1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the East Phillips 
1.3 	Neighborhood Institute indoor urban farming project.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. EAST PHILLIPS NEIGHBORHOOD INSTITUTE.
 1.6 	$3,000,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of employment 
1.7 	and economic development for a grant to the East Phillips Improvement Coalition for phase 
1.8 	I of the project to predesign, design, and construct the renovation of the part of the property 
1.9 	donated to the coalition by the city of Minneapolis for use by the East Phillips Neighborhood 
1.10 	Institute. The project includes HVAC, plumbing, mechanical, and electrical work needed 
1.11 	to develop indoor urban farming, including low-tech aquaponics and construction of an 
1.12 	exterior wall to separate the donated property from the remainder of the parcel. This 
1.13 	appropriation is contingent on the city of Minneapolis donating to the coalition the property 
1.14 	known as the Roof Depot at 1860 East 28th Street in Minneapolis, and is available when 
1.15 	the commissioner of management and budget determines that sufficient resources have been 
1.16 	committed to complete phase I of the project, as required by Minnesota Statutes, section 
1.17 	16A.502.

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