HF 3438

1st Committee Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 03/19/2013 07:29pm

1.1A bill for an act

1.2relating to the operation of state government; changing certain appropriations
1.3and provisions relating to agriculture and veterans affairs; requiring a report;
1.4funding certain projects for veterans; appropriating money;amending Minnesota
1.5Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 190.19, subdivision 2a; 198.003, subdivision
1.64a; Laws 2007, chapter 45, article 1, section 3, subdivisions 4, as amended, 5, as
1.7amended; Laws 2009, chapter 94, article 1, section 3, subdivision 5; article 3,
1.8section 2, subdivision 3.
1.9BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.10ARTICLE 1

1.11AGRICULTURE

1.12	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.

1.13Unless otherwise stated, the sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations"
1.14are added to, or if shown in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws
1.152009, chapter 94, article 1, to the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article.
1.16The appropriations are from the general fund, or another named fund, and are available
1.17for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2010" and "2011" used in
1.18this article mean that the addition to or subtraction from the appropriation listed under
1.19them is available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, or June 30, 2011, respectively.
1.20Supplemental appropriations and reductions to appropriations for the fiscal year ending
1.21June 30, 2010, are effective the day following final enactment.

1.22				APPROPRIATIONS
1.23				Available for the Year
1.24				Ending June 30
1.25					2010		2011

2.1

Sec. 2. AGRICULTURE

2.2

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

(1,895,000)

$

(3,411,000)

2.3The amounts that may be spent for each
2.4purpose are specified in the following
2.5subdivisions.

2.6

Subd. 2.Protection Services

(168,000)

(1,626,000)

2.7These reductions include elimination of
2.8noncrop invasive species programs and
2.9efforts including gypsy moth and emerald
2.10ash borer.

2.11 2.12

Subd. 3.Agricultural Marketing and Development

(127,000)

(8,000)

2.13$6,000 in 2010 is a reduction for grants to
2.14farmers for demonstration projects involving
2.15sustainable agriculture, as authorized in
2.16Minnesota Statutes, section 17.116.
2.17$113,000 in 2010 is a reduction from Laws
2.182006, chapter 282, article 10, section 4, for
2.19the agricultural best management program.

2.20 2.21

Subd. 4.Bioenergy and Value-Added Agriculture

(1,102,000)

(1,153,000)

2.22$1,102,000 in 2010 and $1,153,000 in 2011
2.23are reductions from the appropriation for
2.24ethanol producer payments. These are
2.25onetime reductions.

2.26 2.27

Subd. 5.Administration and Financial Assistance

(498,000)

(624,000)

2.28$23,000 in 2010 and $52,000 in 2011
2.29are reductions from the appropriation for
2.30the dairy development and profitability
2.31enhancement and dairy business planning
2.32grant programs established under Laws 1997,
2.33chapter 216, section 7, subdivision 2, and
3.1Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 2,
3.2section 9, subdivision 2.
3.3$1,000 in 2011 is a reduction from the
3.4appropriation for a grant to the Minnesota
3.5Livestock Breeders Association.
3.6$15,000 in 2011 is a reduction from the
3.7appropriation for a grant to the Minnesota
3.8Agricultural Education and Leadership
3.9Council.
3.10$4,000 in 2011 is a reduction from the
3.11appropriation for the Northern Crops
3.12Institute.
3.13$4,000 in 2010 and $5,000 in 2011 are
3.14reductions from the appropriation for grants
3.15to the Minnesota Turf Seed Council for
3.16basic and applied research on the improved
3.17production of forage and turf seed related to
3.18new and improved varieties.
3.19$3,000 in 2010 and $4,000 in 2011 are
3.20reductions from the appropriation for grants
3.21to the Minnesota Turf Seed Council for basic
3.22and applied agronomic research on native
3.23plants including plant breeding, nutrient
3.24management, pest management, disease
3.25management yield, and viability.
3.26$60,000 in 2010 is a reduction from the
3.27appropriation for the agricultural growth,
3.28research, and innovation program.
3.29$8,000 in 2011 is a reduction from the
3.30appropriation for transfer to the Board of
3.31Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and
3.32Universities for mental health counseling
3.33support to farm families and business
3.34operators through farm business management
4.1programs at Central Lakes College and
4.2Ridgewater College.
4.3$1,000 in 2011 is a reduction from the
4.4appropriation for a grant to the Minnesota
4.5Horticultural Society.
4.6$4,000 in 2010 is a reduction from the
4.7appropriation for transfer to the University
4.8of Minnesota Extension Service for
4.9farm-to-school grants to school districts in
4.10Minneapolis, Moorhead, White Earth, and
4.11Willmar.
4.12$300,000 in 2010 and $300,000 in 2011
4.13are reductions due to efficiencies and other
4.14cost savings realized by various methods
4.15including, but not limited to, renegotiating
4.16leases and other contracts and resource
4.17reorganization or consolidation within the
4.18department or in conjunction with other
4.19public entities. The commissioner may
4.20allocate these reductions to programs. If
4.21the commissioner cannot realize $300,000
4.22in savings in each fiscal year from these
4.23methods, the commissioner shall achieve the
4.24reductions required under this provision by
4.25eliminating employees in the unclassified
4.26service or reducing the department's
4.27operations and maintenance budget.

