<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>Health, and the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute; changing certain <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>agriculture-related provisions, requirements, and programs;amending Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>Statutes 2010, sections 18C.005, by adding a subdivision; 18C.111, by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>subdivision; 18D.201, by adding a subdivision; 18E.03, subdivision 4; 27.041, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>by adding a subdivision; 38.01; 41A.12, subdivision 3; 373.01, subdivision 1; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 41A.09, subdivisions 1a, 2a, 3a, 4, 10.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="7">Section 1. <b> SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>in this act.<br/>
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<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2012</b><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2013</b><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>Total</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td>General<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">42,287,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">34,314,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">76,601,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Agricultural <br/>
</td>
<td align="center">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">800,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">800,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">1,600,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Remediation<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">388,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">388,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">776,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td><b>Total</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>43,475,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>35,502,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>78,977,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
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<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
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<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="7">Sec. 2. <b>AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the general <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>purpose. The figures "2012" and "2013" used in this act mean that the appropriations <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, or June 30, 2013, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2012. "The second year" is fiscal year 2013. <br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>"The biennium" is fiscal years 2012 and 2013.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>Available for the Year</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>Ending June 30</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2012</b><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2013</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
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<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 3. <b>DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>35,851,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>27,878,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="95px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center">2012<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">2013<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td>General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">34,663,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">26,690,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Remediation<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">388,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">388,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Agricultural<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">800,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">800,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>subdivisions.<br/>
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<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Protection Services</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">12,193,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">12,193,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="95px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td>General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">11,805,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">11,805,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Remediation<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">388,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">388,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>$388,000 the first year and $388,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>second year are from the remediation fund <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>for administrative funding for the voluntary <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>cleanup program.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the second <br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>year are for compensation for destroyed or <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>crippled animals under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>section 3.737. If the amount in the first year <br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>is insufficient, the amount in the second year <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>is available in the first year.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the second <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>year are for compensation for crop damage <br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 3.7371. If <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>the amount in the first year is insufficient, the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>amount in the second year is available in the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>first year.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>If the commissioner determines that claims <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>made under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>3.737 or 3.7371, are unusually high, amounts <br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>appropriated for either program may be <br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>transferred to the appropriation for the other <br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>program.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>$245,000 the first year and $245,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>second year are for an increase in retail <br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>food handler inspections. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>appropriation. No later than February 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>2013, the commissioner shall report to the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>chairs and ranking minority members of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>the legislative committees with jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>over agriculture finance regarding the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>commissioner's progress in addressing the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>department's perceived shortfall of necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>inspections.<br/>
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<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var><br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Agricultural Marketing and </b><br/>
