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HF3643 • 2026

Melissa and Mark Hortman Memorial State Park working group established, report required, and money appropriated.

Melissa and Mark Hortman Memorial State Park working group established, report required, and money appropriated.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Fischer, Acomb, Stephenson, Moller, Long, Greenman, Lillie, Frazier, Cha, Keeler, Reyer, Carroll, Pursell, Tabke, Curran, Gomez, Xiong, Pinto, Kotyza-Witthuhn, Smith, Hicks, Youakim, Lee, X., Sencer-Mura, Pérez-Vega, Berg, Frederick, Noor, Huot, Johnson, P., Wolgamott, Hanson, J., Hollins, Feist, Lee, F.
Last action
2026-04-07
Official status
Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

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Melissa and Mark Hortman Memorial State Park working group established, report required, and money appropriated.

Melissa and Mark Hortman Memorial State Park working group established, report required, and money appropriated.

What This Bill Does

  • Melissa and Mark Hortman Memorial State Park working group established, report required, and money appropriated.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-07 House

    Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to Ways and Means

  2. 2026-03-18 House

    Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to State Government Finance and Policy

  3. 2026-02-23 House

    Introduction and first reading, referred to Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Official Summary Text

Melissa and Mark Hortman Memorial State Park working group established, report required, and money appropriated.

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to natural resources; establishing working group for Melissa and Mark

Hortman Memorial State Park; requiring report; appropriating money.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

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MELISSA AND MARK HORTMAN MEMORIAL STATE PARK

WORKING GROUP.
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Subdivision 1.

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Melissa and Mark Hortman Memorial State Park Working Group.

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(a)

The Melissa and Mark Hortman Memorial State Park Working Group consists of the

following members:

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(1) the governor or the governor's designee;

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(2) the commissioner of administration or the commissioner's designee;

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(3) the commissioner of natural resources or the commissioner's designee;

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(4) the chair of the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board or the chair's designee;

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(5) a member representing the Minnesota Historical Society;

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(6) the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate committees with primary

jurisdiction over the Department of Administration and Department of Natural Resources

or their designees;

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(7) the co-chairs of the house of representatives committees with primary jurisdiction

over the Department of Administration and Department of Natural Resources or their

designees; and

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(8) the mayor of the city of Saint Paul or the mayor's designee.

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(b) Appointing authorities must submit their appointments to the executive director of

the Legislative Coordinating Commission no later than July 15, 2026.

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Subd. 2.

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Recommendations.

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The working group must make recommendations for the

creation of the Melissa and Mark Hortman Memorial State Park, including:

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(1) identifying the roles and responsibilities of the commissioners of administration and

natural resources, the Minnesota Historical Society, and the Capitol Area Architectural and

Planning Board related to the administration of the park, including assigning the roles and

responsibilities for providing educational programming, interpretive services, planning

processes for physical changes, and public engagement activities within the park; and

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(2) funding recommendations for establishing and maintaining the park and related

programming.

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Subd. 3.

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Chair.

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The working group must elect a chair at its first meeting from among

its legislative members.

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Subd. 4.

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Administrative support; meetings.

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(a) The Legislative Coordinating

Commission must provide administrative support and convene the first meeting by August

15, 2026.

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(b) The working group must meet at regular intervals as often as necessary to develop

the recommendations under subdivision 2.

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Subd. 5.

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Report.

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By February 1, 2027, the working group must submit a written report

containing its recommendations to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house

of representatives and senate committees with primary jurisdiction over the Department of

Administration and the Department of Natural Resources. The working group expires March

15, 2027, or upon submission of the report required by this subdivision, whichever occurs

later.

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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective the day following final enactment.

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Sec. 2.
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APPROPRIATION.
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$86,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the Legislative

Coordinating Commission for the administrative costs of the Melissa and Mark Hortman

Memorial State Park Working Group. This is a onetime appropriation.

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