1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to agriculture; expanding appropriation for the farm to school and early |
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3 | 3 | | 1.3 care program; modifying eligibility for the farm to school and early care program; |
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4 | 4 | | 1.4 amending Laws 2023, chapter 43, article 1, section 2, subdivision 4, as amended. |
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5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. Laws 2023, chapter 43, article 1, section 2, subdivision 4, as amended by Laws |
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7 | 7 | | 1.72024, chapter 126, article 1, section 1, subdivision 4, is amended to read: |
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8 | 8 | | 38,159,000 |
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9 | 9 | | 34,034,000 |
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10 | 10 | | 1.8Subd. 4.Agriculture, Bioenergy, and Bioproduct |
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11 | 11 | | 1.9Advancement |
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12 | 12 | | 1.10(a) $10,702,000 the first year and $10,702,000 |
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13 | 13 | | 1.11the second year are for the agriculture |
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14 | 14 | | 1.12research, education, extension, and technology |
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15 | 15 | | 1.13transfer program under Minnesota Statutes, |
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16 | 16 | | 1.14section 41A.14. Except as provided below, |
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17 | 17 | | 1.15the appropriation each year is for transfer to |
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18 | 18 | | 1.16the agriculture research, education, extension, |
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19 | 19 | | 1.17and technology transfer account under |
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20 | 20 | | 1.18Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.14, |
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21 | 21 | | 1.19subdivision 3, and the commissioner shall |
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22 | 22 | | 1.20transfer funds each year to the Board of |
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23 | 23 | | 1.21Regents of the University of Minnesota for |
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24 | 24 | | 1.22purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section |
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25 | 25 | | 1.2341A.14. To the extent practicable, money |
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26 | 26 | | 1.24expended under Minnesota Statutes, section |
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27 | 27 | | 1Section 1. |
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28 | 28 | | REVISOR SS/NS 25-0518003/21/25 |
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29 | 29 | | State of Minnesota |
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30 | 30 | | This Document can be made available |
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31 | 31 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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32 | 32 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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33 | 33 | | H. F. No. 2785 |
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34 | 34 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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35 | 35 | | Authored by Vang03/24/2025 |
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36 | 36 | | 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), |
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37 | 37 | | 2.2must supplement and not supplant existing |
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38 | 38 | | 2.3sources and levels of funding. The |
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39 | 39 | | 2.4commissioner may use up to one percent of |
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40 | 40 | | 2.5this appropriation for costs incurred to |
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41 | 41 | | 2.6administer the program. |
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42 | 42 | | 2.7Of the amount appropriated for the agriculture |
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43 | 43 | | 2.8research, education, extension, and technology |
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44 | 44 | | 2.9transfer grant program under Minnesota |
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45 | 45 | | 2.10Statutes, section 41A.14: |
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46 | 46 | | 2.11(1) $600,000 the first year and $600,000 the |
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47 | 47 | | 2.12second year are for the Minnesota Agricultural |
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48 | 48 | | 2.13Experiment Station's agriculture rapid |
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49 | 49 | | 2.14response fund under Minnesota Statutes, |
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50 | 50 | | 2.15section 41A.14, subdivision 1, clause (2); |
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51 | 51 | | 2.16(2) up to $1,000,000 the first year and up to |
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52 | 52 | | 2.17$1,000,000 the second year are for research |
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53 | 53 | | 2.18on avian influenza, salmonella, and other |
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54 | 54 | | 2.19turkey-related diseases and disease prevention |
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55 | 55 | | 2.20measures; |
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56 | 56 | | 2.21(3) $2,250,000 the first year and $2,250,000 |
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57 | 57 | | 2.22the second year are for grants to the Minnesota |
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58 | 58 | | 2.23Agricultural Education Leadership Council to |
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59 | 59 | | 2.24enhance agricultural education with priority |
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60 | 60 | | 2.25given to Farm Business Management |
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61 | 61 | | 2.26challenge grants; |
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62 | 62 | | 2.27(4) $450,000 the first year is for the cultivated |
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63 | 63 | | 2.28wild rice breeding project at the North Central |