4.28

Subd. 6.Transfers In

4.29Notwithstanding any other law to the
4.30contrary, the commissioner of management
4.31and budget shall transfer $405,000 from
4.32the agricultural fund to the general fund
4.33by July 15, 2010. By July 15, 2011, the
4.34commissioner of management and budget
5.1will transfer $629,000 from the agricultural
5.2fund to the general fund.
5.3Notwithstanding any other law to the
5.4contrary, the commissioner of management
5.5and budget shall transfer $6,000 from the
5.6miscellaneous special revenue fund to the
5.7general fund by July 15, 2010. By July 15,
5.82011, the commissioner of management
5.9and budget shall transfer $6,000 from the
5.10miscellaneous special revenue fund to the
5.11general fund.

5.12

Sec. 3. BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH

$

(87,000)

$

(141,000)

5.13$87,000 in 2010 and $141,000 in 2011 is
5.14from the appropriation for general operations.

5.15 5.16

Sec. 4. AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE

$

(120,000)

$

(250,000)

5.17    Sec. 5. Laws 2007, chapter 45, article 1, section 3, subdivision 4, as amended by Laws
5.182008, chapter 297, article 1, section 64; and Laws 2008, chapter 363, article 7, section 6,
5.19is amended to read:

5.20 5.21

Subd. 4. Bioenergy and Value-Added Agricultural Products

19,918,000

15,168,000

5.22$15,168,000 the first year and $15,168,000
5.23the second year are for ethanol producer
5.24payments under Minnesota Statutes, section
5.2541A.09 . If the total amount for which all
5.26producers are eligible in a quarter exceeds
5.27the amount available for payments, the
5.28commissioner shall make payments on a
5.29pro rata basis. If the appropriation exceeds
5.30the total amount for which all producers
5.31are eligible in a fiscal year for scheduled
5.32payments and for deficiencies in payments
5.33during previous fiscal years, the balance
6.1in the appropriation is available to the
6.2commissioner for value-added agricultural
6.3programs including the value-added
6.4agricultural product processing and
6.5marketing grant program under Minnesota
6.6Statutes, section 17.101, subdivision 5. The
6.7appropriation remains available until spent.
6.8$3,000,000 the first year is for grants to
6.9bioenergy projects. The NextGen Energy
6.10Board shall make recommendations to
6.11the commissioner on grants for owners of
6.12Minnesota facilities producing bioenergy,
6.13organizations that provide for on-station,
6.14on-farm field scale research and outreach to
6.15develop and test the agronomic and economic
6.16requirements of diverse stands of prairie
6.17plants and other perennials for bioenergy
6.18systems, or certain nongovernmental
6.19entities. For the purposes of this paragraph,
6.20"bioenergy" includes transportation fuels
6.21derived from cellulosic material as well as
6.22the generation of energy for commercial heat,
6.23industrial process heat, or electrical power
6.24from cellulosic material via gasification
6.25or other processes. The board must give
6.26priority to a bioenergy facility that is at
6.27least 60 percent owned and controlled by
6.28farmers, as defined in Minnesota Statutes,
6.29section 500.24, subdivision 2, paragraph
6.30(n), or natural persons residing in the
6.31county or counties contiguous to where the
6.32facility is located. Grants are limited to 50
6.33percent of the cost of research, technical
6.34assistance, or equipment related to bioenergy
6.35production or $1,000,000, whichever is
6.36less. Grants to nongovernmental entities
7.1for the development of business plans and