<b>Development</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">3,632,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">3,632,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>$186,000 the first year and $186,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>second year are for transfer to the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>grown account and may be used as grants <br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>for Minnesota grown promotion under <br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 17.102. Grants <br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>may be made for one year. Notwithstanding <br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>appropriations encumbered under contract on <br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>or before June 30, 2013, for Minnesota grown <br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>grants in this paragraph are available until <br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>June 30, 2015. $50,000 of the appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>in each year is for efforts to promote <br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>Minnesota grown products in retail food <br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>establishments including but not limited to <br/>
<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>restaurants, grocery stores, and convenience <br/>
<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>stores.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>Up to $100,000 each year may be used <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>for grants to farmers for demonstration <br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>projects involving sustainable agriculture as <br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>authorized in Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>17.116. Of the amount for grants, up to <br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>$20,000 may be used for dissemination <br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>of information about the demonstration <br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>projects. Notwithstanding Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>encumbered under contract on or before June <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>30, 2013, for sustainable agriculture grants <br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>in this paragraph are available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>2015.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>second year are to provide training and <br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>technical assistance to county and town <br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>officials relating to livestock siting issues <br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>and local zoning and land use planning, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>including maintenance of the checklist <br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>template clarifying the federal, state, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>and local government requirements for <br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>consideration of an animal agriculture <br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>modernization or expansion project. For the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>training and technical assistance program, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>the commissioner shall continue to seek <br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>guidance, advice, and support of livestock <br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>producer organizations, general agricultural <br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>organizations, local government associations, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>academic institutions, other government <br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>agencies, and others with expertise in land <br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>use and agriculture.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>$10,000 the first year and $10,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>second year are for annual cost-share <br/>
<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>payments to resident farmers or persons <br/>
<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>who sell, process, or package agricultural <br/>
<a id="pl.4.36"></a><var>4.36</var>products in this state for the costs of organic <br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>certification. Annual cost-share payments <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>per farmer must be two-thirds of the cost <br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>of the certification or $350, whichever is <br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>less. In any year that a resident farmer or <br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>person who sells, processes, or packages <br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>agricultural products in this state receives <br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>a federal organic certification cost-share <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>payment, that resident farmer or person is <br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>not eligible for state cost-share payments. A <br/>
<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>certified farmer is eligible to receive annual <br/>
<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>certification cost-share payments for up to <br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>five years. The commissioner may allocate <br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>any excess appropriation in either fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>for organic market and program development <br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>including organic producer education efforts, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>assistance for persons transitioning from <br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>conventional to organic agriculture, or <br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>sustainable agriculture demonstration grants <br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>17.116, and pertaining to organic research or <br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>demonstration. Any unencumbered balance <br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>does not cancel at the end of the first year <br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>and is available for the second year.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>$100,000 each year is for a licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>education professional for the Agriculture <br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>in the Classroom program to develop and <br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>disseminate curriculum, provide teacher <br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>training opportunities, and work with <br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>schools to enhance agricultural literacy by <br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>incorporating agriculture into classroom <br/>
<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>curriculum.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var><br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Bioenergy and Value-Added </b><br/>
<b>Agriculture</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">13,353,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">5,280,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>$13,353,000 the first year is for final <br/>
<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>ethanol  producer deficiency payments under <br/>
<a id="pl.5.36"></a><var>5.36</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.09. If the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>appropriation  in either year exceeds the total <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>amount for which all producers are eligible, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>the balance in the appropriation is available <br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>for the agricultural growth, research, and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>innovation program under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>Statutes, section 41A.12. The funding base <br/>
