1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; appropriating money to the
1.3 	commissioner of public safety to fund the Criminal
1.4 	Gang Strike Force.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. CRIMINAL GANG STRIKE FORCE; APPROPRIATION.
 1.7 	(a) $1,500,000 is appropriated from the general fund for
1.8 	the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, and $1,500,000 is
1.9 	appropriated from the general fund for the fiscal year ending
1.10 	June 30, 2007, to the commissioner of public safety to fund the
1.11 	activities and operations of the Criminal Gang Strike Force
1.12 	established under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.64.
1.13 	(b) Any merger or consolidation of the Criminal Gang Strike
1.14 	Force with any other task force, agency, or group must have
1.15 	prior legislative approval.