7.2structures related to community ownership
7.3of eligible bioenergy facilities together may
7.4not exceed $150,000. The board shall make
7.5a good faith effort to select projects that have
7.6merit and when taken together represent a
7.7variety of bioenergy technologies, biomass
7.8feedstocks, and geographic regions of the
7.9state. Projects must have a qualified engineer
7.10certification on the technology and fuel
7.11source. Grantees shall provide reports at
7.12the request of the commissioner and must
7.13actively participate in the Agricultural
7.14Utilization Research Institute's Renewable
7.15Energy Roundtable. No later than February
7.161, 2009, the commissioner shall report on
7.17the projects funded under this appropriation
7.18to the house and senate committees with
7.19jurisdiction over agriculture finance. The
7.20commissioner's costs in administering the
7.21program may be paid from the appropriation.
7.22Any unencumbered balance does not cancel
7.23at the end of the first year and is available
7.24in the second year This appropriation is
7.25available until June 30, 2011.
7.26$200,000 the first year is for a grant to the
7.27Minnesota Turf Seed Council for basic
7.28and applied agronomic research on native
7.29plants, including plant breeding, nutrient
7.30management, pest management, disease
7.31management, yield, and viability. The grant
7.32recipient may subcontract with a qualified
7.33third party for some or all of the basic
7.34or applied research. The grant recipient
7.35must actively participate in the Agricultural
7.36Utilization Research Institute's Renewable
8.1Energy Roundtable and no later than
8.2February 1, 2009, must report to the house
8.3and senate committees with jurisdiction
8.4over agriculture finance. This is a onetime
8.5appropriation and is available until spent.
8.6$200,000 the first year is for a grant to a joint
8.7venture combined heat and power energy
8.8facility located in Scott or LeSueur County
8.9for the creation of a centrally located biomass
8.10fuel supply depot with the capability of
8.11unloading, processing, testing, scaling, and
8.12storing renewable biomass fuels. The grant
8.13must be matched by at least $3 of nonstate
8.14funds for every $1 of state funds. The grant
8.15recipient must actively participate in the
8.16Agricultural Utilization Research Institute's
8.17Renewable Energy Roundtable and no
8.18later than February 1, 2009, must report
8.19to the house and senate committees with
8.20jurisdiction over agriculture finance. This is
8.21a onetime appropriation and is available until
8.22spent.
8.23$300,000 the first year is for a grant to the
8.24Bois Forte Band of Chippewa for a feasibility
8.25study of a renewable energy biofuels
8.26demonstration facility on the Bois Forte
8.27Reservation in St. Louis and Koochiching
8.28Counties. The grant shall be used by the Bois
8.29Forte Band to conduct a detailed feasibility
8.30study of the economic and technical viability
8.31of developing a multistream renewable
8.32energy biofuels demonstration facility
8.33on Bois Forte Reservation land to utilize
8.34existing forest resources, woody biomass,
8.35and cellulosic material to produce biofuels or
8.36bioenergy. The grant recipient must actively
9.1participate in the Agricultural Utilization
9.2Research Institute's Renewable Energy
9.3Roundtable and no later than February 1,
9.42009, must report to the house and senate
9.5committees with jurisdiction over agriculture
9.6finance. This is a onetime appropriation and
9.7is available until spent.
9.8$300,000 the first year is for a grant to
