1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to agriculture; appropriating money for a grant for agronomic research 
1.3 	on native plants.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; NATIVE PLANT RESEARCH.
 1.6 	$250,000 in fiscal year 2008 and $250,000 in fiscal year 2009 are appropriated from 
1.7 	the general fund to the commissioner of agriculture for annual grants to the Minnesota 
1.8 	Turf Seed Council for basic and applied agronomic research on native plants, including 
1.9 	plant breeding, nutrient management, pest management, disease management, yield, and 
1.10 	viability. The grant recipient may subcontract with a qualified third party for some or all 
1.11 	of the basic or applied research.