<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>historical, arts, humanities, public broadcasting, amateur sports, and zoological <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>purposes; for the Councils on Black Minnesotans, Chicano/Latino Affairs, and <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>Asian-Pacific Minnesotans and the Indian Affairs Council; and for the Science <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>Museum of Minnesota; changing certain provisions related to care and control of <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>battle flags;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 190.096.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.1.1.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b> SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>    The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations by fund made <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>in this article.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2008<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2009<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">Total<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">64,538,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">60,839,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">125,377,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">137,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">138,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">275,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Total<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">64,675,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">60,977,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">125,652,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.1.2.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Sec. 2. <b>MINNESOTA HERITAGE APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>    The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>for each purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this article mean that the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, or <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>June 30, 2009, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>year 2009. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2008 and 2009. Appropriations for the fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>year ending June 30, 2007, are effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom">APPROPRIATIONS<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom">Available for the Year<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom">Ending June 30<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2008<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2009<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.1.3.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 3. <b>EXPLORE MINNESOTA TOURISM</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">11,669,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">12,587,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>(a) To develop maximum private sector <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>involvement in tourism, $1,000,000 in the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>first year and $2,000,000 in the second year <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>must be matched by Explore Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>Tourism from nonstate sources. Each $1 of <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>state incentive must be matched with $3 of <br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>private sector funding. Cash match is defined <br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>as revenue to the state or documented cash <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>expenditures directly expended to support <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>Explore Minnesota Tourism programs. Up <br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>to one-half of the private sector contribution <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>may be in-kind or soft match. The incentive <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>in the first year shall be based on fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>year 2007 private sector contributions as <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>prescribed in Laws 2005, First Special <br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>Session chapter 1, article 3, section 6. The <br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>incentive increase in the second year will <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>be based on fiscal year 2008 private sector <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>contributions. This incentive is ongoing.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>(b) Funding for the marketing grants is <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>available either year of the biennium. <br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>Unexpended grant funds from the first year <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>are available in the second year.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>(c) Any unexpended money from the general <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>fund appropriations made under this section <br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>does not cancel but must be placed in a <br/>
<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>special marketing account for use by Explore <br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>Minnesota Tourism for additional marketing <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>activities.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>(d) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>the second year are for operating costs of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>the Minnesota Film and TV Board. The <br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>appropriation in each year is available <br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>only upon receipt by the board of $1 in <br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>matching contributions of money or in-kind <br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>contributions from nonstate sources for every <br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>$3 provided by this appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>(e) $750,000 is appropriated each year for a <br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>grant to the Minnesota Film and TV Board <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>for the film jobs production program under <br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 116U.26. Of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>this amount, up to $25,000 each year may <br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>be used for administration. The budget base <br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>for the film jobs production program shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>$500,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $500,000 in <br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>fiscal year 2011.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>(f) $150,000 in the first year is for a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>grant to St. Louis County to be used for <br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>feasibility studies and planning activities <br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>concerning additional uses for the St. Louis <br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>County Heritage and Arts Center at the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>Duluth depot. The studies and planning <br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>activities must include:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>(1) examining the costs and benefits of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>relocating the Northeast Minnesota Office of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>Tourism to the Duluth depot;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>(2) establishing a heritage tourism center at <br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>the Duluth depot;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>(3) developing a multimodal operational plan <br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>integrating railroad and bus service; and<br/>
<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>(4) identifying additional services and <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>activities that would contribute toward <br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>returning the Duluth depot to being a <br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>working railroad station and cultural gateway <br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>to Duluth and St. Louis County.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>This appropriation is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>2009.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.4.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var><br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 4. <b>MINNESOTA HISTORICAL </b><br/>
<b>SOCIETY</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">29,031,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">24,441,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>second year are for increased rent costs. This <br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>amount is added to the society's base budget.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Education and Outreach</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">17,307,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">13,765,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>(a) Of this amount, $1,700,000 the first year <br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>is a onetime appropriation for the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>Sesquicentennial Commission. Of this <br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>appropriation, $750,000 is for competitive <br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>matching grants for local events and projects; <br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>$750,000 is for planning and support of <br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>statewide activities, and up to $200,000 may <br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>be used for administration.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>(b) The Minnesota Historical Society, the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>State Arts Board, and Explore Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>Tourism may assist the commission in <br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>designing and implementing the grants <br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>program.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>(c) The commission shall encourage private <br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>contributions to match the state funds to <br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>the greatest extent possible. Contributions <br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>received by the commission are appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>to the commission.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>$1,500,000 in the first year is for a <br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>grant-in-aid program for county and local <br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>historical societies. The Minnesota Historical <br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>Society shall establish program guidelines <br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>and grant evaluation and award criteria for <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>the program. Each dollar of state funds <br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>awarded to a grantee must be matched with <br/>
<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>nonstate funds on a dollar-for-dollar basis by <br/>
<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>a grantee. This is a onetime appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>and is available until expended. <br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>$500,000 in the first year is for a grant-in-aid <br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>program for county and local historical <br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>societies for the repair, restoration, and <br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>preservation of historic sites and buildings <br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>in Minnesota. The Minnesota Historical <br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>Society shall establish program guidelines <br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>and grant evaluation and award criteria for <br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>the program. This is a onetime appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>and is available until expended.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>(d) $60,000 each year is to offset the revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>loss from not charging fees for general tours <br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>at the Capitol. This appropriation is added to <br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>the society's base budget.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>(e) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>section 138.668, the Minnesota Historical <br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>Society may not charge a fee for its general <br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>tours at the Capitol, but may charge fees for <br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>special programs other than general tours.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Preservation and Access</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">10,953,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">10,271,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>$500,000 in the first year is to conduct a <br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>conservation survey and for restoration, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>treatment, moving, and storage of the 1905 <br/>
<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>historic furnishings and works of art in the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>Minnesota State Capitol. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>appropriation and is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>2009.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>$308,000 the first year is for the preservation <br/>
<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>of battle flags. This is a onetime appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>and is available until June 30, 2009.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Pass-Through Appropriations</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">771,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">405,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(a) Minnesota International Center<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">43,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">43,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(b) Minnesota Air National Guard Museum<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">16,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(c) Minnesota Military Museum<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">234,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">234,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(d) Farmamerica<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">128,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">128,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(e) Balances Forward<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>Any unencumbered balance remaining in <br/>
<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>this subdivision the first year does not cancel <br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>but is available for the second year of the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>biennium.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>$150,000 in the first year is for a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>grant to the Nicollet County Historical <br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>Society for renovation of the center exhibit <br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>gallery in the Treaty Site History Center <br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>in St. Peter, including additions to the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>center's infrastructure and state-of-the-art <br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>interpretive elements. This appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>available until the project is completed or <br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>abandoned, subject to Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>section 16A.642.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>$200,000 in the first year is for a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>the Hmong Studies Center at Concordia <br/>
<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>University in St. Paul, Minnesota, to be <br/>
<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>used for preservation of Hmong historical <br/>
<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>artifacts and documents. Any part of the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>appropriation not used in fiscal year 2008 is <br/>
<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>available for use in fiscal year 2009. This is <br/>
<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>a onetime appropriation and is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>expended.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 5.<b>Fund Transfer</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>The Minnesota Historical Society may <br/>
<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>reallocate funds appropriated in and between <br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>subdivisions 2 and 3 for any program <br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>purposes.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 6.<b>Minnesota River Valley Study Group</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>The Minnesota Historical Society in <br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>cooperation with Explore Minnesota Tourism <br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>shall establish and coordinate a Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>River Valley study group. The Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>River Valley study group shall be comprised <br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>of representatives of the Minnesota Valley <br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>Scenic Byway Alliance, the Department <br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>of Natural Resources, the Department <br/>