9.9the White Earth Band of Chippewa for a
9.10feasibility study of a renewable energy
9.11biofuels production, research, and production
9.12facility on the White Earth Reservation in
9.13Mahnomen County. The grant must be used
9.14by the White Earth Band and the University
9.15of Minnesota to conduct a detailed feasibility
9.16study of the economic and technical viability
9.17of (1) developing a multistream renewable
9.18energy biofuels demonstration facility on
9.19White Earth Reservation land to utilize
9.20existing forest resources, woody biomass,
9.21and cellulosic material to produce biofuels or
9.22bioenergy, and (2) developing, harvesting,
9.23and marketing native prairie plants and seeds
9.24for bioenergy production. The grant recipient
9.25must actively participate in the Agricultural
9.26Utilization Research Institute's Renewable
9.27Energy Roundtable and no later than
9.28February 1, 2009, must report to the house
9.29and senate committees with jurisdiction
9.30over agriculture finance. This is a onetime
9.31appropriation and is available until spent.
9.32$200,000 the first year is for a grant to the Elk
9.33River Economic Development Authority for
9.34upfront engineering and a feasibility study
9.35of the Elk River renewable fuels facility.
9.36The facility must use a plasma gasification
10.1process to convert primarily cellulosic
10.2material, but may also use plastics and other
10.3components from municipal solid waste, as
10.4feedstock for the production of methanol
10.5for use in biodiesel production facilities.
10.6Any unencumbered balance in fiscal year
10.72008 does not cancel but is available for
10.8fiscal year 2009. Notwithstanding Minnesota
10.9Statutes, section 16A.285, the agency must
10.10not transfer this appropriation. The grant
10.11recipient must actively participate in the
10.12Agricultural Utilization Research Institute's
10.13Renewable Energy Roundtable and no
10.14later than February 1, 2009, must report
10.15to the house and senate committees with
10.16jurisdiction over agriculture finance. This is
10.17a onetime appropriation and is available until
10.18spent.
10.19$200,000 the first year is for a grant to
10.20Chisago County to conduct a detailed
10.21feasibility study of the economic and
10.22technical viability of developing a
10.23multistream renewable energy biofuels
10.24demonstration facility in Chisago, Isanti,
10.25or Pine County to utilize existing forest
10.26resources, woody biomass, and cellulosic
10.27material to produce biofuels or bioenergy.
10.28Chisago County may expend funds to Isanti
10.29and Pine Counties and the University of
10.30Minnesota for any costs incurred as part
10.31of the study. The feasibility study must
10.32consider the capacity of: (1) the seed bank
10.33at Wild River State Park to expand the
10.34existing prairie grass, woody biomass, and
10.35cellulosic material resources in Chisago,
10.36Isanti, and Pine Counties; (2) willing and
11.1interested landowners in Chisago, Isanti, and
11.2Pine Counties to grow cellulosic materials;
11.3and (3) the Minnesota Conservation Corps,
11.4the sentence to serve program, and other
11.5existing workforce programs in east central
11.6Minnesota to contribute labor to these efforts.
11.7The grant recipient must actively participate
11.8in the Agricultural Utilization Research
11.9Institute's Renewable Energy Roundtable and
11.10no later than February 1, 2009, must report
11.11to the house and senate committees with
11.12jurisdiction over agriculture finance. This is
11.13a onetime appropriation and is available until
11.14spent.

