SF 3165

as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 03/09/2010 03:15pm

A bill for an act
relating to the operation of state government; agriculture and veterans affairs;
changing certain appropriations; requiring tree care and tree trimming company
registration; changing and clarifying certain programs; appropriating money;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 18G.07; Minnesota Statutes 2009
Supplement, sections 190.19, subdivision 2a; 198.003, subdivision 4a; Laws
2007, chapter 45, article 1, section 3, subdivisions 4, as amended, 5, as amended;
Laws 2009, chapter 94, article 1, section 3, subdivision 5; article 3, section 2,
subdivision 3.

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

ARTICLE 1

AGRICULTURE

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS. new text end

new text begin Unless otherwise stated, the sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations"
are added to, or if shown in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws
2009, chapter 94, article 1, to the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article.
The appropriations are from the general fund, or another named fund, and are available
for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2010" and "2011" used in
this article mean that the addition to or subtraction from the appropriation listed under
them is available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, or June 30, 2011, respectively.
Supplemental appropriations and reductions to appropriations for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2010, are effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

			new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end
			new text begin Available for the Year new text end
			new text begin Ending June 30 new text end
				new text begin 2010 new text end		new text begin 2011 new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin AGRICULTURE new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin (1,217,000) new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin (1,484,000) new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Protection Services new text end

new text begin (142,000) new text end

new text begin (467,000) new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Agricultural Marketing and Development new text end

new text begin (127,000) new text end

new text begin (8,000) new text end

new text begin $6,000 in 2010 is a reduction for grants to
farmers for demonstration projects involving
sustainable agriculture, as authorized in
Minnesota Statutes, section 17.116.
new text end

new text begin $113,000 in 2010 is a reduction from Laws
2006, chapter 282, article 10, section 4, for
the agricultural best management program.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Bioenergy and Value-Added Agriculture new text end

new text begin (821,000) new text end

new text begin (855,000) new text end

new text begin $821,000 in 2010 and $855,000 in 2011 are
reductions from the appropriation for ethanol
producer payments.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Administration and Financial Assistance new text end

new text begin (127,000) new text end

new text begin (154,000) new text end

new text begin $23,000 in 2010 and $36,000 in 2011
are reductions from the appropriation for
the dairy development and profitability
enhancement and dairy business planning
grant programs established under Laws 1997,
chapter 216, section 7, subdivision 2, and
Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 2,
section 9, subdivision 2.
new text end

new text begin $1,000 in 2011 is a reduction from the
appropriation for a grant to the Minnesota
Livestock Breeders Association.
new text end

new text begin $15,000 in 2011 is a reduction from the
appropriation for a grant to the Minnesota
Agricultural Education and Leadership
Council.
new text end

new text begin $28,000 in 2011 is a reduction from the
appropriation for payments to county
and district agricultural societies and
associations.
new text end

new text begin $3,000 in 2011 is a reduction from the
appropriation for the Northern Crops
Institute.
new text end

new text begin $4,000 in 2010 and $4,000 in 2011 are
reductions from the appropriation for grants
to the Minnesota Turf Seed Council for
basic and applied research on the improved
production of forage and turf seed related to
new and improved varieties.
new text end

new text begin $3,000 in 2010 and $3,000 in 2011 are
reductions from the appropriation for grants
to the Minnesota Turf Seed Council for basic
and applied agronomic research on native
plants including plant breeding, nutrient
management, pest management, disease
management yield, and viability.
new text end

new text begin $28,000 in 2010 and $30,000 in 2011 are
reductions from the appropriation for grants
to Second Harvest Heartland on behalf of
Minnesota's six Second Harvest food banks
for the purchase of milk for distribution to
Minnesota's food shelves and other charitable
organizations that are eligible to receive food
from the food banks.
new text end

new text begin $60,000 in 2010 is a reduction from the
appropriation for the agricultural growth,
research, and innovation program.
new text end

new text begin $6,000 in 2011 is a reduction from the
appropriation for transfer to the Board of
Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities for mental health counseling
support to farm families and business
operators through farm business management
programs at Central Lakes College and
Ridgewater College.
new text end

new text begin $1,000 in 2011 is a reduction from the
appropriation for a grant to the Minnesota
Horticultural Society.
new text end

