Minnesota Statutes Public Welfare and Related Activities (Ch. 245-267) § 245.037. Money collected as rent; state property

(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, money collected as rent undersection 16B.24, subdivision 5, for state property at any of the regional treatment centers or state nursing home facilities administered by the commissioner of human services is dedicated to the regional treatment center or state nursing home from which it is generated. Any balance remaining at the end of the fiscal year shall not cancel and is available until expended.

(b) The commissioner may lease out any buildings or portions of buildings, units, or lands acquired by the department that are not needed for the uses and purposes of the department. Such authority to lease out buildings, units, and lands includes authority to lease to employees of the department, notwithstandingsection 16B.24, subdivision 5, paragraph (c). The commissioner may set the prices and terms and conditions for leases under this paragraph and shall not make any such lease for a term of more than five years. All money received from leases under this paragraph shall be credited to the fund from which the property was acquired or through which the property is being maintained. Money credited for leased property maintenance is appropriated to the commissioner for that purpose.

(c) The commissioner may lease out any buildings or portions of buildings, units, or lands acquired by the department to clients and employees of the department for the provision of community-based services, notwithstandingsection 16B.24, subdivision 5, paragraph (c). The commissioner may set the prices and terms and conditions for leases under this paragraph, and shall not make any such lease for a term of more than five years. All money received from leases under this paragraph shall be credited to the fund from which the property was acquired or through which the property is being maintained. Money credited for leased property maintenance is appropriated to the commissioner for that purpose.