Signed by Governor Tim Walz

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that appropriates funding for the 2025 state legacy budget bill in Minnesota.

Highlights:

• Appropriates $777 million in funding for the 2025 state legacy budget bill for outdoor heritage, clean water, parks and trails, arts, and culture in Minnesota, including (Sec. 1):

• $162 million to the Outdoor Heritage Fund;

• $303 million to the Clean Water Fund; 

• $130 million to enhance state parks and trails; and

• $180 million in arts, arts education, and arts access to preserve Minnesota’s history and cultural heritage, including the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Minnesota Historical Society.

• Appropriates millions in funding for multiple projects and programs, such as the Youth Poet Laureate grants, the Lundstrum Center for Performing Arts, among others (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that appropriates funding for the 2025 state legacy budget bill in Minnesota.

Highlights:

• Appropriates $777 million in funding for the 2025 state legacy budget bill for outdoor heritage, clean water, parks and trails, arts, and culture in Minnesota, including (Sec. 1):

• $162 million to the Outdoor Heritage Fund;

• $303 million to the Clean Water Fund; 

• $130 million to enhance state parks and trails; and

• $180 million in arts, arts education, and arts access to preserve Minnesota’s history and cultural heritage, including the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Minnesota Historical Society.

• Appropriates millions in funding for multiple projects and programs, such as the Youth Poet Laureate grants, the Lundstrum Center for Performing Arts, among others (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that appropriates funding for the 2025 state legacy budget bill in Minnesota.

Highlights:

• Appropriates $777 million in funding for the 2025 state legacy budget bill for outdoor heritage, clean water, parks and trails, arts, and culture in Minnesota, including (Sec. 1):

• $162 million to the Outdoor Heritage Fund;

• $303 million to the Clean Water Fund; 

• $130 million to enhance state parks and trails; and

• $180 million in arts, arts education, and arts access to preserve Minnesota’s history and cultural heritage, including the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Minnesota Historical Society.

• Appropriates millions in funding for multiple projects and programs, such as the Youth Poet Laureate grants, the Lundstrum Center for Performing Arts, among others (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text