1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the River Bend Nature 
1.3 	Center in the city of Faribault.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. RIVER BEND NATURE CENTER INTERCULTURAL 
1.6 	ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER IN FARIBAULT; APPROPRIATION.
 1.7 	$500,000 in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.8 	of natural resources for a grant to the city of Faribault for site preparation at the River Bend 
1.9 	Nature Center and to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and equip a new building and 
1.10 	adjacent outdoor public space improvements and trail enhancements in the city of Faribault 
1.11 	to house an environmental multicultural visitors center and to provide visitor, education, 
1.12 	and exhibit facilities for the general public.

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