Purpose

• The bill aims to ensure the United States Hockey Hall of Fame remains in Eveleth, Minnesota, by preventing the use of state funds to move it out of the city and by stopping state funding for related relocation, renovation, or expansion to a location outside Eveleth.

Main Provisions

• Adds a rule in Minnesota Statutes chapter 16A (Section 16A.113) that the United States Hockey Hall of Fame must remain in Eveleth.
• Prohibits state funds from being appropriated or used to move the Hall of Fame out of Eveleth.
• Prohibits state funds from being appropriated or used to renovate another facility or to design or construct a new facility to serve as an additional or supplemental United States Hockey Hall of Fame at any location outside Eveleth.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

• Establishes a location-specific restriction within the capital investment framework (Minnesota Statutes chapter 16A) that ties state funding to keeping the Hall of Fame in Eveleth and to preventing relocation or expansion outside Eveleth.

Practical Implications

• Any future capital investments or funding decisions by the state related to the Hall of Fame would be constrained to Eveleth, effectively blocking moves, renovations, or new constructions outside that city.

Scope and Limitations

• Applies to state appropriations and uses of state funds for relocation, renovation, or construction related to the United States Hockey Hall of Fame.
• Focuses specifically on the location and funding of the Hall of Fame, not on other aspects of its governance or operations.

Relationship to Local Interests

• Aligns state funding policies with the interest of Eveleth residents by protecting the Hall of Fame’s location and potential economic or cultural benefits tied to that location.

Enforceability

• Based on statutory language, enforcement would depend on future appropriation actions and compliance by state agencies that administer capital investment funds.

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