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relating to state government; making technical changes for the Department of
Administration; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 16B.2405, subdivision
2; 16C.08, subdivision 4; 138.665, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 138.666;
repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 16C.155, subdivision 3.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 16B.2405, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Capitol event fees; appropriation.
The commissioner may collect charges or
fees from users holding events in the Capitol building. Money collected by the commissioner
under this subdivision shall be deposited in a Capitol events dedicated account in the special
revenue fund. Money in the dedicated account is appropriated to the commissioner of
administration to recover direct costs incurred from holding events in the Capitol building.
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The commissioner shall report annually by September 15 on the events held in the Capitol
building, the amounts collected for those events, and the costs for operating events, to the
chairs and ranking minority members of the committees in the house of representatives and
the senate with jurisdiction over finance and policy relating to the commissioner of
administration.
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Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 16C.08, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Reports.
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(a) The commissioner shall submit to the governor, the chairs and
ranking minority members of the house of representatives Ways and Means and senate
Finance Committees, and the Legislative Reference Library a yearly listing of all contracts
for professional or technical services executed. The report must identify the contractor,
contract amount, duration, and services to be provided. The commissioner shall also issue
yearly reports summarizing the contract review activities of the department by fiscal year.
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(b) The fiscal year report must be submitted by September 1 of each year and must:
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(1) be sorted by agency and by contractor;
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(2) show the aggregate value of contracts issued by each agency and issued to each
contractor;
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(3) distinguish between contracts that are being issued for the first time and contracts
that are being extended;
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(4) state the termination date of each contract;
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(5) identify services by commodity code, including topics such as contracts for training,
contracts for research and opinions, and contracts for computer systems; and
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(6) identify which contracts were awarded without following the solicitation process in
this chapter because it was determined that there was only a single source for the services.
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(c)
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Within 30 days of final completion of a contract over $25,000 covered by this
subdivision, the head of the agency entering into the contract must submit a report to the
commissioner who must make the report publicly available online and submit a copy to the
Legislative Reference Library. The report must:
(1) summarize the purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary to enter into
a contract;
(2) state the amount spent on the contract;
(3) if the contract was awarded without following the solicitation process in this chapter
because it was determined that there was only a single source for the services, explain why
the agency determined there was only a single source for the services; and
(4) include a written performance evaluation of the work done under the contract. The
evaluation must include an appraisal of the contractor's timeliness, quality, cost, and overall
performance in meeting the terms and objectives of the contract. Contractors may request
copies of evaluations prepared under this subdivision and may respond in writing. Contractor
responses must be maintained with the contract file.
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 138.665, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
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Subd. 1a.
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Definitions.
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(a) For purposes of this section and section 138.666, the following
terms have the meanings given.
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(b) "Historic and archaeological properties" means properties designated in sections
138.662 and 138.664 or listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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(c) "Memorandum of understanding" means an agreement reached by the state, state
departments, state agencies, and political subdivisions, including the Board of Regents of
the University of Minnesota, on a suitable course of action to avoid, minimize, or mitigate
any adverse effects to designated or listed properties.
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(d) "National Register of Historic Places" has the meaning given in Public Law 89-665.
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of districts, sites, buildings,
structures, and objects significant in American history, architecture, archaeology, engineering,
and culture.
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Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 138.665, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Consultation.
The state, state departments, agencies, and political subdivisions,
including the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, have a responsibility to
protect the physical features and historic character of properties designated in sections
138.662
and
138.664
or listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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created by Public
Law 89-665
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. Before carrying out any undertaking that will affect designated or listed
properties, or funding or licensing an undertaking by other parties, the
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responsible
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state
department
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or
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,
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agency
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, or political subdivision, including the Board of Regents of the
University of Minnesota,
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shall consult with the State Historic Preservation Office pursuant
to the State Historic Preservation Office's established procedures to determine appropriate
treatments and to seek ways to avoid
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and
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, minimize, or
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mitigate any adverse effects on
designated or listed properties. If the
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state department or agency and the
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State Historic
Preservation Office
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agree
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agrees
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in writing
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on a suitable course of action
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that the undertaking
will have no adverse effects on the designated or listed property
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, the project may proceed.
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If there are adverse effects, a reasonable and good faith effort must be made to avoid,
minimize, or mitigate adverse effects to the designated or listed property, and a memorandum
of understanding must be completed among the parties.
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If the parties cannot agree, any one
of the parties may request that the governor appoint and convene a mediation task force
consisting of five members, two appointed by the governor, the chair of the State Review
Board of the State Historic Preservation Office, the commissioner of administration or the
commissioner's designee, and one member appointed by the director of the Minnesota
Historical Society. The two appointees of the governor and of the director of the society
shall be qualified by training or experience in one or more of the following disciplines: (1)
history; (2) archaeology; and (3) architectural history. The mediation task force is not subject
to the conditions of section
15.059
. This subdivision does not apply to section
138.662,
subdivision 24
, and section
138.664
, subdivisions 8 and 111.
Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 138.666, is amended to read:
138.666 COOPERATION.
The state, state departments and agencies,
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and
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political subdivisions,
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and
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including
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the
Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota
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,
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shall cooperate with the Minnesota
Historical Society and the State Historic Preservation Office in safeguarding state historic
sites and in the preservation of historic and archaeological properties.
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REPEALER.
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Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 16C.155, subdivision 3,
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is repealed.
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APPENDIX
Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 26-06089
16C.155 JANITORIAL CONTRACTS; REHABILITATION PROGRAMS AND EXTENDED EMPLOYMENT PROVIDERS.
Subd. 3.
Contract tracking and annual report.
The commissioner shall track, by the commodity code for each service area identified in subdivision 1, each contract entered into pursuant to this section. By February 15 of each year, the commissioner shall submit the following information for the previous fiscal year to the chairs and ranking members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over workforce development:
(1) the value of the contracts awarded to eligible service providers for each of the applicable commodity codes; and
(2) the total value for all contracts awarded in each of the service areas identified in subdivision 1.