1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to agriculture; appropriating money to the Agricultural Utilization Research 
1.3 	Institute for specified purposes.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	$2,750,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the board of 
1.7 	directors of the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute. The is a onetime appropriation 
1.8 	and is available until June 30, 2026. Of this amount:
1.9 	(1) $1,500,000 is to replace analytical and processing equipment and make corresponding 
1.10 	facility upgrades at Agricultural Utilization Research Institute facilities in Marshall and 
1.11 	Waseca;
1.12 	(2) $750,000 is to support food businesses; and
1.13 	(3) $500,000 is for renewable natural gas and anaerobic digestion projects.