1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the children's museum in 
1.3 	the city of Willmar.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; THE VILLAGE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM.
 1.6 	$2,500,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.7 	of employment and economic development for a grant to the The Village Children's Museum, 
1.8 	a program of the United Way of West Central Minnesota, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, 
1.9 	to acquire property, and to predesign, design, renovate, equip, and furnish capital 
1.10 	improvements at the museum in the city of Willmar. This appropriation includes money for 
1.11 	the purchase of a new site and renovations for a 19,000 sq ft museum building to support 
1.12 	ongoing operations. This appropriation is available until the project is completed or 
1.13 	abandoned, subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642. This is a onetime appropriation.

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