Legacy money recipients inclusion of alternative text on website to describe legacy logo requirement provision

A bill for an act

relating to legacy; requiring recipients of legacy money to include alternative text

on websites to describe legacy logo; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections

85.53, subdivision 2; 97A.056, subdivision 11; 114D.50, subdivision 4; Minnesota

Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 129D.17, subdivision 2.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 85.53, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Expenditures; accountability.

(a) A project or program receiving funding

from the parks and trails fund must meet or exceed the constitutional requirement to support

parks and trails of regional or statewide significance. A project or program receiving funding

from the parks and trails fund must include measurable outcomes, as defined in section

3.303
, subdivision 10; a plan for measuring and evaluating the results; and an assessment

of whether the funding celebrates cultural diversity or reaches diverse communities in

Minnesota, including reaching low- and moderate-income households. A project or program

must be consistent with current science and incorporate state-of-the-art technology, except

when the project or program is a portrayal or restoration of historical significance.

(b) Money from the parks and trails fund shall be expended to balance the benefits across

all regions and residents of the state.

(c) A state agency or other recipient of a direct appropriation from the parks and trails

fund must compile and submit all information for funded projects or programs, including

the proposed measurable outcomes and all other items required under section
3.303,

subdivision 10
, to the Legislative Coordinating Commission as soon as practicable or by

January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever comes first. The Legislative Coordinating

Commission must post submitted information on the website required under section
3.303
,

subdivision 10, as soon as it becomes available.

(d) Grants funded by the parks and trails fund must be implemented according to section

16B.98
and must account for all expenditures. Proposals must specify a process for any

regranting envisioned. Priority for grant proposals must be given to proposals involving

grants that will be competitively awarded.

(e) Money from the parks and trails fund may only be spent on projects located in

Minnesota.

(f) When practicable, a direct recipient of an appropriation from the parks and trails fund

shall prominently display on the recipient's website home page the legacy logo required

under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, as amended by Laws 2010, chapter

361, article 3, section 5, accompanied by the phrase "Click here for more information."

When a person clicks on the legacy logo image, the website must direct the person to a web

page that includes both the contact information that a person may use to obtain additional

information, as well as a link to the Legislative Coordinating Commission website required

under section
3.303, subdivision 10
.
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The website must include alternative text, also known

as alt text, to describe the logo when a user hovers over the legacy logo image.
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(g) Future eligibility for money from the parks and trails fund is contingent upon a state

agency or other recipient satisfying all applicable requirements in this section, as well as

any additional requirements contained in applicable session law. If the Office of the

Legislative Auditor, in the course of an audit or investigation, publicly reports that a recipient

of money from the parks and trails fund has not complied with the laws, rules, or regulations

in this section or other laws applicable to the recipient, the recipient must be listed in an

annual report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the legacy funds. The list

must be publicly available. The legislative auditor shall remove a recipient from the list

upon determination that the recipient is in compliance. A recipient on the list is not eligible

for future funding from the parks and trails fund until the recipient demonstrates compliance

to the legislative auditor.

(h) Any state agency or organization requesting a direct appropriation from the parks

and trails fund must inform the house of representatives and senate committees having

jurisdiction over the parks and trails fund, at the time the request for funding is made,

whether the request is supplanting or is a substitution for any previous funding that was not

from a legacy fund and was used for the same purpose.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97A.056, subdivision 11, is amended to read:

Subd. 11.

Recipient requirements.

(a) A state agency or other recipient of a direct

appropriation from the outdoor heritage fund must compile and submit all information for

funded projects or programs, including the proposed measurable outcomes and all other

items required under section
3.303, subdivision 10
, to the Legislative Coordinating

Commission as soon as practicable or by January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever

comes first. The Legislative Coordinating Commission must post submitted information on

the website required under section
3.303, subdivision 10
, as soon as it becomes available.