11.15    Sec. 6. Laws 2007, chapter 45, article 1, section 3, subdivision 5, as amended by Laws
11.162008, chapter 297, article 1, section 65, is amended to read:

11.17 11.18

Subd. 5. Administration and Financial Assistance

7,338,000

6,751,000

11.19$1,005,000 the first year and $1,005,000
11.20the second year are for continuation of
11.21the dairy development and profitability
11.22enhancement and dairy business planning
11.23grant programs established under Laws 1997,
11.24chapter 216, section 7, subdivision 2, and
11.25Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 2,
11.26section 9, subdivision 2 . The commissioner
11.27may allocate the available sums among
11.28permissible activities, including efforts to
11.29improve the quality of milk produced in the
11.30state in the proportions that the commissioner
11.31deems most beneficial to Minnesota's dairy
11.32farmers. The commissioner must submit a
11.33work plan detailing plans for expenditures
11.34under this program to the chairs of the
11.35house and senate committees dealing with
12.1agricultural policy and budget on or before
12.2the start of each fiscal year. If significant
12.3changes are made to the plans in the course
12.4of the year, the commissioner must notify the
12.5chairs.
12.6$50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
12.7second year are for the Northern Crops
12.8Institute. These appropriations may be spent
12.9to purchase equipment.
12.10$19,000 the first year and $19,000 the
12.11second year are for a grant to the Minnesota
12.12Livestock Breeders Association.
12.13$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
12.14second year are for grants to the Minnesota
12.15Agricultural Education Leadership Council
12.16for programs of the council under Minnesota
12.17Statutes, chapter 41D.
12.18$600,000 the first year is for grants for
12.19fertilizer research as awarded by the
12.20Minnesota Agricultural Fertilizer Research
12.21and Education Council under Minnesota
12.22Statutes, section 18C.71. The amount
12.23available to the commissioner pursuant
12.24to Minnesota Statutes, section 18C.70,
12.25subdivision 2 , for administration of this
12.26activity is available until February 1, 2009,
12.27by which time the commissioner shall
12.28report to the house and senate committees
12.29with jurisdiction over agriculture finance.
12.30The report must include the progress and
12.31outcome of funded projects as well as the
12.32sentiment of the council concerning the need
12.33for additional research funded through an
12.34industry checkoff fee. The amount available
12.35for grants is available until June 30, 2011.
13.1$465,000 the first year and $465,000 the
13.2second year are for payments to county and
13.3district agricultural societies and associations
13.4under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02,
13.5subdivision 1 . Aid payments to county and
13.6district agricultural societies and associations
13.7shall be disbursed not later than July 15 of
13.8each year. These payments are the amount of
13.9aid owed by the state for an annual fair held
13.10in the previous calendar year.
13.11$65,000 the first year and $65,000 the second
13.12year are for annual grants to the Minnesota
13.13Turf Seed Council for basic and applied
13.14research on the improved production of
13.15forage and turf seed related to new and
13.16improved varieties. The grant recipient may
13.17subcontract with a qualified third party for
13.18some or all of the basic and applied research.
13.19$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
13.20second year are for grants to Second Harvest
13.21Heartland on behalf of Minnesota's six
13.22Second Harvest food banks for the purchase
13.23of milk for distribution to Minnesota's food
13.24shelves and other charitable organizations
13.25that are eligible to receive food from the food
13.26banks. Milk purchased under the grants must
13.27be acquired from Minnesota milk processors
13.28and based on low-cost bids. The milk must be
13.29allocated to each Second Harvest food bank
13.30serving Minnesota according to the formula
13.31used in the distribution of United States
13.32Department of Agriculture commodities
13.33under The Emergency Food Assistance
13.34Program (TEFAP). Second Harvest
13.35Heartland must submit quarterly reports
13.36to the commissioner on forms prescribed
14.1by the commissioner. The reports must
14.2include, but are not limited to, information
14.3on the expenditure of funds, the amount
14.4of milk purchased, and the organizations
14.5to which the milk was distributed. Second
14.6Harvest Heartland may enter into contracts
14.7or agreements with food banks for shared
14.8funding or reimbursement of the direct
14.9purchase of milk. Each food bank receiving
14.10money from this appropriation may use up to
14.11two percent of the grant for administrative
14.12expenses.
14.13$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
14.14second year are for transfer to the Board of
14.15Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and
14.16Universities for mental health counseling
14.17support to farm families and business
14.18operators through farm business management
14.19programs at Central Lakes College and
14.20Ridgewater College.
14.21$18,000 the first year and $18,000 the
14.22second year are for grants to the Minnesota
14.23Horticultural Society.
14.24$50,000 is for a grant to the University of
14.25Minnesota, Department of Horticultural
14.26Science, Enology Laboratory, to upgrade
14.27and purchase instrumentation to allow
14.28rapid and accurate measurement of enology
14.29components. This is a onetime appropriation
14.30and is available until expended.

