SF 693

1st Engrossment - 79th Legislature (1995 - 1996) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to agriculture; changing limits for 
  1.3             participation in certain rural finance authority loan 
  1.4             programs; changing certain restrictions; providing for 
  1.5             development of best management practices for feedlots; 
  1.6             changing requirements for animal feedlot permits and 
  1.7             sewage treatment licenses; allowing composting of 
  1.8             sheep carcasses; changing valuation of certain 
  1.9             property for tax purposes; creating property tax 
  1.10            exemptions and income tax credits; appropriating 
  1.11            money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 
  1.12            17.138, by adding a subdivision; 35.82, subdivision 2; 
  1.13            41B.043, subdivisions 1b and 2; 41B.045, subdivision 
  1.14            2; 115.55, subdivision 2; 115.56, subdivision 2; 
  1.15            116.07, subdivision 7; 290.06, by adding a 
  1.16            subdivision; and Laws 1994, chapter 619, section 11; 
  1.17            proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
  1.18            chapter 272. 
  1.19  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.20                             ARTICLE 1 
  1.21               RURAL FINANCE AUTHORITY LOAN PROGRAMS 
  1.22     Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 41B.043, 
  1.23  subdivision 1b, is amended to read: 
  1.24     Subd. 1b.  [LOAN PARTICIPATION.] The authority may 
  1.25  participate in an agricultural improvement loan with an eligible 
  1.26  lender to a farmer who meets the requirements of section 41B.03, 
  1.27  subdivision 1, clauses (1) and (2), and who are actively engaged 
  1.28  in farming.  Participation is limited to 45 percent of the 
  1.29  principal amount of the loan or $50,000 $100,000, whichever is 
  1.30  less.  The interest rates and repayment terms of the authority's 
  1.31  participation interest may be different than the interest rates 
  1.32  and repayment terms of the lender's retained portion of the loan.
  2.1      Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 41B.043, 
  2.2   subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
  2.3      Subd. 2.  [SPECIFICATIONS.] No direct loan may exceed 
  2.4   $35,000 or $50,000 $100,000 for a loan participation or be made 
  2.5   to refinance an existing debt.  Each direct loan and 
  2.6   participation must be secured by a mortgage on real property and 
  2.7   such other security as the authority may require. 
  2.8      Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 41B.045, 
  2.9   subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
  2.10     Subd. 2.  [LOAN PARTICIPATION.] The authority may 
  2.11  participate in a livestock expansion loan with an eligible 
  2.12  lender to a livestock farmer who meets the requirements of 
  2.13  section 41B.03, subdivision 1, clauses (1) and (2), and who are 
  2.14  actively engaged in a livestock operation.  Participation is 
  2.15  limited to 45 percent of the principal amount of the loan or 
  2.16  $100,000 $250,000, whichever is less.  The interest rates and 
  2.17  repayment terms of the authority's participation interest may be 
  2.18  different from the interest rates and repayment terms of the 
  2.19  lender's retained portion of the loan.  Loans under this program 
  2.20  must not be included in the lifetime limitation calculated under 
  2.21  section 41B.03, subdivision 1. 
  2.22     Sec. 4.  Laws 1994, chapter 619, section 11, is amended to 
  2.23  read: 
  2.24     Sec. 11.  [1994 AND 1995 1996 AND 1997 DEMONSTRATION 
  2.25  PROGRAM; RESTRICTIONS.] 
  2.26     (a) During the years 1994 and 1995 1996 and 1997, loan 
  2.27  participations under Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.045, must 
  2.28  comply with the restrictions in this section. 
  2.29     (b) To the extent that herd health will not be jeopardized, 
  2.30  farms receiving assistance from the authority must be available 
  2.31  for tours within the first two years after completion of the 
  2.32  expansion. 
  2.33     (c) All livestock expansion loans must be for expansions 
  2.34  that include some of the most up-to-date, efficient systems 
  2.35  available.  Projects must be approved reviewed by a University 
  2.36  of Minnesota extension livestock specialist prior to approval by 
  3.1   the authority. 
