1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state procurement; prohibiting the use of state revenues to purchase 
1.3 	water in single-use plastic bottles;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes, chapter 16C.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [16C.121] BOTTLED WATER PURCHASE.
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have 
1.8 	the meanings given them.
1.9 	(a) "Bottled water" means water contained in a formed or molded container that is sealed 
1.10 	and is comprised primarily of plastic resin and intended primarily as a single-service 
1.11 	container.
1.12 	(b) "Water" means natural spring or well water; water from municipal or private utility 
1.13 	systems or other sources; distilled, deionized, filtered, or other purified water; mineral water; 
1.14 	carbonated, sparkling, or tonic water; or any of the foregoing to which a chemical or flavoring 
1.15 	is added.
1.16 		Subd. 2.Prohibition on state purchase. No state agency, officer, employee, department, 
1.17 	board, committee, commission, council, authority, advisory task force, entity, or organization 
1.18 	of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government shall use state funds to 
1.19 	purchase bottled water for its own general use or for use at meetings or events.

1.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
1.21 	applies to purchases made on or after that date.