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CHAPTER 236--H.F.No. 2896

An act

relating to public buildings; removing a requirement that a city hold a referendum before building, equipping, or maintaining a memorial for war veterans;

amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 416.01.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 416.01, is amended to read:

416.01 MEMORIALS FOR deleted text begin WARdeleted text end VETERANS.

The governing body of any city of this state, however organized, maydeleted text begin , after the approval of a majority of the voters of such city, voting on the question at a special election called for the purpose, or at a general election or an annual election, in the notice whereof the proposal to do so has been submitted for approval or rejection,deleted text end adopt an ordinance providing for the erection, equipment, and maintenance of a building or monument or parks in recognition of the services performed by soldiers, sailors, marines, and war veterans of the United States. The ordinance may also provide for the supervision and control of deleted text begin suchdeleted text end new text begin the new text end building or monument or parks after its erection. The estimated cost, as determined by the governing body, of deleted text begin suchdeleted text end new text begin the new text end monument or parks or buildingdeleted text begin , shalldeleted text end new text begin must new text end be stated in deleted text begin such notice and in the proposal to be voted upon; provided, thatdeleted text end new text begin the minutes of the meeting in which the ordinance is adopted and new text end no sum shall be expended for deleted text begin any such purposedeleted text end new text begin the monument, park, or building in an amount new text end more than ten percent in excess of the amount so stated in deleted text begin such noticedeleted text end new text begin the minutesnew text end . The governing body of deleted text begin suchdeleted text end new text begin thenew text end citydeleted text begin , after such approval, is authorized todeleted text end new text begin may new text end acquire a site within deleted text begin suchdeleted text end new text begin the new text end city upon which deleted text begin suchdeleted text end new text begin thenew text end monument or parks or building may be erecteddeleted text begin ; provided, that before such election the site shall be designated and the cost thereof specified in such election noticedeleted text end .

Presented to the governor April 23, 2008

Signed by the governor April 25, 2008, 4:06 p.m.

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