1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 2695, the delete everything amendment
1.2(H2695DE2), as follows:
1.3Page 1, delete section 2
1.4Page 3, line 22, delete "and"
1.5Page 3, delete lines 23 and 24 and insert:
1.6"(8) the business has not previously received private equity investments of more
1.7than $2,000,000; and
1.8    (9) the business is not an entity disqualified under section 80A.50, paragraph (b),
1.9clause (3)."
1.10Page 3, delete line 25 and insert "(d) In applying the limit under paragraph (c),
1.11clause (5), the employees "
1.12Page 3, line 26, delete "and gross sales receipts,"
1.13Page 3, line 36, delete "alternative" and insert "renewable" and after "efficiency"
1.14insert "and conservation"
1.15Page 4, line 3, after "biologicals," insert "chemistry,"
1.16Page 4, line 25, delete "satisfy all of the following conditions:"
1.17Page 4, delete lines 26 and 27
1.18Page 4, line 28, delete "or certifies" and insert "certify"
1.19Page 4, line 30, delete "; and" and insert a period
1.20Page 4, delete lines 31 and 32
1.21Page 5, line 1, before "application" insert "within the meaning of Regulation D of
1.22the Securities and Exchange Commission, Code of Federal Regulations, title 17, section
1.23230.501, paragraph (a), "
1.24Page 5, line 34, delete "$4,500,000" and insert "$2,500,000"
1.25Page 5, line 36, delete "$9,000,000" and insert "$5,000,000"
1.26Page 6, line 2, delete "2015" and insert "2016"
1.27Page 6, line 11, delete everything after the period
2.1Page 6, delete lines 12 to 15
2.2Page 7, line 15 after "fund" insert ", or a qualified small business acting on their
2.3behalf,"
2.4Page 8, line 20, delete "satisfies the"
2.5Page 8, delete lines 21 to 22
2.6Page 8, line 23, delete everything before "invested" and insert "remains"
2.7Page 8, line 25, delete "satisfies the following"
2.8Page 8, delete lines 26 to 28
2.9Page 8, line 29, delete everything before "invested" and insert "remains"
2.10Page 9, delete lines 18 to 27
2.11Page 9, line 28, delete "(d)" and insert "(c)"
2.12Page 9, line 30, delete "(e)" and insert "(d)"
2.13Page 12, line 15, delete "2014" and insert "2015"
2.14Page 12, line 16, delete "2016" and insert "2017"
2.15Page 12, line 17, delete "2018" and insert "2019"
2.16Page 12, line 18, delete "2019" and insert "2020"
2.17Page 12, line 19, delete "2018" and insert "2019"
2.18Page 13, line 1, after "(2)" insert "permanent"
2.19Page 13, line 28, after the period insert "A local government may limit the number
2.20of qualifying real properties for which a property owner may receive program financing."
2.21Page 14, delete line 1 and insert "(3) require the inspection of all installations and a
2.22performance verification of at least ten percent of the energy improvements"
2.23Page 14, line 6, delete "work" and insert "energy improvements" and delete "done"
2.24and insert "performed"
2.25Page 14, after line 18, insert:
2.26    "Subd. 3. Retail and end use prohibited. Energy generated by an energy
2.27improvement may not be sold, transmitted, or distributed at retail and may not be provided
2.28for end use from an off-site facility of the electrical energy. On-site generation is allowed
2.29to the extent provided for in section 216B.1611.
2.30    This section does not modify the exclusive service territories or exclusive right to
2.31serve as provided in sections 216B.37 to 216B.43."
2.32Renumber the subdivisions in sequence
2.33Page 15, line 9, delete "4" and insert "6"
2.34Page 15, line 16, delete "290.06781" and insert "290.0681"
2.35Page 16, line 6, delete "$8,100,000" and insert "$5,000,000"
2.36Page 16, line 7, delete "paragraph" and insert "paragraphs (c) and (f)"
3.1Page 16, line 8, delete "2015" and insert "2016"
3.2Page 16, line 12, delete "a reasonable fee for application, not to exceed" and
3.3insert "a fee for application of up to $5,000, based on estimated qualified rehabilitation
3.4expenses, to offset"
3.5Page 16, line 13, delete "under this section" and insert "and preparing the economic
3.6impact report in subdivision 9. If a project does not receive an allocation certificate, the
3.7office must refund all but $250 of the application fee."
3.8Page 16, line 22, delete "the following fiscal year" and insert "following fiscal years"
3.9and delete "2015" and insert "2016"
3.10Page 18, line 3, after the period insert "The commissioner shall prescribe the forms
3.11necessary for claiming a credit by assignment."
