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11 1.1 A bill for an act​
22 1.2 relating to agriculture; expanding appropriation for the farm to school and early​
33 1.3 care program; modifying eligibility for the farm to school and early care program;​
44 1.4 amending Laws 2023, chapter 43, article 1, section 2, subdivision 4, as amended.​
55 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
66 1.6 Section 1. Laws 2023, chapter 43, article 1, section 2, subdivision 4, as amended by Laws​
77 1.72024, chapter 126, article 1, section 1, subdivision 4, is amended to read:​
88 38,159,000​
99 34,034,000​
1010 1.8Subd. 4.Agriculture, Bioenergy, and Bioproduct​
1111 1.9Advancement​
1212 1.10(a) $10,702,000 the first year and $10,702,000​
1313 1.11the second year are for the agriculture​
1414 1.12research, education, extension, and technology​
1515 1.13transfer program under Minnesota Statutes,​
1616 1.14section 41A.14. Except as provided below,​
1717 1.15the appropriation each year is for transfer to​
1818 1.16the agriculture research, education, extension,​
1919 1.17and technology transfer account under​
2020 1.18Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.14,​
2121 1.19subdivision 3, and the commissioner shall​
2222 1.20transfer funds each year to the Board of​
2323 1.21Regents of the University of Minnesota for​
2424 1.22purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section​
2525 1.2341A.14. To the extent practicable, money​
2626 1.24expended under Minnesota Statutes, section​
2727 1​Section 1.​
2828 REVISOR SS/NS 25-05180​03/21/25 ​
2929 State of Minnesota​
3030 This Document can be made available​
3131 in alternative formats upon request​
3232 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES​
3333 H. F. No. 2785​
3434 NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
3535 Authored by Vang​03/24/2025​
3636 The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Finance and Policy​ 2.141A.14, subdivision 1, clauses (1) and (2),​
3737 2.2must supplement and not supplant existing​
3838 2.3sources and levels of funding. The​
3939 2.4commissioner may use up to one percent of​
4040 2.5this appropriation for costs incurred to​
4141 2.6administer the program.​
4242 2.7Of the amount appropriated for the agriculture​
4343 2.8research, education, extension, and technology​
4444 2.9transfer grant program under Minnesota​
4545 2.10Statutes, section 41A.14:​
4646 2.11(1) $600,000 the first year and $600,000 the​
4747 2.12second year are for the Minnesota Agricultural​
4848 2.13Experiment Station's agriculture rapid​
4949 2.14response fund under Minnesota Statutes,​
5050 2.15section 41A.14, subdivision 1, clause (2);​
5151 2.16(2) up to $1,000,000 the first year and up to​
5252 2.17$1,000,000 the second year are for research​
5353 2.18on avian influenza, salmonella, and other​
5454 2.19turkey-related diseases and disease prevention​
5555 2.20measures;​
5656 2.21(3) $2,250,000 the first year and $2,250,000​
5757 2.22the second year are for grants to the Minnesota​
5858 2.23Agricultural Education Leadership Council to​
5959 2.24enhance agricultural education with priority​
6060 2.25given to Farm Business Management​
6161 2.26challenge grants;​
6262 2.27(4) $450,000 the first year is for the cultivated​
6363 2.28wild rice breeding project at the North Central​
6464 2.29Research and Outreach Center to include a​
6565 2.30tenure track/research associate plant breeder;​
6666 2.31(5) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the​
6767 2.32second year are for potato breeding;​
6868 2.33(6) $802,000 the first year and $802,000 the​
6969 2.34second year are to fund the Forever Green​
7070 2​Section 1.​
7171 REVISOR SS/NS 25-05180​03/21/25 ​ 3.1Initiative and protect the state's natural​
7272 3.2resources while increasing the efficiency,​
7373 3.3profitability, and productivity of Minnesota​
7474 3.4farmers by incorporating perennial and​
7575 3.5winter-annual crops into existing agricultural​
7676 3.6practices. The base for the allocation under​
7777 3.7this clause is $802,000 in fiscal year 2026 and​
7878 3.8each year thereafter. By February 1 each year,​
7979 3.9the dean of the College of Food, Agricultural​
8080 3.10and Natural Resource Sciences must submit​
8181 3.11a report to the chairs and ranking minority​