<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>of Transportation, the Minnesota Indian <br/>
<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>Affairs Council, the Region 6 West, Region <br/>
<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>6 East, Region 8 and Region 9 Regional <br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>Development Commissions, the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>Historical Society, Explore Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>Tourism, State Arts Board, and other <br/>
<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>interested parties. The study group must <br/>
<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>develop a plan for coordinated activities <br/>
<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>among organizations represented on the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>study group to enhance and promote historic <br/>
<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>sites, and historic, scenic, and natural <br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>features of the Minnesota River Valley <br/>
<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>area. Study topics shall include, but are <br/>
<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>not limited to, historic sites related to the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>Dakota Conflict of 1862 and the state and <br/>
<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>local preparations for the sesquicentennial of <br/>
<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>this event. The Minnesota Historical Society <br/>
<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>and Explore Minnesota Tourism shall report <br/>
<a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var>on the findings and recommendations of <br/>
<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>the Minnesota River Valley study group to <br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>the standing committees of the house of <br/>
<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>representatives and senate with jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>over historic sites and tourism by March 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>2008. The Minnesota River Valley study <br/>
<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>group shall serve without compensation.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.5.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 5. <b>BOARD OF THE ARTS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">9,975,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">9,982,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Operations and Services</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">637,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">644,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Grants Programs</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">6,452,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">6,452,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>The base budget for the grants program <br/>
<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>shall be $5,924,000 in fiscal year 2010 and <br/>
<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>$5,924,000 in fiscal year 2011.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Regional Arts Councils</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,886,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,886,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>The base budget for the regional arts councils <br/>
<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>shall be $2,539,000 in fiscal year 2010 and <br/>
<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>$2,539,000 in fiscal year 2011.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.6.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var><br/>
<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 6. <b>MINNESOTA HUMANITIES </b><br/>
<b>COMMISSION</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">500,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">500,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>Of this amount, ten percent in each <br/>
<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>year is for lifelong learning programs in <br/>
<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>greater Minnesota communities that do not <br/>
<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>receive financial support from other large <br/>
<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>educational institutions. The base budget <br/>
<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>for the Minnesota Humanities Commission <br/>
<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>is $500,000 each year in the 2010-2011 <br/>
<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>biennium.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.7.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 7. <b>PUBLIC BROADCASTING</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">3,103,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">3,103,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>(a) $1,613,000 the first year and $1,613,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>the second year are for matching grants <br/>
<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>for public television. The base budget for <br/>
<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>matching grants shall be $1,161,000 in fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>year 2010 and $1,161,000 in fiscal year 2011.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>(b) $398,000 the first year and $398,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>the second year are for public television <br/>
<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>equipment grants. Equipment or matching <br/>
<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>grant allocations shall be made after <br/>
<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>considering the recommendations of the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>Minnesota Public Television Association. <br/>
<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>The base budget for public television <br/>
<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>equipment grants shall be $200,000 in fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>year 2010 and $200,000 in fiscal year 2011.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>(c) $17,000 the first year and $17,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>second year are for grants to the Twin Cities <br/>
<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>regional cable channel.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>(d) $350,000 in fiscal year 2008 and $350,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>in fiscal year 2009 are for community service <br/>
<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>grants to public educational radio stations. <br/>
<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>The base budget for the community service <br/>
<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>grants shall be $287,000 in fiscal year 2010 <br/>
<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>and $287,000 in fiscal year 2011.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>(e) $250,000 in fiscal year 2008 and $250,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>in fiscal year 2009 are for equipment grants <br/>
<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>to public educational radio stations. The <br/>
<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>general fund base funding for equipment <br/>
<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>grants is increased by $125,000 each year in <br/>
<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>the fiscal 2010-2011 biennium.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>(f) The grants in paragraphs (d) and (e) <br/>
<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>must be allocated after considering the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>recommendations of the Association of <br/>
<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations <br/>
<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.14.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>(g) $475,000 the first year and $475,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>the second year are for equipment grants to <br/>
<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>Minnesota Public Radio, Inc. The budget <br/>
<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>base for the Minnesota Public Radio, Inc. <br/>
<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>equipment grants shall be $190,000 in fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>year 2010 and $190,000 in fiscal year 2011.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>(h) Any unencumbered balance remaining <br/>
<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>the first year for grants to public television or <br/>
<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>radio stations does not cancel and is available <br/>
<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>for the second year.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.8.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 8. <b>AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">371,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">376,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>Of this amount, $67,000 each year is to be <br/>
