<div class="xtend"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON S.F. No. 780<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>relating to agriculture; appropriating money for agriculture-related purposes; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>making policy and technical changes to agriculture-related provisions; authorizing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>a transfer, a working group, and accounts; modifying certificate fees; requiring <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>reports;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 3.7371; 17.119, subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>1, 2; 18.79, subdivision 18; 28A.081; 41A.12, subdivision 3; Laws 2015, First <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>Special Session chapter 4, article 1, section 2, subdivision 4, as amended; proposing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 17; 18B.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>May 8, 2017<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>The Honorable Michelle L. Fischbach<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>President of the Senate<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>The Honorable Kurt L. Daudt<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>Speaker of the House of Representatives<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>We, the undersigned conferees for S.F. No. 780 report that we have agreed upon the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>items in dispute and recommend as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>That the House recede from its amendments and that S.F. No. 780 be further amended <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:<br />
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         		<a id="bill.1.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>"<b>ARTICLE 1</b><br />
            		
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var><b>AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS</b><br />
            		
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               <td><a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="7">Section 1. <b>AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
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               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general
         fund, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>The figures "2018" and "2019" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, or June 30, 2019, respectively.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>"The first year" is fiscal year 2018. "The second year" is fiscal year 2019. "The
         biennium" <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>is fiscal years 2018 and 2019.<br />
         		
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            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>Available for the Year</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>Ending June 30</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center"><b>2018</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center"><b>2019</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
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               <td><a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 2. <b>DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
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               <td><a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>51,019,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>50,869,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="95px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">50,631,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">50,481,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Remediation<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">388,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">388,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>subdivisions.<br />
         		
         <table>
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            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Protection Services</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">17,666,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">17,666,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
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               <td><a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">17,278,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">17,278,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Remediation<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>388,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">388,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>(a) $25,000 the first year and $25,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>second year are to develop and maintain <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>cottage food license exemption outreach and <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>training materials.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>(b) $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>second year are to coordinate the correctional <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>facility vocational training program and to <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>assist entities that have explored the feasibility <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>of establishing a USDA-certified or state <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>"equal to" food processing facility within 30 <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>miles of the Northeast Regional Corrections <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>Center.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>(c) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>second year are for transfer to the pollinator <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>habitat and research account in the agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>fund. These are onetime transfers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>(d) $388,000 the first year and $388,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>second year are from the remediation fund for <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>administrative funding for the voluntary <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>cleanup program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>(e) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>second year are for the industrial hemp pilot <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>18K.09. These are onetime appropriations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>(f) $175,000 the first year and $175,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>second year are for compensation for <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>destroyed or crippled livestock under <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 3.737. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>appropriation may be spent to compensate for <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>livestock that were destroyed or crippled <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>during fiscal year 2017. If the amount in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>first year is insufficient, the amount in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>second year is available in the first year.<br />
         		 <a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>(g) $155,000 the first year and $155,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>second year are for compensation for crop <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>damage under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>3.7371. If the amount in the first year is <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>insufficient, the amount in the second year is <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>available in the first year. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>may use up to $30,000 of the appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>each year to reimburse expenses incurred by <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>the commissioner or the commissioner's <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>approved agent to investigate and resolve <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>claims.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>If the commissioner determines that claims <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>made under Minnesota Statutes, section 3.737 <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>or 3.7371, are unusually high, amounts <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>appropriated for either program may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>transferred to the appropriation for the other <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>(h) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>second year are to expand current capabilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>for rapid detection, identification, containment, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>control, and management of high priority plant <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>pests and pathogens. These are onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>appropriations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>(i) $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>second year are for transfer to the noxious <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>weed and invasive plant species assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>account in the agricultural fund to award <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>grants to local units of government under <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 18.90, with <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>preference given to local units of government <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>responding to Palmer amaranth or other weeds <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>on the eradicate list. These are onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>transfers. The commissioner may use up to <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>4.5 percent of this appropriation for costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>incurred to administer the grant program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>(j) $120,000 the first year and $120,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>second year are for wolf-livestock conflict <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>prevention grants under article 2, section 12. <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>The commissioner must submit a report to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>chairs and ranking minority members of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>legislative committees with jurisdiction over <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>agriculture policy and finance by January 15, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>2020, on the outcomes of the wolf-livestock <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>conflict prevention grants and whether <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>livestock compensation claims were reduced <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>in the areas that grants were awarded. This is <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		
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            <col width="21.5"></col>
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            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
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               <td><a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Agricultural Marketing and </b><br />
