Minnesota Concrete & Masonry Licensing Law

Minnesota Code · 18 sections

The following is the full text of Minnesota’s concrete & masonry licensing law statutes as published in the Minnesota Code. For the official version, see the Minnesota Legislature.

Minn. Stat. § 103G.701

103G.701 STREAM MAINTENANCE PROGRAM.

Subdivision 1. Establishment.

The commissioner shall establish a stream maintenance program. The program must include grants-in-aid to participating counties.

Subd. 2. Application.

A county desiring to participate in the stream maintenance program must submit an application for the proposed work to the commissioner on forms provided by the commissioner. Unless waived by the commissioner, the county must submit the following information with its application:

(1) a map of the county showing the stream and the specific reaches of the stream to be maintained;

(2) photographs showing the nature and extent of the maintenance problem; and

(3) a resolution by the county board of commissioners asking to participate in the program and agreeing to provide at least 25 percent of the cost of the maintenance project.

Subd. 3. Contract.

After approving a stream maintenance project, the commissioner shall contract with the county for performance of work necessary to do the project. The contract may provide that the county share of the cost of the project is paid in the form of services provided by the county.

Subd. 4. Eligible projects.

The commissioner may grant money for:

(1) cutting and removal of brush and dead or downed trees; and

(2) removal of large rocks and other debris such as concrete, asphalt, or scrap material.

Subd. 5. Grants.

(a) The commissioner must apportion grant money according to the relative severity of the maintenance problem, the date of application for the grant, and the availability of funds.

(b) A grant may not exceed 75 percent of the total cost of a stream maintenance project.

(c) Money may not be disbursed for excavation, filling, or for work performed until an application for the project is filed with the commissioner.

(d) The stream maintenance work must be performed by the county or under county supervision.

Subd. 6. County matching funds.

A county may appropriate from its general revenue fund sufficient funds to match the grants-in-aid authorized in this section.

History:

1990 c 391 art 7 s 66

Minn. Stat. § 120B.241

120B.241 COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM.

Subdivision 1. Definitions.

(a) "Computer science" means the study of computers and algorithmic processes, including their principles, their hardware and software designs, their implementation, and their impact on society.

(b) "Computer science courses and content" means courses at:

(1) elementary and middle schools that teach computer science as standalone implementations or embedded in other subjects; and

(2) high schools that teach computer science as standalone courses and focus on teaching students how to create new technologies.

(1) clarify the conceptual foundations of computer science;

(2) teach research-based practices, including hands-on and inquiry-based learning;

(3) are primarily intended for existing teachers with or without prior exposure to computer science with options for advanced training for teachers; and

(4) align to existing integrated computer science standards in Minnesota or nationally recognized standards, including the Computer Science Teachers' Association's kindergarten through grade 12 computer science education standards.

(d) "High-quality computer science professional learning providers" means institutions of higher education, nonprofits, other state-funded entities, or private entities that have successfully designed, implemented, and scaled high-quality computer science professional learning for teachers as defined in paragraph (c).

(e) "STEAM" means science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics.

Subd. 2. Computer science education supervisor.

The Department of Education must employ a computer science supervisor dedicated to:

(1) the implementation of this section and the implementation of the computer science education strategic plan developed by the working group under subdivision 3;

(2) outreach to districts that need additional supports to create or advance their computer science programs; and

(3) supporting districts in using existing and available resources for districts to create and advance their computer science programs.

Subd. 3. Computer science working group.

(a) The Department of Education shall establish a computer science education working group to develop a state strategic plan for long-term and sustained growth of computer science education in all kindergarten through grade 12 school districts and charter schools. The commissioner of education must appoint members of the working group by October 1, 2023.

(b) Demographics of the working group must be inclusive and represent the diversity of the state, including but not limited to racial, ethnic, and geographic diversity, and diversity related to gender and sexual orientation.

(d) The computer science education advisory committee shall consist of the following members:

(1) the commissioner of education or the commissioner's designee;

(2) the commissioner of higher education or the commissioner's designee;

(3) one representative of the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board;

(4) one representative of the Computer Science Teachers Association of Minnesota;

(5) one representative from the business community employing computer scientists or technologists;

(6) one representative from the Minnesota Technology Association;

(7) one representative from a nonprofit organization working with students and teachers in computer science;

(8) one representative from the Minnesota Association of School Administrators;

(9) one representative from Education Minnesota;

(10) one representative from the Minnesota Association of Colleges for Teacher Education;

(11) one representative from CSforAll Minnesota;

(12) one licensed library media specialist;

(13) one representative from the Minnesota School Boards Association;

(14) one representative from SciMathMN;

(15) one representative from the Tribal Nations Education Committee;

(16) one high school student enrolled in a school with fewer than 1,000 students and one high school student enrolled in a school with more than 1,000 students; and

(17) four computer science teachers that teach at schools of different sizes, including at least one teacher of students in kindergarten to grade 5, one teacher of students in grades 6 to 8, and one teacher of students in grades 9 to 12, and one career and technical education teacher.

(e) The computer science education working group shall develop a state strategic plan for a statewide computer science education program that includes but is not limited to:

(1) a statement of purpose that describes the objectives or goals the Department of Education will accomplish by implementing a computer science education program, the strategies by which those goals will be achieved, and a timeline for achieving those goals;

(2) a summary of the current state landscape for kindergarten through grade 12 computer science education, including diversity of students taking these courses;

(3) the creation or expansion of flexible options to license computer science teachers, which may include approval codes, technical permits, ancillary licenses, and standard licenses;

(4) a description of how the state will support the expansion of computer science education opportunities in every public school and public charter school in the state within five years, with a focus on ensuring equitable access;

(5) identifying high-quality computer science professional learning providers for teachers;

(6) an ongoing evaluation process that is overseen by the Department of Education;

(7) proposed rules that incorporate the principles of the state strategic plan into the state's public education system as a whole;

(8) recommendations for long-term expansion and sustainability of computer science education, including:

(i) implementation of a requirement that every kindergarten through grade 12 public school and public charter school employs at least one certified or endorsed computer science teacher, which may be met through multiple approved processes for certification and endorsement, including but not limited to endorsing a certified teacher as determined by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board endorsed in another subject area;

(ii) expansion of a high school credit equivalency for computer science;

(iii) the development of standalone kindergarten through grade 12 standards for computer science; and

(iv) training preservice teachers in computer science education; and

(9) a description of existing gaps in computer science education access, participation, and success by geography and subgroup of students and a description of how to equitably address these gaps.

(f) By February 29, 2024, the Department of Education shall publish the proposed state strategic plan for public feedback.

(g) By March 22, 2024, the Department of Education shall present the adopted state strategic plan described in paragraph (e) to the chairs of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over education.

(h) The commissioner of education, or the commissioner of education's designee, may approve updates and changes to the state strategic plan described in paragraph (e) as necessary for the successful implementation of kindergarten through grade 12 computer science education.

(i) The Department of Education shall update the legislative committees with jurisdiction over education on all changes to the strategic plan described in paragraph (e) approved by the commissioner of education's designee since the last presentation to each respective entity.

Subd. 4. Computer science educator training and capacity building.

(a) The Department of Education shall develop and implement, or award grants or subcontract with eligible entities, for the development and implementation of high-quality, coordinated teacher recruitment and educator training programs for computer science courses and content as defined in subdivision 1 and aligned to the state strategic plan as developed under subdivision 3.

(b) For the purposes of this subdivision, eligible entities include:

(1) a consortium of local educational agencies in the state; and

(2) high-quality computer science professional learning providers, including institutions of higher education in the state that are reasonably accessible geographically to all Minnesota educators, nonprofits, other state-funded entities, or private entities working in partnership with a consortium of local educational agencies.

(1) high-quality professional learning opportunities for kindergarten through grade 12 computer science content that:

(i) are created and delivered in a consistent manner across the state;

(ii) are made available with no out-of-pocket expenses to educators, including teachers, counselors, administrators, and other district employees as approved by the Department of Education, schools, and school districts;

(iii) are made available asynchronously online, in person, and online or hybrid as determined appropriate by the Department of Education; and

(iv) include introductory, intermediate, and advanced trainings aligned to the kindergarten through grade 12 academic standards or, as necessary, other standards approved by the Department of Education, specified for each of the grade bands kindergarten through grade 2, grades 3 to 5, grades 6 to 8, and grades 9 to 12;

(2) professional learning opportunities for educators of students in grades 9 to 12 that may include trainings for advanced placement, international baccalaureate, and concurrent enrollment credit computer science courses;

(3) travel expenses for kindergarten through grade 12 computer science teachers:

(i) for attending training opportunities under clauses (1) and (2); and

(ii) deemed appropriate and approved by the commissioner of education, or the commissioner of education's designee;

(4) any future credentialing for kindergarten through grade 12 computer science teachers, including Career and Technical Education and academic endorsements;

(5) supports for kindergarten through grade 12 computer science professional learning, including mentoring and coaching;

(6) creation and deployment of resources to promote training opportunities and recruitment of kindergarten through grade 12 computer science teachers;

(7) creation or purchase of resources to support implementation approved by the commissioner of education, or the commissioner of education's designee;

(8) creation and deployment of resources to promote learning opportunities or recruit students to engage in the learning opportunities;

(9) development of teacher credentialing programs;

(10) planning for districts to implement or expand computer science education opportunities; and

(11) employment, or grant for employment, of personnel or contractors to oversee the statewide initiative, develop programs and trainings, and deliver training opportunities under clause (1).

(d) As a condition of receiving any funding through grants or subcontracts, eligible entities must submit an application to the Department of Education. The application must, at a minimum, address how the entity will:

(1) reach new and existing teachers with little to no computer science background;

(2) attract and support educators from schools that currently do not have established computer science education programs;

(3) use research- or evidence-based practices for high-quality professional development;

(4) focus the professional learning on the conceptual foundations of computer science;

(5) reach and support subgroups underrepresented in computer science;

(6) provide teachers with concrete experience through hands-on, inquiry-based practices;

(7) accommodate the particular teacher and student needs in each district and school; and

(8) ensure that participating districts begin offering courses or content within the same or subsequent school year after the teacher receives the professional learning.

(e) The Department of Education shall prioritize the following applications:

(1) consortiums of local educational agencies that are working in partnership with providers of high-quality professional learning for kindergarten through grade 12 computer science;

(2) proposals that describe strategies to increase enrollment overall, including but not limited to subgroups of students that are traditionally underrepresented in computer science; and

(3) proposals from rural or urban areas with a low penetration of kindergarten through grade 12 computer science offerings, including local education consortiums within these areas.

(f) The award recipient shall report, for all funding received under this section annually, at a minimum:

(1) the number of teachers:

(i) trained within each elementary, middle, and high school; and

(ii) trained within trainings offered as outlined in paragraph (c), clause (1), item (iv);

(2) the number of trainings offered in advanced placement, international baccalaureate, and concurrent enrollment credit computer science courses; and

(3) the number of teachers, and percentage of teachers trained, that started implementing computer science courses limited to middle and high school implementation.

(g) The Department of Education shall make these reports public. The publicly released data shall not include student-level personally identifiable information.

