HF 3618

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 02/21/2022 02:50pm

A bill for an act
relating to agriculture; appropriating money for a heritage oilseed and grain
initiative at the University of Minnesota.

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

Section 1. new text begin HERITAGE OILSEEDS AND GRAINS; APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $2,500,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of agriculture for a grant to the University of Minnesota to evaluate, propagate, and maintain
the genetic diversity of oilseeds, grains, grasses, legumes, and other plants including flax,
timothy, barley, rye, triticale, alfalfa, orchard grass, clover, and other species and varieties
that were in commercial distribution and use in Minnesota prior to 1970, excluding wild
rice. This appropriation includes funding for associated extension and outreach to small and
BIPOC farmers. This is a onetime appropriation.
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