1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money to the Center for Rural Policy 
1.3 	and Development.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. CENTER FOR RURAL POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT; 
1.6 	APPROPRIATION.
 1.7 	(a) $300,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $300,000 in fiscal year 2019 are appropriated from 
1.8 	the general fund to the commissioner of employment and economic development for grants 
1.9 	to the Center for Rural Policy and Development.
1.10 	(b) $300,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $300,000 in fiscal year 2019 are appropriated from 
1.11 	the general fund to the commissioner of agriculture for grants to the Center for Rural Policy 
1.12 	and Development.