1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; providing for certain funds established in 
1.3 	the constitution to pay for audit costs incurred by the legislative auditor; 
1.4 	appropriating money;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
1.5 	chapter 3.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. [3.9715] PAYMENT FROM HERITAGE FUNDS FOR AUDIT COSTS.
1.8 	The outdoor heritage fund, the clean water fund, the parks and trails fund, and the 
1.9 	arts and cultural heritage fund, established in the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, 
1.10 	section 15, must each pay the legislative auditor for costs incurred by the legislative 
1.11 	auditor to examine financial activities related to each fund. The legislative auditor shall 
1.12 	provide cost data to the commissioner of management and budget to determine the amount 
1.13 	of the required payments. The amount required to make these payments is appropriated 
1.14 	from each fund for payments to the legislative auditor under this section. Amounts 
1.15 	received by the legislative auditor under this section are appropriated to the legislative 
1.16 	auditor for purposes of examining financial activities related to each fund.