1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to appropriations; appropriating money for agriculture, the Board of 
1.3 	Animal Health, veterans, and the military; changing certain agricultural and 
1.4 	animal health requirements and programs; establishing a program; eliminating 
1.5 	a sunset;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 3.737, subdivision 
1.6 	1; 3.7371, subdivision 3; 17.03, subdivision 12; 18B.01, subdivision 8, 
1.7 	by adding subdivisions; 18B.065, subdivision 2a, by adding subdivisions; 
1.8 	18B.26, subdivision 3; 18E.03, subdivision 2; 28A.085, subdivision 1; 32.394, 
1.9 	subdivision 8; 41A.09, subdivisions 2a, 3a; 197.585, subdivision 5; proposing 
1.10 	coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 18B; 41A; repealing 
1.11 	Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 17.49, subdivision 3; 38.02, subdivisions 3, 4.
1.12 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.13 	ARTICLE 1
1.14 	AGRICULTURE

1.15	Section 1.  SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.16 	The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made 
1.17 	in this article.

1.18			2010
		2011
		Total
	
1.19	General
	$
	45,656,000
	$
	45,656,000
	$
	91,312,000
	
1.20	Clean Water
	$
	3,075,000
	$
	5,850,000
	$
	8,925,000
	
1.21	Remediation
	$
	388,000
	$
	388,000
	$
	776,000
	
1.22	Total
	$
	49,119,000
	$
	51,894,000
	$
	101,013,000

1.23	Sec. 2. AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.24 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
1.25 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the general 
1.26 	fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each 
2.1 	purpose. The figures "2010" and "2011" used in this act mean that the appropriations 
2.2 	listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, or June 30, 2011, 
2.3 	respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2010. "The second year" is fiscal year 2011. 
2.4 	"The biennium" is fiscal years 2010 and 2011.

2.5				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.6				Available for the Year
	
2.7				Ending June 30
	
2.8					2010
		2011

2.9	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 	$
	42,413,000
	$
	45,188,000

2.10	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	42,413,000
	$
	45,188,000

2.11	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.12		2010
	2011
	
2.13	General
	38,950,000
	38,950,000
	
2.14	Remediation
	388,000
	388,000
	
2.15	Clean Water
	3,075,000
	5,850,000
	
2.16 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.17 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.18 	subdivisions.

2.19	Subd. 2.Protection Services
 		14,503,000
		15,778,000

2.20	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.21	General
	12,540,000
	12,540,000
	
2.22	Remediation
	388,000
	388,000
	
2.23	Clean Water
	1,575,000
	2,850,000
	
2.24 	$388,000 the first year and $388,000 the 
2.25 	second year are from the remediation fund 
2.26 	for administrative funding for the voluntary 
2.27 	cleanup program.
2.28 	$325,000 the first year and $350,000 the 
2.29 	second year are from the clean water fund 
2.30 	to increase monitoring for pesticides and 
2.31 	pesticide degradates in surface water and 
2.32 	groundwater and to use data collected to 
2.33 	assess pesticide use practices.
2.34 	$375,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
2.35 	second year are from the clean water fund 
3.1 	to increase drinking water protection from 
3.2 	agricultural chemicals, primarily nitrates.
3.3 	$875,000 the first year and $1,750,000 the 
3.4 	second year are from the clean water fund 
3.5 	for research, pilot projects, and technical 
3.6 	assistance related to ways agricultural 
3.7 	practices can contribute to restoring impaired 
3.8 	waters.
3.9 	$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the second 
3.10 	year are for compensation for destroyed or 
3.11 	crippled animals under Minnesota Statutes, 
3.12 	section 3.737. If the amount in the first year 
3.13 	is insufficient, the amount in the second year 
3.14 	is available in the first year.
3.15 	$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the second 
3.16 	year are for compensation for crop damage 
3.17 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 3.7371. If 
3.18 	the amount in the first year is insufficient, the 
3.19 	amount in the second year is available in the 
3.20 	first year.
3.21 	If the commissioner determines that claims 
3.22 	made under Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.23 	3.737 or 3.7371, are unusually high, amounts 
3.24 	appropriated for either program may be 
3.25 	transferred to the appropriation for the other 
3.26 	program.

3.27
3.28	Subd. 3.Agricultural Marketing and 
Development
 		6,255,000
		7,755,000

