1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to economic development; appropriating money to the Dakota County
1.3 Community Development Agency for Expo 2031.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
1.6 $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the Dakota
1.7County Community Development Agency for the Expo 2031 host organization. The Dakota
1.8County Community Development Agency must enter into an agreement with the host
1.9organization over the use of the money, which may be used for activities, including but not
1.10limited to necessary licensing fees as required by law for public-private partnerships,
1.11finalizing development planning, and reimbursement of costs incurred by the Dakota County
1.12Community Development Agency. The host organization and Dakota County Community
1.13Development Agency may be reimbursed for expenses 90 days prior to encumbrance. This
1.14appropriation is contingent on approval of the project by the International Association of
1.15Horticultural Producers and the Bureau International des Expositions. If the project is not
1.16approved by the International Association of Horticultural Producers and the Bureau
1.17International des Expositions, the money shall transfer to the Minnesota investment fund
1.18under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8731. This is a onetime appropriation and any
1.19unencumbered balance remaining at the end of the first year does not cancel but is available
1.20for the second year.
1Section 1.
25-05529 as introduced05/02/25 REVISOR SS/ES
SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 3500NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: MAYE QUADE, Duckworth, Klein, Lieske and Carlson)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
Introduction and first reading05/08/2025
Referred to Jobs and Economic Development