  3.2                              ARTICLE 2
  3.3                           FEEDLOT PERMITS
  3.4      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 17.138, is 
  3.5   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  3.6      Subd. 3.  [BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES.] The commissioner of 
  3.7   the pollution control agency, in consultation with the 
  3.8   commissioner and the feedlot and manure management advisory 
  3.9   committee, shall develop voluntary best management practices for 
  3.10  odor control at feedlots. 
  3.11     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 116.07, 
  3.12  subdivision 7, is amended to read: 
  3.13     Subd. 7.  [COUNTIES; PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS FOR ANIMAL 
  3.14  LOT PERMITS.] Any Minnesota county board may, by resolution, 
  3.15  with approval of the pollution control agency, assume 
  3.16  responsibility for processing applications for permits required 
  3.17  by the pollution control agency under this section for livestock 
  3.18  feedlots, poultry lots or other animal lots.  The responsibility 
  3.19  for permit application processing, if assumed by a county, may 
  3.20  be delegated by the county board to any appropriate county 
  3.21  officer or employee.  A county board that has been delegated 
  3.22  administrative responsibility under this section may, by 
  3.23  resolution, elect to assume all enforcement duties of the 
  3.24  feedlot permit program and enforce program requirements under 
  3.25  section 394.37.  The county board must provide written 
  3.26  notification to the commissioner and the commissioner of natural 
  3.27  resources of the action.  After receipt of the notice by the 
  3.28  commissioners, employees of the agency or the department of 
  3.29  natural resources may not take enforcement action under this 
  3.30  subdivision unless requested by the county.  
  3.31     (a) For the purposes of this subdivision, the term 
  3.32  "processing" includes: 
  3.33     (1) the distribution to applicants of forms provided by the 
  3.34  pollution control agency; 
  3.35     (2) the receipt and examination of completed application 
  3.36  forms, and the certification, in writing, to the pollution 
  4.1   control agency either that the animal lot facility for which a 
  4.2   permit is sought by an applicant will comply with applicable 
  4.3   rules and standards, or, if the facility will not comply, the 
  4.4   respects in which a variance would be required for the issuance 
  4.5   of a permit; and 
  4.6      (3) rendering to applicants, upon request, assistance 
  4.7   necessary for the proper completion of an application. 
  4.8      (b) For the purposes of this subdivision, the term 
  4.9   "processing" may include, at the option of the county board, 
  4.10  issuing, denying, modifying, imposing conditions upon, or 
  4.11  revoking permits pursuant to the provisions of this section or 
  4.12  rules promulgated pursuant to it, subject to review, suspension, 
  4.13  and reversal by the pollution control agency.  The pollution 
  4.14  control agency shall, after written notification, have 15 days 
  4.15  to review, suspend, modify, or reverse the issuance of the 
  4.16  permit.  After this period, the action of the county board is 
  4.17  final, subject to appeal as provided in chapter 14. 
  4.18     (c) For the purposes of this subdivision, "animal unit" 
  4.19  means a unit of measure used to compare differences in the 
  4.20  production of animal manure that employs as a standard the 
  4.21  amount of manure produced on a regular basis by a slaughter 
  4.22  steer or heifer.  The following equivalents apply: 
  4.23     (1) one mature dairy cow, 1.4 animal units; 
  4.24     (2) one slaughter steer or heifer; 1.0 animal units; 
  4.25     (3) one horse, 1.0 animal units; 
  4.26     (4) one mature breeding swine, 0.4 animal units; 
  4.27     (5) one market swine more than 55 pounds, 0.25 animal 
  4.28  units; 
  4.29     (6) one swine less than 55 pounds, 0.05 animal units; 
  4.30     (7) one sheep, 0.1 animal units; 
  4.31     (8) one turkey, 0.018 animal units; 
  4.32     (9) one duck, 0.01 animal units; and 
  4.33     (10) one chicken, 0.005 animal units. 
  4.34     For animals not listed in clauses (1) to (10), the number 
  4.35  of animal units must be calculated as the average weight of the 
  4.36  animal divided by 1,000 pounds. 
  5.1      (d) For the purpose of administration of rules adopted 
  5.2   under this subdivision, the commissioner and the agency may 
  5.3   provide exceptions for cases where the owner of a feedlot has 
  5.4   specific written plans to close the feedlot within five years.  
