72-819.

Museum and visitor center honoring Chief Standing Bear; Game and Parks Commission; duties; appropriations; legislative intent; Nebraska State Historical Society; memorandum of understanding or contract, authorized.

(1) The Game and Parks Commission shall construct, develop, and manage a museum and visitor center honoring Chief Standing Bear.

(2) It is the intent of the Legislature to appropriate to the Game and Parks Commission for the Chief Standing Bear Museum and visitor center:

(a) Not more than fifteen million dollars for fiscal year 2025-26 from investment earnings from the Perkins County Canal Project Fund and credited to the Economic Recovery Contingency Fund as provided in section 61-305 for construction of the museum and visitor center;

(b) Seven hundred fifty thousand dollars for fiscal year 2025-26 from investment earnings from the Perkins County Canal Project Fund and credited to the Economic Recovery Contingency Fund as provided in section 61-305 for exhibit fabrication and historical interpretation; and

(c) Two hundred thousand dollars in fiscal year 2025-26 for staffing.

(3) The Game and Parks Commission may execute a memorandum of understanding or contract with the Nebraska State Historical Society for purposes of museum and visitor center development, exhibit fabrication, and historical interpretation.