<div class="xtend">
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>relating to appropriations; appropriating money for veterans affairs, military <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>affairs, and the Board of Animal Health; reducing and adjusting appropriations <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>for agriculture; providing for disposition of certain funds; discontinuing <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>certain ethanol producer payments;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>sections 168.1255, by adding a subdivision; 190.19, subdivision 1, by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>subdivision; Laws 2007, chapter 45, article 2, section 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br />
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         		<a id="bill.1.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var><b>ARTICLE 1</b><br />
            		
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br />
            		
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               <td><a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="7" align="left" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b>SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2007, chapter 45, articles 1 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>3, to the agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>the general fund or another named fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>each purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this article mean that the addition <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>to or subtraction from the appropriation listed under them is available for the fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>ending June 30, 2008, or June 30, 2009, respectively. Supplemental appropriations and <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>reductions to appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, are effective the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>day following final enactment.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
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            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom"><b>Available for the Year</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom"><b>Ending June 30</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2008</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2009</b><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 2. <b>DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(200,000)</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>2,143,000</b><br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>$302,000 is a reduction in fiscal year 2009. <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>The commissioner shall make a reduction <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>of $100,000 from agricultural marketing, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>$100,000 shall come from efficiencies gained <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>by the merger of the Agriculture Resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>Management and Development Division and <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>the Agriculture Finance Division, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>remainder shall come from a reduction in <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>administrative services. <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>$2,385,000 in fiscal year 2009 is for grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>to livestock producers via the livestock <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>investment grant program in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>Statutes, section 17.118, if enacted. This is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>onetime appropriation and is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>spent.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>The $200,000 appropriation in Laws 2007, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>chapter 45, article 1, section 3, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>4, for a grant to the Elk River Economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>Development Authority for a bioenergy <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>project is canceled to the general fund. <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>$60,000 in fiscal year 2009 is for a grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>to the Washington Center for Internships <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>and Academic Seminars. The center must <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>use the funds for an agricultural renewable <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>energy internship pilot program that awards <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>scholarships to students enrolling in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>Minnesota four-year college or university <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>beginning in the spring semester of 2009. <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>This appropriation must be matched <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>two-to-one by funding from the United <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>States Department of Agriculture. The center <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>must work with Minnesota colleges and <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>universities and the Minnesota Department <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>of Agriculture to achieve racial, ethnic, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>and gender diversity, as well as rural-urban <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>balance among scholarship recipients, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>and must award the scholarships to <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>Minnesota students who are economically <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>disadvantaged, who demonstrate need <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>of financial assistance, and who are <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>underrepresented in higher education. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>$310,000 is a reduction in fiscal year 2009 <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>of the appropriation for ethanol producer <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>payments in Laws 2007, chapter 45, article <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>1, section 3, subdivision 2. This reduction <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>is onetime only.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>$310,000 in fiscal year 2009 is for increased <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>ground water monitoring activities. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>appropriation is onetime only.<br />
         		<br />
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               <td><a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 3. <b>BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>472,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>2,562,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>For monitoring, testing, eradication, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>education, and outreach, and other activities <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>the board is required to undertake to <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>comply with federal regulations concerning <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>cattle, bison, goats, and farmed cervidae <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>under a USDA modified accredited status. <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>$2,252,000 is added to the base in each of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>fiscal years 2010 and 2011.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>Up to $12,000 in fiscal year 2009 is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>a onetime grant to a beef cattle producer <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>located outside of a bovine tuberculosis <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>containment area who purchased certified <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>tuberculosis-free cattle yet sustained financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>losses beyond the producer's control due to <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>restrictions imposed by the Board of Animal <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>Health that effectively denied the producer <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>the ability to sell the tuberculosis-free <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>cattle during favorable market conditions. <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>section 35.085, the board shall make this <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>grant from the $100,000 appropriation for <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>reimbursements in Laws 2007, chapter 45, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>article 1, section 4.<br />
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               <td><a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 4. <b>DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS </b><br />
                  		<b>AFFAIRS</b><br />
                  		
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               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
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         <table>
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            <col width="21.5"></col>
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               <td><a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(5,250,000)</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>1,357,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
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               <td><a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2008<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2009<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">(5,250,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,695,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Special Revenue<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">(338,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>subdivisions.<br />
         		
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            <col width="12.1"></col>
