<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>agricultural research; requiring a report.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>    Section 1. <b>UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA SPECIAL APPROPRIATION; </b><br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var><b>AGRICULTURE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota.</b> The sums <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Board of Regents of <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>the University of Minnesota for the purposes and the fiscal years designated.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Agriculture special appropriation.</b> $58,000,000 in fiscal year 2008 and <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>$58,000,000 in fiscal year 2009 are for agricultural experiment stations, extension service, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>and research efforts that demonstrate a renewed emphasis on the needs of the state's <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>production agriculture community and a continued focus on renewable energy derived <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>from Minnesota biomass resources including agronomic crops, plant and animal wastes, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>and native plants or trees. Priority should be given to developing undergraduate and <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>graduate programming related to renewable energy and agriculture production while <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>maintaining current staff.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>     In the area of production agriculture, priority should be given to projects pertaining <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>to: extending the Minnesota vegetable growing season; alternative and pasture-based <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>livestock operations; fertilizer and soil fertility research and development; treating and <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>curing human diseases utilizing livestock cells; using biofuel production coproducts as <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>feed for livestock; organic research and education; and a rapid agricultural response fund <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>for current or emerging animal, plant, and insect problems affecting production or food <br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>safety.  In addition, the appropriation may be used to secure a facility and retain current <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>faculty levels for poultry research currently conducted at UMore Park.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>     In the area of renewable energy, priority should be given to projects pertaining to: <br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>biofuel and other energy production from small grains; alternative bioenergy crops and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>cropping systems; and growing, harvesting, and transporting biomass plant material. <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Report.</b> No later than February 1, 2009, the Regents of the University of <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>Minnesota or their authorized representative must report on the progress and outcomes of <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>the research projects funded under this subdivision to the house and senate committees <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>with jurisdiction over agricultural finance and higher education finance.<br/>