3.29	Appropriations by Fund
	
3.30	General
	4,755,000
	4,755,000
	
3.31	Clean Water
	1,500,000
	3,000,000
	
3.32 	$186,000 the first year and $186,000 the 
3.33 	second year are for transfer to the Minnesota 
3.34 	grown account and may be used as grants 
3.35 	for Minnesota grown promotion under 
4.1 	Minnesota Statutes, section 17.102. Grants 
4.2 	may be made for one year. Notwithstanding 
4.3 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the 
4.4 	appropriations encumbered under contract on 
4.5 	or before June 30, 2011, for Minnesota grown 
4.6 	grants in this paragraph are available until 
4.7 	June 30, 2013. $50,000 of the appropriation 
4.8 	in each year is for efforts that identify 
4.9 	and promote Minnesota grown products in 
4.10 	retail food establishments including but not 
4.11 	limited to restaurants, grocery stores, and 
4.12 	convenience stores.
4.13 	$60,000 the first year and $60,000 the 
4.14 	second year are for grants to farmers for 
4.15 	demonstration projects involving sustainable 
4.16 	agriculture as authorized in Minnesota 
4.17 	Statutes, section 17.116. Of the amount 
4.18 	for grants, up to $20,000 may be used for 
4.19 	dissemination of information about the 
4.20 	demonstration projects. Notwithstanding 
4.21 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the 
4.22 	appropriations encumbered under contract 
4.23 	on or before June 30, 2011, for sustainable 
4.24 	agriculture grants in this paragraph are 
4.25 	available until June 30, 2013.
4.26 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
4.27 	second year are to provide training and 
4.28 	technical assistance to county and town 
4.29 	officials relating to livestock siting issues 
4.30 	and local zoning and land use planning, 
4.31 	including maintenance of the checklist 
4.32 	template clarifying the federal, state, 
4.33 	and local government requirements for 
4.34 	consideration of an animal agriculture 
4.35 	modernization or expansion project. For the 
4.36 	training and technical assistance program, 
5.1 	the commissioner shall continue to seek 
5.2 	guidance, advice, and support of livestock 
5.3 	producer organizations, general agricultural 
5.4 	organizations, local government associations, 
5.5 	academic institutions, other government 
5.6 	agencies, and others with expertise in land 
5.7 	use and agriculture.
5.8 	$1,500,000 the first year and $3,000,000 the 
5.9 	second year are from the clean water fund for 
5.10 	the agricultural best management practices 
5.11 	loan program. At least $1,450,000 the first 
5.12 	year and at least $2,900,000 the second 
5.13 	year is for transfer to the agricultural best 
5.14 	management practices loan account created 
5.15 	pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 
5.16 	17.117, subdivision 5a, and is available 
5.17 	for pass-through to local governments and 
5.18 	lenders for low-interest loans.
5.19 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
5.20 	second year are for annual cost-share 
5.21 	payments to resident farmers or persons 
5.22 	who sell, process, or package agricultural 
5.23 	products in this state for the costs of organic 
5.24 	certification. Annual cost-share payments 
5.25 	per farmer must be two-thirds of the cost 
5.26 	of the certification or $350, whichever is 
5.27 	less. In any year that a resident farmer or 
5.28 	person who sells, processes, or packages 
5.29 	agricultural products in this state receives 
5.30 	a federal organic certification cost-share 
5.31 	payment, that resident farmer or person is 
5.32 	not eligible for state cost-share payments. 
5.33 	A certified farmer is eligible to receive 
5.34 	annual certification cost-share payments for 
5.35 	up to five years. $15,000 each year is for 
5.36 	organic market and program development. 
6.1 	The commissioner may allocate any excess 
6.2 	appropriation in either fiscal year for organic 
6.3 	producer education efforts, assistance for 
6.4 	persons transitioning from conventional 
6.5 	to organic agriculture, or sustainable 
6.6 	agriculture demonstration grants authorized 
6.7 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 17.166, 
6.8 	and pertaining to organic research or 
6.9 	demonstration. Any unencumbered balance 
6.10 	does not cancel at the end of the first year 
6.11 	and is available for the second year.

6.12
6.13	Subd. 4.Bioenergy and Value-Added 
Agriculture
 		15,168,000
		15,168,000
	
6.14 	$15,168,000 the first year and $15,168,000 
6.15 	the second year are for ethanol producer 
6.16 	payments under Minnesota Statutes, section 
6.17 	41A.09. If the total amount for which 
6.18 	all producers are eligible in a quarter 
6.19 	exceeds the amount available for payments, 
6.20 	the commissioner shall make payments 
6.21 	on a pro rata basis. If the appropriation 
6.22 	exceeds the total amount for which all 
6.23 	producers are eligible in a fiscal year for 
6.24 	scheduled payments and for deficiencies 
6.25 	in payments during previous fiscal years, 
6.26 	the balance in the appropriation is available 
6.27 	to the commissioner to provide financial 
6.28 	assistance under the 21st century agricultural 
6.29 	reinvestment program in Minnesota Statutes, 
6.30 	section 41A.12. The appropriation remains 
6.31 	available until spent.

6.32
6.33	Subd. 5.Administration and Financial 
Assistance
 		6,487,000
		6,487,000
	
6.34 	$500,000 the first year and $500,000 
6.35 	the second year are for the 21st century 
6.36 	agricultural reinvestment program in new 
7.1 	Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.12. Priority 
7.2 	must be given to livestock programs under 
7.3 	Minnesota Statutes, section 17.118. The 
7.4 	commissioner may use up to 4-1/2 percent 
7.5 	of this appropriation for costs incurred to 
7.6 	administer the program.
7.7 	$505,000 the first year and $505,000 the 
7.8 	second year are for continuation of the dairy 
7.9 	development and profitability enhancement 
7.10 	and dairy business planning grant programs 
7.11 	established under Laws 1997, chapter 
7.12 	216, section 7, subdivision 2, and Laws 
7.13 	2001, First Special Session chapter 2, 
7.14 	section 9, subdivision 2. The commissioner 
7.15 	may allocate the available sums among 
7.16 	permissible activities, including efforts to 
7.17 	improve the quality of milk produced in the 
7.18 	state in the proportions that the commissioner 
7.19 	deems most beneficial to Minnesota's dairy 
7.20 	farmers. The commissioner must submit a 
7.21 	work plan detailing plans for expenditures 
7.22 	under this program to the chairs of the house 
7.23 	of representatives and senate committees 
7.24 	dealing with agricultural policy and budget 
7.25 	on or before the start of each fiscal year. If 
7.26 	significant changes are made to the plans 
7.27 	in the course of the year, the commissioner 
7.28 	must notify the chairs.
7.29 	$50,000 the first year and $50,000 the 
7.30 	second year are for the Northern Crops 
7.31 	Institute. These appropriations may be spent 
7.32 	to purchase equipment.
7.33 	$19,000 the first year and $19,000 the 
7.34 	second year are for a grant to the Minnesota 
7.35 	Livestock Breeders Association.
8.1 	$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
8.2 	second year are for grants to the Minnesota 
8.3 	Agricultural Education and Leadership 
8.4 	Council for programs of the council under 
8.5 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41D.
8.6 	$474,000 the first year and $474,000 the 
8.7 	second year are for payments to county and 
8.8 	district agricultural societies and associations 
8.9 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02, 
8.10 	subdivision 1. Of this amount, $4,000 each 
8.11 	year is for 4-H premiums. Aid payments to 
8.12 	county and district agricultural societies and 
8.13 	associations shall be disbursed not later than 
8.14 	July 15 of each year. These payments are the 
8.15 	amount of aid from the state for an annual 
8.16 	fair held in the previous calendar year.
8.17 	$1,000 the first year and $1,000 the second 
8.18 	year are for grants to the Minnesota State 
8.19 	Poultry Association.
8.20 	$65,000 the first year and $65,000 the second 
8.21 	year are for annual grants to the Minnesota 
8.22 	Turf Seed Council for basic and applied 
8.23 	research on the improved production of 
8.24 	forage and turf seed related to new and 
8.25 	improved varieties. The grant recipient may 
8.26 	subcontract with a qualified third party for 
8.27 	some or all of the basic and applied research.
8.28 	$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
8.29 	second year are for grants to Second Harvest 
8.30 	Heartland on behalf of Minnesota's six 
8.31 	Second Harvest food banks for the purchase 
8.32 	of milk for distribution to Minnesota's food 
8.33 	shelves and other charitable organizations 
8.34 	that are eligible to receive food from the food 
8.35 	banks. Milk purchased under the grants must 
9.1 	be acquired from Minnesota milk processors 
9.2 	and based on low-cost bids. The milk must be 
9.3 	allocated to each Second Harvest food bank 
9.4 	serving Minnesota according to the formula 
9.5 	used in the distribution of United States 
9.6 	Department of Agriculture commodities 
9.7 	under The Emergency Food Assistance 
9.8 	Program (TEFAP). Second Harvest 
9.9 	Heartland must submit quarterly reports 
9.10 	to the commissioner on forms prescribed 
9.11 	by the commissioner. The reports must 
9.12 	include, but are not limited to, information 
9.13 	on the expenditure of funds, the amount 
9.14 	of milk purchased, and the organizations 
9.15 	to which the milk was distributed. Second 
9.16 	Harvest Heartland may enter into contracts 
9.17 	or agreements with food banks for shared 
9.18 	funding or reimbursement of the direct 
9.19 	purchase of milk. Each food bank receiving 
9.20 	money from this appropriation may use up to 
9.21 	two percent of the grant for administrative 
9.22 	expenses.
9.23 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
9.24 	second year are for transfer to the Board of 
9.25 	Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and 
9.26 	Universities for mental health counseling 
9.27 	support to farm families and business 
9.28 	operators through farm business management 
9.29 	programs at Central Lakes College and 
9.30 	Ridgewater College.
9.31 	$18,000 the first year and $18,000 the 
9.32 	second year are for grants to the Minnesota 
9.33 	Horticultural Society.

