HF 2260

as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 02:01am

A bill for an act
relating to cultural heritage; appropriating money for a cultural fitness and
wellness center in the East Phillips Cultural and Community Center.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $900,000 is appropriated from the arts and cultural heritage fund for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 2010, for a grant to the East Phillips Cultural and Community Center to
predesign, design, construct, furnish, and equip a culturally specific fitness and wellness
center. The fitness and wellness center will provide a holistic approach to reducing the
risk of diabetes, asthma, obesity, and heart disease for low-income persons and within
indigenous American Indian communities and communities of color. It will provide a safe
place for physical exercise in an area with a high rate of crime. The center will inspire
youth and adults, from generation to generation, to nurture decisions that result in positive
and exemplary contributions to Minnesota and to help preserve a cultural connection to an
historic Dakota trail nearby that linked Fort Snelling and Minnehaha Falls.
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