MN HF3241

Appropriates $83,932.34 from general fund to Department of Corrections in fiscal year 2015 for settlement of claims related to injuries sustained during sentence-to-service work and incarceration in state facilities.

Authorizes specific payments to nine individuals injured during sentence-to-service work or while incarcerated, including Garry Green ($7,400), David Huff ($28,751.46 combined), and Jamie Patton ($11,135), with additional amounts for medical providers.

Authorizes Department of Transportation to pay Cory Zeien $4,284.92 from contract retainage for the Northern Pacific Railway Depot Roof Rehabilitation project in Staples, conditioned on execution of a release from all claims.

Authorizes Department of Transportation to pay seven additional underpaid individuals from remaining $6,676.10 in contract retainage on a prorated basis, with provisions for abandoned property reporting if individuals cannot be located.

Allows Department of Transportation to finalize contract settlement without standard certification requirements due to inability to locate contractor M.G. Carlson Construction Co., Inc.