8282 3.12members of the legislative committees with​
8383 3.13jurisdiction over agriculture finance and policy​
8484 3.14and higher education detailing uses of the​
8585 3.15funds in this paragraph, including​
8686 3.16administrative costs, and the achievements​
8787 3.17these funds contributed to;​
8888 3.18(7) $350,000 each year is for farm-scale winter​
8989 3.19greenhouse research and development​
9090 3.20coordinated by University of Minnesota​
9191 3.21Extension Regional Sustainable Development​
9292 3.22Partnerships. The allocation in this clause is​
9393 3.23onetime;​
9494 3.24(8) $200,000 the second year is for research​
9595 3.25on natural stands of wild rice; and​
9696 3.26(9) $250,000 the second year is for the​
9797 3.27cultivated wild rice forward selection project​
9898 3.28at the North Central Research and Outreach​
9999 3.29Center, including a tenure track or research​
100100 3.30associate plant scientist.​
101101 3.31(b) The base for the agriculture research,​
102102 3.32education, extension, and technology transfer​
103103 3.33program is $10,352,000 in fiscal year 2026​
104104 3.34and $10,352,000 in fiscal year 2027.​
105105 3​Section 1.​
106106 REVISOR SS/NS 25-05180​03/21/25 ​ 4.1(c) $23,332,000 the first year is for the​
107107 4.2agricultural growth, research, and innovation​
108108 4.3program under Minnesota Statutes, section​
109109 4.441A.12. Except as provided below, the​
110110 4.5commissioner may allocate this appropriation​
111111 4.6among the following areas: facilitating the​
112112 4.7start-up, modernization, improvement, or​
113113 4.8expansion of livestock operations, including​
114114 4.9beginning and transitioning livestock​
115115 4.10operations with preference given to robotic​
116116 4.11dairy-milking equipment; assisting​
117117 4.12value-added agricultural businesses to begin​
118118 4.13or expand, to access new markets, or to​
119119 4.14diversify, including aquaponics systems, with​
120120 4.15preference given to hemp fiber processing​
121121 4.16equipment; facilitating the start-up,​
122122 4.17modernization, or expansion of other​
123123 4.18beginning and transitioning farms, including​
124124 4.19by providing loans under Minnesota Statutes,​
125125 4.20section 41B.056; sustainable agriculture​
126126 4.21on-farm research and demonstration; the​
127127 4.22development or expansion of food hubs and​
128128 4.23other alternative community-based food​
129129 4.24distribution systems; enhancing renewable​
130130 4.25energy infrastructure and use; crop research,​
131131 4.26including basic and applied turf seed research;​
132132 4.27Farm Business Management tuition assistance;​
133133 4.28and good agricultural practices and good​
134134 4.29handling practices certification assistance. The​
135135 4.30commissioner may use up to 6.5 percent of​
136136 4.31this appropriation for costs incurred to​
137137 4.32administer the program.​
138138 4.33Of the amount appropriated for the agricultural​
139139 4.34growth, research, and innovation program​
140140 4.35under Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.12:​
141141 4​Section 1.​
142142 REVISOR SS/NS 25-05180​03/21/25 ​ 5.1(1) $1,000,000 the first year is for distribution​
143143 5.2in equal amounts to each of the state's county​
144144 5.3fairs to preserve and promote Minnesota​
145145 5.4agriculture;​
146146 5.5(2) $5,750,000 the first year is for incentive​
147147 5.6payments under Minnesota Statutes, sections​
148148 5.741A.16, 41A.17, 41A.18, and 41A.20.​
149149 5.8Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section​
150150 5.916A.28, the first year appropriation is​
151151 5.10available until June 30, 2025. If this​
152152 5.11appropriation exceeds the total amount for​
153153 5.12which all producers are eligible in a fiscal​
154154 5.13year, the balance of the appropriation is​
155155 5.14available for other purposes under this​
156156 5.15paragraph;​
157157 5.16(3) $3,375,000 the first year is for grants that​
158158 5.17enable retail petroleum dispensers, fuel storage​
159159 5.18tanks, and other equipment to dispense​
160160 5.19biofuels to the public in accordance with the​
161161 5.20biofuel replacement goals established under​
162162 5.21Minnesota Statutes, section 239.7911. A retail​
