1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to disaster assistance; providing a grant to the city of Hugo for tornado 
1.3 	relief; appropriating money.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS; HUGO TORNADO.
 1.6 	The legislature finds that the EF-3 tornado that struck the city of Hugo on May 25, 
1.7 	2008, resulted in the loss of life and damage to homes and property of over $22,000,000, 
1.8 	and that none of the costs of this disaster qualified for federal disaster assistance.

1.9 	Sec. 2. HUGO TORNADO DISASTER RELIEF APPROPRIATION.
 1.10 	$438,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of employment 
1.11 	and economic development for fiscal year 2010 for a grant to the city of Hugo to be used 
1.12 	for relief from damages caused by the EF-3 tornado on May 25, 2008.

1.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.