| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to agriculture; requiring reports; appropriating money for agriculture-related |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 business assistance. |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS; BUSINESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS. |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 (a) $200,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $200,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7the general fund to the commissioner of agriculture for grants to GreenSeam for assistance |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8to agriculture-related businesses to support business retention and development, business |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9creation and attraction, talent development and attraction, and regional branding and |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10promotion. These are onetime appropriations. |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11 (b) No later than December 1, 2026, and December 1, 2027, GreenSeam must report to |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13over agriculture and rural development with information on new and existing businesses |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14supported, new jobs developed in the region, new educational partnerships and programs |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15supported, and regional branding and promotional efforts. |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 17 | 17 | | 25-02218 as introduced01/17/25 REVISOR BD/NS |
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| 18 | 18 | | SENATE |
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| 19 | 19 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 20 | 20 | | S.F. No. 1121NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 21 | 21 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: FRENTZ, Draheim, Dahms, Putnam and Dornink) |
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| 22 | 22 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 23 | 23 | | Introduction and first reading02/06/2025 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Referred to Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development |
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