Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

16B.4821 PROVISION OF MATERIALS AND SERVICES TO MNSCU. § Subdivision 1.Materials and services available. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities may request from the commissioner of administration any services and materials available…

16B.485 INTERFUND LOANS. The commissioner may, with the approval of the commissioner of management and budget, make loans from an internal service or enterprise fund to another internal service or enterprise fund, and the amount necessary is appropriated from the fund that makes …

16B.49 CENTRAL MAILING SYSTEM. (a) The commissioner shall maintain and operate for state agencies, departments, institutions, and offices a central mail handling unit. Official, outgoing mail for units in St. Paul must be delivered unstamped to the unit. The unit shall also opera…

16B.51 AGENCY REPORTS. § Subdivision 1.Supervision by commissioner. The commissioner shall supervise and control the making and distribution of all reports and other publications of all kinds issued by the state and state agencies when not otherwise prescribed by law. The commiss…

16B.53 SALE OF LAWS AND RESOLUTIONS. § Subdivision 1.Authority. The commissioner shall provide for the sale and distribution of copies of laws and resolutions on file in the Office of the Secretary of State in accordance with this section. The secretary of state shall cooperate w…

16B.531 TRAVEL SERVICES. The commissioner may offer a centralized travel service to all state departments and agencies, and to the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, and may, in connection with that service, accept payments from travel agencies under contracts for the pro…

16B.54 ENTERPRISE FLEET; ESTABLISHMENT. § Subdivision 1.Motor pools. The commissioner shall manage an enterprise fleet of passenger motor vehicles and trucks used by state agencies with principal offices in the city of St. Paul and may provide for branch enterprise fleets at othe…

16B.55 USE OF STATE VEHICLES; COMPENSATION FOR USE OF PERSONAL VEHICLES. § Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "state vehicle" means a vehicle owned or leased by the state or loaned to the state. § Subd. 2.Prohibited uses. A state vehicle may be used only for …

16B.56 COMMUTER VANS; USE BY STATE EMPLOYEES AND SPOUSES AND OTHERS. § Subdivision 1.Employee transportation program. (a) Establishment. To conserve energy and alleviate traffic congestion around state offices, the commissioner shall, in cooperation with the commissioner of trans…

16B.57 GASOLINE AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, SOURCE OF SUPPLY FOR AGENCIES. § Subdivision 1.Petroleum products facilities. The commissioner may require a state agency which has facilities for the storage and distribution of gasoline and other petroleum products to furnish gasoline and…

16B.581 DISTINCTIVE TAX-EXEMPT LICENSE PLATES. Vehicles owned or leased by the state of Minnesota must display distinctive tax-exempt license plates unless otherwise exempted under section 168.012. The commissioner shall design these distinctive plates subject to the approval of …

16B.85 RISK MANAGEMENT. § Subdivision 1.Alternatives to conventional insurance. The commissioner may implement programs of insurance or alternatives to the purchase of conventional insurance. This authority does not extend to areas of risk subject to: (1) collective bargaining ag…

16B.86 STATE BUILDING ENERGY CONSERVATION IMPROVEMENT REVOLVING LOAN ACCOUNT. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section and section 16B.87, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Energy conservation" has the meaning given in section 216B.2402, subdi…

16B.87 AWARD AND REPAYMENT OF STATE BUILDING ENERGY IMPROVEMENT CONSERVATION LOANS. § Subdivision 1.Committee. The State Building Energy Conservation Improvement Loan Committee consists of the commissioners of administration, management and budget, and commerce. The commissioner …

16B.875 REVIEW BY COMMISSIONER OF ADMINISTRATION. The commissioner of administration shall review on a regular basis the duties and responsibilities of the various state departments, agencies and boards which have an operational effect upon the safety of the public, and recommend…

16B.97 GRANTS MANAGEMENT. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given: (1) "grant agreement" means a written instrument or electronic document defining a legal relationship between a granting agency and a grantee when…

16B.98 GRANTS MANAGEMENT PROCESS. § Subdivision 1.Limitation. (a) As a condition of receiving a grant from an appropriation of state funds, the recipient of the grant must agree that administrative costs must be necessary and reasonable. The granting agency is responsible for neg…

16B.981 FINANCIAL REVIEW OF GRANT AND BUSINESS SUBSIDY RECIPIENTS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Grant" means a grant of $50,000 or more as defined in section 16B.97, subdivision 1, paragraph (a); or bu…

16B.991 TERMINATION OF GRANT. § Subdivision 1.Criminal conviction. Each grant agreement subject to sections 16B.97 and 16B.98 must provide that the agreement will immediately be terminated if the recipient is convicted of a criminal offense relating to a state grant agreement. § …

16C.05 CONTRACT MANAGEMENT; VALIDITY AND REVIEW. § Subdivision 1.Agency cooperation and delegation. Agencies shall fully cooperate with the commissioner in the creation, management, and oversight of state contracts. Authority delegated to agencies shall be exercised in the name o…

326B.101 POLICY AND PURPOSE. The State Building Code governs the construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, and use of buildings and other structures to which the code is applicable. The commissioner shall administer and amend a state code of building construction which wi…

326B.106 GENERAL POWERS OF COMMISSIONER OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY. § Subdivision 1.Adoption of code. (a) Subject to paragraphs (c) and (d) and sections 326B.101 to 326B.194, the commissioner shall by rule and in consultation with the Construction Codes Advisory Council establish a co…