  5.5   These exceptions include waiving requirements for major capital 
  5.6   improvements. 
  5.7      (d) (e) For purposes of this subdivision, a discharge 
  5.8   caused by an extraordinary natural event such as a precipitation 
  5.9   event of greater magnitude than the 25-year, 24-hour event, 
  5.10  tornado, or flood in excess of the 100-year flood is not a 
  5.11  "direct discharge of pollutants." 
  5.12     (e) (f) In adopting and enforcing rules under this 
  5.13  subdivision, the commissioner shall cooperate closely with other 
  5.14  governmental agencies. 
  5.15     (f) (g) The pollution control agency shall work with the 
  5.16  Minnesota extension service, the department of agriculture, the 
  5.17  board of water and soil resources, producer groups, local units 
  5.18  of government, as well as with appropriate federal agencies such 
  5.19  as the Soil Conservation Service and the Agricultural 
  5.20  Stabilization and Conservation Service, to notify and educate 
  5.21  producers of rules under this subdivision at the time the rules 
  5.22  are being developed and adopted and at least every two years 
  5.23  thereafter. 
  5.24     (g) (h) The pollution control agency shall adopt rules 
  5.25  governing the issuance and denial of permits for livestock 
  5.26  feedlots, poultry lots or other animal lots pursuant to this 
  5.27  section.  A feedlot permit is not required for livestock 
  5.28  feedlots with less than 50 animal units.  These rules apply both 
  5.29  to permits issued by counties and to permits issued by the 
  5.30  pollution control agency directly.  The agency may charge a 
  5.31  permit application fee but may not charge an annual permit fee 
  5.32  for feedlots that require a national pollutant discharge 
  5.33  elimination system permit. 
  5.34     (h) (i) The pollution control agency shall exercise 
  5.35  supervising authority with respect to the processing of animal 
  5.36  lot permit applications by a county. 
  6.1      (j) This subdivision and rules adopted under it preempt 
  6.2   ordinances by local governments that regulate any matter 
  6.3   relating to surface and groundwater protection requirements for 
  6.4   feedlots. 
  6.5                              ARTICLE 3 
  6.6                           ANIMAL DISPOSAL 
  6.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 35.82, 
  6.8   subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
  6.9      Subd. 2.  [DISPOSITION OF CARCASSES.] (a) Except as 
  6.10  provided in subdivision 1b and paragraph (d), every person 
  6.11  owning or controlling any domestic animal that has died or been 
  6.12  killed otherwise than by being slaughtered for human or animal 
  6.13  consumption, shall as soon as reasonably possible bury the 
  6.14  carcass at least three feet deep in the ground or thoroughly 
  6.15  burn it or dispose of it by another method approved by the board 
  6.16  as being effective for the protection of public health and the 
  6.17  control of livestock diseases.  The board, through its executive 
  6.18  secretary, may issue permits to owners of rendering plants 
  6.19  located in Minnesota which are operated and conducted as 
  6.20  required by law, to transport carcasses of domestic animals and 
  6.21  fowl that have died, or have been killed otherwise than by being 
  6.22  slaughtered for human or animal consumption, over the public 
  6.23  highways to their plants for rendering purposes in accordance 
  6.24  with the rules adopted by the board relative to transportation, 
  6.25  rendering, and other provisions the board considers necessary to 
  6.26  prevent the spread of disease.  The board may issue permits to 
  6.27  owners of rendering plants located in an adjacent state with 
  6.28  which a reciprocal agreement is in effect under subdivision 3. 
  6.29     (b) Carcasses collected by rendering plants under permit 
  6.30  may be used for pet food or mink food if the owner or operator 
  6.31  meets the requirements of subdivision 1b. 