163163 5.22petroleum dispenser selling petroleum for use​
164164 5.23in spark ignition engines for vehicle model​
165165 5.24years after 2000 is eligible for grant money​
166166 5.25under this clause if the retail petroleum​
167167 5.26dispenser has no more than 10 retail petroleum​
168168 5.27dispensing sites and each site is located in​
169169 5.28Minnesota. The grant money must be used to​
170170 5.29replace or upgrade equipment that does not​
171171 5.30have the ability to be certified for E25. A grant​
172172 5.31award must not exceed 65 percent of the cost​
173173 5.32of the appropriate technology. A grant award​
174174 5.33must not exceed $200,000 per station. The​
175175 5.34commissioner must cooperate with biofuel​
176176 5.35stakeholders in the implementation of the grant​
177177 5​Section 1.​
178178 REVISOR SS/NS 25-05180​03/21/25 ​ 6.1program. The commissioner, in cooperation​
179179 6.2with any economic or community development​
180180 6.3financial institution and any other entity with​
181181 6.4which the commissioner contracts, must​
182182 6.5submit a report on the biofuels infrastructure​
183183 6.6financial assistance program by January 15 of​
184184 6.7each year to the chairs and ranking minority​
185185 6.8members of the legislative committees and​
186186 6.9divisions with jurisdiction over agriculture​
187187 6.10policy and finance. The annual report must​
188188 6.11include but not be limited to a summary of the​
189189 6.12following metrics: (i) the number and types​
190190 6.13of projects financed; (ii) the amount of dollars​
191191 6.14leveraged or matched per project; (iii) the​
192192 6.15geographic distribution of financed projects;​
193193 6.16(iv) any market expansion associated with​
194194 6.17upgraded infrastructure; (v) the demographics​
195195 6.18of the areas served; (vi) the costs of the​
196196 6.19program; and (vii) the number of grants to​
197197 6.20minority-owned or female-owned businesses;​
198198 6.21(4) $1,250,000 the first year is for grants to​
199199 6.22facilitate the start-up, modernization, or​
200200 6.23expansion of meat, poultry, egg, and milk​
201201 6.24processing facilities. A grant award under this​
202202 6.25clause must not exceed $200,000. Any​
203203 6.26unencumbered balance at the end of the second​
204204 6.27year does not cancel until June 30, 2026, and​
205205 6.28may be used for other purposes under this​
206206 6.29paragraph;​
207207 6.30(5) $1,150,000 the first year is for providing​
208208 6.31more fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry, grain,​
209209 6.32and dairy for children in school and early​
210210 6.33childhood education settings, including, at the​
211211 6.34commissioner's discretion, providing grants​
212212 6.35to reimburse schools and early childhood​
213213 6​Section 1.​
214214 REVISOR SS/NS 25-05180​03/21/25 ​ 7.1education and child care providers for​
215215 7.2purchasing equipment and agricultural​
216216 7.3products. Organizations must participate in​
217217 7.4the National School Lunch Program or the​
218218 7.5Child and Adult Care Food Program to be​
219219 7.6eligible. Of the amount appropriated, $150,000​
220220 7.7is for a statewide coordinator of​
221221 7.8farm-to-institution strategy and programming.​
222222 7.9The coordinator must consult with relevant​
223223 7.10stakeholders and provide technical assistance​
224224 7.11and training for participating farmers and​
225225 7.12eligible grant recipients;​
226226 7.13(6) $2,000,000 the first year is for urban youth​
227227 7.14agricultural education or urban agriculture​
228228 7.15community development;​
229229 7.16(7) $1,000,000 the first year is for the good​
230230 7.17food access program under Minnesota​
231231 7.18Statutes, section 17.1017; and​
232232 7.19(8) $225,000 the first year is to provide grants​
233233 7.20to secondary career and technical education​
234234 7.21programs for the purpose of offering​
235235 7.22instruction in meat cutting and butchery.​
236236 7.23Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section​
237237 7.2416B.98, subdivision 14, the commissioner may​
238238 7.25use up to 6.5 percent of this appropriation for​
239239 7.26administrative costs. This is a onetime​
240240 7.27appropriation. Grants may be used for costs,​
241241 7.28including but not limited to:​
