1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; providing for revenue-producing programs in the 
1.3 	event of a government shutdown;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes, chapter 16A.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [16A.89] CONTINUATION OF REVENUE-PRODUCING STATE 
1.7 	GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS DURING A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Government shutdown. A government shutdown is a period on 
1.9 	and after July 1 of an odd-numbered year, in which one or more of the bills making 
1.10 	appropriations for the following areas have not been enacted: higher education, education, 
1.11 	agriculture, environment and natural resources, health and human services, state 
1.12 	government, jobs and economic development, transportation, judiciary, public safety, and 
1.13 	aids and credits to local government. This section does not require appropriations bills to 
1.14 	be organized in the manner specified in this section.
1.15 		Subd. 2.Continuation of revenue-producing programs. During a government 
1.16 	shutdown as described in subdivision 1, a state agency shall continue any program that 
1.17 	generates revenue. Those revenue-producing programs must be kept operational and fully 
1.18 	funded to maintain the program operation.
1.19 		Subd. 3.Funding. The funding necessary to continue the operation of a 
1.20 	revenue-producing program is appropriated from the fund in the state treasury that is 
1.21 	used to carry on the operation of the state revenue-producing program in the amount 
1.22 	last enacted and signed into law.