1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to economic development; appropriating money for a business incubator 
1.3 	for startup science-based companies.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	$750,000 in fiscal year 2008 and $750,000 in fiscal year 2009 are appropriated from 
1.7 	the general fund to the commissioner of employment and economic development for a 
1.8 	grant to the Science Initiative of Central Minnesota to establish a business incubator for 
1.9 	startup businesses with science-based manufacturing or research emphasis. Funding may 
1.10 	be used for staff to manage and promote the facility, for a physical plant to accommodate 
1.11 	the startup companies, and for operational support.