1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money to certain noncommercial 
1.3 	public radio stations to assist with the conversion to a digital broadcasting signal.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; PUBLIC RADIO DIGITAL CONVERSION.
 1.6 	$3,500,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of 
1.7 	administration for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008. This appropriation shall be used 
1.8 	for grants to the Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations to assist with 
1.9 	the conversion to a digital broadcast signal. The appropriation is available until expended.