Section 116P.19 — Donations.
116P.19 DONATIONS. A recipient of money from the trust fund must not accept a monetary donation or payment from an owner of land that is acquired in fee in whole or in part with an appropriation from the trust fund that exceeds the documented expenses that are directly related to and necessary for activities specified […]
Section 116P.20 — Easements; Monitoring And Enforcement Requirements.
116P.20 EASEMENTS; MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT REQUIREMENTS. A recipient of money appropriated from the trust fund for easement monitoring and enforcement may spend the money only on activities included in an easement monitoring and enforcement plan contained within the work plan. Money received for monitoring and enforcement, including earnings on the money received, must be kept […]
Section 116Q.01 — Great Lakes Protection Fund.
116Q.01 GREAT LAKES PROTECTION FUND. The Great Lakes protection fund has been created by the governors of the eight Great Lakes states as a nonprofit corporation under the laws of the state of Illinois. The fund is a permanent endowment whose purpose is to advance the principles, goals, and objectives of the Great Lakes toxic […]
Section 116Q.02 — State Receipts From Fund.
116Q.02 STATE RECEIPTS FROM FUND. Subdivision 1. Great Lakes protection account. Any money received by the state from the Great Lakes protection fund, whether in the form of annual earnings or otherwise, must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to a special Great Lakes protection account. Money in the account must be spent […]
Section 116P.07 — Information Gathering.
116P.07 INFORMATION GATHERING. The commission may convene public forums or employ other methods to gather information for establishing priorities for funding. History: 1988 c 690 art 1 s 11; 1991 c 254 art 2 s 41; 1991 c 343 s 4; 2002 c 225 s 2; 2006 c 243 s 6
Section 116P.08 — Trust Fund Expenditures.
116P.08 TRUST FUND EXPENDITURES. Subdivision 1. Expenditures. (a) Money in the trust fund may be spent only for: (1) the reinvest in Minnesota program as provided in section 84.95, subdivision 2; (2) research that contributes to increasing the effectiveness of protecting or managing the state’s environment or natural resources; (3) collection and analysis of information […]
Section 116P.09 — Administration.
116P.09 ADMINISTRATION. Subdivision 1. Administrative authority. The commission may appoint legal and other personnel and consultants necessary to carry out functions and duties of the commission. Permanent employees shall be in the unclassified service. In addition, the commission may request staff assistance and data from any other agency of state government as needed for the […]
Section 116P.10 — Royalties, Copyrights, Patents, And Sale Of Products And Assets.
116P.10 ROYALTIES, COPYRIGHTS, PATENTS, AND SALE OF PRODUCTS AND ASSETS. (a) This section applies to projects supported by the trust fund and the oil overcharge money referred to in section 4.071, subdivision 2, each of which is referred to in this section as a “fund.” (b) The fund owns and shall take title to the […]
Section 116P.11 — Availability Of Funds For Disbursement.
116P.11 AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR DISBURSEMENT. (a) The amount annually available from the trust fund for the legislative bill developed by the commission is as defined in the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 14. (b) Any appropriated funds not encumbered in the biennium in which they are appropriated cancel and must be credited to the […]
Section 116P.12 — Water System Improvement; Loan Program.
116P.12 WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT; LOAN PROGRAM. Subdivision 1. Loans authorized. (a) If the principal of the trust fund equals or exceeds $200,000,000, the commission may vote to set aside up to five percent of the principal of the trust fund for water system improvement loans. The purpose of water system improvement loans is to offer […]