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3D.15 PROCEDURE AFTER TERMINATION.

Subdivision 1.Termination.

Unless otherwise provided by law:

(1) if after sunset review a state agency is abolished, the agency may continue in existence until June 30 of the following year to conclude its business;

(2) abolishment does not reduce or otherwise limit the powers and authority of the state agency during the concluding year; and

(3) a state agency is terminated and shall cease all activities at the expiration of the one-year period.

Subd. 2.Funds of abolished agency or advisory committee.

(a) Except as provided by other law, any unobligated and unexpended appropriations of an abolished agency or advisory committee lapse on June 30 of the year after abolishment.

(b) Except as provided by subdivision 4 or as otherwise provided by law, all money in a dedicated fund of an abolished state agency or advisory committee on June 30 of the year after abolishment is transferred to the general fund. The part of the law dedicating the money to a specific fund of an abolished agency becomes void on June 30 of the year after abolishment.

(c) If an appropriation exists in law for the functions or obligations transferred in subdivision 3 or 4, that appropriation is transferred to the commissioner of administration for the purposes of those subdivisions.

Subd. 3.Property, rules, and functions of an abolished agency.

(a) Unless the governor designates an appropriate state agency as prescribed by subdivision 4, property and records in the custody of an abolished state agency or advisory committee on June 30 of the year after abolishment must be transferred to the commissioner of administration. If the governor designates an appropriate state agency, the property and records must be transferred to the designated state agency.

(b) Unless otherwise provided by law, statutory duties of an abolished state agency are transferred to the commissioner of administration, and section 16B.38 applies. All rules adopted by the abolished agency remain effective and shall be enforced by the commissioner of administration, and rulemaking authority of the abolished agency is transferred to the commissioner of administration. The commissioner of administration may use authority under section 16B.37 to transfer duties of an abolished agency that have been transferred to the commissioner of administration. Transfers under section 16B.37 are effective upon filing with the secretary of state, even if a reorganization order transfers all or substantially all of the powers or duties of a department.

Subd. 4.Continuing obligations.

(a) The legislature recognizes the state's continuing obligation to pay bonded indebtedness and all other obligations, including lease, contract, and other written obligations, incurred by a state agency or advisory committee abolished under this chapter, and this chapter does not impair or impede the payment of bonded indebtedness and all other obligations, including lease, contract, and other written obligations, in accordance with their terms. If an abolished state agency or advisory committee has outstanding bonded indebtedness or other outstanding obligations, including lease, contract, and other written obligations, the bonds and all other obligations, including lease, contract, and other written obligations, remain valid and enforceable in accordance with their terms and subject to all applicable terms and conditions of the laws and proceedings authorizing the bonds and all other obligations, including lease, contract, and other written obligations.

(b) The governor shall designate an appropriate state agency that shall continue to carry out all covenants contained in the bonds and in all other obligations, including lease, contract, and other written obligations, and the proceedings authorizing them, including the issuance of bonds, and the performance of all other obligations, including lease, contract, and other written obligations, to complete the construction of projects or the performance of other obligations, including lease, contract, and other written obligations.

(c) The designated state agency shall provide payment from the sources of payment of the bonds in accordance with the terms of the bonds and shall provide payment from the sources of payment of all other obligations, including lease, contract, and other written obligations, in accordance with their terms, whether from taxes, revenues, or otherwise, until the bonds and interest on the bonds are paid in full and all other obligations, including lease, contract, and other written obligations, are performed and paid in full. If the proceedings so provide, all funds established by laws or proceedings authorizing the bonds or authorizing other obligations, including lease, contract, and other written obligations, must remain with the comptroller or the previously designated trustees. If the proceedings do not provide that the funds remain with the comptroller or the previously designated trustees, the funds must be transferred to the designated state agency.

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