Minnesota Statutes Legislature (Ch. 3-3E) § 3.988. Exceptions to local impact notes

(1) accommodates a specific local request;

(2) results in no new local government duties;

(3) leads to revenue losses from exemptions to taxes;

(4) provided only clarifying or conforming, nonsubstantive charges on local government;

(5) imposes additional net local costs that are minor (an amount less than or equal to one-half of one percent of the local revenue base as defined in section 477A.011, subdivision 27, or $50,000, whichever is less for any single local government if the mandate does not apply statewide or less than $1,000,000 if the mandate is statewide);

(6) is a law or executive order enacted before July 1, 1997, or a rule initially implementing a law enacted before July 1, 1997;

(7) implements something other than a law or executive order, such as a federal, court, or voter-approved mandate;

(8) results in savings that equal or exceed costs;

(9) requires the holding of elections;

(10) ensures due process or equal protection;

(11) provides for the notification and conduct of public meetings;

(12) establishes the procedures for administrative and judicial review of actions taken by political subdivisions;

(13) protects the public from malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance by officials of political subdivisions;

(14) relates directly to financial administration, including the levy, assessment, and collection of taxes;

(15) relates directly to the preparation and submission of financial audits necessary to the administration of state laws; or

(16) requires uniform standards to apply to public and private institutions without differentiation.