Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

41A.023 POWERS. In addition to other powers granted by this chapter, the board may: (1) sue and be sued; (2) acquire, hold, lease, and transfer any interest in real and personal property for its corporate purposes; (3) sell at public or private sale, at the price or prices determ…

41A.0235 BOARD MEETINGS BY TELEPHONE OR OTHER ELECTRONIC MEANS. (a) If compliance with section 13D.02 is impractical, the Minnesota Agricultural and Economic Development Board may conduct a meeting of its members by telephone or other electronic means so long as the following con…

41A.03 LOAN GUARANTIES. § Subdivision 1.Authority for and limitation of guaranty. Subject to the provisions of sections 41A.01 to 41A.06 and upon determination that a loan will serve the public purposes and satisfy the conditions set forth in sections 41A.01 to 41A.06, the state …

41A.035 AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES LOAN PARTICIPATION. The board may participate in loans made to finance agricultural resource projects by purchasing from a lender up to 75 percent of the amount of each eligible loan. If the loan participated in is for $500,000 or less, the loan may…

41A.036 SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LOANS. § Subdivision 1.Loans; limitations. (a) The board may make, purchase, or participate with financial institutions in making or purchasing small business development loans not exceeding $1,000,000 in principal amount with respect to small b…

41A.04 APPLICATION AND APPROVAL. § Subdivision 1.Requirements. (a) Any applicant may file a written application with the state commissioner of employment and economic development on behalf of the board, to be considered by the board, for a guaranty by the state of a portion of a …

41A.05 MINNESOTA AGRICULTURAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT AND BONDS. § Subdivision 1.Establishment of account. The Minnesota agricultural and economic development account is established in the special revenue fund and may be invested by the state Board of Investment. All mon…

41A.06 PROJECT TAXES AND OTHER CHARGES. § Subdivision 1.Appropriation. The payments, taxes, and governmental charges described in this section which are received as a consequence of the undertaking, completion, and operation of each agricultural resource loan project for which a …

41A.08 STAFF. § Subdivision 1.Employees. Subject to all other applicable laws governing employees of or employment by a department or agency of the state, the commissioner of employment and economic development, on behalf of the board, may retain or employ the officers, employees…

41A.09 ETHANOL DEVELOPMENT. § Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 2003 c 128 art 3 s 47] § Subd. 1a. MS 2012 [Repealed, 2011 c 14 s 16] § Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1995 c 220 s 141] § Subd. 2a.Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings …

41A.11 TWENTY-FIVE BY TWENTY-FIVE GOAL. It is the goal of the state that no later than January 1, 2025, the state's agricultural, forestry, and working land should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in this state while continuin…

41A.12 AGRICULTURAL GROWTH, RESEARCH, AND INNOVATION PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Establishment. The agricultural growth, research, and innovation program is established in order to promote the advancement of the state's agricultural and renewable energy industries. § Subd. 2.Activit…

41A.14 AGRICULTURE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, EXTENSION, AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER GRANT PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Duties; grants. The agriculture research, education, extension, and technology transfer grant program is created. The purpose of the grant program is to provide investments t…

41A.15 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. For the purposes of sections 41A.15 to 41A.18, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. § Subd. 2.Advanced biofuel. "Advanced biofuel" means a renewable fuel, other than ethanol derived from corn starch, that has l…

41A.16 ADVANCED BIOFUEL PRODUCTION INCENTIVE. § Subdivision 1.Eligibility for participants on or before April 1, 2023. (a) A facility eligible for payment under this section must source from Minnesota at least 80 percent of the biomass used to produce an advanced biofuel, except …

41A.17 RENEWABLE CHEMICAL PRODUCTION INCENTIVE. § Subdivision 1.Eligibility for participants on or before April 1, 2023. (a) A facility eligible for payment under this section must source from Minnesota at least 80 percent of the biomass used to produce a renewable chemical, exce…

41A.18 BIOMASS THERMAL PRODUCTION INCENTIVE. § Subdivision 1.Eligibility for participants on or before April 1, 2023. (a) A facility eligible for payment under this section must source from Minnesota at least 80 percent of the biomass used for biomass thermal production, except t…

41A.19 REPORT; INCENTIVE PROGRAMS. By January 15 each year, the commissioner shall report on the incentive programs under sections 41A.16, 41A.17, 41A.18, and 41A.20 to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over environment and agriculture policy and finance. The report sh…

41A.20 SIDING PRODUCTION INCENTIVE. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given them. (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture. (c) "Forest resources" means raw wood logs and mate…

41A.30 SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL; TAX CREDITS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Aircraft" has the meaning given in section 296A.01, subdivision 3. (c) "Aviation gasoline" has the meaning given in sect…