Subd. 5. Teacher preparation.

On and after July 1, 2027, any program of teacher preparation leading to professional certification shall include, as part of the curriculum, instruction in computer science as applied to student learning and classroom instruction that are grade-level and subject-area appropriate.

Subd. 6. Computer science education data collection.

(a) The Department of Education shall require all high schools to report data and information about computer science course offerings and enrollment.

(b) The Department of Education shall develop a plan for the secure and regular reporting of computer science course offerings and enrollment data from schools with kindergarten to grade 8 bands within 90 days of enactment of this act.

(c) Data collected in processes described in paragraphs (a) and (b) should be disaggregated by gender, race, ethnicity, free and reduced-price meals status, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act status, 504 status, and English language learner status.

Subd. 7. Adoption of rules.

The Department of Education and Professional Educator Standards and Licensing Board may adopt rules under this section, including rules for flexible options to license computer science teachers, approval codes, technical permits, ancillary licenses, and standard licenses.

History:

2023 c 55 art 2 s 61 ; art 9 s 19

Minn. Stat. § 138.73

138.73 DESIGNATION OF HISTORIC DISTRICTS.

Subdivision 1. Named.

The land and water areas enumerated and described in the following subdivisions of this section are hereby designated by law as historic districts.

Subd. 2. Pipestone Historic District.

Pipestone Historic District includes the following described property constituting a museum, a vacant lot, a shoe store, and a masonic lodge:

(1) The South fifty-seven feet four inches (S. 57' & 4") except the East two feet (2') of Lot Five (5) and the South fifty-seven feet four inches (S. 57' & 4") of Lot Six (6), Block Four (4), Nichols Addition to the City of Pipestone. Subject to any party wall agreements or easements.

(2) All that part of Lot Six (6), Block Four (4), Nichols' Addition to the City of Pipestone, Minnesota, described as follows, to-wit:

Commencing at a point on the west line of said Lot Six (6), 69.7 feet South of the northwest corner thereof; thence East 25.8 feet, more or less, to the west wall of the building now located thereon; thence South along said west wall for 22.97 feet; thence West for 25.8 feet, more or less, to the west line of said Lot Six (6); thence North along said west line for 22.97 feet to the place of beginning.

(3) Beginning at the northwest corner of Lot Six (6), Block Four (4), Nichols' Addition to the City of Pipestone, Minnesota; thence East along the north line of Block Four (4), 27.9 feet to the centerline of a party wall; thence South 24.0 feet along the centerline of a party wall; thence West 4.2 feet along the centerline of a party wall; thence South 45.7 feet along the centerline of a party wall; thence West along the centerline of a party wall 23.7 feet to the west line of said Block Four (4); thence North 69.7 feet to the point of beginning. Subject to a party wall agreement dated May 31, 1964 between the parties hereto.

(4) The following described parcels of land, all of which are located in Block 4, Nichols' Addition to the City of Pipestone:

Parcel A: The West two (2) feet, eight (8) inches of Lot Two (2).

Parcel B: Lot Three (3).

Parcel C: Beginning at the northwest corner of Lot 4; running thence South 92 feet along the west side of said lot; thence East 17 feet 6 inches; thence South 8 feet; thence West 10 inches; thence South 50 feet to the south line of Lot 4; thence East 9 feet to the southeast corner of Lot 4; thence North 150 feet to the northeast corner of Lot 4; thence West along the north line of Lot 4 to the place of beginning.

Parcel D: The East 2 feet of Lot 5, except that portion owned by the city of Pipestone, Minnesota.

Parcel E: Commencing at a point 27.9 feet East of the northwest corner of Lot 6, Block 4, Nichols' Addition to City of Pipestone; said point being the center of a party wall; thence East along the north line of Block 4 to a point 2 feet West of the northeast corner of Lot 5, of said Block 4; thence South and parallel with the west line of Block 4, 92 feet 8 inches; thence West and parallel with the north line of Block 4, 51 feet, 4 inches to the west line of Block 4; thence North along the west line of Block 4, to a point 69.7 feet South of the northwest corner of Lot 6, of said Block 4, said point being the centerline of a party wall; thence East along the centerline of a party wall for 23.7 feet; thence North along the centerline of a party wall 45.7 feet; thence East along the centerline of a party wall 4.2 feet; thence North along the centerline of a party wall 24.0 feet to the point of beginning.

Subd. 3. Angel's Hill Historic District.

Angel's Hill Historic District in Chisago County is located in the city of Taylors Falls on a hill above the commercial district and encompasses an area bordered on the south by Mill Street; on the east by High Rock Street and Government Street; on the north by Military Road and on the west by Mulberry Street.

Subd. 4. Chippewa City Pioneer Village Historic District.

Chippewa City Pioneer Village Historic District in Chippewa County is located at the junction of highways No. 7 and No. 59 in the city of Montevideo, and encompasses Sublot 28, Section 18, Township 117 North, Range 40 West.

Subd. 5. Grand Portage Historic District.

Grand Portage Historic District in Cook County is located within the boundaries of Grand Portage National Monument.

Subd. 6. Kathio Archaeological District.

Kathio Archaeological District is located in Mille Lacs County and is composed of the area designated as Mille Lacs-Kathio State Park plus the North Half of Section 25, Township 42 North, Range 27 West; an area of 11,680 acres more or less.

Subd. 7. Lac qui Parle Mission and Village Historic District.

Lac qui Parle Mission and Village Historic District in Chippewa and Lac qui Parle Counties is comprised of Lac qui Parle State Park and the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, and the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 27, Township 118 North, Range 42 West, in Lac qui Parle County.

Subd. 8. Lake Benton Historic District.

Lake Benton Historic District is located in Lincoln County within the city of Lake Benton and includes the South Half of Section 5; Section 7; Section 8; the West Half of Section 9; the Northeast Quarter of Section 18; and the North Half of Section 17; Township 109 North, Range 45 West; an area of 2400 acres more or less.

Subd. 9. Lower Sioux Agency Historic District.

Lower Sioux Agency Historic District in Redwood County consists of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 8; Government Lots 2 and 3, and the North 8 acres of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 8; and the North 6.76 acres of Government Lot 7 in Section 9; all in Township 112 North, Range 34 West, including 122.86 acres more or less.

Subd. 10. Mantorville Historic District.

Mantorville Historic District in Dodge County is located within the city of Mantorville and includes the Southeast Quarter of Section 17; the South Half of Section 16; the North Half of Section 21; the Northeast Quarter of Section 20; all in Township 107 North, Range 16 West; an area of 960 acres more or less.

Subd. 11. Minnetonka Mills Historic District.

Minnetonka Mills Historic District in Hennepin County is located at the intersection of County Highways No. 5 and No. 60 within the limits of the city of Minnetonka in the East Half of Section 15, Township 117 North, Range 22 West, and is comprised of the former village of Minnetonka Mills.

Subd. 12. Morgan Park Historic District.

Morgan Park Historic District in St. Louis County is located in the southwest part of the city of Duluth and is composed of the following area:

Beginning at a point at the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Grand Avenue in Duluth; thence northeasterly along Grand Avenue to the intersection of Grand Avenue and Hulett Avenue; thence southeasterly along Hulett Avenue to the shore of the St. Louis River; thence southeasterly along said shoreline to the long pier extending into Spirit Lake; thence northwesterly along a straight line from said point to Commonwealth Avenue; thence north along Commonwealth Avenue to the point of beginning.

Subd. 13. Old Fort Snelling Historic District.

Old Fort Snelling Historic District in Hennepin County is located within the following boundaries: beginning at the intersection of the westerly Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (abandoned) right-of-way and the south boundary of Minnehaha State Park extended (which is an extension of East 55th Street, Minneapolis); thence east along the extension of East 55th Street to the easterly county line of Hennepin County (centerline of Mississippi River); thence southerly and easterly along said county line to the point of intersection of Hennepin, Ramsey, and Dakota Counties; thence easterly along the Ramsey-Dakota common boundary to intersection with the easterly line of Government Lot No. 2, Section 28, Township 28 North, Range 23 West, Dakota County; thence South on east line of said Government Lot No. 2, to intersection with the east-west quarter line of said Section 28; thence westerly on said east-west quarter line to the intersection with the easterly right-of-way line of Minnesota State Highway No. 5; thence southerly on said right-of-way line to intersect with the Metropolitan Airports Commission boundary line extended; thence northwesterly along last described boundary line to intersection with a line parallel to Old Trunk Highway 100 (Bloomington Road) and 600 feet northwesterly thereof, measured on a line perpendicular to said highway; thence northeasterly on last described parallel line to intersect with the northerly right-of-way line of State Highway No. 55; thence westerly on said right-of-way line to intersect with the westerly right-of-way line of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (abandoned); thence northerly on last described right-of-way line to the point of the beginning and there terminating. The tract herein described contains 580 acres more or less. This district aligns with the boundaries of the Fort Snelling Historic District in the National Register of Historic Places, as the description of that district is amended from time to time.

Subd. 14. Old Frontenac Historic District.

Old Frontenac Historic District in Goodhue County consists of the city of Frontenac and is comprised of the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 2, the East Half of the Northeast Quarter and the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 11, that portion of the Northwest Quarter of Section 12 west of the Mississippi River, the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter and the North Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 12; all in Township 112 North, Range 13 West.

Subd. 15. Old Mendota Historic District.

Old Mendota Historic District in Dakota County on the south bank of the Minnesota River just at the point where the Mississippi and the Minnesota Rivers unite and is comprised of the following:

Beginning on the east line of Government Lot No. 2, Section 28, Township 28 North, Range 23 West, Dakota County, South on said line to the Interstate Highway 55; thence southwest on said highway to the intersection with Sibley Highway; thence northeast on said highway to the intersection with "D" Street in Mendota; thence northwest on "D" Street to Chicago and Northwestern Railroad right-of-way; thence on an imaginary line straight north to the Dakota-Ramsey County line; thence southwest on said line to the boundary of Government Lot No. 2 extended north; thence south along said line to the point of beginning, containing 50 acres more or less.

Subd. 16. Ottawa Village Historic District.

Ottawa Village Historic District in Le Sueur County is comprised of the city of Ottawa located in the West Half of Section 34, Township 111 North, Range 26 West.

Subd. 17. St. Anthony Falls Historic District.

St. Anthony Falls Historic District is in Hennepin County and is located within the city of Minneapolis and is comprised of the following:

Beginning at the intersection of Second Street North and the south right-of-way line of proposed Interstate Highway 335 (State Project 2788-01) as identified on February 1, 1972; following Second Street southeasterly to its intersection with Tenth Avenue South; thence northeasterly along Tenth Avenue south and along an imaginary line which is an extension thereof to the beginning of Sixth Avenue Southeast on the east bank of the Mississippi River and along Sixth Avenue Southeast to its intersection with University Avenue; thence northwesterly along University Avenue to the south right-of-way line of proposed Interstate Highway 335 (State Project 2788-01) as identified on February 1, 1972, and thence northwesterly along the proposed Interstate 335 right-of-way to the point of beginning.

Subd. 18. Shakopee Historic District.

