1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital investment; appropriating money for site selection planning and 
1.3 	predesign for a new facility for Tending the Soil.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; TENDING THE SOIL.
 1.6 	$9,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the workforce development fund to 
1.7 	the commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant to Tending the 
1.8 	Soil, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, to design, redesign, renovate, construct, furnish, 
1.9 	and equip the Rise Up Center, a building located at 2808 Hennepin Avenue S. in Minneapolis, 
1.10 	that will house a workforce development and job training center, administrative offices, 
1.11 	and a public gathering space.

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