epdd01.xml ENERGY, PLANNING, AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT: An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society Finding aid prepared by Alex Kent. Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul, MN.
 Finding aid encoded by Alex Kent, April 2009. Finding aid written in English OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota. Dept. of Energy, Planning, and Development. Records. 1978-1983. Materials in English. Records documenting the duties and activities of the department. The series includes subject files and correspondence (1980-1982), governor's letters (1980-1982), materials documenting commissioners Kent E. Eklund and Robert G. Penner, Jr., and published records and reports (1981-1983). Topics covered include budget, energy, international trade, legislation, planning, regional development, the Governor's Council on Rural Development, technology, tourism, transportation, and Minnesota Wellspring. 4.7 cu. ft. (5 boxes). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics: Administrative agencies -- Minnesota. Economic development -- Minnesota. Energy policy -- Minnesota. Industrial promotion -- Minnesota. International trade -- Minnesota. Regional planning -- Minnesota. Technology and state -- Minnesota. Tourism -- Government policy -- Minnesota. Transportation and state -- Minnesota. Persons: Eklund, Kent E. Renner, Robert G. Organizations: Minnesota. Governor's Council on Rural Development. Minnesota Wellspring (Organization). Places: Minnesota -- Economic policy. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Dept. of Energy, Planning, and Development. Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession number: None; 983-148

 Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001710903

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION Subject files 112.B.17.4F Administration, 1982. Alexander Grant and Company, 1981. Arts Board, 1981. Black Minnesotans, Council on, 1982. Border Cities. Biennial Report, 1982. BRIDGES Program, St. Olaf College, 1982. Budget, 1980-1982. 5 folders. Bureau of Business Licenses, 1981-1982. Business and Community Development, 1981-1982. Business Hall of Fame Steering Committee, 1982. Certificate of Need, 1980-1981. Challenge Grant Proposal, 1982. Community reinvestment funds, 1981. Consultants, 1981. Consultants, Norm Brown and Gordon Rose meeting. Correspondence, 1982. 12 folders. Crime Control Planning Board, 1981-1982. Economic development advisory committees, 1981. Economic Roundtable, 1982. Employment and Training, Governor’s Council on, 1981-1982. Energy, 1981-1982. 5 folders. Energy, Planning, and Development Department, 1980-1982. 6 folders. 112.B.17.5B Energy, Planning, and Development Department, 1980-1982. 1 folder. Environmental Impact Statement Rules, 1981. Environmental Mediation, 1982. Environmental Quality Board, 1982. Executive contacts, 1980-1981. Grants, 1982. Health care, 1981. Industry, Services Industries Project. International trade, 1982. 8 folders. Job Climate Task Force Report, 1981. Lake Minnetonka Task Force, April 1982. League of Minnesota Cities, February 1982. Legislative oversight, August 1981. Legislation, 1982. Legislative Advisory Committee, 1982. Loan, ARA. Local Government Policy Task Force, 1982. Metropolitan Council, 1982. Minnesota Cooperation Office, 1982. Minnesota Counties, Association of, 1981. Minnesota Education Association. Minnesota Industrial Development Association. Minnesota Project. National Association of State Development Agencies, 1982. 2 folders. National Governor’s Association. Northeastern Minnesota Economic Protection Trust Fund, 1982. 3 folders. 112.B.17.6F Northeastern Minnesota Economic Protection Trust Fund, 1982. 1 folder. Planning. 5 folders. Pollution Control Agency. Private Sector Initiatives, The White House. Productivity. Regional development. 7 folders. Rural Development, Governor’s Council on, 1981-1982. 3 folders. Secretary of Commerce. Small Business Finance Agency. Technology. 5 folders. Tourism. 2 folders. Transportation. 2 folders. Training and technology. 6 folders. 112.B.17.7B Tri-State Governor Symposium on High Technology, 1982. Water Conference, Great Lakes Conference. Water Planning Board. Wellspring, Minnesota. 6 folders. Wilmarth Line. 2 folders. Miscellaneous files 112.B.17.7B Letters for Governor’s signature, 1981-1982. 6 folders.

Drafted by department staff for the governor’s response.

 Governor’s letters referred, 1980-1982.

Response to letters referred from the governor’s office.

 Eklund (Kent E.) resume. Renner (Robert G., Jr.) bibliography and photographs. Renner (Robert G., Jr.) newspaper clippings, 1978-1981. Published records and reports 120.C.1.7B Population Notes, October 1981-June 1983.

Newsletter; possibly incomplete.

 Biweekly Communique, July 1981 - November 1982.

Newsletter; became Commissioner’s Communique in September 1982.

 District Heating in Minnesota: A Community Guidebook, undated. Minnesota Census Data Center [brochure], undated. Fiscal Overview of Minnesota Local Governments, October 1981. Small Business Set Aside Law, annual reports to the Legislature, 1981-1982. Minnesota Employers Workbook for Developing a Rideshare Program, [1982]. Directory of Licenses and Permits, 1982. 3 folders. Growth in State and Federal Aids, 1965-1979: Impact on Local Finance, February 1982. Technical and Economic Feasibility for Production of Direct-Reduced Iron in Minnesota, March 1982. Minnesota Consumer Guide to Solar Hot Water Heaters, December 1980, April 1982 Revised Edition. Business Development Division: 1981 Municipal Revenue Bonds Annual Report, May 1982. Recertification the Sherburne County Generating Plant No. 3 as Proposed by Northern States Power Company and Others, Applicant’s Proposed Findings of Fact, Conclusions and Recommendations of the Hearing Office, August 23, 1982. Minnesota State Health Plan, September 1982. Total Energy Management for Minnesota Schools, September 1982. Biennial report, November 1982. Fiscal Overview of Minnesota Local Governments, December 1982. Office of Local Government Directory, December 1982. Developmental Disabilities Planning Division: Policy Analysis Series, Nos. 6-10, 15-17, 1982-1983. Energy Policy Recommendations: 1983-1993: The Need for Education, Conservation, Incentives and Development, January 1983. An Update on the Needs of Minnesota Indians: The Impact of FY1981-1982 Budget Cuts and Program Changes, February 1983. Reductions, Efficiencies and Innovations in Minnesota Counties: 1981-1982, February 1983. An Update on the Needs of Minnesota Indians, February 1983. Border Cities Study, February 1983. Characteristics of 1982 General Assistance Applicants in Hennepin, Ramsey and St. Louis Counties, March 1983. Major Program and Funding Changes in Human Services Programs (July 1, 1981 through February 1983), April 1983. Review of Welfare Appeals: 1981-1982, April 1983. The Effects of 1981-1982 Budget Reductions and Program Changes on Minnesota's Vulnerable Human Services Populations, May 1983. The Economics of Alternative Energy Resources and Technologies in Minnesota, June 1983. Total Energy Management for Minnesota Schools, July 1983.