1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to natural resources; appropriating money for lawns to lunch pilot program.
1.3BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.4 Section 1. LAWNS TO LUNCH PILOT PROGRAM; APPROPRIATION.
1.5 (a) $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the Board of
1.6Water and Soil Resources for a lawns to lunch pilot program to provide financial and
1.7technical assistance to plant residential landscapes and community spaces with food gardens,
1.8including:
1.9 (1) vegetables;
1.10 (2) fruits, including fruit trees;
1.11 (3) other foods; and
1.12 (4) flowering plants necessary to facilitate pollination of the vegetables, fruits, or other
1.13food plantings.
1.14 (b) The board may enter into agreements with local governments, the University of
1.15Minnesota Extension Master Gardener volunteer program, and nonprofit organizations to
1.16support this effort.
1.17 (c) Money appropriated in this section must not be used for:
1.18 (1) greenhouses or other buildings; or
1.19 (2) planting food for sale or for another commercial use.
1.20 (d) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2030.
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REVISOR CKM/CH 25-0394802/14/25
State of Minnesota
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 1611
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION