SF 1561

1st Engrossment - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 03/09/2012 10:56am

A bill for an act
relating to transportation; providing contingent appropriation for highway safety
rest areas and public safety prorate unit; appropriating money; proposing coding
for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 160; 168D.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [160.2751] CONTINGENT APPROPRIATION TO FUND ONGOING
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Appropriation for rest areas. new text end

new text begin If, before July 1 of an odd-numbered
year, legislation is not enacted to appropriate money to the commissioner of transportation
for state roads operations and maintenance in the next fiscal year, on July 1, an amount
equal to the expenditures in the previous fiscal year for operation and maintenance of
the state highway rest area system is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the
commissioner of transportation for operation and maintenance of state highway safety
rest areas, including costs of Department of Transportation employees needed to carry
out these functions. The commissioner of management and budget shall ensure that the
commissioner of transportation is able to access money under this appropriation. Any
subsequent appropriation to the commissioner of transportation for the purposes stated in
this subdivision for a biennium in which this subdivision has been applied shall supersede
and replace the funding authorized in this subdivision.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Continued operations. new text end

new text begin If, by July 1 of an odd-numbered year, legislation
has not been enacted to appropriate money for the next biennium to the commissioner
of management and budget for central accounting, procurement, payroll, and human
resources functions, amounts necessary to operate those functions stated in subdivision
1 are appropriated for the next biennium from the general fund to the commissioner of
management and budget. As necessary, the commissioner may transfer a portion of
this appropriation to other state agencies to support carrying out these functions. Any
subsequent appropriation to the commissioner of management and budget for a biennium
in which this section has been applied shall supersede and replace the funding authorized
in this section.
new text end

Sec. 2.

new text begin [168D.165] CONTINGENT APPROPRIATION TO FUND
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY PRORATE UNIT AND RELATED COSTS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Appropriation for prorate unit. new text end

new text begin If, before July 1 of an
odd-numbered year, legislation is not enacted to appropriate money from the special
revenue fund to the commissioner of public safety, an amount sufficient to pay for
continuing operations of the prorate unit to administer the international fuel tax
agreement and the international registration plan is appropriated from the vehicle services
operating account in the special revenue fund to the commissioner of public safety. The
commissioner of management and budget shall ensure that the commissioner of public
safety is able to access money under this appropriation. Any subsequent appropriation
to the commissioner of public safety for the purposes stated in this subdivision for a
biennium in which this subdivision has been applied shall supersede and replace the
funding authorized in this subdivision.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Continued operations. new text end

new text begin If, by July 1 of an odd-numbered year, legislation
has not been enacted to appropriate money for the next biennium to the commissioner
of management and budget for central accounting, procurement, payroll, and human
resources functions, amounts necessary to operate those functions stated in subdivision
1 are appropriated for the next biennium from the general fund to the commissioner of
management and budget. As necessary, the commissioner may transfer a portion of
this appropriation to other state agencies to support carrying out these functions. Any
subsequent appropriation to the commissioner of management and budget for a biennium
in which this section has been applied shall supersede and replace the funding authorized
in this section.
new text end