                  		<b>Development</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">3,996,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">3,996,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>(a) The commissioner must provide outreach <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>to urban farmers regarding the department's <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>financial and technical assistance programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>and must assist urban farmers in applying for <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>assistance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>(b) $186,000 the first year and $186,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>second year are for transfer to the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>grown account and may be used as grants for <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>Minnesota grown promotion under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>Statutes, section 17.102. Grants may be made <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>for one year. Notwithstanding Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>encumbered under contract on or before June <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>30, 2019, for Minnesota grown grants in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>paragraph are available until June 30, 2021.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>(c) $634,000 the first year and $634,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>second year are for continuation of the dairy <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>development and profitability enhancement <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>and dairy business planning grant programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>established under Laws 1997, chapter 216, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>section 7, subdivision 2, and Laws 2001, First <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>Special Session chapter 2, section 9, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>subdivision 2. The commissioner may allocate <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>the available sums among permissible <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>activities, including efforts to improve the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>quality of milk produced in the state, in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>proportions that the commissioner deems most <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>beneficial to Minnesota's dairy farmers. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>commissioner must submit a detailed <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>accomplishment report and a work plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>detailing future plans for, and anticipated <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>accomplishments from, expenditures under <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>this program to the chairs and ranking minority <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>members of the legislative committees with <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>jurisdiction over agriculture policy and finance <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>on or before the start of each fiscal year. If <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>significant changes are made to the plans in <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>the course of the year, the commissioner must <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>notify the chairs and ranking minority <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>members.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>(d) The commissioner may use funds <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>appropriated in this subdivision for annual <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>cost-share payments to resident farmers or <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>entities that sell, process, or package <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>agricultural products in this state for the costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>of organic certification. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>may allocate these funds for assistance for <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>persons transitioning from conventional to <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>organic agriculture.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Agriculture, Bioenergy, and Bioproduct </b><br />
                  		<b>Advancement</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">21,717,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">21,717,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>(a) $9,300,000 the first year and $9,300,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>the second year are for transfer to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>agriculture research, education, extension, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>technology transfer account under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>Statutes, section 41A.14, subdivision 3. Of <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>these amounts: at least $600,000 the first year <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>and $600,000 the second year are for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station's <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>agriculture rapid response fund under <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.14, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>subdivision 1, clause (2); $2,000,000 the first <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>year and $2,000,000 the second year are for <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>grants to the Minnesota Agriculture Education <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>Leadership Council to enhance agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>education with priority given to Farm Business <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>Management challenge grants; up to $350,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var>the first year and up to $350,000 the second <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.36"></a><var>6.36</var>year are for potato breeding; and up to <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>$450,000 the first year and up to $450,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>second year are for the cultivated wild rice <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>breeding project at the North Central Research <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>and Outreach Center to include a tenure <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>track/research associate plant breeder. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>commissioner shall transfer the remaining <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>funds in this appropriation each year to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>Board of Regents of the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>Minnesota for purposes of Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>section 41A.14. Of the amount transferred to <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>the Board of Regents, up to $1,000,000 each <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>year is for research on avian influenza, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>including prevention measures that can be <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>taken.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>To the extent practicable, funds expended <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.14, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>subdivision 1, clauses (1) and (2), must <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>supplement and not supplant existing sources <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>and levels of funding. The commissioner may <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>use up to one percent of this appropriation for <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>costs incurred to administer the program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>(b) $12,392,000 the first year and $12,392,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>the second year are for the agricultural growth, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>research, and innovation program in <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.12. Except <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>as provided below, the commissioner may <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>allocate the appropriation each year among <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>the following areas: facilitating the start-up, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>modernization, or expansion of livestock <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>operations including beginning and <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>transitioning livestock operations; developing <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>new markets for Minnesota farmers by <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>providing more fruits, vegetables, meat, grain, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>and dairy for Minnesota school children; <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var>assisting value-added agricultural businesses <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>to begin or expand, access new markets, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>diversify; urban youth agricultural education; <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>urban agriculture community development; <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>facilitating the start-up, modernization, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>expansion of other beginning and transitioning <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>farms including by providing loans under <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.056; <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>sustainable agriculture on-farm research and <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>demonstration; development or expansion of <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>food hubs and other alternative <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>community-based food distribution systems; <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>enhancing renewable energy infrastructure <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>and use; crop research; Farm Business <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>Management tuition assistance; good <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>agricultural practices/good handling practices <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>certification assistance; establishing and <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>supporting farmer-led water management <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>councils; and implementing farmer-led water <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>quality improvement practices. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>commissioner may use up to 4.5 percent of <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>this appropriation for costs incurred to <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>administer the program. Any unencumbered <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>balance does not cancel at the end of the first <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>year and is available for the second year. <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>16A.28, appropriations encumbered under <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>contract on or before June 30, 2019, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>agricultural growth, research, and innovation <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>grants are available until June 30, 2021.<br />
