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HF 2516

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/08/2016 04:14pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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Introduction Posted on 01/29/2016

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A bill for an act
 relating to agriculture; establishing a tractor rollover protection pilot grant
program; appropriating nonstate money received by the commissioner of
agriculture; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 17.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [17.119] TRACTOR ROLLOVER PROTECTION PILOT GRANT
PROGRAM.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Grants; eligibility. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner must solicit funds from
nonstate sources and award cost-share grants to Minnesota farmers who retrofit eligible
tractors with eligible rollover protective structures. Grants are limited to 70 percent of
the farmer's documented cost to purchase, ship, and install an eligible rollover protective
structure. The commissioner must increase the grant amount over the 70 percent grant
limitation requirement if necessary to limit a farmer's cost per tractor to no more than $500.
 new text end

new text begin (b) A rollover protective structure is eligible if it meets or exceeds SAE International
standard J2194.
 new text end

new text begin (c) A tractor is eligible if the tractor was built before 1987.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Promotion; administration. new text end

new text begin The commissioner may spend up to 20
percent of total program dollars each fiscal year to promote the program to Minnesota
farmers. The commissioner must minimize administrative costs by cooperating with the
New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health to administer the grant program.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Nonstate funds; appropriation. new text end

new text begin The commissioner must solicit
contributions from nonstate sources for this program. Funds received under this
subdivision are appropriated to the commissioner for purposes of this section.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Expiration. new text end

new text begin This section expires on June 30, 2019.
 new text end