1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; providing that certain appropriations continue in 
1.3 	effect; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [16A.117] CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS.
1.6 	An existing appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30 of an odd-numbered 
1.7 	year remains in effect at the base level for future fiscal years unless a law is enacted 
1.8 	eliminating or amending the appropriation. The appropriation base level is determined as 
1.9 	provided in section 16A.11, subdivision 3, and previous appropriation acts. The base level 
1.10 	for an appropriation that was designated as onetime or was onetime in nature is zero. The 
1.11 	amounts needed to implement this section are appropriated from each fund covered by this 
1.12 	section. This section does not apply to an appropriation in a fiscal year if a law is enacted 
1.13 	appropriating money in that fiscal year for the purpose of the appropriation.