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11 1.1 A bill for an act​
22 1.2 relating to health care facility finance; restructuring and renaming the Minnesota​
33 1.3 Higher Education Facilities Authority as the Minnesota Health and Education​
44 1.4 Facilities Authority; authorizing the authority to construct and finance health care​
55 1.5 facilities; increasing bonding capacity; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections​
66 1.6 3.732, subdivision 1; 10A.01, subdivision 35; 136A.25; 136A.26; 136A.27;​
77 1.7 136A.28; 136A.29, subdivisions 1, 3, 6, 9, 10, 14, 19, 20, 21, 22, by adding a​
88 1.8 subdivision; 136A.32, subdivisions 1, 4, by adding a subdivision; 136A.33;​
99 1.9 136A.34, subdivisions 3, 4; 136A.36; 136A.38; 136A.41; 136A.42; 136F.67,​
1010 1.10 subdivision 1; 354B.20, subdivision 7; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section​
1111 1.11 136A.29, subdivision 4.​
1212 1.12BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1313 1.13 ARTICLE 1​
1414 1.14 MINNESOTA HEALTH AND EDUCATION FACILITIES AUTHORITY​
1515 1.15 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.25, is amended to read:​
1616 1.16 136A.25 CREATION.​
1717 1.17 A state agency known as the Minnesota Higher Health and Education Facilities Authority​
1818 1.18is hereby created.​
1919 1.19 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.26, is amended to read:​
2020 1.20 136A.26 MEMBERSHIPS; OFFICERS; COMPENSATION; REMOVAL.​
2121 1.21 Subdivision 1.Membership.The Minnesota Higher Health and Education Facilities​
2222 1.22Authority shall consist of eight nine members appointed by the governor with the advice​
2323 1.23and consent of the senate, and a representative of the office Office of Higher Education.​
2424 1​Article 1 Sec. 2.​
2525 REVISOR VH/AC 25-01454​02/12/25 ​
2626 State of Minnesota​
2727 This Document can be made available​
2828 in alternative formats upon request​
2929 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES​
3030 H. F. No. 1165​
3131 NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
3232 Authored by Bahner, Davids, Schomacker, Zeleznikar and Wolgamott​02/19/2025​
3333 The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Finance and Policy​ 2.1 All members to be appointed by the governor shall be residents of the state. At least two​
3434 2.2members must reside outside the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision​
3535 2.32. At least one of the members shall be a person having a favorable reputation for skill,​
3636 2.4knowledge, and experience in the field of state and municipal finance; and at least one shall​
3737 2.5be a person having a favorable reputation for skill, knowledge, and experience in the building​
3838 2.6construction field; and at least one of the members shall be a trustee, director, officer, or​
3939 2.7employee of an institution of higher education; and at least one of the members shall be a​
4040 2.8trustee, director, officer, or employee of a health care organization.​
4141 2.9 Subd. 1a.Private College Council member.The president of the Minnesota Private​
4242 2.10College Council, or the president's designee, shall serve without compensation as an advisory,​
4343 2.11nonvoting member of the authority.​
4444 2.12 Subd. 1b.Nonprofit health care association member.The chief executive officer of​
4545 2.13a Minnesota nonprofit membership association whose members are primarily nonprofit​
4646 2.14health care organizations, or the chief executive officer's designee, shall serve without​
4747 2.15compensation as an advisory, nonvoting member of the authority. The identity of the​
4848 2.16Minnesota nonprofit membership association shall be determined and may be changed from​
4949 2.17time to time by the members of the authority in accordance with and as shall be provided​
5050 2.18in the bylaws of the authority.​
5151 2.19 Subd. 2.Term; compensation; removal.The membership terms, compensation, removal​
5252 2.20of members, and filling of vacancies for authority members other than the representative​
5353 2.21of the office, and the president of the Private College Council, or the chief executive officer​
5454 2.22of the Minnesota nonprofit membership association described in subdivision 1b shall be as​
5555 2.23provided in section 15.0575.​
5656 2.24 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.27, is amended to read:​
5757 2.25 136A.27 POLICY.​
5858 2.26 It is hereby declared that for the benefit of the people of the state, the increase of their​
5959 2.27commerce, welfare and prosperity and the improvement of their health and living conditions​
6060 2.28it is essential that health care organizations within the state be provided with appropriate​
6161 2.29additional means to establish, acquire, construct, improve, and expand health care facilities​
6262 2.30in furtherance of their purposes; that this and future generations of youth be given the fullest​
6363 2.31opportunity to learn and to develop their intellectual and mental capacities; that it is essential​
6464 2.32that institutions of higher education within the state be provided with appropriate additional​
6565 2.33means to assist such youth in achieving the required levels of learning and development of​
6666 2.34their intellectual and mental capacities; and that health care organizations and institutions​
6767 2​Article 1 Sec. 3.​
6868 REVISOR VH/AC 25-01454​02/12/25 ​ 3.1of higher education be enabled to refinance outstanding indebtedness incurred to provide​
6969 3.2existing facilities used for such those purposes in order to preserve and enhance the utilization​
7070 3.3of facilities for purposes of health care and higher education, to extend or adjust maturities​
7171 3.4in relation to the resources available for their payment, and to save interest costs and thereby​
7272 3.5reduce health care costs or higher education tuition, fees, and charges; and. It is hereby​
7373 3.6further declared that it is the purpose of sections 136A.25 to 136A.42 to provide a measure​
7474 3.7of assistance and an alternative method to enable health care organizations and institutions​
7575 3.8of higher education in the state to provide the facilities and structures which are sorely​
7676 3.9needed to accomplish the purposes of sections 136A.25 to 136A.42, all to the public benefit​
7777 3.10and good, to the extent and manner provided herein.​
7878 3.11 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.28, is amended to read:​
7979 3.12 136A.28 DEFINITIONS.​
8080 3.13 Subdivision 1.Scope.In sections 136A.25 to 136A.42, the following words and terms​
8181 3.14shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the meanings ascribed to them.​
8282 3.15 Subd. 1a.Affiliate."Affiliate" means an entity that directly or indirectly controls, is​
8383 3.16controlled by, or is under common control with, another entity. For the purposes of this​
8484 3.17subdivision, "control" means either the power to elect a majority of the members of the​