<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>for this program in fiscal year 2014 and fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>year 2015 is $10,291,000 per year.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var><br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 5.<b>Administration and Financial </b><br/>
<b>Assistance</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"> 6,673,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"> 6,773,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="95px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td>General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right"> 5,873,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">5,973,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Agricultural<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">800,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">800,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>$634,000 the first year and $634,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>second year are for continuation of the dairy <br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>development and profitability enhancement <br/>
<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>and dairy business planning grant programs <br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>established under Laws 1997, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>216, section 7, subdivision 2, and Laws <br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>2001, First Special Session chapter 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>section 9, subdivision 2. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>may allocate the available sums among <br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>permissible activities, including efforts to <br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>improve the quality of milk produced in the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>state in the proportions that the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>deems most beneficial to Minnesota's <br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>dairy farmers. The commissioner must <br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>submit a detailed accomplishment report <br/>
<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>and a work plan detailing future plans for, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>and anticipated accomplishments from, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>expenditures under this program to the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>chairs and ranking minority members of the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>legislative committees with jurisdiction over <br/>
<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>agricultural policy and finance on or before <br/>
<a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var>the start of each fiscal year. If significant <br/>
<a id="pl.6.36"></a><var>6.36</var>changes are made to the plans in the course <br/>
<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>of the year, the commissioner must notify the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>chairs and ranking minority members.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>$47,000 the first year and $47,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>second year are for the Northern Crops <br/>
<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>Institute. These appropriations may be spent <br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>to purchase equipment.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>$18,000 the first year and $18,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>second year are for a grant to the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>Livestock Breeders Association.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>$235,000 the first year and $235,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>second year are for grants to the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>Agricultural Education and Leadership <br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>Council for programs of the council under <br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41D.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>$474,000 the first year and $474,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>second year are for payments to county and <br/>
<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>district agricultural societies and associations <br/>
<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>subdivision 1. Aid payments to county and <br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>district agricultural societies and associations <br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>shall be disbursed no later than July 15 of <br/>
<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>each year. These payments are the amount of <br/>
<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>aid from the state for an annual fair held in <br/>
<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>the previous calendar year.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>$1,000 the first year and $1,000 the second <br/>
<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>year are for grants to the Minnesota State <br/>
<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>Poultry Association.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>$108,000 the first year and $108,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>second year are for annual grants to the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>Minnesota Turf Seed Council for basic <br/>
<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>and applied research on: (1) the improved <br/>
<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>production of forage and turf seed related to <br/>
<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>new and improved varieties; and (2) native <br/>
<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>plants, including plant breeding, nutrient <br/>
<a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var>management, pest management, disease <br/>
<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>management, yield, and viability. The grant <br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>recipient may subcontract with a qualified <br/>
<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>third party for some or all of the basic <br/>
<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>or applied research. The grant recipient <br/>
<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>must actively participate in the Agricultural <br/>
<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>Utilization Research Institute's Renewable <br/>
<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>Energy Roundtable.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>second year are for grants to Second Harvest <br/>
<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>Heartland on behalf of Minnesota's six <br/>
<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>Second Harvest food banks for the purchase <br/>
<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>of milk for distribution to Minnesota's food <br/>
<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>shelves and other charitable organizations <br/>
<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>that are eligible to receive food from the food <br/>
<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>banks. Milk purchased under the grants must <br/>
<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>be acquired from Minnesota milk processors <br/>
<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>and based on low-cost bids. The milk must be <br/>
<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>allocated to each Second Harvest food bank <br/>
<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>serving Minnesota according to the formula <br/>
<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>used in the distribution of United States <br/>
<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>Department of Agriculture commodities <br/>
<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>under The Emergency Food Assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>Program (TEFAP). Second Harvest <br/>
<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>Heartland must submit quarterly reports <br/>
