1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to economic development; providing funding for business development 
1.3 	initiatives for economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs; appropriating money.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM; 
1.6 	APPROPRIATION.
 1.7 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
1.8 	commissioner of employment and economic development for the business development 
1.9 	competitive grant program. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 
1.10 	30, 2019. In awarding grants under this section, the commissioner must give priority to 
1.11 	applicants from economically disadvantaged immigrant communities.