         		 <a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>Of the amount appropriated for the agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>growth, research, and innovation program in <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.12:<br />
         		 <a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>(1) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>the second year are for distribution in equal <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>amounts to each of the state's county fairs to <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>preserve and promote Minnesota agriculture;<br />
         		 <a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>(2) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>the second year are for incentive payments <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>under Minnesota Statutes, sections 41A.16, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>41A.17, and 41A.18. Notwithstanding <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the first <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>year appropriation is available until June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>2019, and the second year appropriation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>available until June 30, 2020;<br />
         		 <a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>(3) $3,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>the second year are for livestock investment <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>grants under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>17.118;<br />
         		 <a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>(4) $3,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>the second year are for value-added agriculture <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>grants;<br />
         		 <a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>(5) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>the second year are for grants to install <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>equipment necessary to store or dispense <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>biofuels to the public in order to meet the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>biofuel requirement goals established under <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 239.7911;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>(6) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>second year are for grants to expand <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>Minnesota agriculture, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>Minnesota-grown hemp, to new markets;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>(7) $400,000 the first year is for a grant to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>Colleges and Universities to expand and <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>renovate the GROW-IT Center at Metropolitan <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>State University;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>(8) Up to $350,000 the first year and up to <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>$350,000 the second year are for urban youth <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>agricultural education and urban agriculture <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>community development on parcels of publicly <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>owned land suitable for urban agriculture, in <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>consultation with urban agriculture <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>stakeholders. The commissioner must also <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>consult with the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>transportation, commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>administration, and local units of government <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>to identify parcels of publicly owned land that <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>are suitable for urban agriculture;<br />
         		 <a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>(9) $100,000 the first year is for grants to <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>ethnic minority chambers of commerce to <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>connect immigrants and new American <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>citizens to farming opportunities in this state; <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>and<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>(10) $450,000 the first year and $450,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>second year are for farm business management <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>scholarships.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>For value-added agriculture grants under <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>clause (4), the commissioner may award up <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>to two grants of up to $750,000 per grant for <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>new or expanding livestock product processing <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>facilities or dairy product processing facilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>that provide significant economic impact to <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>the region. The remaining value-added <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>agriculture grants are for awards between <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>$1,000 and $200,000 per grant. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>appropriations in clauses (1) to (10) are <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>onetime. If the appropriation for incentive <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>payments in clause (2) exceeds the total <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>amount for which all producers are eligible in <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>a fiscal year, the balance of the appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>is available for the agricultural growth, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>research, and innovation program. Any <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.35"></a><var>10.35</var>unencumbered balance does not cancel at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>end of the first year and is available for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>The base budget for the agricultural growth, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>research, and innovation program for fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>year 2020 and later is $13,273,000 each fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>year. Of this amount, $4,500,000 each year is <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>for incentive payments under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>Statutes, sections 41A.16, 41A.17, 41A.18, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>and 41A.20.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>(c) $25,000 the first year and $25,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>second year are for grants to the Southern <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>Minnesota Initiative Foundation to promote <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>local foods through an annual event that raises <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>public awareness of local foods and connects <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>local food producers and processors with <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>potential buyers.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 5.<b>Administration and Financial Assistance</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">7,640,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">7,490,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>(a) $474,000 the first year and $474,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>second year are for payments to county and <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>district agricultural societies and associations <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>subdivision 1. Aid payments to county and <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>district agricultural societies and associations <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>shall be disbursed no later than July 15 of each <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>year. These payments are the amount of aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>from the state for an annual fair held in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>previous calendar year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>(b) $1,000 the first year and $1,000 the second <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>year are for grants to the Minnesota State <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>Poultry Association.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>(c) $18,000 the first year and $18,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>second year are for grants to the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>Livestock Breeders Association.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>(d) $47,000 the first year and $47,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>second year are for the Northern Crops <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>Institute. These appropriations may be spent <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>to purchase equipment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>(e) $220,000 the first year and $220,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>second year are for farm advocate services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>(f) $17,000 the first year and $17,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>second year are for grants to the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>Horticultural Society.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>(g) $108,000 the first year and $108,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>second year are for annual grants to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>Minnesota Turf Seed Council for basic and <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>applied research on: (1) the improved <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>production of forage and turf seed related to <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>new and improved varieties; and (2) native <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>plants, including plant breeding, nutrient <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>management, pest management, disease <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>management, yield, and viability. The grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>recipient may subcontract with a qualified <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>third party for some or all of the basic or <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>applied research. Any unencumbered balance <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>does not cancel at the end of the first year and <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>is available for the second year. This is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>(h) $113,000 the first year and $113,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>second year are for transfer to the Board of <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>Universities for statewide mental health <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>counseling support to farm families and <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>business operators. South Central College shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>serve as the fiscal agent.