1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to agriculture; appropriating money for agricultural nutrient research.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; AGRICULTURAL NUTRIENT RESEARCH.
 1.5 	$600,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $600,000 in fiscal year 2011 are appropriated from 
1.6 	the constitutionally dedicated clean water fund established in Minnesota Statutes, section 
1.7 	114D.50, to the commissioner of agriculture for grants to the Minnesota Agricultural 
1.8 	Fertilizer Research and Education Council established in Minnesota Statutes, section 
1.9 	18C.71. The Minnesota Agricultural Fertilizer Research and Education Council shall 
1.10 	award competitive grants for research, education, and technology transfer related to the 
1.11 	production and application of agricultural fertilizer, soil amendments, and other plant 
1.12 	amendments. Funded projects must contain an outreach component that achieves a timely 
1.13 	dissemination of findings and their applicability to the production agricultural community.