8585 3.18governing body of an entity or the power, whether by contract or otherwise, to direct the​
8686 3.19management and policies of the entity. Affiliate also means an entity whose business or​
8787 3.20substantially all of whose property is operated under a lease, management agreement, or​
8888 3.21operating agreement by another entity, or an entity who operates the business or substantially​
8989 3.22all of the property of another entity under a lease, management agreement, or operating​
9090 3.23agreement.​
9191 3.24 Subd. 2.Authority."Authority" means the Higher Health and Education Facilities​
9292 3.25Authority created by sections 136A.25 to 136A.42.​
9393 3.26 Subd. 3.Project."Project" means a structure or structures available for use as a dormitory​
9494 3.27or other student housing facility, a dining hall, student union, administration building,​
9595 3.28academic building, library, laboratory, research facility, classroom, athletic facility, health​
9696 3.29care facility, child care facility, and maintenance, storage, or utility facility and other​
9797 3.30structures or facilities related thereto or required or useful for the instruction of students or​
9898 3.31the conducting of research or the operation of an institution of higher education, whether​
9999 3.32proposed, under construction, or completed, including parking and other facilities or​
100100 3.33structures essential or convenient for the orderly conduct of such institution for higher​
101101 3.34education, and shall also include landscaping, site preparation, furniture, equipment and​
102102 3​Article 1 Sec. 4.​
103103 REVISOR VH/AC 25-01454​02/12/25 ​ 4.1machinery, and other similar items necessary or convenient for the operation of a particular​
104104 4.2facility or structure in the manner for which its use is intended but shall not include such​
105105 4.3items as books, fuel, supplies, or other items the costs of which are customarily deemed to​
106106 4.4result in a current operating charge, and shall a health care facility or an education facility​
107107 4.5whether proposed, under construction, or completed, and includes land or interests in land,​
108108 4.6appurtenances, site preparation, landscaping, buildings and structures, systems, fixtures,​
109109 4.7furniture, machinery, equipment, and parking. Project also includes other structures, facilities,​
110110 4.8improvements, machinery, equipment, and means of transport of a capital nature that are​
111111 4.9necessary or convenient for the operation of the facility. Project does not include: (1) any​
112112 4.10facility used or to be used for sectarian instruction or as a place of religious worship nor;​
113113 4.11(2) any facility which is used or to be used primarily in connection with any part of the​
114114 4.12program of a school or department of divinity for any religious denomination; nor (3) any​
115115 4.13books, supplies, medicine, medical supplies, fuel, or other items, the cost of which are​
116116 4.14customarily deemed to result in a current operating charge.​
117117 4.15 Subd. 4.Cost."Cost," as applied to a project or any portion thereof financed under the​
118118 4.16provisions of sections 136A.25 to 136A.42, means all or any part of the cost of construction,​
119119 4.17acquisition, alteration, enlargement, reconstruction and remodeling of a project including​
120120 4.18all lands, structures, real or personal property, rights, rights-of-way, franchises, easements​
121121 4.19and interests acquired or used for or in connection with a project, the cost of demolishing​
122122 4.20or removing any buildings or structures on land so acquired, including the cost of acquiring​
123123 4.21any lands to which such the buildings or structures may be moved, the cost of all machinery​
124124 4.22and equipment, financing charges, interest prior to, during and for a period after completion​
125125 4.23of such construction and acquisition, provisions for reserves for principal and interest and​
126126 4.24for extensions, enlargements, additions and improvements, the cost of architectural,​
127127 4.25engineering, financial and legal services, plans, specifications, studies, surveys, estimates​
128128 4.26of cost and of revenues, administrative expenses, expenses necessary or incident to​
129129 4.27determining the feasibility or practicability of constructing the project and such other​
130130 4.28expenses as may be necessary or incident to the construction and acquisition of the project,​
131131 4.29the financing of such construction and acquisition and the placing of the project in operation.​
132132 4.30 Subd. 5.Bonds."Bonds," or "revenue bonds" means revenue bonds of the authority​
133133 4.31issued under the provisions of sections 136A.25 to 136A.42, including revenue refunding​
134134 4.32bonds, notwithstanding that the same may be secured by mortgage or the full faith and credit​
135135 4.33of a participating institution for higher education or any other lawfully pledged security of​
136136 4.34a participating institution for higher education.​
137137 4​Article 1 Sec. 4.​
138138 REVISOR VH/AC 25-01454​02/12/25 ​ 5.1 Subd. 6.Institution of higher education."Institution of higher education" means a​
139139 5.2nonprofit educational institution within the state authorized to provide a program of education​
140140 5.3beyond the high school level.​
141141 5.4 Subd. 6a.Health care organization.(a) "Health care organization" means a nonprofit​
142142 5.5organization located within the state and authorized by law to operate a nonprofit health​
143143 5.6care facility in the state. Health care organization also means a nonprofit affiliate of a health​
144144 5.7care organization as defined under this paragraph, provided the affiliate is located within​
145145 5.8the state or within a state that is geographically contiguous to Minnesota.​
146146 5.9 (b) Health care organization also means a nonprofit organization located within another​
147147 5.10state that is geographically contiguous to Minnesota and authorized by law to operate a​
148148 5.11nonprofit health care facility in that state, provided that the nonprofit organization located​
149149 5.12within the contiguous state is an affiliate of a health care organization located within​
150150 5.13Minnesota.​
151151 5.14 Subd. 6b.Education facility."Education facility" means a structure or structures​
152152 5.15available for use as a dormitory or other student housing facility, dining hall, student union,​
153153 5.16administration building, academic building, library, laboratory, research facility, classroom,​
154154 5.17athletic facility, student health care facility, or child care facility, and includes other facilities​
155155 5.185.19or structures related to the essential or convenient orderly conduct of an institution of higher​
156156 education.​
157157 5.20 Subd. 6c.Health care facility.(a) "Health care facility" means a structure or structures​
158158 5.21available for use within this state as a hospital, clinic, psychiatric residential treatment​
