1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant to strengthen 
1.3 	the technological competitiveness of small businesses.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	$37,500 in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.7 	of employment and economic development for a grant to the state's recipient of funding 
1.8 	from the Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program to strengthen the 
1.9 	technological competitiveness of small businesses.