1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to economic development; appropriating money to African Economic 
1.3 	Development Solutions for building construction.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. AFRICAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS; 
1.6 	APPROPRIATION.
 1.7 	$3,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.8 	of employment and economic development for a grant to African Economic Development 
1.9 	Solutions, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, to renovate and equip a building in St. Paul 
1.10 	that will support business incubation, entrepreneurship, and workforce development in the 
1.11 	African immigrant community. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 
1.12 	30, 2025.