1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to economic development; appropriating money for small business 
1.3 	technological assistance.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	$75,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $75,000 in fiscal year 2019 are appropriated from the 
1.7 	general fund to the commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant to 
1.8 	the state's recipient of funding from the Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership 
1.9 	Program to strengthen the technological competitiveness of small businesses.