Purpose

To provide funding to honor Tou Ger Xiong with a mural and statue in St. Paul.

Main Provisions

• In fiscal year 2026, $300,000 is appropriated from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
• The money goes to the Commissioner of Administration as a grant to the City of St. Paul.
• Use of the grant: to design and construct a mural and statue honoring Tou Ger Xiong.
• Location: Lake Phalen’s Tou Ger Xiong Island in St. Paul.

Significance and Changes to Existing Law

• Establishes a new targeted appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund for a specific public artwork project.
• Creates a funding pathway where the Commissioner of Administration issues a grant to the City of St. Paul to carry out the design and construction.

Implementation Details

• Beneficiary: City of St. Paul.
• Administering agency: Commissioner of Administration handles the grant to support the mural and statue project.

Notes

• The bill specifies a single-purpose art project and does not create ongoing funding beyond the 2026 appropriation.

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Relevant Terms arts and cultural heritage fund appropriation grant commissioner of administration City of St. Paul mural statue Tou Ger Xiong Lake Phalen Tou Ger Xiong Island fiscal year 2026 design and construct $300,000