1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to veterans; appropriating money for activities related to dedication of 
1.3 	the World War II veterans memorial.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	$250,000 in fiscal year 2008 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
1.7 	commissioner of veterans affairs for grants to assist World War II veterans in attending 
1.8 	the dedication of the Minnesota World War II Memorial in St. Paul on June 9, 2007, 
1.9 	and for other expenses of the dedication event. The commissioner may spend only that 
1.10 	portion of this sum for which a matching amount, whether in cash or in kind, is donated by 
1.11 	nongovernmental sources for this purpose. This appropriation is available immediately. If 
1.12 	an appropriation for this purpose is enacted more than once, the appropriation is effective 
1.13 	only once.

1.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.