SF 273

1st Engrossment - 80th Legislature (1997 - 1998) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to veterans; authorizing certain improvements 
  1.3             at the Hastings, Luverne, and Silver Bay veterans 
  1.4             homes using donated funds; requiring accounting of 
  1.5             donations. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  [VETERANS HOMES IMPROVEMENTS.] 
  1.8      The veterans homes board of directors may make and maintain 
  1.9   the following improvements to the indicated veterans homes using 
  1.10  money donated for those purposes: 
  1.11     (1) at the Hastings veterans home, an outdoor bus shelter 
  1.12  and smoking area for residents and a pole barn for storage of 
  1.13  residents' property; 
  1.14     (2) at the Luverne veterans home, a garage, picnic shelter, 
  1.15  and three-season porch; and 
  1.16     (3) at the Silver Bay veterans home, a garage, maintenance, 
  1.17  and storage building, a three-season porch at the east entrance, 
  1.18  and landscaping as follows: 
  1.19     (i) walking and wheelchair trails; 
  1.20     (ii) stationary benches along trails; 
  1.21     (iii) flag pole relocation; 
  1.22     (iv) a gazebo in the dementia wander area; and 
  1.23     (v) two patio areas. 
  1.24     Sec. 2.  [FISCAL ACCOUNTING.] 
  1.25     Money donated for purposes listed in section 1 must be 
  2.1   accounted for in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
  2.2   198.161.