SF1099

Purpose

• Authorizes a one-time state funding appropriation to support a nonprofit project. Specifically, in fiscal year 2026, the general fund provides a grant to Camp Fire Minnesota (a 501(c)(3) organization) to restore a historic mansion for year-round programming and to complete a waterfront erosion and expansion project.

Main Provisions

• Amount and timing: $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2026.
• Source: General Fund.
• Recipient and administrative oversight: To be provided as a grant by the commissioner of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) to Camp Fire Minnesota.
• Use of funds: For restoring a historic mansion to support year-round programming and for completing a waterfront erosion and expansion project.
• Budget status: This is a one-time appropriation.
• Availability and conditions: The funds remain available until the project is completed or abandoned, subject to Minnesota Statutes section 16A.642.

Significance and Context

• This bill creates a capital investment-related grant to a nonprofit organization for a specific property restoration and shoreline project, expanding programming at the historic site while addressing shoreline erosion.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

• Establishes a new, one-time appropriation from the general fund to fund a grant to Camp Fire Minnesota.
• Ties the use of funds to a specific project (historic mansion restoration and waterfront erosion/expansion) and sets completion/abandonment timing per statutory rules (Minnesota Statutes section 16A.642).
• Allocates program responsibility to the Department of Employment and Economic Development for administration of the grant.

Practical Impact

• Camp Fire Minnesota gains state funding support for property restoration and coastal improvements, enabling expanded programming opportunities and improved waterfront conditions, with funding limited to this project and time-limited to a single fiscal year.

Relevant Terms - appropriation - general fund - commissioner of employment and economic development - Camp Fire Minnesota - 501(c)(3) nonprofit - grant - restore a historic mansion - year-round programming - waterfront erosion - expansion project - fiscal year 2026 - one-time appropriation - subject to Minnesota Statutes section 16A.642 - capital investment - project completion or abandonment