Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 4/1/2014	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MINNESOTA MUNICIPAL INCOME PORTFOLIO INC [MXA]
(Last)        (First)        (Middle) BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATE CENTER, 100 N TRYON ST	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                            ___ X ___ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below)
(Street) CHARLOTTE, NC 28255        (City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _ X _ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Variable Rate MuniFund Term Preferred Shares	311   (1)	I   (2)	By Subsidiary

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	This statement is jointly filed by Bank of America Corporation ("Bank of America"), Banc of America Preferred Funding Corporation ("PFC") and Blue Ridge Investments, L.L.C. ("Blue Ridge"). Bank of America holds an indirect interest in the shares listed in Table I (the "Shares") by virtue of its indirect 100% ownership of its subsidiaries PFC and Blue Ridge. 123 of the Shares listed in Table I are beneficially owned by PFC and 188 of the Shares listed in Table I are beneficially owned by Blue Ridge. PFC and Blue Ridge are each indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of Bank of America.
( 2)	Each reporting person declares that neither the filing of this statement nor anything herein shall be construed as an admission that such person is, for the purposes of Section 13(d) of the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any other purpose, (i) acting (or has agreed or is agreeing to act together with any other person) as a partnership, limited partnership, syndicate, or other group for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of securities of the Issuer or otherwise with respect to the Issuer or any securities of the Issuer or (ii) a member of any group with respect to the Issuer or any securities of the Issuer.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATE CENTER 100 N TRYON ST CHARLOTTE, NC 28255		X
Banc of America Preferred Funding Corp 214 NORTH TRYON STREET CHARLOTTE, NC 28255		X
Blue Ridge Investments, L.L.C. 214 NORTH TRYON STREET CHARLOTTE, NC 28255		X

Signatures
/s/ Michael Didovic (Bank of America Corporation)		4/7/2014
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Edward Curland (Banc of America Preferred Funding Corporation)		4/7/2014
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Edward Curland (Blue Ridge Investments, L.L.C.)		4/7/2014
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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