1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to veterans; directing commissioner of veterans affairs to establish and 
1.3 	operate a new veterans home in the city of Montevideo.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. VETERANS HOME IN MONTEVIDEO.
 1.6 	(a) The commissioner of veterans affairs shall establish and operate a veterans home 
1.7 	in the city of Montevideo. State funds must not be used for design and construction of 
1.8 	the home.
1.9 	(b) The commissioner may accept contributions from private individuals, businesses, 
1.10 	and other nonstate sources for the purpose of providing matching funding when soliciting 
1.11 	federal funding for development of the home. The contributions may be used in designing 
1.12 	and constructing the home.