1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; providing for accounting software development and 
1.3 	updating; appropriating money;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes, chapter 6.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [6.475] CITY AND TOWN ACCOUNTING SYSTEM SOFTWARE.
1.7 	(a) The state auditor shall charge user fees to cities, towns, and other government 
1.8 	entities for the development, maintenance, and distribution of the small city and town 
1.9 	accounting system software.
1.10 	(b) A city and town accounting system (CTAS) special revenue fund is created 
1.11 	in the state treasury.
1.12 	(c) Amounts received under paragraph (a) shall first be credited to the state general 
1.13 	fund until the 2014 appropriation for the small city and town accounting system software 
1.14 	is repaid. Thereafter, amounts received for software use shall be credited to the CTAS 
1.15 	special revenue fund and are appropriated to the state auditor for all costs associated with 
1.16 	the development, maintenance, and distribution of the small city and town accounting 
1.17 	system software.

1.18 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.
 1.19 	$250,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the state auditor in fiscal year 
1.20 	2014 for small city and town accounting system software development, maintenance, and 
1.21 	distribution. This amount shall be repaid to the general fund through small city and town 
1.22 	accounting system software user fees received by the state auditor.