1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to veterans; appropriating money to design and construct a memorial 
1.3 	honoring veterans of New Zealand.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. MINNESOTA NEW ZEALAND VETERANS MEMORIAL.
 1.6 	(a) $450,000 in fiscal year 2016 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
1.7 	commissioner of administration to complete design and construction of a memorial in the 
1.8 	Capitol complex to honor all veterans of New Zealand for supporting and defending the 
1.9 	United States military forces during the conflict in Southeast Asia.
1.10 	(b) For purposes of this section, "Capitol complex" means the area of the Capitol 
1.11 	mall bounded by Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to the north, 12th Street 
1.12 	West to the south, John Ireland Boulevard to the west, and Cedar Street North to the east.
1.13 	(c) The memorial shall not exceed 35 feet in height and 30 feet in diameter.