1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a wildlife rehabilitation 
1.3 	facility.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; WILDLIFE REHABILITATION CENTER OF 
1.6 	MINNESOTA.
 1.7 	$4,000,000 is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal year 2025 to the commissioner 
1.8 	of employment and economic development for a grant to the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center 
1.9 	(WRC) of Minnesota to design, construct, furnish, and equip a rehabilitation facility on the 
1.10 	WRC campus in the town of Grant. This appropriation also includes money for site 
1.11 	improvements and utilities related to sustainability and to support the facility, including the 
1.12 	construction of in-ground pools for green water management, a geothermal heating and 
1.13 	cooling system, and solar panels.

1.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.