2006 Minnesota Statutes

3.3005 FEDERAL MONEY; EXPENDITURE REVIEW.
    Subdivision 1. Definition. As used in this section, the term "state agency" means all agencies
in the executive branch of state government, but does not include the Minnesota Historical
Society, the University of Minnesota, or the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.
    Subd. 2. Governor's request to legislature. A state agency shall not expend money received
by it under federal law for any purpose unless a request to spend federal money from that source
for that purpose in that fiscal year has been submitted by the governor to the legislature as a part
of a budget request submitted during or within ten days before the start of a regular legislative
session, or unless specifically authorized by law or as provided by this section. A budget request
submitted to the legislature according to this subdivision must be submitted at least 20 days before
the deadline set by the legislature for legislative budget committees to act on finance bills.
    Subd. 2a. Review of federal funds spending request. Twenty days after a governor's
budget request that includes a request to spend federal money is submitted to the legislature under
subdivision 2, a state agency may expend money included in that request unless, within the 20-day
period, a member of the Legislative Advisory Commission requests further review. If a Legislative
Advisory Commission member requests further review of a federal funds spending request, the
agency may not expend the federal funds until the request has been satisfied and withdrawn, the
expenditure is approved in law, or the regular session of the legislature is adjourned for the year.
    Subd. 3. State match. If a request to spend federal money is included in the governor's
budget or spending the money is authorized by law but the amount of federal money received
requires a state match greater than that included in the budget request or authorized by law,
the amount that requires an additional state match may be allotted for expenditure after the
requirements of subdivision 5 or 6 are met.
    Subd. 3a. Change in purpose. If a request to spend federal money is included in a governor's
budget request and approved according to subdivision 2a, but the purpose for which the money is
to be used changes from the time of the request and approval, the amount may be allotted for
expenditure after a revised request is submitted according to subdivision 2 or the requirements of
subdivision 5 or 6 are met.
    Subd. 3b. Increase in amount. If a request to spend federal money is included in a
governor's budget request and approved according to subdivision 2 or 5 and the amount of money
available increases after the request is made and authorized, the additional amount may be
allotted for expenditure after a revised request is submitted according to subdivision 2, or the
requirements of subdivision 5 or 6 are met.
    Subd. 4. Interim procedures; urgencies. If federal money becomes available to the state
for expenditure after the deadline in subdivision 2 or while the legislature is not in session, and
the availability of money from that source or for that purpose or in that fiscal year could not
reasonably have been anticipated and included in the governor's budget request, and an urgency
requires that all or part of the money be allotted before the legislature reconvenes or prior to the
end of the 20-day period specified in subdivision 2, it may be allotted to a state agency after the
requirements of subdivision 5 are met.
    Subd. 5. Legislative Advisory Commission review. Federal money that becomes available
under subdivision 3, 3a, 3b, or 4 may be allotted after the commissioner of finance has submitted
the request to the members of the Legislative Advisory Commission for their review and
recommendation for further review. If a recommendation is not made within ten days, no
further review by the Legislative Advisory Commission is required, and the commissioner shall
approve or disapprove the request. If a recommendation by any member is for further review the
governor shall submit the request to the Legislative Advisory Commission for its review and
recommendation. Failure or refusal of the commission to make a recommendation promptly is a
negative recommendation.
    Subd. 6. Interim procedures; nonurgencies. If federal money becomes available to the
state for expenditure after the deadline in subdivision 2 or while the legislature is not in session,
and subdivision 4 does not apply, a request to expend the federal money may be submitted by the
commissioner of finance to members of the Legislative Advisory Commission for their review
and recommendation. This request must be submitted by October 1 of any year. If any member of
the commission makes a negative recommendation or a recommendation for further review on a
request by October 20 of the same year, the commissioner shall not approve expenditure of that
federal money. If a request to expend federal money submitted under this subdivision receives a
negative recommendation or a recommendation for further review, the request may be submitted
again under subdivision 2. If the members of the commission make a positive recommendation or
no recommendation, the commissioner shall approve or disapprove the request and the federal
money may be allotted for expenditure.
History: Ex1979 c 1 s 14; 1980 c 614 s 35; 1981 c 356 s 250; 1984 c 654 art 2 s 31; 1986 c
444; 1988 c 469 art 1 s 1; 1996 c 395 s 18; 1998 c 366 s 14,15; 1999 c 250 art 1 s 35; 1Sp2001
c 10 art 2 s 1-7