1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; prohibiting the state auditor from billing for certain 
1.3 	supplemental audits; appropriating money to the commissioner of management 
1.4 	and budget for the purpose of providing refunds to impacted counties.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. CERTAIN STATE AUDITOR BILLINGS RESTRICTED.
 1.7 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 6.56, the state auditor must not bill or 
1.8 	collect any outstanding amounts due, including interest, on any bill already issued for the 
1.9 	cost of a supplemental calendar year 2015 audit required by the auditor in the following 
1.10 	counties:
1.11 	(1) Clearwater;
1.12 	(2) Hubbard;
1.13 	(3) Kittson;
1.14 	(4) Koochiching;
1.15 	(5) Lake of the Woods;
1.16 	(6) Pennington;
1.17 	(7) Red Lake; and
1.18 	(8) Roseau.
1.19 	(b) The commissioner of management and budget must refund any amounts, including 
1.20 	interest, paid by a county for a supplemental audit subject to this section. Amounts necessary 
2.1 	to make the refunds are appropriated in fiscal year 2019 from the general fund to the 
2.2 	commissioner of management and budget for that purpose. This is a onetime appropriation.
2.3 	(c) The commissioner must issue a refund within 30 days of receipt of documentation 
2.4 	from a county verifying all amounts paid to the state auditor for the supplemental audit.

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