North Branch Area Hockey Association grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

HF 878 allocates $5 million from the Minnesota general fund to the North Branch Area Hockey Association, a nonprofit organization, for the design, construction, and equipment of the Stacy Ice Arena in Chisago County. This one-time grant is specifically for building a new community ice facility and is available until the project is completed or abandoned. The bill directly affects the hockey association as the grant recipient and Chisago County residents who will use the new arena. The funding mechanism is a straightforward appropriation with no additional policy changes beyond the grant disbursement.