242242 7.29(i) equipment required for a meat cutting​
243243 7.30program;​
244244 7.31(ii) facility renovation to accommodate meat​
245245 7.32cutting; and​
246246 7.33(iii) training faculty to teach the fundamentals​
247247 7.34of meat processing.​
248248 7​Section 1.​
249249 REVISOR SS/NS 25-05180​03/21/25 ​ 8.1A grant recipient may be awarded a grant of​
250250 8.2up to $75,000 and may use up to ten percent​
251251 8.3of the grant for faculty training. Priority may​
252252 8.4be given to applicants who are coordinating​
253253 8.5with meat cutting and butchery programs at​
254254 8.6Minnesota State Colleges and Universities​
255255 8.7institutions or with local industry partners.​
256256 8.8By January 15, 2025, the commissioner must​
257257 8.9report to the chairs and ranking minority​
258258 8.10members of the legislative committees with​
259259 8.11jurisdiction over agriculture finance and​
260260 8.12education finance by listing the grants made​
261261 8.13under this paragraph by county and noting the​
262262 8.14number and amount of grant requests not​
263263 8.15fulfilled. The report may include additional​
264264 8.16information as determined by the​
265265 8.17commissioner, including but not limited to​
266266 8.18information regarding the outcomes produced​
267267 8.19by these grants. If additional grants are​
268268 8.20awarded under this paragraph that were not​
269269 8.21covered in the report due by January 15, 2025,​
270270 8.22the commissioner must submit an additional​
271271 8.23report to the chairs and ranking minority​
272272 8.24members of the legislative committees with​
273273 8.25jurisdiction over agriculture finance and​
274274 8.26education finance regarding all grants issued​
275275 8.27under this paragraph by November 1, 2025.​
276276 8.28Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section​
277277 8.2916A.28, any unencumbered balance does not​
278278 8.30cancel at the end of the first year and is​
279279 8.31available for the second year, and​
280280 8.32appropriations encumbered under contract on​
281281 8.33or before June 30, 2025, for agricultural​
282282 8.34growth, research, and innovation grants are​
283283 8.35available until June 30, 2028.​
284284 8​Section 1.​
285285 REVISOR SS/NS 25-05180​03/21/25 ​ 9.1(d) $27,457,000 the second year is for the​
286286 9.2agricultural growth, research, and innovation​
287287 9.3program under Minnesota Statutes, section​
288288 9.441A.12. Except as provided below, the​
289289 9.5commissioner may allocate this appropriation​
290290 9.6among the following areas: facilitating the​
291291 9.7start-up, modernization, improvement, or​
292292 9.8expansion of livestock operations, including​
293293 9.9beginning and transitioning livestock​
294294 9.10operations with preference given to robotic​
295295 9.11dairy-milking equipment; assisting​
296296 9.12value-added agricultural businesses to begin​
297297 9.13or expand, to access new markets, or to​
298298 9.14diversify, including aquaponics systems, with​
299299 9.15preference given to hemp fiber processing​
300300 9.16equipment; facilitating the start-up,​
301301 9.17modernization, or expansion of other​
302302 9.18beginning and transitioning farms, including​
303303 9.19by providing loans under Minnesota Statutes,​
304304 9.20section 41B.056; sustainable agriculture​
305305 9.21on-farm research and demonstration; the​
306306 9.22development or expansion of food hubs and​
307307 9.23other alternative community-based food​
308308 9.24distribution systems; enhancing renewable​
309309 9.25energy infrastructure and use; crop research,​
310310 9.26including basic and applied turf seed research;​
311311 9.27Farm Business Management tuition assistance;​
312312 9.28and good agricultural practices and good​
313313 9.29handling practices certification assistance. The​
314314 9.30commissioner may use up to 6.5 percent of​
315315 9.31this appropriation for costs incurred to​
316316 9.32administer the program.​
317317 9.33Of the amount appropriated for the agricultural​
318318 9.34growth, research, and innovation program​
319319 9.35under Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.12:​
320320 9​Section 1.​
321321 REVISOR SS/NS 25-05180​03/21/25 ​ 10.1(1) $1,000,000 the second year is for​
