Subdivision 1. State revenue and expenditures. In February and November each year, the commissioner shall prepare a forecast of state revenue and expenditures. The November forecast must be delivered to the legislature and governor no later than the end of the first week of December. The February forecast must be delivered to the legislature and governor by the end of February. Forecasts must be delivered to the legislature and governor on the same day. If requested by the Legislative Commission on Planning and Fiscal Policy, delivery to the legislature must include a presentation to the commission.
Subd. 1a. Forecast parameters. The forecast must assume the continuation of current laws and reasonable estimates of projected growth in the national and state economies and affected populations. Revenue must be estimated for all sources provided for in current law. Expenditures must be estimated for all obligations imposed by law and those projected to occur as a result of variables outside the control of the legislature. Expenditure estimates must not include an allowance for inflation.
Subd. 1b. Forecast variable. In determining the amount of state bonding as it affects debt service, the calculation of investment income, and the other variables to be included in the expenditure part of the forecast, the commissioner must consult with the chairs and lead minority members of the senate State Government Finance Committee and the house of representatives Ways and Means Committee, and legislative fiscal staff. This consultation must occur at least three weeks before the forecast is to be released. No later than two weeks prior to the release of the forecast, the commissioner must inform the chairs and lead minority members of the senate State Government Finance Committee and the house of representatives Ways and Means Committee, and legislative fiscal staff of any changes in these variables from the previous forecast.
Subd. 1c. Expenditure data. State agencies must submit any revisions in expenditure data the commissioner determines necessary for the forecast to the commissioner at least four weeks prior to the release of the forecast. The information submitted by state agencies and any modifications to that information made by the commissioner must be made available to legislative fiscal staff no later than three weeks prior to the release of the forecast.
Subd. 1d. Revenue data. On a monthly basis, the commissioner must provide legislative fiscal staff with an update of the previous month's state revenues no later than 12 days after the end of that month.
Subd. 1e. Economic information. The commissioner must review economic information including economic forecasts with legislative fiscal staff no later than two weeks before the forecast is released. The commissioner must invite the chairs and lead minority members of the senate Finance Committee and the house of representatives Ways and Means Committee, and legislative fiscal staff to attend any meetings held with outside economic advisors. The commissioner must provide legislative fiscal staff with monthly economic forecast information received from outside sources.
Subd. 1f. Personal income. In addition, the commissioner shall forecast Minnesota personal income for each of the years covered by the forecast and include these estimates in the forecast documents.
Subd. 1g. Period to be forecast. A forecast prepared during the first fiscal year of a biennium must cover that biennium and the next biennium. A forecast prepared during the second fiscal year of a biennium must cover that biennium and the next two bienniums.
Subd. 1h. Revenue uncertainty information. The commissioner shall report to the legislature within 14 days of a forecast under subdivision 1 on uncertainty in Minnesota's general fund revenue projections. The report shall present information on: (1) the estimated range of forecast error for revenues; and (2) the data and methods used to construct those measurements.
Subd. 2. Local revenue. In February and November of each year, the commissioner of revenue shall prepare and deliver to the governor and the legislature forecasts of revenue to be received by school districts as a group, counties as a group, and the group of cities and towns that have a population of more than 2,500. The forecasts must assume the continuation of current laws, projections of valuation changes in real property, and reasonable estimates of projected growth in the national and state economies and affected populations. Revenue must be estimated for property taxes, state and federal aids, local sales taxes, if any, and a single projection for all other revenue for each group of affected local governmental units.
Subd. 3. [Repealed, 1999 c 250 art 1 s 115]
Subd. 4. [Repealed, 2013 c 134 s 31]
1994 c 587 art 7 s 2; 1997 c 202 art 2 s 13; 1998 c 366 s 22; 1999 c 250 art 1 s 46; 2000 c 488 art 12 s 9; 2002 c 220 art 13 s 1,2; 2005 c 156 art 2 s 13; 2007 c 148 art 2 s 12; 2008 c 154 art 16 s 5; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109; 2016 c 189 art 13 s 18
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance
Chapter 16A — Department Of Management And Budget
Section 16A.01 — Department Of Management And Budget; Commissioner; Employees.