159159 5.22facility, birth center, outpatient surgical center, comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation​
160160 5.23facility, outpatient physical therapy or speech pathology facility, end-stage renal dialysis​
161161 5.24facility, medical laboratory, pharmacy, radiation therapy facility, diagnostic imaging facility,​
162162 5.25medical office building, residence for nurses or interns, nursing home, boarding care home,​
163163 5.26assisted living facility, residential hospice, intermediate care facility for persons with​
164164 5.27developmental disabilities, supervised living facility, housing with services establishment,​
165165 5.28board and lodging establishment with special services, adult day care center, day services​
166166 5.29facility, prescribed pediatric extended care facility, community residential setting, adult​
167167 5.30foster home, or other facility related to medical or health care research, or the delivery or​
168168 5.315.32administration of health care services, and includes other structures or facilities related to​
169169 the essential or convenient orderly conduct of a health care organization.​
170170 5​Article 1 Sec. 4.​
171171 REVISOR VH/AC 25-01454​02/12/25 ​ 6.1 (b) Health care facility also means a facility in a state that is geographically contiguous​
172172 6.2to Minnesota operated by a health care organization that corresponds by purpose, function,​
173173 6.3or use with a facility listed in paragraph (a).​
174174 6.4 Subd. 7.Participating institution of higher education."Participating institution of​
175175 6.5higher education" means a health care organization or an institution of higher education​
176176 6.6that, under the provisions of sections 136A.25 to 136A.42, undertakes the financing and​
177177 6.7construction or acquisition of a project or undertakes the refunding or refinancing of​
178178 6.8obligations or of a mortgage or of advances as provided in sections 136A.25 to 136A.42.​
179179 6.9Community colleges and technical colleges may be considered participating institutions of​
180180 6.10higher education for the purpose of financing and constructing child care facilities and​
181181 6.11parking facilities.​
182182 6.12 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.29, subdivision 1, is amended to read:​
183183 6.13 Subdivision 1.Purpose.The purpose of the authority shall be to assist health care​
184184 6.14organizations and institutions of higher education in the construction, financing, and​
185185 6.15refinancing of projects. The exercise by the authority of the powers conferred by sections​
186186 6.16136A.25 to 136A.42, shall be deemed and held to be the performance of an essential public​
187187 6.17function. For the purpose of sections 136A.25 to 136A.42, the authority shall have the​
188188 6.18powers and duties set forth in subdivisions 2 to 23.​
189189 6.19 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.29, subdivision 3, is amended to read:​
190190 6.20 Subd. 3.Employees; office space.The authority is authorized and empowered to appoint​
191191 6.21and employ employees as it may deem necessary to carry out its duties, determine the title​
192192 6.22of the employees so employed, and fix the salary of said its employees. Employees of the​
193193 6.23authority shall participate in retirement and other benefits in the same manner that employees​
194194 6.24in the unclassified service of the office managerial plan under section 43A.18, subdivision​
195195 6.253, participate. The authority may maintain an office space as it may designate.​
196196 6.26 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.29, subdivision 6, is amended to read:​
197197 6.27 Subd. 6.Projects; generally.(a) The authority is authorized and empowered to determine​
198198 6.28the location and character of any project to be financed under the provisions of sections​
199199 6.29136A.25 to 136A.42, and to construct, reconstruct, remodel, maintain, manage, enlarge,​
200200 6.30alter, add to, repair, operate, lease, as lessee or lessor, and regulate the same, to enter into​
201201 6.31contracts for any or all of such these purposes, to enter into contracts for the management​
202202 6.32and operation of a project, and to designate a participating institution of higher education​
203203 6​Article 1 Sec. 7.​
204204 REVISOR VH/AC 25-01454​02/12/25 ​ 7.1as its agent to determine the location and character of a project undertaken by such a​
205205 7.2participating institution of higher education under the provisions of sections 136A.25 to​
206206 7.3136A.42 and as the agent of the authority, to construct, reconstruct, remodel, maintain,​
207207 7.4manage, enlarge, alter, add to, repair, operate, lease, as lessee or lessor, and regulate the​
208208 7.5same, and as the agent of the authority, to enter into contracts for any or all of such these​
209209 7.6purposes, including contracts for the management and operation of such the project.​
210210 7.7 (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a project involving a health care facility within the​
211211 7.8state financed under sections 136A.25 to 136A.42, must comply with all applicable​
212212 7.9requirements in state law related to authorizing construction of or modifications to a health​
213213 7.10care facility, including the requirements of sections 144.5509, 144.551, 144A.071, and​
214214 7.11252.291.​
215215 7.12 (c) Contracts of the authority or of a participating institution of higher education to​
216216 7.13acquire or to construct, reconstruct, remodel, maintain, enlarge, alter, add to, or repair​
217217 7.14projects shall not be subject to the provisions of chapter 16C or section 574.26, or any other​
218218 7.15public contract or competitive bid law.​
219219 7.16 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.29, subdivision 9, is amended to read:​
220220 7.17 Subd. 9.Revenue bonds; limit.(a) The authority is authorized and empowered to issue​
221221 7.18revenue bonds whose aggregate principal amount at any time shall not exceed $2,000,000,000​
222222 7.19$5,000,000,000 and to issue notes, bond anticipation notes, and revenue refunding bonds​
223223 7.20of the authority under the provisions of sections 136A.25 to 136A.42, to provide funds for​
224224 7.21acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, enlarging, remodeling, renovating, improving,​
225225 7.22furnishing, or equipping one or more projects or parts thereof.​
226226 7.23 (b) Of the $5,000,000,000 limit in paragraph (a), the aggregate principal amount used​
227227 7.24to fund education facilities may not exceed $2,250,000,000 at any time, and the aggregate​
228228 7.25principal amount used to fund health care facilities may not exceed $2,750,000,000 at any​
229229 7.26time.​
230230 7.27 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.29, subdivision 10, is amended to read:​
231231 7.28 Subd. 10.Revenue bonds; issuance, purpose, conditions.The authority is authorized​
