Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

16B.05 DELEGATION BY COMMISSIONER. § Subdivision 1.Delegation of duties by commissioner. The commissioner may delegate duties imposed by this chapter to the head of an agency and to any subordinates of the head. Delegated duties are to be exercised in the name of the commissioner…

16B.052 AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER FUNDS. The commissioner may, with the approval of the commissioner of management and budget, transfer from an internal service or enterprise fund account to another internal service or enterprise fund account, any contributed capital appropriated by …

16B.053 GRANTS. The commissioner may apply for, receive, and expend money made available from federal or other sources for the purposes of carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the commissioner under sections 16B.054 and 16B.055. All moneys received by the commissioner …

16B.054 DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. The Department of Administration is designated as the responsible agency to assist the Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities in carrying out all responsibilities under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of R…

16B.055 LEAD AGENCY. § Subdivision 1.Federal Assistive Technology Act. (a) The Department of Administration is designated as the lead agency to carry out all the responsibilities under the 21st Century Assistive Technology Act, as provided by Public Law 117-263. The Minnesota Ass…

16B.24 GENERAL AUTHORITY. § Subdivision 1.Operation and maintenance of buildings. The commissioner is authorized to maintain and operate the State Capitol building and grounds, subject to whatever standards and policies are set for its appearance and cleanliness by the Capitol Ar…

16B.2405 CAPITOL BUILDING POWERS AND DUTIES. § Subdivision 1.Duties. The commissioner, upon receipt of funding for these purposes, shall: (1) maintain and operate the Capitol building and grounds according to section 16B.24 and other applicable law; (2) designate a project manage…

16B.2406 CAPITOL AREA BUILDING ACCOUNT TO ADDRESS HEALTH, LIFE SAFETY, AND SECURITY NEEDS. § Subdivision 1.Account established; appropriations and use of funds. (a) A Capitol Area building account is established in the state treasury. The commissioner of management and budget sha…

16B.241 COORDINATED FACILITY PLANNING. The commissioner of administration shall develop a coordinated facility planning process for offices located outside the metropolitan area for the following agencies: the Departments of Health, Agriculture, and Natural Resources; the Polluti…

16B.242 ENTERPRISE REAL PROPERTY ACCOUNT. The enterprise real property technology system and services account is created in the special revenue fund. Receipts credited to the account are appropriated to the commissioner of administration for the purpose of funding the personnel a…

16B.2421 BIRD-SAFE BUILDINGS. Between March 15 and May 31 and between August 15 and October 31 each year, occupants of state-owned or state-leased buildings must attempt to reduce dangers posed to migrating birds by turning off building lights between midnight and dawn, to the ex…

16B.245 INVENTORY OF STATE-OWNED LAND. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. For the purposes of this section, "state-owned land" means land, with or without improvements upon it, for which the state owns fee title. It does not include: (1) land held in trust by the state for political su…

16B.25 LOST PROPERTY ON STATE LANDS. § Subdivision 1.Permits. The commissioner may grant a permit to search upon lands, highways, or in buildings owned by the state for lost or abandoned property. Conditions of a permit may include a formula for dividing between the state and the…

16B.26 UTILITY COMPANIES, PERMITS TO CROSS STATE-OWNED LANDS. § Subdivision 1.Easements. (a) Authority. Except where the authority conferred by this section has been imposed on some other state or county office, the commissioner may grant an easement or permit over, under, or acr…

16B.27 GOVERNOR'S RESIDENCE. § Subdivision 1.Use. The governor's residence must be used for official ceremonial functions of the state, and to provide suitable living quarters for the governor of the state. § Subd. 2.Maintenance. The commissioner shall maintain the governor's res…

16B.275 CAPITOL AREA CAFETERIAS. In entering into contracts for operation of cafeterias in the Capitol complex, the commissioner must attempt to ensure the department does not receive revenues in excess of those needed to operate and maintain the cafeteria space. History: 1997 c …

16B.276 CAPITOL FLAG PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) The terms used in this section have the meanings given them. (b) "Active service" has the meaning given in section 190.05, subdivision 5. (c) "Eligible family member" means a surviving spouse, parent or legal guardian…

16B.281 SALE AND DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS STATE-OWNED LAND. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. All tracts or lots of real property belonging to the state or that may hereafter accrue to the state, including tracts or lots that have escheated to the state, may be disposed of according t…

16B.282 SURVEYS, APPRAISALS, AND SALE. § Subdivision 1.Appraisal; notice and offer to public bodies. (a) Before offering any surplus state-owned lands for sale, the commissioner of administration may survey the lands and, if the value of the lands is estimated to be $50,000 or le…

16B.283 TERMS OF PAYMENT. The purchaser must pay at the time of sale ten percent of the total amount bid and the remainder of the payment is due within 90 days of the sale date. A person who fails to make final payment within 90 days of the sale date is in default. On default, al…

16B.284 QUITCLAIM DEED. The commissioner of administration shall sign and cause to be issued a quitclaim deed on behalf of the state. The quitclaim deed shall be in a form prescribed by the attorney general and shall vest in the purchaser all of the state's interest in the subjec…

16B.286 RESERVATION OF MINERALS. The state reserves for its own use all the iron, coal, copper, and other valuable minerals in or upon all lands that may be sold under sections 16B.281 to 16B.287 and any contract for deed or quitclaim deed shall contain a clause reserving all suc…

