2023 Minnesota Statutes

16A.2845 APPROPRIATIONS TO OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR.

Except as provided in this section, section 16A.28 applies to appropriations made to the Office of the Governor. An unexpended balance not carried forward and remaining unexpended and unencumbered at the end of a biennium lapses and shall be returned to the fund from which it was appropriated. Balances may be carried forward into the next biennium and credited to special accounts to be used only as follows: (1) for nonrecurring expenditures on investments that enhance efficiency or improve effectiveness; (2) to pay expenses associated with the work of the office, including public outreach efforts and related activities; and (3) to pay severance costs of involuntary terminations. The approval of the commissioner of management and budget under section 16A.28, subdivision 2, does not apply to the Office of the Governor. An appropriation made to the Office of the Governor may be spent in either year of the biennium.

History:

2023 c 62 art 2 s 60