SF1328

Purpose

• Provide capital investment funding to support the Westonka Community Food Shelf by building a new facility. The bill appropriates money from the state’s general fund to help create a new site for the food shelf.

Main Provisions

• In fiscal year 2026, appropriates $1,500,000 from the general fund to the commissioner of employment and economic development.
• The funds are for a grant to the Westonka Community Food Shelf to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and equip a new facility.
• The appropriation is available until the project is completed or abandoned, in accordance with Minnesota Statutes section 16A.642.

Funding and Timeline Details

• Source: general fund.
• Recipient: Westonka Community Food Shelf.
• Purpose: grant to fund the development of a new facility (predesign through outfitting and equipment).
• Availability: funds stay available until project completion or abandonment.

Administrative and Legal References

• Agency administering the funds: Commissioner of Employment and Economic Development.
• Legal framework: subject to Minnesota Statutes 16A.642 (governing capital investment projects and related procedures).

Relevant Terms

• capital investment appropriation
• general fund
• grant
• Westonka Community Food Shelf
• predesign
• design
• construct
• furnish
• equip
• new facility
• fiscal year 2026
• Commissioner of Employment and Economic Development
• Minnesota Statutes 16A.642