SF 2547

1st Engrossment - 81st Legislature (1999 - 2000) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to the capitol area; requiring the capitol 
  1.3             area architectural and planning board to select a site 
  1.4             in the capitol area for installation of the memorial 
  1.5             to Minnesota firefighters that is now installed at 
  1.6             Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and to 
  1.7             place a plaque in the court of honor on the capitol 
  1.8             grounds to honor combat wounded veterans. 
  1.9   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.10     Section 1.  [FIREFIGHTERS MEMORIAL.] 
  1.11     The capitol area architectural and planning board shall 
  1.12  select an appropriate site in the capitol area for installation 
  1.13  of the memorial to Minnesota firefighters that is now installed 
  1.14  at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, provided, 
  1.15  however, that the board has first been assured to its 
  1.16  satisfaction that nonstate sources are available to cover the 
  1.17  entire cost of site selection and the removal, transportation, 
  1.18  and reinstallation of the memorial. 
  1.19     Sec. 2.  [MEMORIAL PLAQUE; COMBAT WOUNDED VETERANS.] 
  1.20     A memorial plaque to honor combat wounded veterans may be 
  1.21  placed in the court of honor on the capitol grounds.  The plaque 
  1.22  must be furnished by other than the department of veterans 
  1.23  affairs and approved by the commissioner and the capitol area 
  1.24  architectural and planning board.