322322 10.2distribution in equal amounts to each of the​
323323 10.3state's county fairs to preserve and promote​
324324 10.4Minnesota agriculture;​
325325 10.5(2) $5,750,000 the second year is for incentive​
326326 10.6payments under Minnesota Statutes, sections​
327327 10.741A.16, 41A.17, 41A.18, and 41A.20.​
328328 10.8Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section​
329329 10.916A.28, this appropriation is available until​
330330 10.10June 30, 2027. If this appropriation exceeds​
331331 10.11the total amount for which all producers are​
332332 10.12eligible in a fiscal year, the balance of the​
333333 10.13appropriation is available for other purposes​
334334 10.14under this paragraph. The base under this​
335335 10.15clause is $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 and​
336336 10.16each year thereafter;​
337337 10.17(3) $3,375,000 the second year is for grants​
338338 10.18that enable retail petroleum dispensers, fuel​
339339 10.19storage tanks, and other equipment to dispense​
340340 10.20biofuels to the public in accordance with the​
341341 10.21biofuel replacement goals established under​
342342 10.22Minnesota Statutes, section 239.7911. A retail​
343343 10.23petroleum dispenser selling petroleum for use​
344344 10.24in spark ignition engines for vehicle model​
345345 10.25years after 2000 is eligible for grant money​
346346 10.26under this clause if the retail petroleum​
347347 10.27dispenser has no more than ten retail​
348348 10.28petroleum dispensing sites and each site is​
349349 10.29located in Minnesota. The grant money must​
350350 10.30be used to replace or upgrade equipment that​
351351 10.31does not have the ability to be certified for​
352352 10.32E25. A grant award must not exceed 65​
353353 10.33percent of the cost of the appropriate​
354354 10.34technology. A grant award must not exceed​
355355 10.35$200,000 per station. The commissioner must​
356356 10​Section 1.​
357357 REVISOR SS/NS 25-05180​03/21/25 ​ 11.1cooperate with biofuel stakeholders in the​
358358 11.2implementation of the grant program. The​
359359 11.3commissioner, in cooperation with any​
360360 11.4economic or community development​
361361 11.5financial institution and any other entity with​
362362 11.6which the commissioner contracts, must​
363363 11.7submit a report on the biofuels infrastructure​
364364 11.8financial assistance program by January 15 of​
365365 11.9each year to the chairs and ranking minority​
366366 11.10members of the legislative committees and​
367367 11.11divisions with jurisdiction over agriculture​
368368 11.12policy and finance. The annual report must​
369369 11.13include but not be limited to a summary of the​
370370 11.14following metrics: (i) the number and types​
371371 11.15of projects financed; (ii) the amount of money​
372372 11.16leveraged or matched per project; (iii) the​
373373 11.17geographic distribution of financed projects;​
374374 11.18(iv) any market expansion associated with​
375375 11.19upgraded infrastructure; (v) the demographics​
376376 11.20of the areas served; (vi) the costs of the​
377377 11.21program; and (vii) the number of grants to​
378378 11.22minority-owned or female-owned businesses.​
379379 11.23The base under this clause is $3,000,000 for​
380380 11.24fiscal year 2026 and each year thereafter;​
381381 11.25(4) $1,250,000 the second year is for grants​
382382 11.26to facilitate the start-up, modernization, or​
383383 11.27expansion of meat, poultry, egg, and milk​
384384 11.28processing facilities. A grant award under this​
385385 11.29clause must not exceed $200,000. Any​
386386 11.30unencumbered balance at the end of the second​
387387 11.31year does not cancel until June 30, 2027, and​
388388 11.32may be used for other purposes under this​
389389 11.33paragraph. The base under this clause is​
390390 11.34$250,000 in fiscal year 2026 and each year​
391391 11.35thereafter;​
392392 11​Section 1.​
393393 REVISOR SS/NS 25-05180​03/21/25 ​ 12.1(5) $1,275,000 $5,275,000 the second year is​
394394 12.2for providing more fruits, vegetables, meat,​
395395 12.3poultry, grain, and dairy for children in school​
396396 12.4and early childhood education settings,​
397397 12.5including, at the commissioner's discretion,​
398398 12.6providing grants to reimburse schools and​
