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SF4385 • 2026

Historic Denfeld pipe organ appropriation

Historic Denfeld pipe organ appropriation

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
McEwen
Last action
2026-03-12
Official status
Introduction and first reading
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-12 House

    Introduction and first reading

Official Summary Text

Historic Denfeld pipe organ appropriation

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for the historic Denfeld

pipe organ.

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

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APPROPRIATION.
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$250,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the arts and cultural heritage fund to

the commissioner of administration for a grant to the Duluth Public School District for a

grant to restore the historic pipe organ at Denfeld High School located in Duluth, Minnesota.

The money must be used to support restoration of the Denfeld pipe organ, including necessary

assessment, rehabilitation of the instrument, and related arts-education programming. The

project must preserve and enhance access to the organ for students, community performances,

and public use to preserve the arts and Minnesota's history and cultural heritage.

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