SF1045

Purpose

• Provide a one-time, $1,000,000 appropriation from Minnesota’s general fund in fiscal year 2026 to support a grant to Forgotten Heroes Ranges and Retreat. The goal is to help design and build a new shooting range and retreat that can accommodate handicapped individuals and disabled veterans.

Main Provisions and Objectives

• Funding: A onetime grant of $1,000,000 from the general fund in FY 2026.
• Recipient: Forgotten Heroes Ranges and Retreat, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
• Use of funds: To predesign, design, construct, furnish, and equip a new shooting range and retreat.
• Accessibility focus: Specifically intended to accommodate handicapped individuals and disabled veterans.
• Timing and availability: The appropriation remains available until the project is completed or abandoned.

Administration and Conditions

• Administration: The grant is provided through the commissioner of veterans affairs.
• Legal condition: The appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes section 16A.642 and is a one-time expenditure.

Significance and Impacts

• Purpose alignment: Aims to create a dedicated facility to support veterans, including those with disabilities, by providing a specialized shooting range and retreat.
• Fiscal impact: This is a single, non-repeating funding action rather than ongoing funding.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

• Creates a new one-time appropriation for a specific project (a grant to Forgotten Heroes Ranges and Retreat) and links its availability to project milestones (completed or abandoned) under the relevant statutory framework (16A.642).

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