232232 7.29and empowered to issue revenue bonds to acquire projects from or to make loans to​
233233 7.30participating institutions of higher education and thereby refinance outstanding indebtedness​
234234 7.31incurred by participating institutions of higher education to provide funds for the acquisition,​
235235 7.32construction or improvement of a facility before or after the enactment of sections 136A.25​
236236 7.33to 136A.42, but otherwise eligible to be and being a project thereunder, whenever the​
237237 7​Article 1 Sec. 9.​
238238 REVISOR VH/AC 25-01454​02/12/25 ​ 8.1authority finds that such the refinancing will enhance or preserve such participating​
239239 8.2institutions and such the facilities or utilization thereof that is for health care or educational​
240240 8.3purposes or extend or adjust maturities to correspond to the resources available for their​
241241 8.4payment, or reduce charges or fees imposed on patients or occupants, or the tuition, charges,​
242242 8.5or fees imposed on students for the use or occupancy of the facilities of such the participating​
243243 8.6institutions of higher education or costs met by federal or state public funds, or enhance or​
244244 8.7preserve health care or educational programs and research or the acquisition or improvement​
245245 8.8of other facilities eligible to be a project or part thereof by the participating institution of​
246246 8.9higher education. The amount of revenue bonds to be issued to refinance outstanding​
247247 8.10indebtedness of a participating institution of higher education shall not exceed the lesser of​
248248 8.11(a) the fair value of the project to be acquired by the authority from the institution or​
249249 8.12mortgaged to the authority by the institution or (b) the amount of the outstanding indebtedness​
250250 8.13including any premium thereon and any interest accrued or to accrue to the date of redemption​
251251 8.14and any legal, fiscal and related costs in connection with such the refinancing and reasonable​
252252 8.15reserves, as determined by the authority. The provisions of this subdivision do not prohibit​
253253 8.16the authority from issuing revenue bonds within and charged against the limitations provided​
254254 8.17in subdivision 9 to provide funds for improvements, alteration, renovation, or extension of​
255255 8.18the project refinanced.​
256256 8.19 Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.29, subdivision 14, is amended to read:​
257257 8.20 Subd. 14.Rules for use of projects.The authority is authorized and empowered to​
258258 8.21establish rules for the use of a project or any portion thereof and to designate a participating​
259259 8.22institution of higher education as its agent to establish rules for the use of a project undertaken​
260260 8.23for such a participating institution of higher education.​
261261 8.24 Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.29, subdivision 19, is amended to read:​
262262 8.25 Subd. 19.Surety.Before the issuance of any revenue bonds under the provisions of​
263263 8.26sections 136A.25 to 136A.42, any member or officer of the authority authorized by resolution​
264264 8.27of the authority to handle funds or sign checks of the authority shall be covered under a​
265265 8.28surety or fidelity bond in an amount to be determined by the authority. Each such bond shall​
266266 8.29be conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of the office of the member or​
267267 8.30officer, and shall be executed by a surety company authorized to transact business in the​
268268 8.31state of Minnesota as surety. The cost of each such bond shall be paid by the authority.​
269269 8​Article 1 Sec. 11.​
270270 REVISOR VH/AC 25-01454​02/12/25 ​ 9.1 Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.29, subdivision 20, is amended to read:​
271271 9.2 Subd. 20.Sale, lease, and disposal of property.The authority is authorized and​
272272 9.3empowered to sell, lease, release, or otherwise dispose of real and personal property or​
273273 9.4interests therein, or a combination thereof, acquired by the authority under authority of​
274274 9.5sections 136A.25 to 136A.42 and no longer needed for the purposes of such this chapter or​
275275 9.6of the authority, and grant such easements and other rights in, over, under, or across a project​
276276 9.7as will not interfere with its use of such the property. Such The sale, lease, release,​
277277 9.8disposition, or grant may be made without competitive bidding and in such the manner and​
278278 9.9for such consideration as the authority in its judgment deems appropriate.​
279279 9.10 Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.29, subdivision 21, is amended to read:​
280280 9.11 Subd. 21.Loans.The authority is authorized and empowered to make loans to any​
281281 9.12participating institution of higher education for the cost of a project in accordance with an​
282282 9.13agreement between the authority and the participating institution of higher education;​
283283 9.14provided that no such loan shall exceed the total cost of the project as determined by the​
284284 9.15participating institution of higher education and approved by the authority.​
285285 9.16 Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.29, subdivision 22, is amended to read:​
286286 9.17 Subd. 22.Costs, expenses, and other charges.The authority is authorized and​
287287 9.18empowered to charge to and apportion among participating institutions of higher education​
288288 9.19its administrative costs and expenses incurred in the exercise of the powers and duties​
289289 9.20conferred by sections 136A.25 to 136A.42 in the manner as the authority in its judgment​
290290 9.21deems appropriate.​
291291 9.22 Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.29, is amended by adding a subdivision​
292292 9.23to read:​
293293 9.24 Subd. 24.Determination of affiliate status.The authority is authorized and empowered​
294294 9.25to determine whether an entity is an affiliate as defined in section 136A.28, subdivision 1a.​
295295 9.26A determination by the authority of affiliate status shall be deemed conclusive for the​
296296 9.27purposes of sections 136A.25 to 136A.42.​
297297 9.28 Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.32, subdivision 1, is amended to read:​
298298 9.29 Subdivision 1.Bonds; generally.(a) The authority may from time to time issue revenue​
299299 9.30bonds for purposes of sections 136A.25 to 136A.42, and all such revenue bonds, notes,​
300300 9.31bond anticipation notes or other obligations of the authority issued pursuant to sections​
301301 9​Article 1 Sec. 16.​
302302 REVISOR VH/AC 25-01454​02/12/25 ​ 10.1136A.25 to 136A.42 shall be and are hereby declared to be negotiable for all purposes​
303303 10.2notwithstanding their payment from a limited source and without regard to any other law​
304304 10.3or laws. In anticipation of the sale of such revenue bonds, the authority may issue negotiable​