3.12Page 18, line 29, delete everything after the period
3.13Page 18, delete lines 30 to 32 and insert:
3.14    "Subd. 10. Sunset. This section expires after fiscal year 2015, except that the
3.15office's authority to issue credit certificates under subdivision 4 based on allocation
3.16certificates that were issued before fiscal year 2016 remains in effect through 2018, and
3.17the reporting requirements in subdivision 9 remain in effect through the year following the
3.18year in which all allocation certificates have either been canceled or resulted in issuance of
3.19credit certificates, or 2019, whichever is earlier."
3.20Page 19, line 24, delete "2015" and insert "2016"
3.21Page 19, delete section 8
3.22Page 21, line 33, delete "290.06781" and insert "290.0681"
3.23Page 22, line 1, after "fire" insert "aid"
3.24Page 22, delete line 3 and insert:
3.25"EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for taxable years beginning
3.26after December 31, 2009, for certified historic structures for which qualified costs of
3.27rehabilitation are first paid under construction contracts entered into after May 1, 2010."
3.28Page 22, before line 3, insert:

3.29    "Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 298.294, is amended to read:
3.30298.294 INVESTMENT OF FUND.
3.31(a) The trust fund established by section 298.292 shall be invested pursuant to law
3.32by the State Board of Investment and the net interest, dividends, and other earnings arising
3.33from the investments shall be transferred, except as provided in paragraph (b), on the first
3.34day of each month to the trust and shall be included and become part of the trust fund.
3.35The amounts transferred, including the interest, dividends, and other earnings earned
4.1prior to July 13, 1982, together with the additional amount of $10,000,000 for fiscal year
4.21983, which is appropriated April 21, 1983, are appropriated from the trust fund to the
4.3commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation for deposit in a separate account
4.4for expenditure for the purposes set forth in section 298.292. Amounts appropriated
4.5pursuant to this section shall not cancel but shall remain available unless expended.
4.6(b) For fiscal years 2010 and 2011 only, $1,000,000 $1,500,000 of the net interest,
4.7dividends, and other earnings under paragraph (a) shall be transferred to a special account.
4.8Funds in the special account are available for loans or grants to businesses, with priority
4.9given to businesses with 25 or fewer employees. Funds may be used for wage subsidies
4.10for up to 52 weeks of up to $5 per hour or other activities, including, but not limited to,
4.11short-term operating expenses and purchase of equipment and materials by businesses
4.12under financial duress, that will create additional jobs in the taconite assistance area under
4.13section 273.1341. Expenditures from the special account must be approved by at least
4.14seven Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board members.
4.15(c) To qualify for a grant or loan, a business must be currently operating and have
4.16been operating for one year immediately prior to its application for a loan or grant, and its
4.17corporate headquarters must be located in the taconite assistance area.
4.18EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment."
4.19Page 23, line 26, delete "6" and insert "7"
4.20Page 37, line 37, delete ", but" and insert "and" and after "2016" insert ", but only
4.21if the applicant has entered a written agreement with a qualified business committing to
4.22make a capital investment of at least $100,000,000 to improve or retrofit a motor vehicle
4.23assembly facility located in the zone"
4.24Page 39, line 18, delete "clause" and insert "paragraph"
4.25Page 39, line 32, delete the new language and reinstate the old language
4.26Page 40, line 13, delete "clause" and insert "paragraph"
4.27Page 43, delete section 40 and insert:

4.28    "Sec. 2. Laws 2009, chapter 78, article 7, section 2, is amended to read:
4.29    Sec. 2. IRON RANGE RESOURCES AND REHABILITATION; EARLY
4.30SEPARATION INCENTIVE PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION.
4.31(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the commissioner of Iron Range
4.32resources and rehabilitation, in consultation with the commissioner of management and
4.33budget, may shall offer a targeted early separation incentive program for employees of the
4.34commissioner who have attained the age of 60 years or who have received credit for at
4.35least 30 years of allowable service under the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 352.
5.1(b) The early separation incentive program may include one or more of the following:
5.2(1) employer-paid postseparation health, medical, and dental insurance until age
5.365; and
5.4(2) cash incentives that may, but are not required to be, used to purchase additional
5.5years of service credit through the Minnesota State Retirement System, to the extent that
5.6the purchases are otherwise authorized by law.
5.7(c) The commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation shall establish
5.8eligibility requirements for employees to receive an incentive.
