| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for community festival |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 grant program. |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS; COMMUNITY FESTIVAL GRANT PROGRAM. |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 $1,250,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $1,250,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7the arts and cultural heritage fund to the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Humanities |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8Center for grants to community-based organizations, cities, and counties to support cultural |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9festivals and events throughout the state of Minnesota. The funding may support event |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10programming, staffing, community outreach, transportation, facilities and equipment rentals, |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11and signage. Up to $200,000 of this amount may be set aside for public safety expense |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12reimbursement to county sheriff departments to support the festivals and events. The |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13Minnesota Humanities Center must give priority funding to the Somali Museum Annual |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14Celebration, Twin Cities Jazz Fest, Selby Avenue Jazz Fest, the Hmong Festival, Cinco de |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15Mayo festival, and Rondo Days in St. Paul; the Hiddo Soor International Somali Cultural |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16Festival in Plymouth; and Safe Summer Nights and Somali Independence Day in St. Paul. |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 18 | 18 | | REVISOR CKM/KR 25-0401702/17/25 |
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| 19 | 19 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 20 | 20 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 21 | 21 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 22 | 22 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 23 | 23 | | H. F. No. 1559 |
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| 24 | 24 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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