305305 10.4bond anticipation notes and may renew the same from time to time, but the maximum​
306306 10.5maturity of any such note, including renewals thereof, shall not exceed five years from the​
307307 10.6date of issue of the original note. Such Notes shall be paid from any revenues of the authority​
308308 10.7available therefor and not otherwise pledged, or from the proceeds of sale of the revenue​
309309 10.8bonds of the authority in anticipation of which they were issued. The notes shall be issued​
310310 10.9in the same manner as the revenue bonds. Such notes and the resolution or resolutions​
311311 10.10authorizing the same may contain any provisions, conditions or limitations which a bond​
312312 10.11resolution or the authority may contain.​
313313 10.12 (b) Before issuing revenue bonds, notes, or other obligations under paragraph (a) on​
314314 10.13behalf of a health care organization to finance health care facilities, the authority must obtain​
315315 10.14consent by resolution from each city or town in which the project is located, except that​
316316 10.15consent need not be obtained in the case of a city or town with a population of less than​
317317 10.16100,000. The consent by resolution requirement does not apply to financing under paragraph​
318318 10.17(a) on behalf of a participating institution which is primarily an institution of higher​
319319 10.18education.​
320320 10.19Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.32, subdivision 4, is amended to read:​
321321 10.20 Subd. 4.Provisions of resolution authorizing bonds.Any resolution or resolutions​
322322 10.21authorizing any revenue bonds or any issue of revenue bonds may contain provisions, which​
323323 10.22shall be a part of the contract with the holders of the revenue bonds to be authorized, as to:​
324324 10.23 (1) pledging all or any part of the revenues of a project or projects, any revenue producing​
325325 10.24contract or contracts made by the authority with any individual partnership, corporation or​
326326 10.25association or other body one or more partnerships, corporations or associations, or other​
327327 10.26bodies, public or private, to secure the payment of the revenue bonds or of any particular​
328328 10.27issue of revenue bonds, subject to such agreements with bondholders as may then exist;​
329329 10.28 (2) the rentals, fees and other charges to be charged, and the amounts to be raised in​
330330 10.29each year thereby, and the use and disposition of the revenues;​
331331 10.30 (3) the setting aside of reserves or sinking funds, and the regulation and disposition​
332332 10.31thereof of them;​
333333 10.32 (4) limitations on the right of the authority or its agent to restrict and regulate the use of​
334334 10.33the project;​
335335 10​Article 1 Sec. 17.​
336336 REVISOR VH/AC 25-01454​02/12/25 ​ 11.1 (5) limitations on the purpose to which the proceeds of sale of any issue of revenue​
337337 11.2bonds then or thereafter to be issued may be applied and pledging such the proceeds to​
338338 11.3secure the payment of the revenue bonds or any issue of the revenue bonds;​
339339 11.4 (6) limitations on the issuance of additional bonds, the terms upon which additional​
340340 11.5bonds may be issued and secured and the refunding of outstanding bonds;​
341341 11.6 (7) the procedure, if any, by which the terms of any contract with bondholders may be​
342342 11.7amended or abrogated, the amount of bonds the holders of which must consent thereto to,​
343343 11.8and the manner in which such consent may be given;​
344344 11.9 (8) limitations on the amount of moneys derived from the project to be expended for​
345345 11.10operating, administrative or other expenses of the authority;​
346346 11.11 (9) defining the acts or omissions to act which shall constitute a default in the duties of​
347347 11.12the authority to holders of its obligations and providing the rights and remedies of such the​
348348 11.13holders in the event of a default; or​
349349 11.14 (10) the mortgaging of a project and the site thereof for the purpose of securing the​
350350 11.15bondholders.​
351351 11.16Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.32, is amended by adding a subdivision​
352352 11.17to read:​
353353 11.18 Subd. 4a.Health care certification.Health care organizations must provide the authority​
354354 11.19with a signed certificate from the health care organization stating that so long as authority​
355355 11.20financing for the health care organization remains outstanding, none of the proceeds of the​
356356 11.21bonds to the health care organization may be directly or indirectly used to benefit a private​
357357 11.22party or private equity-funded entity.​
358358 11.23Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.33, is amended to read:​
359359 11.24 136A.33 TRUST AGREEMENT.​
360360 11.25 In the discretion of the authority any revenue bonds issued under the provisions of​
361361 11.26sections 136A.25 to 136A.42, may be secured by a trust agreement by and between the​
362362 11.27authority and a corporate trustee or trustees, which may be any trust company or bank having​
363363 11.28the powers of a trust company within the state. Such The trust agreement or the resolution​
364364 11.29providing for the issuance of such revenue bonds may pledge or assign the revenues to be​
365365 11.30received or proceeds of any contract or contracts pledged and may convey or mortgage the​
366366 11.31project or any portion thereof of it. Such The trust agreement or resolution providing for​
367367 11.32the issuance of such revenue bonds may contain such provisions for protecting and enforcing​
368368 11​Article 1 Sec. 19.​
369369 REVISOR VH/AC 25-01454​02/12/25 ​ 12.1the rights and remedies of the bondholders as may be reasonable and proper and not in​
370370 12.2violation of laws, including particularly such particular provisions as have hereinabove that​
371371 12.3have been specifically authorized to be included in any resolution or resolutions of the​
372372 12.4authority authorizing revenue bonds thereof. Any bank or trust company incorporated under​
373373 12.5the laws of the state which that may act as depository of the proceeds of bonds or of revenues​
374374 12.6or other moneys may furnish such indemnifying bonds or pledges such pledge securities as​
375375 12.7may be required by the authority. Any such trust agreement may set forth the rights and​
376376 12.8remedies of the bondholders and of the trustee or trustees and may restrict the individual​
377377 12.9right of action by bondholders. In addition to the foregoing, any such trust agreement or​
378378 12.10resolution may contain such other provisions as the authority may deem reasonable and​
379379 12.11proper for the security of the bondholders. All expenses incurred in carrying out the​
380380 12.12provisions of such the trust agreement or resolution may be treated as a part of the cost of​
381381 the operation of a project.​
382382 12.13Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.34, subdivision 3, is amended to read:​
383383 12.14 Subd. 3.Investment.Any such escrowed proceeds, pending such use, may be invested​
384384 12.15and reinvested in direct obligations of the United States of America, or in certificates of​
385385 12.16deposit or time deposits secured by direct obligations of the United States of America, or​
386386 12.17in shares or units in any money market mutual fund whose investment portfolio consists​
387387 12.18solely of direct obligations of the United States of America, maturing at such a time or times​
388388 12.19as shall be appropriate to assure the prompt payment, as to principal, interest and redemption​
389389 12.20premium, if any, of the outstanding revenue bonds to be so refunded. The interest, income​
390390 12.21and profits, if any, earned or realized on any such investment may also be applied to the​
391391 12.22payment of the outstanding revenue bonds to be so refunded. After the terms of the escrow​
392392 12.23have been fully satisfied and carried out, any balance of such the proceeds and interest,​
393393 12.24income and profits, if any, earned or realized on the investments thereof may be returned​
394394 12.25to the authority for use by it in any lawful manner.​
395395 12.26Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.34, subdivision 4, is amended to read:​
396396 12.27 Subd. 4.Additional purpose; improvements.The portion of the proceeds of any such​
397397 12.28revenue bonds issued for the additional purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of​
398398 12.29constructing and acquiring additions, improvements, extensions or enlargements of a project​
399399 12.30may be invested or deposited in time deposits as provided in section 136A.32, subdivision​
400400 12.317.​
401401 12​Article 1 Sec. 21.​
402402 REVISOR VH/AC 25-01454​02/12/25 ​ 13.1 Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.36, is amended to read:​
403403 13.2 136A.36 REVENUES.​
404404 13.3 The authority may fix, revise, charge and collect rates, rents, fees and charges for the​
405405 13.4use of and for the services furnished or to be furnished by each project and to may contract​
406406 13.5with any person, partnership, association or corporation, or other body, public or private,​
407407 13.6in respect thereof. Such The rates, rents, fees, and charges may vary between projects​
408408 13.7involving an education facility and projects involving a health care facility and shall be​
409409 13.8fixed and adjusted in respect of the aggregate of rates, rents, fees, and charges from such​
410410 13.9the project so as to provide funds sufficient with other revenues, if any:​
411411 13.10 (1) to pay the cost of maintaining, repairing and operating the project and each and every​
412412 13.11portion thereof of it, to the extent that the payment of such the cost has not otherwise been​
413413 13.12adequately provided for;​
414414 13.13 (2) to pay the principal of and the interest on outstanding revenue bonds of the authority​
415415 13.14issued in respect of such project as the same shall become due and payable; and​
416416 13.15 (3) to create and maintain reserves required or provided for in any resolution authorizing,​
417417 13.16or trust agreement securing, such revenue bonds of the authority. Such The rates, rents, fees​
418418 13.17and charges shall not be subject to supervision or regulation by any department, commission,​
419419 13.18board, body, bureau or agency of this state other than the authority. A sufficient amount of​
420420 13.19the revenues derived in respect of a project, except such part of such the revenues as may​
421421 13.20be necessary to pay the cost of maintenance, repair and operation and to provide reserves​
422422 13.21and for renewals, replacements, extensions, enlargements and improvements as may be​
423423 13.22provided for in the resolution authorizing the issuance of any revenue bonds of the authority​
424424 13.23or in the trust agreement securing the same, shall be set aside at such regular intervals as​
425425 13.24may be provided in such the resolution or trust agreement in a sinking or other similar fund​
426426 13.25which that is hereby pledged to, and charged with, the payment of the principal of and the​
427427 13.26interest on such revenue bonds as the same shall become due, and the redemption price or​
428428 13.27the purchase price of bonds retired by call or purchase as therein provided. Such The pledge​
429429 13.28shall be valid and binding from the time when the pledge is made; the rates, rents, fees and​
430430 13.29charges and other revenues or other moneys so pledged and thereafter received by the​
431431 13.30authority shall immediately be subject to the lien of such the pledge without physical delivery​
432432 13.31thereof or further act, and the lien of any such pledge shall be valid and binding as against​
433433 13.32all parties having claims of any kind against the authority, irrespective of whether such the​
434434 13.33parties have notice thereof of it. Neither the resolution nor any trust agreement by which a​
435435 13.34pledge is created need be filed or recorded except in the records of the authority. The use​
436436 13​Article 1 Sec. 22.​
437437 REVISOR VH/AC 25-01454​02/12/25 ​ 14.1and disposition of moneys to the credit of such a sinking or other similar fund shall be​
438438 14.2subject to the provisions of the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or of such​
439439 14.3a trust agreement. Except as may otherwise be provided in such the resolution or such trust​
440440 14.4agreement, such the sinking or other similar fund shall be a fund for all such revenue bonds​
441441 14.5issued to finance a project or projects at one or more participating institutions of higher​
442442 14.6education without distinction or priority of one over another; provided the authority in any​
443443 14.7such resolution or trust agreement may provide that such the sinking or other similar fund​
444444 14.8shall be the fund for a particular project at an a participating institution of higher education​
445445 14.9and for the revenue bonds issued to finance a particular project and may, additionally, permit​
446446 14.10and provide for the issuance of revenue bonds having a subordinate lien in respect of the​
447447 14.11security herein authorized to other revenue bonds of the authority and, in such case, the​
448448 14.12authority may create separate or other similar funds in respect of such the subordinate lien​
449449 14.13bonds.​
450450 14.14Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.38, is amended to read:​
451451 14.15 136A.38 BONDS ELIGIBLE FOR INVESTMENT.​
452452 14.16 Bonds issued by the authority under the provisions of sections 136A.25 to 136A.42, are​
453453 14.17hereby made securities in which all public officers and public bodies of the state and its​
454454 14.18political subdivisions, all insurance companies, trust companies, banking associations,​
