1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to economic development; modifying the qualification requirements for 
1.3 	the Lake Mille Lacs area economic relief program; extending the expiration date 
1.4 	of the program by one year; appropriating money;amending Laws 2016, chapter 
1.5 	189, article 7, section 46.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 7, section 46, subdivision 3, is amended to 
1.8 	read:
1.9 		Subd. 3.Qualification requirements. To qualify for assistance under this section, a 
1.10 	business must:
1.11 	(1) be located within one of the following municipalities surrounding Lake Mille Lacs:
1.12 	(i) in Crow Wing County, the city of Garrison, township of Garrison, or township of 
1.13 	Roosevelt;
1.14 	(ii) in Aitkin County, the township of Hazelton, township of Wealthwood, township of 
1.15 	Malmo, or township of Lakeside; or
1.16 	(iii) in Mille Lacs County, the city of Isle, city of Wahkon, city of Onamia, township of 
1.17 	East Side, township of Isle Harbor, township of South Harbor, or township of Kathio;
1.18 	(2) document a reduction of at least ten five percent in gross receipts in any two-year 
1.19 	period since 2010; and
1.20 	(3) be a business in one of the following industries, as defined within the North American 
1.21 	Industry Classification System: accommodation, restaurants, bars, amusement and recreation, 
1.22 	food and beverages retail, sporting goods, miscellaneous retail, general retail, museums, 
2.1 	historical sites, health and personal care, gas station, general merchandise, business and 
2.2 	professional membership, movies, or nonstore retailer, as determined by Mille Lacs County 
2.3 	in consultation with the commissioner of employment and economic development.

2.4 	Sec. 2. Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 7, section 46, the effective date, is amended to 
2.5 	read:

2.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section, except for subdivision 4, is effective July 1, 2016, 
2.7 	and expires June 30, 2017 2018. Subdivision 4 is effective July 1, 2016, and expires on the 
2.8 	date the last loan is repaid or forgiven as provided under this section.

2.9 	Sec. 3. APPROPRIATION.
 2.10 	$....... in fiscal year 2018 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of 
2.11 	employment and economic development for a grant to Mille Lacs County to develop and 
2.12 	operate the Lake Mille Lacs area economic relief program established in Laws 2016, chapter 
2.13 	189, article 4, section 46. This is a onetime appropriation.