HF 143

as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 05/10/2019 03:00pm

A bill for an act
relating to veterans; appropriating money to the commissioner of veterans affairs
for a grant to the Armed Forces Service Center at Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport,
for the replacement of furniture and beds used by active duty service members
waiting for connecting duty flights.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $100,000 in fiscal year 2020 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of veterans affairs for a onetime grant to the Armed Forces Service Center at the
Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport for construction costs related to the remodeling of the Armed
Forces Service Center and for refurbishing the center's furniture and beds used by service
members between connecting flights and while awaiting ground transportation when traveling
individually or by unit to and from military duty assignments.
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new text begin As a condition of issuing this grant, the commissioner must ensure that the center provides
matching funding for this purpose. The commissioner must also ensure that no part of this
grant may be spent for salary or related benefits for any person or for the operations of the
center.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2019.
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