1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to higher education; appropriating money for the Minnesota Green Iron 1.3 Initiative at the University of Minnesota's Natural Resources Research Institute. 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.5 Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS; MINNESOTA GREEN IRON INITIATIVE. 1.6 $9,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $9,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from 1.7the general fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the Natural 1.8Resources Research Institute's Minnesota Green Iron Initiative to advance industrial 1.9decarbonization using hydrogen, renewable energy resources, infrastructure, and strong 1.10community engagement. 1Section 1. 25-02952 as introduced02/25/25 REVISOR VH/VJ SENATE STATE OF MINNESOTA S.F. No. 2734NINETY-FOURTH SESSION (SENATE AUTHORS: HAUSCHILD) OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE Introduction and first reading03/20/2025 Referred to Higher Education