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>(i) $550,000 the first year and $550,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>second year are for grants to Second Harvest <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>Heartland on behalf of Minnesota's six <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>Feeding America food banks for the purchase <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>of milk for distribution to Minnesota's food <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>shelves and other charitable organizations that <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>are eligible to receive food from the food <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>banks. Milk purchased under the grants must <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>be acquired from Minnesota milk processors <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>and based on low-cost bids. The milk must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>allocated to each Feeding America food bank <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>serving Minnesota according to the formula <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>used in the distribution of United States <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>Department of Agriculture commodities under <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>The Emergency Food Assistance Program <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>(TEFAP). Second Harvest Heartland must <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>submit quarterly reports to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>on forms prescribed by the commissioner. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>reports must include, but are not limited to, <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>information on the expenditure of funds, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>amount of milk purchased, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>organizations to which the milk was <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>distributed. Second Harvest Heartland may <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>enter into contracts or agreements with food <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>banks for shared funding or reimbursement of <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>the direct purchase of milk. Each food bank <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>receiving money from this appropriation may <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>use up to two percent of the grant for <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>administrative expenses. Any unencumbered <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>balance does not cancel at the end of the first <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>year and is available for the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>(j) $1,100,000 the first year and $1,100,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>the second year are for grants to Second <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>Harvest Heartland on behalf of the six Feeding <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>America food banks that serve Minnesota to <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>compensate agricultural producers and <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>processors for costs incurred to harvest and <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.35"></a><var>13.35</var>package for transfer surplus fruits, vegetables, <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.36"></a><var>13.36</var>and other agricultural commodities that would <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>otherwise go unharvested, be discarded, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>sold in a secondary market. Surplus <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>commodities must be distributed statewide to <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>food shelves and other charitable organizations <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>that are eligible to receive food from the food <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>banks. Surplus food acquired under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>appropriation must be from Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>producers and processors. Second Harvest <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>Heartland must report in the form prescribed <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>by the commissioner. Second Harvest <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>Heartland may use up to 15 percent of each <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>grant for matching administrative and <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>transportation expenses. Any unencumbered <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>balance does not cancel at the end of the first <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>year and is available for the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>(k) $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>second year are for grants to the Center for <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>Rural Policy and Development.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>(l) $235,000 the first year and $235,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>second year are for grants to the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>Agricultural Education and Leadership <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>Council for programs of the council under <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41D.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>(m) $600,000 the first year and $600,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>second year are for grants to the Board of <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>Regents of the University of Minnesota to <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>develop, in consultation with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>commissioner of agriculture and the Board of <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>Animal Health, a software tool or application <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>through the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>that empowers veterinarians and producers to <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>understand the movement of unique pathogen <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>strains in livestock and poultry production <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>systems, monitor antibiotic resistance, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.35"></a><var>14.35</var>implement effective biosecurity measures that <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>promote animal health and limit production <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>losses. This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>(n) $150,000 the first year is for the tractor <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>rollover protection pilot program under <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 17.119. This is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>onetime appropriation and is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>June 30, 2019.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>By January 15, 2018, the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>submit a report to the chairs and ranking <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>minority members of the legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>committees with jurisdiction over agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>policy and finance with a list of inspections <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>the department conducts at more frequent <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>intervals than federal law requires, an <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>explanation of why the additional inspections <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>are necessary, and provide recommendations <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>for eliminating any unnecessary inspections.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.3.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 3. <b>BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>5,384,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>5,384,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.1.4.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 4. <b>AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION </b><br />
                  		<b>RESEARCH INSTITUTE</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>3,643,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>3,643,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.1.5.0"></a><a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 5. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 4, article 1, section 2, subdivision 4, as
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>amended by Laws 2016, chapter 184, section 11, and Laws 2016, chapter 189, article
         2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>section 26, is amended to read:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Agriculture, Bioenergy, and Bioproduct </b><br />
                  		<b>Advancement</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">14,993,000<br />
                  		  
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">~~19,010,000~~<br />
                  		18,316,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>$4,483,000 the first year and $8,500,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>second year are for transfer to the agriculture <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>research, education, extension, and technology <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>transfer account under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>section 
         <statute_ref>41A.14, subdivision 3</statute_ref>. The transfer in <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>this paragraph includes money for plant <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>breeders at the University of Minnesota for <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>wild rice, potatoes, and grapes. Of these <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>amounts, at least $600,000 each year is for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station's <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>Agriculture Rapid Response Fund under <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>41A.14, <br />
            		<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, clause (2). Of the amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>appropriated in this paragraph, $1,000,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>each year is for transfer to the Board of <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>Regents of the University of Minnesota for <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>research to determine (1) what is causing avian <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>influenza, (2) why some fowl are more <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>susceptible, and (3) prevention measures that <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>can be taken. Of the amount appropriated in <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>this paragraph, $2,000,000 each year is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>grants to the Minnesota Agriculture Education <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>Leadership Council to enhance agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>education with priority given to Farm Business <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>Management challenge grants. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>commissioner shall transfer the remaining <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>grant funds in this appropriation each year to <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>the Board of Regents of the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>Minnesota for purposes of Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>section 
