<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>Minnesota for agricultural research and extension; requiring 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>AGRICULTURE AND EXTENSION SERVICE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>(a) $53,175,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $52,175,000 in fiscal year 2011 are <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>appropriated from the general fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>for agricultural research and extension activities.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>(b) The Agricultural Experiment Stations and Minnesota Extension Service must <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>convene agricultural advisory groups to focus research, education, and extension activities <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>on producer needs and implement an outreach strategy that more effectively and rapidly <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>transfers research results and best practices to producers throughout the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>(c) This appropriation includes funding for research efforts that demonstrate a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>renewed emphasis on the needs of the state's production agriculture community. The <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>following areas should be prioritized and carried out in consultation with Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>producer organizations:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>(1) vegetable crop research;<br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>(2) fertilizer and soil fertility research and development;<br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>(3) soil, ground, and surface water conservation practices and contaminant reduction <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>research;<br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>(4) discovering and developing plant varieties that use nutrients more efficiently;<br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>(5) breeding and development of turf seed and other biomass resources in all three <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>Minnesota biomes;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>(6) development of new disease-resistant and pest-resistant varieties of turf and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>agronomic crops;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>(7) utilizing plant and livestock cells to treat and cure human diseases;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>(8) the development of dairy coproducts;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>(9) a rapid agricultural response fund for current or emerging animal, plant, and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>insect problems affecting production or food safety;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>(10) crop pest and animal disease research; developing animal agriculture that is <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>capable of sustainably feeding the world; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>(11) consumer food safety education and outreach; and<br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>(12) programs to meet the research and outreach needs of sustainable and organic <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>livestock and crop farmers.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>(d) This appropriation includes funding for research and outreach on the production <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>of renewable energy from Minnesota biomass resources. The following areas should <br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>be prioritized and carried out in consultation with Minnesota producer and bioenergy <br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>organizations:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>(1) biofuel and other energy production from perennial crops, small grains, row <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>crops, and forestry products;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>(2) alternative bioenergy crops and cropping systems; and<br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>(3) biofuel coproducts used for livestock feed.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>(e) This appropriation includes funding for analysis of livestock facility siting and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>regulatory models from other states and countries and the following aspects of ethanol <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>production in Minnesota:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>(1) water use trends as compared to other industries and activities;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>(2) the carbon balance of ethanol production;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>(3) the effect of ethanol blending requirements on transportation fuel prices; and<br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>(4) the economic impacts of ethanol production and use including such measures as <br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>employment, economic output, and state and local tax revenues.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>(f) This appropriation may be used to establish and maintain a statewide organic <br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>research and education initiative, secure a facility and retain current faculty levels for <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>poultry research currently conducted at UMore Park, develop and implement a dairy <br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>producer continuing education program and for scoping a new dairy research and teaching <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>facility.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>(g) By February 1, 2011, the Board of Regents must submit a report to the legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>committees with responsibility for agriculture and higher education finance on the status <br/>
<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>and outcomes of research and initiatives funded in this section.<br/>