326B.109 RESTROOM FACILITIES. § Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "place of public accommodation" means a publicly or privately owned sports or entertainment arena, stadium, theater, community or convention hall, special event center, amusement facility, or …

326B.112 BLEACHER SAFETY. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Place of public accommodation" means a public or privately owned sports or entertainment arena, gymnasium, auditorium, stadium, hall, special…

326B.118 ENERGY CODE. The commissioner, in consultation with the Construction Codes Advisory Council, shall explore and review the availability and appropriateness of any model energy codes related to the construction of single one- and two-family residential buildings. In consul…

326B.121 STATE BUILDING CODE; APPLICATION AND ENFORCEMENT. § Subdivision 1.Application. (a) The State Building Code is the standard that applies statewide for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, and use of buildings and other structures of the type governed by t…

326B.124 EXEMPTIONS. (a) The commissioner may exempt a part of a historic building occupied by the state from the state or another building, fire, safety, or other code if the exemption is necessary to preserve the historic or esthetic character of the building or to prevent thef…

326B.127 STATE BUILDING OFFICIAL. § Subdivision 1.Appointment. The commissioner shall appoint a state building official who under the direction and supervision of the commissioner shall administer the code. § Subd. 2.Qualifications. To be eligible for appointment as state buildin…

326B.13 APPLICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. Subject to this section, the adoption of the code and amendment is subject to the Administrative Procedure Act. § Subd. 2.Distribution of incorporations by reference. The commissioner need not pub…

326B.133 BUILDING OFFICIALS. § Subdivision 1.Designation. Each municipality shall designate a building official to administer the code. A municipality may designate no more than one building official responsible for code administration defined by each certification category creat…

326B.135 CONSTRUCTION CODE INSPECTORS. § Subdivision 1.Competency criteria. The commissioner of labor and industry shall adopt rules establishing required competency criteria for individuals serving as construction code inspectors. For the purpose of this section, "construction c…

326B.136 CERTAIN INSPECTIONS. The state building official may, upon an application setting forth a set of plans and specifications that will be used in more than one municipality to acquire building permits, review and approve the application for the construction or erection of a…

326B.139 APPEALS. A person aggrieved by the final decision of any local or state level board of appeals as to the application of the code, including any rules adopted under section 471.469, may, within 180 days of the decision, appeal to the commissioner. Appellant shall submit a…

326B.142 CERTAIN CERTIFICATES. Building certificates of occupancy validly issued before July 1, 1972, are valid after that date. History: 1984 c 544 s 73; 2007 c 140 art 4 s 61; art 13 s 4; 2010 c 280 s 17

326B.145 ANNUAL REPORT. Each municipality shall annually report by June 30 to the department, in a format prescribed by the department, all construction and development-related fees collected by the municipality from developers, builders, and subcontractors if the cumulative fees…

326B.148 SURCHARGE. § Subdivision 1.Computation. To defray the costs of administering sections 326B.101 to 326B.194, a surcharge is imposed on all permits issued by municipalities in connection with the construction of or addition or alteration to buildings and equipment or appur…

326B.151 PERMIT FEES, TO WHOM APPLICABLE. If a municipality is enforcing the State Building Code, the municipality's building official shall administer and enforce the State Building Code with respect to all subject structures constructed within the municipality's jurisdiction, i…

326B.16 ENFORCEMENT OF REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. § Subdivision 1.Application. The State Building Code's requirements for persons with disabilities apply statewide. A statutory or home rule charter city that does not have in effect an ordinance adopting the State…

326B.163 DEFINITIONS; ELEVATORS. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. For the purposes of sections 326B.106 and 326B.163 to 326B.187, the terms defined in this section shall have the meanings given them. § Subd. 2.Passenger or freight elevator. "Passenger or freight elevator" means all…

326B.166 ELEVATOR INSPECTION AND REPORTING. § Subdivision 1.Elevator available for inspection. A person that owns or controls a building or other structure housing an elevator that is subject to inspection by the department, shall, upon request, provide access at a reasonable hou…

326B.172 LICENSING AUTHORITIES. Any municipality may by ordinance establish a licensing authority with jurisdiction over all passenger and freight elevators within such municipality, fix the initial and renewal fee for, and the period of duration of, licenses to operate such elev…

326B.175 ELEVATORS, ENTRANCES SEALED. Except as provided in section 326B.188, it shall be the duty of the department and the licensing authority of any municipality which adopts any such ordinance whenever it finds any such elevator under its jurisdiction in use in violation of a…

326B.178 VIOLATIONS, PENALTIES. § Subdivision 1.Removal of seal. No person, firm, or corporation may remove any seal or notice forbidding the use of an elevator, except by authority of the department or the licensing authority having jurisdiction over the elevator, or operate an …

326B.184 FEES FOR LICENSURE AND PERMIT. § Subdivision 1.Permits. No person may construct, install, alter, repair, or remove an elevator without first filing an application for a permit with the department or a municipality authorized by subdivision 4 to inspect elevators. A permi…

326B.187 RULES. The commissioner may adopt rules for the following purposes: (1) to establish minimum qualifications for elevator inspectors that must include possession of a current elevator constructor license issued by the department and proof of successful completion of the n…

326B.191 CONFLICT OF LAWS. Nothing in sections 326B.163 to 326B.191 supersedes the Minnesota Electrical Act in this chapter. History: 1995 c 166 s 15,17; 2007 c 140 art 4 s 61; art 13 s 4; 2010 c 280 s 21