new text begin $4,000 in 2010 is a reduction from the
appropriation for transfer to the University
of Minnesota Extension service for
farm-to-school grants to school districts in
Minneapolis, Moorhead, White Earth, and
Willmar.
new text end

new text begin $5,000 in 2010 and $27,000 in 2011 are
reductions from the appropriation and are
intended to be a reduction in costs attributed
to the commissioner's office.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Transfers In new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding any other law to the
contrary, the commissioner of management
and budget shall transfer $405,000 from
the agricultural fund to the general fund
by July 15, 2010. By July 15, 2011, the
commissioner of management and budget
will transfer $629,000 from the agricultural
fund to the general fund.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding any other law to the
contrary, the commissioner of management
and budget shall transfer $6,000 from the
miscellaneous special revenue fund to the
general fund by July 15, 2010. By July 15,
2011, the commissioner of management
and budget shall transfer $6,000 from the
miscellaneous special revenue fund to the
general fund.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin (87,000) new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin (141,000) new text end

new text begin $87,000 in 2010 and $141,000 in 2011 is
from the appropriation for general operations.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin AGRICULTURE UTILIZATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin (382,000) new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin (1,442,000) new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 18G.07, is amended to read:

18G.07 TREE CARE AND TREE TRIMMING COMPANY deleted text begin REGISTRY deleted text end new text begin
REGISTRATION new text end .

Subdivision 1.

Creation of registry.

The commissioner shall maintain a list of all
persons and companies that provide tree care or tree trimming services in Minnesota.
All tree care providers, tree trimmers, and persons who remove trees, limbs, branches,
brush, or shrubs for hire must deleted text begin provide the following information to deleted text end new text begin be registered by new text end the
commissioner deleted text begin : deleted text end new text begin .
new text end

new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end

new text begin Basic registration. new text end

new text begin (a) Tree care or tree trimming companies must
register annually by providing the following to the commissioner:
new text end

(1) accurate and up-to-date business name, address, and telephone number;

(2) a complete list of all Minnesota counties in which they work; and

(3) deleted text begin a complete list of persons in the business who are certified by the International
Society of Arborists deleted text end new text begin a nonrefundable fee of $25 for initial application or renewing basic
registration new text end .

new text begin (b) Registration expires December 31, must be renewed annually, and the fee
remitted by January 7 of the year for which it is issued. In addition, a penalty of ten
percent of the fee due must be charged for each month, or portion of a month, that the fee
is delinquent up to a maximum of 30 percent for any application for renewal postmarked
after December 31.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 1b. new text end

new text begin Professional registration. new text end

new text begin (a) Professional registration is provided to
identify those companies with qualifications to treat trees for pests or diseases or prune,
trim, or remove trees from above the ground. Tree care or tree trimming companies may
obtain annual professional registration by providing the following to the commissioner:
new text end

new text begin (1) accurate and up-to-date business name, address, and telephone number;
new text end

new text begin (2) a complete list of all Minnesota counties in which they work;
new text end

new text begin (3) a complete list of persons in the business who have an associate's degree or
higher in arboriculture, forestry, or horticulture; a complete list of persons in the business
who are certified by the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA), and their ISA
certification identification number; and a complete list of persons in the business who are
certified by the Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association (MNLA);
new text end

new text begin (4) as appropriate, evidence of accreditation of the company by the Tree Care
Industry Association;
new text end

new text begin (5) a complete list of persons in the business who are licensed pesticide applicators
in Minnesota if the company is applying restricted use pesticides;
new text end

new text begin (6) verification by the company that it maintains a Minnesota workers' compensation
insurance certificate and that the company maintains a certificate of liability insurance and
has a Minnesota sales tax identification number. Companies that prune or trim trees from
above the ground must be covered by classification 0106 of the workers' compensation
insurance codes; and
new text end

new text begin (7) a nonrefundable fee of $250 for initial application or renewing a basic
registration.
new text end

new text begin (b) Registration expires December 31, must be renewed annually, and the fee
remitted by January 7 of the year for which it is issued. In addition, a penalty of ten
percent of the fee due must be charged for each month, or portion of a month, that the
fee is delinquent up to a maximum of 30 percent for any application for renewal not
received by the due date.
new text end

Subd. 2.