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64 | 64 | | 2.29Research and Outreach Center to include a |
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65 | 65 | | 2.30tenure track/research associate plant breeder; |
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66 | 66 | | 2.31(5) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the |
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67 | 67 | | 2.32second year are for potato breeding; |
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68 | 68 | | 2.33(6) $802,000 the first year and $802,000 the |
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69 | 69 | | 2.34second year are to fund the Forever Green |
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70 | 70 | | 2Section 1. |
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71 | 71 | | REVISOR SS/NS 25-0518003/21/25 3.1Initiative and protect the state's natural |
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72 | 72 | | 3.2resources while increasing the efficiency, |
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73 | 73 | | 3.3profitability, and productivity of Minnesota |
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74 | 74 | | 3.4farmers by incorporating perennial and |
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75 | 75 | | 3.5winter-annual crops into existing agricultural |
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76 | 76 | | 3.6practices. The base for the allocation under |
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77 | 77 | | 3.7this clause is $802,000 in fiscal year 2026 and |
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78 | 78 | | 3.8each year thereafter. By February 1 each year, |
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79 | 79 | | 3.9the dean of the College of Food, Agricultural |
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80 | 80 | | 3.10and Natural Resource Sciences must submit |
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81 | 81 | | 3.11a report to the chairs and ranking minority |
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82 | 82 | | 3.12members of the legislative committees with |
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83 | 83 | | 3.13jurisdiction over agriculture finance and policy |
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84 | 84 | | 3.14and higher education detailing uses of the |
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85 | 85 | | 3.15funds in this paragraph, including |
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86 | 86 | | 3.16administrative costs, and the achievements |
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87 | 87 | | 3.17these funds contributed to; |
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88 | 88 | | 3.18(7) $350,000 each year is for farm-scale winter |
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89 | 89 | | 3.19greenhouse research and development |
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90 | 90 | | 3.20coordinated by University of Minnesota |
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91 | 91 | | 3.21Extension Regional Sustainable Development |
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92 | 92 | | 3.22Partnerships. The allocation in this clause is |
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93 | 93 | | 3.23onetime; |
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94 | 94 | | 3.24(8) $200,000 the second year is for research |
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95 | 95 | | 3.25on natural stands of wild rice; and |
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96 | 96 | | 3.26(9) $250,000 the second year is for the |
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97 | 97 | | 3.27cultivated wild rice forward selection project |
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98 | 98 | | 3.28at the North Central Research and Outreach |
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99 | 99 | | 3.29Center, including a tenure track or research |
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100 | 100 | | 3.30associate plant scientist. |
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101 | 101 | | 3.31(b) The base for the agriculture research, |
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102 | 102 | | 3.32education, extension, and technology transfer |
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103 | 103 | | 3.33program is $10,352,000 in fiscal year 2026 |
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104 | 104 | | 3.34and $10,352,000 in fiscal year 2027. |
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105 | 105 | | 3Section 1. |
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106 | 106 | | REVISOR SS/NS 25-0518003/21/25 4.1(c) $23,332,000 the first year is for the |
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107 | 107 | | 4.2agricultural growth, research, and innovation |
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108 | 108 | | 4.3program under Minnesota Statutes, section |
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109 | 109 | | 4.441A.12. Except as provided below, the |
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110 | 110 | | 4.5commissioner may allocate this appropriation |
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111 | 111 | | 4.6among the following areas: facilitating the |
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112 | 112 | | 4.7start-up, modernization, improvement, or |
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113 | 113 | | 4.8expansion of livestock operations, including |
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114 | 114 | | 4.9beginning and transitioning livestock |
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115 | 115 | | 4.10operations with preference given to robotic |
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116 | 116 | | 4.11dairy-milking equipment; assisting |
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117 | 117 | | 4.12value-added agricultural businesses to begin |
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118 | 118 | | 4.13or expand, to access new markets, or to |
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119 | 119 | | 4.14diversify, including aquaponics systems, with |
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120 | 120 | | 4.15preference given to hemp fiber processing |
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121 | 121 | | 4.16equipment; facilitating the start-up, |
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122 | 122 | | 4.17modernization, or expansion of other |
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123 | 123 | | 4.18beginning and transitioning farms, including |