16B.287 DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS FROM SURPLUS STATE-OWNED LAND. § Subdivision 1.Sale proceeds credited to general fund. Money received from the sale of surplus state-owned land according to sections 16B.281 to 16B.287 shall be credited to the general fund except as provided in thi…

16B.296 TRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTY. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, real property purchased in whole or in part with state funds may not be transferred for less than the appraised value, or if the property has not been appraised, for less than the fair market value as det…

16B.297 ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY. § Subdivision 1.Definition. For the purposes of this section, "agency" means an agency as defined in section 16B.01, subdivision 2, and the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, but does not include the Departmen…

16B.30 GENERAL AUTHORITY. (a) Subject to other provisions in this chapter, the commissioner shall supervise and control the making of all contracts for the construction of buildings and for other capital improvements to state buildings and structures, other than buildings and str…

16B.305 CAPITAL BUDGET REQUESTS. § Subdivision 1.Architectural and cost standards. The commissioner shall discuss various architectural and cost standards with experts from the public and private sector and recommend the use of appropriate design and cost standards for all capita…

16B.307 ASSET PRESERVATION APPROPRIATIONS. § Subdivision 1.Standards. (a) Article XI, section 5, clause (a), of the constitution requires that state general obligation bonds be issued to finance only the acquisition or betterment of public land, buildings, and other public improv…

16B.31 COMMISSIONER MUST APPROVE PLANS. § Subdivision 1.Construction plans and specifications; design-build, construction manager at risk, or job order contracting. (a) The commissioner shall (1) have plans and specifications prepared for the construction, alteration, or enlargem…

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 depende…

16B.32 ENERGY USE. § Subdivision 1.Alternative energy sources. (a) If the incorporation of cost-effective energy efficiency measures into the design, materials, and operations of a building or major building renovation subject to section 16B.325 is not sufficient to meet Sustaina…

16B.321 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. For the purpose of this section and section 16B.322, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. § Subd. 2.Energy improvement project. "Energy improvement project" means: (1) a project to improve energy efficiency in…

16B.322 STATE ENERGY IMPROVEMENT FINANCING PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Commissioner's authority and duties; state agency authority. The commissioner shall administer the energy improvement financing program created by this section. A state agency may enter into contracts for the pur…

16B.325 SUSTAINABLE BUILDING GUIDELINES. § Subdivision 1.Development of sustainable building guidelines. The Department of Administration and the Department of Commerce, with the assistance of other agencies, shall develop sustainable building design guidelines for all new state …

16B.327 RECYCLING CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE FROM STATE BUILDINGS; REQUIREMENT. The commissioner shall require in contracts for the construction, renovation, or demolition of a state building that the contractor and any subcontractor must divert from deposit in a landfill …

16B.328 OUTDOOR LIGHTING FIXTURES MODEL ORDINANCE. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given: (1) "energy conservation" means reducing energy use and includes: (i) using a light with lower wattage; and (ii) using device…

16B.33 DESIGNER SELECTION BOARD. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings given them: (b) "Agency" has the meaning given in section 16B.01. (c) "Architect" means an architect or landscape architect registered to practice unde…

16B.335 REVIEW OF PLANS AND PROJECTS. § Subdivision 1.Construction and major remodeling. (a) The commissioner, or any other recipient to whom an appropriation is made to acquire or better public lands or buildings or other public improvements of a capital nature, must not prepare…

16B.34 INMATE LABOR. At a state institution or state park or in the maintenance of a state armory, an appropriation for construction, improvements, or maintenance may be expended through the use of inmate or project labor when authorized by the commissioner with the concurrence o…

16B.35 ART IN STATE BUILDINGS. § Subdivision 1.Percent of appropriations for art. An appropriation for the construction or alteration of any state building may contain an amount not to exceed one percent of the total appropriation for the building for the acquisition of works of …

16B.355 COOPERATIVE LOCAL FACILITIES GRANTS. § Subdivision 1.Grants authorized. Within the limits of available appropriations, the commissioner shall make grants to counties, cities, towns, and school districts to acquire, construct, or renovate public land and buildings and othe…

16B.36 INVESTIGATIONS. § Subdivision 1.Authority. The commissioner may examine, investigate, or make a survey of the organization, administration, and management of state agencies and institutions under their control, and may assist state agencies by providing analytical, statist…

16B.361 OFFICE OF COLLABORATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION. § Subdivision 1.Duties of the office. The commissioner of administration shall maintain the Office of Collaboration and Dispute Resolution within the Department of Administration. The office must: (1) assist state agencies; …

16B.37 REORGANIZATION OF AGENCIES. § Subdivision 1.Commissioner's authority. To improve efficiency and avoid duplication, the commissioner may transfer personnel, powers, or duties, or any combination of them, from a state agency to another state agency that has been in existence…

16B.371 ASSISTANCE TO SMALL AGENCIES. (a) The commissioner may provide administrative support services to small agencies. To promote efficiency and cost-effective use of state resources, and to improve financial controls, the commissioner may require a small agency to receive adm…

16B.372 ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS; OFFICE CREATED. § Subdivision 1.Enterprise sustainability. The Office of Enterprise Sustainability is established to assist all state agencies in making measurable progress toward improving the sustainability of governme…