Minnesota Statutes 41B.025 – Rural Finance Authority
Subdivision 1.Establishment.
There is created a public body corporate and politic to be known as the “Minnesota Rural Finance Authority,” which shall perform the governmental functions and exercise the sovereign powers delegated to it in sections 41B.01 to 41B.23 and chapter 41C in furtherance of the public policies and purposes declared in section 41B.01. The board of the authority consists of the commissioners of agriculture, commerce, employment and economic development, and management and budget, the state auditor, and six public members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The state auditor may designate one staff member to serve in the auditor’s place. No public member may reside within the metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2. Each member shall hold office until a successor has been appointed and has qualified. A certificate of appointment or reappointment of any member is conclusive evidence of the proper appointment of the member.
Subd. 2.Terms; compensation; removal; vacancies.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 41B.025
- Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
- Chair: includes chairman, chairwoman, and chairperson. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Majority: means with respect to an individual the period of time after the individual reaches the age of 18. See Minnesota Statutes 645.451
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Public member: means a person who is not, or never was, a member of the profession or occupation being licensed or regulated or the spouse of any such person, or a person who does not have or has never had, a material financial interest in either the providing of the professional service being licensed or regulated, or an activity directly related to the profession or occupation being licensed or regulated. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
- state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 41B.025
- Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
- Chair: includes chairman, chairwoman, and chairperson. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Majority: means with respect to an individual the period of time after the individual reaches the age of 18. See Minnesota Statutes 645.451
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Public member: means a person who is not, or never was, a member of the profession or occupation being licensed or regulated or the spouse of any such person, or a person who does not have or has never had, a material financial interest in either the providing of the professional service being licensed or regulated, or an activity directly related to the profession or occupation being licensed or regulated. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
- state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
The membership terms, compensation, removal of members, and filling of vacancies for the public members of the authority are as provided in section 15.0575.
Subd. 3.Chair.
The commissioner of agriculture is the chair of the board. The commissioner of management and budget is the vice-chair of the board.
Subd. 4.
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Subd. 5.Actions of the authority.
A majority of the members of the authority, excluding vacancies, constitutes a quorum for the purpose of conducting its business and exercising its powers and for all other purposes. Action may be taken by the authority upon a vote of a majority of a quorum present.
Subd. 6.Administrative control.
The authority is under the administrative control of the commissioner of agriculture.
Subd. 7.Personal liability.
The members and officers of the authority are not liable personally, either jointly or severally, for any debt or obligation created or incurred by the authority.
Subd. 8.Technical assistance.
The authority must make technical assistance available to potential lenders and applicants to encourage applications for loans.
Subd. 9.Report.
The authority shall submit quarterly reports to the governor and the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over agriculture and capital investment that provide an estimate of when funding for the authority’s state bond-financed loan programs is projected to be exhausted.
Subd. 10.Timely decisions.
When feasible, the authority must make a decision on a completed loan application submitted by a borrower or eligible agricultural lender within ten business days.