SF 1787

as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 02/16/2012 10:08am

A bill for an act
relating to natural resources; appropriating money for an Aquatic Invasive
Species Cooperative Research Center; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84D.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [84D.16] AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES COOPERATIVE
RESEARCH CENTER.
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new text begin The following amounts are appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund to the Board
of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the Aquatic Invasive Species Cooperative
Research Center to develop and implement new technologies to permanently control
aquatic invasive species:
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new text begin (1) $1,200,000 in fiscal year 2014;
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new text begin (2) $1,200,000 in fiscal year 2015;
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new text begin (3) $1,200,000 in fiscal year 2016; and
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new text begin (4) $1,200,000 in fiscal year 2017.
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Sec. 2. new text begin AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES COOPERATIVE RESEARCH
CENTER; APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $750,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2013 from the outdoor heritage fund to the
Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to establish an Aquatic Invasive Species
Cooperative Research Center.
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