1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; authorizing the secretary of state to transfer funds;
1.3 	amending Laws 2007, chapter 148, article 1, section 7.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Laws 2007, chapter 148, article 1, section 7, is amended to read:

1.6	Sec. 7. SECRETARY OF STATE
 	$ 
	9,019,000 
	$ 
	6,497,000 

1.7	Appropriations by Fund 
	
1.8		2008 
	2009 
	
1.9	General 
	6,175,000 
	6,497,000 
	
1.10	Special Revenue 
	2,844,000 
		
1.11 	(a) $310,000 of this appropriation must be 
1.12 	transferred to the Help America Vote Act 
1.13 	account and is designated as a portion of the 
1.14 	match required by section 253(b)(5) of the 
1.15 	Help America Vote Act. 
1.16 	(b) $2,844,000 the first year is appropriated 
1.17 	from the Help America Vote Act account for 
1.18 	the purposes and uses authorized by federal 
1.19 	law. This appropriation is available until 
1.20 	June 30, 2009. 
1.21 	(c) Notwithstanding Laws 2005, chapter 
1.22 	162, section 34, subdivision 7, any balance 
1.23 	remaining in the Help America Vote Act 
2.1 	account after previous appropriations and the 
2.2 	appropriations in this section is appropriated 
2.3 	to the secretary of state for the purposes of 
2.4 	the account. This appropriation is available 
2.5 	until June 30, 2011.
2.6 	(d) The amount necessary to meet federal 
2.7 	requirements for interest payments and the 
2.8 	additional match for the Help America Vote 
2.9 	Act account is transferred from the general 
2.10 	fund appropriation to the Help America Vote 
2.11 	Act account.

2.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.