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               <td><a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Appropriations by Purpose</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>$500,000 in fiscal year 2009 is added to <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>the base for grants to counties for veterans <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>service offices as provided under Laws 2007, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>chapter 45, article 2, section 1, paragraph (b). <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>By January 15, 2009, the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>report to the chair and ranking minority <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>member of each committee in the senate and <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>house of representatives with jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>over the policy and finance of veterans affairs <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>regarding activities and expenditures under <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>this program during fiscal years 2008 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>2009, including an explanation of the role of <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>staff of the Department of Veterans Affairs in <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>administering this program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>$3,500,000 in fiscal year 2009 is for state <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>soldiers assistance under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>section 197.05.  Of this amount, $2,000,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>is added to the base for this activity. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>appropriation is available until spent.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>By January 15, 2009, the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>report to the chair and ranking minority <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>member of each committee in the senate and <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>house of representatives with jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>over the policy and finance of veterans affairs <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>regarding activities and expenditures under <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>this program during fiscal years 2008 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>2009, including an explanation of the role of <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>staff of the Department of Veterans Affairs in <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>administering this program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2009 is for casework <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>services for veterans.  The commissioner, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>in consultation with the Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>Administration, shall use the request for <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>proposal process in Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>chapter 16C, to solicit bids for the provision <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>of these services.  The casework services <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>provided should be community-based, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>available statewide, and include in-home <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>counseling.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>By January 15, 2009, the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>report to the chair and ranking minority <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>member of each committee in the senate and <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>house of representatives with jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>over the policy and finance of veterans affairs <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>regarding activities and expenditures under <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>this program during fiscal years 2008 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>2009.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>$220,000 in fiscal year 2009 is added to <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>the base for operations of the LinkVET <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>telephone line service for veterans.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>For purposes of efficiency, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>must combine the services available through <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>the toll-free higher education call center <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>for veterans with those available through <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>LinkVET.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>$250,000 in fiscal year 2009 is added to <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>the base for the Veterans Claims Office for <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>outreach and training to improve services <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>and benefits to veterans.  This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>includes money to add a female veterans <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>service officer/coordinator position.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>$50,000 in fiscal year 2009 is for designing <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>a treatment program for veterans with <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>traumatic brain injuries within the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>veterans homes.  By January 15, 2009, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>commissioner must report to the chair and <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>ranking minority member of each committee <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>in the senate and house of representatives <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>with jurisdiction over the policy and finance <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>of veterans affairs regarding the requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>and feasibility of implementing this program <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>within existing and future veterans homes. <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>$250,000 in fiscal year 2009 is added to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>base for a grant to the Minnesota Assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>Council for Veterans for their work in <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>helping veterans and their families affected <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>by homelessness. <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>By January 15, 2009, the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>report to the chair and ranking minority <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>member of each committee in the senate and <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>house of representatives with jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>over the policy and finance of veterans affairs <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>regarding activities and expenditures under <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>this program during fiscal years 2008 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>2009.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>$200,000 in fiscal year 2009 is for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>(1) an intergovernmental and veterans <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>strategic planning study for the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>veterans homes, with special emphasis <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>on exploring alternative models for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>Minneapolis veterans home; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>(2) a study of the feasibility of partnering <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>for home-based services for veterans with <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>nongovernmental, nonprofit, or faith-based <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>social service and health care delivery <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>organizations, as a means of enabling <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>veterans to live more independently, as an <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>alternative to the projected sharply increasing <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>needs for domiciliary and skilled nursing <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>beds in state veterans homes. This is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>No staff may be hired for or allocated to <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>any new veterans cemetery without explicit <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>legislative approval.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>16A.62, on June 30, 2008, all money in <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>the permanent trust account in the special <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>revenue fund of the state veterans cemetery <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>must be transferred to the permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>development and maintenance account in <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>that fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>$1,000,000 is a reduction in fiscal year 2009 <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>for the Veterans Homes Board.  The base <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>appropriation for fiscal years 2010 and 2011 <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>is reduced by $1,320,000 in each year.  This <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>reduction is made possible by the enhanced <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>efficiency in administration of the homes <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>associated with the transfer of governing <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>authority from the Veterans Homes Board to <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>the commissioner of veterans affairs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>$600,000 in fiscal year 2009 is for the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>GI bill program in Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>section 197.791.  The base for this program is <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>increased by $800,000 in each of fiscal years <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>2010 and 2011.