<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>to the commissioner on forms prescribed <br/>
<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>by the commissioner. The reports must <br/>
<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>include, but are not limited to, information <br/>
<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>on the expenditure of funds, the amount <br/>
<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>of milk purchased, and the organizations <br/>
<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>to which the milk was distributed. Second <br/>
<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>Harvest Heartland may enter into contracts <br/>
<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>or agreements with food banks for shared <br/>
<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>funding or reimbursement of the direct <br/>
<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>purchase of milk. Each food bank receiving <br/>
<a id="pl.8.35"></a><var>8.35</var>money from this appropriation may use up to <br/>
<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>two percent of the grant for administrative <br/>
<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>expenses.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>$94,000 the first year and $94,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>second year are for transfer to the Board of <br/>
<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges <br/>
<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>and Universities for statewide mental health <br/>
<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>counseling support to farm families and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>business operators through farm business <br/>
<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>management programs at Central Lakes <br/>
<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>College and Ridgewater College.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>$17,000 the first year and $17,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>second year are for grants to the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>Horticultural Society.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>section 18C.131, $800,000 the first year <br/>
<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>and $800,000 the second year are from the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>fertilizer account in the agricultural fund <br/>
<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>for grants for fertilizer research as awarded <br/>
<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>by the Minnesota Agricultural Fertilizer <br/>
<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>Research and Education Council under <br/>
<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 18C.71. The <br/>
<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>amount appropriated in either fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>must not exceed 57 percent of the inspection <br/>
<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>fee revenue collected under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>Statutes, section 18C.425, subdivision 6, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>during the previous fiscal year. No later <br/>
<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>than February 1, 2013, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>shall report to the legislative committees <br/>
<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>with jurisdiction over agriculture finance. <br/>
<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>The report must include the progress and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>outcome of funded projects as well as the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>sentiment of the council concerning the need <br/>
<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>for additional research funds.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>$100,000 the second year is for a grant to the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>Center for Rural Policy and Development in <br/>
<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>St. Peter.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>The commissioner may allocate operating <br/>
<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>reductions in this subdivision to program <br/>
<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>operations throughout the agency.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 4. <b>BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>4,841,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>4,841,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var><br/>
<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 5. <b>AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION </b><br/>
<b>RESEARCH INSTITUTE</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>2,783,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>2,783,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 18C.005, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>    Subd. 1b. <b>Ammonia and anhydrous ammonia.</b> "Ammonia" and "anhydrous <br/>
<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>ammonia" are used interchangeably and mean a compound formed by the chemical <br/>
<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>combinations of the elements nitrogen and hydrogen in the molar proportion of one <br/>
<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>part nitrogen to three parts hydrogen. This relationship is shown by the chemical <br/>
<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>formula, NH3. On a weight basis, the ratio is 14 parts nitrogen to three parts hydrogen <br/>
<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>or approximately 82 percent nitrogen to 18 percent hydrogen. Ammonia may exist in <br/>
<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>either a gaseous or a liquid state. Ammonia or anhydrous ammonia does not include <br/>
<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>aqua ammonia or ammonium hydroxide, which are solutions of ammonia in water and <br/>
<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>are sometimes called ammonia.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.7.0"></a><a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 18C.111, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Certification of regulatory compliance.</b> (a) The commissioner may, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>under rules adopted under section 18C.121, subdivision 1, certify a person to offer or <br/>
<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>perform a regulatory compliance inspection of any person or site that stores, handles, or <br/>
<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>distributes ammonia or anhydrous ammonia fertilizer.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>(b) Pursuant to those rules, a person certified under paragraph (a) may issue a <br/>
<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>certification of compliance to an inspected person or site if the certified person documents <br/>
<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>in writing full compliance with the provisions of this chapter and rules adopted under <br/>
<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>(c) A person or site issued a certification of compliance must provide a copy of the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>certification to the commissioner immediately upon request or within 90 days following <br/>
<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>certification.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>(d) Certifications of compliance are valid for a period of three years. The <br/>
<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>commissioner may determine a different time period in the interest of public safety or for <br/>
<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>other reasonable cause.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.8.0"></a><a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 18D.201, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Compliance and inspection frequency.</b> (a) The commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>implement policies and procedures that provide for a decrease in the frequency of <br/>
