1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to local government; permitting city and town expenditures for city and 
1.3 	town historical societies;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 138.053.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 138.053, is amended to read:
1.6 	138.053 COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY; TAX LEVY; CITIES OR TOWNS.
1.7 	The governing body of any home rule charter or statutory city or town may annually 
1.8 	appropriate from its general fund an amount not to exceed 0.02418 percent of estimated 
1.9 	market value, derived from ad valorem taxes on property or other revenues, to be paid to 
1.10 	the historical society of its respective city, town, or county to be used for the promotion of 
1.11 	historical work and to aid in defraying the expenses of carrying on the historical work in 
1.12 	the city, town, or county. No city or town may appropriate any funds for the benefit of any 
1.13 	historical society unless the society is affiliated with and approved by the Minnesota 
1.14 	Historical Society.

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