14.31    Sec. 7. Laws 2009, chapter 94, article 1, section 3, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

14.32 14.33

Subd. 5.Administration and Financial Assistance

8,177,000

7,037,000

15.1	Appropriations by Fund
15.2		2010	2011
15.3	General	7,377,000	6,237,000
15.4	Agricultural	800,000	800,000

15.5$780,000 the first year and $755,000 the
15.6second year are for continuation of the dairy
15.7development and profitability enhancement
15.8and dairy business planning grant programs
15.9established under Laws 1997, chapter
15.10216, section 7, subdivision 2, and Laws
15.112001, First Special Session chapter 2,
15.12section 9, subdivision 2. The commissioner
15.13may allocate the available sums among
15.14permissible activities, including efforts to
15.15improve the quality of milk produced in the
15.16state in the proportions that the commissioner
15.17deems most beneficial to Minnesota's dairy
15.18farmers. The commissioner must submit a
15.19work plan detailing plans for expenditures
15.20under this program to the chairs of the house
15.21of representatives and senate committees
15.22dealing with agricultural policy and budget
15.23on or before the start of each fiscal year. If
15.24significant changes are made to the plans
15.25in the course of the year, the commissioner
15.26must notify the chairs.
15.27$50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
15.28second year are for the Northern Crops
15.29Institute. These appropriations may be spent
15.30to purchase equipment.
15.31$19,000 the first year and $19,000 the
15.32second year are for a grant to the Minnesota
15.33Livestock Breeders Association.
15.34$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
15.35second year are for grants to the Minnesota
16.1Agricultural Education and Leadership
16.2Council for programs of the council under
16.3Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41D.
16.4$474,000 the first year and $474,000 the
16.5second year are for payments to county and
16.6district agricultural societies and associations
16.7under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02,
16.8subdivision 1 . Aid payments to county and
16.9district agricultural societies and associations
16.10shall be disbursed no later than July 15 of
16.11each year. These payments are the amount of
16.12aid from the state for an annual fair held in
16.13the previous calendar year.
16.14$1,000 the first year and $1,000 the second
16.15year are for grants to the Minnesota State
16.16Poultry Association.
16.17$65,000 the first year and $65,000 the second
16.18year are for annual grants to the Minnesota
16.19Turf Seed Council for basic and applied
16.20research on the improved production of
16.21forage and turf seed related to new and
16.22improved varieties. The grant recipient may
16.23subcontract with a qualified third party for
16.24some or all of the basic and applied research.
16.25$50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
16.26second year are for annual grants to the
16.27Minnesota Turf Seed Council for basic
16.28and applied agronomic research on native
16.29plants, including plant breeding, nutrient
16.30management, pest management, disease
16.31management, yield, and viability. The grant
16.32recipient may subcontract with a qualified
16.33third party for some or all of the basic
16.34or applied research. The grant recipient
16.35must actively participate in the Agricultural
17.1Utilization Research Institute's Renewable
17.2Energy Roundtable and no later than
17.3February 1, 2011, must report to the house of
17.4representatives and senate committees with
17.5jurisdiction over agriculture finance.
17.6$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
17.7second year are for grants to Second Harvest
17.8Heartland on behalf of Minnesota's six
17.9Second Harvest food banks for the purchase
17.10of milk for distribution to Minnesota's food
17.11shelves and other charitable organizations
17.12that are eligible to receive food from the food
17.13banks. Milk purchased under the grants must
17.14be acquired from Minnesota milk processors
17.15and based on low-cost bids. The milk must be
17.16allocated to each Second Harvest food bank
