1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to energy; providing grants for solar energy installations; appropriating 
1.3 	money.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	$7,000,000 is appropriated from state energy program funds received under 
1.7 	the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5, to the 
1.8 	commissioner of commerce for grants to increase the installation of solar energy projects 
1.9 	in Minnesota. At least $3,500,000 must be used for projects located in the proposed light 
1.10 	rail central corridor in cities that have been designated solar cities by the United States 
1.11 	Department of Energy. The remainder of the economic stimulus funds allocated for solar 
1.12 	energy development under this section must be used for solar projects statewide.