1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money for operations of public television 
1.3 	stations in greater Minnesota.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS.
 1.6 	$1,925,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.7 	of administration for grants to public television stations for operations. Of this amount, 
1.8 	$350,000 is for a grant to Pioneer PBS; $475,000 is for a grant to Lakeland PBS; $650,000 
1.9 	is for a grant to KSMQ; $250,000 is for a grant to PBS North; and $200,000 is for a grant 
1.10 	to Prairie Public television.

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