HF 1971

1st Engrossment - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 02/22/2012 04:51pm

A bill for an act
relating to transportation; appropriating money; providing contingent
appropriations for highways and highway contract administration; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 161.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [161.318] CONTINGENT APPROPRIATIONS; TRUNK HIGHWAY
SYSTEM.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Department of Transportation. new text end

new text begin (a) If, on June 30 of an
odd-numbered year, legislation has not been enacted to appropriate money for the next
fiscal year to the commissioner of transportation for state roads, on July 1 an amount
sufficient to pay the costs described in this subdivision is appropriated, for the fiscal
year beginning on that July 1, from the trunk highway fund to the commissioner of
transportation.
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new text begin (b) The appropriation under paragraph (a) is for:
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new text begin (1) actual payments necessary under contracts relating to the budget activities of
operations and maintenance, program planning and delivery, and state road construction;
and
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new text begin (2) an amount necessary to pay the costs of Department of Transportation employees
whose work is essential to (i) the administration and performance of the contracts under
clause (1), including but not limited to project management, contract administration, and
billing administration; and (ii) the administration of available federal reimbursement of
expenses from the contracts under clause (1).
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new text begin (c) The amount appropriated under paragraph (a) may not exceed the total of:
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new text begin (1) unexpended funds from the amounts appropriated for the biennium ending on
June 30 to the commissioner for the budget activities of operations and maintenance,
program planning and delivery, and state road construction;
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new text begin (2) unexpended funds from any amount made available to the commissioner in
carryforward authority into the biennium ending on June 30 for state road construction
projects for which money was originally encumbered in a previous biennium; and
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new text begin (3) the amounts included in the appropriation base for the next fiscal year to the
commissioner for the budget activities of program planning and delivery, and agency
services.
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new text begin (d) Any subsequent appropriation to the commissioner of transportation, or
carryforward authority provided to the commissioner, for a biennium in which this
subdivision has been applied shall supersede and replace the funding authorized in this
subdivision.
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new text begin (e) This subdivision applies only to those contracts as to which funds were
encumbered before the July 1 appropriation date.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Minnesota Management and Budget. new text end

new text begin (a) If, on June 30 of an
odd-numbered year, legislation has not been enacted to appropriate money for the next
fiscal year to the commissioner of management and budget for central accounting,
procurement, payroll, and human resources functions, on July 1 an amount necessary to
operate those functions, solely for the purposes specified in subdivision 1, is appropriated
for the fiscal year beginning on that July 1 from the general fund to the commissioner of
management and budget. As necessary, the commissioner may transfer a portion of this
appropriation to other state agencies to support carrying out these functions.
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new text begin (b) Any subsequent appropriation to the commissioner of management and budget
for a biennium in which this subdivision has been applied shall supersede and replace
the funding authorized in this subdivision.
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