1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to veterans; appropriating money for activities related to dedication of 
1.3 	the World War II veterans memorial.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	$....... is appropriated in fiscal year 2007 from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.7 	of veterans affairs to pay for activities related to the dedication of the World War II 
1.8 	veterans memorial in St. Paul, Minnesota, on June 9, 2007. The commissioner shall use 
1.9 	the appropriation to notify all World War II veterans in the state of the dedication, invite 
1.10 	them to attend, and pay for transportation, meals, and lodging, as necessary, to those 
1.11 	veterans so as to maximize attendance at the dedication. The commissioner shall adopt 
1.12 	guidelines for determining amounts to pay to veterans who require financial assistance to 
1.13 	attend the dedication. The commissioner may also use a portion of the appropriation to 
1.14 	pay for a reception following the dedication. This is a onetime appropriation.

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