Shakopee Historic District is in Scott County and the city of Shakopee and consists of the following portion of Section 5, Township 115 North, Range 22 West:

Beginning at a point in the centerline of the west bound lane of Trunk Highway No. 101, distant 1671.07 feet (as measured along centerline of said lane) East of the west line of Section 5; thence North at right angles a distance of 202 feet; thence deflecting to the North at an angle of 87 degrees 48 minutes a distance of 251.4 feet; thence deflecting to the North at an angle of 23 degrees ten minutes a distance of 403.1 feet; thence North a distance of 130 feet more or less to a point 30 feet North of the north bank of the Mill Creek; thence easterly and parallel to said north bank to the Minnesota River; thence downstream or easterly along the southerly bank of the Minnesota River to the east line of Section 5; thence South to Highway No. 101 right-of-way; thence westerly following north boundary of right-of-way to its intersection with the line running North from the point of origin.

Subd. 19. Upper Sioux Agency Historic District.

Upper Sioux Agency Historic District in Yellow Medicine County is comprised of the following area:

Beginning at the line dividing Sections 28 and 29 of Township 115 North, Range 38 West, on the bank of the Yellow Medicine River, follow the bank of the river West from this line to the line dividing Section 30, Township 115 North, Range 38 West, with Section 25, Township 115 North, Range 39 West; thence North on said line to State Highway No. 67 (the old Lac qui Parle Trail); thence southeast on said line to the western border of the present Upper Sioux Agency State Park; thence North on the state park boundary to the Renville-Yellow Medicine County border; thence East on said border to the eastern border of the Upper Sioux Agency State Park; follow this line to the border of Sections 28 and 29, Township 115 North, Range 38 West; thence South on this line to the bank of the Yellow Medicine River to the point of beginning including 800 acres more or less.

Subd. 20. Village of St. Vincent Historic District.

Village of St. Vincent Historic District in Kittson County is located on the Red River two miles south of the Canadian border and across from Pembina, North Dakota and is comprised of Section 8 and the North Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 11, both in Township 163 North, Range 51 West.

Subd. 21. Wasioja Historic District.

Wasioja Historic District in Dodge County is located within the city of Wasioja and includes the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 11; the Southwest Quarter of Section 12; the Northwest Quarter of Section 13; and the Northeast Quarter of Section 14; all in Township 107 North, Range 17 West; an area of 520 acres more or less.

Subd. 22. Marine on St. Croix Historic District.

Marine on St. Croix Historic District in Washington County is located within the city of Marine on St. Croix and includes the Southwest Quarter of Sec. 6, and the South Half of the Northwest Quarter of Sec. 6, T31N, R19W, the Northwest Quarter of Sec. 7, T31N, R19W; these areas lying west of the St. Croix River. Also, the Southeast Quarter of Sec. 1, T31N, R20W, and the East Half of the Northeast Quarter of Sec. 12, T31N, R20W.

Subd. 23. Historic Hill District.

Historic Hill District in Ramsey County is located within the city of St. Paul and comprises the area which is located within the following described boundaries: beginning at a point at the intersection of the centerlines of Holly Avenue and North Dale Street in the city of St. Paul; thence North along the centerline of North Dale Street to the point at which it intersects the centerline of Marshall Avenue; thence East along the centerline of Marshall Avenue to the point at which it intersects the centerline of Western Avenue North; thence North along the centerline of Western Avenue North to the point at which it intersects the centerline of Iglehart Avenue; thence East along the centerline of Iglehart Avenue to the point at which it intersects the centerline of Virginia Street; thence South along the centerline of Virginia Street to the point at which it intersects the centerline of Marshall Avenue; thence East along the centerline of Marshall Avenue to the point at which it intersects the centerline of John Ireland Boulevard; thence southwesterly along the centerline of John Ireland Boulevard to the point at which it joins the centerline of Summit Avenue; thence southerly along the centerline of Summit Avenue to the point at which it intersects the northerly right-of-way line of Selby Avenue extended; thence easterly along the northerly right-of-way line of Selby Avenue extended to a point parallel with and 300 feet southeasterly of the centerline of Summit Avenue; thence southwesterly along a line parallel with and 300 feet southeasterly of the centerline of Summit Avenue to the point at which it intersects the northeasterly line of Lot 3, Block 69, of Dayton and Irvine's Addition; thence southeasterly along the northeasterly line of said Lot 3 and its southeasterly extension to its intersection with the centerline of Irvine Avenue; thence southwesterly along the centerline of Irvine Avenue to the intersection with the centerline of Western Avenue South; thence southerly along the centerline of Western Avenue South to the intersection with the centerline of Ramsey Street; thence southwesterly on a line to the point on the south line of Lot 5, Block 6, Terrace Park Addition, distant 100 feet East of the southwest corner of said Lot 5; thence West along the south line of Lot 5 to the southwest corner of Lot 5; thence southwesterly to the northwest corner of Lot 1, Auditors Subdivision number 33; thence southerly along the west line of said Lot 1 to the point distant 120 feet South of the northwest corner of Lot 1; thence southwesterly on a line to the point on the southwesterly line of St. Albans Street distant 120 feet northwesterly of its intersection with the northerly right-of-way line of Pleasant Avenue; thence southeasterly along the northwesterly right-of-way line of St. Albans Street and its southeasterly extension to its intersection with the centerline of Pleasant Avenue; thence southwesterly on a line to the point of intersection of the centerlines of St. Clair Avenue and Pleasant Avenue; thence southwesterly to the point of intersection of the west line of Arbor Street with the most northerly line of Interstate 35-E right-of-way, also being the north line of relocated Grace Street; thence southwesterly on the northerly line of Interstate 35-E (Grace Street) right-of-way to the point at which it intersects the north right-of-way line of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad right-of-way; thence westerly and northwesterly along said right-of-way line to a point at which it intersects the centerline of the alley between Portland and Ashland; thence East along the centerline of said alley to the point at which it intersects the centerline of North Victoria Street; thence North along the centerline of North Victoria Street to the point at which it intersects the centerline of the alley between Holly Avenue and Ashland Avenue; thence East along the centerline of said alley to the point at which it intersects the centerline of North Grotto Avenue; thence South along the centerline of North Grotto Avenue to the point at which it intersects the centerline of Holly Avenue; thence East along Holly Avenue to the point of beginning and there terminating.

Subd. 24. Irvine Park Historic District.

Irvine Park Historic District, partly owned by the city of St. Paul and portions of which are privately owned, consisting of all area within the following description: beginning at the center of the intersection of Walnut and West Seventh Street; thence southeasterly along the centerline of Walnut to the intersection of the centerline of the perimeter street surrounding Irvine Park; thence northeasterly to the north corner; thence southeasterly along the centerline of the perimeter street to the intersection of the centerline of Ryan; thence northeasterly along the centerline of Ryan to the northeast edge of Lot 2, Block 35; thence southeasterly to include Lots 2, 3, 4, Block 35; thence southwesterly to the centerline of Hill Street including that portion of Hill vacated; thence southwesterly along the centerline of Hill Street to the top of the bluff's concrete retaining wall; thence following the concrete of the top of the retaining wall to the centerline of Sherman; thence northwesterly along the centerline of Sherman to the intersection of the centerline of Ryan; thence southwesterly along the centerline of Ryan to the intersection of the line extending from the southwest edge of Lot 11; thence northwesterly along the southwest of edge of Lots 11, 12 of Block 30, to the intersection of the centerline alleyway parallel to Ryan and Exchange, Block 30; thence southwesterly along the centerline of the alleyway to the intersection of the property line running northwest-southeast dividing in half Lot 3, Block 30; thence along the property line to the intersection of the centerline of South Exchange; then northeasterly along the centerline of South Exchange to the intersection of the centerline of Sherman; thence northwesterly along the centerline of Sherman to the intersection of the centerline of Ramsey; thence westerly along Ramsey to the intersection of the centerline of West Seventh; thence northeasterly to the point of beginning. All in Rice and Irvine's Addition to city of St. Paul.

Subd. 25. Milwaukee Avenue Historic District.

Milwaukee Avenue Historic District in the city of Minneapolis in Hennepin County, extending from Franklin Avenue to 24th Street.

Subd. 26. Victory Memorial Drive Historic District.

Victory Memorial Drive Historic District in Hennepin County is comprised of the drive extending from Lowry Avenue North on the south to Humboldt Avenue North on the east, and all property associated with the drive owned by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, including the Lincoln Statue area and the Flagpole Memorial area.

History:

1971 c 709 s 3 ; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7 ; 1973 c 642 s 1 ,2; 1974 c 171 s 1 ; 1974 c 249 s 11 ,12; 1976 c 316 s 15 ; 2001 c 101 s 2 ; 2003 c 30 s 1

Minn. Stat. § 14.128

14.128 , the authority to adopt these rules does not expire.

Subd. 2a. Lead standards for exterior surfaces and street dust.

The commissioner may, by rule, establish lead standards for exterior horizontal surfaces, concrete or other impervious surfaces, and street dust on residential property to protect the public health and the environment.

Subd. 3. Licensure and certification.

The commissioner shall adopt rules to license lead supervisors, lead workers, lead project designers, lead inspectors, lead risk assessors, and lead sampling technicians. The commissioner shall also adopt rules requiring certification of firms that perform regulated lead work. The commissioner shall require periodic renewal of licenses and certificates and shall establish the renewal periods.

Subd. 4. Lead training course.

The commissioner shall establish by rule requirements for training course providers and the renewal period for each lead-related training course required for certification or licensure. The commissioner shall establish criteria in rules for the content and presentation of training courses intended to qualify trainees for licensure under subdivision 3. The commissioner shall establish criteria in rules for the content and presentation of training courses for lead renovation and lead sampling technicians.

Subd. 5. Variances.

In adopting the rules required under this section, the commissioner shall provide variance procedures for any provision in rules adopted under this section, except for the numerical standards for the concentrations of lead in paint, dust, bare soil, and drinking water. A variance shall be considered only according to the procedures and criteria in Minnesota Rules, parts

Minn. Stat. § 149A.955

149A.955 NATURAL ORGANIC REDUCTION FACILITIES AND NATURAL ORGANIC REDUCTION.

Subdivision 1. License required.

This section is effective July 1, 2025. A dead human body may only undergo natural organic reduction in this state at a natural organic reduction facility licensed by the commissioner of health.

Subd. 2. General requirements.

Any building to be used as a natural organic reduction facility must comply with all applicable local and state building codes, zoning laws and ordinances, and environmental standards. A natural organic reduction facility must have on site a natural organic reduction system approved by the commissioner and a motorized mechanical device for processing the remains in natural reduction and must have in the building a refrigerated holding facility for the retention of dead human bodies awaiting natural organic reduction. The holding facility must be secure from access by anyone except the authorized personnel of the natural organic reduction facility, preserve the dignity of the remains, and protect the health and safety of the natural organic reduction facility personnel.

Subd. 3. Aerobic reduction vessel.

A natural organic reduction facility must use as a natural organic reduction vessel a contained reduction vessel that is designed to promote aerobic reduction and that minimizes odors.

