1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to tourism; appropriating money for the World Junior Hockey 1.3 Championships. 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.5 Section 1. APPROPRIATION; WORLD JUNIOR HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS. 1.6 $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the director of 1.7Explore Minnesota for a grant to Minnesota Sports and Events for costs related to the World 1.8Junior Hockey Championships, which will occur in Minnesota in December of 2025 and 1.9January of 2026. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2027. 1Section 1. 25-01472 as introduced12/27/24 REVISOR SS/KR SENATE STATE OF MINNESOTA S.F. No. 1061NINETY-FOURTH SESSION (SENATE AUTHORS: FRENTZ, Housley, Hawj and Miller) OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE Introduction and first reading02/06/2025 Referred to Jobs and Economic Development