1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to economic development; appropriating money for the Clean Energy 
1.3 	Economy Profile.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	$100,000 in fiscal year 2018 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.7 	of employment and economic development to update the October 2014 "Clean Energy 
1.8 	Economy Profile" that was created by the Department of Employment and Economic 
1.9 	Development to quantify the direct employment and wages of clean energy businesses. The 
1.10 	report must analyze wind power, solar energy, bioenergy, energy efficiency, and smart grid 
1.11 	and their value chains from the period October 2014 to October 2017. The commissioner 
1.12 	of employment and economic development must submit the completed report to the 
1.13 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over economic development and energy by March 
1.14 	15, 2018.