1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to alcoholic beverages; authorizing certain refunds of fees paid for 
1.3 	permits authorizing on-sales of alcoholic beverages after 1:00 a.m.; appropriating 
1.4 	money. 
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. REFUND OF PERMIT FEE.
 1.7 	The commissioner of public safety shall, upon request of a licensee under Minnesota 
1.8 	Statutes, chapter 340A, refund to the licensee a portion of the fee paid by the licensee to 
1.9 	the commissioner for a permit under Minnesota Statutes, section 340A.504, subdivision 
1.10 	7. The refund must equal 1/12 of the annual fee for the permit for each full month 
1.11 	remaining of the 12 months for which the permit was issued.  On the day following the 
1.12 	date on which the commissioner issues a refund under this section, the commissioner shall 
1.13 	revoke the permit, and  the authority of the permit holder to make sales authorized by 
1.14 	the permit expires.

1.15 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.
 1.16 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.77, paragraph (a), amounts 
1.17 	sufficient to make refunds under section 1 are appropriated to the commissioner from the 
1.18 	alcohol enforcement account in the special revenue fund. 

1.19 	Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; EXPIRATION.
 1.20 	Sections 1 and 2 are effective the day following final enactment and expire June 
1.21 	30, 2006.