Session Year 2001, Special Session 1

Bill Name: HF0005

hf5 SECOND ENGROSSMENT Omnibus economic development, housing and other state
agencies appropriations bill. ARTICLE 1 APPROPRIATIONS Section 1: Economic
development appropriations provided. Sec. 2: Trade and economic development
appropriations provided. Sec. 3: Minnesota technology, inc. appropriations
provided. Sec. 4: Economic security appropriations provided. Sec. : Housing
finance agency appropriations provided. Sec. 6: Children, families, and learning
appropriations provided. Sec. 7: Investment board appropriations provided. Sec.
8: Commerce appropriations provided. Sec. 9: Board of accountancy appropriations
provided. Sec. 10: Board of architecture, engineering, land surveying, landscape
architecture, geoscience, and interior design appropriations provided. Sec. 11:
Board of barber examiners appropriations provided. Sec. 12: Labor and industry
appropriations provided. Sec. 13: Bureau of mediation services appropriations
provided. Sec. 14: Workers' compensation court of appeals appropriations
provided. Sec. 15: Public utilities commission appropriations provided. Sec. 16:
Minnesota historical society appropriations provided. Sec. 17: Council on Black
Minnesotans appropriations provided. Sec. 18: Council on Chicano-Latino affairs
appropriations provided. Sec. 19: Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans
appropriations provided. Sec. 20: Indian affairs council appropriations
provided. Sec. 21: Federal fund approval provided. ARTICLE 2 POLICY PROVISIONS
Section 1: Rulemaking policies clarified. Sec. 2: Minnesota investment fund
purpose expanded. Sec. 3: Minnesota job skills partnership board membership and
appointment regulations modified. Sec. 4: Performance standards development
required. Sec. 5: Legislative recommendations provided. Sec. 6: Distance-work
grants clarified. Sec. 7: State dislocated worker program established. Sec. 8:
Technical. Sec. 9: Organ donation work leave required. Sec. 10: Search firm
registration fees eliminated. Sec. 11: Annual report surety bond requirements
eliminated and search firm language removed. Sec. 12-20: Search firm language
removed. Sec. 21: Renewable energy production incentive criteria expanded. Sec.
22: Special assessment fund disbursement regulations modified. Sec. 23: Federal
income tax withholding percentage reduced. Sec. 24: Executive committee duties
provided. Sec. 25: HRA governing board established and detailed. Sec. 26-28:
Dates extended. Sec. 29: Workforce centers strategic plan provided. Sec. 30:
Low-income worker training provided. Sec. 31: Workforce enhancement fee imposed
and fund usage outlined. Sec. 32: Unemployment insurance technology initiative
undertaken and tax reduction provided. Sec. 33: Sunset date provided. Sec. 34:
Importance of Little Elk Heritage Preserve stated. Sec. 35: Historical site
definition relating to Little Elk Heritage Preserve provided. Sec. 36: Anoka
library fund balance transfer to Anoka county historical society authorized.
Sec. 37: Board of accountancy fee increase approved. Sec. 38: Electronic
reporting format for workers' compensation addressed. Sec. 39: Municipal utility
and cooperative electric association conservation investments provided. Sec. 40:
Retroactivity clause. Sec. 41: Repealer.ARTICLE 3 REORGANIZATION OF
DEPARTMENTSSection 1: Department of economic security abolished. Sec. 2:
Department of economic security duties transferred to department of trade and
economic development. Sec. 3: Department of trade and economic development
organization reestablished. Sec. 4: Workforce reorganization transition advisory
team created and detailed. Sec. 5: Transition team duties provided. Sec. 6:
Staff support and operations of the transition team provided. Sec. 7: Worker
protection measures provided. Sec. 8: Expiration dates provided.ARTICLE 4
HOUSING PROGRAM AND TECHNICAL CHANGESSection 1-6: Technical changes. Sec. 7: Low
income housing requirement waiver authorized. Sec. 8: Existing owner occupied
housing rehabilitation loan criteria modified. Sec. 9-18: Technical changes.
Sec. 19: Investment earnings appropriated to the state aggregation allowed. Sec.
20: Manufactured home park redevelopment program established. Sec. 21-29:
Technical changes. Sec. 30: Disaster relief contingency fund establishment
authorized. Sec. 31-34: Technical changes. Sec. 35: Visitability requirements
established for individuals with mobility impairments. Sec. 36: Manufactured
home park development report required. Sec. 37: Housing statute study initiated.
Sec. 38: Assistance to families grants TANF forecast adjustment, TANF transfer
to social services, transfer to Minnesota housing finance agency, and working
family credit money appropriated. Sec. 39: Repealer.ARTICLE 5 HOUSING PROGRAM
CONSOLIDATIONSection 1: Low-income housing regulations modified. Sec. 2: Housing
trust fund account biennial report submission required. Sec. 3: Home ownership
education, counseling, and training program established. Sec. 4: Economic
development and housing challenge program expenditures authorized. Sec. 5:
Economic development and housing challenge program gap financing detailed. Sec.
6: Grant award preferences relaxed. Sec. 7: Appropriated funds used for
challenge grants or loans. Sec. 8: Challenge grant and loan income limits
clarified. Sec. 9: Eligible mortgagor limitations on return provided. Sec. 10:
Repealer.ARTICLE 6 PUBLIC SERVICE CONSOLIDATIONSection 1: Department of public
service rights and duties transferred to department of commerce. Sec. 2-70:
Instances of "department of public service" replaced with "department of
commerce" and other conforming changes provided. Sec. 71: Light capacity scale
and packaged food commodity inspection required. Sec. 72-75: Conforming changes.
Sec. 76: Repealer. Sec. 77: Revisor instruction. Sec. 78: Effective date.AE