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124 | 124 | | 4.19by providing loans under Minnesota Statutes, |
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125 | 125 | | 4.20section 41B.056; sustainable agriculture |
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126 | 126 | | 4.21on-farm research and demonstration; the |
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127 | 127 | | 4.22development or expansion of food hubs and |
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128 | 128 | | 4.23other alternative community-based food |
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129 | 129 | | 4.24distribution systems; enhancing renewable |
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130 | 130 | | 4.25energy infrastructure and use; crop research, |
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131 | 131 | | 4.26including basic and applied turf seed research; |
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132 | 132 | | 4.27Farm Business Management tuition assistance; |
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133 | 133 | | 4.28and good agricultural practices and good |
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134 | 134 | | 4.29handling practices certification assistance. The |
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135 | 135 | | 4.30commissioner may use up to 6.5 percent of |
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136 | 136 | | 4.31this appropriation for costs incurred to |
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137 | 137 | | 4.32administer the program. |
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138 | 138 | | 4.33Of the amount appropriated for the agricultural |
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139 | 139 | | 4.34growth, research, and innovation program |
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140 | 140 | | 4.35under Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.12: |
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141 | 141 | | 4Section 1. |
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142 | 142 | | REVISOR SS/NS 25-0518003/21/25 5.1(1) $1,000,000 the first year is for distribution |
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143 | 143 | | 5.2in equal amounts to each of the state's county |
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144 | 144 | | 5.3fairs to preserve and promote Minnesota |
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145 | 145 | | 5.4agriculture; |
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146 | 146 | | 5.5(2) $5,750,000 the first year is for incentive |
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147 | 147 | | 5.6payments under Minnesota Statutes, sections |
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148 | 148 | | 5.741A.16, 41A.17, 41A.18, and 41A.20. |
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149 | 149 | | 5.8Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section |
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150 | 150 | | 5.916A.28, the first year appropriation is |
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151 | 151 | | 5.10available until June 30, 2025. If this |
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152 | 152 | | 5.11appropriation exceeds the total amount for |
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153 | 153 | | 5.12which all producers are eligible in a fiscal |
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154 | 154 | | 5.13year, the balance of the appropriation is |
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155 | 155 | | 5.14available for other purposes under this |
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156 | 156 | | 5.15paragraph; |
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157 | 157 | | 5.16(3) $3,375,000 the first year is for grants that |
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158 | 158 | | 5.17enable retail petroleum dispensers, fuel storage |
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159 | 159 | | 5.18tanks, and other equipment to dispense |
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160 | 160 | | 5.19biofuels to the public in accordance with the |
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161 | 161 | | 5.20biofuel replacement goals established under |
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162 | 162 | | 5.21Minnesota Statutes, section 239.7911. A retail |
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163 | 163 | | 5.22petroleum dispenser selling petroleum for use |
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164 | 164 | | 5.23in spark ignition engines for vehicle model |
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165 | 165 | | 5.24years after 2000 is eligible for grant money |
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166 | 166 | | 5.25under this clause if the retail petroleum |
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167 | 167 | | 5.26dispenser has no more than 10 retail petroleum |
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168 | 168 | | 5.27dispensing sites and each site is located in |
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169 | 169 | | 5.28Minnesota. The grant money must be used to |
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170 | 170 | | 5.29replace or upgrade equipment that does not |
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171 | 171 | | 5.30have the ability to be certified for E25. A grant |
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172 | 172 | | 5.31award must not exceed 65 percent of the cost |
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173 | 173 | | 5.32of the appropriate technology. A grant award |
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174 | 174 | | 5.33must not exceed $200,000 per station. The |
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175 | 175 | | 5.34commissioner must cooperate with biofuel |
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176 | 176 | | 5.35stakeholders in the implementation of the grant |
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177 | 177 | | 5Section 1. |
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178 | 178 | | REVISOR SS/NS 25-0518003/21/25 6.1program. The commissioner, in cooperation |
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179 | 179 | | 6.2with any economic or community development |
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180 | 180 | | 6.3financial institution and any other entity with |
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181 | 181 | | 6.4which the commissioner contracts, must |
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182 | 182 | | 6.5submit a report on the biofuels infrastructure |