9.34	Sec. 4. BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH
 	$
	5,156,000
	$
	5,156,000
	
10.1 	$2,531,000 the first year and $2,531,000 
10.2 	the second year are for bovine tuberculosis 
10.3 	eradication efforts in cattle herds.
10.4 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
10.5 	second year are for a program to control 
10.6 	paratuberculosis (Johne's disease) in 
10.7 	domestic bovine herds.
10.8 	$40,000 the first year and $40,000 the second 
10.9 	year are for a program to investigate the 
10.10 	avian pneumovirus disease and to identify 
10.11 	the infected flocks. This appropriation must 
10.12 	be matched on a dollar-for-dollar or in-kind 
10.13 	basis with nonstate sources and is in addition 
10.14 	to money currently designated for turkey 
10.15 	disease research. Costs of blood sample 
10.16 	collection, handling, and transportation, 
10.17 	in addition to costs associated with early 
10.18 	diagnosis tests and the expenses of vaccine 
10.19 	research trials, may be credited to the match.
10.20 	$400,000 the first year and $400,000 the 
10.21 	second year are for the purposes of cervidae 
10.22 	inspection as authorized in Minnesota 
10.23 	Statutes, section 35.155.

10.24
10.25	Sec. 5. AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION 
RESEARCH INSTITUTE
 	$
	1,550,000
	$
	1,550,000
	
10.26 	$350,000 the first year and $350,000 the 
10.27 	second year are for technical assistance 
10.28 	and technology transfer to bioenergy crop 
10.29 	producers and users.

10.30 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 3.737, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
10.31 		Subdivision 1.Compensation required. (a) Notwithstanding section 3.736, 
10.32 	subdivision 3, paragraph (e), or any other law, a livestock owner shall be compensated 
10.33 	by the commissioner of agriculture for livestock that is destroyed by a gray wolf or is so 
10.34 	crippled by a gray wolf that it must be destroyed. Except as provided in this section, the 
11.1 	owner is entitled to the fair market value of the destroyed livestock as determined by the 
11.2 	commissioner, upon recommendation of a university extension agent or a conservation 
11.3 	officer. In any fiscal year, a livestock owner may not be compensated for a destroyed 
11.4 	animal claim that is less than $100 in value and may be compensated up to $20,000, 
11.5 	as determined under this section. In any fiscal year, the commissioner may provide 
11.6 	compensation for claims filed under this section and section 3.7371 up to a total of 
11.7 	$100,000 for both programs combined the amount expressly appropriated for this purpose.
11.8 	(b) Either the agent or the conservation officer must make a personal inspection of 
11.9 	the site. The agent or the conservation officer must take into account factors in addition to 
11.10 	a visual identification of a carcass when making a recommendation to the commissioner. 
11.11 	The commissioner, upon recommendation of the agent or conservation officer, shall 
11.12 	determine whether the livestock was destroyed by a gray wolf and any deficiencies in the 
11.13 	owner's adoption of the best management practices developed in subdivision 5. The 
11.14 	commissioner may authorize payment of claims only if the agent or the conservation 
11.15 	officer has recommended payment. The owner shall file a claim on forms provided by the 
11.16 	commissioner and available at the university extension agent's office.

11.17 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 3.7371, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
11.18 		Subd. 3.Compensation. The crop owner is entitled to the target price or the 
11.19 	market price, whichever is greater, of the damaged or destroyed crop plus adjustments 
11.20 	for yield loss determined according to agricultural stabilization and conservation service 
11.21 	programs for individual farms, adjusted annually, as determined by the commissioner, 
11.22 	upon recommendation of the county extension agent for the owner's county. The 
11.23 	commissioner, upon recommendation of the agent, shall determine whether the crop 
11.24 	damage or destruction is caused by elk and, if so, the amount of the crop that is damaged 
11.25 	or destroyed. In any fiscal year, a crop owner may not be compensated for a damaged or 
11.26 	destroyed crop that is less than $100 in value and may be compensated up to $20,000, 
11.27 	as determined under this section, if normal harvest procedures for the area are followed. 
11.28 	In any fiscal year, the commissioner may provide compensation for claims filed under 
11.29 	this section and section 3.737 up to a total of $100,000 for both programs combined the 
11.30 	amount expressly appropriated for this purpose.

