1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the restoration of the 
1.3 	Appleton Opera House in the city of Appleton.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; PRESERVE APPLETON'S HERITAGE, INC.
 1.6 	$2,760,000 in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.7 	of employment and economic development for a grant to Preserve Appleton's Heritage, 
1.8 	Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, to rehabilitate, restore, and preserve the Appleton 
1.9 	Opera House and Historic City Hall complex in the city of Appleton. This appropriation 
1.10 	includes money for replacement of windows and doors; interior preservation and restoration 
1.11 	work to floors, ceilings, and woodwork; major projects to preserve or replace plumbing, 
1.12 	fire, and mechanical systems, including elevator upgrades; and upgrades to and modernization 
1.13 	of the annex addition to support ongoing and future operations, including the addition of a 
1.14 	commercial kitchen. This appropriation is onetime and is available until the project is 
1.15 	completed or abandoned, subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642.

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