<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>regulatory inspection for a person or site issued a certification of compliance pursuant to <br/>
<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>section 18C.111, subdivision 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>(b) The commissioner must consider the compliance history, enforcement record, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>and other public safety or environmental risk factors in determining the eligibility of a <br/>
<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>person or site for the reduced frequency of inspection described in paragraph (a). If the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>commissioner determines that a person or site is ineligible, the commissioner must notify <br/>
<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>the person or site of that ineligibility and the reasons for that determination.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>(c) The compliance findings of the commissioner's inspection of a person or site that <br/>
<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>stores, handles, or distributes ammonia and anhydrous ammonia fertilizer may be used <br/>
<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>as a basis for decreased frequency of regulatory inspection, as described in paragraphs <br/>
<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>(a) and (b).<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.9.0"></a><a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 18E.03, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Fee.</b> (a) The response and reimbursement fee consists of the surcharges and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>any adjustments made by the commissioner in this subdivision and shall be collected by <br/>
<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>the commissioner. The amount of the response and reimbursement fee shall be determined <br/>
<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>and imposed annually by the commissioner as required to satisfy the requirements in <br/>
<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>subdivision 3. The commissioner shall adjust the amount of the surcharges imposed in <br/>
<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>proportion to the amount of the surcharges listed in this subdivision. License application <br/>
<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>categories under paragraph (d) must be charged in proportion to the amount of surcharges <br/>
<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>imposed up to a maximum of 50 percent of the license fees set under chapters 18B and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>18C.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>    (b) The commissioner shall impose a surcharge on pesticides registered under <br/>
<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>chapter 18B to be collected as a surcharge on the gross sales under section 
         <statute_ref>18B.26, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>, that is equal to 0.1 percent of sales of the pesticide in the state and sales <br/>
<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>of pesticides for use in the state during the previous calendar year, except the surcharge <br/>
<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>may not be imposed on pesticides that are sanitizers or disinfectants as determined by the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>commissioner. No surcharge is required if the surcharge amount based on percent of <br/>
<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>annual gross sales of a nonagricultural pesticide is less than $10. Sales of pesticides in <br/>
<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>the state for use outside of the state are exempt from the surcharge in this paragraph if <br/>
<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>the registrant, agricultural pesticide dealer, or pesticide dealer properly documents the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>sale location and the distributors.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>    (c) The commissioner shall impose a ten cents per ton surcharge on the inspection <br/>
<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>fee under section 
         <statute_ref>18C.425, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, for fertilizers, soil amendments, and plant <br/>
<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>amendments.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>    (d) The commissioner shall impose a surcharge on the license application of persons <br/>
<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>licensed under chapters 18B and 18C consisting of:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>    (1) a $75 surcharge for each site where pesticides are stored or distributed, to <br/>
<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>be imposed as a surcharge on pesticide dealer application fees under section 
         <statute_ref>18B.31, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>subdivision 5
         </statute_ref>, and the agricultural pesticide dealer application fee under section 
         <statute_ref>18B.316, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>subdivision 10
         </statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>    (2) a $75 surcharge for each site where a fertilizer, plant amendment, or soil <br/>
<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>amendment is distributed, to be imposed on persons licensed under sections 
         <statute_ref>18C.415 <br/>
</statute_ref><a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>and 
         <statute_ref>18C.425</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>    (3) a $50 surcharge to be imposed on a structural pest control applicator license <br/>
<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>application under section 
         <statute_ref>18B.32, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, for business license applications only;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>    (4) a $20 surcharge to be imposed on commercial applicator license application fees <br/>
<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>18B.33, subdivision 7</statute_ref>; and<br/>
<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>    (5) a $20 surcharge to be imposed on noncommercial applicator license application <br/>
<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>fees under section 
         <statute_ref>18B.34, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, except a surcharge may not be imposed on a <br/>
<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>noncommercial applicator that is a state agency, political subdivision of the state, the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>federal government, or an agency of the federal government.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>    (e) A $1,000 fee shall be imposed on each site where pesticides are stored and sold <br/>
<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>for use outside of the state unless:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>    (1) the distributor properly documents that it has less than $2,000,000 per year in <br/>
<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>wholesale value of pesticides stored and transferred through the site; or<br/>
<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>    (2) the registrant pays the surcharge under paragraph (b) and the registration fee <br/>
<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>18B.26, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, for all of the pesticides stored at the site and sold for <br/>
<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>use outside of the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>    (f) Paragraphs (c) to (e) apply to sales, licenses issued, applications received for <br/>
<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>licenses, and inspection fees imposed on or after July 1, 1990.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.10.0"></a><a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 27.041, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.12.35"></a><var>12.35</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Account; appropriation.</b> A wholesale produce dealers account is created <br/>