455455 14.19investment companies, executors, administrators, trustees and other fiduciaries may properly​
456456 14.20and legally invest funds, including capital in their control or belonging to them; it being the​
457457 14.21purpose of this section to authorize the investment in such bonds of all sinking, insurance,​
458458 14.22retirement, compensation, pension and trust funds, whether owned or controlled by private​
459459 14.23or public persons or officers; provided, however, that nothing contained in this section may​
460460 14.24be construed as relieving any person, firm, or corporation from any duty of exercising due​
461461 14.25care in selecting securities for purchase or investment; and provide further, that in no event​
462462 14.26shall assets of pension funds of public employees of the state of Minnesota or any of its​
463463 14.27agencies, boards or subdivisions, whether publicly or privately administered, be invested​
464464 14.28in bonds issued under the provisions of sections 136A.25 to 136A.42. Such bonds are hereby​
465465 14.29constituted "authorized securities" within the meaning and for the purposes of Minnesota​
466466 14.30Statutes 1969, section 50.14. Such The bonds are hereby made securities which that may​
467467 14.31properly and legally be deposited with and received by any state or municipal officer or any​
468468 14.32agency or political subdivision of the state for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds​
469469 14.33or obligations of the state now or may hereafter be authorized by law.​
470470 14​Article 1 Sec. 23.​
471471 REVISOR VH/AC 25-01454​02/12/25 ​ 15.1 Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.41, is amended to read:​
472472 15.2 136A.41 CONFLICT OF INTEREST.​
473473 15.3 Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary it shall not be or constitute a conflict of​
474474 15.4interest for a trustee, director, officer or employee of any participating institution of higher​
475475 15.5education, financial institution, investment banking firm, brokerage firm, commercial bank​
476476 15.6or trust company, architecture firm, insurance company, construction company, or any other​
477477 15.7firm, person or corporation to serve as a member of the authority, provided such the trustee,​
478478 15.8director, officer or employee shall abstain from deliberation, action and vote by the authority​
479479 15.9in each instance where the business affiliation of any such trustee, director, officer or​
480480 15.10employee is involved.​
481481 15.11Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.42, is amended to read:​
482482 15.12 136A.42 ANNUAL REPORT.​
483483 15.13 The authority shall keep an accurate account of all of its activities and all of its receipts​
484484 15.14and expenditures and shall annually report to the office. Each year, the authority shall submit​
485485 15.15to the Minnesota Historical Society and the Legislative Reference Library a report of the​
486486 15.16authority's activities in the previous year, including all financial activities.​
487487 15.17Sec. 26. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.​
488488 15.18 The revisor of statutes shall renumber the law establishing and governing the Minnesota​
489489 15.19Higher Education Facilities Authority, renamed the Minnesota Health and Education​
490490 15.20Facilities Authority in this act, as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 15D, coded in Minnesota​
491491 15.21Statutes 2020, sections 136A.25 to 136A.42, as amended or repealed in this act. The revisor​
492492 15.22of statutes shall also duplicate any required definitions from Minnesota Statutes, chapter​
493493 15.23136A, revise any statutory cross-references consistent with the recoding, and report the​
494494 15.24history in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 15D. The revisor of statutes shall change "Minnesota​
495495 15.2515.26Higher Education Facilities Authority" to "Minnesota Health and Higher Education Facilities​
496496 Authority" where it appears in Minnesota Statutes.​
497497 15.27Sec. 27. REPEALER.​
498498 15.28 Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.29, subdivision 4, is repealed.​
499499 15​Article 1 Sec. 27.​
500500 REVISOR VH/AC 25-01454​02/12/25 ​ 16.1 ARTICLE 2​
501501 16.2 MINNESOTA HEALTH AND EDUCATION FACILITIES AUTHORITY​
502502 16.3 CONFORMING AMENDMENTS​
503503 16.4 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 3.732, subdivision 1, is amended to read:​
504504 16.5 Subdivision 1.Definitions.As used in this section and section 3.736 the terms defined​
505505 16.6in this section have the meanings given them.​
506506 16.7 (1) "State" includes each of the departments, boards, agencies, commissions, courts, and​
507507 16.8officers in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the state of Minnesota and​
508508 16.9includes but is not limited to the Housing Finance Agency, the Minnesota Office of Higher​
509509 16.10Education, the Higher Health and Education Facilities Authority, the Health Technology​
510510 16.11Advisory Committee, the Armory Building Commission, the Zoological Board, the​
511511 16.12Department of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation, the Minnesota Historical Society,​
512512 16.13the State Agricultural Society, the University of Minnesota, the Minnesota State Colleges​
513513 16.14and Universities, state hospitals, and state penal institutions. It does not include a city, town,​
514514 16.15county, school district, or other local governmental body corporate and politic.​
515515 16.16 (2) "Employee of the state" means all present or former officers, members, directors, or​
516516 16.17employees of the state, members of the Minnesota National Guard, members of a bomb​
517517 16.18disposal unit approved by the commissioner of public safety and employed by a municipality​
518518 16.19defined in section 466.01 when engaged in the disposal or neutralization of bombs or other​
519519 16.20similar hazardous explosives, as defined in section 299C.063, outside the jurisdiction of the​
520520 16.21municipality but within the state, or persons acting on behalf of the state in an official​
521521 16.22capacity, temporarily or permanently, with or without compensation. It does not include​
522522 16.23either an independent contractor except, for purposes of this section and section 3.736 only,​
523523 16.24a guardian ad litem acting under court appointment, or members of the Minnesota National​
524524 16.25Guard while engaged in training or duty under United States Code, title 10, or title 32,​
525525 16.26section 316, 502, 503, 504, or 505, as amended through December 31, 1983. Notwithstanding​
526526 16.27sections 43A.02 and 611.263, for purposes of this section and section 3.736 only, "employee​
527527 16.28of the state" includes a district public defender or assistant district public defender in the​
528528 16.29Second or Fourth Judicial District, a member of the Health Technology Advisory Committee,​
