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1st Engrossment - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 09/13/2016 04:04pm

A bill for an act
relating to financing and operation of state government; providing deficiency
funding for disaster assistance; providing local match funds to repair local
roads; providing funding to protect water and soil resources in a disaster area;
appropriating money.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; TRANSFER.
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new text begin The commissioner of management and budget shall transfer $9,635,000 from the
general fund to the disaster assistance contingency account, under Minnesota Statutes,
section 12.221, subdivision 6. This is a onetime transfer.
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Sec. 2. new text begin TRANSFER AND CANCELLATION OF UNEXPENDED
APPROPRIATIONS.
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new text begin (a) The commissioner of management and budget must transfer any unexpended
amount of the appropriations under Laws 2011, chapter 113, article 2, section 2, and
Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 7, article 10, section 5, to the disaster assistance
contingency account under Minnesota Statutes, section 12.221, subdivision 6.
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new text begin (b) The commissioner of management and budget must cancel $12,865,000 of the
unexpended general fund appropriations in Laws 2012, First Special Session chapter 1,
article 1, sections 3, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13, and Laws 2012, First Special Session chapter 1,
article 2, sections 3 and 4, to the general fund.
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new text begin (c) The transfers and cancellations under this section are onetime.
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Sec. 3. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $3,000,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of
transportation in fiscal year 2015 to provide the 20 percent local match funding required
to obtain Federal Highway Administration emergency relief funds to repair local roads
damaged by flooding in June 2014. This is a onetime appropriation.
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Sec. 4. new text begin BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Erosion, sediment, and water quality control cost-share program;
appropriation. new text end

new text begin $2,476,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the Board of Water
and Soil Resources in fiscal year 2015 for projects under Minnesota Statutes, section
12A.05, subdivision 2, in the area designated under Presidential Declaration of Major
Disaster FEMA-4182-DR. Whenever possible and practical, these funds shall either match
or supplement available federal funding.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Additional provisions. new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.28, the appropriations under this section are available until June 30, 2018.
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new text begin (b) Funds appropriated under this section must be expended in designated counties
or in a watershed that includes a portion of a designated county.
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new text begin (c) The appropriation in this section is onetime.
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Sec. 5. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
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new text begin Sections 1 to 4 are effective the day following final enactment.
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