1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money for public access automated 
1.3 	external defibrillators to be placed in state parks, public boat accesses, waysides, 
1.4 	and school districts; requiring reports.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; PUBLIC ACCESS AUTOMATED EXTERNAL 
1.7 	DEFIBRILLATORS.
 1.8 		Subdivision 1.Appropriation. $23,796,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from 
1.9 	the general fund to the commissioners of natural resources, transportation, and education 
1.10 	to provide grants to Power to Save a Life, Inc., also known as Advocates for Health, Inc., 
1.11 	a nonprofit corporation, to purchase and install on public land public access AEDs, defined 
1.12 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 403.51, subdivision 1. This is a onetime appropriation and 
1.13 	must be allocated as follows:
1.14 	(1) $....... to the commissioner of natural resources for three AEDs at each state park 
1.15 	and ten AEDs in public boat accesses maintained by the commissioner in each county;
1.16 	(2) $....... to the commissioner of transportation to place one AED at each Class I, Class 
1.17 	II, and Class III safety rest area; each travel information center; each regional welcome 
1.18 	center operated by the commissioner or in partnership with others; and each visitor center 
1.19 	operated in partnership with the commissioner of natural resources; and
1.20 	(3) $....... to the commissioner of education for two AEDs for each school district.
1.21 		Subd. 2.Grant limitations. A grant under this section must be used to purchase, install, 
1.22 	and operate public access AEDs and is subject to the following limitations:
2.1 	(1) each AED purchased with a grant under this section must be located outdoors or in 
2.2 	an indoor facility that is always publicly accessible;
2.3 	(2) the local, state, or federal agency that administers the land on which the AED will 
2.4 	be located must agree to the specific location where the AED will be placed;
2.5 	(3) the grant recipient must agree to provide for the operation and maintenance of the 
2.6 	AED for at least eight years from installation without seeking additional state or local 
2.7 	funding;
2.8 	(4) the grant recipient must agree to install, operate, and maintain the AED in a manner 
2.9 	that accounts for typical weather and temperature conditions and ensures reliable operation 
2.10 	in those conditions; and
2.11 	(5) the grant recipient must comply with all applicable requirements of Minnesota 
2.12 	Statutes, section 403.51.
2.13 		Subd. 3.Timeline. Within 90 days of the effective date of this section, each agency 
2.14 	named in subdivision 1 must begin accepting and acting upon applications from the grant 
2.15 	recipient for installation of AEDs on the properties described in subdivision 1.
2.16 		Subd. 4.Reporting. By October 1, 2024, each agency named in subdivision 1 must 
2.17 	report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions 
2.18 	with jurisdiction over the agency on the administration of grants provided under this section.