1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; requiring federal funds received for COVID-19 
1.3 	purposes to be spent pursuant to a direct appropriation by law.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. FEDERAL FUNDS; SUSPENSION OF STATUTORY APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 3.3005 and 4.07, or any other statutory 
1.7 	appropriation of federal funds, except as provided in paragraph (b), all federal funds received 
1.8 	by the state of Minnesota for purposes related to COVID-19 between the effective date of 
1.9 	this act and June 30, 2022, must not be spent except pursuant to a direct appropriation by 
1.10 	law.
1.11 	(b) This section does not apply to appropriations of federal funds under Laws 2020, 
1.12 	Seventh Special Session chapter 2, article 7.

1.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from March 1, 2020, and 
1.14 	applies to (1) all funds received after final enactment, and (2) funds received between March 
1.15 	1, 2020, and final enactment that were not appropriated pursuant to a direct or statutory 
1.16 	appropriation prior to final enactment.