Purpose

Authorize a targeted funding allocation to support Osseo’s celebration of its 150th anniversary (sesquicentennial) by providing art, music, and cultural heritage programming.

Main Provisions

• Amount and timing: Appropriates $80,000 in fiscal year 2026.
• Source: From the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
• Recipient and administration: A grant provided to the city of Osseo, administered by the commissioner of administration.
• Use of funds: To celebrate the Osseo sesquicentennial (150th anniversary) in 2025 and to support related art, music, and cultural heritage programming.

Significance / Changes to Existing Law

• This bill creates a new appropriation specifically for Osseo’s sesquicentennial celebration.
• It does not alter other existing laws beyond directing funds for this local commemorative event.
• The event's anniversary occurs in 2025, with the funding designated in fiscal year 2026.

Relevant terms section follows.

Relevant Terms - arts and cultural heritage fund - appropriation - commissioner of administration - grant - city of Osseo - Osseo sesquicentennial - sesquicentennial - 150th anniversary - fiscal year 2026 - art programming - music programming - cultural heritage programming