  6.32     (c) An authorized employee or agent of the board may enter 
  6.33  private or public property and inspect the carcass of any 
  6.34  domestic animal that has died or has been killed other than by 
  6.35  being slaughtered for human or animal consumption.  Failure to 
  6.36  dispose of the carcass of any domestic animal within the period 
  7.1   specified by this subdivision is a public nuisance.  The board 
  7.2   may petition the district court of the county in which a carcass 
  7.3   is located for a writ requiring the abatement of the public 
  7.4   nuisance.  A civil action commenced under this paragraph does 
  7.5   not preclude a criminal prosecution under this section.  No 
  7.6   person may sell, offer to sell, give away, or convey along a 
  7.7   public road or on land the person does not own, the carcass of a 
  7.8   domestic animal when the animal died or was killed other than by 
  7.9   being slaughtered for human or animal consumption unless it is 
  7.10  done with a special permit pursuant to this section.  The 
  7.11  carcass or parts of a domestic animal that has died or has been 
  7.12  killed other than by being slaughtered for human or animal 
  7.13  consumption may be transported along a public road for a medical 
  7.14  or scientific purpose if the carcass is enclosed in a leakproof 
  7.15  container to prevent spillage or the dripping of liquid waste.  
  7.16  The board may adopt rules relative to the transportation of the 
  7.17  carcass of any domestic animal for a medical or scientific 
  7.18  purpose.  A carcass on a public thoroughfare may be transported 
  7.19  for burial or other disposition in accordance with this section. 
  7.20     No person who owns or controls diseased animals shall 
  7.21  negligently or willfully permit them to escape from that control 
  7.22  or to run at large. 
  7.23     (d) A sheep producer may compost sheep carcasses owned by 
  7.24  the producer on the producer's land without a permit and is 
  7.25  exempt from compost facility specifications contained in rules 
  7.26  of the board. 
  7.27     (e) The board shall develop best management practices for 
  7.28  dead animal disposal and publish them for distribution to 
  7.29  livestock producers in the state. 
  7.30                             ARTICLE 4
  7.31                      SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEMS
  7.32     Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 115.55, 
  7.33  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
  7.34     Subd. 2.  [LOCAL ORDINANCES.] (a) Any ordinance adopted by 
  7.35  a local unit of government to regulate individual sewage 
  7.36  treatment systems must be in compliance with the individual 
  8.1   sewage treatment system rules by January 1, 1996 1998. 
  8.2      (b) A copy of each ordinance adopted under this subdivision 
  8.3   must be submitted to the commissioner upon adoption. 
  8.4      Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 115.56, 
  8.5   subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
  8.6      Subd. 2.  [LICENSE REQUIRED.] (a) Except as provided in 
  8.7   paragraph (b), after March 31, 1996, a person may not design, 
  8.8   install, maintain, pump, or inspect an individual sewage 
  8.9   treatment system without a license issued by the commissioner. 
  8.10     (b) A license is not required for a person who complies 
  8.11  with the applicable requirements if the person is: 
  8.12     (1) a qualified employee of state or local government who 
  8.13  has passed the examination described in paragraph (d) or a 
  8.14  similar examination; 
  8.15     (2) an individual who constructs an individual sewage 
  8.16  treatment system on land that is owned or leased by the 
  8.17  individual and functions solely as the individual's dwelling or 
  8.18  seasonal dwelling; or 
  8.19     (3) a farmer who pumps and disposes of sewage waste from 
  8.20  individual sewage treatment systems, holding tanks, and privies 
  8.21  on land that is owned or leased by the farmer; or 
  8.22     (4) an individual who performs labor or services for a 
  8.23  person licensed under this section in connection with the 
  8.24  design, installation, maintenance, pumping, or inspection of an 
  8.25  individual sewage treatment system at the direction and under 
  8.26  the personal supervision of a person licensed under this section.
  8.27     A person constructing an individual sewage treatment system 
  8.28  under clause (2) must consult with a site evaluator or designer 
  8.29  before beginning construction.  In addition, the system must be 
  8.30  inspected before being covered and a compliance report must be 
  8.31  provided to the local unit of government after the inspection. 
  8.32     (c) The commissioner, in conjunction with the University of 
  8.33  Minnesota extension service or another higher education 
  8.34  institution, shall ensure adequate training exists for 
  8.35  individual sewage treatment system professionals. 
  8.36     (d) The commissioner shall conduct examinations to test the 
  9.1   knowledge of applicants for licensing and shall issue 
  9.2   documentation of licensing.  