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183 | 183 | | 6.6financial assistance program by January 15 of |
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184 | 184 | | 6.7each year to the chairs and ranking minority |
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185 | 185 | | 6.8members of the legislative committees and |
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186 | 186 | | 6.9divisions with jurisdiction over agriculture |
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187 | 187 | | 6.10policy and finance. The annual report must |
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188 | 188 | | 6.11include but not be limited to a summary of the |
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189 | 189 | | 6.12following metrics: (i) the number and types |
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190 | 190 | | 6.13of projects financed; (ii) the amount of dollars |
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191 | 191 | | 6.14leveraged or matched per project; (iii) the |
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192 | 192 | | 6.15geographic distribution of financed projects; |
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193 | 193 | | 6.16(iv) any market expansion associated with |
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194 | 194 | | 6.17upgraded infrastructure; (v) the demographics |
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195 | 195 | | 6.18of the areas served; (vi) the costs of the |
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196 | 196 | | 6.19program; and (vii) the number of grants to |
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197 | 197 | | 6.20minority-owned or female-owned businesses; |
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198 | 198 | | 6.21(4) $1,250,000 the first year is for grants to |
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199 | 199 | | 6.22facilitate the start-up, modernization, or |
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200 | 200 | | 6.23expansion of meat, poultry, egg, and milk |
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201 | 201 | | 6.24processing facilities. A grant award under this |
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202 | 202 | | 6.25clause must not exceed $200,000. Any |
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203 | 203 | | 6.26unencumbered balance at the end of the second |
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204 | 204 | | 6.27year does not cancel until June 30, 2026, and |
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205 | 205 | | 6.28may be used for other purposes under this |
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206 | 206 | | 6.29paragraph; |
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207 | 207 | | 6.30(5) $1,150,000 the first year is for providing |
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208 | 208 | | 6.31more fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry, grain, |
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209 | 209 | | 6.32and dairy for children in school and early |
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210 | 210 | | 6.33childhood education settings, including, at the |
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211 | 211 | | 6.34commissioner's discretion, providing grants |
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212 | 212 | | 6.35to reimburse schools and early childhood |
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213 | 213 | | 6Section 1. |
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214 | 214 | | REVISOR SS/NS 25-0518003/21/25 7.1education and child care providers for |
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215 | 215 | | 7.2purchasing equipment and agricultural |
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216 | 216 | | 7.3products. Organizations must participate in |
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217 | 217 | | 7.4the National School Lunch Program or the |
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218 | 218 | | 7.5Child and Adult Care Food Program to be |
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219 | 219 | | 7.6eligible. Of the amount appropriated, $150,000 |
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220 | 220 | | 7.7is for a statewide coordinator of |
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221 | 221 | | 7.8farm-to-institution strategy and programming. |
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222 | 222 | | 7.9The coordinator must consult with relevant |
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223 | 223 | | 7.10stakeholders and provide technical assistance |
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224 | 224 | | 7.11and training for participating farmers and |
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225 | 225 | | 7.12eligible grant recipients; |
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226 | 226 | | 7.13(6) $2,000,000 the first year is for urban youth |
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227 | 227 | | 7.14agricultural education or urban agriculture |
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228 | 228 | | 7.15community development; |
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229 | 229 | | 7.16(7) $1,000,000 the first year is for the good |
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230 | 230 | | 7.17food access program under Minnesota |
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231 | 231 | | 7.18Statutes, section 17.1017; and |
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232 | 232 | | 7.19(8) $225,000 the first year is to provide grants |
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233 | 233 | | 7.20to secondary career and technical education |
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234 | 234 | | 7.21programs for the purpose of offering |
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235 | 235 | | 7.22instruction in meat cutting and butchery. |
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236 | 236 | | 7.23Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section |
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237 | 237 | | 7.2416B.98, subdivision 14, the commissioner may |
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238 | 238 | | 7.25use up to 6.5 percent of this appropriation for |
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239 | 239 | | 7.26administrative costs. This is a onetime |
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240 | 240 | | 7.27appropriation. Grants may be used for costs, |
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241 | 241 | | 7.28including but not limited to: |
