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