Minn. Stat. § 16A.54: GENERAL FUND DEFINED.

Except as provided in section 16A.671, subdivision 3, the term "general fund" appearing in any existing or hereafter enacted law relating to revenues deposited in or expenditures appropriated from the treasury means such moneys as have been deposited in the treasury for the usual, ordinary, running, and incidental expenses of the state government and does not include moneys deposited in the treasury for a special or dedicated purpose.