1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; authorizing the legislative auditor to retain certain 
1.3 	audit fees;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 3.9741, subdivision 
1.4 	1; 37.06.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 3.9741, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Metropolitan Commission. Upon the audit of the financial accounts 
1.8 	and affairs of a commission under section 473.595, 473.604, or 473.703, the affected 
1.9 	Metropolitan Commission is liable to the state for the total cost and expenses of the 
1.10 	audit, including the salaries paid to the examiners while actually engaged in making 
1.11 	the examination. The legislative auditor may bill the Metropolitan Commission either 
1.12 	monthly or at the completion of the audit. All collections received for the audits must be
1.13 	deposited in the general fund added to the appropriation for the legislative auditor. 

1.14 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 37.06, is amended to read:
1.15 	37.06 SECRETARY; LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR; DUTIES; REPORT.
1.16 	The secretary shall keep a complete record of the proceedings of the annual meetings 
1.17 	of the State Agricultural Society and all meetings of the board of managers and any 
1.18 	committee of the board, keep all accounts of the society other than those kept by the 
1.19 	treasurer of the society, and perform other duties as directed by the board of managers. On 
1.20 	or before December 31 each year, the secretary shall report to the governor for the fiscal 
1.21 	year ending October 31 all the proceedings of the society during the current year and its 
1.22 	financial condition as appears from its books. This report must contain a full, detailed 
1.23 	statement of all receipts and expenditures during the year.
2.1 	The books and accounts of the society for the fiscal year must be examined and 
2.2 	audited annually by the legislative auditor. The cost of the examination must be paid by the 
2.3 	society to the state and credited to the general fund appropriation for the legislative auditor.
2.4 	A summary of this examination, certified by the legislative auditor, must be 
2.5 	appended to the secretary's report, along with the legislative auditor's recommendations 
2.6 	and the proceedings of the first annual meeting of the society held following the secretary's 
2.7 	report, including addresses made at the meeting as directed by the board of managers. The 
2.8 	summary, recommendations, and proceedings must be printed in the same manner as the 
2.9 	reports of state officers. Copies of the report must be printed annually and distributed as 
2.10 	follows: to each society or association entitled to membership in the society, to each 
2.11 	newspaper in the state, and the remaining copies as directed by the board of managers.

2.12 	Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 2.13 	Sections 1 and 2 are effective the day following final enactment.