17.17serving Minnesota according to the formula
17.18used in the distribution of United States
17.19Department of Agriculture commodities
17.20under The Emergency Food Assistance
17.21Program (TEFAP). Second Harvest
17.22Heartland must submit quarterly reports
17.23to the commissioner on forms prescribed
17.24by the commissioner. The reports must
17.25include, but are not limited to, information
17.26on the expenditure of funds, the amount
17.27of milk purchased, and the organizations
17.28to which the milk was distributed. Second
17.29Harvest Heartland may enter into contracts
17.30or agreements with food banks for shared
17.31funding or reimbursement of the direct
17.32purchase of milk. Each food bank receiving
17.33money from this appropriation may use up to
17.34two percent of the grant for administrative
17.35expenses.
18.1$1,000,000 the first year is for the agricultural
18.2growth, research, and innovation program
18.3in Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.12.
18.4Priority must be given to livestock programs
18.5under Minnesota Statutes, section 17.118.
18.6Priority for livestock grants shall be given
18.7to persons who are beginning livestock
18.8producers and livestock producers who are
18.9rebuilding after a disaster that was due to
18.10natural or other unintended conditions. The
18.11commissioner may use up to 4.5 percent
18.12of this appropriation for costs incurred to
18.13administer the program. Any unencumbered
18.14balance does not cancel at the end of the first
18.15year and is available in the second year.
18.16$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
18.17second year are for transfer to the Board of
18.18Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and
18.19Universities for mental health counseling
18.20support to farm families and business
18.21operators through farm business management
18.22programs at Central Lakes College and
18.23Ridgewater College.
18.24$18,000 the first year and $18,000 the
18.25second year are for grants to the Minnesota
18.26Horticultural Society.
18.27Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
18.28section 18C.131, $800,000 the first year
18.29and $800,000 the second year are from the
18.30fertilizer account in the agricultural fund
18.31for grants for fertilizer research as awarded
18.32by the Minnesota Agricultural Fertilizer
18.33Research and Education Council under
18.34Minnesota Statutes, section 18C.71. The
18.35amount appropriated in either fiscal year must
19.1not exceed 57 percent of the inspection fee
19.2revenue collected under Minnesota Statutes,
19.3section 18C.425, subdivision 6, during the
19.4previous fiscal year. No later than February
19.51, 2011, the commissioner shall report to
19.6the legislative committees with jurisdiction
19.7over agriculture finance. The report must
19.8include the progress and outcome of funded
19.9projects as well as the sentiment of the
19.10council concerning the need for additional
19.11research funds. The appropriation for the
19.12first year is available until June 30, 2013,
19.13and the appropriation for the second year is
19.14available until June 30, 2014.
19.15$60,000 the first year is for a transfer to the
19.16University of Minnesota Extension Service
19.17for farm-to-school grants to school districts
19.18in Minneapolis, Moorhead, White Earth, and
19.19Willmar.
19.20$30,000 is for star farms program
19.21development. The commissioner, in
19.22consultation with other state and local
19.23agencies, farm groups, conservation
19.24groups, legislators, and other interested
19.25persons, shall develop a proposal for a star
19.26farms program. By January 15, 2010, the
19.27commissioner shall submit the proposal to
19.28the legislative committees and divisions
19.29with jurisdiction over agriculture and
19.30environmental policy and finance. This is a
19.31onetime appropriation. * (The preceding
19.32paragraph beginning "$30,000 is for star
19.33farms program" was indicated as vetoed
19.34by the governor.)
20.1$25,000 the first year is for the administration
20.2of the Feeding Minnesota Task Force, under
20.3new Minnesota Statutes, section 31.97. This
20.4is a onetime appropriation.