11.31 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 17.03, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
11.32 		Subd. 12.Contracts; appropriation. The commissioner may accept money as part 
11.33 	of a contract with any public or private entity to provide statutorily prescribed services by 
11.34 	the department. A contract must specify the services to be provided by the department and 
12.1 	the amount and method of reimbursement. Money generated in a contractual agreement 
12.2 	under this section must be deposited in a special revenue fund and is appropriated to the 
12.3 	department for purposes of providing services specified in the contracts. Contracts under 
12.4 	this section must be processed in accordance with section 16C.05. The commissioner must 
12.5 	report revenues collected and expenditures made under this section to the chairs of the 
12.6 	Environment and Natural Resources Finance Committee in the house of representatives 
12.7 	and the Environment and Agriculture Budget Division in the senate by January 15 of 
12.8 	each odd-numbered year.

12.9 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 18B.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 
12.10 	to read:
12.11 		Subd. 1a.Agricultural pesticide. "Agricultural pesticide" means a pesticide 
12.12 	that bears labeling that meets federal worker protection agricultural use requirements 
12.13 	established in Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, parts 156 and 170.

12.14 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 18B.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 
12.15 	to read:
12.16 		Subd. 1b.Agricultural pesticide dealer. "Agricultural pesticide dealer" means a 
12.17 	person who distributes an agricultural pesticide to an end user.

12.18 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 18B.01, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
12.19 		Subd. 8.Distribute. "Distribute" means offer for sale, sell, barter, ship, deliver for 
12.20 	shipment, receive and deliver, and offer to deliver pesticides in this state or into this state.

12.21 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 18B.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 
12.22 	to read:
12.23 		Subd. 14b.Nonagricultural pesticide. "Nonagricultural pesticide" means a 
12.24 	pesticide that does not bear labeling that meets federal worker protection agricultural use 
12.25 	requirements established in Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, parts 156 and 170.

12.26 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 18B.065, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
12.27 		Subd. 2a. Disposal site requirement. (a) For agricultural waste pesticides pesticide 
12.28 	collections, the commissioner must designate a place in each county of the state that is 
12.29 	available at least every year for persons to dispose of unused portions of agricultural 
12.30 	pesticides. The commissioner shall consult with the person responsible for solid waste 
13.1 	management and disposal in each county to determine an appropriate location and to 
13.2 	advertise each collection event. 
13.3 	(b) For residential waste pesticides pesticide collections, the commissioner must 
13.4 	provide periodic disposal opportunities each year in each county. As provided under 
13.5 	subdivision 7, the commissioner may enter into agreements with county or regional solid 
13.6 	waste management entities to provide these collections and shall provide these entities 
13.7 	with funding from the nonagricultural waste pesticide account according to subdivision 
13.8 	10. Reimbursement shall be made for reasonable costs incurred including, but not limited 
13.9 	to, related supplies, transportation, advertising, and disposal costs as well as reasonable 
13.10 	overhead costs. 
13.11 	(c) A person who collects waste pesticide under paragraph (a) or (b) shall record 
13.12 	information on each waste pesticide product collected including, but not limited to, 
13.13 	the product name, active ingredient or ingredients, quantity, and the United States 
13.14 	Environmental Protection Agency registration number, on a form provided by the 
13.15 	commissioner. The person must submit this information to the commissioner at least 
13.16 	annually. 
13.17 	(d) No disposal site shall turn away a waste pesticide because it is not agricultural or 
13.18 	not residential.

13.19 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 18B.065, is amended by adding a 
13.20 	subdivision to read:
13.21 		Subd. 8.Account established; appropriation. A nonagricultural waste pesticide 
13.22 	account is created in the agricultural fund. Notwithstanding section 18B.05, the proceeds 
13.23 	of the surcharge imposed by this subdivision must be deposited in the agricultural fund 
13.24 	and credited to the nonagricultural waste pesticide account. Money in the account, 
13.25 	including interest, is appropriated to the commissioner for waste pesticide collection 
13.26 	costs pursuant to subdivision 10 and for the administrative costs of nonagricultural waste 
13.27 	pesticide activities.

13.28 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 18B.065, is amended by adding a 
13.29 	subdivision to read:
13.30 		Subd. 9.Nonagricultural surcharge. (a) A nonagricultural waste pesticide 
13.31 	surcharge shall be collected by the commissioner on nonagricultural pesticides registered 
13.32 	under chapter 18B. The amount of the surcharge must be determined by the commissioner 
13.33 	in order that:
14.1 	(1) the amounts needed to recover the costs authorized in this subdivision are 
14.2 	recovered; and
14.3 	(2) the unencumbered balance in the nonagricultural waste pesticide account is at 
14.4 	least $400,000 but does not exceed $1,500,000.
14.5 	(b) The commissioner shall impose an initial surcharge, to be collected as a 
14.6 	surcharge on the registration application fee under section 18B.26, subdivision 3, and 
14.7 	equal to 0.6 percent of annual gross sales of the pesticide in the state and sales of the 
14.8 	pesticide for use in the state during the previous calendar year. No surcharge is imposed 
14.9 	if the surcharge amount based on percent of annual gross sales is less than $10. The 
14.10 	registrant shall determine the kind, quantity, and value of pesticides sold, or sold for use, 
14.11 	in the state. The registrant shall secure sufficient sales information of pesticides distributed 
14.12 	in and into the state from distributors, dealers, and retailers, regardless of location, to 
14.13 	make such determinations. Sales of pesticides into the state by out-of-state distributors or 
14.14 	other persons are not exempt and must be included in the registrant's annual report, as 
14.15 	required under section 18B.26, subdivision 3, paragraph (c). Surcharges shall be paid by 
14.16 	the registrant based upon the reported sales. Sales of pesticides in the state for use outside 
14.17 	of the state are exempt from the surcharge in this subdivision if the registrant properly 
14.18 	documents the sale location and the distributors.

