1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the children's museum in 
1.3 	the city of Baxter.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; WONDERTREK CHILDREN'S MUSEUM.
 1.6 	$4,700,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.7 	of employment and economic development for a grant to WonderTrek Children's Museum, 
1.8 	a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, to design, construct, equip, and furnish capital 
1.9 	improvements to phase I of a 9 acre children's museum campus in the city of Baxter.  This 
1.10 	appropriation includes money for site improvements, infrastructure, landscaping, a 2,000 
1.11 	square foot year-round indoor-outdoor classroom, 4 acres of nature play exhibits and 
1.12 	environments, outdoor recreation activities and education, and final design of a new 27,000 
1.13 	square foot museum building.  This appropriation is available until the project is completed 
1.14 	or abandoned, subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642. This is a onetime 
1.15 	appropriation.

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