;
1.3requiring centralized electronic accessibility to permit applications and
1.4documentation; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter
1.5116J.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. [116J.861] PERMIT MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION.
1.8(a) All permits that involve more than one state or federal agency shall be managed
1.9and coordinated by the state agency with primary jurisdiction in permitting the project.
1.10In addition to the requirements under section 116C.261, if environmental review under
1.11chapter 116D is or will be conducted for the project and a state agency is the responsible
1.12governmental unit, the state agency named as the responsible governmental unit shall
1.13manage and coordinate the state permitting for the project. If no state agency has primary
1.14jurisdiction or is the responsible governmental unit for review on the project, the agency
1.15responsible for managing and coordinating the state permit process shall be selected by
1.16the Bureau of Business Licenses.
1.17(b) The state agency responsible for managing and coordinating state permits under
1.18paragraph (a) shall:
1.19(1) develop a timeline for all permits issued by state and federal agencies and
1.20coordinate the permits among the agencies;
1.21(2) provide the project proposer the timeline for all state and federal permits;
1.22(3) be the contact person for the project proposer for all state and federal permits; and
1.23(4) make permit applications and supporting documents available electronically in a
1.24centralized location to other agencies involved in permitting a project.
1.3requiring centralized electronic accessibility to permit applications and
1.4documentation; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter
1.5116J.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. [116J.861] PERMIT MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION.
1.8(a) All permits that involve more than one state or federal agency shall be managed
1.9and coordinated by the state agency with primary jurisdiction in permitting the project.
1.10In addition to the requirements under section 116C.261, if environmental review under
1.11chapter 116D is or will be conducted for the project and a state agency is the responsible
1.12governmental unit, the state agency named as the responsible governmental unit shall
1.13manage and coordinate the state permitting for the project. If no state agency has primary
1.14jurisdiction or is the responsible governmental unit for review on the project, the agency
1.15responsible for managing and coordinating the state permit process shall be selected by
1.16the Bureau of Business Licenses.
1.17(b) The state agency responsible for managing and coordinating state permits under
1.18paragraph (a) shall:
1.19(1) develop a timeline for all permits issued by state and federal agencies and
1.20coordinate the permits among the agencies;
1.21(2) provide the project proposer the timeline for all state and federal permits;
1.22(3) be the contact person for the project proposer for all state and federal permits; and
1.23(4) make permit applications and supporting documents available electronically in a
1.24centralized location to other agencies involved in permitting a project.