Subd. 4. Any room where body is prepared.

Any room where the deceased will be prepared for natural organic reduction must be properly lit and ventilated with an exhaust fan. It must be equipped with a functional sink with hot and cold running water. It must have nonporous flooring, such that a sanitary condition is provided. The walls and ceiling of the room must run from floor to ceiling and be covered with tile, or by plaster or sheetrock painted with washable paint or other appropriate material, such that a sanitary condition is provided. The doors, walls, ceiling, and windows must be constructed to prevent odors from entering any other part of the building.

Subd. 5. Access and privacy.

(a) The room where a licensed mortician prepares a body must be private and must not have a general passageway through it. All windows or other openings to the outside must be treated in a manner that prevents viewing into the room where the deceased will be prepared for natural organic reduction. A viewing window for authorized family members or their designees is not a violation of this subdivision.

(b) The room must, at all times, be secure from the entrance of unauthorized persons.

(1) licensed morticians;

(2) registered interns or students as described in section 149A.91, subdivision 6 ;

(3) public officials or representatives in the discharge of their official duties;

(4) trained natural organic reduction facility operators; and

(5) the person or persons with the right to control the dead human body as defined in section 149A.80, subdivision 2 , and their designees.

(d) Each door allowing ingress or egress must carry a sign that indicates that the room is private and access is limited. All authorized persons who are present in or enter the room while a body is being prepared for final disposition must be attired according to all applicable state and federal regulations regarding the control of infectious disease and occupational and workplace health and safety.

Subd. 6. Areas for vessels or naturally organic reduction operations.

Any rooms or areas where the vessels reside or where any operation takes place involving the handling of the vessels or the remains must be ventilated with exhaust fans. The doors, walls, ceiling, and windows shall be constructed to prevent odors from entering any other part of the building. All windows must be treated in a manner that maintains privacy when the remains are handled. A sanitary condition must be provided. Any area where human remains are transferred, prepared, or processed must have nonpourous flooring, and the walls and ceiling of the rooms must run from floor to ceiling and be covered with tile, or by plaster, sheetrock, or concrete painted with washable paint or other appropriate material, such that a sanitary condition is provided. Access to the vessel holding area must only be granted to individuals outlined in subdivision 5 and to authorized visitors at the discretion of the licensed facility under the direct supervision of trained facility staff, provided that such access does not violate subdivision 18.

Subd. 7. Equipment and supplies.

The natural organic reduction facility must have a functional emergency eye wash and quick drench shower.

Subd. 8. Sanitary conditions and permitted use.

The room where the deceased will be prepared for natural organic reduction, the area where the natural organic reduction vessels are located or where the natural organic reduction operations are undertaken, and all fixtures, equipment, instruments, receptacles, clothing, and other appliances or supplies stored or used in these operations must be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition at all times.

Subd. 9. Occupational and workplace safety.

All applicable provisions of state and federal regulations regarding exposure to workplace hazards and accidents must be followed to protect the health and safety of all authorized persons at the natural organic reduction facility.

Subd. 10. Unlicensed personnel.

A licensed natural organic reduction facility may employ unlicensed personnel, provided that all applicable provisions of this chapter are followed. It is the duty of the licensed natural organic reduction facility to provide proper training for all unlicensed personnel, and the licensed natural organic reduction facility shall be strictly accountable for compliance with this chapter and other applicable state and federal regulations regarding occupational and workplace health and safety.

Subd. 11. Authorization to naturally reduce.

No natural organic reduction facility shall naturally reduce or cause to be naturally reduced any dead human body or identifiable body part without receiving written authorization to do so from the person or persons who have the legal right to control disposition as described in section

Minn. Stat. § 169.451

169.451 ;

(2) the transportation of solid waste, as defined in section 116.06, subdivision 22 , including recyclable materials and waste tires, except that the term "hazardous waste" has the meaning given it in section 221.012, subdivision 18 ;

(3) a commuter van as defined in section 221.012, subdivision 9 ;

(4) authorized emergency vehicles as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 3 , including ambulances; and tow trucks equipped with proper and legal warning devices when picking up and transporting (i) disabled or wrecked motor vehicles or (ii) vehicles towed or transported under a towing order issued by a public employee authorized to issue a towing order;

(5) the transportation of grain samples under conditions prescribed by the commissioner;

(6) the delivery of agricultural lime;

(7) the transportation of dirt and sod within an area having a 50-mile radius from the home post office of the person performing the transportation;

(8) the transportation of sand, gravel, bituminous asphalt mix, concrete ready mix, concrete blocks or tile and the mortar mix to be used with the concrete blocks or tile, or crushed rock to or from the point of loading or a place of gathering within an area having a 50-mile radius from that person's home post office or a 50-mile radius from the site of construction or maintenance of public roads and streets;

(9) the transportation of pulpwood, cordwood, mining timber, poles, posts, decorator evergreens, wood chips, sawdust, shavings, and bark from the place where the products are produced to the point where they are to be used or shipped;

(10) the transportation of fresh vegetables from farms to canneries or viner stations, from viner stations to canneries, or from canneries to canneries during the harvesting, canning, or packing season, or transporting sugar beets, wild rice, or rutabagas from the field of production to the first place of delivery or unloading, including a processing plant, warehouse, or railroad siding;

(11) the transportation of unprocessed dairy products in bulk within an area having a 100-mile radius from the home post office of the person providing the transportation;

(12) the transportation of agricultural, horticultural, dairy, livestock, or other farm products within an area having a 100-mile radius from the person's home post office and the carrier may transport other commodities within the 100-mile radius if the destination of each haul is a farm;

(13) the transportation of newspapers, telephone books, handbills, circulars, or pamphlets in a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or less; and

(14) transportation of potatoes from the field of production, or a storage site owned or otherwise controlled by the producer, to the first place of processing.

The exemptions provided in this section apply to a person only while the person is exclusively engaged in exempt transportation.

History:

1983 c 371 s 20 ; 1984 c 520 s 5 ; 1985 c 299 s 17 ; 1988 c 544 s 4 ; 1989 c 122 s 2 ; 1989 c 250 s 5 ; 1990 c 462 s 4 ; 1991 c 284 s 5 ; 1991 c 333 s 32 ; 1992 c 578 s 1 ,19; 1993 c 117 s 9 ,30; 1994 c 519 s 1 ; 1994 c 603 s 20 ; 1994 c 628 art 3 s 18 ; 1998 c 403 s 20 ; 1998 c 405 s 9 ; 1999 c 238 art 2 s 42 ; 2001 c 213 s 30 ; 2009 c 64 s 25 ; 2010 c 320 art 1 s 18 ; 2016 c 158 art 1 s 80

Minn. Stat. § 169.869

169.869 ROAD CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS SPECIAL PERMIT.

Subdivision 1. Definition.

For purposes of this section, "road construction materials" means street or highway construction materials, including but not limited to aggregate material as defined in section 298.75, subdivision 1 , paragraph (a), hot mix asphalt, plastic concrete, cementitious materials, concrete admixtures, asphalt cement, and recycled road materials.

Subd. 2. Six-axle vehicles.

(a) A road authority may issue an annual permit authorizing a vehicle or combination of vehicles with a total of six or more axles to haul road construction materials and be operated with a gross vehicle weight of up to:

(1) 90,000 pounds; and

(2) 99,000 pounds during the period set by the commissioner under section

Minn. Stat. § 16B.312

16B.312 CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS.

Subdivision 1. Definitions.

(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given.

(b) "Carbon steel" means steel in which the main alloying element is carbon and whose properties are chiefly dependent on the percentage of carbon present.

(d) "Electric arc furnace" means a furnace that produces molten alloy metal and heats the charge materials with electric arcs from carbon electrodes.

(e) "Eligible material" means:

(1) carbon steel rebar;

(2) structural steel;

(3) concrete; or

(4) asphalt paving mixtures.

(f) "Eligible project" means:

(1) new construction of a state building larger than 50,000 gross square feet of occupied or conditioned space;

(2) renovation of more than 50,000 gross square feet of occupied or conditioned space in a state building whose renovation cost exceeds 50 percent of the building's assessed value; or

(3) new construction or reconstruction of two or more lane-miles of a trunk highway.

(g) "Environmental product declaration" means a supply chain specific type III environmental product declaration that:

(1) contains a material production life cycle assessment of the environmental impacts of manufacturing a specific product by a specific firm, including the impacts of extracting and producing the raw materials and components that compose the product;

(2) is verified by a third party; and

(3) meets the ISO 14025 standard developed and maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

(h) "Global warming potential" has the meaning given in section 216H.10, subdivision 6.

(i) "Greenhouse gas" has the meaning given to "statewide greenhouse gas emissions" in section 216H.01, subdivision 2 .

(j) "Integrated steel production" means the production of iron and subsequently steel primarily from iron ore or iron ore pellets.

(k) "Material production life cycle" means an analysis that includes the environmental impacts of all stages of a specific product's production, from mining and processing the product's raw materials to the process of manufacturing the product.

(l) "Rebar" means a steel reinforcing bar or rod encased in concrete.

(m) "Secondary steel production" means the production of steel from primarily ferrous scrap and other metallic inputs that are melted and refined in an electric arc furnace.

(n) "State building" means a building owned by the state of Minnesota or a Minnesota state agency.

(o) "Structural steel" means steel that is used in structural applications in accordance with industry standard definitions.

(p) "Supply chain specific" means an environmental product declaration that includes specific data for the production processes of the materials and components composing a product that contribute at least 80 percent of the product's material production life cycle global warming potential, as defined in ISO standard 21930.

Subd. 2. Standard; maximum global warming potential.

(a) The commissioner shall, after reviewing the recommendations from the Environmental Standards Procurement Task Force made under subdivision 5, paragraph (c), establish and publish a maximum acceptable global warming potential for each eligible material used in an eligible project, in accordance with the following schedule:

(1) for concrete used in buildings, no later than January 15, 2026; and

(2) for carbon steel rebar and structural steel and, after conferring with the commissioner of transportation, for asphalt paving mixtures and concrete pavement, no later than January 15, 2028.

(b) The commissioner shall, after considering nationally or internationally recognized databases of environmental product declarations for an eligible material, establish the maximum acceptable global warming potential for the eligible material.

(c) The commissioner may set different maximum global warming potentials for different specific products and subproduct categories that are examples of the same eligible material based on distinctions between eligible material production and manufacturing processes, such as integrated versus secondary steel production.

(d) The commissioner must establish maximum global warming potentials that are consistent with criteria in an environmental product declaration.

(e) Not later than three years after establishing the maximum global warming potential for an eligible material under paragraph (a), and not longer than every three years thereafter, the commissioner, after conferring with the commissioner of transportation with respect to asphalt paving mixtures and concrete pavement, shall review the maximum acceptable global warming potential for each eligible material and for specific eligible material products. The commissioner may adjust any of the values downward to reflect industry improvements if, based on the process described in paragraph (b), the commissioner determines the industry average has declined.

Subd. 3. Procurement process.

