1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; adding an exemption to the restriction on contract 
1.3 	nonmonetary consideration;amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 16C.055, 
1.4 	subdivision 2.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 16C.055, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 2.Restriction.  An agency may not enter into a contract or otherwise agree with 
1.8 	a nongovernmental entity to receive total nonmonetary consideration valued at more than 
1.9 	$100,000 annually in exchange for the agency providing nonmonetary consideration, unless 
1.10 	such an agreement is specifically authorized by law. This subdivision does not apply to the 
1.11 	State Lottery, optical fiber owned by the state as of the effective date of this section, or 
1.12 	private aquaculture businesses involved in state stocking contracts.