         <statute_ref>41A.14</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>To the extent practicable, funds expended <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>41A.14, <br />
            		<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, clauses (1) and (2), must <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>supplement and not supplant existing sources <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>and levels of funding. The commissioner may <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>use up to 4.5 percent of this appropriation for <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>costs incurred to administer the program. Any <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>unencumbered balance does not cancel at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>end of the first year and is available for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>$10,235,000 the first year and ~~$10,235,000~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>$9,541,000 the second year are for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.35"></a><var>16.35</var>agricultural growth, research, and innovation <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>program in Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>41A.12
         </statute_ref>. No later than February 1, 2016, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>February 1, 2017, the commissioner must <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>report to the legislative committees with <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>jurisdiction over agriculture policy and finance <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>regarding the commissioner's <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>accomplishments and anticipated <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>accomplishments in the following areas: <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>facilitating the start-up, modernization, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>expansion of livestock operations including <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>beginning and transitioning livestock <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>operations; developing new markets for <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>Minnesota farmers by providing more fruits, <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>vegetables, meat, grain, and dairy for <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>Minnesota school children; assisting <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>value-added agricultural businesses to begin <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>or expand, access new markets, or diversify <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>products; developing urban agriculture; <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>facilitating the start-up, modernization, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>expansion of other beginning and transitioning <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>farms including loans under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>41B.056</statute_ref>; sustainable <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>agriculture on farm research and <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>demonstration; development or expansion of <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>food hubs and other alternative <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>community-based food distribution systems; <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>incentive payments under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>41A.16</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>41A.17</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>41A.18</statute_ref>; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>research on bioenergy, biobased content, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>biobased formulated products and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>renewable energy development. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>commissioner may use up to 4.5 percent of <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>this appropriation for costs incurred to <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>administer the program. Any unencumbered <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.35"></a><var>17.35</var>balance does not cancel at the end of the first <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.36"></a><var>17.36</var>year and is available for the second year. <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>16A.28
         </statute_ref>, the appropriations encumbered under <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>contract on or before June 30, 2017, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>agricultural growth, research, and innovation <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>grants are available until June 30, 2019.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>The commissioner may use funds appropriated <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>for the agricultural growth, research, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>innovation program as provided in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>paragraph. The commissioner may award <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>grants to owners of Minnesota facilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>producing bioenergy, biobased content, or a <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>biobased formulated product; to organizations <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>that provide for on-station, on-farm field scale <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>research and outreach to develop and test the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>agronomic and economic requirements of <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>diverse strands of prairie plants and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>perennials for bioenergy systems; or to certain <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>nongovernmental entities. For the purposes of <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>this paragraph, "bioenergy" includes <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>transportation fuels derived from cellulosic <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>material, as well as the generation of energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>for commercial heat, industrial process heat, <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>or electrical power from cellulosic materials <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>via gasification or other processes. Grants are <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>limited to 50 percent of the cost of research, <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>technical assistance, or equipment related to <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>bioenergy, biobased content, or biobased <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>formulated product production or $500,000, <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>whichever is less. Grants to nongovernmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>entities for the development of business plans <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>and structures related to community ownership <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>of eligible bioenergy facilities together may <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>not exceed $150,000. The commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.34"></a><var>18.34</var>make a good-faith effort to select projects that <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.35"></a><var>18.35</var>have merit and, when taken together, represent <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.36"></a><var>18.36</var>a variety of bioenergy technologies, biomass <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>feedstocks, and geographic regions of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>state. Projects must have a qualified engineer <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>provide certification on the technology and <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>fuel source. Grantees must provide reports at <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>the request of the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>Of the amount appropriated for the agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>growth, research, and innovation program in <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>this subdivision, $1,000,000 the first year and <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>$1,000,000 the second year are for distribution <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>in equal amounts to each of the state's county <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>fairs to preserve and promote Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>agriculture.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>Of the amount appropriated for the agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>growth, research, and innovation program in <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>this subdivision, $500,000 in fiscal year 2016 <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>and ~~$1,500,000~~ $806,000 in fiscal year 2017 <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>are for incentive payments under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>41A.16</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>41A.17</statute_ref>, and <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>41A.18
         </statute_ref>. If the appropriation exceeds the total <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>amount for which all producers are eligible in <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>a fiscal year, the balance of the appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>is available to the commissioner for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>agricultural growth, research, and innovation <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>program. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>section 