5.9(d) The commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation, consistent with the
5.10established program provisions under paragraph (b), and with the eligibility requirements
5.11under paragraph (c), may designate specific programs or employees as eligible to be
5.12offered the incentive program.
5.13(e) Acceptance of the offered incentive must be voluntary on the part of the
5.14employee and must be in writing. The incentive may only be offered at the sole discretion
5.15of the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation.
5.16(f) The cost of the incentive is payable solely by funds made available to the
5.17commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation by law, but only on prior approval
5.18of the expenditures by a majority of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board.
5.19(g) This section and section 3 are repealed June 30, 2011 December 31, 2012.
5.20EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment."
5.21Page 44, line 19, delete "4, paragraph (j)" and insert "4j"
5.22Pages 46 to 47, delete sections 45 to 46 and insert:

5.23    "Sec. 45. 2010 DISTRIBUTIONS ONLY.
5.24    For distributions in 2010 only, a special fund is established to receive 27.544 cents
5.25per ton that otherwise would be allocated under Minnesota Statutes, section 298.28,
5.26subdivision 6:
5.27    (1) 0.764 cent per ton must be paid to Northern Minnesota Dental to provide
5.28incentives for at least two dentists to establish dental practices in high-need areas of the
5.29taconite tax relief area;
5.30(2) 0.955 cent per ton must be paid to the city of Virginia for repairs and geothermal
5.31heat at the Olcott Park Greenhouse/Virginia Commons project;
5.32(3) 0.796 cent per ton must be paid to the city of Virginia for health and safety
5.33repairs at the Miners Memorial;
5.34(4) 1.114 cents per ton must be paid to the city of Eveleth for the reconstruction
5.35of Highway 142/Grant and Park Avenues;
6.1(5) 0.478 cent per ton must be paid to the Greenway Joint Recreation Board for
6.2upgrades and capital improvements to the public arena in Coleraine;
6.3(6) 0.796 cent per ton must be paid to the city of Calumet for water treatment and
6.4pumphouse modifications;
6.5(7) 0.159 cent per ton must be paid to the city of Bovey for residential and
6.6commercial claims for water damage due to water and flood-related damage caused by
6.7the Canisteo Pit;
6.8(8) 0.637 cent per ton must be paid to the city of Nashwauk for a community and
6.9child care center;
6.10(9) 0.637 cent per ton must be paid to the city of Keewatin for water and sewer
6.11upgrades;
6.12(10) 0.637 cent per ton must be paid to the city of Marble for the city hall and
6.13library project;
6.14(11) 0.955 cent per ton must be paid to the city of Grand Rapids for extension of
6.15water and sewer services for Lakewood Housing;
6.16(12) 0.159 cent per ton must be paid to the city of Grand Rapids for exhibits at
6.17the Children's Museum;
6.18(13) 0.637 cent per ton must be paid to the city of Grand Rapids for Block 20/21 soil
6.19corrections. This amount must be matched by local sources;
6.20(14) 0.605 cent per ton must be paid to the city of Aitkin for three water loops;
6.21(15) 0.048 cent per ton must be paid to the city of Aitkin for signage;
6.22(16) 0.159 cent per ton must be paid to Itasca County for an ATV trail;
6.23(17) 0.637 cent per ton must be paid to the city of Cohasset for the Beiers Road
6.24railroad crossing;
6.25(18) 0.088 cent per ton must be paid to the town of Clinton for expansion and
6.26striping of the community center parking lot;
6.27(19) 0.398 cent per ton must be paid to the city of Kinney for water line replacement;
6.28(20) 0.796 cent per ton must be paid to the city of Gilbert for infrastructure
6.29improvements, milling, and overlay for Summit Street between Alaska Avenue and
6.30Highway 135;
6.31(21) 0.318 cent per ton must be paid to the city of Gilbert for sanitary sewer main
6.32replacements and improvements in the Northeast Lower Alley area;
6.33(22) 0.637 cent per ton must be paid to the town of White for replacement of the
6.34Stepetz Road culvert;
6.35(23) 0.637 cent per ton must be paid to the city of Buhl for reconstruction of Sharon
6.36Street and associated infrastructure;
7.1(24) 0.637 cent per ton must be paid to the city of Mountain Iron for site
7.2improvements at the Park Ridge development;
7.3(25) 0.796 cent per ton must be paid to the city of Mountain Iron for infrastructure
7.4and site preparation for its renewable and sustainable energy park;
7.5(26) 0.637 cent per ton must be paid to the city of Biwabik for sanitary sewer
7.6improvements;
7.7(27) 0.796 cent per ton must be paid to the city of Aurora for alley and road
