1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to historic preservation; recognizing the Coldwater Springs area as a 
1.3 	property eligible for traditional cultural property designation.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. RECOGNITION OF COLDWATER SPRINGS AS A TRADITIONAL 
1.6 	CULTURAL PROPERTY.
 1.7 	The state recognizes the traditional, cultural, and historic importance of Coldwater 
1.8 	Springs in Hennepin County. The state shall work with its federal partners and the 
1.9 	Dakota people and other interested parties, through the state historic preservation office 
1.10 	and other state and local entities, to ensure that the Coldwater Springs area, currently 
1.11 	listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is designated as a traditional cultural 
1.12 	property. Until the Coldwater Springs area is designated as a traditional cultural property, 
1.13 	state actions impacting the area shall be in compliance with actions affecting traditional 
1.14 	cultural properties.