Bill Text: MN SF930 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Engrossed


Bill Title: Deficiency funding appropriations for public safety department, judicial standards board, tax court, and secretary of state; state-owned land minimum sale requirement modification

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-01-24 - Senate file first reading, referred to Ways and Means [SF930 Detail]

Download: Minnesota-2011-SF930-Engrossed.html

1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to state government; providing deficiency funding for certain state
1.3agencies; appropriating money;amending Laws 2005, chapter 156, article 2,
1.4section 45, as amended.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6
Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
1.7The sums shown in the column marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
1.8agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the general
1.9fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each
1.10purpose, and are added to the appropriations in Laws 2009, chapters 83 and 101. The
1.11figure "2011," where used in this act, means that the appropriation or appropriations listed
1.12under it are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011.
1.13
APPROPRIATIONS
1.14
Available for the Year
1.15
Ending June 30
1.16
2011

1.17
Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
$
2,043,000
1.18This appropriation is to provide a match for
1.19Federal Emergency Management Agency
1.20(FEMA) disaster assistance to state agencies
1.21and political subdivisions under Minnesota
1.22Statutes, section 12.221, in the area
1.23designated under Presidential Declaration
1.24of Major Disaster, FEMA-1830-DR, for the
2.1flooding in Minnesota in the spring of 2009,
2.2whether included in the original declaration
2.3or added later by federal government action.
2.4This is a onetime appropriation. This
2.5appropriation is available until expended.

2.6
Sec. 3. BOARD ON JUDICIAL STANDARDS
$
290,000
2.7This appropriation is for special investigative
2.8and hearing costs for major disciplinary
2.9actions undertaken by the board. This
2.10appropriation does not cancel. Any
2.11encumbered and unspent balances remain
2.12available for these expenditures in subsequent
2.13fiscal years. This is a onetime appropriation.

2.14
Sec. 4. TAX COURT
$
38,000
2.15This appropriation is to fund a deficiency
2.16in the agency's operating budget. Of this
2.17amount, $3,000 may be carried back to fiscal
2.18year 2010 to pay for expenditures exceeding
2.19the original appropriation. This is a onetime
2.20appropriation.

2.21
Sec. 5. SECRETARY OF STATE
$
471,000
2.22$149,000 is for the payment of legal fees
2.23imposed by the United States District
2.24Court, District of Minnesota, in the case
2.25of American Broadcasting Companies,
2.26Inc. et al. v. Mark Ritchie et al. (Case
2.2708-cv-5285-MJD-AJB). This appropriation
2.28is available until June 30, 2013. This is a
2.29onetime appropriation.
2.30$322,000 is for the reimbursement of costs
2.31of recounts during the 2010 general election,
2.32to be paid to counties consistent with the
2.33cost survey of the counties previously
3.1conducted by the secretary of state and
3.2for reimbursement to the secretary of state
3.3costs in those recounts already paid by
3.4the secretary of state to the counties. This
3.5appropriation is available until December
3.631, 2011.

3.7    Sec. 6. Laws 2005, chapter 156, article 2, section 45, as amended by Laws 2007,
3.8chapter 148, article 2, section 73, and Laws 2009, chapter 37, article 1, section 59, is
3.9amended to read:
3.10    Sec. 45. SALE OF STATE LAND.
3.11    Subdivision 1. State land sales. The commissioner of administration shall
3.12coordinate with the head of each department or agency having control of state-owned land
3.13to identify and sell at least $6,440,000 $4,304,729 of state-owned land. Sales should be
3.14completed according to law and as provided in this section as soon as practicable but no
3.15later than June 30, 2011. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.281 and
3.1616B.282 , 94.09 and 94.10, or any other law to the contrary, the commissioner may offer
3.17land for public sale by only providing notice of lands or an offer of sale of lands to state
3.18departments or agencies, the University of Minnesota, cities, counties, towns, school
3.19districts, or other public entities.
3.20    Subd. 2. Anticipated savings. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
3.2194.16, subdivision 3 , or other law to the contrary, the amount of the proceeds from the
3.22sale of land under this section that exceeds the actual expenses of selling the land must
3.23be deposited in the general fund, except as otherwise provided by the commissioner of
3.24finance. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 94.11 or 16B.283, the commissioner
3.25of finance may establish the timing of payments for land purchased under this section. If
3.26the total of all money deposited into the general fund from the proceeds of the sale of land
3.27under this section is anticipated to be less than $6,440,000 $4,304,729, the governor must
3.28allocate the amount of the difference as reductions to general fund operating expenditures
3.29for other executive agencies for the biennium ending June 30, 2011.
3.30    Subd. 3. Sale of state lands revolving loan fund. $290,000 is appropriated from
3.31the general fund in fiscal year 2006 to the commissioner of administration for purposes
3.32of paying the actual expenses of selling state-owned lands to achieve the anticipated
3.33savings required in this section. From the gross proceeds of land sales under this section,
3.34the commissioner of administration must cancel the amount of the appropriation in this
3.35subdivision to the general fund by June 30, 2011.

4.1    Sec. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.
4.2Sections 1 to 6 are effective the day following final enactment.
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