1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to appropriations; appropriating money for 
  1.3             the University of Minnesota raptor center. 
  1.4   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.5      Section 1.  [RAPTOR CENTER APPROPRIATION.] 
  1.6      $270,000 is appropriated from the general fund for the 
  1.7   2002-2003 biennium to the University of Minnesota for the raptor 
  1.8   center to conduct research to determine the incidence of lead 
  1.9   poisoning in bald eagles and assess its effect on their 
  1.10  reproductive performance, and to trap and sample 75 bald eagles 
  1.11  and place satellite tracking units on 12 of these birds.  
  1.12  Information obtained from this research must be shared with the 
  1.13  appropriate state and federal agencies to manage and improve the 
  1.14  state's ecosystem for the benefit of bald eagles and the 
  1.15  communities that share those resources.