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documents are created. The Minnesota Attorney General's Office has also set up a state-specific website, which may be found at: www.ag.state.mn.us/opioids. This website includes Minnesota- specific information regarding Minnesota's Opioid Epidemic Response Advisory Council and the Attorney General's opioid-related cases. Minnesota's website will be supplemented to include additional information about allocation and distribution of settlement funds within Minnesota. HOW DO YOU PARTICIPATE IN THE SETTLEMENTS? You must go to the national settlement website to register to receive in the coming weeks and months the documentation your subdivision will need to participate in the Settlements (if your subdivision is eligible). All required documentation must be executed and submitted electronically through the website and must be executed using the "DocuSign" service. As part of the registration process, your subdivision will need to identify, and provide the email address for, the individual who will be authorized to sign formal and binding documents on behalf of your subdivision. Your unique Subdivision Registration Code to use to register is: J5MYZG. HOW WILL SETTLEMENT FUNDS BE ALLOCATED IN EACH STATE? The settlement funds are first divided among the participating states according to a formula developed by the Attorneys General that considers population and the severity of harm caused by the opioid epidemic in each participating state. Each state's share of the abatement funds is then further allocated within each state according to agreement between the state and its subdivisions, applicable state allocation legislation, or, in the absence of these, the default provisions in the agreements. Many states have or are in the process of reaching an agreement on how to allocate abatement funds within the states. Information about Minnesota's opioids legislation can be found on the national settlement website as well as on the Minnesota Attorney General's website. The allocation section of the national website will be supplemented as more intra-state allocation arrangements are finalized. In reviewing allocation information, please note that while all subdivisions may participate in the Settlements, not all subdivisions are eligible to receive direct payments. To promote efficiency in the use of abatement funds and avoid administratively burdensome disbursements that would be too small to add a meaningful abatement response, certain smaller subdivisions do not automatically receive a direct allocation. However, participation by such subdivisions will help maximize the amount of abatement funds being paid in the Settlements, including those going to counties, cities, parishes, and other larger subdivisions in their communities. In some states there will be a proposed state-subdivision agreement that is in the process of being adopted by subdivisions. Any questions concerning the status or terms of the state-subdivision agreement, allocation statute, and/or statutory trust in your state, if applicable, can be directed to the Attorney General's Office. You may be contacted by the Attorney General's Office with additional information regarding the allocation of settlement funds in Minnesota. Subdivisions with representation can expect information from their attorneys as well. We encourage you to review all materials and to follow up with any questions. The terms of these Settlements are complex and we want to be sure you have all the