Information dissemination.

The commissioner shall provide registered
tree care companies with information and data regarding any existing or potential
regulated forest pest infestations within the state.

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Violation. new text end

new text begin It is unlawful for a person to provide tree care or tree trimming
services in Minnesota without being registered with the commissioner.
new text end

Sec. 6.

Laws 2007, chapter 45, article 1, section 3, subdivision 4, as amended by Laws
2008, chapter 297, article 1, section 64; and Laws 2008, chapter 363, article 7, section 6,
is amended to read:

Subd. 4. Bioenergy and Value-Added Agricultural Products

19,918,000

15,168,000

$15,168,000 the first year and $15,168,000
the second year are for ethanol producer
payments under Minnesota Statutes, section
41A.09. If the total amount for which all
producers are eligible in a quarter exceeds
the amount available for payments, the
commissioner shall make payments on a
pro rata basis. If the appropriation exceeds
the total amount for which all producers
are eligible in a fiscal year for scheduled
payments and for deficiencies in payments
during previous fiscal years, the balance
in the appropriation is available to the
commissioner for value-added agricultural
programs including the value-added
agricultural product processing and
marketing grant program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 17.101, subdivision 5. The
appropriation remains available until spent.

$3,000,000 the first year is for grants to
bioenergy projects. The NextGen Energy
Board shall make recommendations to
the commissioner on grants for owners of
Minnesota facilities producing bioenergy,
organizations that provide for on-station,
on-farm field scale research and outreach to
develop and test the agronomic and economic
requirements of diverse stands of prairie
plants and other perennials for bioenergy
systems, or certain nongovernmental
entities. For the purposes of this paragraph,
"bioenergy" includes transportation fuels
derived from cellulosic material as well as
the generation of energy for commercial heat,
industrial process heat, or electrical power
from cellulosic material via gasification
or other processes. The board must give
priority to a bioenergy facility that is at
least 60 percent owned and controlled by
farmers, as defined in Minnesota Statutes,
section 500.24, subdivision 2, paragraph
(n), or natural persons residing in the
county or counties contiguous to where the
facility is located. Grants are limited to 50
percent of the cost of research, technical
assistance, or equipment related to bioenergy
production or $1,000,000, whichever is
less. Grants to nongovernmental entities
for the development of business plans and
structures related to community ownership
of eligible bioenergy facilities together may
not exceed $150,000. The board shall make
a good faith effort to select projects that have
merit and when taken together represent a
variety of bioenergy technologies, biomass
feedstocks, and geographic regions of the
state. Projects must have a qualified engineer
certification on the technology and fuel
source. Grantees shall provide reports at
the request of the commissioner and must
actively participate in the Agricultural
Utilization Research Institute's Renewable
Energy Roundtable. No later than February
1, 2009, the commissioner shall report on
the projects funded under this appropriation
to the house and senate committees with
jurisdiction over agriculture finance. The
commissioner's costs in administering the
program may be paid from the appropriation.
deleted text begin Any unencumbered balance does not cancel
at the end of the first year and is available
in the second year deleted text end new text begin This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2011 new text end .

$200,000 the first year is for a grant to the
Minnesota Turf Seed Council for basic
and applied agronomic research on native
plants, including plant breeding, nutrient
management, pest management, disease
management, yield, and viability. The grant
recipient may subcontract with a qualified
third party for some or all of the basic
or applied research. The grant recipient
must actively participate in the Agricultural
Utilization Research Institute's Renewable
Energy Roundtable and no later than
February 1, 2009, must report to the house
and senate committees with jurisdiction
over agriculture finance. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until spent.

$200,000 the first year is for a grant to a joint
venture combined heat and power energy
facility located in Scott or LeSueur County
for the creation of a centrally located biomass
fuel supply depot with the capability of
unloading, processing, testing, scaling, and
storing renewable biomass fuels. The grant
must be matched by at least $3 of nonstate
funds for every $1 of state funds. The grant
recipient must actively participate in the
Agricultural Utilization Research Institute's
Renewable Energy Roundtable and no
later than February 1, 2009, must report
to the house and senate committees with
jurisdiction over agriculture finance. This is
a onetime appropriation and is available until
spent.

