The governing body of any home rule charter or statutory city or town may annually appropriate from its general fund an amount not to exceed 0.02418 percent of estimated market value, derived from ad valorem taxes on property or other revenues, to be paid to the historical society of its respective city, town, or county to be used for the promotion of historical work and to aid in defraying the expenses of carrying on the historical work in the city, town, or county. No city or town may appropriate any funds for the benefit of any historical society unless the society is affiliated with and approved by the Minnesota Historical Society.
History:1963 c 129 s 1; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1973 c 773 s 1; 1983 c 315 s 1; 1988 c 719 art 5 s 84; 1989 c 277 art 4 s 11; 1994 c 505 art 3 s 4; 2008 c 158 s 1; 2013 c 143 art 14 s 16; 1Sp2019 c 6 art 4 s 3