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>$5,250,000 in fiscal year 2008 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>$5,000,000 in fiscal year 2009 are reductions <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>from the appropriation made in Laws 2007, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>chapter 144, article 1, section 7. The base for <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>the program in fiscal year 2010 is reduced by <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>$4,500,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>$100,000 in fiscal year 2009 is for a grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>to the Minnesota Ambulance Association <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>to implement a veterans paramedic <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>apprenticeship program for the purpose of <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>reintegrating qualified returning military <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>medics into Minnesota's workforce in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>field of paramedic and emergency services. <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>$25,000 in fiscal year 2009 is to develop a <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>pilot program for peer-to-peer counseling <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>among combat veterans. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>By January 15, 2009, the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>report to the chair and ranking minority <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>member of each committee in the senate and <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>house of representatives with jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>over the policy and finance of veterans affairs <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>regarding activities and expenditures under <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>this program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2009 is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>improvements to the medication distribution <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>system in the Minnesota veterans homes. <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>By January 15, 2009, the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>report to the chair and ranking minority <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>member of each committee in the senate and <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>house of representatives with jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>over the policy and finance of veterans affairs <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>regarding activities and expenditures under <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>this program, including an explanation of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>role of staff of the Department of Veterans <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>Affairs in administering this program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>$338,000 is a reduction in fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>2009 from the special revenue fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>appropriation from the account established <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 190.19. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>base appropriation in fiscal years 2010 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>2011 is $0.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.5.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 5. <b>DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT </b><br />
                  		<b>AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>0</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>1,000,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>$500,000 in fiscal year 2009 is for military <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>reservist economic injury loans under <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.996, if <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>enacted.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>$500,000 in fiscal year 2009 is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>expenditures related to dislocated workers <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>who are eligible veterans under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>Statutes, section 116L.17, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>paragraph (c), clause (6), if enacted.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var><b>ARTICLE 2</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var><b>RELATED PROVISIONS</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.1255, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>World War II memorial donation match account.</b> Money remaining <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>in the World War II memorial donation match account after the state share of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>construction costs of the World War II memorial has been paid in full is appropriated to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>commissioner of veterans affairs for services and programs for veterans and their families.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.2.0"></a><a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 190.19, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> The Minnesota "Support Our Troops" account is <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>established in the special revenue fund. The account shall consist of contributions from <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>private sources and appropriations. Money in the account is appropriated in equal shares <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>to the Department of Military Affairs and the Department of Veterans Affairs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Notwithstanding Laws 2007, chapter 45, articles 2, section 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>and 3, section 2, subdivision 3, this section is effective for distribution of the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>"Support Our Troops" account the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.3.0"></a><a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 190.19, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2a. <b>Uses; veterans.</b> Money appropriated to the Department of Veterans <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>Affairs from the Minnesota "Support Our Troops" account may be used for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) grants to veterans service organizations; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) outreach to underserved veterans.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.4.0"></a><a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Laws 2007, chapter 45, article 2, section 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
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            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b>VETERANS AFFAIRS</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$ </b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>12,855,000 </b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$ </b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>12,571,000 </b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund <br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2008 <br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2009 <br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General <br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">12,517,000 <br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">12,233,000 <br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Special Revenue <br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">338,000 <br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">338,000 <br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>(a) $1,000,000 each year is added to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>base for state soldier's assistance under <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>197.05</statute_ref>. If the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>appropriation for this purpose for either year <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>is insufficient, the appropriation for the other <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>year is available for it.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>(b) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>the second year are added to the base for <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>grants to counties under the terms of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>section. The commissioner shall issue a <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>request for proposals for grants to enhance <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>the benefits, programs, and services provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>to veterans. The request must specify that <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>priority will be given to proposals that meet <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>the programmatic goals established by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>commissioner, including proposals that will:<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>(1) provide the most effective outreach to <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>veterans;<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>(2) reintegrate combat veterans into society;<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>(3) collaborate with other social service <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>agencies, educational institutions, and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>relevant community resources;<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>(4) reduce homelessness among veterans; <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>and<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>(5) provide measurable outcomes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>The commissioner may provide incentives <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>to encourage, and may give priority to <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>proposals that foster, regional collaboration <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>for service delivery. The grants may be for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>term of up to two years. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>shall ensure that grants are made throughout <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>all regions of the state and shall develop a <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>description of best practices for the use of <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>these grants. A county may not reduce its <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>county veterans service officer budget by any <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>amount received as a grant under this section. <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>Grants made under this section are in addition <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>to and not subject to the requirements for <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>grants made under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>section 
