1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; increasing funding to the Natural Resources Research 
1.3 	Institute at the University of Minnesota; appropriating money.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE.
 1.6 	$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $6,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from 
1.7 	the general fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the Natural 
1.8 	Resources Research Institute to invest in applied research in natural resource stewardship 
1.9 	and economic development to attract and retain top talent; provide matching funds for 
1.10 	federal grants; upgrade facilities, equipment, and training; and expand entrepreneurial 
1.11 	support and outreach efforts. The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $4,000,000.