1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; authorizing advance deposits or payments for boat 
1.3 	slip rental;amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16A.065.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16A.065, is amended to read:
1.6 	16A.065 PREPAY SOFTWARE, SUBSCRIPTIONS, UNITED STATES 
1.7 	DOCUMENTS.
1.8 	Notwithstanding section  16A.41, subdivision 1, the commissioner may allow an 
1.9 	agency to make advance deposits or payments for software or software maintenance 
1.10 	services for state-owned or leased electronic data processing equipment, for sole source 
1.11 	maintenance agreements where it is not cost-effective to pay in arrears, for exhibit booth 
1.12 	space or boat slip rental when required by the renter to guarantee the availability of space, 
1.13 	for registration fees where advance payment is required or advance payment discount is 
1.14 	provided, and for newspaper, magazine, and other subscription fees customarily paid for 
1.15 	in advance. The commissioner may also allow advance deposits by any department with 
1.16 	the Library of Congress and federal Supervisor of Documents for items to be purchased 
1.17 	from those federal agencies.