         <statute_ref>16A.28</statute_ref>, the first year appropriation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>available until June 30, 2017, and the second <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>year appropriation is available until June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>2018. The commissioner may use up to 4.5 <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>percent of the appropriation for administration <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>of the incentive payment programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>Of the amount appropriated for the agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>growth, research, and innovation program in <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>this subdivision, $250,000 the first year is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.34"></a><var>19.34</var>grants to communities to develop or expand <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.35"></a><var>19.35</var>food hubs and other alternative <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>community-based food distribution systems. <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>Of this amount, $50,000 is for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>commissioner to consult with existing food <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>hubs, alternative community-based food <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>distribution systems, and University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>Minnesota Extension to identify best practices <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>for use by other Minnesota communities. No <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>later than December 15, 2015, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>commissioner must report to the legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>committees with jurisdiction over agriculture <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>and health regarding the status of emerging <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>alternative community-based food distribution <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>systems in the state along with <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>recommendations to eliminate any barriers to <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>success. Any unencumbered balance does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>cancel at the end of the first year and is <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>available for the second year. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>second year are for grants that enable retail <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>petroleum dispensers to dispense biofuels to <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>the public in accordance with the biofuel <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>replacement goals established under <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>239.7911</statute_ref>. A retail <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>petroleum dispenser selling petroleum for use <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>in spark ignition engines for vehicle model <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>years after 2000 is eligible for grant money <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>under this paragraph if the retail petroleum <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>dispenser has no more than 15 retail petroleum <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>dispensing sites and each site is located in <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>Minnesota. The grant money received under <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>this paragraph must be used for the installation <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>of appropriate technology that uses fuel <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.34"></a><var>20.34</var>dispensing equipment appropriate for at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.35"></a><var>20.35</var>one fuel dispensing site to dispense gasoline <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.36"></a><var>20.36</var>that is blended with 15 percent of <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>agriculturally derived, denatured ethanol, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>volume, and appropriate technical assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>related to the installation. A grant award must <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>not exceed 85 percent of the cost of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>technical assistance and appropriate <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>technology, including remetering of and <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>retrofits for retail petroleum dispensers and <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>replacement of petroleum dispenser projects. <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>The commissioner may use up to $35,000 of <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>this appropriation for administrative expenses. <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>The commissioner shall cooperate with biofuel <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>stakeholders in the implementation of the grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>program. The commissioner must report to <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>the legislative committees with jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>over agriculture policy and finance by <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>February 1 each year, detailing the number of <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>grants awarded under this paragraph and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>projected effect of the grant program on <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>meeting the biofuel replacement goals under <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>239.7911</statute_ref>. These <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>are onetime appropriations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>$25,000 the first year and $25,000 the second <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>year are for grants to the Southern Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>Initiative Foundation to promote local foods <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>through an annual event that raises public <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>awareness of local foods and connects local <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>food producers and processors with potential <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>buyers.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.6.0"></a><a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 6. <b>APPROPRIATION CANCELLATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>All unspent funds, estimated to be $694,000, appropriated for the agricultural growth,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>research, and innovation program and designated for bioeconomy incentive payments
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 4, article 1, section 2, subdivision 4, as
         amended <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>by Laws 2016, chapter 184, section 11, and Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 2, section
         26, <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.34"></a><var>21.34</var>are canceled to the general fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var><b>ARTICLE 2</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var><b>AGRICULTURAL POLICY</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 3.7371, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var><b>3.7371 COMPENSATION FOR CROP OR FENCE DAMAGE CAUSED BY ELK.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Authorization.</b> Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>3.736, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>(e), or any other law, a person who owns an agricultural crop or pasture shall be
         compensated <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>by the commissioner of agriculture for an agricultural crop, or fence surrounding
         the crop <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>or pasture, that is damaged or destroyed by elk as provided in this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Claim form.</b> The ~~crop or pasture~~ owner must prepare a claim on forms provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>by the commissioner and available ~~at~~ on the ~~county extension agent's office~~ Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>Agriculture's Web site or by request from the commissioner. The claim form must be filed <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>with the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Compensation.</b> (a) The crop owner is entitled to the target price or the market <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>price, whichever is greater, of the damaged or destroyed crop plus adjustments for
         yield <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>loss determined according to agricultural stabilization and conservation service programs
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>for individual farms, adjusted annually, as determined by the commissioner, upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>recommendation of the ~~county extension~~ commissioner's approved agent for the owner's <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>county. Verification of fence damage or destruction by elk may be provided by submitting
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>photographs or other evidence and documentation together with a statement from an
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>independent witness using forms prescribed by the commissioner. The commissioner,
         upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>recommendation of the commissioner's approved agent, shall determine whether the crop <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>damage or destruction or damage to or destruction of a fence surrounding a crop or
         pasture <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>is caused by elk and, if so, the amount of the crop or fence that is damaged or destroyed.
         In <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>any fiscal year, an owner may not be compensated for a damaged or destroyed crop or
         fence <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>surrounding a crop or pasture that is less than $100 in value and may be compensated
         up <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>to $20,000, as determined under this section, if normal harvest procedures for the
         area are <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>followed.<br />
         		 <a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) In any fiscal year, the commissioner may provide compensation for claims filed <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>under this section up to the amount expressly appropriated for this purpose.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Insurance deduction.</b> Payments authorized by this section must be reduced <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>by amounts received by the owner as proceeds from an insurance policy covering crop
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>losses or damage to or destruction of a fence surrounding a crop or pasture, or from
         any <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>other source for the same purpose including, but not limited to, a federal program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Decision on claims; opening land to hunting.</b> If the commissioner finds that <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>the ~~crop or pasture~~ owner has shown that the damage or destruction of the owner's crop or <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>damage to or destruction of a fence surrounding a crop or pasture was caused more
         probably <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>than not by elk, the commissioner shall pay compensation as provided in this section
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>the rules of the commissioner. ~~A crop~~ An owner who receives compensation under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>section may, by written permission, permit hunting on the land at the landowner's
         discretion.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Denial of claim; appeal.</b> (a) If the commissioner denies compensation claimed <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>by ~~a crop or pasture~~ an owner under this section, the commissioner shall issue a written <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>decision based upon the available evidence including a statement of the facts upon
