1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to appropriations; providing temporary
1.3 	funding for the core and essential services of state
1.4 	government; providing legislative intent; affecting
1.5 	court jurisdiction.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. TEMPORARY APPROPRIATION TO FUND CORE AND
1.8 	ESSENTIAL SERVICES.
 1.9 		Subdivision 1.Appropriation. An amount necessary to
1.10 	fund the core and essential services of state government and the
1.11 	state park system, and employ the number of employees needed to
1.12 	carry out these functions, for a period of 30 days from the date
1.13 	of enactment of this act is appropriated from the general fund
1.14 	to the commissioner of finance.
1.15 		Subd. 2.Core and essential services. For purposes of
1.16 	this section, "core and essential services" includes, but is not
1.17 	limited to, preserving the life, health, and safety of Minnesota
1.18 	citizens and the maintenance and preservation of public
1.19 	property, and ensuring compliance with state and federal
1.20 	constitutional rights of citizens and federal mandates.
1.21 		Subd. 3.Intent. The legislature intends that this
1.22 	section be enacted into law to avoid a constitutional
1.23 	confrontation between the legislative department of government
1.24 	and the other two departments of government under article III of
1.25 	the Minnesota Constitution, and to allow the legislature to
2.1 	fulfill its constitutional obligation under article XI, section
2.2 	1 of the Minnesota Constitution to see that no money is paid out
2.3 	of the state treasury except pursuant to appropriation by law.
2.4 	This section is further intended to render unnecessary the order
2.5 	of the Ramsey County District Court (file #C9-05-5928) issued on
2.6 	June 23, 2005.
2.7 		Subd. 4.Court jurisdiction. The courts of this state
2.8 	may not order a variance to any of the provisions of this
2.9 	section or the appropriations made pursuant thereto.