1.1 .................... moves to amend H.F. No. 797, CEH0797-2, as follows:
1.2Page 152, after line 32, insert:

1.3"ARTICLE 13

1.4MISCELLANEOUS

1.5

Section 1. SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.

1.6 The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations by fund made
1.7in this article.

`1.8`			2008		2009		Total
`1.9`	General	$	51,175,000	$	47,510,000	$	98,685,000
`1.10`	Total	$	51,175,000	$	47,510,000	$	98,685,000

1.11

Sec. 2. MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS.

1.12 The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
1.13agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
1.14general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated
1.15for each purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this article mean that the
1.16appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, or
1.17June 30, 2009, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is fiscal
1.18year 2009. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2008 and 2009. Appropriations for the fiscal
1.19year ending June 30, 2007, are effective the day following final enactment.

`1.20`	APPROPRIATIONS
`1.21`	Available for the Year
`1.22`	Ending June 30
`1.23`		2008	2009

1.24

Sec. 3. EXPLORE MINNESOTA TOURISM

11,669,000

12,587,000

1.25(a) To develop maximum private sector
1.26involvement in tourism, $1,000,000 in the
2.1first year and $2,000,000 in the second year
2.2must be matched by Explore Minnesota
2.3Tourism from nonstate sources. Each $1 of
2.4state incentive must be matched with $3 of
2.5private sector funding. Cash match is defined
2.6as revenue to the state or documented cash
2.7expenditures directly expended to support
2.8Explore Minnesota Tourism programs. Up
2.9to one-half of the private sector contribution
2.10may be in-kind or soft match. The incentive
2.11in the first year shall be based on fiscal
2.12year 2007 private sector contributions as
2.13prescribed in Laws 2005, First Special
2.14Session chapter 1, article 3, section 6. The
2.15incentive increase in the second year will
2.16be based on fiscal year 2008 private sector
2.17contributions. This incentive is ongoing.
2.18(b) Funding for the marketing grants is
2.19available either year of the biennium.
2.20Unexpended grant funds from the first year
2.21are available in the second year.
2.22(c) Any unexpended money from the general
2.23fund appropriations made under this section
2.24does not cancel but must be placed in a
2.25special marketing account for use by Explore
2.26Minnesota Tourism for additional marketing
2.27activities.
2.28(d) $250,000 the first year and $250,000
2.29the second year are for operating costs of
2.30the Minnesota Film and TV Board. The
2.31appropriation in each year is available
2.32only upon receipt by the board of $1 in
2.33matching contributions of money or in-kind
2.34contributions from nonstate sources for every
2.35$3 provided by this appropriation.
3.1(e) $750,000 is appropriated each year for a
3.2grant to the Minnesota Film and TV Board
3.3for the film jobs production program under
3.4Minnesota Statutes, section 116U.26. Of
3.5this amount, up to $25,000 each year may
3.6be used for administration. The budget base
3.7for the film jobs production program shall be
3.8$500,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $500,000 in
3.9fiscal year 2011.
3.10(f) $150,000 in the first year is for a onetime
3.11grant to St. Louis County to be used for
3.12feasibility studies and planning activities
3.13concerning additional uses for the St. Louis
3.14County Heritage and Arts Center at the
3.15Duluth depot. The studies and planning
3.16activities must include:
3.17(1) examining the costs and benefits of
3.18relocating the Northeast Minnesota Office of
3.19Tourism to the Duluth depot;
3.20(2) establishing a heritage tourism center at
3.21the Duluth depot;
3.22(3) developing a multimodal operational plan
3.23integrating railroad and bus service; and
3.24(4) identifying additional services and
3.25activities that would contribute toward
3.26returning the Duluth depot to being a
3.27working railroad station and cultural gateway
3.28to Duluth and St. Louis County.
3.29This appropriation is available until June 30,
3.302009.

3.31
3.32

Sec. 4. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL
SOCIETY

3.33

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

29,031,000

24,441,000

4.1The amounts that may be spent for each
4.2purpose are specified in the following
4.3subdivisions.
4.4$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
4.5second year are for increased rent costs. This
4.6amount is added to the society's base budget.