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242 | 242 | | 7.29(i) equipment required for a meat cutting |
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243 | 243 | | 7.30program; |
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244 | 244 | | 7.31(ii) facility renovation to accommodate meat |
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245 | 245 | | 7.32cutting; and |
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246 | 246 | | 7.33(iii) training faculty to teach the fundamentals |
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247 | 247 | | 7.34of meat processing. |
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248 | 248 | | 7Section 1. |
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249 | 249 | | REVISOR SS/NS 25-0518003/21/25 8.1A grant recipient may be awarded a grant of |
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250 | 250 | | 8.2up to $75,000 and may use up to ten percent |
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251 | 251 | | 8.3of the grant for faculty training. Priority may |
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252 | 252 | | 8.4be given to applicants who are coordinating |
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253 | 253 | | 8.5with meat cutting and butchery programs at |
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254 | 254 | | 8.6Minnesota State Colleges and Universities |
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255 | 255 | | 8.7institutions or with local industry partners. |
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256 | 256 | | 8.8By January 15, 2025, the commissioner must |
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257 | 257 | | 8.9report to the chairs and ranking minority |
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258 | 258 | | 8.10members of the legislative committees with |
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259 | 259 | | 8.11jurisdiction over agriculture finance and |
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260 | 260 | | 8.12education finance by listing the grants made |
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261 | 261 | | 8.13under this paragraph by county and noting the |
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262 | 262 | | 8.14number and amount of grant requests not |
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263 | 263 | | 8.15fulfilled. The report may include additional |
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264 | 264 | | 8.16information as determined by the |
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265 | 265 | | 8.17commissioner, including but not limited to |
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266 | 266 | | 8.18information regarding the outcomes produced |
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267 | 267 | | 8.19by these grants. If additional grants are |
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268 | 268 | | 8.20awarded under this paragraph that were not |
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269 | 269 | | 8.21covered in the report due by January 15, 2025, |
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270 | 270 | | 8.22the commissioner must submit an additional |
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271 | 271 | | 8.23report to the chairs and ranking minority |
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272 | 272 | | 8.24members of the legislative committees with |
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273 | 273 | | 8.25jurisdiction over agriculture finance and |
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274 | 274 | | 8.26education finance regarding all grants issued |
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275 | 275 | | 8.27under this paragraph by November 1, 2025. |
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276 | 276 | | 8.28Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section |
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277 | 277 | | 8.2916A.28, any unencumbered balance does not |
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278 | 278 | | 8.30cancel at the end of the first year and is |
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279 | 279 | | 8.31available for the second year, and |
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280 | 280 | | 8.32appropriations encumbered under contract on |
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281 | 281 | | 8.33or before June 30, 2025, for agricultural |
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282 | 282 | | 8.34growth, research, and innovation grants are |
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283 | 283 | | 8.35available until June 30, 2028. |
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284 | 284 | | 8Section 1. |
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285 | 285 | | REVISOR SS/NS 25-0518003/21/25 9.1(d) $27,457,000 the second year is for the |
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286 | 286 | | 9.2agricultural growth, research, and innovation |
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287 | 287 | | 9.3program under Minnesota Statutes, section |
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288 | 288 | | 9.441A.12. Except as provided below, the |
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289 | 289 | | 9.5commissioner may allocate this appropriation |
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290 | 290 | | 9.6among the following areas: facilitating the |
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291 | 291 | | 9.7start-up, modernization, improvement, or |
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292 | 292 | | 9.8expansion of livestock operations, including |
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293 | 293 | | 9.9beginning and transitioning livestock |
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294 | 294 | | 9.10operations with preference given to robotic |
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295 | 295 | | 9.11dairy-milking equipment; assisting |
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296 | 296 | | 9.12value-added agricultural businesses to begin |
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297 | 297 | | 9.13or expand, to access new markets, or to |
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298 | 298 | | 9.14diversify, including aquaponics systems, with |
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299 | 299 | | 9.15preference given to hemp fiber processing |
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300 | 300 | | 9.16equipment; facilitating the start-up, |
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301 | 301 | | 9.17modernization, or expansion of other |
