1st Engrossment - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 02/06/2023 03:54pm
A bill for an act
relating to agriculture; providing funding for pollinator research; transferring
money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 18B.051.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 18B.051, is amended to read:
A pollinator research account is established in the
agricultural fund. Money in the account, including interest, is appropriated to the Board of
Regents of the University of Minnesota for pollinator research and outreach including, but
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new text begin (1) pesticidenew text end,new text begin parasite, and climate disruption impacts;
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new text begin (2)new text end science-based best practicesnew text begin;new text end and
new text begin (3)new text end the identification and establishment of habitat beneficial to pollinators.
This section expires July 1, deleted text begin2025deleted text end new text begin2030new text end.
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$2,400,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $100,000 in fiscal year 2025 are transferred from the
general fund to the pollinator research account established under Minnesota Statutes, section
18B.051.
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