1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to agriculture; appropriating money for grants to the Minnesota Turf Seed 
1.3 	Council.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	$108,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $108,000 in fiscal year 2021 are appropriated from the 
1.7 	general fund to the commissioner of agriculture for annual grants to the Minnesota Turf 
1.8 	Seed Council for basic and applied research on: (1) the improved production of forage and 
1.9 	turf seed related to new and improved varieties; and (2) native plants, including plant 
1.10 	breeding, nutrient management, pest management, disease management, yield, and viability. 
1.11 	The grant recipient may subcontract with a qualified third party for some or all of the basic 
1.12 	or applied research. Any unencumbered balance does not cancel at the end of the first year 
1.13 	and is available for the second year. These are onetime appropriations.