1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to energy; appropriating money for solar energy technology development 
1.3 	and jobs creation; promoting a green economy.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
 1.6 	(a) $....... is appropriated from the money available to the Department of Commerce 
1.7 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779, for a grant to a nonprofit organization to 
1.8 	build capacity for solar energy technology development, rehabilitation and retrofitting 
1.9 	of residences, installation training, and jobs creation statewide. This grant is available 
1.10 	contingent on the nonprofit organization's successful registration with the secretary of state.
1.11 	(b) $....... is appropriated from the federal funds allocated to Minnesota for jobs 
1.12 	creation projects as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to 
1.13 	the commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant to a nonprofit 
1.14 	organization to build capacity for solar energy technology development, rehabilitation 
1.15 	and retrofitting of residences, installation training, and jobs creation statewide. This 
1.16 	grant is available contingent on the nonprofit organization's successful registration with 
1.17 	the secretary of state.

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