         <statute_ref>197.608</statute_ref>. The Minnesota Association <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>of County Veterans Service Officers may <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>apply for grants under this section beginning <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>July 1, 2007. Any balance remaining after <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>the first year does not cancel and is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>in the second year. This appropriation must <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>be included in the appropriation base through <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>fiscal year 2011.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>(c) $750,000 each year is for tribal veterans <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>services offices.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>(d) $750,000 each year is for a grant to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans. <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>(e) $200,000 each year is for marketing <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>veterans outreach programs. This is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>(f) $250,000 each year is added to the base <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>for grants to Disabled American Veterans, <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>Military Order of the Purple Heart, Veterans <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>of Foreign Wars, Vietnam Veterans of <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>America, and other congressionally chartered <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>veterans service organizations designated by <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>(g) $450,000 the first year and $450,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>the second year are for the higher education <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>veterans assistance program under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>197.585</statute_ref>. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>must be included in the agency appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>base through fiscal year 2011.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>(h) $100,000 each year is for information <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>technology.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>(i) $75,000 each year is for operations at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Little <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>Falls.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>(j) $250,000 each year is for administration <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>of veterans programming. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>includes money for the biennium for <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>an ombudsman for residents and family <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>members of residents at the Minneapolis <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>Veterans' Home. The ombudsman must <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>attend all meetings of the Veterans Homes <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>Board and provide a report at each <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>meeting regarding the status of concerns <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>communicated to the ombudsman.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>(k) $100,000 each year is for compensation <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>for honor guards at the funerals of veterans <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>in accordance with the program established <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>197.231</statute_ref>. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>(l) $52,000 the first year is for spousal <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>education benefits in accordance with <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>197.75</statute_ref>. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2009.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>(m) $100,000 each year is for information <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>and outreach regarding the availability of <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>depleted uranium testing. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>shall collaborate with the adjutant general <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>to identify service members and veterans <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>who may have been exposed to expended <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>depleted uranium and to provide them with <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>information regarding depleted uranium <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>screening services provided by the federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>government. This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>(n) $250,000 the first year is for grants to <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>assist World War II veterans in attending the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>dedication of the Minnesota World War II <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>Memorial in St. Paul on June 9, 2007, and for <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>other expenses of the dedication event. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>commissioner may spend only that portion <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>of this sum for which a matching amount, <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>whether in cash or in kind, is donated by <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>nongovernmental sources for this purpose. <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>This appropriation is available immediately.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>(o) $80,000 the first year is for suicide <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>prevention and psychological support for <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>veterans. Of this amount, $50,000 is for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.35"></a><var>13.35</var>study by the commissioner and the adjutant <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>general of the psychological status and <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>needs of returning Minnesota veterans, <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>and $30,000 is for a telephone hotline to <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>refer veterans to available psychological <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>counseling services. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>may use this appropriation to supplement <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>an existing informational hotline service <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>within the department, or may collaborate <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>with any other provider of compatible, <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>existing hotline services for this purpose. <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>The referral hotline must be available to <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>veterans statewide at all practicable hours. <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>The commissioner must broadly publicize <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>the availability of the telephone hotline <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>and any local, state, and federal counseling <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>services for Minnesota veterans using all <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>practicable means available, including but <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>not limited to: the agency Web site; local <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>media announcements; announcements in <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>service and trade publications; and any other <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>practical means of communication.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>The commissioner may spend up to two <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>percent of this appropriation for development <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>of special informational materials, such <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>as refrigerator magnets, wallet cards, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>other devices on which hotline numbers <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>may be kept for immediate use. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>commissioner also may accept and spend <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>other contributions from nongovernmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>sources for this purpose. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>(p) $338,000 each year is from the account <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>in the special revenue fund established in <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>190.19</statute_ref>, for (1) <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.35"></a><var>14.35</var>grants to veterans service organizations; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.36"></a><var>14.36</var>(2) outreach to underserved veterans. Any <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>balance in the first year does not cancel and <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>is available in the second year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.5.0"></a><a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. <b>DISCONTINUATION OF ETHANOL PRODUCER PAYMENTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the commissioner of agriculture shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>discontinue payments under Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.09, including deficiency <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>payments, to any ethanol producer that ceased operations and declared bankruptcy in 2004.<br />
         		
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