The bill appropriates $8,856,000 from the bond proceeds fund to the commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant to the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of Duluth, Minnesota. This funding is designated for the predesign, design, construction, furnishing, and equipping of a community engagement center in Duluth aimed at serving individuals experiencing homelessness. The center will include various facilities such as a commercial kitchen, warming center space, health service facilities, classrooms, and hygiene facilities. Additionally, the authority is permitted to enter into lease or management agreements for the operation of the program.

To finance this appropriation, the bill authorizes the commissioner of management and budget to sell and issue state bonds up to the amount of $8,856,000, following the procedures outlined in Minnesota Statutes and the Minnesota Constitution. The effective date of this section is set for the day following its final enactment.