1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the children's museum in 
1.3 	the city of Mankato.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN 
1.6 	MINNESOTA.
 1.7 	$10,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.8 	of employment and economic development for a grant to the Children's Museum of Southern 
1.9 	Minnesota, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, to predesign, design, construct, renovate, 
1.10 	furnish, and equip capital improvements at the museum in the city of Mankato. This 
1.11 	appropriation includes money for a new museum building expansion, renovation of existing 
1.12 	exhibit space, and the addition of an outdoor nature play space. This appropriation is available 
1.13 	until the project is completed or abandoned, subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642. 
1.14 	This is a onetime appropriation.

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