04/18/21 04:59 pm ​ COUNSEL EN/RDR SC8622​

1.1 A bill for an act​

1.2 relating to public safety, appropriating money for public safety costs related to​
1.3 civil unrest.​

1.4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​

1.5 Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.​

1.6 (a) $2,750,000 in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from the general fund to the​
1.7 commissioner of public safety for costs directly attributable to requesting additional public​
1.8 safety assistance for civil unrest through the Interstate Emergency Management Assistance​
1.9 Compact, under Minnesota Statutes, section 192.89. This is a onetime appropriation.​

1.10 (b) $6,300,000 in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from the general fund to the​
1.11 commissioner of public safety to pay for state trooper expenses related to civil unrest,​
1.12 including costs arising from restoring or maintaining civil order. This is a onetime​
1.13 appropriation. The commissioner may transfer money appropriated under this paragraph to​
1.14 the commissioner of natural resources to pay for conservation officer expenses related to​
1.15 civil unrest.​

1.16 (c) The commissioner must report all expenses paid from appropriations under this​
1.17 section to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate Finance Committee and​
1.18 the house of representatives Ways and Means Committee. The report under this paragraph​
1.19 must be submitted by September 15, 2021.​

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

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