Minnesota Session Laws - 1999, Regular Session

                            CHAPTER 155-H.F.No. 371 
                  An act relating to local government; removing the 
                  limit on the amount a local government may contribute 
                  for historical work; permitting local governments to 
                  make contributions to public or private, nonprofit 
                  senior citizen centers or youth centers; amending 
                  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 471.93; proposing 
                  coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471. 
        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
           Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 471.93, is 
        amended to read: 
           471.93 [APPROPRIATIONS FOR HISTORICAL WORK BY 
        MUNICIPALITIES.] 
           In cities of the second, third or fourth class, and 
        statutory cities at any regular or properly called special 
        meeting of the council, it may appropriate money for the purpose 
        of collecting, preserving, storing, housing, printing, 
        publishing, distributing and exhibiting data and material 
        pertaining to the history of the city, for the purpose of 
        commemorating the anniversary of any important and outstanding 
        event in such history, and to preserve such history data and 
        material for future generations.  The amount appropriated shall 
        not exceed $2,000 in any one year. 
           Sec. 2.  [471.935] [APPROPRIATIONS FOR SENIOR, YOUTH 
        CENTERS.] 
           A statutory or home rule charter city, county, or town may 
        appropriate money to support the facilities, programs, and 
        services of a public or private, not-for-profit senior citizen 
        center or youth center. 
           Presented to the governor May 10, 1999 
           Signed by the governor May 13, 1999, 1:20 p.m.