as introduced - 79th Legislature (1995 - 1996) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to economic development; appropriating money 1.3 to the commissioner of trade and economic development 1.4 for expenditure as a grant to the Morrison county 1.5 rural development finance authority; specifying 1.6 purposes of the grant. 1.7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.8 Section 1. [COMMISSIONER OF TRADE AND ECONOMIC 1.9 DEVELOPMENT; CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT GRANT.] 1.10 Subdivision 1. [APPROPRIATION.] $900,000 is appropriated 1.11 from the general fund to the commissioner of trade and economic 1.12 development for fiscal year 1997. The commissioner shall spend 1.13 this appropriation as a grant to the Morrison county rural 1.14 development finance authority established under Laws 1982, 1.15 chapter 437. 1.16 Subd. 2. [USE OF GRANT.] The authority shall use the grant 1.17 only for capital improvements to a paper and wood products 1.18 manufacturer in the county primarily for the purposes of 1.19 facility upgrading and expansion of the manufacturer's 1.20 capability to utilize recycled wastepaper as a fiber source. 1.21 Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.991, applies to the grant. 1.22 Subd. 3. [DETERMINATION.] The commissioner shall make the 1.23 grant authorized under subdivision 1 only if the commissioner 1.24 determines that the grant will be matched by at least $500,000 1.25 from other sources. 1.26 Subd. 4. (IN ADDITION TO OTHER APPROPRIATIONS.] The 2.1 appropriation in subdivision 1 is in addition to any 2.2 appropriation to the commissioner for fiscal year 1997 in any 2.3 other law. 2.4 Sec. 2. (EFFECTIVE DATE.] 2.5 Section 1 is effective July 1, 1997.