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302 | 302 | | 9.18beginning and transitioning farms, including |
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303 | 303 | | 9.19by providing loans under Minnesota Statutes, |
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304 | 304 | | 9.20section 41B.056; sustainable agriculture |
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305 | 305 | | 9.21on-farm research and demonstration; the |
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306 | 306 | | 9.22development or expansion of food hubs and |
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307 | 307 | | 9.23other alternative community-based food |
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308 | 308 | | 9.24distribution systems; enhancing renewable |
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309 | 309 | | 9.25energy infrastructure and use; crop research, |
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310 | 310 | | 9.26including basic and applied turf seed research; |
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311 | 311 | | 9.27Farm Business Management tuition assistance; |
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312 | 312 | | 9.28and good agricultural practices and good |
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313 | 313 | | 9.29handling practices certification assistance. The |
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314 | 314 | | 9.30commissioner may use up to 6.5 percent of |
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315 | 315 | | 9.31this appropriation for costs incurred to |
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316 | 316 | | 9.32administer the program. |
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317 | 317 | | 9.33Of the amount appropriated for the agricultural |
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318 | 318 | | 9.34growth, research, and innovation program |
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319 | 319 | | 9.35under Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.12: |
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320 | 320 | | 9Section 1. |
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321 | 321 | | REVISOR SS/NS 25-0518003/21/25 10.1(1) $1,000,000 the second year is for |
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322 | 322 | | 10.2distribution in equal amounts to each of the |
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323 | 323 | | 10.3state's county fairs to preserve and promote |
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324 | 324 | | 10.4Minnesota agriculture; |
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325 | 325 | | 10.5(2) $5,750,000 the second year is for incentive |
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326 | 326 | | 10.6payments under Minnesota Statutes, sections |
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327 | 327 | | 10.741A.16, 41A.17, 41A.18, and 41A.20. |
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328 | 328 | | 10.8Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section |
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329 | 329 | | 10.916A.28, this appropriation is available until |
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330 | 330 | | 10.10June 30, 2027. If this appropriation exceeds |
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331 | 331 | | 10.11the total amount for which all producers are |
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332 | 332 | | 10.12eligible in a fiscal year, the balance of the |
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333 | 333 | | 10.13appropriation is available for other purposes |
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334 | 334 | | 10.14under this paragraph. The base under this |
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335 | 335 | | 10.15clause is $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 and |
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336 | 336 | | 10.16each year thereafter; |
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337 | 337 | | 10.17(3) $3,375,000 the second year is for grants |
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338 | 338 | | 10.18that enable retail petroleum dispensers, fuel |
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339 | 339 | | 10.19storage tanks, and other equipment to dispense |
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340 | 340 | | 10.20biofuels to the public in accordance with the |
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341 | 341 | | 10.21biofuel replacement goals established under |
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342 | 342 | | 10.22Minnesota Statutes, section 239.7911. A retail |
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343 | 343 | | 10.23petroleum dispenser selling petroleum for use |
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344 | 344 | | 10.24in spark ignition engines for vehicle model |
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345 | 345 | | 10.25years after 2000 is eligible for grant money |
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346 | 346 | | 10.26under this clause if the retail petroleum |
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347 | 347 | | 10.27dispenser has no more than ten retail |
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348 | 348 | | 10.28petroleum dispensing sites and each site is |
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349 | 349 | | 10.29located in Minnesota. The grant money must |
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350 | 350 | | 10.30be used to replace or upgrade equipment that |
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351 | 351 | | 10.31does not have the ability to be certified for |
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352 | 352 | | 10.32E25. A grant award must not exceed 65 |
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353 | 353 | | 10.33percent of the cost of the appropriate |
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354 | 354 | | 10.34technology. A grant award must not exceed |
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355 | 355 | | 10.35$200,000 per station. The commissioner must |
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356 | 356 | | 10Section 1. |
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357 | 357 | | REVISOR SS/NS 25-0518003/21/25 11.1cooperate with biofuel stakeholders in the |
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358 | 358 | | 11.2implementation of the grant program. The |
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359 | 359 | | 11.3commissioner, in cooperation with any |
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360 | 360 | | 11.4economic or community development |
