Chapter One Federal Government - Minnesota State Legislature

State Agencies Chapter Five
METROPOLITAN SPORTS FACILITIES COMMISSION
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, 900 S. 5th St., Minneapolis 55415, (612)332-0386
E-mail: matowin@msfc.com
Law provides: The commission consists of six members appointed by the Minneapolis city council
and a chair appointed by the governor; the commission is responsible for retaining professional
football and baseball in Minnesota. It is also responsible for the capital improvements, debt service,
and operating costs of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
(Minnesota Statutes, Section 473.553)
Chair: Roy Terwilliger
MIDWEST INTERSTATE PASSENGER RAIL COMPACT COMMISSION
Minnesota Department of Transportation, 395 John Ireland Blvd., St. Paul 55155, (651)296-4888
Law provides: The commission promotes development and implementation of improvements to
intercity passenger rail service in the midwest, coordinates interaction among midwestern
state-elected officials on passenger rail issues, promotes development and implementation of
long-range plans for high-speed rail passenger service, works to ensure coordination among the
various entities having an interest in passenger rail service, and support efforts of transportation
agencies involved in developing and implementing passenger rail service in the midwest. The four
commission members from Minnesota are the governor or governor’s designee, a member of the
public, and one legislator each from the house and senate. (Minnesota Statutes, Section 218.75)
MINNESOTA ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE FOUNDATION
1500 Hwy. 36 W., Roseville 55113, (651)582-8204
Web site: www.maef.state.mn.us, e-mail: maef@mnaef.org
Law provides: The foundation is a non-profit organization, the board of which includes the
commissioner of education and 20 others representing various education and business groups, by
charter from the legislature and through private sector and community-based partnerships. It is a
catalyst for advancing student success through high levels of school performance. The foundation
challenges students to stretch, achieve, and innovate; empowers schools to learn and produce
results; and enables K-12 policy and business leaders to support high expectations for school and
student achievement . (Minnesota Statutes, 124D.94)
MINNESOTA COMMISSION SERVING DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PEOPLE
Minnesota Department of Human Services, 444 Lafayette Rd., St. Paul 55155-3814, (651)297-7305
Law provides: The 15-member commission serves as the principal agency of the state to advocate
on behalf of deaf, deaf-blind, and hard-of-hearing Minnesotans by working to ensure equal access
to the services, programs, and opportunities available to others. (Minnesota Statutes 256C.28)
MINNESOTA FAIR PLAN
1201 Marquette Ave., Suite 310, Minneapolis 55403, (612)338-7584, MN toll-free: (800)524-1640
Law provides: A nine-member board, which includes public members and insurers, administers the
Minnesota FAIR Plan Act to provide owners and tenants of individual residences, small business
owners, farmers and co-op residents an opportunity to purchase limited property or homeowners
insurance when they are unable to do so in the free market. (Minnesota Statutes, Section 65A.35)
MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Minnesota History Center, 345 Kellogg Blvd. W., St. Paul 55102, (651)296-6126
Web site: www.mnhs.org
Law provides: The society is a semi-state agency chartered by the first territorial legislature in
1849. It is governed by an independent board of 30 members plus the society’s six officers; the five
constitutional officers serve as ex officio members. The society collects and preserves items,
records, and published materials that document the human experience in Minnesota, and interprets
the state’s cultural heritage through publications, educational programs, exhibitions, and a statewide
network of historic sites (see also page 281). The society operates a free public research library,
oversees the preservation of the Minnesota State Capitol, and administers the state’s historic preservation,
public records, and archaeology programs. (Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 138)
Director: Nina M. Archabal
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