Chapter One Federal Government - Minnesota State Legislature

Chapter
Four
State Legislature
Chapter Four State Legislature
LEGISLATIVE CORDINATING COMMISSION, GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
SERVICES (LCC-GIS)
55 State Office Bldg., St. Paul 55155, (651)296-0547
Web site: www.gis.leg.mn
Law provides: LCC-GIS is a nonpartisan office responsible for the development and maintenance
of map data and is the repository for statewide boundary information for legislative use. LCC-GIS
provides the legislature with geographic applications such as demographic analysis, election
mapping, and geocoding. These applications provide maps of political and election data, web-based
access to spatial databases and maps, and address matching and analysis. LCC-GIS provides data
and produces maps and publications. (Minnesota Statutes, Section 3.303-3.305)
LEGISLATIVE CORDINATING COMMISSION, SUBCOMMITTEE ON
ADMINISTRATIVE RULES
72 State Office Bldg., St. Paul 55155, (651)296-1121
Web site: www.commissions.leg.state.mn.us/lcc/rules.htm
Law provides: The subcommittee consists of two members of the senate and two members of the
house. It reviews a state agency rule upon the written request of two or more of its members or five
or more members of the legislature. It may hold public hearings to investigate complaints with
respect to rules if it considers the complaints meritorious and worthy of attention. The subcommittee
meets at the call of the chair. The chair rotates between the house and senate every two years.
(Minnesota Statutes, Section 3.303, subd 8)
LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COMMISSION, SUBCOMMITTEE ON EMPLOYEE
RELATIONS
72 State Office Bldg., St. Paul 55155, (651)296-2963
Law provides: for the subcommittee to monitor collective bargaining between the state and its
employees. The commission must approve negotiated and arbitrated labor contracts before they
become effective. The contracts are submitted later to the full legislature for ratification. The subcommittee
approves compensation plans for unrepresented employees and must approve salary
increases for heads of state agencies and higher education systems. It also conducts studies on public
employment issues. (Minnesota Statutes, Section 3.855)
Commission Director: Greg Hubinger
MISSISSIPPI RIVER PARKWAY COMMISSION
Box 59159, Minneapolis 55459-8257, (763)212-2560
Web site: www.mississippiriverinfo.com
Law provides: The multi-state commission works to preserve, promote, and enhance the scenic,
historic, and recreational resources of the Mississippi River, to foster economic growth in the corridor,
and to develop the historic Great River Road, which runs from Lake Itasca to the Gulf of
Mexico. Minnesota’s delegation has 15 members, including two members of the house; two members
of the senate; appointees of the commissioners of transportation, natural resources, employment
and economic development, and agriculture; an appointee of the director of the Minnesota
Historical Society; and public members. (Minnesota Statutes, Section 161.1419)
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