1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital investment; appropriating money for an animal care campus.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. ST. PAUL; ANIMAL CARE CAMPUS.
 1.5 	$15,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.6 	of employment and economic development for a grant to Animal Humane Society, a nonprofit 
1.7 	organization, to design, construct, engineer, furnish, and equip a new animal care campus 
1.8 	in the city of St. Paul that includes a veterinary care center and teaching hospital, shelter 
1.9 	space for up to 450 companion animals, a rehabilitation center, space to support large-scale 
1.10 	humane investigations cases, education and training center, pet food pantry, volunteer center, 
1.11 	agility yard, and amphitheaters for events.   This is a onetime appropriation and is available 
1.12 	until December 31, 2028.

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