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

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 
1.6 	PROGRAMS.
 1.7 	$500,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $500,000 in fiscal year 2017 are appropriated from 
1.8 	the general fund to the commissioner of employment and economic development for a 
1.9 	grant to the Metropolitan Economic Development Association for statewide business 
1.10 	development and assistance services, with an emphasis on minority-owned businesses. 
1.11 	Grant funds appropriated under this section may only be used to match federal grant funds.