Transfers.
(a)Notwithstanding section 295.581 , to the extent…#
(a) Notwithstanding section 295.581 , to the extent available resources in the health care access fund exceed expenditures in that fund, effective for the biennium beginning July 1, 2007, the commissioner of management and budget shall transfer the excess funds from the health care access fund to the general fund on June 30 of each year, provided that the amount transferred in fiscal year 2016 shall not exceed $48,000,000, the amount in fiscal year 2017 shall not exceed $122,000,000, and the amount in any fiscal biennium thereafter shall not exceed $244,000,000. The purpose of this transfer is to meet the rate increase required under deleted text begin Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 14, article 13C, section 2, subdivision 6 deleted text end new text begin section 256B.04, subdivision 25 new text end .
(b)For fiscal years 2006 to 2011, MinnesotaCare shall be a…#
(b) For fiscal years 2006 to 2011, MinnesotaCare shall be a forecasted program, and, if necessary, the commissioner shall reduce these transfers from the health care access fund to the general fund to meet annual MinnesotaCare expenditures or, if necessary, transfer sufficient funds from the general fund to the health care access fund to meet annual MinnesotaCare expenditures.