SF4429 Summary

• Expands adjutant general's contracting authority for federal-funded military construction projects and allows up to 25-year facility dedications.

• Authorizes adjutant general to establish a referral bonus program for Minnesota National Guard enlistments with internal controls and annual legislative reporting requirements.

• Modifies armory property sale and exchange procedures, including new authority to sell property to limited-resource municipalities at adjutant general-determined prices with 25-year public use requirements.

• Adds planning for a fourth state veterans cemetery (in addition to existing three regional cemeteries) with priority consideration for Fillmore County land in southeastern Minnesota.

• Extends Metro Meals on Wheels veteran program grant funding through fiscal year 2026 as a recurring appropriation and allocates $25+ million in veterans services funding across multiple programs including homeless initiatives, counseling services, and cemetery operations.