1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a grant to FilmNorth.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. FILMNORTH; APPROPRIATION.
 1.5 	$6,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.6 	of employment and economic development for a grant to FilmNorth, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit 
1.7 	organization, to renovate property located at 2447 University Avenue West in the city of 
1.8 	St. Paul, to serve as a multiuse facility. The facility will include a dedicated workforce 
1.9 	training center for film industry jobs; an archive for short films, documentaries, experimental 
1.10 	films, and narrative films made by Minnesota media artists, accessible to the public; a 
1.11 	soundstage and community events space; and affordable office space for low income artists. 
1.12 	This is a onetime appropriation and is available until the project is completed or abandoned, 
1.13 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642.