HF4237

Purpose

To provide funding to preserve and renovate a historic site, the Mary Murphy home museum and park in Hermantown, by directing money from a state arts and cultural heritage program.

Main Provisions

• Amount and timing: $250,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2027.
• Source: Funds come from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
• Recipient and use: The grant goes to the governing board of the Minnesota Historical Society.
• Beneficiary: The grant is intended for the city of Hermantown to preserve and renovate the State Representative Mary Murphy home museum and park.

Fiscal Details and Administration

• The appropriation is part of a bill focused on arts and cultural heritage funding.
• The grant mechanism is used to support preservation and renovation work at the Mary Murphy site.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

• Establishes a new appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund specifically for the Mary Murphy home museum and park in Hermantown.
• Allocates funds via a grant from the Minnesota Historical Society to the city of Hermantown for preservation and renovation activities.

Notes on Key Terms (From the bill)

• arts and cultural heritage fund
• Minnesota Historical Society
• grant
• city of Hermantown
• preserve
• renovate
• Mary Murphy home museum and park
• State Representative Mary Murphy
• fiscal year 2027
• appropriation

Relevant Terms arts and cultural heritage fund Minnesota Historical Society grant city of Hermantown Mary Murphy home museum and park State Representative Mary Murphy preserve renovate fiscal year 2027 appropriation