1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; modifying an appropriation provision for public 
1.3 	education radio stations;amending Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 12, 
1.4 	article 1, section 11, subdivision 4.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 12, article 1, section 11, subdivision 
1.7 	4, is amended to read:

1.8	Subd. 4.Fiscal Agent
 		13,459,000
		13,459,000
	
1.9 	The appropriations under this section are to 
1.10 	the commissioner of administration for the 
1.11 	purposes specified.
1.12 	In Lieu of Rent. $10,515,000 each year is for 
1.13 	space costs of the legislature and veterans 
1.14 	organizations, ceremonial space, and 
1.15 	statutorily free space.
1.16 	Public Television. (a) $1,550,000 each year 
1.17 	is for matching grants for public television.
1.18 	(b) $250,000 each year is for public television 
1.19 	equipment grants under Minnesota Statutes, 
1.20 	section 129D.13.
1.21 	(c) The commissioner of administration must 
1.22 	consider the recommendations of the 
2.1 	Minnesota Public Television Association 
2.2 	before allocating the amounts appropriated in 
2.3 	paragraphs (a) and (b) for equipment or 
2.4 	matching grants.
2.5 	Public Radio. (a) $492,000 each year is for 
2.6 	community service grants to public 
2.7 	educational radio stations. This appropriation 
2.8 	may be used to disseminate emergency 
2.9 	information in foreign languages.
2.10 	(b) $142,000 each year is for equipment grants 
2.11 	to public educational radio stations. This 
2.12 	appropriation may be used for the repair, 
2.13 	rental, and purchase, and upgrades of 
2.14 	equipment, including computer software, 
2.15 	applications, firmware, and equipment under 
2.16 	$500.
2.17 	(c) $510,000 each year is for equipment grants 
2.18 	to Minnesota Public Radio, Inc., including 
2.19 	upgrades to Minnesota's Emergency Alert and 
2.20 	AMBER Alert Systems.
2.21 	(d) The appropriations in paragraphs (a) to (c) 
2.22 	may not be used for indirect costs claimed by 
2.23 	an institution or governing body.
2.24 	(e) The commissioner of administration must 
2.25 	consider the recommendations of the 
2.26 	Association of Minnesota Public Educational 
2.27 	Radio Stations before awarding grants under 
2.28 	Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.14, using 
2.29 	the appropriations in paragraphs (a) and (b). 
2.30 	No grantee is eligible for a grant unless they 
2.31 	are a member of the Association of Minnesota 
2.32 	Public Educational Radio Stations on or before 
2.33 	July 1, 2021.
3.1 	(f) Any unencumbered balance remaining the 
3.2 	first year for grants to public television or 
3.3 	public radio stations does not cancel and is 
3.4 	available for the second year.

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