1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; modifying Minnesota Zoological Garden reporting 
1.3 	requirements; requiring return of money appropriated from general fund in certain 
1.4 	circumstances;amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 85A.02, subdivision 
1.5 	12, by adding a subdivision.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 85A.02, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
1.8 		Subd. 12.Report. The board shall report to the legislature by September 15 of each year 
1.9 	on the activities of the board and the operation of the zoological garden. The report must 
1.10 	summarize the activities of the board and the Minnesota Zoological Garden over the 
1.11 	preceding fiscal year ending June 30 and must state the percentage of total admissions to 
1.12 	the zoological garden during this period that were free admissions. The report must be 
1.13 	submitted together with the financial report required by subdivision 5c.

1.14 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 85A.02, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
1.15 	read:
1.16 		Subd. 12a.Return of general fund money in certain circumstances. If a report 
1.17 	submitted under  subdivision 12 states that more than 30 percent of total admissions during 
1.18 	the fiscal year covered by the report were free admissions, the board must transfer to the 
1.19 	commissioner of management and budget for deposit in the general fund an amount equal 
1.20 	to 20 percent of the general fund money received by the board during that same period. A 
1.21 	transfer required by this subdivision must be made no later than June 30 after the report is 
1.22 	submitted.