SF 223

1st Engrossment - 82nd Legislature (2001 - 2002) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to agriculture; providing for loans for 
  1.3             certain manure processing projects; appropriating 
  1.4             money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 
  1.5             17.115, by adding a subdivision. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 17.115, is 
  1.8   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  1.9      Subd. 5.  [MANURE PROCESSING PROJECTS.] Notwithstanding 
  1.10  subdivision 2, paragraph (b), interest free loans up to $200,000 
  1.11  may be made under this section for projects that process manure, 
  1.12  control odor, and produce usable energy.  Loans under this 
  1.13  subdivision may be used as a match for federal loans or grants.  
  1.14  Money from repayment of loans must be deposited in the revolving 
  1.15  loan account for this program to be used for future projects. 
  1.16     Sec. 2.  [APPROPRIATION.] 
  1.17     $10,000,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
  1.18  commissioner of agriculture for fiscal year 2002 to be used for 
  1.19  loans under section 1.