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361 | 361 | | 11.5financial institution and any other entity with |
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362 | 362 | | 11.6which the commissioner contracts, must |
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363 | 363 | | 11.7submit a report on the biofuels infrastructure |
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364 | 364 | | 11.8financial assistance program by January 15 of |
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365 | 365 | | 11.9each year to the chairs and ranking minority |
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366 | 366 | | 11.10members of the legislative committees and |
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367 | 367 | | 11.11divisions with jurisdiction over agriculture |
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368 | 368 | | 11.12policy and finance. The annual report must |
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369 | 369 | | 11.13include but not be limited to a summary of the |
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370 | 370 | | 11.14following metrics: (i) the number and types |
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371 | 371 | | 11.15of projects financed; (ii) the amount of money |
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372 | 372 | | 11.16leveraged or matched per project; (iii) the |
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373 | 373 | | 11.17geographic distribution of financed projects; |
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374 | 374 | | 11.18(iv) any market expansion associated with |
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375 | 375 | | 11.19upgraded infrastructure; (v) the demographics |
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376 | 376 | | 11.20of the areas served; (vi) the costs of the |
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377 | 377 | | 11.21program; and (vii) the number of grants to |
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378 | 378 | | 11.22minority-owned or female-owned businesses. |
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379 | 379 | | 11.23The base under this clause is $3,000,000 for |
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380 | 380 | | 11.24fiscal year 2026 and each year thereafter; |
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381 | 381 | | 11.25(4) $1,250,000 the second year is for grants |
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382 | 382 | | 11.26to facilitate the start-up, modernization, or |
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383 | 383 | | 11.27expansion of meat, poultry, egg, and milk |
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384 | 384 | | 11.28processing facilities. A grant award under this |
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385 | 385 | | 11.29clause must not exceed $200,000. Any |
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386 | 386 | | 11.30unencumbered balance at the end of the second |
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387 | 387 | | 11.31year does not cancel until June 30, 2027, and |
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388 | 388 | | 11.32may be used for other purposes under this |
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389 | 389 | | 11.33paragraph. The base under this clause is |
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390 | 390 | | 11.34$250,000 in fiscal year 2026 and each year |
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391 | 391 | | 11.35thereafter; |
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392 | 392 | | 11Section 1. |
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393 | 393 | | REVISOR SS/NS 25-0518003/21/25 12.1(5) $1,275,000 $5,275,000 the second year is |
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394 | 394 | | 12.2for providing more fruits, vegetables, meat, |
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395 | 395 | | 12.3poultry, grain, and dairy for children in school |
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396 | 396 | | 12.4and early childhood education settings, |
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397 | 397 | | 12.5including, at the commissioner's discretion, |
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398 | 398 | | 12.6providing grants to reimburse schools and |
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399 | 399 | | 12.7early childhood education and child care |
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400 | 400 | | 12.8providers for purchasing equipment and |
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401 | 401 | | 12.9agricultural products. Organizations must |
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402 | 402 | | 12.10participate in the National School Lunch |
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403 | 403 | | 12.11Program or the Child and Adult Care Food |
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404 | 404 | | 12.12Program to be eligible. To be eligible for |
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405 | 405 | | 12.13grants under this clause, organizations must: |
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406 | 406 | | 12.14(i) participate in the National School Lunch |
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407 | 407 | | 12.15Program or the Child and Adult Care Food |
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408 | 408 | | 12.16Program; (ii) source at least 70 percent of food |
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409 | 409 | | 12.17from within the geographic boundaries of |
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410 | 410 | | 12.18Minnesota; and (iii) source at least 70 percent |
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411 | 411 | | 12.19of food from farmers with limited market |
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412 | 412 | | 12.20access, as defined by Minnesota Statutes, |
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413 | 413 | | 12.21section 17.133, subdivision 1, paragraph (e). |
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414 | 414 | | 12.22Of the amount appropriated, $150,000 is for |
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415 | 415 | | 12.23a statewide coordinator of farm-to-institution |
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416 | 416 | | 12.24strategy and programming. The coordinator |
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417 | 417 | | 12.25must consult with relevant stakeholders and |
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418 | 418 | | 12.26provide technical assistance and training for |
