1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; appropriating money for local public health emergency 
1.3 	preparedness and response capabilities.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; LOCAL AND TRIBAL PUBLIC HEALTH 
1.6 	EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE.
 1.7 	(a) $9,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $9,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated 
1.8 	from the general fund to the commissioner of health to be distributed to local and Tribal 
1.9 	public health organizations for emergency preparedness and response capabilities. Ninety 
1.10 	percent of this appropriation must be distributed to local and Tribal public health 
1.11 	organizations. Ten percent of this appropriation may be used by the Department of Health 
1.12 	for administrative costs.
1.13 	(b) Use of the appropriation in this section must align with the Centers for Disease 
1.14 	Control and Prevention's issued report: Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response 
1.15 	Capabilities: National Standards for State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Public Health.
1.16 	(c) The base for fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter is $9,000,000.