1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital investment; appropriating money for site selection planning and 
1.3 	predesign for a new facility for Tending the Soil.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; TENDING THE SOIL.
 1.6 	$9,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.7 	of employment and economic development for a grant to Tending the Soil, a 501(c)(3) 
1.8 	nonprofit organization, to design, redesign, renovate, construct, furnish, and equip the Rise 
1.9 	Up Center, a building located at 2808 Hennepin Avenue S. in Minneapolis, that will house 
1.10 	a workforce development and job training center, administrative offices, and a public 
1.11 	gathering space.

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