1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money to Indian Affairs Council.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; MINNESOTA INDIAN AFFAIRS COUNCIL.
 1.5 	(a) $2,300,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $2,300,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated 
1.6 	from the arts and cultural heritage fund to the Indian Affairs Council to preserve the Dakota 
1.7 	and Ojibwe Indian languages and to carry out the responsibilities under Minnesota Statutes, 
1.8 	section 307.08, to comply with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation 
1.9 	Act.
1.10 	(b) Of the amount in paragraph (a), $850,000 each year is to provide grants to Minnesota 
1.11 	Tribal Nations to preserve Dakota and Ojibwe Indian language and to foster education 
1.12 	programs and services for Dakota and Ojibwe language.
1.13 	(c) Of the amount in paragraph (a), $650,000 each year is for grants to Dakota and 
1.14 	Ojibwe language immersion educational institutions.
1.15 	(d) Of the amount in paragraph (a), $600,000 each year is to provide grants to preserve 
1.16 	the Dakota and Ojibwe Indian language through support of projects and services and to 
1.17 	support education programs and immersion efforts in Dakota and Ojibwe language.
1.18 	(e) Of the amount in paragraph (a), $50,000 each year is for a Dakota and Ojibwe Indian 
1.19 	language working group coordinated by the Indian Affairs Council.
2.1 	(f) Of the amount in paragraph (a), $150,000 each year is for the Indian Affairs Council 
2.2 	to carry out responsibilities under Minnesota Statutes, section 307.08, to comply with Public 
2.3 	Law 101-601, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.