1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to environment; reducing appropriations for positions unfilled for at least 
1.3 	180 days; requiring a report.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. REDUCING APPROPRIATIONS FOR UNFILLED POSITIONS.
 1.6 		Subdivision 1.Reduction required. The commissioner of management and budget must 
1.7 	reduce general fund and nongeneral fund appropriations to the Department of Natural 
1.8 	Resources, the Pollution Control Agency, and the Board of Water and Soil Resources for 
1.9 	agency operations for the biennium ending June 30, 2021, for salary and benefits savings 
1.10 	that result from any positions that have not been filled within 180 days of the posting of the 
1.11 	position. This section applies only to positions that are posted in fiscal years 2019, 2020, 
1.12 	and 2021. Reductions made under this section must be reflected as reductions in agency 
1.13 	base budgets for fiscal years 2022 and 2023. This section does not apply to any positions 
1.14 	that require law enforcement training.
1.15 		Subd. 2.Reporting. The commissioner of management and budget must report to the 
1.16 	chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and the house of representatives 
1.17 	environment finance committees regarding the amount of reductions in spending by each 
1.18 	agency under this section.