1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; providing a grant for a culturally specific food shelf 
1.3 	in the east metro; appropriating money.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; CULTURALLY SPECIFIC FOOD SHELF.
 1.6 	$100,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $100,000 in fiscal year 2021 are appropriated from the 
1.7 	general fund to the commissioner of human services to provide a grant to an organization 
1.8 	that provides emergency services and referrals for American Indian families and operates 
1.9 	a culturally specific food shelf on the east side of the seven-county metropolitan area. Grant 
1.10 	funds must be used for the food shelf to purchase, transport, and coordinate the distribution 
1.11 	of nutritious food to needy individuals and families.