1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to environment; requiring cancellation of certain appropriations to penalize 
1.3 	late reporting.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. CANCELING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN AGENCIES THAT 
1.6 	FAIL TO TIMELY FILE LEGALLY REQUIRED REPORTS.
 1.7 		Subdivision 1.Identification of late reports. By February 1 each year, the director of 
1.8 	the Legislative Reference Library must certify to the commissioner of management and 
1.9 	budget the cumulative number of days that the Pollution Control Agency, the Department 
1.10 	of Natural Resources, and the Board of Water and Soil Resources, respectively, submitted 
1.11 	legally required reports after the applicable due date during the previous calendar year.
1.12 		Subd. 2.Cancellation of appropriation. Upon receipt of a certification under subdivision 
1.13 	1, the commissioner of management and budget must cancel each agency's current fiscal 
1.14 	year general fund appropriation in an amount equal to the number of cumulative late days 
1.15 	reported for that agency under subdivision 1, multiplied by $10,000.
1.16 		Subd. 3.Reporting. By February 15 each year, the commissioner of management and 
1.17 	budget must report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives 
1.18 	and senate committees and divisions having jurisdiction over environment and natural 
1.19 	resources finance actions taken under subdivision 2.
1.20 		Subd. 4.Expiration. This section expires June 30, 2023.