(b) When practicable, a direct recipient of an appropriation from the outdoor heritage

fund shall prominently display on the recipient's website home page the legacy logo required

under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, as amended by Laws 2010, chapter

361, article 3, section 5, accompanied by the phrase "Click here for more information."

When a person clicks on the legacy logo image, the website must direct the person to a web

page that includes both the contact information that a person may use to obtain additional

information, as well as a link to the Legislative Coordinating Commission website required

under section
3.303, subdivision 10
.
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The website must include alternative text, also known

as alt text, to describe the logo when a user hovers over the legacy logo image.
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(c) Future eligibility for money from the outdoor heritage fund is contingent upon a state

agency or other recipient satisfying all applicable requirements in this section, as well as

any additional requirements contained in applicable session law. If the Office of the

Legislative Auditor, in the course of an audit or investigation, publicly reports that a recipient

of money from the outdoor heritage fund has not complied with the laws, rules, or regulations

in this section or other laws applicable to the recipient, the recipient must be listed in an

annual report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the legacy funds. The list

must be publicly available. The legislative auditor shall remove a recipient from the list

upon determination that the recipient is in compliance. A recipient on the list is not eligible

for future funding from the outdoor heritage fund until the recipient demonstrates compliance

to the legislative auditor.

(d) A project or program receiving funding from the outdoor heritage fund must include

an assessment of whether the funding celebrates cultural diversity or reaches diverse

communities in Minnesota, including reaching low- and moderate-income households.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 114D.50, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Expenditures; accountability.

(a) A project receiving funding from the clean

water fund must meet or exceed the constitutional requirements to protect, enhance, and

restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams and to protect groundwater and drinking

water from degradation. Priority may be given to projects that meet more than one of these

requirements. A project receiving funding from the clean water fund shall include measurable

outcomes, as defined in section
3.303, subdivision 10
; a plan for measuring and evaluating

the results; and an assessment of whether the funding celebrates cultural diversity or reaches

diverse communities in Minnesota, including reaching low- and moderate-income households.

A project must be consistent with current science and incorporate state-of-the-art technology.

(b) Money from the clean water fund shall be expended to balance the benefits across

all regions and residents of the state.

(c) A state agency or other recipient of a direct appropriation from the clean water fund

must compile and submit all information for proposed and funded projects or programs,

including the proposed measurable outcomes and all other items required under section

3.303, subdivision 10
, to the Legislative Coordinating Commission as soon as practicable

or by January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever comes first. The Legislative

Coordinating Commission must post submitted information on the website required under

section
3.303, subdivision 10
, as soon as it becomes available. Information classified as not

public under section
13D.05, subdivision 3
, paragraph (d), is not required to be placed on

the website.

(d) Grants funded by the clean water fund must be implemented according to section

16B.98
and must account for all expenditures. Proposals must specify a process for any

regranting envisioned. Priority for grant proposals must be given to proposals involving

grants that will be competitively awarded.

(e) Money from the clean water fund may only be spent on projects that benefit Minnesota

waters.

(f) When practicable, a direct recipient of an appropriation from the clean water fund

shall prominently display on the recipient's website home page the legacy logo required

under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, as amended by Laws 2010, chapter

361, article 3, section 5, accompanied by the phrase "Click here for more information."

When a person clicks on the legacy logo image, the website must direct the person to a web

page that includes both the contact information that a person may use to obtain additional

information, as well as a link to the Legislative Coordinating Commission website required

under section
3.303, subdivision 10
.
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The website must include alternative text, also known

as alt text, to describe the logo when a user hovers over the legacy logo image.
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(g) Future eligibility for money from the clean water fund is contingent upon a state

agency or other recipient satisfying all applicable requirements in this section, as well as

any additional requirements contained in applicable session law. If the Office of the

Legislative Auditor, in the course of an audit or investigation, publicly reports that a recipient

of money from the clean water fund has not complied with the laws, rules, or regulations

in this section or other laws applicable to the recipient, the recipient must be listed in an

annual report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the legacy funds. The list

must be publicly available. The legislative auditor shall remove a recipient from the list

upon determination that the recipient is in compliance. A recipient on the list is not eligible

for future funding from the clean water fund until the recipient demonstrates compliance

to the legislative auditor.