$300,000 the first year is for a grant to the
Bois Forte Band of Chippewa for a feasibility
study of a renewable energy biofuels
demonstration facility on the Bois Forte
Reservation in St. Louis and Koochiching
Counties. The grant shall be used by the Bois
Forte Band to conduct a detailed feasibility
study of the economic and technical viability
of developing a multistream renewable
energy biofuels demonstration facility
on Bois Forte Reservation land to utilize
existing forest resources, woody biomass,
and cellulosic material to produce biofuels or
bioenergy. The grant recipient must actively
participate in the Agricultural Utilization
Research Institute's Renewable Energy
Roundtable and no later than February 1,
2009, must report to the house and senate
committees with jurisdiction over agriculture
finance. This is a onetime appropriation and
is available until spent.

$300,000 the first year is for a grant to
the White Earth Band of Chippewa for a
feasibility study of a renewable energy
biofuels production, research, and production
facility on the White Earth Reservation in
Mahnomen County. The grant must be used
by the White Earth Band and the University
of Minnesota to conduct a detailed feasibility
study of the economic and technical viability
of (1) developing a multistream renewable
energy biofuels demonstration facility on
White Earth Reservation land to utilize
existing forest resources, woody biomass,
and cellulosic material to produce biofuels or
bioenergy, and (2) developing, harvesting,
and marketing native prairie plants and seeds
for bioenergy production. The grant recipient
must actively participate in the Agricultural
Utilization Research Institute's Renewable
Energy Roundtable and no later than
February 1, 2009, must report to the house
and senate committees with jurisdiction
over agriculture finance. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until spent.

$200,000 the first year is for a grant to the Elk
River Economic Development Authority for
upfront engineering and a feasibility study
of the Elk River renewable fuels facility.
The facility must use a plasma gasification
process to convert primarily cellulosic
material, but may also use plastics and other
components from municipal solid waste, as
feedstock for the production of methanol
for use in biodiesel production facilities.
Any unencumbered balance in fiscal year
2008 does not cancel but is available for
fiscal year 2009. Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.285, the agency must
not transfer this appropriation. The grant
recipient must actively participate in the
Agricultural Utilization Research Institute's
Renewable Energy Roundtable and no
later than February 1, 2009, must report
to the house and senate committees with
jurisdiction over agriculture finance. This is
a onetime appropriation and is available until
spent.

$200,000 the first year is for a grant to
Chisago County to conduct a detailed
feasibility study of the economic and
technical viability of developing a
multistream renewable energy biofuels
demonstration facility in Chisago, Isanti,
or Pine County to utilize existing forest
resources, woody biomass, and cellulosic
material to produce biofuels or bioenergy.
Chisago County may expend funds to Isanti
and Pine Counties and the University of
Minnesota for any costs incurred as part
of the study. The feasibility study must
consider the capacity of: (1) the seed bank
at Wild River State Park to expand the
existing prairie grass, woody biomass, and
cellulosic material resources in Chisago,
Isanti, and Pine Counties; (2) willing and
interested landowners in Chisago, Isanti, and
Pine Counties to grow cellulosic materials;
and (3) the Minnesota Conservation Corps,
the sentence to serve program, and other
existing workforce programs in east central
Minnesota to contribute labor to these efforts.
The grant recipient must actively participate
in the Agricultural Utilization Research
Institute's Renewable Energy Roundtable and
no later than February 1, 2009, must report
to the house and senate committees with
jurisdiction over agriculture finance. This is
a onetime appropriation and is available until
spent.

Sec. 7.

Laws 2007, chapter 45, article 1, section 3, subdivision 5, as amended by Laws
2008, chapter 297, article 1, section 65, is amended to read:

Subd. 5. Administration and Financial Assistance

7,338,000

6,751,000

$1,005,000 the first year and $1,005,000
the second year are for continuation of
the dairy development and profitability
enhancement and dairy business planning
grant programs established under Laws 1997,
chapter 216, section 7, subdivision 2, and
Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 2,
section 9, subdivision 2 . The commissioner
may allocate the available sums among
permissible activities, including efforts to
improve the quality of milk produced in the
state in the proportions that the commissioner
deems most beneficial to Minnesota's dairy
farmers. The commissioner must submit a
work plan detailing plans for expenditures
under this program to the chairs of the
house and senate committees dealing with
agricultural policy and budget on or before
the start of each fiscal year. If significant
changes are made to the plans in the course
of the year, the commissioner must notify the
chairs.

