1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; establishing a substance use disorder and alcohol abuse 
1.3 	prevention account; appropriating money;proposing coding for new law in 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes, chapters 144; 254B.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [144.063] SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND ALCOHOL ABUSE 
1.7 	PREVENTION ACCOUNT; USES.
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Substance use disorder and alcohol abuse prevention account. A 
1.9 	substance use disorder and alcohol abuse prevention account is created in the special revenue 
1.10 	fund in the state treasury. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the commissioner 
1.11 	of revenue must deposit into this account, five percent of all revenues collected under section 
1.12 	295.75, for sales occurring on or after July 1, 2019.
1.13 		Subd. 2.Appropriations. Money in the substance use disorder and alcohol abuse 
1.14 	prevention account is appropriated as follows:
1.15 	(1) 50 percent of the amount in the account is appropriated each fiscal year beginning 
1.16 	on or after July 1, 2020, to the commissioner of health for statewide alcohol abuse prevention 
1.17 	programs and statewide alcohol abuse surveillance and monitoring, including providing 
1.18 	grants for alcohol abuse awareness and education programs to community health boards 
1.19 	under section 145.985 and to tribal governments under section 145A.14, subdivision 2a; 
1.20 	and
1.21 	(2) 50 percent of the amount in the account is appropriated each fiscal year beginning 
1.22 	on or after July 1, 2020, to the commissioner of human services for the purposes specified 
1.23 	in section 254B.17.

2.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2019.

2.2 	Sec. 2. [254B.17] SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER PREVENTION AND SERVICES.
2.3 	The commissioner shall use the money appropriated under section 144.063, subdivision 
2.4 	2, to establish new substance use disorder prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery 
2.5 	services; increase access to existing and new services; and improve the quality of existing 
2.6 	services.

2.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2019.