The Department of Administration and the Department of Transportation shall, after reviewing the recommendations of the Environmental Standards Procurement Task Force made under subdivision 5, paragraph (c), establish processes for incorporating the maximum allowable global warming potential of eligible materials into bidding processes by the effective dates listed in subdivision 2. The Department of Administration and Department of Transportation must also incorporate into the bidding process a preference for materials mined, made, or assembled in Minnesota.

Subd. 4. Pilot program.

(a) No later than July 1, 2024, the Department of Administration must establish a pilot program that seeks to obtain from vendors an estimate of the material production life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of products selected by the departments from among those procured. The pilot program must encourage, but may not require, a vendor to submit the following data for each selected product that represents at least 90 percent of the total cost of the materials or components composing the selected product:

(1) the quantity of the product purchased by the department;

(2) a current environmental product declaration for the product;

(3) the name and location of the product's manufacturer;

(4) a copy of the vendor's Supplier Code of Conduct, if any;

(5) the names and locations of the product's actual production facilities; and

(6) an assessment of employee working conditions at the product's production facilities.

(b) The Department of Administration must construct or provide access to a publicly accessible database, which shall be posted on the department's website and contain the data reported to the department under this subdivision.

Subd. 5. Environmental Standards Procurement Task Force.

(a) No later than October 1, 2023, the commissioners of administration and transportation must establish an Environmental Standards Procurement Task Force to examine issues surrounding the implementation of a program requiring vendors of certain construction materials purchased by the state to:

(1) submit environmental product declarations that assess the material production life cycle environmental impacts of the materials to state officials as part of the procurement process; and

(2) meet standards established by the commissioner of administration that limit greenhouse gas emissions impacts of the materials.

(b) The task force must examine, at a minimum, the following:

(1) which construction materials should be subject to the program requirements and which construction materials should be considered to be added, including lumber, mass timber, aluminum, glass, and insulation;

(2) what factors should be considered in establishing greenhouse gas emissions standards, including distinctions between eligible material production and manufacturing processes, such as integrated versus secondary steel production;

(3) a schedule for the development of standards for specific materials and for incorporating the standards into the purchasing process, including distinctions between eligible material production and manufacturing processes;

(4) the development and use of financial incentives to reward vendors for developing products whose greenhouse gas emissions are below the standards;

(5) the provision of grants to defer a vendor's cost to obtain environmental product declarations;

(6) how to ensure that lowering environmental product declaration values does not negatively impact the durability or longevity of construction materials or built structures;

(7) how to create and manage a database for environmental product declaration data that is consistent with data governance procedures of the state and is compatible for data sharing with other states and federal agencies;

(8) how to account for differences among geographical regions with respect to the availability of covered materials, fuel, and other necessary resources, and the quantity of covered materials that the department uses or plans to use;

(9) coordinating with the federal Buy Clean Task Force established under Executive Order 14057 and representatives of the United States Departments of Commerce, Energy, Housing and Urban Development, and Transportation; Environmental Protection Agency; General Services Administration; White House Office of Management and Budget; and the White House Domestic Climate Policy Council;

(10) how the issues in clauses (1) to (9) are addressed by existing programs in other states and countries; and

(11) any other issues the task force deems relevant.

(1) how to implement requirements that maximum global warming impacts for eligible materials be integrated into the bidding process for eligible projects;

(2) incentive structures that can be included in bidding processes to encourage the use of materials whose global warming potential is below the maximum established under subdivision 2;

(3) how a successful bidder for a contract notifies the commissioner of the specific environmental product declaration for a material used on a project;

(4) a process for waiving the requirements to procure materials below the maximum global warming potential resulting from product supply problems, geographic impracticability, or financial hardship;

(5) a system for awarding grants to manufacturers of eligible materials located in Minnesota to offset the cost of obtaining environmental product declarations or otherwise collect environmental product declaration data from manufacturers based in Minnesota;

(6) whether to use an industry average or a different method to set the maximum allowable global warming potential, or whether that average could be used for some materials but not others; and

(7) any other items the task force deems necessary in order to implement this section.

(d) Members of the task force must include but are not limited to representatives of:

(1) the Departments of Administration and Transportation;

(2) the Center for Sustainable Building Research at the University of Minnesota;

(3) the Aggregate and Ready Mix Association of Minnesota;

(4) the Concrete Paving Association of Minnesota;

(5) the Minnesota Asphalt Pavement Association;

(6) the Minnesota Board of Engineering;

(7) the Minnesota iron mining industry;

(8) building and transportation construction firms;

(9) the American Institute of Steel Construction;

(10) the Institute of Scrap Metal Recycling Industries;

(11) suppliers of eligible materials;

(12) organized labor in the construction trades;

(13) organized labor in the manufacturing or industrial sectors;

(14) environmental advocacy organizations; and

(15) environmental justice organizations.

(e) The Department of Administration must provide meeting space and serve as staff to the task force.

(f) The commissioner of administration or the commissioner's designee shall serve as chair of the task force. The task force must meet at least four times annually and may convene additional meetings at the call of the chair.

(g) The commissioner of administration shall summarize the findings and recommendations of the task force in a report submitted to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees with primary jurisdiction over state government, transportation, and energy no later than December 1, 2025, and annually thereafter for as long as the task force continues its operations.

(h) The task force is subject to section 15.059, subdivision 6 .

(i) Meetings of the task force are subject to chapter 13D.

(j) The task force expires on January 1, 2029.

Subd. 6. Environmental product declarations; grant program.

A grant program is established in the Department of Administration to award grants to assist manufacturers to obtain environmental product declarations or otherwise collect environmental product declaration data from manufacturers in Minnesota. The commissioner of administration shall develop procedures to process and evaluate grant applications, and to make grant awards. Grant applicants must submit an application to the commissioner on a form prescribed by the commissioner. The commissioner shall act as fiscal agent for the grant program and is responsible for receiving and reviewing grant applications and awarding grants under this subdivision.

History:

2023 c 60 art 12 s 1

Minn. Stat. § 173.265

173.265 OUTDOOR ADVERTISING DEVICES; REMOVAL; MAINTENANCE.

Subdivision 1. Definitions.

(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them.

(b) "Destroyed" means that more than 50 percent of a nonconforming outdoor advertising device's upright supports are physically damaged to a degree that normal repair practices would require replacement of broken wooden supports or replacement of broken, bent, or twisted supports for metal sign structures.

(c) "Reasonable repair and maintenance" means customary maintenance and change of a sign's copy or message, and includes replacement of existing light fixtures with energy efficient fixtures or installation of other energy efficiency improvements. Reasonable repair and maintenance does not include:

(1) the addition of illumination;

(2) repair, reinstallation, erection, or maintenance for outdoor advertising devices that are destroyed, as defined under paragraph (b);

(3) enlarging the nonconforming device;

(4) changing the device from a wood structure to a steel or concrete structure; or

(5) any change that would terminate nonconforming status.

(d) "Substantial change" means any action that does not constitute reasonable repair and maintenance.

Subd. 2. Application.

This section applies only to outdoor advertising devices subject to state and federal regulation under United States Code, title 23, section 131, and any regulations adopted under that law.

Subd. 3. Removal.

The department may remove a destroyed, abandoned, or discontinued outdoor advertising device, subject to the limitations provided under this chapter.

Subd. 4. Reasonable repair and maintenance.

(a) The owner of an outdoor advertising device may perform reasonable repair and maintenance on any device, provided the device is not destroyed.

(b) Any action not constituting reasonable repair and maintenance will subject the outdoor advertising device to immediate removal under subdivision 3.

Subd. 5. Substantial change.

Substantial changes to outdoor advertising devices are prohibited. A substantial change to a nonconforming outdoor advertising device will subject the sign to immediate removal under subdivision 3.

History:

1Sp2017 c 3 art 3 s 92

Minn. Stat. § 174.185

174.185 PAVEMENT LIFE-CYCLE COST ANALYSIS.

Subdivision 1. Definitions.

For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply.

(a) "Life-cycle cost" is the sum of the cost of the initial pavement project and all anticipated costs for maintenance, repair, and resurfacing over the life of the pavement. Anticipated costs must be based on Minnesota's actual or reasonably projected maintenance, repair, and resurfacing schedules, and costs determined by the Department of Transportation district personnel based upon recently awarded local projects and experience with local material costs.

(b) "Life-cycle cost analysis" is a comparison of life-cycle costs among competing paving materials using equal design lives and equal comparison periods.

Subd. 2. Required analysis.

For each project in the reconditioning, resurfacing, and road repair funding categories, the commissioner must perform a life-cycle cost analysis and document the lowest life-cycle costs and all alternatives considered. The commissioner must document the chosen pavement strategy and, if the lowest life cycle is not selected, document the justification for the chosen strategy.

Subd. 2a. Review and collaboration.

(a) Before finalizing a pavement selection, the commissioner must post a draft of the life-cycle cost analysis and the draft pavement selection on the department's Office of Materials and Road Research website for 21 days. During this period, the commissioner must allow industry association representatives to submit questions and comments. The commissioner must collaborate with the person who submitted the question or comment, where necessary, to ensure the commissioner fully understands the question or comment. The commissioner must respond to each question or comment in writing, which must include a description of any associated changes that will be made to the life-cycle cost analysis.

(b) After the review period under paragraph (a) closes, the commissioner may make revisions, when deemed appropriate, to the life-cycle cost analysis in response to questions or comments received. If the commissioner revises the type of pavement from concrete to asphalt or from asphalt to concrete, the commissioner must post the revised life-cycle cost analysis for review in accordance with the requirements under paragraph (a).

Subd. 2b. Selection.

(a) After the review period required in subdivision 2a and any subsequent changes to the analysis, the commissioner must select the pavement strategy and prepare a document of justification. At a minimum, the document of justification must:

(1) explain why the pavement strategy was selected;

(2) if the lowest life-cycle cost is not selected, justify why a strategy with a higher life-cycle cost was selected; and

(3) include all questions and comments received during the review period and the commissioner's responses to each.

(b) The commissioner must submit the analysis and document of justification to a licensed professional engineer for review. A life-cycle cost analysis is not considered final until it is certified and signed by a licensed professional engineer as provided by Minnesota Rules, part

Minn. Stat. § 18C.215

18C.215 .

(c) The rules for the disposal of solid waste shall include site-specific criteria to prohibit solid waste disposal based on the area's sensitivity to groundwater contamination, including site-specific testing. The rules shall provide criteria for locating landfills based on a site's sensitivity to groundwater contamination. Sensitivity to groundwater contamination is based on the predicted minimum time of travel of groundwater contaminants from the solid waste to the compliance boundary. The rules shall prohibit landfills in areas where karst is likely to develop. The rules shall specify testable or otherwise objective thresholds for these criteria. The rules shall also include modifications to financial assurance requirements under subdivision 4h that ensure the state is protected from financial responsibility for future groundwater contamination. The modifications to the financial assurance rules specified in this paragraph must require that a solid waste disposal facility subject to them maintain financial assurance so long as the facility poses a potential environmental risk to human health, wildlife, or the environment, as determined by the agency following an empirical assessment. The financial assurance and siting modifications to the rules specified in this paragraph do not apply to:

(1) solid waste facilities initially permitted before January 1, 2011, including future contiguous expansions and noncontiguous expansions within 600 yards of a permitted boundary;

(2) solid waste disposal facilities that accept only construction and demolition debris and incidental nonrecyclable packaging, and facilities that accept only industrial waste that is limited to wood, concrete, porcelain fixtures, shingles, or window glass resulting from the manufacture of construction materials; and

(3) requirements for permit by rule solid waste disposal facilities.