7.8rebuilding for the Summit Addition;
7.9(28) 0.955 cent per ton must be paid to the city of Silver Bay for bioenergy facility
7.10improvements;
7.11(29) 0.318 cent per ton must be paid to the city of Grand Marais for water and
7.12sewer infrastructure improvements;
7.13(30) 0.318 cent per ton must be paid to the city of Orr for airport, water, and sewer
7.14improvements;
7.15(31) 0.318 cent per ton must be paid to the city of Cook for street and bridge
7.16improvements;
7.17(32) 0.955 cent per ton must be paid to the city of Ely for street, water, and sewer
7.18improvements;
7.19(33) 0.318 cent per ton must be paid to the city of Tower for water and sewer
7.20improvements;
7.21(34) 0.955 cent per ton must be paid to the city of Two Harbors for water and sewer
7.22improvements;
7.23(35) 0.637 cent per ton must be paid to the city of Babbitt for water and sewer
7.24improvements;
7.25(36) 0.096 cent per ton must be paid to the township of Duluth for infrastructure
7.26improvements;
7.27(37) 0.096 cent per ton must be paid to the township of Tofte for infrastructure
7.28improvements;
7.29(38) 3.184 cents per ton must be paid to the city of Hibbing for sewer improvements;
7.30(39) 1.273 cents per ton must be paid to the city of Chisholm for NW Area Project
7.31infrastructure improvements;
7.32(40) 0.318 cent per ton must be paid to the city of Chisholm for health and safety
7.33improvements at the athletic facility;
7.34(41) 0.796 cent per ton must be paid to the city of Hoyt Lakes for residential street
7.35improvements;
8.1(42) 0.796 cent per ton must be paid to the Bois Forte Indian Reservation for
8.2infrastructure related to a housing development;
8.3(43) 0.159 cent per ton must be paid to Balkan Township for building improvements;
8.4(44) 0.159 cent per ton must be paid to the city of Grand Rapids for a grant to
8.5a nonprofit for a signage kiosk.
8.6EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for the 2010 distribution, all of which
8.7must be made in the August 2010 payment.

8.8    Sec. 46. IRON RANGE HERITAGE CENTER AND PERPICH ARCHIVES.
8.9The Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board shall change the name of
8.10"Ironworld Discovery Center" to "Iron Range Heritage Center and Perpich Archives"
8.11consistent with the changes in section 5.

8.12    Sec. 47. APPROPRIATION; DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE.
8.13    Subdivision 1. Tax system management. (a) $2,428,500 is appropriated to the
8.14commissioner of revenue for additional activities to identify and collect tax liabilities
8.15from individuals and business that currently do not pay all taxes owed. This initiative is
8.16expected to result in new general fund revenues of $6,532,500 for fiscal year 2011.
8.17(b) The department must report to the chairs of the house of representative Ways
8.18and Means and senate Finance Committees by March 15, 2011, and January 15, 2012,
8.19on the following performance indicators:
8.20(1) the number of corporations noncompliant with the corporate tax system each
8.21year and the percentage and dollar amounts of valid tax liabilities collected;
8.22(2) the number of businesses noncompliant with the sales and use tax system and the
8.23percentage and dollar amount of the valid tax liabilities collected; and
8.24(3) the number of individual noncompliant cases resolved and the percentage and
8.25dollar amount of valid tax liabilities collected.
8.26(c) The reports must also identify base-level expenditures and staff positions related
8.27to compliance and audit activities, including baseline information as of January 1, 2009.
8.28The information must be provided at the budget activity level.
8.29    Subd. 2. Debt collection management. $935,000 is for additional activities to
8.30identify and collect tax liabilities from individuals and businesses that currently do not
8.31pay all taxes owed. This initiative is expected to result in new general fund revenues of
8.32$6,900,000 for fiscal year 2011.

9.1    Sec. 48. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
9.2(a) The revisor of statutes shall change the terms "Douglas J. Johnson economic
9.3protection trust fund" or similar terms to "Mesabi miners' memorial economic development
9.4fund" or similar terms wherever they appear in Minnesota Statutes. The revisor shall also
9.5make grammatical changes related to the changes in terms.
9.6(b) The revisor of statutes shall change the terms "Ironworld Discovery Center" to
9.7"Iron Range Heritage Center and Perpich Archives" wherever they appear in Minnesota
9.8Statutes."
9.9Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
9.10Amend the title accordingly