1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant to Comunidades 
1.3 	Organizando el Poder y la AcciÃ³n Latina (COPAL) to equip a new center for 
1.4 	community engagement.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.7 	$7,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.8 	of employment and economic development for a grant to Comunidades Organizando el 
1.9 	Poder y la AcciÃ³n Latina (COPAL), to design, construct, furnish, and equip a new Latino 
1.10 	Center for Community Engagement (LCCE).  The LCCE must establish working spaces for 
1.11 	COPAL and partner organizations and serve as a training center to foster workforce 
1.12 	development and employment. This appropriation is available until the project is completed 
1.13 	or abandoned, subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642. This is a onetime 
1.14 	appropriation.