This bill appropriates funds for the Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery, emphasizing the importance of arts and cultural heritage in celebrating African American and Black communities in Minnesota. Specifically, it allocates $125,000 for each of the fiscal years 2024 and 2025 from the arts and cultural heritage fund to the Minnesota Humanities Center, which will administer the grant to the museum.

The new legal language inserted into the bill outlines the specific appropriation and its intended purpose, ensuring that the funds are directed towards programming that highlights the contributions and history of African American and Black communities in the state. This initiative aims to enhance cultural awareness and appreciation through dedicated arts and heritage programming.