1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; appropriating money for the Minnesota Green Iron 
1.3 	Initiative at the University of Minnesota's Natural Resources Research Institute.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS; MINNESOTA GREEN IRON INITIATIVE.
 1.6 	$9,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $9,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from 
1.7 	the general fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the Natural 
1.8 	Resources Research Institute's Minnesota Green Iron Initiative to advance industrial 
1.9 	decarbonization using hydrogen, renewable energy resources, infrastructure, and strong 
1.10 	community engagement.