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

1.5 	Section 1. AVENUES FOR YOUTH; APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	$6,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.7 	of employment and economic development for a grant to Avenues for Youth to acquire 
1.8 	land, predesign, design, construct, furnish, and equip a new facility in North Minneapolis. 
1.9 	The new and expanded facility will provide space for the organization's existing North 
1.10 	Minneapolis emergency shelter and transitional housing program, provide affordable housing 
1.11 	for youth, and serve as the new administrative headquarters for Avenues for Youth.