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HF4482 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

State historic site contracts permitted.

Related bill: SF4637

AI Generated Summary

Purpose

  • This bill updates state law to allow the Minnesota Historical Society to contract with counties, municipalities, or local historical societies to manage and operate sites that are part of the state historic site network.
  • It aims to give contracted management units financial flexibility by letting them retain admission fees and receive grants-in-aid for site operation and maintenance.

Main Provisions

  • Amends Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 138.669 (Contracts for Historic Site Management).
  • The Minnesota Historical Society may enter contracts with a county, municipality, or local historical society to manage and operate sites in the state historic site network.
  • The contract may provide for the retention of admission fees by the management unit.
  • The contract may provide for grants-in-aid to the management unit to use for site operation and maintenance.
  • The provision is stated to operate notwithstanding section 138.668, meaning it may override or bypass certain restrictions in that section for these contracts.

Significance and Changes to Law

  • Expands who can manage state historic sites (now includes counties, municipalities, and local historical societies as contract partners).
  • Creates a financing mechanism where admission fees collected by the management unit stay with that unit.
  • Enables targeted funding (grants-in-aid) for ongoing site operation and maintenance.
  • Uses a “Notwithstanding” clause to override specific existing rules in section 138.668 for these contracts.

Potential Impacts

  • Could streamline and strengthen funding for site operations by keeping admission revenue locally and supplementing with grants-in-aid.
  • May affect how revenue from admissions is allocated and overseen, depending on contract terms and grant requirements.
  • Provides more options for the management and upkeep of sites within the state historic site network.

relevant Context

  • Involves the Minnesota Historical Society as the state entity facilitating contracts.
  • Applies specifically to sites within the state historic site network.
  • Emphasizes operation and maintenance as ongoing responsibilities for contracted management units.

Relevant Terms - Minnesota Historical Society - state historic site network - contract - management and operation - admission fees - grants-in-aid - operation and maintenance - county municipality - local historical society - Notwithstanding - Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 138.669 - section 138.668

Bill text versions

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Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
March 18, 2026HouseActionIntroduction and first reading, referred toState Government Finance and Policy

Citations

 
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  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Provisions allowing retention of admission fees by the contract management unit.",
        "Grants/aid to management units for operation and maintenance."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This bill amends Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 138.669 to authorize contracts for historic site management by the Minnesota Historical Society with counties, municipalities, or local historical societies; permits retention of admission fees by the managing unit and provides grants/aid for operation and maintenance.",
      "modified": [
        "Renames and reorganizes section 138.669 as 'Contracts for Historic Site Management' and broadens the contract scope."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "138.669.1.4",
    "subdivision": ""
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Permits retention of admission fees by the management unit.",
        "Provides grants/aid to management units for operation and maintenance."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "The bill amends Minnesota Statutes section 138.669 to enable contracts for historic site management between the Minnesota Historical Society and local governments or historical organizations, including admission-fee retention and funding assistance.",
      "modified": [
        "Reframes section 138.669 to 'Contracts for Historic Site Management' and relocates provisions about management of state historic site network."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "138.669",
    "subdivision": ""
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "The bill contains a cross-reference to Minnesota Statutes section 138.668, using a Notwithstanding provision. The bill does not modify 138.668 in this excerpt.",
      "modified": [
        "Notwithstanding reference to section 138.668."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "138.668",
    "subdivision": ""
  }
]

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