         which <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>the decision is based and the conclusions on the material issues of the claim. A copy
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>decision must be mailed to the ~~crop or pasture~~ owner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>(b) A decision denying compensation claimed under this section is not subject to the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>contested case review procedures of chapter 14, but ~~a crop or pasture~~ an owner may have <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>the claim reviewed in a trial de novo in a court in the county where the loss occurred.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>decision of the court may be appealed as in other civil cases. Review in court may
         be obtained <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>by filing a petition for review with the administrator of the court within 60 days
         following <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>receipt of a decision under this section. Upon the filing of a petition, the administrator
         shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>mail a copy to the commissioner and set a time for hearing within 90 days after the
         filing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Rules.</b> The commissioner shall adopt rules and may amend rules to carry out <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>this section. The commissioner may use the expedited rulemaking process in section
         
         <statute_ref>14.389</statute_ref> <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>to adopt and amend rules authorized in this section. The rules must include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>(1) methods of valuation of crops damaged or destroyed;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>(2) criteria for determination of the cause of the crop damage or destruction;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>(3) notice requirements by the owner of the damaged or destroyed crop;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>(4) compensation rates for fence damage or destruction that ~~shall include a minimum~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>~~claim of $75.00 per incident and a maximum of~~ must not exceed $1,800 per claimant per <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>fiscal year; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>(5) any other matters determined necessary by the commissioner to carry out this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 8. <b>Report.</b> The commissioner must submit a report to the chairs of the house of <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>representatives and senate committees and divisions with jurisdiction over agriculture
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>environment and natural resources by December 15 each year that details the total
         amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>of damages paid, by elk herd, in the previous two fiscal years.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.2.0"></a><a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 17.119, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Grants; eligibility.</b> (a) The commissioner must award ~~cost-share~~ grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>to Minnesota farmers who retrofit eligible tractors and Minnesota schools that retrofit
         eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>tractors with eligible rollover protective structures.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>(b) Grants for farmers are limited to 70 percent of the farmer's ~~or school's~~ documented <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>cost to purchase, ship, and install an eligible rollover protective structure. The
         commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>must increase ~~the~~ a farmer's grant award amount over the 70 percent grant limitation <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>requirement if necessary to limit a farmer's ~~or school's~~ cost per tractor to no more than $500.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>(c) Schools are eligible for grants that cover the full amount of a school's documented
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>cost to purchase, ship, and install an eligible rollover protective structure.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>~~(b)~~ (d) A rollover protective structure is eligible if it ~~meets or exceeds SAE International~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>~~standard J2194~~ is certified to appropriate national or international rollover protection structure
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>standards with a seat belt.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>~~(c)~~ (e) A tractor is eligible if the tractor was built before 1987.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2016.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.3.0"></a><a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 17.119, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Promotion; administration.</b> The commissioner may spend up to ~~20~~ six percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>of total program dollars each fiscal year to promote and administer the program to
         Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>farmers and schools.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.4.0"></a><a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 18.79, subdivision 18, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 18. <b>Noxious weed education</b><b> and notification</b><b>.</b> (a) The commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>disseminate information and conduct educational campaigns with respect to control
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>noxious weeds or invasive plants to enhance regulatory compliance and voluntary efforts
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>to eliminate or manage these plants. The commissioner shall call and attend meetings
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>conferences dealing with the subject of noxious weeds. The commissioner shall maintain
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>on the department's Web site noxious weed management information including but not
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>limited to the roles and responsibilities of citizens and government entities under
         sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>18.76 
         </statute_ref>to 
         <statute_ref>18.91</statute_ref> and specific guidance as to whom a person should contact to report a noxious <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>weed issue.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>(b) The commissioner shall post notice on the department's Web site and alert appropriate
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>media outlets when a weed on the eradicate list is confirmed for the first time in
         a county.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.5.0"></a><a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 5. <b>[18B.051] POLLINATOR HABITAT AND RESEARCH ACCOUNT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>A pollinator habitat and research account is established in the agricultural fund.
         Money <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>in the account, including interest, is appropriated to the Board of Regents of the
         University <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>of Minnesota for pollinator research and outreach including, but not limited to, science-based
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>best practices and the identification and establishment of habitat beneficial to pollinators.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.6.0"></a><a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 18B.33, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Requirement.</b> (a) A person may not apply a pesticide for hire without a <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>commercial applicator license for the appropriate use categories or a structural pest
         control <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>license.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) A commercial applicator licensee must have a valid license identification card
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>purchase a restricted use pesticide or apply pesticides for hire and must display
         it upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>demand by an authorized representative of the commissioner or a law enforcement officer.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>The commissioner shall prescribe the information required on the license identification
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>card.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>(c) A person licensed under this section is not required to verify, document, or otherwise
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>prove a particular need prior to or following the application of a pesticide registered
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>FIFRA.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.7.0"></a><a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 18B.34, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Requirement.</b> (a) Except for a licensed commercial applicator, certified <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>private applicator, or licensed structural pest control applicator, a person, including
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>government employee, may not purchase or use a restricted use pesticide in performance
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>of official duties without having a noncommercial applicator license for an appropriate
         use <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>category.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) A licensee must have a valid license identification card when applying pesticides
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>and must display it upon demand by an authorized representative of the commissioner
         or a <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>law enforcement officer. The license identification card must contain information
         required <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>(c) A person licensed under this section is not required to verify, document, or otherwise
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>prove a particular need prior to or following the application of a pesticide registered
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>FIFRA.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.8.0"></a><a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 18B.36, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Requirement.</b> (a) Except for a licensed commercial or noncommercial <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>applicator, only a certified private applicator may use a restricted use pesticide
         to produce <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>an agricultural commodity:<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>(1) as a traditional exchange of services without financial compensation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>(2) on a site owned, rented, or managed by the person or the person's employees; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>(3) when the private applicator is one of two or fewer employees and the owner or
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>operator is a certified private applicator or is licensed as a noncommercial applicator.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>(b) A person may not purchase a restricted use pesticide without presenting a license