(d) Until the rules are modified as provided in paragraph (c) to include site-specific criteria to prohibit areas from solid waste disposal due to groundwater contamination sensitivity, as required under this section, the agency shall not issue a permit for a new solid waste disposal facility, except for:

(1) the reissuance of a permit for a land disposal facility operating as of March 1, 2008;

(2) a permit to expand a land disposal facility operating as of March 1, 2008, beyond its permitted boundaries, including expansion on land that is not contiguous to, but is located within 600 yards of, the land disposal facility's permitted boundaries;

(3) a permit to modify the type of waste accepted at a land disposal facility operating as of March 1, 2008;

(4) a permit to locate a disposal facility that accepts only construction debris as defined in section

Minn. Stat. § 203B.082

203B.082 ABSENTEE BALLOT DROP BOXES; SECURITY AND INTEGRITY.

Subdivision 1. Definition.

As used in this section, "drop box" means a secure receptacle or container established to receive completed absentee ballots 24 hours per day. Drop box does not include a receptacle or container maintained by the United States Postal Service, or a location at which a voter or an agent may return a completed absentee ballot by providing it directly to an employee of the county auditor or municipal clerk.

Subd. 2. Minimum security and integrity standards.

The county auditor or municipal clerk may provide locations at which a voter may deposit a completed absentee ballot enclosed in the completed signature envelope in a secure drop box, consistent with the following security and integrity standards:

(1) each drop box must be continually recorded during the absentee voting period;

(2) each drop box must be designed to prevent an unauthorized person from moving, removing, or tampering with the drop box;

(3) each drop box placed in an outdoor location must be fastened to a building, bolted to a concrete pad, or otherwise attached to a similarly secure structure;

(4) ballots deposited in a drop box must be secured against access by any unauthorized person, and in the case of a drop box located in an outdoor location, the drop box must be secured against damage due to weather or other natural conditions;

(5) each drop box must contain signage or markings that:

(i) clearly identifies the drop box as an official absentee ballot return location; and

(ii) include the location and hours where an agent may return an absentee ballot;

(6) deposited ballots must be collected at least once per business day during the absentee voting period by the county auditor, municipal clerk, or an elections official trained by the county auditor or municipal clerk in the proper maintenance and handling of absentee ballots and absentee ballot drop boxes, and in the security measures used to protect absentee ballots; and

(7) ballots collected from each drop box must be properly date-stamped and stored in a locked ballot container or other secured and locked space consistent with any applicable laws governing the collection and storage of absentee ballots.

Subd. 3. Publication of locations required.

(a) The county auditor or municipal clerk must provide a list of designated absentee ballot drop box locations to the secretary of state no later than 40 days prior to the start of the absentee voting period at every regularly scheduled primary or general election. The list must be published on the website of the county or municipality and on the website of the secretary of state at least 35 days prior to the start of the absentee voting period.

(b) The county auditor or municipal clerk must provide an updated list of designated absentee ballot drop box locations to the secretary of state no later than 20 days prior to the start of the absentee voting period at every regularly scheduled primary or general election, if any locations have changed or been added since submission of the list under paragraph (a). The list must be published on the website of the county or municipality and on the website of the secretary of state at least 15 days prior to the start of the absentee voting period.

Subd. 4. Electioneering prohibited.

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Minn. Stat. § 272.03

272.03 DEFINITIONS.

Subdivision 1. Real property.

(a) For the purposes of taxation, but not for chapter 297A, "real property" includes the land itself, rails, ties, and other track materials annexed to the land, and all buildings, structures, and improvements or other fixtures on it, bridges of bridge companies, and all rights and privileges belonging or appertaining to the land, and all mines, iron ore and taconite minerals not otherwise exempt, quarries, fossils, and trees on or under it.

(b) A building or structure shall include the building or structure itself, together with all improvements or fixtures annexed to the building or structure, which are integrated with and of permanent benefit to the building or structure, regardless of the present use of the building, and which cannot be removed without substantial damage to itself or to the building or structure.

(c)(i) Real property does not include tools, implements, machinery, and equipment attached to or installed in real property for use in the business or production activity conducted thereon, regardless of size, weight or method of attachment, and mine shafts, tunnels, and other underground openings used to extract ores and minerals taxed under chapter 298 together with steel, concrete, and other materials used to support such openings.

(ii) The exclusion provided in clause (i) shall not apply to machinery and equipment includable as real estate by paragraphs (a) and (b) even though such machinery and equipment is used in the business or production activity conducted on the real property if and to the extent such business or production activity consists of furnishing services or products to other buildings or structures which are subject to taxation under this chapter.

(iii) The exclusion provided in clause (i) does not apply to the exterior shell of a structure which constitutes walls, ceilings, roofs, or floors if the shell of the structure has structural, insulation, or temperature control functions or provides protection from the elements, unless the structure is primarily used in the production of biofuels, wine, beer, distilled beverages, or dairy products. Such an exterior shell is included in the definition of real property even if it also has special functions distinct from that of a building, or if such an exterior shell is primarily used for the storage of ingredients or materials used in the production of biofuels, wine, beer, distilled beverages, or dairy products, or for the storage of finished biofuels, wine, beer, distilled beverages, or dairy products.

(d) The term real property does not include tools, implements, machinery, equipment, poles, lines, cables, wires, conduit, and station connections which are part of a telephone communications system, regardless of attachment to or installation in real property and regardless of size, weight, or method of attachment or installation.

Subd. 2. Personal property.

For the purposes of taxation, "personal property" includes:

(1) All goods, chattels, money and effects;

(2) All ships, boats, and vessels belonging to inhabitants of this state and all capital invested therein;

(3) All improvements upon land the fee of which is vested in the United States, and all improvements upon land the title to which is vested in any corporation whose property is not subject to the same mode and rule of taxation as other property;

(4) All stock of nursery operators, growing or otherwise;

(5) All gas, electric, and water mains, pipes, conduits, subways, poles, and wires of gas, electric light, water, heat, or power companies, and all tracks, roads, conduits, poles, and wires of street railway, plank road, gravel road, and turnpike companies;

(6) All credits over and above debts owed by the creditor;

(7) The income of every annuity, unless the capital of the annuity is taxed within this state;

(8) All public stocks and securities;

(9) All personal estate of moneyed corporations, whether the owners reside within or without the state;

(10) All shares in foreign corporations owned by residents of this state; and

(11) All shares in banks organized under the laws of the United States or of this state.

Subd. 3. Construction of terms.

For the purposes of chapters 270 to 284, unless a different meaning is indicated by the context, the words, phrases, and terms defined in this section have the meanings given them.

Subd. 4. Money or moneys.

"Money" or "moneys" means gold and silver coin, treasury notes, bank notes, and other forms of currency in common use, and every deposit which any person owning the same, or holding in trust and residing in this state, is entitled to withdraw in money on demand.

Subd. 5. Credits.

"Credits" includes every claim and demand for money or other valuable thing, and every annuity or sum of money receivable at stated periods, due or to become due, and all claims and demands secured by deed or mortgage, due or to become due, upon which the mortgage registration tax has not been paid, and all shares of stock in corporations 75 percent or more of the real or tangible personal property of which is not taxable in this state.

Subd. 6. Tract, lot, parcel, and piece or parcel.

(a) "Tract," "lot," "parcel," and "piece or parcel" of land means any contiguous quantity of land in the possession of, owned by, or recorded as the property of, the same claimant or person.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), property that is owned by a utility, leased for residential or recreational uses for terms of 20 years or longer, and separately valued by the assessor, will be treated for property tax purposes as separate parcels.

Subd. 7. Town or district.

"Town" or "district" means town, city, or ward, as the case may be.

Subd. 8. Market value.

"Market value" means the usual selling price at the place where the property to which the term is applied shall be at the time of assessment; being the price which could be obtained at a private sale or an auction sale, if it is determined by the assessor that the price from the auction sale represents an arm's-length transaction. The price obtained at a forced sale shall not be considered.

Subd. 9. Person.

"Person" means an individual, association, estate, trust, partnership, firm, company, or corporation.

Subd. 10. Merchant.

"Merchant" includes every person who owns, or possesses or controls with authority to sell, any goods, merchandise, or other personal property within the state, purchased within or without the state with a view to sale at an advanced price or profit, or which has been consigned to the person from any place without the state for sale within the state.

Subd. 11. Manufacturer.

"Manufacturer" includes every person who purchases, receives, or holds personal property for the purpose of adding to its value by any process of manufacturing, refining, rectifying, or by the combination of different materials, with a view of making gain or profit thereby.

Subd. 12.

MS 1969 [Repealed, 1971 c 427 s 26 ]

Subd. 13. Internal Revenue Code.

Unless specifically defined otherwise, "Internal Revenue Code" means the Internal Revenue Code as defined in section

Minn. Stat. § 297A.68

297A.68 BUSINESS EXEMPTIONS.

Subdivision 1. Scope.

The gross receipts from the sale of, and storage, distribution, use, or consumption of the items contained in this section are specifically exempted from the taxes imposed by this chapter.

Subd. 2. Materials consumed in industrial production.

(a) Materials stored, used, or consumed in industrial production of tangible personal property intended to be sold ultimately at retail, are exempt, whether or not the item so used becomes an ingredient or constituent part of the property produced. Materials that qualify for this exemption include, but are not limited to, the following:

(1) chemicals, including chemicals used for cleaning food processing machinery and equipment;

(2) materials, including chemicals, fuels, and electricity purchased by persons engaged in industrial production to treat waste generated as a result of the production process;

(3) fuels, electricity, gas, and steam used or consumed in the production process, except that electricity, gas, or steam used for space heating, cooling, or lighting is exempt if (i) it is in excess of the average climate control or lighting for the production area, and (ii) it is necessary to produce that particular product;

(4) petroleum products and lubricants;

(5) packaging materials, including returnable containers used in packaging food and beverage products;

(6) accessory tools, equipment, and other items that are separate detachable units with an ordinary useful life of less than 12 months used in producing a direct effect upon the product; and

(7) the following materials, tools, and equipment used in metal-casting: crucibles, thermocouple protection sheaths and tubes, stalk tubes, refractory materials, molten metal filters and filter boxes, degassing lances, and base blocks.

(b) This exemption does not include:

(1) machinery, equipment, implements, tools, accessories, appliances, contrivances and furniture and fixtures, except those listed in paragraph (a), clause (6); and

(2) petroleum and special fuels used in producing or generating power for propelling ready-mixed concrete trucks on the public highways of this state.

(c) Industrial production includes, but is not limited to, research, development, design or production of any tangible personal property, manufacturing, processing (other than by restaurants and consumers) of agricultural products (whether vegetable or animal), commercial fishing, refining, smelting, reducing, brewing, distilling, printing, mining, quarrying, lumbering, generating electricity, the production of road building materials, and the research, development, design, or production of computer software. Industrial production does not include painting, cleaning, repairing or similar processing of property except as part of the original manufacturing process.