<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>in the agricultural fund.  All fees, charges, and penalties collected under sections 27.01 to <br/>
<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>27.069 and 27.11 to 27.19, including interest attributable to that money, shall be deposited <br/>
<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>in the wholesale produce dealers account.  Money in the account is appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>commissioner for the purposes of sections 27.01 to 27.069 and 27.11 to 27.19.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.11.0"></a><a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 38.01, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var><b>38.01 COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES; FORMATION, POWERS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>(a) An agricultural society or association may be incorporated by citizens of any <br/>
<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>county, or two or more counties jointly, but only one agricultural society shall be organized <br/>
<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>in any county. An agricultural society may sue and be sued in its corporate name; may <br/>
<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>adopt bylaws, rules, and regulations, alter and amend the same; may purchase and hold, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>lease and control any real or personal property deemed to promote the objects of the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>society, and may rent, lease, sell, exchange, and convey the same. Any income from <br/>
<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>the rental or lease of the property may be used for any or all of the following purposes: <br/>
<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>(1) Acquisition of additional real property; (2) Construction of additional buildings; or <br/>
<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>(3) Maintenance and care of the society's property. This section shall not be construed <br/>
<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>to preclude the continuance of any agricultural society now existing or the granting of <br/>
<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>aid to the society.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>(b) An agricultural society shall have jurisdiction and control of the grounds upon <br/>
<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>which its fairs are held and of the streets and adjacent grounds during the fair, so far <br/>
<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>as may be necessary for fair purposes, and are exempt from local zoning ordinances <br/>
<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>throughout the year as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>38.16</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>(c) The society may contract with the sheriff, local municipality, or security guard as <br/>
<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>defined in section 
         <statute_ref>626.88</statute_ref> to provide the society with police service. A person providing <br/>
<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>police service pursuant to a contract is not, by reason of the contract, classified as an <br/>
<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>employee of the agricultural society for any purpose other than the discharge of powers <br/>
<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>and duties under the contract.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>(d) Any person who shall willfully violate any rule or regulation made by agricultural <br/>
<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>societies during the days of a fair shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>The provisions of this section supersede all special laws on the same subject.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.12.0"></a><a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 41A.12, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Oversight.</b> The commissioner, in consultation with the chairs and ranking <br/>
<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>over agriculture finance, must allocate available funds among eligible uses as specified by <br/>
<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>the legislature, develop competitive eligibility criteria, and award funds on a needs basis.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.13.0"></a><a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 373.01, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Public corporation; listed powers.</b> (a) Each county is a body politic <br/>
<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>and corporate and may:<br/>
<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>    (1) Sue and be sued.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>    (2) Acquire and hold real and personal property for the use of the county, and lands <br/>
<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>sold for taxes as provided by law.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>    (3) Purchase and hold for the benefit of the county real estate sold by virtue of <br/>
<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>judicial proceedings, to which the county is a party.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>    (4) Sell, lease, and convey real or personal estate owned by the county, and give <br/>
<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>contracts or options to sell, lease, or convey it, and make orders respecting it as deemed <br/>
<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>conducive to the interests of the county's inhabitants.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>    (5) Make all contracts and do all other acts in relation to the property and concerns <br/>
<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>of the county necessary to the exercise of its corporate powers.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>    (b) No sale, lease, or conveyance of real estate owned by the county, except the lease <br/>
<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>of a residence acquired for the furtherance of an approved capital improvement project, nor <br/>
<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>any contract or option for it, shall be valid, without first advertising for bids or proposals in <br/>
<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>the official newspaper of the county for three consecutive weeks and once in a newspaper <br/>
<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>of general circulation in the area where the property is located. The notice shall state the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>time and place of considering the proposals, contain a legal description of any real estate, <br/>
<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>and a brief description of any personal property. Leases that do not exceed $15,000 for any <br/>
<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>one year may be negotiated and are not subject to the competitive bid procedures of this <br/>
<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>section. All proposals estimated to exceed $15,000 in any one year shall be considered at <br/>
<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>the time set for the bid opening, and the one most favorable to the county accepted, but the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>county board may, in the interest of the county, reject any or all proposals.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>    (c) Sales of personal property the value of which is estimated to be $15,000 or <br/>
<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>more shall be made only after advertising for bids or proposals in the county's official <br/>
<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>newspaper, on the county's Web site, or in a recognized industry trade journal. At the same <br/>
