1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; appropriating money for public health response planning and 
1.3 	preparation for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE.
 1.6 	$5,000,000 in fiscal year 2020 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.7 	of health for the public health response planning and preparation related to a potential 
1.8 	outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The 
1.9 	commissioner must transfer $5,000,000 from the general fund to the public health response 
1.10 	contingency account under Minnesota Statutes, section 144.4199. Any obligated and 
1.11 	unexpended amount from this appropriation on February 1, 2021, is canceled and must be 
1.12 	transferred to the general fund by February 15, 2021. This is a onetime appropriation.

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