1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; appropriating money; providing contingent 
1.3 	appropriations for highways; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes, chapter 161.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [161.318] CONTINGENT APPROPRIATION TO FUND STATE 
1.7 	ROAD OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, PLANNING, AND CONSTRUCTION.
1.8 	If, before July 1 of an odd-numbered year, legislation is not enacted to appropriate 
1.9 	money to the commissioner of transportation for state roads in the next fiscal year, on July 
1.10 	1, an amount sufficient to pay the costs described in this section is appropriated from the 
1.11 	trunk highway fund to the commissioner of transportation for costs of contracts relating 
1.12 	to state roads operation and maintenance, program planning and delivery, and state road 
1.13 	construction. The appropriation must be sufficient to pay the costs of Department of 
1.14 	Transportation employees whose work is essential to the administration and performance 
1.15 	of the contracts. This section applies only to those contracts as to which funds were 
1.16 	encumbered before the July 1 appropriation date. The commissioner of management 
1.17 	and budget shall ensure that the commissioner of transportation is able to access money 
1.18 	under this appropriation.