(h) Money from the clean water fund may be used to leverage federal funds through

execution of formal project partnership agreements with federal agencies consistent with

respective federal agency partnership agreement requirements.

(i) Any state agency or organization requesting a direct appropriation from the clean

water fund must inform the Clean Water Council and the house of representatives and senate

committees having jurisdiction over the clean water fund, at the time the request for funding

is made, whether the request is supplanting or is a substitution for any previous funding that

was not from a legacy fund and was used for the same purpose.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 129D.17, subdivision 2, is amended

to read:

Subd. 2.

Expenditures; accountability.

(a) Funding from the arts and cultural heritage

fund may be spent only for arts, arts education, and arts access, and to preserve Minnesota's

history and cultural heritage. A project or program receiving funding from the arts and

cultural heritage fund must include measurable outcomes, and a plan for measuring and

evaluating the results. A project or program must be consistent with current scholarship, or

best practices, when appropriate and must incorporate state-of-the-art technology when

appropriate.

(b) Funding from the arts and cultural heritage fund may be granted for an entire project

or for part of a project so long as the recipient provides a description and cost for the entire

project and can demonstrate that it has adequate resources to ensure that the entire project

will be completed.

(c) Money from the arts and cultural heritage fund shall be expended for benefits across

all regions and residents of the state.

(d) A state agency or other recipient of a direct appropriation from the arts and cultural

heritage fund must compile and submit all information for funded projects or programs,

including the proposed measurable outcomes and all other items required under section

3.303, subdivision 10
, to the Legislative Coordinating Commission as soon as practicable

or by January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever comes first. The Legislative

Coordinating Commission must post submitted information on the website required under

section
3.303, subdivision 10
, as soon as it becomes available.

(e) Grants funded by the arts and cultural heritage fund must be implemented according

to section
16B.98
and must account for all expenditures of funds. Priority for grant proposals

must be given to proposals involving grants that will be competitively awarded.

(f) All money from the arts and cultural heritage fund must be for projects located in

Minnesota.

(g) When practicable, a direct recipient of an appropriation from the arts and cultural

heritage fund shall prominently display on the recipient's website home page the legacy

logo required under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, as amended by Laws

2010, chapter 361, article 3, section 5, accompanied by the phrase "Click here for more

information." When a person clicks on the legacy logo image, the website must direct the

person to a web page that includes both the contact information that a person may use to

obtain additional information, as well as a link to the Legislative Coordinating Commission

website required under section
3.303, subdivision 10
.
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The website must include alternative

text, also known as alt text, to describe the logo when a user hovers over the legacy logo

image.
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(h) Future eligibility for money from the arts and cultural heritage fund is contingent

upon a state agency or other recipient satisfying all applicable requirements in this section,

as well as any additional requirements contained in applicable session law. If the Office of

the Legislative Auditor, in the course of an audit or investigation, publicly reports that a

recipient of money from the arts and cultural heritage fund has not complied with the laws,

rules, or regulations in this section or other laws applicable to the recipient, the recipient

must be listed in an annual report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the

legacy funds. The list must be publicly available. The legislative auditor shall remove a

recipient from the list upon determination that the recipient is in compliance. A recipient

on the list is not eligible for future funding from the arts and cultural heritage fund until the

recipient demonstrates compliance to the legislative auditor.

(i) Any state agency or organization requesting a direct appropriation from the arts and

cultural heritage fund must inform the house of representatives and senate committees

having jurisdiction over the arts and cultural heritage fund, at the time the request for funding

is made, whether the request is supplanting or is a substitution for any previous funding that

was not from a legacy fund and was used for the same purpose and provide a copy of the

most recent year's Internal Revenue Service Form 990, Return of Organization Exempt

From Income Tax.