$50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
second year are for the Northern Crops
Institute. These appropriations may be spent
to purchase equipment.

$19,000 the first year and $19,000 the
second year are for a grant to the Minnesota
Livestock Breeders Association.

$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
second year are for grants to the Minnesota
Agricultural Education Leadership Council
for programs of the council under Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 41D.

$600,000 the first year is for grants for
fertilizer research as awarded by the
Minnesota Agricultural Fertilizer Research
and Education Council under Minnesota
Statutes, section 18C.71. The amount
available to the commissioner pursuant
to Minnesota Statutes, section 18C.70,
subdivision 2, for administration of this
activity is available until February 1, 2009,
by which time the commissioner shall
report to the house and senate committees
with jurisdiction over agriculture finance.
The report must include the progress and
outcome of funded projects as well as the
sentiment of the council concerning the need
for additional research funded through an
industry checkoff fee. new text begin The amount available
for grants is available until June 30, 2011.
new text end

$465,000 the first year and $465,000 the
second year are for payments to county and
district agricultural societies and associations
under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02,
subdivision 1. Aid payments to county and
district agricultural societies and associations
shall be disbursed not later than July 15 of
each year. These payments are the amount of
aid owed by the state for an annual fair held
in the previous calendar year.

$65,000 the first year and $65,000 the second
year are for annual grants to the Minnesota
Turf Seed Council for basic and applied
research on the improved production of
forage and turf seed related to new and
improved varieties. The grant recipient may
subcontract with a qualified third party for
some or all of the basic and applied research.

$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
second year are for grants to Second Harvest
Heartland on behalf of Minnesota's six
Second Harvest food banks for the purchase
of milk for distribution to Minnesota's food
shelves and other charitable organizations
that are eligible to receive food from the food
banks. Milk purchased under the grants must
be acquired from Minnesota milk processors
and based on low-cost bids. The milk must be
allocated to each Second Harvest food bank
serving Minnesota according to the formula
used in the distribution of United States
Department of Agriculture commodities
under The Emergency Food Assistance
Program (TEFAP). Second Harvest
Heartland must submit quarterly reports
to the commissioner on forms prescribed
by the commissioner. The reports must
include, but are not limited to, information
on the expenditure of funds, the amount
of milk purchased, and the organizations
to which the milk was distributed. Second
Harvest Heartland may enter into contracts
or agreements with food banks for shared
funding or reimbursement of the direct
purchase of milk. Each food bank receiving
money from this appropriation may use up to
two percent of the grant for administrative
expenses.

$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
second year are for transfer to the Board of
Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities for mental health counseling
support to farm families and business
operators through farm business management
programs at Central Lakes College and
Ridgewater College.

$18,000 the first year and $18,000 the
second year are for grants to the Minnesota
Horticultural Society.

$50,000 is for a grant to the University of
Minnesota, Department of Horticultural
Science, Enology Laboratory, to upgrade
and purchase instrumentation to allow
rapid and accurate measurement of enology
components. This is a onetime appropriation
and is available until expended.

Sec. 8.

Laws 2009, chapter 94, article 1, section 3, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5. Administration and Financial Assistance

8,177,000

7,037,000

Appropriations by Fund
	2010	2011
General	7,377,000	6,237,000
Agricultural	800,000	800,000

$780,000 the first year and $755,000 the
second year are for continuation of the dairy
development and profitability enhancement
and dairy business planning grant programs
established under Laws 1997, chapter
216, section 7, subdivision 2, and Laws
2001, First Special Session chapter 2,
section 9, subdivision 2. The commissioner
may allocate the available sums among
permissible activities, including efforts to
improve the quality of milk produced in the
state in the proportions that the commissioner
deems most beneficial to Minnesota's dairy
farmers. The commissioner must submit a
work plan detailing plans for expenditures
under this program to the chairs of the house
of representatives and senate committees
dealing with agricultural policy and budget
on or before the start of each fiscal year. If
significant changes are made to the plans
in the course of the year, the commissioner
must notify the chairs.

