<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>the constitution to pay for audit costs incurred by the legislative auditor; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>appropriating money;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>chapter 3.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>    Section 1. <b>[3.9715] PAYMENT FROM HERITAGE FUNDS FOR AUDIT COSTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>The outdoor heritage fund, the clean water fund, the parks and trails fund, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>arts and cultural heritage fund, established in the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>section 15, must each pay the legislative auditor for costs incurred by the legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>auditor to examine financial activities related to each fund. The legislative auditor shall <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>provide cost data to the commissioner of management and budget to determine the amount <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>of the required payments. The amount required to make these payments is appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>from each fund for payments to the legislative auditor under this section. Amounts <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>received by the legislative auditor under this section are appropriated to the legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>auditor for purposes of examining financial activities related to each fund. The legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>auditor shall report by January 15 each year to the chairs and ranking minority members of <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>the house of representatives and senate funding divisions with jurisdiction over the office <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>of the legislative auditor and the funds established in the Minnesota Constitution, article <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>XI, section 15, on past and projected future expenditure of funds under this section.<br/>