Legislative Session number- 84

Bill Name: SF2244

Relating to agriculture; establishing a permanent program of grants for research
in soil fertility and fertilizer use, specifying certain research requirements;
imposing a refundable fee per ton of fertilizer sold or distributed in the state
to support the research program, creating the soil fertility and fertilizer
management account in the agricultural fund for deposit of fee receipts and
appropriating money in the fund to the commissioner of agriculture for the
research program; requiring and providing for creation of the fertilizer
research council for persons involved in the manufacture, distribution, sale and
application of fertilizer upon the filing of a petition with the commissioner
requesting creation of the council, specifying certain petition signature and
council membership and election requirements, requiring the commissioner to
appoint a nominating committee; requiring the council to receive and review
applications for research projects for funding determination purposes, requiring
a certain percentage of the money spent on research grants annually to be
awarded to the university of Minnesota or the Minnesota extension service,
requiring council monitoring of funded projects
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