Section 16A.011 — Definitions.
Section 16A.012 — Warrants; Discounts.
Section 16A.013 — Gifts; Acceptance.
Section 16A.014 — Administration Of Gifts.
Section 16A.015 — Investment Of Gifts.
Section 16A.016 — Payment; Appropriation.
Section 16A.04 — Budget And Cash Projection.
Section 16A.055 — Commissioner's Duties.
Section 16A.056 — Website With Searchable Database On State Expenditures.
Section 16A.0561 — Mapped Data On Expenditures.
Section 16A.057 — Internal Controls And Internal Auditing.
Section 16A.06 — Additional Commissioner Duties And Powers.
Section 16A.061 — May Issue Commemorative Medallions.
Section 16A.065 — Prepay Software, Subscriptions, United States Documents.
Section 16A.095 — State Budget System.
Section 16A.10 — Budget Preparation.
Section 16A.101 — Service Contracts; Expenditures.
Section 16A.102 — Budgeting Revenues Relative To Personal Income.
Section 16A.103 — Forecasts Of Revenue And Expenditures.
Section 16A.105 — Debt Capacity Forecast.
Section 16A.11 — Budget To Legislature.
Section 16A.115 — Relocation Requests.
Section 16A.122 — Work Force Planning And Reporting.
Section 16A.124 — Prompt Payment Of State Agency Bills Required.
Section 16A.1245 — Prompt Payment To Subcontractors.
Section 16A.126 — Revolving Fund Billing.
Section 16A.127 — Indirect Costs.
Section 16A.1283 — Legislative Approval Required For Fees.
Section 16A.1285 — Departmental Earnings; Charges Levied By Agency.
Section 16A.125 — State Trust Lands.
Section 16A.1286 — Statewide Systems Account.
Section 16A.129 — Other Commissioner Powers.
Section 16A.13 — Federal Tax Withholding.
Section 16A.131 — Deductions For United States Securities, Transit Cards.
Section 16A.133 — Credit Union, Parking, Other Deductions.
Section 16A.134 — Charitable Organizations Payroll Deductions.
Section 16A.138 — Officials Not To Exceed Appropriation.
Section 16A.139 — Misappropriation Of Money.
Section 16A.14 — Allotment And Encumbrance System.
Section 16A.15 — Accounting System; Allotment And Encumbrance.
Section 16A.151 — Proceeds Of Litigation Or Settlement.
Section 16A.152 — Budget Reserve And Cash Flow Accounts.
Section 16A.155 — Refunds; Charged When Paid.
Section 16A.17 — Preparation Of State Payroll.
Section 16A.18 — Accounting, Payroll For Courts, Legislature.
Section 16A.19 — Retirement, Social Security Deficiencies.
Section 16A.25 — Sale Of Securities Before Maturity.
Section 16A.26 — One Depository Account For Each Tax.
Section 16A.27 — State Funds; Deposit; Control By Commissioner.
Section 16A.271 — Depositories, Designation.
Section 16A.272 — Deposits Of Certain Funds Of Public Corporations, Security.
Section 16A.273 — Inducements To Make Deposits.
Section 16A.275 — Agency Receipts; Deposit, Report, Credit.
Section 16A.276 — Cash Overage And Shortage Account.
Section 16A.28 — Treatment Of Unused Appropriations.
Section 16A.281 — Appropriations To Legislature.
Section 16A.283 — Appropriations To Courts.
Section 16A.284 — Appropriations To Constitutional Officers.
Section 16A.285 — Allowed Appropriation Transfers.
Section 16A.36 — Grants From And Advances To United States.
Section 16A.40 — Warrants And Electronic Fund Transfers.
Section 16A.401 — Virtual Payments Authorized.
Section 16A.41 — Claims Against State.
Section 16A.42 — Claims: Form, Approval, Register.
Section 16A.43 — Warrant A Receipt.
Section 16A.44 — Commissioner May Compel Testimony.
Section 16A.45 — Outstanding Unpaid Warrants, Cancellation.
