1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to the Metropolitan Council; authorizing the legislative auditor to audit 
1.3 	the Metropolitan Council's financial statements;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.4 	2016, section 3.971, subdivision 6.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 3.971, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 6.Financial audits. The legislative auditor shall audit the financial statements 
1.8 	of the state of Minnesota required by section 16A.50 and, as resources permit, Minnesota 
1.9 	State Colleges and Universities, the University of Minnesota, state agencies, departments, 
1.10 	boards, commissions, offices, courts, and other organizations subject to audit by the 
1.11 	legislative auditor, including, but not limited to, the State Agricultural Society, Agricultural 
1.12 	Utilization Research Institute, Enterprise Minnesota, Inc., Minnesota Historical Society, 
1.13 	ClearWay Minnesota, Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, Metropolitan Council,
1.14 	Metropolitan Airports Commission, and Metropolitan Mosquito Control District. Financial 
1.15 	audits must be conducted according to generally accepted government auditing standards. 
1.16 	The legislative auditor shall see that all provisions of law respecting the appropriate and 
1.17 	economic use of public funds and other public resources are complied with and may, as 
1.18 	part of a financial audit or separately, investigate allegations of noncompliance.

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