<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>used for an additional event development <br/>
<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>position. This is a onetime appropriation. <br/>
<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>The base budget for the Amateur Sports <br/>
<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>Commission shall be $215,000 in fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>2010 and $215,000 in fiscal year 2011.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>The amount available for appropriation to <br/>
<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>the commission under Laws 2005, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>156, article 2, section 43, is reduced in the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>first year and the second year by the amounts <br/>
<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>appropriated in this section.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.9.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var><br/>
<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 9. <b>COUNCIL ON BLACK </b><br/>
<b>MINNESOTANS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">322,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">328,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>$25,000 the first year and $25,000 the second <br/>
<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>year are for expenses related to the state's <br/>
<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>annual Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday <br/>
<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>celebration.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.10.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var><br/>
<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 10. <b>COUNCIL ON CHICANO/LATINO </b><br/>
<b>AFFAIRS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">306,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">310,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.1.11.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var><br/>
<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 11. <b>COUNCIL ON ASIAN-PACIFIC </b><br/>
<b>MINNESOTANS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">287,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">285,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.1.12.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 12. <b>INDIAN AFFAIRS COUNCIL</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">661,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">487,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>$80,000 in the first year is for the acquisition <br/>
<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>of an Indian burial site in Becker County. The <br/>
<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>Indian Affairs Council shall solicit donations <br/>
<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>from federal, state, nonprofit, private, and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>tribal sources for this purpose. This is a <br/>
<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>onetime appropriation and is available for <br/>
<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>expenditure until June 30, 2009.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>$100,000 in the first year is for transfer to the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>director of the Minnesota Office of Higher <br/>
<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>Education for a grant for the Dakota/Ojibwe <br/>
<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>Language Revitalization Project to expand <br/>
<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>an existing pilot project to promote activities <br/>
<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>and programs that are specific to promoting <br/>
<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>revitalization of indigenous language for <br/>
<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>American Indian children who do not live <br/>
<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>on an Indian reservation. The pilot project <br/>
<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>shall focus on developing programs that <br/>
<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>meet the language needs of children in <br/>
<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>prekindergarten through grade 12. This is a <br/>
<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>onetime appropriation.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.13.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var><br/>
<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 13. <b>SCIENCE MUSEUM OF </b><br/>
<b>MINNESOTA</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,250,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,250,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>The base budget for the Science Museum <br/>
<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>of Minnesota is $1,000,000 each year in the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>2010-2011 biennium.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.14.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 14. <b>ZOOLOGICAL BOARD</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">7,200,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">7,328,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2008<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2009<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">7,063,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">7,190,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">137,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">138,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>$137,000 the first year and $138,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>second year are from the natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>fund from the revenue deposited under <br/>
<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>paragraph (e), clause (5). This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>The general fund base budget for the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>Zoological Board is $6,940,000 each year in <br/>
<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>the 2010-2011 biennium.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 190.096, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var><b>190.096 BATTLE FLAGS; REPAIR.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Authority to repair.</b> Notwithstanding the provisions of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>Statutes 1961, chapters 16 and 43, the adjutant general or the Minnesota Historical <br/>
<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>Society may contract for the repair, restoration, and preservation of regimental battle flags, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>standards, and guidons with persons or corporations skilled in such repair, restoration, and <br/>
<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>preservation, upon terms or conditions the adjutant general or the Minnesota Historical <br/>
<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>Society deems proper, subject to the approval of the commissioner of administration.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Surrender.</b> Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>190.09
         </statute_ref>, the adjutant general or the Minnesota Historical Society may, for the purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>of this section, surrender the immediate custody and control of regimental battle flags, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>standards, and guidons under conditions and safeguards the adjutant general or the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>Minnesota Historical Society deems necessary and proper, for such time as is reasonably <br/>
<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>necessary for their restoration, after which they shall at once be again properly stored <br/>
<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>or displayed. The adjutant general or the Minnesota Historical Society shall provide <br/>
<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>adequate storage and display space for flags, standards, and guidons which have been <br/>
<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>repaired and restored. <br/>
<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Battle flags; care and control.</b> (a) The flags and colors carried by <br/>
<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>Minnesota troops in the Civil War, Indian Wars, and the Spanish-American War shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>preserved under the care and control of the Minnesota Historical Society. They shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>suitably encased and marked, and, so far as the historical society may deem it consistent <br/>
<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>with the safety of the flags and colors, they shall be publicly displayed in the capitol.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>    (b) The flags and colors carried by Minnesota troops in subsequent wars shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>preserved under the care and control of the adjutant general. They shall be suitably <br/>
<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>encased and marked, and, so far as the adjutant general may deem it consistent with the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>safety of the flags and colors, shall be publicly displayed.<br/>