1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital investment; appropriating money to The Link for a multiuse 
1.3 	facility in North Minneapolis.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; THE LINK.
 1.6 	$5,500,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.7 	of employment and economic development for a grant to The Link, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit 
1.8 	organization, for the land acquisition and to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and equip 
1.9 	a new multiuse facility in North Minneapolis. The new building would include a youth 
1.10 	program and recreational space, administrative and program office space, and between 40 
1.11 	to 45 new units of housing for unaccompanied homeless youth, sex-trafficked youth, and 
1.12 	young families experiencing homelessness. This appropriation is available until the project 
1.13 	is completed or abandoned, subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642. This is a onetime 
1.14 	appropriation.