4.7

Subd. 2.Education and Outreach

17,307,000

13,765,000

4.8(a) Of this amount, $1,700,000 the first year
4.9is a onetime appropriation for the Minnesota
4.10Sesquicentennial Commission. Of this
4.11appropriation, $750,000 is for competitive
4.12matching grants for local events and projects;
4.13$750,000 is for planning and support of
4.14statewide activities, and up to $200,000 may
4.15be used for administration.
4.16(b) The Minnesota Historical Society, the
4.17State Arts Board, and Explore Minnesota
4.18Tourism may assist the commission in
4.19designing and implementing the grants
4.20program.
4.21(c) The commission shall encourage private
4.22contributions to match the state funds to
4.23the greatest extent possible. Contributions
4.24received by the commission are appropriated
4.25to the commission.
4.26$1,500,000 in the first year is for a
4.27grant-in-aid program for county and local
4.28historical societies. The Minnesota Historical
4.29Society shall establish program guidelines
4.30and grant evaluation and award criteria for
4.31the program. Each dollar of state funds
4.32awarded to a grantee must be matched with
4.33nonstate funds on a dollar-for-dollar basis by
4.34a grantee. This is a onetime appropriation
4.35and is available until expended.
5.1$500,000 in the first year is for a grant-in-aid
5.2program for county and local historical
5.3societies for the repair, restoration, and
5.4preservation of historic sites and buildings
5.5in Minnesota. The Minnesota Historical
5.6Society shall establish program guidelines
5.7and grant evaluation and award criteria for
5.8the program. This is a onetime appropriation
5.9and is available until expended.
5.10(d) $60,000 each year is to offset the revenue
5.11loss from not charging fees for general tours
5.12at the Capitol. This appropriation is added to
5.13the society's base budget.
5.14(e) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
5.15section 138.668, the Minnesota Historical
5.16Society may not charge a fee for its general
5.17tours at the Capitol, but may charge fees for
5.18special programs other than general tours.

5.19

Subd. 3.Preservation and Access

10,953,000

10,271,000

5.20$500,000 in the first year is to conduct a
5.21conservation survey and for restoration,
5.22treatment, moving, and storage of the 1905
5.23historic furnishings and works of art in the
5.24Minnesota State Capitol. This is a onetime
5.25appropriation and is available until June 30,
5.262009.
5.27$308,000 the first year is for the preservation
5.28of battle flags. This is a onetime appropriation
5.29and is available until June 30, 2009.

5.30

Subd. 4.Pass-Through Appropriations

771,000

405,000

5.31

(a) Minnesota International Center

43,000

5.32

(b) Minnesota Air National Guard Museum

16,000

-0-

5.33

234,000

6.1

(d) Farmamerica

128,000

6.2

(e) Balances Forward

6.3Any unencumbered balance remaining in
6.4this subdivision the first year does not cancel
6.5but is available for the second year of the
6.6biennium.
6.7$150,000 in the first year is for a onetime
6.8grant to the Nicollet County Historical
6.9Society for renovation of the center exhibit
6.10gallery in the Treaty Site History Center
6.11in St. Peter, including additions to the
6.12center's infrastructure and state-of-the-art
6.13interpretive elements. This appropriation is
6.14available until the project is completed or
6.15abandoned, subject to Minnesota Statutes,
6.16section 16A.642.
6.17$200,000 in the first year is for a grant to
6.18the Hmong Studies Center at Concordia
6.19University in St. Paul, Minnesota, to be
6.20used for preservation of Hmong historical
6.21artifacts and documents. Any part of the
6.22appropriation not used in fiscal year 2008 is
6.23available for use in fiscal year 2009. This is
6.24a onetime appropriation and is available until
6.25expended.

6.26

Subd. 5.Fund Transfer

6.27The Minnesota Historical Society may
6.28reallocate funds appropriated in and between
6.29subdivisions 2 and 3 for any program
6.30purposes.

