1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to housing; appropriating money for a day shelter in the city of St. Paul.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; LISTENING HOUSE.
 1.5 	$3,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.6 	of employment and economic development for a grant to Listening House of St. Paul, a 
1.7 	501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, to acquire real property, including a building and parking 
1.8 	lot on parcels located at 421, 423, and 423a East 7th Street in the city of St. Paul, and to 
1.9 	renovate, remodel, furnish, and equip the building, including the construction of an addition, 
1.10 	to serve as a permanent day shelter. This project is located within a commercial corridor 
1.11 	targeted by the Department of Employment and Economic Development's Main Street 
1.12 	Economic Revitalization program, to support the corridor's economic recovery from civil 
1.13 	unrest, COVID-19, and other challenges. This appropriation is onetime and is available 
1.14 	until the project is completed or abandoned, subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642.

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