Purpose

• Establish a Centennial Barns Registry and fund its creation and operation as part of arts and cultural heritage efforts. The registry aims to help preserve Minnesota’s barn-related history by inviting landowners to voluntarily register their barns built before 1959 and to collect information about their history and location.

Main Provisions

• Appropriation: $50,000 in fiscal year 2027 from the arts and cultural heritage fund is appropriated.
• Administration: The money goes to the governing board of the Minnesota Historical Society.
• Registry goals: Create and operate the Centennial Barns Registry.
• Volunteer participation: Landowners may voluntarily register their barns built before 1959.
• Information collected: The registry will gather and provide information on the history and location of historic barn structures throughout Minnesota.

Funding and Administration

• Source: Arts and cultural heritage fund.
• Recipient: Governing board of the Minnesota Historical Society.
• Timing: Funding is provided for fiscal year 2027 to support the registry’s creation and ongoing operation.

Changes to Law or Policy

• Creates a new program (the Centennial Barns Registry) and provides a specific appropriation to fund it.
• No other changes to existing statutes or programs are specified in the excerpt.

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Relevant Terms Centennial Barns Registry, barns built before 1959, voluntary registration, landowners, history and location, historic barn structures, Minnesota Historical Society, governing board, arts and cultural heritage fund, appropriation, fiscal year 2027.