399399 12.7early childhood education and child care​
400400 12.8providers for purchasing equipment and​
401401 12.9agricultural products. Organizations must​
402402 12.10participate in the National School Lunch​
403403 12.11Program or the Child and Adult Care Food​
404404 12.12Program to be eligible. To be eligible for​
405405 12.13grants under this clause, organizations must:​
406406 12.14(i) participate in the National School Lunch​
407407 12.15Program or the Child and Adult Care Food​
408408 12.16Program; (ii) source at least 70 percent of food​
409409 12.17from within the geographic boundaries of​
410410 12.18Minnesota; and (iii) source at least 70 percent​
411411 12.19of food from farmers with limited market​
412412 12.20access, as defined by Minnesota Statutes,​
413413 12.21section 17.133, subdivision 1, paragraph (e).​
414414 12.22Of the amount appropriated, $150,000 is for​
415415 12.23a statewide coordinator of farm-to-institution​
416416 12.24strategy and programming. The coordinator​
417417 12.25must consult with relevant stakeholders and​
418418 12.26provide technical assistance and training for​
419419 12.27participating farmers and eligible grant​
420420 12.28recipients. The appropriation under this clause​
421421 12.29is available until June 30, 2027. The base​
422422 12.30under this clause is $1,294,000 in fiscal year​
423423 12.312026 and each year thereafter;​
424424 12.32(6) $4,000,000 the second year is for Dairy​
425425 12.33Assistance, Investment, Relief Initiative​
426426 12.34(DAIRI) grants and other forms of financial​
427427 12.35assistance to Minnesota dairy farms that enroll​
428428 12.36in coverage under a federal dairy risk​
429429 12​Section 1.​
430430 REVISOR SS/NS 25-05180​03/21/25 ​ 13.1protection program and produced no more​
431431 13.2than 16,000,000 pounds of milk in 2022. The​
432432 13.3commissioner must make DAIRI payments​
433433 13.4based on the amount of milk produced in​
434434 13.52022, up to 5,000,000 pounds per participating​
435435 13.6farm, at a rate determined by the commissioner​
436436 13.7within the limits of available funding. Any​
437437 13.8unencumbered balance on June 30, 2026, may​
438438 13.9be used for other purposes under this​
439439 13.10paragraph. The allocation in this clause is​
440440 13.11onetime;​
441441 13.12(7) (6) $2,000,000 the second year is for urban​
442442 13.13youth agricultural education or urban​
443443 13.14agriculture community development;​
444444 13.15(8) (7) $1,000,000 the second year is for the​
445445 13.16good food access program under Minnesota​
446446 13.17Statutes, section 17.1017; and​
447447 13.18(9) (8) $225,000 the second year is for the​
448448 13.19protecting livestock grant program for​
449449 13.20producers to support the installation of​
450450 13.21measures to prevent the transmission of avian​
451451 13.22influenza. For the appropriation in this​
452452 13.23paragraph, a grant applicant must document​
453453 13.24a cost-share of 20 percent. An applicant's​
454454 13.25cost-share amount may be reduced up to​
455455 13.26$2,000 to cover time and labor costs.​
456456 13.27Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section​
457457 13.2816B.98, subdivision 14, the commissioner may​
458458 13.29use up to 6.5 percent of this appropriation for​
459459 13.30administrative costs. This appropriation is​
460460 13.31available until June 30, 2027. This is a onetime​
461461 13.32appropriation. Notwithstanding Minnesota​
462462 13.33Statutes, section 16A.28, this appropriation​
463463 13.34does not cancel at the end of the second year​
464464 13.35and is available until June 30, 2027.​
465465 13​Section 1.​
466466 REVISOR SS/NS 25-05180​03/21/25 ​ 14.1Appropriations encumbered under contract on​
467467 14.2or before June 30, 2027, for agricultural​
468468 14.3growth, research, and innovation grants are​
469469 14.4available until June 30, 2030.​
470470 14.5(e) The base for the agricultural growth,​
471471 14.6research, and innovation program is​
472472 14.7$17,582,000 in fiscal year 2026 and each year​
473473 14.8thereafter and includes $200,000 each year for​
474474 14.9cooperative development grants.​
475475 14.10 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.​
476476 14​Section 1.​
477477 REVISOR SS/NS 25-05180​03/21/25 ​