(d) Industrial production does not include:

(1) the furnishing of services listed in section 297A.61, subdivision 3 , paragraph (g), clause (6), items (i) to (vi) and (viii); or

(2) the transportation, transmission, or distribution of petroleum, liquefied gas, natural gas, water, or steam, in, by, or through pipes, lines, tanks, mains, or other means of transporting those products. For purposes of this paragraph, "transportation, transmission, or distribution" does not include blending of petroleum or biodiesel fuel as defined in section

Minn. Stat. § 326B.37

326B.37 INSPECTION FEE SCHEDULE.

Subdivision 1. Schedule.

State electrical inspection fees shall be calculated in accordance with subdivisions 1 to 18. The permit fee is $25.

Subd. 2. Fee for each separate inspection.

(a) The minimum fee for each separate on-site inspection of an installation, replacement, alteration, or repair is $55. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the maximum number of separate inspections allowed without payment of an additional fee is the whole number resulting from dividing by 55 the total fee calculated in accordance with this section. Where additional separate inspections are necessary, additional fees are required to result in a value equal to the total number of separate inspections multiplied by 55. The fee for any inspections needed after a "final inspection" is performed shall be calculated without consideration of any fee paid before the final inspection.

(b) The fee for the first remote virtual inspection under a permit is $10. The fee for each subsequent remote virtual inspection under a permit is $35.

Subd. 3. Fee for service, generator, other power source, or feeder to separate structure.

The inspection fee for the installation, addition, alteration, or repair of each service, change of service, temporary service, generator, other power supply source, or feeder to a separate structure is:

(1) 0 ampere to and including 400 ampere capacity, $35;

(2) 401 ampere to and including 800 ampere capacity, $60; and

(3) ampere capacity above 800, $100.

Where multiple disconnects are grouped at a single location and are supplied by a single set of supply conductors the cumulative rating of the overcurrent devices shall be used to determine the supply ampere capacity.

Subd. 4. Fee for circuit, feeder, feeder tap, or set of transformer secondary conductors.

The inspection fee for the installation, addition, alteration, or repair of each circuit, feeder, feeder tap, or set of transformer secondary conductors, including the equipment served, is:

(1) 0 ampere to and including 200 ampere capacity, $12; and

(2) ampere capacity above 200, $15.

Where existing feeders and circuits are reconnected to overcurrent devices installed as part of the replacement of an existing disconnect, switchboard, motor control center, or panelboard, the inspection fee for each circuit or feeder is $2.

Subd. 5. Inspection fee for dwelling.

(a) The inspection fee for a one-family dwelling and each dwelling unit of a two-family dwelling is the following:

(1) the fee for each service or other source of power as provided in subdivision 3;

(2) $165 for up to 30 feeders and circuits; and

(3) for each additional feeder or circuit, the fee as provided in subdivision 4.

This fee applies to each separate installation for new dwellings and where 15 or more feeders or circuits are installed or extended in connection with any addition, alteration, or repair to existing dwellings. Where existing feeders and circuits are reconnected to overcurrent devices installed as part of the replacement of an existing panelboard, the fee for each reconnected feeder or circuit is $2. The maximum number of separate inspections shall be determined in accordance with subdivision 2. The fee for additional inspections or other installations is that specified in subdivisions 2, 4, 6, and 8. The installer may submit fees for additional inspections when filing the request for electrical inspection. The fee for each detached accessory structure directly associated with a dwelling unit shall be calculated in accordance with subdivisions 3 and 4. When included on the same request for electrical inspection form, inspection fees for detached accessory structures directly associated with the dwelling unit may be combined with the dwelling unit fees to determine the maximum number of separate inspections in accordance with subdivision 2.

(b) The inspection fee for each dwelling unit of a multifamily dwelling with three or more dwelling units is $110 for a combination of up to 20 feeders and circuits and $12 for each additional feeder or circuit. This fee applies to each separate installation for each new dwelling unit and where ten or more feeders or circuits are installed or extended in connection with any addition, alteration, or repair to existing dwelling units. Where existing feeders or circuits are reconnected to overcurrent devices installed as part of the replacement of an existing panelboard, the fee for each reconnected feeder or circuit is $2. The maximum number of separate inspections for each dwelling unit shall be determined in accordance with subdivision 2. The fee for additional inspections or for inspection of other installations is that specified in subdivisions 2, 4, 6, and 8. These fees include only inspection of the wiring within individual dwelling units and the final feeder to that unit where the multifamily dwelling is provided with common service equipment and each dwelling unit is supplied by a separate feeder or feeders extended from common service or distribution equipment. The fee for multifamily dwelling services or other power source supplies and all other circuits is that specified in subdivisions 2 to 4.

(c) A separate request for electrical inspection form must be filed for each dwelling unit that is supplied with an individual set of service entrance conductors. These fees are the one-family dwelling rate specified in paragraph (a).

Subd. 6. Additions to fees of subdivisions 3 to 5.

(a) The fee for the electrical supply for each manufactured home park lot is $35. This fee includes the service or feeder conductors up to and including the service equipment or disconnecting means. The fee for feeders and circuits that extend from the service or disconnecting means is that specified in subdivision 4.

(b) The fee for each recreational vehicle site electrical supply equipment is $12 for each circuit originating within the equipment. The fee for recreational vehicle park services, feeders, and circuits is that specified in subdivisions 3 and 4.

(c) The fee for each street, parking lot, or outdoor area lighting standard and each traffic signal standard is $5. Circuits originating within the standard or traffic signal controller shall not be used when calculating the fee for each standard.

(d) The fee for transformers for light, heat, and power is $15 for transformers rated up to ten kilovolt-amperes and $30 for transformers rated in excess of ten kilovolt-amperes. The previous sentence does not apply to Class 1 transformers or power supplies for Class 1 power-limited circuits or to Class 2 or Class 3 transformers or power supplies.

(e) The fee for transformers and electronic power supplies for electric signs and outline lighting is $5 per unit.

(f) The fee for technology circuits or systems, and circuits of less than 50 volts, is 75 cents for each system device or apparatus.

(g) The fee for each separate inspection of the bonding for a swimming pool, spa, fountain, an equipotential plane for an agricultural confinement area, or similar installation is $35. Bonding conductors and connections require an inspection before being concealed.

(h) The fee for all wiring installed on center pivot irrigation booms is $35 plus $5 for each electrical drive unit.

(i) The fee for retrofit modifications to existing lighting fixtures is 25 cents per luminaire.

(j) When a separate inspection of a concrete-encased grounding electrode is performed, the fee is $55.

(k) The fees required by subdivisions 3 and 4 are doubled for installations over 600 volts.

(l) The fee for a class 4 circuit or system transmitter, receiver, or utilization equipment is $0.50 for each system device or apparatus.

Subd. 7. Investigation fee: work without electrical inspection request.

(a) Whenever any work for which a request for electrical inspection is required has begun without the request for electrical inspection form being filed with the commissioner, a special investigation shall be made before a request for electrical inspection form is accepted.

(b) An investigation fee, in addition to the full fee required by subdivisions 1 to 6, shall be paid before an inspection is made. The investigation fee is two times the minimum fee specified in subdivision 2 or the inspection fee required by subdivisions 1 to 6, whichever is greater, not to exceed $1,000. The payment of the investigation fee does not exempt any person from compliance with all other provisions of the department rules or statutes nor from any penalty prescribed by law.

Subd. 8. Reinspection fee.

Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions 2 and 5, when reinspection is necessary to determine whether unsafe conditions identified during a final inspection have been corrected and the conditions are not the subject of an appeal pending before the commissioner or any court, reinspection fees shall be assessed as follows: (1) $55 for an on-site reinspection; and (2) $35 for a remote virtual reinspection. Reinspection fees shall be assessed in writing by the inspector.

Subd. 9. Supplemental fee.

When inspections scheduled by the installer are preempted, obstructed, prevented, or otherwise not able to be completed as scheduled due to circumstances beyond the control of the inspector, a supplemental inspection fee of $55 shall be assessed in writing by the inspector.

Subd. 10. Special inspection.

For inspections not covered in this section, or for requested special inspections or services, the fee is $80 per hour, including travel time, plus the standard mileage rate per mile traveled, plus the reasonable cost of equipment or material consumed. This provision is applicable to inspection of empty conduits and other jobs as may be determined by the commissioner. This fee may also be assessed when installations are not accessible by roadway and require alternate forms of transportation or are located in the Northwest Angle, or when inspections are performed outside of Minnesota. For purposes of this subdivision, the standard mileage rate is the standard mileage rate effective at the time of travel, as established by the Internal Revenue Service for computing the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business expense purposes.

Subd. 11. Inspection of transitory project.

(a) For inspection of transitory projects including, but not limited to, festivals, fairs, carnivals, circuses, shows, production sites, and portable road construction plants, the inspection procedures and fees are as specified in paragraphs (b) to (i).

(b) The fee for inspection of each generator or other source of supply is that specified in subdivision 3. A like fee is required at each engagement or setup.

(c) In addition to the fee for generators or other sources of supply, there must be an inspection of all installed feeders, circuits, and equipment at each engagement or setup at the hourly rate specified in subdivision 10, with a one-hour minimum.

(d) An owner, operator, or appointed representative of a transitory enterprise including, but not limited to, festivals, fairs, carnivals, circuses, production companies, shows, portable road construction plants, and similar enterprises shall notify the commissioner of its itinerary or schedule and make application for initial inspection a minimum of 14 days before its first engagement or setup. An owner, operator, or appointed representative of a transitory enterprise who fails to notify the commissioner 14 days before its first engagement or setup may be subject to the investigation fees specified in subdivision 7. The owner, operator, or appointed representative shall request inspection and pay the inspection fee for each subsequent engagement or setup at the time of the initial inspection. For subsequent engagements or setups not listed on the itinerary or schedule submitted to the commissioner and where the commissioner is not notified at least 48 hours in advance, a charge of $100 may be made in addition to all required fees.

(e) Amusement rides, devices, concessions, attractions, or other units must be inspected at their first appearance of the year. The inspection fee is $35 per unit with a supply of up to 60 amperes and $40 per unit with a supply above 60 amperes.

(f) An additional fee at the hourly rate specified in subdivision 10 must be charged for additional time spent by each inspector if equipment is not ready or available for inspection at the time and date specified on the application for initial inspection or the request for electrical inspection form.

(g) In addition to the fees specified in paragraphs (b) and (c), a fee of one hour at the hourly rate specified in subdivision 10 must be charged for inspections required to be performed on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, or after regular business hours.

(h) The fee for reinspection of corrections or supplemental inspections where an additional trip is necessary may be assessed as specified in subdivision 8.

(i) The commissioner shall retain the inspection fee when an owner, operator, or appointed representative of a transitory enterprise fails to notify the commissioner at least 48 hours in advance of a scheduled inspection that is canceled.

Subd. 12. Negotiated fee.

