1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant for mental 
1.3 	health services for the East African community.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	(a) $6,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
1.7 	commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant to a business engaged 
1.8 	in outpatient substance abuse and mental health treatment currently conducting operations 
1.9 	to target the East African community in a building or buildings constructed on or before 
1.10 	January 1, 1926, and located in the city of Minneapolis. The grant proceeds may be used 
1.11 	for one or more of the following: site acquisition costs; relocation costs; predesign; design; 
1.12 	sewer, water, and stormwater infrastructure; site preparation; engineering; and the cost of 
1.13 	improvements to real property to allow a withdrawal management facility land use.
1.14 	(b) A business selected by the commissioner of employment and economic development 
1.15 	under paragraph (a) must meet the following criteria:
1.16 	(1) the business applying for the grant must be a substance use disorder provider on or 
1.17 	before November 1, 2018, and have been certified to provide at least one mental health 
1.18 	service on or before March 1, 2018; and
1.19 	(2) the business applying for the grant must currently hold a conditional use permit for 
1.20 	withdrawal management services by the city of Minneapolis prior to August 1, 2023.