1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital investment; modifying an appropriation for veterans 
1.3 	cemeteries;amending Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 14, subdivision 3.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 14, subdivision 3, is amended to 
1.6 	read:

1.7	Subd. 3.Veterans Cemeteries
 				1,500,000
	
1.8 	Of this amount, up to $500,000 is 
1.9 	to acquire land located in Redwood 
1.10 	County, southeastern Minnesota, and 
1.11 	northeastern Minnesota for publicly owned 
1.12 	veterans cemeteries, to be operated by 
1.13 	the commissioner of veterans affairs. The 
1.14 	commissioner also must seek donations of 
1.15 	land for the cemeteries. The balance of the 
1.16 	appropriation is to predesign and design 
1.17 	the cemeteries. Federal reimbursement of 
1.18 	predesign and design costs is appropriated 
1.19 	to the commissioner for asset preservation 
1.20 	of veterans homes statewide, to be spent in 
1.21 	accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
1.22 	16B.307.