14.19 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 18B.065, is amended by adding a 
14.20 	subdivision to read:
14.21 		Subd. 10.Reimbursement of costs. (a) The commissioner shall reimburse or pay 
14.22 	on behalf of a governmental unit with a waste pesticide program for the costs incurred 
14.23 	collecting waste pesticides providing:
14.24 	(1) the governmental unit has a signed and approved waste pesticide collection 
14.25 	cooperative agreement;
14.26 	(2) costs are directly attributable to waste pesticide collection activities as 
14.27 	determined by the commissioner; and
14.28 	(3) costs are adequately documented, reasonable, and necessary, as determined by 
14.29 	the commissioner.
14.30 	(b) If expenditure projections indicate the unencumbered balance of the 
14.31 	nonagricultural waste pesticide account will drop below $400,000, the commissioner may 
14.32 	prorate payments under this subdivision, with the balance of those payments made once 
14.33 	sufficient money is available in the account.

14.34 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 18B.26, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
15.1 		Subd. 3. Application fee. (a) A registrant shall pay an annual application fee for 
15.2 	each pesticide to be registered, and this fee is set at 0.4 0.6 percent of annual gross sales 
15.3 	within the state and annual gross sales of pesticides used in the state, with a minimum 
15.4 	nonrefundable fee of $350 for a nonagricultural pesticide and $250 for all other pesticides. 
15.5 	The registrant shall determine when and which pesticides are sold or used in this state. The 
15.6 	registrant shall secure sufficient sales information of pesticides distributed into this state 
15.7 	from distributors and dealers, regardless of distributor location, to make a determination. 
15.8 	Sales of pesticides in this state and sales of pesticides for use in this state by out-of-state 
15.9 	distributors are not exempt and must be included in the registrant's annual report, as 
15.10 	required under paragraph (c), and fees shall be paid by the registrant based upon those 
15.11 	reported sales. Sales of pesticides in the state for use outside of the state are exempt 
15.12 	from the application fee in this paragraph if the registrant properly documents the sale 
15.13 	location and distributors. A registrant paying more than the minimum fee shall pay the 
15.14 	balance due by March 1 based on the gross sales of the pesticide by the registrant for the 
15.15 	preceding calendar year. The fee for disinfectants and sanitizers shall be the minimum. 
15.16 	The minimum fee is due by December 31 preceding the year for which the application for 
15.17 	registration is made. In each fiscal year, the commissioner shall allocate from the pesticide 
15.18 	regulatory account a sum sufficient to collect and dispose of waste pesticides under section 
15.19 	18B.065. However, notwithstanding section 18B.065, if the commissioner determines 
15.20 	that the balance in the pesticide regulatory account at the end of the fiscal year will be 
15.21 	less than $500,000, the commissioner may suspend waste pesticide collections or provide 
15.22 	partial payment to a person for waste pesticide collection. The commissioner must notify 
15.23 	as soon as possible and no later than August 1 a person under contract to collect waste 
15.24 	pesticides of an anticipated suspension or payment reduction. 
15.25 	(b) An additional fee of $100 must be paid by the applicant for each pesticide to be 
15.26 	registered if the application is a renewal application that is submitted after December 31. 
15.27 	(c) A registrant must annually report to the commissioner the amount and type of 
15.28 	each registered pesticide sold, offered for sale, or otherwise distributed in the state. The 
15.29 	report shall be filed by March 1 for the previous year's registration. The commissioner 
15.30 	shall specify the form of the report and require additional information deemed necessary 
15.31 	to determine the amount and type of pesticides annually distributed in the state. The 
15.32 	information required shall include the brand name, amount, and formulation of each 
15.33 	pesticide sold, offered for sale, or otherwise distributed in the state, but the information 
15.34 	collected, if made public, shall be reported in a manner which does not identify a specific 
15.35 	brand name in the report. 
16.1 	(d) A registrant who is required to pay more than the minimum fee for any pesticide 
16.2 	under paragraph (a) must pay a late fee penalty of $100 for each pesticide application fee 
16.3 	paid after March 1 in the year for which the license is to be issued. 

16.4 	Sec. 18. [18B.311] AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDE DEALER LICENSE AND 
16.5 	REPORTING.
16.6 		Subdivision 1.Requirement. (a) A person must not distribute an agricultural 
16.7 	pesticide into the state without first having obtained an agricultural pesticide dealer license.
16.8 	(b) Each location or place of business from which an agricultural pesticide is 
16.9 	distributed into the state is required to have a separate agricultural pesticide dealer license.
16.10 	(c) A person who is a licensed pesticide dealer under section 18B.31, who operates 
16.11 	from a location or place of business outside of the state, and who distributes an agricultural 
16.12 	pesticide into the state is not required to also be licensed under this subdivision.
16.13 		Subd. 2.Exemption. A person who is a pesticide registrant under this chapter is 
16.14 	exempt from the requirement of subdivision 1.
16.15 		Subd. 3.Resident agent. (a) A person required to be licensed under subdivision 1, 
16.16 	or a person licensed as a pesticide dealer pursuant to section 18B.31, and who operates 
16.17 	from a location or place of business outside the state and who distributes an agricultural 
16.18 	pesticide into the state, must continuously maintain in this state both of the following:
16.19 	(1) a registered office; and 
16.20 	(2) a resident agent, which agent may be either a person resident in this state 
16.21 	whose business office or residence is identical with the registered office, a domestic 
16.22 	corporation or limited liability company, or a foreign corporation or limited liability 
16.23 	company authorized to transact business in this state and having a business office identical 
16.24 	with the registered office.
16.25 	(b) A person licensed under subdivision 1 shall annually file with the commissioner 
16.26 	the name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address of the licensee's resident agent.
16.27 		Subd. 4.Responsibility. The resident agent is responsible for the acts of a licensed 
16.28 	agricultural pesticide dealer, or of a licensed pesticide dealer under section 18B.31, who 
16.29 	operates from a location or place of business outside the state and who distributes an 
16.30 	agricultural pesticide into the state.
16.31 		Subd. 5.License. An agricultural pesticide dealer license:
16.32 	(1) is issued annually upon initial or renewal application;
16.33 	(2) expires on December 31 of each year unless it is suspended or revoked before 
16.34 	that date;
17.1 	(3) is not transferable from one location or place of business to another location 
17.2 	or place of business; and 
17.3 	(4) must be prominently displayed to the public in the agricultural pesticide dealer's 
17.4 	place of business and in the registered office of the resident agent.
17.5 		Subd. 6.Report to registrants. An agricultural pesticide dealer, and a licensed 
17.6 	pesticide dealer under section 18B.31, who operates from a location or place of business 
17.7 	outside of the state and who distributes an agricultural pesticide into the state, shall no 
17.8 	later than January 15 of each year report to the agricultural pesticide registrant for each 
17.9 	agricultural pesticide distributed into the state all of the following information concerning 
17.10 	that distribution:
17.11 	(1) product name;
17.12 	(2) EPA registration number;
17.13 	(3) amount of pesticide sold or distributed;
17.14 	(4) wholesale value of pesticide sold or distributed;
17.15 	(5) date of sale or distribution;
17.16 	(6) sales or distribution invoice number; and
17.17 	(7) name and address of consignee.
17.18 		Subd. 7.Application. (a) A person must apply to the commissioner for 
17.19 	an agricultural pesticide dealer license on forms and in a manner required by the 
17.20 	commissioner. 
17.21 	(b) The applicant must be the person in charge of each location or place of business 
17.22 	from which agricultural pesticides are distributed into this state.
17.23 	(c) The commissioner may require that the application provide information 
17.24 	regarding the applicant's proposed operations and other information considered pertinent 
17.25 	by the commissioner.
17.26 	(d) The commissioner may require additional demonstration of licensee qualification 
17.27 	if the licensee has had a license suspended or revoked, or has otherwise had a history of 
17.28 	violations of this chapter.
17.29 		Subd. 8.Application fee. (a) An application for an agricultural pesticide dealer 
17.30 	license, or a renewal of an agricultural pesticide dealer license, must be accompanied 
17.31 	by a nonrefundable fee of $150.
17.32 	(b) If an application for renewal of an agricultural pesticide dealer license is not filed 
17.33 	before January 1 of the year for which the license is to be issued, an additional fee of $20 
17.34 	must be paid by the applicant before the license is issued.