<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>time it posts on its Web site or publishes in a trade journal, the county must publish in the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>official newspaper, either as part of the minutes of a regular meeting of the county board <br/>
<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>or in a separate notice, a summary of all requests for bids or proposals that the county <br/>
<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>advertises on its Web site or in a trade journal. After publication in the official newspaper, <br/>
<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>on the Web site, or in a trade journal, bids or proposals may be solicited and accepted by <br/>
<a id="pl.14.35"></a><var>14.35</var>the electronic selling process authorized in section 
         <statute_ref>471.345, subdivision 17</statute_ref>. Sales of <br/>
<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>personal property the value of which is estimated to be less than $15,000 may be made <br/>
<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>either on competitive bids or in the open market, in the discretion of the county board. <br/>
<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>"Web site" means a specific, addressable location provided on a server connected to the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>Internet and hosting World Wide Web pages and other files that are generally accessible <br/>
<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>on the Internet all or most of a day.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>    (d) Notwithstanding anything in this section to the contrary herein, the county <br/>
<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>may, exchange parcels of real property of substantially similar or equal value without <br/>
<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>advertising for bids, subject to clause (1) or (2).<br/>
<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>(1) When acquiring real property for county highway right-of-way, exchange parcels <br/>
<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>of real property of substantially similar or equal value without advertising for bids. the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>estimated values for these parcels shall be determined by the county assessor.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>(2) When acquiring real property for any other purpose, the estimated values for <br/>
<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>these parcels must be determined by the county assessor or a private Minnesota licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>real estate appraiser. The private appraised value of the parcels must be substantially <br/>
<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>equal to the county assessor's estimated market value of similar land, as adjusted by the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>sales ratio determined by the commissioner of revenue. Before giving final approval to <br/>
<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>the exchange of land, the county board shall hold a public hearing on the exchange. At <br/>
<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>least two weeks before the hearing, the county auditor shall post a hearing notice in the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>auditor's office and the official newspaper of the county that contains a description of <br/>
<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>the lands affected.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>    (e) If real estate or personal property remains unsold after advertising for and <br/>
<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>consideration of bids or proposals the county may employ a broker to sell the property. <br/>
<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>The broker may sell the property for not less than 90 percent of its appraised market value <br/>
<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>as determined by the county. The broker's fee shall be set by agreement with the county but <br/>
<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>may not exceed ten percent of the sale price and must be paid from the proceeds of the sale.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>    (f) A county or its agent may rent a county-owned residence acquired for the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>furtherance of an approved capital improvement project subject to the conditions set <br/>
<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>by the county board and not subject to the conditions for lease otherwise provided by <br/>
<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>paragraph (a), clause (4), and paragraphs (b), (c), (d), (e), and (g).<br/>
<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>    (g) In no case shall lands be disposed of without there being reserved to the county <br/>
<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>all iron ore and other valuable minerals in and upon the lands, with right to explore for, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>mine and remove the iron ore and other valuable minerals, nor shall the minerals and <br/>
<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>mineral rights be disposed of, either before or after disposition of the surface rights, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>otherwise than by mining lease, in similar general form to that provided by section 
         <statute_ref>93.20</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.15.35"></a><var>15.35</var>for mining leases affecting state lands. The lease shall be for a term not exceeding 50 <br/>
<a id="pl.15.36"></a><var>15.36</var>years, and be issued on a royalty basis, the royalty to be not less than 25 cents per ton of <br/>
<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>2,240 pounds, and fix a minimum amount of royalty payable during each year, whether <br/>
<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>mineral is removed or not. Prospecting options for mining leases may be granted for <br/>
<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>periods not exceeding one year. The options shall require, among other things, periodical <br/>
<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>showings to the county board of the results of exploration work done.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>    (h) Notwithstanding anything in this subdivision to the contrary, the county may, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>when selling real property owned in fee simple that cannot be improved because of <br/>
<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>noncompliance with local ordinances regarding minimum area, shape, frontage, or access, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>proceed to sell the nonconforming parcel without advertising for bid. At the county's <br/>
<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>discretion, the real property may be restricted to sale to adjoining landowners or may be <br/>
<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>sold to any other interested party. The property shall be sold to the highest bidder, but <br/>
<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>in no case shall the property be sold for less than 90 percent of its fair market value as <br/>
<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>determined by the county assessor. All owners of land adjoining the land to be sold shall <br/>
<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>be given a written notice at least 30 days before the sale. This paragraph shall be liberally <br/>
<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>construed to encourage the sale of nonconforming real property and promote its return to <br/>
<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>the tax roles.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.14.0"></a><a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>    Sec. 14. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 41A.09, subdivisions 1a, 2a, 3a, 4, and 10, are <br/>
<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>repealed.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective June 30, 2012.<br/>