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>card, certified private applicator card, or the card number.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>(c) A person certified under this section is not required to verify, document, or
         otherwise <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>prove a particular need prior to or following the application of a pesticide registered
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>FIFRA.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.9.0"></a><a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 41A.12, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Oversight.</b> The commissioner~~, in consultation with the chairs and ranking~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>~~minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction~~
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>~~over agriculture finance,~~ must allocate ~~available~~ appropriated funds ~~among eligible uses~~ as <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>provided by law, develop competitive eligibility criteria, and award funds on a needs basis. <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>By February 1 each year, the commissioner shall report to the legislature ~~on the allocation~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>~~among eligible uses and any financial assistance provided~~  the outcomes achieved under <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.10.0"></a><a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 41A.20, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Eligibility.</b> (a) A facility eligible for payment under this section must source <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>at least 80 percent raw materials from Minnesota. If a facility is sited 50 miles
         or less from <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>the state border, raw materials may be sourced from within a 100-mile radius. Raw
         materials <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>must be from forest resources. The facility must be located in Minnesota, must begin
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>production at a specific location by June 30, 2025, and must not begin operating before
         July <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>1, ~~2017~~ 2019. Eligible facilities include existing companies and facilities that are adding <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>siding production capacity, or retrofitting existing capacity, as well as new companies
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>facilities. Eligible siding production facilities must produce at least 200,000,000
         siding <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>square feet on a 3/8 inch nominal basis of siding each year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>(b) No payments shall be made for siding production that occurs after June 30, 2035,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>for those eligible producers under paragraph (a).<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>(c) An eligible producer of siding shall not transfer the producer's eligibility for
         payments <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>under this section to a facility at a different location.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>(d) A producer that ceases production for any reason is ineligible to receive payments
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>under this section until the producer resumes production.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.11.0"></a><a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 344.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Adjoining owners.</b> ~~If all or a part of adjoining Minnesota land is improved~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>~~and used,~~ (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), if two adjoining lands are both used in <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>whole or in part to produce or maintain livestock for agricultural or commercial purposes
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>and one or both of the owners of the land desires the land to be partly or totally
         fenced, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>land owners or occupants shall build and maintain a partition fence between their
         lands in <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>equal shares.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>(b) The requirement in this section and the procedures in this chapter apply to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var>Department of Natural Resources when it owns land adjoining privately owned land subject
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var>to this section and chapter and the landowner desires the land permanently fenced
         for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>purpose of restraining livestock.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>(c) For purposes of this section, "livestock" means beef cattle, dairy cattle, swine,
         poultry, <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var>goats, donkeys, hinnies, mules, farmed Cervidae, Ratitae, bison, sheep, horses, alpacas,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var>llamas.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>applies to partition fences built pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 344, on
         or after that <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.12.0"></a><a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 12. <b>WOLF-LIVESTOCK CONFLICT PREVENTION PILOT PROGRAM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>(a) The commissioner of agriculture may award grants to livestock producers to prevent
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>wolf-livestock conflicts. Livestock producers located in Minnesota are eligible to
         apply for <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>reimbursement for the cost of practices to prevent wolf-livestock conflicts. The commissioner
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>may establish a cap on the amount a recipient may receive annually.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>(b) To be eligible for the grant under this section, a livestock producer must raise
         livestock <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>within Minnesota's wolf range or on property determined by the commissioner to be
         affected <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>by wolf-livestock conflicts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>(c) Eligible wolf-livestock conflict prevention activities include, but are not limited
         to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>(1) the purchase of guard animals;<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>(2) veterinary costs for guard animals;<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>(3) the installation of wolf barriers; wolf barriers may include pens, fladry, and
         fencing;<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>(4) the installation of wolf-deterring lights and alarms; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>(5) calving or lambing shelters.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>(d) Eligible grant recipients must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>(1) make a good-faith effort to avoid wolf-livestock conflicts;<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>(2) make a good-faith effort to care for guard animals paid for under this section;<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>(3) retain proper documentation of expenses;<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>(4) report annually to the commissioner on the effectiveness of the nonlethal methods
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>employed; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>(5) allow follow-up evaluation and monitoring by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>(e) Grant recipients shall continue to be eligible for depredation payments under
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 3.737.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.13.0"></a><a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 13. <b>BASE BUDGET REPORT REQUIRED.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>No later than October 15, 2018, the commissioner of agriculture must submit a report
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>detailing the agency's base budget, including any prior appropriation riders, to the
         chairs <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over
         agriculture <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>finance.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.14.0"></a><a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 14. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 41A.20, subdivision 6; and 383C.809, are repealed."<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>Delete the title and insert:<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>"A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>relating to agriculture; establishing a budget for the Department of Agriculture,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>the Board of Animal Health, and the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute; <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>making policy and technical changes to various agriculture-related provisions; <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>establishing programs; modifying partition fence law; requiring reports; <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 3.7371; 17.119, <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var>subdivisions 1, 2; 18.79, subdivision 18; 18B.33, subdivision 1; 18B.34, subdivision
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>1; 18B.36, subdivision 1; 41A.12, subdivision 3; 41A.20, subdivision 2; 344.03, <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>subdivision 1; Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 4, article 1, section 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>subdivision 4, as amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>chapter 18B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 41A.20, subdivision 6; <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var>383C.809."<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3">We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>Senate Conferees:<br />
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               <td><a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>Torrey N. Westrom<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Bill Weber<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>Michael P. Goggin<br />
                  		
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               <td></td>
               <td>Andrew Lang<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
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               <td><a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Kent Eken<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>House Conferees:<br />
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               <td><a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>Rod Hamilton<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Paul Anderson<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
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               <td><a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>Dale Lueck<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Jeff Backer<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
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               <td><a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Jeanne Poppe<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
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