17.35 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 18E.03, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
18.1 		Subd. 2.Expenditures. (a) Money in the agricultural chemical response and 
18.2 	reimbursement account may only be used:
18.3 	(1) to pay for the commissioner's responses to incidents under chapters 18B, 18C, 
18.4 	and 18D that are not eligible for payment under section 115B.20, subdivision 2;
18.5 	(2) to pay for emergency responses that are otherwise unable to be funded;
18.6 	(3) to reimburse and pay corrective action costs under section 18E.04; and
18.7 	(4) by the board to reimburse the commissioner for board staff and other 
18.8 	administrative costs up to $225,000 per fiscal year; and
18.9 	(5) to pay costs for the commissioner's incident response program related to 
18.10 	ACRRA-eligible sites.
18.11 	(b) Money in the agricultural chemical response and reimbursement account is 
18.12 	appropriated to the commissioner to make payments as provided in this subdivision.

18.13 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 28A.085, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
18.14 		Subdivision 1.Violations; prohibited acts. The commissioner may charge a 
18.15 	reinspection fee for each reinspection of a food handler that:
18.16 	(1) is found with a major violation of requirements in chapter 28, 29, 30, 31, 31A, 
18.17 	32, 33, or 34, or rules adopted under one of those chapters;
18.18 	(2) is found with a violation of section 31.02, 31.161, or 31.165, and requires a 
18.19 	follow-up inspection after an administrative meeting held pursuant to section 31.14; or  
18.20 	(3) fails to correct equipment and facility deficiencies as required in rules adopted 
18.21 	under chapter 28, 29, 30, 31, 31A, 32, or 34. The first reinspection of a firm with gross 
18.22 	food sales under $1,000,000 must be assessed at $75 $150. The fee for a firm with gross 
18.23 	food sales over $1,000,000 is $100 $200. The fee for a subsequent reinspection of a firm 
18.24 	for the same violation is 50 percent of their current license fee or $200 $300, whichever is 
18.25 	greater. The establishment must be issued written notice of violations with a reasonable 
18.26 	date for compliance listed on the notice. An initial inspection relating to a complaint is 
18.27 	not a reinspection.

18.28 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 32.394, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
18.29 		Subd. 8.Grade A inspection fees. A processor or marketing organization of milk, 
18.30 	milk products, sheep milk, or goat milk who wishes to market Grade A milk or use the 
18.31 	Grade A label must apply for Grade A inspection service from the commissioner. A 
18.32 	pasteurization plant requesting Grade A inspection service must hold a Grade A permit 
18.33 	and pay an annual inspection fee of no more than $500. For Grade A farm inspection 
18.34 	service, the fee must be no more than $50 per farm, paid annually by the processor or by 
19.1 	the marketing organization on behalf of its patrons. For a farm requiring a reinspection 
19.2 	in addition to the required biannual inspections, an additional fee of $45 $100 per 
19.3 	reinspection must be paid by the processor or by the marketing organization on behalf 
19.4 	of its patrons.

19.5 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 41A.09, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
19.6 		Subd. 2a.Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in this 
19.7 	subdivision have the meanings given them.
19.8 	(a) "Ethanol" means fermentation ethyl alcohol derived from agricultural products, 
19.9 	including potatoes, cereal grains, cheese whey, and sugar beets; forest products; or 
19.10 	other renewable resources, including residue and waste generated from the production, 
19.11 	processing, and marketing of agricultural products, forest products, and other renewable 
19.12 	resources, that:
19.13 	(1) meets all of the specifications in ASTM specification D4806-04a; and
19.14 	(2) is denatured as specified in Code of Federal Regulations, title 27, parts 20 and 21.
19.15 	(b) "Ethanol plant" means a plant at which ethanol is produced.
19.16 	(c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture.
19.17 	(d) "Rural economic infrastructure" means the development of activities that 
19.18 	will enhance the value of agricultural crop or livestock commodities or by-products 
19.19 	or waste from farming operations through new and improved value-added conversion 
19.20 	processes and technologies, the development of more timely and efficient infrastructure 
19.21 	delivery systems, and the enhancement of marketing opportunities. "Rural economic 
19.22 	infrastructure" also means land, buildings, structures, fixtures, and improvements located 
19.23 	or to be located in Minnesota and used or operated primarily for the processing or the 
19.24 	support of production of marketable products from agricultural commodities or wind 
19.25 	energy produced in Minnesota.