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419 | 419 | | 12.27participating farmers and eligible grant |
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420 | 420 | | 12.28recipients. The appropriation under this clause |
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421 | 421 | | 12.29is available until June 30, 2027. The base |
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422 | 422 | | 12.30under this clause is $1,294,000 in fiscal year |
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423 | 423 | | 12.312026 and each year thereafter; |
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424 | 424 | | 12.32(6) $4,000,000 the second year is for Dairy |
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425 | 425 | | 12.33Assistance, Investment, Relief Initiative |
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426 | 426 | | 12.34(DAIRI) grants and other forms of financial |
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427 | 427 | | 12.35assistance to Minnesota dairy farms that enroll |
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428 | 428 | | 12.36in coverage under a federal dairy risk |
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429 | 429 | | 12Section 1. |
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430 | 430 | | REVISOR SS/NS 25-0518003/21/25 13.1protection program and produced no more |
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431 | 431 | | 13.2than 16,000,000 pounds of milk in 2022. The |
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432 | 432 | | 13.3commissioner must make DAIRI payments |
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433 | 433 | | 13.4based on the amount of milk produced in |
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434 | 434 | | 13.52022, up to 5,000,000 pounds per participating |
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435 | 435 | | 13.6farm, at a rate determined by the commissioner |
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436 | 436 | | 13.7within the limits of available funding. Any |
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437 | 437 | | 13.8unencumbered balance on June 30, 2026, may |
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438 | 438 | | 13.9be used for other purposes under this |
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439 | 439 | | 13.10paragraph. The allocation in this clause is |
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440 | 440 | | 13.11onetime; |
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441 | 441 | | 13.12(7) (6) $2,000,000 the second year is for urban |
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442 | 442 | | 13.13youth agricultural education or urban |
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443 | 443 | | 13.14agriculture community development; |
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444 | 444 | | 13.15(8) (7) $1,000,000 the second year is for the |
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445 | 445 | | 13.16good food access program under Minnesota |
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446 | 446 | | 13.17Statutes, section 17.1017; and |
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447 | 447 | | 13.18(9) (8) $225,000 the second year is for the |
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448 | 448 | | 13.19protecting livestock grant program for |
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449 | 449 | | 13.20producers to support the installation of |
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450 | 450 | | 13.21measures to prevent the transmission of avian |
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451 | 451 | | 13.22influenza. For the appropriation in this |
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452 | 452 | | 13.23paragraph, a grant applicant must document |
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453 | 453 | | 13.24a cost-share of 20 percent. An applicant's |
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454 | 454 | | 13.25cost-share amount may be reduced up to |
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455 | 455 | | 13.26$2,000 to cover time and labor costs. |
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456 | 456 | | 13.27Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section |
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457 | 457 | | 13.2816B.98, subdivision 14, the commissioner may |
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458 | 458 | | 13.29use up to 6.5 percent of this appropriation for |
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459 | 459 | | 13.30administrative costs. This appropriation is |
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460 | 460 | | 13.31available until June 30, 2027. This is a onetime |
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461 | 461 | | 13.32appropriation. Notwithstanding Minnesota |
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462 | 462 | | 13.33Statutes, section 16A.28, this appropriation |
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463 | 463 | | 13.34does not cancel at the end of the second year |
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464 | 464 | | 13.35and is available until June 30, 2027. |
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465 | 465 | | 13Section 1. |
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466 | 466 | | REVISOR SS/NS 25-0518003/21/25 14.1Appropriations encumbered under contract on |
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467 | 467 | | 14.2or before June 30, 2027, for agricultural |
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468 | 468 | | 14.3growth, research, and innovation grants are |
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469 | 469 | | 14.4available until June 30, 2030. |
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470 | 470 | | 14.5(e) The base for the agricultural growth, |
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471 | 471 | | 14.6research, and innovation program is |
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472 | 472 | | 14.7$17,582,000 in fiscal year 2026 and each year |
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473 | 473 | | 14.8thereafter and includes $200,000 each year for |
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474 | 474 | | 14.9cooperative development grants. |
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475 | 475 | | 14.10 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment. |
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476 | 476 | | 14Section 1. |
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477 | 477 | | REVISOR SS/NS 25-0518003/21/25 |
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