  9.3      (e) Licenses may be issued only upon successful completion 
  9.4   of the required examination and submission of proof of 
  9.5   sufficient experience, proof of general liability insurance, and 
  9.6   a corporate surety bond in the amount of at least $10,000.  
  9.7      (f) Notwithstanding paragraph (e), the examination and 
  9.8   proof of experience are not required for an individual sewage 
  9.9   treatment system professional who, on the effective date of the 
  9.10  rules adopted under subdivision 1, holds a certification 
  9.11  attained by examination and experience under a voluntary 
  9.12  certification program administered by the agency. 
  9.13     (g) Local units of government may not require additional 
  9.14  local licenses for individual sewage treatment system 
  9.15  professionals. 
  9.16                             ARTICLE 5 
  9.17                               TAXES 
  9.18     Section 1.  [272.027] [AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS; NEW 
  9.19  CONSTRUCTION EXEMPTION.] 
  9.20     Subdivision 1.  [QUALIFIED PROPERTY.] (a) As used in this 
  9.21  section, "qualified property" means buildings and structures 
  9.22  that are classified as farm buildings and structures under 
  9.23  section 273.13, subdivision 23, not including the farmhouse and 
  9.24  garage, that constitute new construction. 
  9.25     (b) "New construction" means new buildings and structures 
  9.26  and includes new buildings and structures that are constructed 
  9.27  as additions to existing buildings and structures. 
  9.28     Subd. 2.  [SCOPE OF EXEMPTION.] A portion of the market 
  9.29  value of qualified property is exempt from taxation for a period 
  9.30  of up to five years.  If property ceases to be qualified 
  9.31  property at any time during that period, the full amount of the 
  9.32  market value of the property will be subject to taxation 
  9.33  beginning with the first assessment year after the property 
  9.34  ceases to be qualified property.  The portion of the market 
  9.35  value that is exempt for each assessment year following 
  9.36  substantial completion of the new construction is as follows: 
 10.1      (1) for the first year, 75 percent; 
 10.2      (2) for the second year, 60 percent; 
 10.3      (3) for the third year, 45 percent; 
 10.4      (4) for the fourth year, 30 percent; and 
 10.5      (5) for the fifth year, 15 percent. 
 10.6      If the exemption under this section is for new construction 
 10.7   that constitutes complete replacement of an existing building or 
 10.8   structure, the exemption may not reduce the market value of the 
 10.9   property below its market value before commencement of the new 
 10.10  construction. 
 10.11     Subd. 3.  [APPLICATIONS.] The owner of property for which 
 10.12  an exemption is sought under this section shall file an 
 10.13  application with the assessor by January 2 of the assessment 
 10.14  year following substantial completion of the new construction.  
 10.15  The commissioner of revenue shall provide forms for the 
 10.16  application, which must require the information necessary to 
 10.17  determine whether property is eligible for the exemption. 
 10.18     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 290.06, is 
 10.19  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 10.20     Subd. 25.  [FEEDLOT POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT AND 
 10.21  CONSERVATION TILLAGE FARM EQUIPMENT CREDITS.] (a) A credit of 
 10.22  ten percent of the net cost of conservation tillage planters and 
 10.23  ten percent of the net cost of pollution control and abatement 
 10.24  equipment may be deducted from the tax due under this chapter in 
 10.25  the taxable year in which the equipment is purchased.  The 
 10.26  credit allowed under this subdivision to a taxpayer in a year 
 10.27  cannot exceed $500.  In the case of credits generated by a 
 10.28  partnership, S corporation, trust, estate, or married couple, 
 10.29  the $500 maximum applies to the entity rather than to each 
 10.30  member of the group. 
 10.31     (b) If the amount of credit which a taxpayer would be 
 10.32  eligible to receive under this subdivision exceeds the 
 10.33  taxpayer's tax liability under this chapter, the commissioner 
 10.34  shall refund the excess amount of the credit to the taxpayer. 
 10.35     (c) For the purposes of this subdivision, the following 
 10.36  terms have the meanings given: 
 11.1      (1) "Conservation tillage planters" means planters or 
 11.2   planting attachments designed and configured in a manner to 
 11.3   plant row or small grain crops under a no-till, ridge-till, or 
 11.4   strip-till method of conservation tillage. 
