HF 1136

as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 02/14/2019 03:19pm

A bill for an act
relating to agriculture; allocating money for agriculture research, education,
extension, and technology transfer.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin TRANSFER.
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new text begin $15,000,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $15,000,000 in fiscal year 2021 are transferred from
the general fund to the agriculture research, education, extension, and technology transfer
account under Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.14, subdivision 3. Of these amounts: at least
$600,000 each year is for the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station's agriculture rapid
response fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.14, subdivision 1, clause (2);
$2,000,000 each year is for grants to the Minnesota Agriculture Education Leadership
Council to enhance agricultural education with priority given to Farm Business Management
challenge grants; $350,000 each year is for potato breeding; and $450,000 each year is for
the cultivated wild rice breeding project at the North Central Research and Outreach Center
to include a tenure track/research associate plant breeder. The commissioner must transfer
the remaining funds each year to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for
purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.14. Of the amount transferred to the Board of
Regents, up to $1,000,000 each year is for research on avian influenza, including prevention
measures that can be taken. To the extent practicable, funds expended under Minnesota
Statutes, section 41A.14, subdivision 1, clauses (1) and (2), must supplement and not supplant
existing sources and levels of funding. The commissioner may use up to one percent each
year for costs incurred to administer the program.
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