1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to agriculture; providing funding for pollinator research; transferring 
1.3 	money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 18B.051.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 18B.051, is amended to read:
1.6 	18B.051 POLLINATOR RESEARCH ACCOUNT.
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Account established. A pollinator research account is established in the 
1.8 	agricultural fund. Money in the account, including interest, is appropriated to the Board of 
1.9 	Regents of the University of Minnesota for pollinator research and outreach including, but 
1.10 	not limited to:
1.11 	(1) pesticide, parasite, and climate disruption impacts;
1.12 	(2) science-based best practices; and
1.13 	(3) the identification and establishment of habitat beneficial to pollinators.
1.14 		Subd. 2.Expiration. This section expires July 1, 20252030.

1.15 	Sec. 2. TRANSFER.
 1.16 	$2,400,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $100,000 in fiscal year 2025 are transferred from the 
1.17 	general fund to the pollinator research account established under Minnesota Statutes, section 
1.18 	18B.051.