Section 16A.46 — Lost Or Destroyed Warrant Duplicate; Indemnity.
Section 16A.461 — Duplicate Bonds Issued.
Section 16A.462 — Execution Of Duplicates.
Section 16A.463 — Delivery Of Duplicates; Bond.
Section 16A.464 — Bond, When Canceled.
Section 16A.47 — Commissioner's Account, Document Duties.
Section 16A.48 — Refund Of Erroneous Deposits.
Section 16A.49 — Refunds Of $1 Or Less.
Section 16A.50 — Financial Report To Legislature.
Section 16A.501 — Report On Expenditure Of Bond Proceeds.
Section 16A.502 — Nonstate Commitments To Capital Projects.
Section 16A.53 — Bookkeeping Accounts.
Section 16A.531 — Funds Created.
Section 16A.532 — Minnesota State Colleges And Universities Enterprise Account.
Section 16A.54 — General Fund Defined.
Section 16A.56 — Commissioner's Receipt And Claim Duties.
Section 16A.57 — Appropriation, Allotment, And Warrant Needed.
Section 16A.575 — Appropriations; Not Disclosing Source.
Section 16A.58 — Commissioner Custodian Of Payment Documents.
Section 16A.61 — Certificate Money To General Fund.
Section 16A.62 — Money In Abolished Fund To General Fund.
Section 16A.626 — Electronic Payments.
Section 16A.631 — Bond Proceeds Fund.
Section 16A.632 — Capital Asset Preservation And Replacement Account.
Section 16A.633 — Capital Funding; Maintaining Data And Reporting.
Section 16A.641 — State Bonds; Appropriations.
Section 16A.642 — State Bonds: Reports; Cancellations.
Section 16A.643 — Assessments If Agency Must Pay Debt Service.
Section 16A.645 — Gopher State Bonds.
Section 16A.646 — Zero Coupon Bonds.
Section 16A.647 — Tax Credit And Interest Subsidy Bonds.
Section 16A.66 — Refunding Bonds.
Section 16A.661 — General Obligation Special Tax Bonds.
Section 16A.662 — Infrastructure Development Bonds.
Section 16A.671 — Certificates Of Indebtedness.
Section 16A.672 — Bonds And Certificates Of Indebtedness.
Section 16A.673 — Certificates Of Indebtedness Issued By State, Negotiability.
Section 16A.675 — Persons Executing Obligations Not Liable.
Section 16A.68 — Federal Funds To The Game And Fish Account.
Section 16A.69 — Appropriations Into Single Project Account.
Section 16A.695 — State Bond Financed Property.
Section 16A.72 — Income Credited To General Fund; Exceptions.
Section 16A.721 — State Seminar Fees, Appropriation.
Section 16A.722 — Loss Or Damage To State Property.
Section 16A.723 — Governor's Residence; Reimbursement Of Expenses.
Section 16A.724 — Health Care Access Fund.
Section 16A.726 — Sports Facilities Transfers; Appropriations.
Section 16A.727 — Backup Revenues; Football Stadium Funding.
Section 16A.79 — Matching Federal Appropriations.
Section 16A.81 — Technology Development Lease-purchase Financing.
Section 16A.85 — Master Lease.
Section 16A.86 — Capital Project Grants To Political Subdivisions.
Section 16A.88 — Transit Assistance Fund.
Section 16A.90 — Employee Gainsharing System.
Section 16A.93 — Minnesota Pay-for-performance Act.
Section 16A.94 — Pay-for-performance Program.
Section 16A.96 — Minnesota Pay-for-performance Program; Appropriation Bonds.
Section 16A.963 — Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Appropriation Bonds.
Section 16A.964 — Public Television Equipment Appropriation Bonds.
Section 16A.965 — Stadium Appropriation Bonds.
Section 16A.966 — Response To Releases Appropriation Bonds.
Section 16A.967 — Lewis And Clark Appropriation Bonds.
Section 16A.968 — Duluth Regional Exchange District Appropriation Bonds.
Section 16A.97 — Tobacco Bonds.