1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to job creation; imposing a temporary moratorium on state agency 
1.3 	rulemaking.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. RULEMAKING MORATORIUM.
 1.6 	(a) For purposes of this section, "agency" has the meaning given in Minnesota 
1.7 	Statutes, section 14.02, subdivision 2.
1.8 	(b) No agency shall conduct rulemaking or adopt rules for the two-year period 
1.9 	beginning July 1, 2012, and ending June 30, 2014, except under the following 
1.10 	circumstances:
1.11 	(1) to implement a federal law;
1.12 	(2) in relation to a declared state of emergency;
1.13 	(3) to respond to an emergency relating to public health or safety;
1.14 	(4) as enacted by the legislature; or
1.15 	(5) to facilitate commerce.
1.16 	(c) This section does not prohibit an agency from repealing rules.

1.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.