1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Metropolitan Center 
1.3 	for Independent Living.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; METROPOLITAN CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT 
1.6 	LIVING.
 1.7 	$7,500,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.8 	of employment and economic development for a grant to the Metropolitan Center for 
1.9 	Independent Living to acquire land for and to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and 
1.10 	equip the renovation and expansion of the existing Metropolitan Center for Independent 
1.11 	Living facility on Robert Street in St. Paul. The renovated and expanded facility will provide 
1.12 	a broad range of independent living, vocational, case management, and other important 
1.13 	services for persons with disabilities in the seven-county metropolitan area. This is a onetime 
1.14 	appropriation and is available until the project is completed or abandoned, subject to 
1.15 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642.