1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to energy; appropriating money for the Minnesota Energy Alley.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; MINNESOTA ENERGY ALLEY.
 1.5 	$5,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.6 	of commerce for a grant to Clean Energy Economy Minnesota for the Minnesota Energy 
1.7 	Alley initiative to secure the state's energy and economic development future. The 
1.8 	appropriation may be used to establish and support the initiative, provide seed funding for 
1.9 	businesses, develop a training and development program, support recruitment of entrepreneurs 
1.10 	to Minnesota, and secure funding from federal programs and corporate partners to establish 
1.11 	a self-sustaining, long-term revenue model. This is a onetime appropriation.