529529 16.30and any officer, agent, or employee of the state of Wisconsin performing work for the state​
530530 16.31of Minnesota pursuant to a joint state initiative.​
531531 16.32 (3) "Scope of office or employment" means that the employee was acting on behalf of​
532532 16.33the state in the performance of duties or tasks lawfully assigned by competent authority.​
533533 16.34 (4) "Judicial branch" has the meaning given in section 43A.02, subdivision 25.​
534534 16​Article 2 Section 1.​
535535 REVISOR VH/AC 25-01454​02/12/25 ​ 17.1 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.01, subdivision 35, is amended to read:​
536536 17.2 Subd. 35.Public official."Public official" means any:​
537537 17.3 (1) member of the legislature;​
538538 17.4 (2) individual employed by the legislature as secretary of the senate, legislative auditor,​
539539 17.5director of the Legislative Budget Office, chief clerk of the house of representatives, revisor​
540540 17.6of statutes, or researcher, legislative analyst, fiscal analyst, or attorney in the Office of​
541541 17.7Senate Counsel, Research and Fiscal Analysis, House Research, or the House Fiscal Analysis​
542542 17.8Department;​
543543 17.9 (3) constitutional officer in the executive branch and the officer's chief administrative​
544544 17.10deputy;​
545545 17.11 (4) solicitor general or deputy, assistant, or special assistant attorney general;​
546546 17.12 (5) commissioner, deputy commissioner, or assistant commissioner of any state​
547547 17.13department or agency as listed in section 15.01 or 15.06, or the state chief information​
548548 17.14officer;​
549549 17.15 (6) member, chief administrative officer, or deputy chief administrative officer of a state​
550550 17.16board or commission that has either the power to adopt, amend, or repeal rules under chapter​
551551 17.1714, or the power to adjudicate contested cases or appeals under chapter 14;​
552552 17.18 (7) individual employed in the executive branch who is authorized to adopt, amend, or​
553553 17.19repeal rules under chapter 14 or adjudicate contested cases under chapter 14;​
554554 17.20 (8) executive director of the State Board of Investment;​
555555 17.21 (9) deputy of any official listed in clauses (7) and (8);​
556556 17.22 (10) judge of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals;​
557557 17.23 (11) administrative law judge or compensation judge in the State Office of Administrative​
558558 17.24Hearings or unemployment law judge in the Department of Employment and Economic​
559559 17.25Development;​
560560 17.26 (12) member, regional administrator, division director, general counsel, or operations​
561561 17.27manager of the Metropolitan Council;​
562562 17.28 (13) member or chief administrator of a metropolitan agency;​
563563 17.29 (14) director of the Division of Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement in the Department​
564564 17.30of Public Safety;​
565565 17​Article 2 Sec. 2.​
566566 REVISOR VH/AC 25-01454​02/12/25 ​ 18.1 (15) member or executive director of the Higher Health and Education Facilities​
567567 18.2Authority;​
568568 18.3 (16) member of the board of directors or president of Enterprise Minnesota, Inc.;​
569569 18.4 (17) member of the board of directors or executive director of the Minnesota State High​
570570 18.5School League;​
571571 18.6 (18) member of the Minnesota Ballpark Authority established in section 473.755;​
572572 18.7 (19) citizen member of the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources;​
573573 18.8 (20) manager of a watershed district, or member of a watershed management organization​
574574 18.9as defined under section 103B.205, subdivision 13;​
575575 18.10 (21) supervisor of a soil and water conservation district;​
576576 18.11 (22) director of Explore Minnesota Tourism;​
577577 18.12 (23) citizen member of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council established in section​
578578 18.1397A.056;​
579579 18.14 (24) citizen member of the Clean Water Council established in section 114D.30;​
580580 18.15 (25) member or chief executive of the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority established​
581581 18.16in section 473J.07;​
582582 18.17 (26) district court judge, appeals court judge, or supreme court justice;​
583583 18.18 (27) county commissioner;​
584584 18.19 (28) member of the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission;​
585585 18.20 (29) member of the Destination Medical Center Corporation established in section​
586586 18.21469.41; or​
587587 18.22 (30) chancellor or member of the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges​
588588 18.23and Universities.​
589589 18.24Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136F.67, subdivision 1, is amended to read:​
590590 18.25 Subdivision 1.Authorization.A technical college or a community college must not​
591591 18.26seek financing for child care facilities or parking facilities through the Higher Health and​
592592 18.27Education Facilities Authority, as provided in section 136A.28, subdivision 7, without the​
593593 18.28explicit authorization of the board.​
594594 18​Article 2 Sec. 3.​
595595 REVISOR VH/AC 25-01454​02/12/25 ​ 19.1 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 354B.20, subdivision 7, is amended to read:​
596596 19.2 Subd. 7.Employing unit."Employing unit," if the agency employs any persons covered​
597597 19.3by the individual retirement account plan under section 354B.211, means:​
598598 19.4 (1) the board;​
599599 19.5 (2) the Minnesota Office of Higher Education; and​
600600 19.6 (3) the Higher Health and Education Facilities Authority.​
601601 19​Article 2 Sec. 4.​
602602 REVISOR VH/AC 25-01454​02/12/25 ​ Page.Ln 1.13​
603603 MINNESOTA HEALTH AND EDUCATION FACILITIES​
604604 AUTHORITY.........................................................................................ARTICLE 1​
605605 Page.Ln 16.1​
606606 MINNESOTA HEALTH AND EDUCATION FACILITIES​
607607 AUTHORITY CONFORMING AMENDMENTS ................................ARTICLE 2​
608608 1​
609609 APPENDIX​
610610 Article locations for 25-01454​ 136A.29 POWERS; DUTIES.​
611611 Subd. 4.Mutual agreement; staff, equipment, office space.By mutual agreement between​
612612 the authority and the office, authority staff employees may also be members of the office staff. By​
613613 mutual agreement, authority employees may be provided office space in the office of the Office of​
614614 Higher Education, and said employees may make use of equipment, supplies, and office space,​
615615 provided that the authority fully reimburses the office for salaries and for space, equipment, supplies,​
616616 and materials used. In the absence of such mutual agreement between the authority and the office,​
617617 the authority may maintain an office at such place or places as it may designate.​
618618 1R​
619619 APPENDIX​
620620 Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-01454​