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This bill creates a new State Agricultural Society public safety account within the agricultural fund to help support public safety and infrastructure needs in the cities of Falcon Heights and St. Paul during the State Agricultural Society's events. Specifically, the bill establishes a mandatory 30 cent surcharge on each admission ticket to the event, with the collected funds being deposited into the state treasury and credited to the new account. The money will be appropriated to the board of managers of the State Agricultural Society and can be used for grants to fund public safety services (such as police, fire, and emergency medical responses), public works expenses (including traffic management and sanitation), and neighborhood cleanup and restoration efforts. This appears to be a targeted funding mechanism to help offset the local municipal costs associated with hosting large agricultural events, ensuring that the surrounding communities can adequately manage the increased demands on their infrastructure and emergency services.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF3204&ssn=0&y=2025