1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to environment; appropriating money to develop curriculum for feedlot 
1.3 	training.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; CURRICULUM FOR FEEDLOT TRAINING.
 1.6 	$300,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.7 	of the Pollution Control Agency for a grant to the Minnesota Association of County Feedlot 
1.8 	Officers to develop, in coordination with the Pollution Control Agency and the University 
1.9 	of Minnesota Extension program, an online training curriculum related to animal feedlot 
1.10 	requirements under Minnesota Rules, chapter 7020. The curriculum must be developed to:
1.11 	(1) provide base-level knowledge to new and existing county feedlot pollution control 
1.12 	officers on feedlot registration, permitting, compliance, enforcement, and program 
1.13 	administration;
1.14 	(2) provide assistance to new and existing county feedlot pollution control officers for 
1.15 	working efficiently and effectively with producers; and
1.16 	(3) reduce the incidence of manure or nutrients entering surface water or groundwater.