1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to economic development; appropriating money for bioscience business 
1.3 	development programs.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION FOR BIOBUSINESS INITIATIVES.
 1.6 	$2,200,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of 
1.7 	employment and economic development for a grant to BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota, 
1.8 	for bioscience business development programs to promote and position the state as a 
1.9 	global leader in biobusiness activities. Funds appropriated under this section may be 
1.10 	used for completion of a statewide biobusiness industry assessment; long-term strategic 
1.11 	planning, including the identification of specific and measurable goals and objectives 
1.12 	to guide the development of biobusiness; and systems interaction modeling. This 
1.13 	appropriation is available for the fiscal biennium ending June 30, 2009.