6.31

Subd. 6.Minnesota River Valley Study Group

6.32The Minnesota Historical Society in
6.33cooperation with Explore Minnesota Tourism
6.34shall establish and coordinate a Minnesota
7.1River Valley study group. The Minnesota
7.2River Valley study group shall be comprised
7.3of representatives of the Minnesota Valley
7.4Scenic Byway Alliance, the Department
7.5of Natural Resources, the Department
7.6of Transportation, the Minnesota Indian
7.7Affairs Council, the Region 6 West, Region
7.86 East, Region 8 and Region 9 Regional
7.9Development Commissions, the Minnesota
7.10Historical Society, Explore Minnesota
7.11Tourism, State Arts Board, and other
7.12interested parties. The study group must
7.13develop a plan for coordinated activities
7.14among organizations represented on the
7.15study group to enhance and promote historic
7.16sites, and historic, scenic, and natural
7.17features of the Minnesota River Valley
7.18area. Study topics shall include, but are
7.19not limited to, historic sites related to the
7.20Dakota Conflict of 1862 and the state and
7.21local preparations for the sesquicentennial of
7.22this event. The Minnesota Historical Society
7.23and Explore Minnesota Tourism shall report
7.24on the findings and recommendations of
7.25the Minnesota River Valley study group to
7.26the standing committees of the house of
7.27representatives and senate with jurisdiction
7.28over historic sites and tourism by March 1,
7.292008. The Minnesota River Valley study
7.30group shall serve without compensation.

7.31

Sec. 5. BOARD OF THE ARTS

7.32

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

9,975,000

9,982,000

7.33The amounts that may be spent for each
7.34purpose are specified in the following
7.35subdivisions.

8.1

Subd. 2.Operations and Services

637,000

644,000

8.2

Subd. 3.Grants Programs

6,452,000

8.3The base budget for the grants program
8.4shall be $5,924,000 in fiscal year 2010 and
8.5$5,924,000 in fiscal year 2011.

8.6

Subd. 4.Regional Arts Councils

2,886,000

8.7The base budget for the regional arts councils
8.8shall be $2,539,000 in fiscal year 2010 and
8.9$2,539,000 in fiscal year 2011.

8.10
8.11

Sec. 6. MINNESOTA HUMANITIES
COMMISSION

500,000

8.12Of this amount, ten percent in each
8.13year is for lifelong learning programs in
8.14greater Minnesota communities that do not
8.15receive financial support from other large
8.16educational institutions. The base budget
8.17for the Minnesota Humanities Commission
8.18is $500,000 each year in the 2010-2011
8.19biennium.

8.20    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 190.096, is amended to read:
8.21190.096 BATTLE FLAGS; REPAIR.
8.22    Subdivision 1. Authority to repair. Notwithstanding the provisions of Minnesota
8.23Statutes 1961, chapters 16 and 43, the adjutant general or the Minnesota Historical
8.24Society may contract for the repair, restoration, and preservation of regimental battle flags,
8.25standards, and guidons with persons or corporations skilled in such repair, restoration, and
8.26preservation, upon terms or conditions the adjutant general or the Minnesota Historical
8.27Society deems proper~~, subject to the approval of the commissioner of administration~~.
8.28    Subd. 2. Surrender. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or section
8.29190.09 , the adjutant general or the Minnesota Historical Society may, for the purposes
8.30of this section, surrender the immediate custody and control of regimental battle flags,
8.31standards, and guidons under conditions and safeguards the adjutant general or the
8.32Minnesota Historical Society deems necessary and proper, for such time as is reasonably
8.33necessary for their restoration, after which they shall at once be again properly stored
8.34or displayed. The adjutant general or the Minnesota Historical Society shall provide
9.1adequate storage and display space for flags, standards, and guidons which have been
9.2repaired and restored.
9.3    Subd. 3. Battle flags; care and control. (a) The flags and colors carried by
9.4Minnesota troops in the Civil War, Indian Wars, and the Spanish-American War shall be
9.5preserved under the care and control of the Minnesota Historical Society. They shall be
9.6suitably encased and marked, and, so far as the historical society may deem it consistent
9.7with the safety of the flags and colors, they shall be publicly displayed in the capitol.
9.8    (b) The flags and colors carried by Minnesota troops in subsequent wars shall be
9.9preserved under the care and control of the adjutant general. They shall be suitably
9.10encased and marked, and, so far as the adjutant general may deem it consistent with the
9.11safety of the flags and colors, shall be publicly displayed."