19.26 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 41A.09, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
19.27 		Subd. 3a.Ethanol producer payments. (a) The commissioner shall make cash 
19.28 	payments to producers of ethanol located in the state that have begun production at a 
19.29 	specific location by June 30, 2000. For the purpose of this subdivision, an entity that holds 
19.30 	a controlling interest in more than one ethanol plant is considered a single producer. 
19.31 	The amount of the payment for each producer's annual production, except as provided 
19.32 	in paragraph (c), is 20 cents per gallon for each gallon of ethanol produced at a specific 
19.33 	location on or before June 30, 2000, or ten years after the start of production, whichever is 
19.34 	later. Annually, within 90 days of the end of its fiscal year, an ethanol producer receiving 
20.1 	payments under this subdivision must file a disclosure statement on a form provided by 
20.2 	the commissioner. The initial disclosure statement must include a summary description 
20.3 	of the organization of the business structure of the claimant, a listing of the percentages 
20.4 	of ownership by any person or other entity with an ownership interest of five percent or 
20.5 	greater, and a copy of its annual audited financial statements, including the auditor's report 
20.6 	and footnotes. The disclosure statement must include information demonstrating what 
20.7 	percentage of the entity receiving payments under this section is owned by farmers or 
20.8 	other entities eligible to farm or own agricultural land in Minnesota under the provisions 
20.9 	of section 500.24. Subsequent annual reports must reflect noncumulative changes in 
20.10 	ownership of ten percent or more of the entity. The report need not disclose the identity of 
20.11 	the persons or entities eligible to farm or own agricultural land with ownership interests, 
20.12 	individuals residing within 30 miles of the plant, or of any other entity with less than 
20.13 	ten percent ownership interest, but the claimant must retain information within its files 
20.14 	confirming the accuracy of the data provided. This data must be made available to the 
20.15 	commissioner upon request. Not later than the 15th day of February in each year the 
20.16 	commissioner shall deliver to the chairs of the standing committees of the senate and the 
20.17 	house of representatives that deal with agricultural policy and agricultural finance issues 
20.18 	an annual report summarizing aggregated data from plants receiving payments under this 
20.19 	section during the preceding calendar year. Audited financial statements and notes and 
20.20 	disclosure statements submitted to the commissioner are nonpublic data under section 
20.21 	13.02, subdivision 9. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 13 relating to nonpublic 
20.22 	data, summaries of the submitted audited financial reports and notes and disclosure 
20.23 	statements will be contained in the report to the committee chairs and will be public data.
20.24 	(b) No payments shall be made for ethanol production that occurs after June 30, 
20.25 	2010. A producer of ethanol shall not transfer the producer's eligibility for payments 
20.26 	under this section to an ethanol plant at a different location.
20.27 	(c) If the level of production at an ethanol plant increases due to an increase in the 
20.28 	production capacity of the plant, the payment under paragraph (a) applies to the additional 
20.29 	increment of production until ten years after the increased production began. Once a 
20.30 	plant's production capacity reaches 15,000,000 gallons per year, no additional increment 
20.31 	will qualify for the payment.
20.32 	(d) Total payments under paragraphs (a) and (c) to a producer in a fiscal year may 
20.33 	not exceed $3,000,000.
20.34 	(e) By the last day of October, January, April, and July, each producer shall file a 
20.35 	claim for payment for ethanol production during the preceding three calendar months. 
20.36 	A producer that files a claim under this subdivision shall include a statement of the 
21.1 	producer's total ethanol production in Minnesota during the quarter covered by the claim. 
21.2 	For each claim and statement of total ethanol production filed under this subdivision, 
21.3 	the volume of ethanol production must be examined by an independent certified public 
21.4 	accountant in accordance with standards established by the American Institute of Certified 
21.5 	Public Accountants.
21.6 	(f) Payments shall be made November 15, February 15, May 15, and August 15. A 
21.7 	separate payment shall be made for each claim filed. Except as provided in paragraph (g), 
21.8 	the total quarterly payment to a producer under this paragraph may not exceed $750,000.
21.9 	(g) Notwithstanding the quarterly payment limits of paragraph (f), the commissioner 
21.10 	shall make an additional payment in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year to ethanol 
21.11 	producers for the lesser of: (1) 20 cents per gallon of production in the fourth quarter of the 
21.12 	year that is greater than 3,750,000 gallons; or (2) the total amount of payments lost during 
21.13 	the first three quarters of the fiscal year due to plant outages, repair, or major maintenance. 
21.14 	Total payments to an ethanol producer in a fiscal year, including any payment under this 
21.15 	paragraph, must not exceed the total amount the producer is eligible to receive based on 
21.16 	the producer's approved production capacity. The provisions of this paragraph apply only 
21.17 	to production losses that occur in quarters beginning after December 31, 1999.
21.18 	(h) The commissioner shall reimburse ethanol producers for any deficiency in 
21.19 	payments during earlier quarters if the deficiency occurred because of unallotment or 
21.20 	because appropriated money was insufficient to make timely payments in the full amount 
21.21 	provided in paragraph (a). Notwithstanding the quarterly or annual payment limitations in 
21.22 	this subdivision, the commissioner shall begin making payments for earlier deficiencies in 
21.23 	each fiscal year that appropriations for ethanol payments exceed the amount required to 
21.24 	make eligible scheduled payments. Payments for earlier deficiencies must continue until 
21.25 	the deficiencies for each producer are paid in full, except the commissioner shall not make 
21.26 	a deficiency payment to an entity that no longer produces ethanol on a commercial scale 
21.27 	at the location for which the entity qualified for producer payments, or to an assignee of 
21.28 	the entity.
21.29 	(i) The commissioner may make direct payments to producers of rural economic 
21.30 	infrastructure provide financial assistance under the 21st century agricultural reinvestment 
21.31 	program in section 41A.12 with any amount of the annual appropriation for ethanol 
21.32 	producer payments and rural economic infrastructure that is in excess of the amount 
21.33 	required to make scheduled ethanol producer payments and deficiency payments under 
21.34 	paragraphs (a) to (h).