20.5ARTICLE 2

20.6VETERANS AFFAIRS

20.7	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.

20.8The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to, or if shown
20.9in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2009, chapter 94, article 3, to
20.10the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
20.11general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for
20.12each purpose. The figures "2010" and "2011" used in this article mean that the addition
20.13to or subtraction from the appropriation listed under them is available for the fiscal year
20.14ending June 30, 2010, or June 30, 2011, respectively. Supplemental appropriations and
20.15reductions to appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, are effective the
20.16day following final enactment.

20.17				APPROPRIATIONS
20.18				Available for the Year
20.19				Ending June 30
20.20					2010		2011

20.21

Sec. 2. VETERANS AFFAIRS

$

-0-

$

250,000

20.22$250,000 in fiscal year 2011 is for a grant
20.23to the Military Assistance Council for
20.24Veterans to provide assistance throughout
20.25Minnesota to veterans and their families who
20.26are homeless or in danger of homelessness,
20.27including housing, utility, employment, and
20.28legal assistance, according to guidelines
20.29established by the commissioner. In
20.30order to avoid duplication of services,
20.31the commissioner must ensure that this
20.32assistance will be coordinated with all other
20.33available programs for veterans. This is a
20.34onetime appropriation.
21.1Of the appropriation in Laws 2009, chapter
21.294, article 3, section 2, subdivision 2:
21.3(1) $100,000 in fiscal year 2011 is for
21.4compensation for honor guards at the
21.5funerals of veterans in accordance with the
21.6program established in Minnesota Statutes,
21.7section 197.231; and
21.8(2) $200,000 in fiscal year 2010 and
21.9$200,000 in fiscal year 2011 are from the
21.10Support our Troops account for an increase
21.11in the CORE grant program.

21.12

Sec. 3. VETERANS HOMES

21.13Of the appropriation in Laws 2009, chapter
21.1494, article 3, section 2, subdivision 3, or from
21.15funds carried forward from fiscal year 2009:
21.16(1) $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2011 is for
21.17operational expenses related to the 21-bed
21.18addition at the Fergus Falls Veterans Home;
21.19and
21.20(2) $113,000 in fiscal year 2011 is for start-up
21.21expenses related to the opening of an adult
21.22daycare facility at the Minneapolis Veterans
21.23Home.

21.24

Sec. 4.REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE

21.25By January 15, 2011, the commissioner shall
21.26report to the chairs and ranking minority
21.27members of the legislative committees and
21.28divisions with jurisdiction over veterans
21.29affairs policy and finance regarding any
21.30unexpended appropriations, revenues, or
21.31other actual or projected carryover money
21.32provided directly or indirectly through any
21.33provision in this article.

22.1    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 190.19, subdivision 2a, is
22.2amended to read:
22.3    Subd. 2a. Uses; veterans. Money appropriated to the Department of Veterans
22.4Affairs from the Minnesota "Support Our Troops" account may be used for:
22.5    (1) grants to veterans service organizations;
22.6    (2) outreach to underserved veterans; and
22.7(3) providing services and programs for veterans and their families; and
22.8(4) transfers to the vehicle services account for Gold Star license plates under
22.9section 168.1253.
22.10EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

22.11    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 198.003, subdivision 4a, is
22.12amended to read:
22.13    Subd. 4a. Federal funding. The commissioner is authorized to may apply for and,
22.14accept, and spend federal funding for purposes of this section.

22.15    Sec. 7. Laws 2009, chapter 94, article 3, section 2, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

22.16

Subd. 3.Veterans Homes

43,673,000

43,916,000

22.17Veterans Homes Special Revenue Account.
22.18The general fund appropriations made to
22.19the department may be transferred to a
22.20veterans homes special revenue account in
22.21the special revenue fund in the same manner
22.22as other receipts are deposited according
22.23to Minnesota Statutes, section 198.34, and
22.24are appropriated to the department for the
22.25operation of veterans homes facilities and
22.26programs.
22.27Repair and Betterment. Of this
22.28appropriation, $1,000,000 in fiscal year
22.292010 and $500,000 in fiscal year 2011
22.30are to be used for repair, maintenance,
22.31rehabilitation, and betterment activities at
22.32facilities statewide.
23.1Hastings Veterans Home. $220,000 each
23.2year is for increases in the mental health
23.3program at the Hastings Veterans Home.
23.4Food. $92,000 in fiscal year 2010 and
23.5$189,000 in fiscal year 2011 are for increases
23.6in food costs at the Minnesota veterans
23.7homes.
23.8Pharmaceuticals. $287,000 in fiscal year
23.92010 and $617,000 in fiscal year 2011 are for
23.10increases in pharmaceutical costs.
23.11Fuel and Utilities. $277,000 in fiscal year
23.122010 and $593,000 in fiscal year 2011 are
23.13for increases in fuel and utility costs at the
23.14Minnesota veterans homes.
23.15Medicare Part D. $141,000 in fiscal year
23.162010 and $141,000 in fiscal year 2011 are
23.17for implementation of Minnesota Statutes,
23.18section 198.003, subdivision 7.