 11.5      (2) "No-till" means a conservation tillage system in which 
 11.6   the soil is left undisturbed prior to planting and planting is 
 11.7   completed in a narrow seedbed approximately one to three inches 
 11.8   wide. 
 11.9      (3) "Ridge-till" means a conservation tillage system in 
 11.10  which the soil is left undisturbed prior to planting and 
 11.11  approximately one-third of the soil surface is tilled at 
 11.12  planting with sweeps or row cleaners.  Planting is completed on 
 11.13  ridges several inches higher than the row middles. 
 11.14     (4) "Strip-till" means a conservation tillage system in 
 11.15  which the soil is left undisturbed prior to planting and 
 11.16  approximately one-third of the soil surface is tilled at 
 11.17  planting using a rototiller, inrow chisel, row cleaner, or other 
 11.18  similar conservation tillage equipment. 
 11.19     (5) "Pollution control and abatement equipment" means 
 11.20  lagoons, concrete storage pits, slurry handling equipment, and 
 11.21  other equipment and devices approved by the pollution control 
 11.22  agency, purchased, installed, and operated within the state by a 
 11.23  feedlot operator to prevent pollution of air, land, or water in 
 11.24  connection with the operation of a livestock feedlot, poultry 
 11.25  lot, or other animal lot. 
 11.26     (d) The amount necessary to pay the credits provided under 
 11.27  this section is annually appropriated from the general fund to 
 11.28  the commissioner of revenue. 
 11.29     Sec. 3.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
 11.30     Section 1 is effective for taxes levied in 1996, payable in 
 11.31  1997, and thereafter.  Section 2 is effective for taxable years 
 11.32  beginning after December 31, 1994. 
 11.33                             ARTICLE 6 
 11.34                           APPROPRIATIONS 
 11.35     Section 1.  [VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT LOAN 
 11.36  PROGRAM.] 
 12.1      $2,000,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
 12.2   commissioner of agriculture for use in the value-added 
 12.3   agricultural product loan program under Minnesota Statutes, 
 12.4   section 41B.046.  This amount is available for either year of 
 12.5   the biennium ending June 30, 1997. 
 12.6      Sec. 2.  [MARKETING AND PROCESSING COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT 
 12.7   ASSISTANCE; UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA.] 
 12.8      $....... is appropriated from the general fund to the 
 12.9   University of Minnesota for Minnesota Extension to provide 
 12.10  assistance to farmers in establishing and working with networks, 
 12.11  including farmer-owned marketing and processing cooperatives.  
 12.12  This appropriation is available until June 30, 1997. 
 12.13     Sec. 3.  [ODOR CONTROL RESEARCH; UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA 
 12.14     $200,000 in fiscal year 1996 and $200,000 in fiscal year 
 12.15  1997 is appropriated from the general fund to the University of 
 12.16  Minnesota for applied research on odor control at feedlots.  The 
 12.17  research must provide: 
 12.18     (1) an evaluation of cost-effective covers for manure 
 12.19  storage structures; 
 12.20     (2) development of economical means of altering the 
 12.21  biological activity in manure storage structures to reduce odor 
 12.22  emissions; and 
 12.23     (3) development of a method to apply and incorporate solid 
 12.24  manure with one piece of equipment. 
 12.25     Sec. 4.  [VALUATION RESEARCH; UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA.] 
 12.26     $....... is appropriated from the general fund to the 
 12.27  University of Minnesota for research into the effects new 
 12.28  feedlots have on the value of nearby property.  The research 
 12.29  must take into account the distance the property is from the 
 12.30  feedlot, the type of feedlot, and be based on actual sales of 
 12.31  property near feedlots.  This appropriation is available until 
 12.32  June 30, 1997. 
 12.33     Sec. 5.  [AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE.] 
 12.34     $....... is appropriated from the general fund to the 
 12.35  agricultural utilization research institute for feasibility 
 12.36  studies, planning, or development of farmer-owned vertically 
 13.1   integrated meat processing plants.  This appropriation must be 
 13.2   matched by nonstate funds and is available until June 30, 1997.