1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to agriculture; changing financing provisions 
  1.3             of a cooperative meat inspection program; amending 
  1.4             Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 31A.21, subdivision 2.
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 31A.21, 
  1.7   subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
  1.8      Subd. 2.  [FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.] In its cooperative efforts, 
  1.9   the Minnesota department of agriculture may accept from the 
  1.10  United States Secretary of Agriculture (1) advisory assistance 
  1.11  in planning and otherwise developing the state program, (2) 
  1.12  technical and laboratory assistance and training, including 
  1.13  necessary curricular and instructional materials and equipment, 
  1.14  and (3) financial and other aid for the administration of the 
  1.15  program.  The Minnesota department of agriculture may spend a 
  1.16  sum for administration of this chapter equal to 50 percent of 
  1.17  the estimated total cost of the cooperative program.