When the fee calculated in accordance with subdivisions 2 to 11 results in a total fee that unreasonably exceeds the cost of inspection, the commissioner may negotiate a fee that more reasonably offsets the cost of inspection.

Subd. 13.

[Repealed, 2010 c 280 s 40; 2010 c 347 art 3 s 75 ]

Subd. 14. National Electrical Code used for interpretation of provisions.

For purposes of interpretation of this section and Minnesota Rules, chapter 3800, the most recently adopted edition of the National Electrical Code shall be prima facie evidence of the definitions, interpretations, and scope of words and terms used.

Subd. 15.

[Repealed, 2017 c 68 art 1 s 27 ]

Subd. 16. Wind electric systems.

(a) The inspection fee for the installation of a wind turbine is:

(1) zero watts to and including 100,000 watts, $80;

(2) 100,001 watts to and including 500,000 watts, $105;

(3) 500,001 watts to and including 1,000,000 watts, $120;

(4) 1,000,001 watts to and including 1,500,000 watts, $125;

(5) 1,500,001 watts to and including 2,000,000 watts, $130;

(6) 2,000,001 watts to and including 3,000,000 watts, $145; and

(7) 3,000,001 watts and larger, $160.

(b) For the purpose of paragraph (a), the watt rating is the total estimated alternating current energy output of one individual wind turbine.

Subd. 17. Solar photovoltaic systems.

(a) The inspection fee for the installation of a solar photovoltaic system is:

(1) zero watts to and including 5,000 watts, $60;

(2) 5,001 watts to and including 10,000 watts, $100;

(3) 10,001 watts to and including 20,000 watts, $150;

(4) 20,001 watts to and including 30,000 watts, $200;

(5) 30,001 watts to and including 40,000 watts, $250;

(6) 40,001 watts to and including 1,000,000 watts, $250, and $25 for each additional 10,000 watts over 40,000 watts;

(7) 1,000,001 watts to 5,000,000 watts, $2,650, and $15 for each additional 10,000 watts over 1,000,000 watts; and

(8) 5,000,001 watts and larger, $8,650, and $10 for each additional 10,000 watts over 5,000,000 watts.

(b) For the purpose of paragraph (a), the watt rating is the total estimated alternating current energy output of the solar photovoltaic system.

Subd. 18. Energy storage and battery systems.

(a) The inspection fee for the installation of an energy storage or battery system is:

(1) for zero watts to and including 5,000 watts, $60;

(2) for 5,001 watts to and including 10,000 watts, $100;

(3) for 10,001 watts to and including 20,000 watts, $150;

(4) for 20,001 watts to and including 30,000 watts, $200;

(5) for 30,001 watts to and including 40,000 watts, $250;

(6) for 40,001 watts to and including 1,000,000 watts, $250, plus $8 for each additional 10,000 watts over 40,000 watts;

(7) for 1,000,000 watts to 5,000,000 watts, $1,518, plus $5 for each additional 10,000 watts over 1,000,000 watts; or

(8) for 5,000,000 watts and larger, $3,518, plus $2 for each additional 10,000 watts over 5,000,000 watts.

(b) For the purpose of paragraph (a), the watt rating is the total of the estimated energy output, AC or DC, of the energy storage or battery system.

History:

2000 c 488 art 2 s 21 ; 2007 c 135 art 6 s 8 ; 2007 c 140 art 5 s 28 ,32; art 13 s 4; 2013 c 85 art 2 s 31 ; 2015 c 54 art 1 s 13 ; 2017 c 94 art 2 s 6 ,7; 1Sp2025 c 6 art 5 s 24 -31

Minn. Stat. § 360.915

360.915 METEOROLOGICAL TOWERS.

Subdivision 1. Definition.

(a) For purposes of this section, "stand-alone meteorological tower" means a structure, whether self-standing or supported by guy wires and ground anchors, that:

(1) is designed with accessory facilities on which antenna, sensor, camera, meteorological, or other equipment is able to be mounted;

(2) has a height of at least 50 feet and not more than 200 feet; and

(3) has a diameter of ten feet or less at the aboveground base, excluding concrete footing.

(b) A stand-alone meteorological tower does not include a structure that is:

(1) affixed or adjacent to a building, including a house, barn, or utility station;

(2) an electric transmission or distribution line;

(3) a streetlight erected or maintained by a governmental entity;

(4) a wind energy conversion system, as defined in section 216I.02, subdivision 20 , that has rotor blades with a length of more than six feet;

(5) a facility registered with the Federal Communications Commission or any structure with the primary purpose of supporting telecommunications equipment, including microwave relay facilities and towers erected for the purpose of providing commercial mobile radio service or commercial mobile data service, as the terms are defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 47, section 20.3; or

(6) a utility pole located in the public right-of-way.

Subd. 2. Application; location.

The requirements of this section do not apply to a stand-alone meteorological tower that is located:

(1) within the curtilage of a farmstead; or

(2) in a statutory or home rule charter city or town.

Subd. 3. Visibility; marking.

A stand-alone meteorological tower must:

(1) be painted in equal-width bands of solid color over its entire length, alternating between aviation orange and white so that orange is at the top of the tower and at the base of the tower;

(2) have at least two spherical markers attached to each of the highest or outside guy wires that are:

(i) painted solid aviation orange; and

(ii) placed so that one is within 15 feet of the upper anchor point of the guy wire;

(3) have a high-visibility sleeve on each guy wire, which must extend at least seven feet from the lower anchor point of each guy wire; and

(4) have a flashing red light placed at the top of the tower that is compatible with a night vision imaging system, as determined by the commissioner.

Subd. 4. Notifications.

(a) At least 30 days prior to erecting a stand-alone meteorological tower, the tower owner must provide notice to the commissioner in the manner specified by the commissioner. The notice must identify:

(1) the tower owner's name and contact information;

(2) the name and contact information of any tower owner's representative;

(3) the height above ground level of the tower, including its base;

(4) the elevation of the tower site; and

(5) global positioning system coordinates of the center of the tower.

(b) The tower owner must notify the commissioner within 15 days of any change in any information provided under paragraph (a).

Subd. 5.

MS 2022 [Repealed, 2023 c 68 art 4 s 129 ]

Subd. 6. Administration.

The commissioner must maintain records on stand-alone meteorological towers under this section and must provide information on stand-alone meteorological tower locations on the department's website.

Subd. 7. Penalty.

The owner of a stand-alone meteorological tower who violates the requirements under subdivision 3 or 4, paragraph (a), is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Subd. 8. Implementation; existing towers.

The owner of a stand-alone meteorological tower erected prior to August 1, 2020, must meet the requirements of this section within one year of August 1, 2020.

History:

2020 c 100 s 21 ; 2023 c 68 art 4 s 87 ; 2025 c 20 s 263

INSURANCE

Minn. Stat. § 7011.1015

7011.1015 . For all portable equipment and fugitive dust emissions directly associated with the temporary storage facility, it is determined that there is no applicable specific standard of performance.

(b) For the purposes of this subdivision, the following terms have the meanings given to them:

(1) "temporary storage facility" means a facility storing grain that:

(i) uses an asphalt, concrete, or comparable base material;

(ii) has rigid, self-supporting sidewalls;

(iii) provides adequate aeration; and

(iv) provides an acceptable covering; and

(2) "portable equipment" means equipment that is not fixed at any one spot and can be moved, including but not limited to portable receiving pits, portable augers and conveyors, and portable reclaim equipment directly associated with the temporary storage facility.

Subd. 3. Administrative rules.

Pursuant and subject to the provisions of chapter 14, and the provisions hereof, the Pollution Control Agency may adopt, amend, and rescind rules governing its own administration and procedure and its staff and employees.

Subd. 4. Rules and standards.

(a) Pursuant and subject to the provisions of chapter 14, and the provisions hereof, the Pollution Control Agency may adopt, amend and rescind rules and standards having the force of law relating to any purpose within the provisions of Laws 1967, chapter 882, for the prevention, abatement, or control of air pollution. Any such rule or standard may be of general application throughout the state, or may be limited as to times, places, circumstances, or conditions in order to make due allowance for variations therein. Without limitation, rules or standards may relate to sources or emissions of air contamination or air pollution, to the quality or composition of such emissions, or to the quality of or composition of the ambient air or outdoor atmosphere or to any other matter relevant to the prevention, abatement, or control of air pollution.

(b) Pursuant and subject to the provisions of chapter 14, and the provisions hereof, the Pollution Control Agency may adopt, amend, and rescind rules and standards having the force of law relating to any purpose within the provisions of Laws 1969, chapter 1046 , for the collection, transportation, storage, processing, and disposal of solid waste and the prevention, abatement, or control of water, air, and land pollution which may be related thereto, and the deposit in or on land of any other material that may tend to cause pollution. The agency shall adopt such rules and standards for sewage sludge, addressing the intrinsic suitability of land, the volume and rate of application of sewage sludge of various degrees of intrinsic hazard, design of facilities, and operation of facilities and sites. Any such rule or standard may be of general application throughout the state or may be limited as to times, places, circumstances, or conditions in order to make due allowance for variations therein. Without limitation, rules or standards may relate to collection, transportation, processing, disposal, equipment, location, procedures, methods, systems or techniques or to any other matter relevant to the prevention, abatement or control of water, air, and land pollution which may be advised through the control of collection, transportation, processing, and disposal of solid waste and sewage sludge, and the deposit in or on land of any other material that may tend to cause pollution. By January 1, 1983, the rules for the management of sewage sludge shall include an analysis of the sewage sludge determined by the commissioner of agriculture to be necessary to meet the soil amendment labeling requirements of section

Minn. Stat. § 88.22

88.22 for a person who owns or operates land used for farming that buries, or burns and buries:

(1) solid waste generated from the person's household or as part of the person's farming operation; or

(2) concrete or reinforcing bar from a building or structure located on the land used for farming.

Items in clauses (1) and (2) must be buried in a nuisance-free, pollution-free, and aesthetic manner on the land used for farming. The exception in clause (1) does not apply if regularly scheduled pickup of solid waste is reasonably available at the person's farm, as determined by resolution of the county board of the county where the person's farm is located.

(b) The exemption in paragraph (a), clause (1), does not apply to burning tires or plastics, except plastic baling twine, or to burning or burial of the following materials:

(1) household hazardous waste as defined in section 115A.96, subdivision 1 ;

(2) appliances, including but not limited to, major appliances as defined in section 115A.03, subdivision 17a ;

(3) household batteries;

(4) used motor oil; and

(5) lead acid batteries from motor vehicles.

(c) Within 90 days after completion of the burial, an owner of land used for farming who buries material under the authority of paragraph (a), clause (2), shall record, with the county recorder or registrar of titles of the county in which the land is located, an affidavit containing a legal description of the property and a map drawn from available information showing the boundary of the property and the location of concrete or reinforcing bar buried on the property. The county recorder or registrar of titles must record an affidavit presented under this paragraph in a manner that ensures its disclosure in the ordinary course of a title search of the subject property.

History:

1989 c 131 s 2 ; 1993 c 249 s 5 ; 2011 c 14 s 6

The law belongs to the people. Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 590 U.S. (2020)