1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to agriculture; appropriating money to support farmers' markets.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; FARMERS' MARKETS AND DIRECT MARKETING 
1.5 	PRODUCERS.
 1.6 	$4,500,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.7 	of agriculture to create and implement a program to support farmers' markets, including 
1.8 	markets within urban American Indian communities and Tribal nations, and direct-marketing 
1.9 	producers. Of this amount, $4,000,000 is for a grant to the Minnesota Farmers' Market 
1.10 	Association for awards to farmers' markets not exceeding $10,000 per market location for 
1.11 	costs, including but not limited to training, education, equipment, and infrastructure. Of this 
1.12 	amount, $500,000 is for the commissioner of agriculture to create and support a grant 
1.13 	program for direct-marketing producers. The Minnesota Farmers' Market Association may 
1.14 	use up to 1.5 percent of the grant awarded under this paragraph for administrative expenses. 
1.15 	This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2025.