1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; modifying a provision in the state solicitation process;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 16C.10, subdivision 2.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 16C.10, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 2.Emergency acquisition.  The solicitation process described in this chapter and 
1.7 	chapter 16B is not required in emergencies. In emergencies, the commissioner may make
1.8 	or authorize any purchases necessary for the design, construction, repair, rehabilitation, and 
1.9 	improvement of a state-owned publicly owned structure or may make or authorize an agency 
1.10 	to do so and may purchase, or may authorize an agency to purchase, any purchases of goods, 
1.11 	services, or utility services directly for immediate use.