Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota House Bill HF3124 Compare Versions

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11 1.1 A bill for an act​
22 1.2 relating to agriculture; appropriating money for heritage oilseeds and grains.​
33 1.3BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
44 1.4 Section 1. APPROPRIATION; HERITAGE OILSEEDS AND GRAINS.​
55 1.5 $500,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner​
66 1.6of agriculture for transfer to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to evaluate,​
77 1.7propagate, and maintain the genetic diversity of oilseeds, grains, grasses, legumes, and other​
88 1.8plants including flax, timothy, barley, rye, triticale, alfalfa, orchard grass, clover, and other​
99 1.9species and varieties that were in commercial distribution and use in Minnesota prior to​
1010 1.101970, excluding wild rice. This money must also be used to protect traditional seeds brought​
1111 1.11to Minnesota by immigrant communities. This appropriation includes funding for associated​
1212 1.12extension and outreach to small farmers and farmers who are Black, Indigenous, and People​
1313 1.13of Color.​
1414 1​Section 1.​
1515 REVISOR BD/DG 25-05372​04/02/25 ​
1616 State of Minnesota​
1717 This Document can be made available​
1818 in alternative formats upon request​
1919 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES​
2020 H. F. No. 3124​
2121 NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
2222 Authored by Vang​04/07/2025​
2323 The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Finance and Policy​