Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota House Bill HF653 Compare Versions

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1	1	1.1 A bill for an act
2	2	1.2 relating to agriculture; transferring money into the agriculture research, education,
3	3	1.3 extension, and technology transfer (AGREETT) account; appropriating money for
4	4	1.4 the agriculture research, education, extension, and technology transfer grant
5	5	1.5 program and farm business management challenge grants; requiring reports.
6	6	1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
7	7	1.7 Section 1. TRANSFER; AGRICULTURE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, EXTENSION,
8	8	1.8AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER GRANT PROGRAM.
9	9	1.9 $11,102,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $11,102,000 in fiscal year 2027 are transferred from
10	10	1.10the general fund to the agriculture research, education, extension, and technology transfer
11	11	1.11(AGREETT) account in the agricultural fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.14,
12	12	1.12subdivision 3. The base for this transfer is $11,102,000 in fiscal year 2028 and each year
13	13	1.13thereafter.
14	14	1.14 Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION; AGRICULTURE RESEARCH, EDUCATION,
15	15	1.15EXTENSION, AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER GRANT PROGRAM.
16	16	1.16 (a) $11,102,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $11,102,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated
17	17	1.17from the agriculture research, education, extension, and technology transfer (AGREETT)
18	18	1.18account in the agricultural fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.14, subdivision 3,
19	19	1.19to the commissioner of agriculture for the AGREETT grant program under Minnesota
20	20	1.20Statutes, section 41A.14. To the extent practicable, money expended under Minnesota
21	21	1.21Statutes, section 41A.14, subdivision 1, clauses (1) and (2), must supplement and not supplant
22	22	1.22existing sources and levels of funding. The commissioner of agriculture may use up to one
23	23	1Sec. 2.
24	24	REVISOR BD/EN 25-0264501/28/25
25	25	State of Minnesota
26	26	This Document can be made available
27	27	in alternative formats upon request
28	28	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
29	29	H. F. No. 653
30	30	NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
31	31	Authored by Nelson; Anderson, P. H., and Frederick02/13/2025
32	32	The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Finance and Policy 2.1percent of this appropriation for costs incurred to administer the program. Of the amount
33	33	2.2appropriated for the AGREETT grant program under Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.14:
34	34	2.3 (1) $600,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $600,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for the Minnesota
35	35	2.4Agricultural Experiment Station's agriculture rapid response fund under Minnesota Statutes,
36	36	2.5section 41A.14, subdivision 1, clause (2);
37	37	2.6 (2) up to $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 and up to $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for
38	38	2.7research on avian influenza, salmonella, and other turkey-related diseases and disease
39	39	2.8prevention measures;
40	40	2.9 (3) $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for grants to
41	41	2.10the Minnesota Agriculture Education Leadership Council (MAELC) to enhance agricultural
42	42	2.11education with priority given to farm business management challenge grants. In awarding
43	43	2.12grants, the MAELC shall prioritize funding for faculty with expertise in farm transition
44	44	2.13planning, rural mental health, and growing specialty crops in urban areas;
45	45	2.14 (4) $350,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $350,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for potato breeding;
46	46	2.15 (5) $802,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $802,000 in fiscal year 2027 are to fund the Forever
47	47	2.16Green Initiative and protect the state's natural resources while increasing the efficiency,
48	48	2.17profitability, and productivity of Minnesota farmers by incorporating perennial and
49	49	2.18winter-annual crops into existing agricultural practices. The base for the allocation under
50	50	2.19this clause is $802,000 in fiscal year 2028 and each year thereafter. By February 1 each
51	51	2.20year, the dean of the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences at the
52	52	2.21University of Minnesota must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members
53	53	2.22of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over agriculture finance and policy and higher
54	54	2.23education detailing uses of the funds in this clause, including administrative costs, and the
55	55	2.24achievements these funds contributed to;
56	56	2.25 (6) $200,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $200,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for research on
57	57	2.26natural stands of wild rice; and
58	58	2.27 (7) $250,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $250,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for the cultivated
59	59	2.28wild rice forward selection project at the North Central Research and Outreach Center,
60	60	2.29including a tenure track or research associate plant scientist.
61	61	2.30 (b) The base for this appropriation is $11,102,000 in fiscal year 2028 and each year
62	62	2.31thereafter.
63	63	2Sec. 2.
64	64	REVISOR BD/EN 25-0264501/28/25