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This bill appropriates $750,000 from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund in fiscal year 2026 to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for a grant to the Great Lakes Aquarium. The grant will support a lake sturgeon project that involves multiple collaborative partners, including the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The project has two main components: first, rearing and stocking lake sturgeon, which are a native fish species in the St. Louis River, and second, conducting public education efforts focused on explaining the historical, cultural, and biological importance of lake sturgeon in the region. By funding this initiative, the bill aims to support conservation efforts for a significant regional species while also increasing public understanding of lake sturgeon's ecological and cultural significance.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF1281&ssn=0&y=2025