22.1 	Sec. 24. [41A.12] 21ST CENTURY AGRICULTURAL REINVESTMENT 
22.2 	PROGRAM.
22.3 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The 21st century agricultural reinvestment program 
22.4 	is established in order to promote the advancement of the state's agricultural and renewable 
22.5 	energy industries.
22.6 		Subd. 2.Activities authorized. For the purposes of this program, the commissioner 
22.7 	may issue grants, loans, or other forms of financial assistance. Eligible activities include, 
22.8 	but are not limited to, grants to livestock producers under the livestock investment grant 
22.9 	program under section 17.118 and bioenergy awards made by the next generation energy 
22.10 	board under section 41A.105.
22.11 		Subd. 3.Oversight. The commissioner, in consultation with the chairs and ranking 
22.12 	minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction 
22.13 	over agricultural finance, must allocate available funds among eligible uses, develop 
22.14 	competitive eligibility criteria, and award funds on a needs basis.

22.15 	Sec. 25. BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL ASSESSMENT; TEMPORARY 
22.16 	ASSESSMENT; APPROPRIATION.
 22.17 	(a) From January 1, 2009, to December 31, 2009, a person who purchases cattle that 
22.18 	were raised or fed within this state shall collect a bovine tuberculosis control assessment of 
22.19 	$1 per head from the seller and shall submit all assessments collected to the commissioner 
22.20 	of agriculture at least once every 30 days. If cattle that were raised or fed within this state 
22.21 	are sold outside of the state and the assessment is not collected by the purchaser, the 
22.22 	seller is responsible for submitting the assessment to the commissioner. For the purposes 
22.23 	of this section, "a person who purchases cattle that were raised or fed within this state" 
22.24 	includes the first purchaser, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 17.53, subdivision 8, 
22.25 	paragraph (a), and any subsequent purchaser of the living animal.
22.26 	(b) Money collected under this section shall be deposited in an account in the special 
22.27 	revenue fund and is appropriated to the Board of Animal Health for bovine tuberculosis 
22.28 	control activities.
22.29 	(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a person may not collect a bovine tuberculosis 
22.30 	control assessment from a person whose cattle operation is located within a modified 
22.31 	accredited zone established under Minnesota Statutes, section 35.244, unless the cattle 
22.32 	owner voluntarily pays the assessment. The commissioner of agriculture shall publish and 
22.33 	make available a list of cattle producers exempt under this paragraph.
22.34 	(d) This section may be enforced under Minnesota Statutes, section 17.982 to 17.984.

23.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment 
23.2 	and applies retroactively to cattle purchased on January 1, 2009, and thereafter.

23.3 	Sec. 26.  REPEALER.
 23.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 17.49, subdivision 3; and 38.02, subdivisions 3 
23.5 	and 4, are repealed.

23.6 	ARTICLE 2
23.7 	VETERANS AFFAIRS

23.8	Section 1. VETERANS AFFAIRS.
 	
23.9 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
23.10 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the 
23.11 	general fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures 
23.12 	"2010" and "2011" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them are 
23.13 	available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, or June 30, 2011, respectively. "The 
23.14 	first year" is fiscal year 2010. "The second year" is fiscal year 2011. "The biennium" is 
23.15 	fiscal years 2010 and 2011.

23.16				APPROPRIATIONS
	
23.17				Available for the Year
	
23.18				Ending June 30
	
23.19					2010
		2011

23.20	Sec. 2. VETERANS AFFAIRS

23.21	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	65,708,000
	$
	67,308,000

23.22	Subd. 2.Veterans Services.
 		20,782,000
		20,782,000
	
23.23 	Of this amount, $980,000 in fiscal year 2010 
23.24 	and $980,000 in fiscal year 2011 are to be 
23.25 	used to continue working on the merger of 
23.26 	the Department of Veterans Affairs computer 
23.27 	system and the former Veterans Homes 
23.28 	Board computer system.

23.29	Subd. 3.Veterans Homes.
 		44,926,000
		46,526,000
	
23.30 	Veterans Homes Special Revenue Account.
23.31 	The general fund appropriations made to 
23.32 	the department may be transferred to a 
24.1 	veterans homes special revenue account in 
24.2 	the special revenue fund in the same manner 
24.3 	as other receipts are deposited according 
24.4 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 198.34, and 
24.5 	are appropriated to the department for the 
24.6 	operation of veterans homes facilities and 
24.7 	programs.
24.8 	Repair and Betterment. Of this 
24.9 	appropriation, $1,250,000 in fiscal year 
24.10 	2010 and $1,250,000 in fiscal year 2011 
24.11 	are to be used for repair, maintenance, 
24.12 	rehabilitation, and betterment activities at 
24.13 	facilities statewide.

24.14 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 197.585, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
24.15 		Subd. 5.Expiration. This section expires at the end of the first fiscal year in which 
24.16 	the number of veterans enrolled in Minnesota public institutions of higher education is 
24.17 	fewer than 4,000, but no later than June 30, 2011.

24.18 	ARTICLE 3
24.19 	MILITARY AFFAIRS

24.20	Section 1. MILITARY APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
24.21 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
24.22 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the 
24.23 	general fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures 
24.24 	"2010" and "2011" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them are 
24.25 	available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, or June 30, 2011, respectively. "The 
24.26 	first year" is fiscal year 2010. "The second year" is fiscal year 2011. "The biennium" is 
24.27 	fiscal years 2010 and 2011.

24.28				APPROPRIATIONS
	
24.29				Available for the Year
	
24.30				Ending June 30
	
24.31					2010
		2011

24.32	Sec. 2. MILITARY AFFAIRS

24.33	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	19,374,000
	$
	19,374,000
	
25.1 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
25.2 	purpose are specified in the following 
25.3 	subdivisions.

25.4	Subd. 2.Maintenance of Training Facilities
 		6,660,000
		6,660,000

25.5	Subd. 3.General Support
 		2,366,000
		2,366,000

25.6	Subd. 4.Enlistment Incentives
 		10,348,000
		10,348,000
	
25.7 	If appropriations for either year of the 
25.8 	biennium are insufficient, the appropriation 
25.9 	from the other year is available. The 
25.10 	appropriations for enlistment incentives are 
25.11 	available until expended.