$50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
second year are for the Northern Crops
Institute. These appropriations may be spent
to purchase equipment.

$19,000 the first year and $19,000 the
second year are for a grant to the Minnesota
Livestock Breeders Association.

$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
second year are for grants to the Minnesota
Agricultural Education and Leadership
Council for programs of the council under
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41D.

$474,000 the first year and $474,000 the
second year are for payments to county and
district agricultural societies and associations
under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02,
subdivision 1. Aid payments to county and
district agricultural societies and associations
shall be disbursed no later than July 15 of
each year. These payments are the amount of
aid from the state for an annual fair held in
the previous calendar year.

$1,000 the first year and $1,000 the second
year are for grants to the Minnesota State
Poultry Association.

$65,000 the first year and $65,000 the second
year are for annual grants to the Minnesota
Turf Seed Council for basic and applied
research on the improved production of
forage and turf seed related to new and
improved varieties. The grant recipient may
subcontract with a qualified third party for
some or all of the basic and applied research.

$50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
second year are for annual grants to the
Minnesota Turf Seed Council for basic
and applied agronomic research on native
plants, including plant breeding, nutrient
management, pest management, disease
management, yield, and viability. The grant
recipient may subcontract with a qualified
third party for some or all of the basic
or applied research. The grant recipient
must actively participate in the Agricultural
Utilization Research Institute's Renewable
Energy Roundtable and no later than
February 1, 2011, must report to the house of
representatives and senate committees with
jurisdiction over agriculture finance.

$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
second year are for grants to Second Harvest
Heartland on behalf of Minnesota's six
Second Harvest food banks for the purchase
of milk for distribution to Minnesota's food
shelves and other charitable organizations
that are eligible to receive food from the food
banks. Milk purchased under the grants must
be acquired from Minnesota milk processors
and based on low-cost bids. The milk must be
allocated to each Second Harvest food bank
serving Minnesota according to the formula
used in the distribution of United States
Department of Agriculture commodities
under The Emergency Food Assistance
Program (TEFAP). Second Harvest
Heartland must submit quarterly reports
to the commissioner on forms prescribed
by the commissioner. The reports must
include, but are not limited to, information
on the expenditure of funds, the amount
of milk purchased, and the organizations
to which the milk was distributed. Second
Harvest Heartland may enter into contracts
or agreements with food banks for shared
funding or reimbursement of the direct
purchase of milk. Each food bank receiving
money from this appropriation may use up to
two percent of the grant for administrative
expenses.

$1,000,000 the first year is for the agricultural
growth, research, and innovation program
in Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.12.
Priority must be given to livestock programs
under Minnesota Statutes, section 17.118.
Priority for livestock grants shall be given
to persons who are beginning livestock
producers and livestock producers who are
rebuilding after a disaster that was due to
natural or other unintended conditions. The
commissioner may use up to 4.5 percent
of this appropriation for costs incurred to
administer the program. Any unencumbered
balance does not cancel at the end of the first
year and is available in the second year.

$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
second year are for transfer to the Board of
Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities for mental health counseling
support to farm families and business
operators through farm business management
programs at Central Lakes College and
Ridgewater College.

$18,000 the first year and $18,000 the
second year are for grants to the Minnesota
Horticultural Society.

Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 18C.131, $800,000 the first year
and $800,000 the second year are from the
fertilizer account in the agricultural fund
for grants for fertilizer research as awarded
by the Minnesota Agricultural Fertilizer
Research and Education Council under
Minnesota Statutes, section 18C.71. The
amount appropriated in either fiscal year must
not exceed 57 percent of the inspection fee
revenue collected under Minnesota Statutes,
section 18C.425, subdivision 6, during the
previous fiscal year. No later than February
1, 2011, the commissioner shall report to
the legislative committees with jurisdiction
over agriculture finance. The report must
include the progress and outcome of funded
projects as well as the sentiment of the
council concerning the need for additional
research funds. new text begin The appropriation for the
first year is available until June 30, 2013,
and the appropriation for the second year is
available until June 30, 2014.
new text end

$60,000 the first year is for a transfer to the
University of Minnesota Extension Service
for farm-to-school grants to school districts
in Minneapolis, Moorhead, White Earth, and
Willmar.

