HF 143

as introduced - 91st Legislature, 2020 1st Special Session (2019 - 2020) Posted on 06/17/2020 11:15am

A bill for an act
relating to agriculture; appropriating money for COVID-19 technical assistance.

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

Section 1. COVID-19 CRISIS; TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; APPROPRIATION.

Subdivision 1.

Producer technical assistance.

$200,000 in fiscal year 2020 is
appropriated from the federal coronavirus relief fund to the commissioner of agriculture to
assist producers impacted by COVID-19 via grants or contracts with community-based
organizations or producer groups to provide communications support and technical assistance
to producers, including but not limited to translating guidance information and increasing
awareness of state and federal COVID-19 resources.

Subd. 2.

Eligible expenditures; availability.

(a) Money appropriated in subdivision 1
may not be spent until the commissioner of management and budget determines that the
expenditure is an eligible use of the federal coronavirus relief fund.

(b) The appropriation in subdivision 1 is available until December 30, 2020.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.