1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to economic development; appropriating money for grants to pay for staff 
1.3 	to issue entry permits for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA STAFFING GRANTS; 
1.6 	APPROPRIATION.
 1.7 	(a) $250,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.8 	of employment and economic development to make grants on a first-come, first-served 
1.9 	basis to businesses in communities adjoining the Boundary Waters Canoe Area to pay for 
1.10 	staff to issue entry permits to visitors. The maximum grant per business is $15,000.
1.11 	(b) For the purposes of this section, "subtraction" has the meaning given in Minnesota 
1.12 	Statutes, section 290.0132, subdivision 1, and the requirements in that section apply to this 
1.13 	section. The definitions in Minnesota Statutes, section 290.01, apply to this section.
1.14 	(c) The amount of a grant received under this section is a subtraction.
1.15 	(d) Grants under this section are excluded from income, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, 
1.16 	section 290A.03, subdivision 3.