Minnesota Session Laws - 2007, Regular Session

CHAPTER 32--S.F.No. 846

An act

relating to state government; providing deficiency funding for certain state and regional agencies; providing for review of certain Metropolitan Council procurements; appropriating money;

proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS. new text end

new text begin The amount shown in this section summarizes direct appropriations, by fund, made in this act. new text end

						new text begin Total new text end
new text begin General new text end					new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 10,379,000 new text end
new text begin State Government Special Revenue new text end						new text begin 192,000 new text end
new text begin Total new text end					new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 10,571,000 new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS. new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated from the general fund to the agencies and for the purposes specified in this act, to be available for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose, and are added to appropriations in Laws 2005, chapters 136 and 156, and Laws 2005, First Special Session chapters 4 and 6. The figure "2007," where used in this act, means that the appropriation or appropriations listed under it are available for the year ending June 30, 2007. new text end

			new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end
			new text begin Available for the Year new text end
			new text begin Ending June 30 new text end
						new text begin 2007 new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin TAX COURT new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 47,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is to pay for an expected deficiency in the fiscal year 2007 operating budget and is added to appropriations in Laws 2005, chapter 136, article 1, section 5. This is a onetime appropriation. new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin BOARD ON JUDICIAL STANDARDS new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 200,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is to pay for special hearing costs and is added to appropriations in Laws 2005, chapter 136, article 1, section 7. This is a onetime appropriation. new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin BOARD OF PUBLIC DEFENSE new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 200,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is to pay for transcript costs and is added to appropriations in Laws 2005, chapter 136, article 1, section 8. This is a onetime appropriation. new text end

Sec. 6. new text begin PUBLIC SAFETY new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 1,299,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
		new text begin 2007 new text end
new text begin General new text end		new text begin 1,107,000 new text end
new text begin State Government Special Revenue new text end		new text begin 192,000 new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each purpose are specified in the following subdivisions. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin FEMA Match new text end

new text begin 1,107,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is to provide a match for FEMA money received for natural disaster assistance payments and is added to appropriations in Laws 2005, chapter 136, article 1, section 9, subdivision 2. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2008. This is a onetime appropriation. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Parenting Time Centers new text end

new text begin 192,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is from the state government special revenue fund for parenting time centers as described in Minnesota Statutes, section 119A.37. $96,000 of the appropriation is attributable to expenses incurred in fiscal year 2006 and $96,000 is attributable to expenses incurred in fiscal year 2007. new text end

Sec. 7. new text begin OMBUDSMAN FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 66,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is to pay for an expected deficiency in the fiscal year 2007 operating budget and is added to appropriations in Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 4, article 9, section 8. This is a onetime appropriation. new text end

Sec. 8. new text begin TRANSPORTATION new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 522,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is to pay for Greater Minnesota transit assistance and is added to appropriations in Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 6, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph (b). This is a onetime appropriation. new text end

Sec. 9. new text begin METROPOLITAN COUNCIL new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 7,847,000 new text end

new text begin (a) This appropriation is to pay for bus system operations and is added to appropriations in Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 6, article 1, section 3, paragraph (a). This is a onetime appropriation. new text end

new text begin (b) The appropriation in this section is subject to the condition that the Metropolitan Council cancel request for proposals number 7216. The Metropolitan Council shall issue a new solicitation for the purchase of buses. new text end

Sec. 10. new text begin CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE BOARD new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 150,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is for court-ordered payments and is added to appropriations in Laws 2005, chapter 156, article 1, section 7. This is a onetime appropriation. new text end

Sec. 11. new text begin FINANCE new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 240,000 new text end

new text begin The commissioner of finance shall pay this amount to the court administrator of the Fourth Judicial District for distribution according to Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 488A.03, subdivision 9. This appropriation replaces funding lost in fiscal year 2007 due to the inadvertent repeal of Minnesota Statutes, section 488A.03, subdivision 9, in Laws 2006, chapter 260, article 5, section 54. This is a onetime appropriation. new text end

Sec. 12.

new text begin [473.915] PROCUREMENTS. new text end

new text begin All proposed Metropolitan Council procurements over $125,000,000 must be reviewed by the members of the Legislative Advisory Commission under section 3.30 and the ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees or divisions responsible for overseeing the items subject to the proposed procurement. The chair of the Metropolitan Council shall give notice to the Legislative Advisory Commission secretary when a procurement over $125,000,000 is being considered. The commission shall take testimony on the procurements. new text end

Sec. 13.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This act is effective the day following final enactment. new text end

Presented to the governor April 30, 2007

Signed by the governor May 2, 2007, 4:35 p.m.