This bill amends Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 12.221, subdivision 6, regarding the disaster assistance contingency account. The key change involves the reporting date for the state disaster assistance appropriations and expenditures, which is shifted from January 15 to January 31. This adjustment aims to provide more time for the necessary data collection and reporting to the chairs and ranking minority members of the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee.

Additionally, the bill outlines the appropriations from the disaster assistance contingency account, which is established in the special revenue fund of the state treasury. It specifies that funds appropriated for various disaster assistance programs, including federal cost-sharing and state public disaster assistance, will not lapse and will remain available until expended. The governor's budget proposal must include recommendations for these appropriations, based on estimates from the commissioner of public safety regarding the necessary funding for the upcoming biennium.

Statutes affected:
Introduction: 12.221