1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Urban Indigenous 
1.3 	Legacy Initiative.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. URBAN INDIGENOUS LEGACY INITIATIVE; APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 		Subdivision 1.Scope. $136,361,500 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated to the 
1.7 	commissioner of employment and economic development to make grants to 501(c)(3) 
1.8 	nonprofit organizations providing critical services to the Twin Cities Native American 
1.9 	community, as provided in this section. Unless otherwise specified, all appropriations in 
1.10 	this section are onetime and are available until the project is completed or abandoned, subject 
1.11 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642.
1.12 		Subd. 2.American Indian Community Development Center. $6,500,000 is for a grant 
1.13 	to the American Indian Community Development Center (AICDC) for acquisition, predesign, 
1.14 	and design of a 21,825-square-foot Native American-specific inpatient opioid treatment 
1.15 	facility. The treatment facility and programming for the facility shall be developed in 
1.16 	collaboration with Tribal Nations and Legacy organizations.
1.17 		Subd. 3.Oyate Ota Center. $37,000,000 is for a grant to the Montessori American 
1.18 	Indian Child Care Center to acquire, predesign, design, construct, furnish, and equip the 
1.19 	Oyate Ota Center, an American Indian Community Center in the city of St. Paul. The 
1.20 	property will provide the colocation of the American Indian Family Center, Interfaith Action 
1.21 	- Department of Indian Work, and Montessori American Indian Child Care Center. The 
1.22 	new center will provide programming and on-site state and county Tribal services, including 
2.1 	Rule 3 licensed child care, job and vocational training, social enterprise opportunities, and 
2.2 	food and basic needs at a community food shelf.
2.3 		Subd. 4.Ain Dah Yung. $2,200,000 is for a grant to Ain Dah Yung Center for the design 
2.4 	and construction of existing facilities operated by the emergency shelter located at 1089 
2.5 	Portland Avenue S., St. Paul, and the Beverly A. Benjamin Youth Lodge at 1212 Raymond 
2.6 	Avenue, St. Paul. The project scope at 1089 Portland Avenue S. includes tuckpointing, 
2.7 	Americans with Disabilities Act access compliance, and improvements to the building's 
2.8 	foundation. The project scope at 1212 Raymond Avenue in St. Paul, includes new roof and 
2.9 	gutters and replacement of the rear deck and walkways.  These improvements will carry out 
2.10 	the center's mission of providing dignified emergency shelter, transitional housing, and 
2.11 	street outreach services to American Indian children and young adults.
2.12 		Subd. 5.American Indian OIC. $34,500,000 is for a grant to the American Indian OIC 
2.13 	(AIOIC) to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and equip a new 59,050-square-foot facility 
2.14 	and campus in South Minneapolis to carry out the mission of the AIOIC to empower 
2.15 	American Indians by providing educational and employment opportunities through Takoda 
2.16 	Institute Training, Takoda Works Career Coaching, Takoda GED and Adult Basic Education, 
2.17 	and Takoda Prep Alternative High School.
2.18 		Subd. 6.Division of Indian Work. $3,340,000 is for a grant to the Division of Indian 
2.19 	Work (DIW) to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and equip property it currently owns, 
2.20 	which formerly served as a transitional housing facility for teen mothers, and for the 
2.21 	renovation and capital repairs of the DIW's existing facility at 1001 E. Lake St., Minneapolis, 
2.22 	to better carry out its mission of providing support and strength to urban American Indian 
2.23 	people through a full spectrum of culturally based programming.
2.24 		Subd. 7.Dream of Wild Health. $5,000,000 is for a grant to Dream of Wild Health to 
2.25 	predesign, design, construct, furnish, and equip a 20-acre farm site and Native community 
2.26 	education center focusing on regenerative farming, youth development, and cultural 
2.27 	reconnection.
2.28 		Subd. 8.Indigenous Peoples Task Force. $4,000,000 is for a grant to the Indigenous 
2.29 	Peoples Task Force to acquire land, predesign, design, construct, furnish, and equip a 
2.30 	12,614-square-foot Mikwanedun Audisookon Center for Art and Wellness in the Phillips 
2.31 	neighborhood in the city of Minneapolis to provide a spectrum of community services, 
2.32 	including HIV and opioid harm reduction services, housing and navigation services, youth 
2.33 	programs, and traditional foods and environment services.
3.1 		Subd. 9.Little Earth Neighborhood Early Learning Center. $1,250,000 is for a grant 
3.2 	to the Little Earth Neighborhood Early Learning Center to predesign, design, and construct 
3.3 	needed HVAC and other code upgrades within the existing building, and to upgrade and 
3.4 	add safety features to the outside play area.
3.5 		Subd. 10.Little Earth Residents Association. $3,800,000 is for a grant to the Little 
3.6 	Earth Residents Association for the predesign, design, and construction of the Little Earth 
3.7 	Innovation Hub, which will contain a green house, aquaponics facility, commercial kitchen, 
3.8 	office, and gathering space. The project also includes ADA upgrades to the facility.
3.9 		Subd. 11.Little Earth of United Tribes Housing Corporation. $5,000,000 is for a 
3.10 	grant to the Little Earth of United Tribes Housing Corporation for safety and ADA upgrades 
3.11 	to the Little Earth Housing complex, as well as capital improvements to the office buildings 
3.12 	within the Little Earth Housing complex.
3.13 		Subd. 12.Lower Phalen Creek Project: Wakan Tipi Center. $2,500,000 is for a grant 
3.14 	to the Lower Phalen Creek Project: Wakan Tipi Center to design, construct, furnish, and 
3.15 	equip the Wakan Tipi Center located in the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary in the city of St. 
3.16 	Paul. The new facility will feature a reception area, classrooms, permanent and temporary 
3.17 	exhibit space, a community gathering area, and gallery space to showcase and expand the 
3.18 	value of the sanctuary as a place for cultural healing, lifelong learning, and inspiration.
3.19 		Subd. 13.Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center. $30,000,000 is for a grant 
3.20 	to the Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center (MIWRC) to predesign, design, construct, 
3.21 	furnish, and equip a substantial renovation to the existing facilities, which will bring the 
3.22 	buildings up to code, ADA accessible, and more environmentally efficient and functional. 
3.23 	The project will also expand MIWRC's housing capacity from 14 to 22 units.
3.24 		Subd. 14.Native American Community Development Institute. $971,500 is for a 
3.25 	grant to the Native American Community Development Institute for the full acquisition of 
3.26 	1414 E. Franklin Ave., Minneapolis, a building that they partially own and out of which 
3.27 	they operate community development and art programming.
3.28 		Subd. 15.New Native Theater. $300,000 is for a grant to the New Native Theater for 
3.29 	predesign and design activities of a new and permanent 200-seat theater space. The new 
3.30 	theater space will be colocated on the newly constructed Minneapolis American Indian 
3.31 	Center.