1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to environment; requiring money from certain environmental settlements 
1.3 	to be appropriated by law;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116.03, by 
1.4 	adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116.03, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.7 	to read:
1.8 		Subd. 7.Clean Air Act settlement money. "Clean Air Act settlement money" means 
1.9 	money required to be paid to the state as a result of litigation or settlements of alleged 
1.10 	violations of the federal Clean Air Act, United States Code, title 42, section 7401, et seq., 
1.11 	or rules adopted thereunder, by an automobile manufacturer. The commissioner of 
1.12 	management and budget must establish the Clean Air Act settlement account in the 
1.13 	environmental fund. Notwithstanding sections 16A.013 to 16A.016, the commissioner of 
1.14 	management and budget must deposit Clean Air Act settlement money into the Clean Air 
1.15 	Act settlement account. Clean Air Act settlement money must not be spent until it is 
1.16 	specifically appropriated by law. The commissioner of management and budget must 
1.17 	eliminate the Clean Air Act settlement account in the environmental fund after all Clean 
1.18 	Air Act settlement money has been expended.