$30,000 is for star farms program
development. The commissioner, in
consultation with other state and local
agencies, farm groups, conservation
groups, legislators, and other interested
persons, shall develop a proposal for a star
farms program. By January 15, 2010, the
commissioner shall submit the proposal to
the legislative committees and divisions
with jurisdiction over agriculture and
environmental policy and finance. This is a
onetime appropriation. * (The preceding
paragraph beginning "$30,000 is for star
farms program" was indicated as vetoed
by the governor.)

$25,000 the first year is for the administration
of the Feeding Minnesota Task Force, under
new Minnesota Statutes, section 31.97. This
is a onetime appropriation.

ARTICLE 2

VETERANS AFFAIRS APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1. new text begin VETERANS AFFAIRS. new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to, or if shown
in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2009, chapter 94, article 3, to
the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for
each purpose. The figures "2010" and "2011" used in this article mean that the addition
to or subtraction from the appropriation listed under them is available for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 2010, or June 30, 2011, respectively. Supplemental appropriations and
reductions to appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, are effective the
day following final enactment.
new text end

			new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end
			new text begin Available for the Year new text end
			new text begin Ending June 30 new text end
				new text begin 2010 new text end		new text begin 2011 new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin VETERANS AFFAIRS new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 1,935,000 new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Veterans Services new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin 100,000 new text end

new text begin $100,000 in fiscal year 2011 is for
compensation for honor guards at the
funerals of veterans in accordance with the
program established in Minnesota Statutes,
section 197.231.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Veterans Homes new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin 1,835,000 new text end

new text begin $1,360,000 is for operational expenses
related to the 21-bed addition at the Fergus
Falls Veterans Home.
new text end

new text begin $475,000 is for start-up expenses related to
the opening of an adult daycare facility at the
Minneapolis Veterans Home.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 190.19, subdivision 2a, is
amended to read:

Subd. 2a.

Uses; veterans.

Money appropriated to the Department of Veterans
Affairs from the Minnesota "Support Our Troops" account may be used for:

(1) grants to veterans service organizations;

(2) outreach to underserved veterans; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

new text begin (3) providing services and programs for veterans and their families; and
new text end

deleted text begin (3) deleted text end new text begin (4) new text end transfers to the vehicle services account for Gold Star license plates under
section 168.1253.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 198.003, subdivision 4a, is
amended to read:

Subd. 4a.

Federal funding.

The commissioner deleted text begin is authorized to deleted text end new text begin may new text end apply for deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end
accept new text begin , and spend new text end federal funding for purposes of this section.

Sec. 5.

Laws 2009, chapter 94, article 3, section 2, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Veterans Homes

43,673,000

43,916,000

Veterans Homes Special Revenue Account.
The general fund appropriations made to
the department may be transferred to a
veterans homes special revenue account in
the special revenue fund in the same manner
as other receipts are deposited according
to Minnesota Statutes, section 198.34, and
are appropriated to the department for the
operation of veterans homes facilities and
programs.

Repair and Betterment. Of this
appropriation, $1,000,000 in fiscal year
2010 and $500,000 in fiscal year 2011
are to be used for repair, maintenance,
rehabilitation, and betterment activities at
facilities statewide.

Hastings Veterans Home. $220,000 each
year is for increases in the mental health
program at the Hastings Veterans Home.

deleted text begin Food. $92,000 in fiscal year 2010 and
$189,000 in fiscal year 2011 are for increases
in food costs at the Minnesota veterans
homes.
deleted text end

deleted text begin Pharmaceuticals. $287,000 in fiscal year
2010 and $617,000 in fiscal year 2011 are for
increases in pharmaceutical costs.
deleted text end

deleted text begin Fuel and Utilities. $277,000 in fiscal year
2010 and $593,000 in fiscal year 2011 are
for increases in fuel and utility costs at the
Minnesota veterans homes.
deleted text end

Medicare Part D. $141,000 in fiscal year
2010 and $141,000 in fiscal year 2011 are
for implementation of Minnesota Statutes,
section 198.003, subdivision 7.

Sec. 6. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin Section 2 is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end