1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to appropriations; appropriating money for 
  1.3             the West Central Growth Alliance. 
  1.4   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.5      Section 1.  [APPROPRIATION.] 
  1.6      $100,000 in fiscal year 2002 and $100,000 in fiscal year 
  1.7   2003 are appropriated from the general fund for grants from the 
  1.8   Minnesota investment fund by the commissioner of trade and 
  1.9   economic development to the West Central Growth Alliance to 
  1.10  establish a regional marketing plan, economic development pilot 
  1.11  project in Big Stone, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac Qui Parle, 
  1.12  Meeker, Renville, Stevens, Swift, and Yellow Medicine counties.  
  1.13  The annual grant must be matched each year by $60,000 in 
  1.14  nonstate money.