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SF 704

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/26/2021 10:08am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
 relating to agriculture; modifying the availability of a 2020 appropriation; requiring
a report; amending Laws 2020, chapter 101, section 5, subdivisions 2, 7.

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

Section 1.

Laws 2020, chapter 101, section 5, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Farm advocate services.

new text begin (a) new text end $60,000 in fiscal year 2020 is appropriated from
the coronavirus relief federal fund to the commissioner of agriculture for additional farm
advocate services in response to the COVID-19 crisis. This is a onetime appropriation.

new text begin (b) By January 31, 2022, the commissioner must report to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over agriculture finance regarding
the uses of this appropriation. This report must include but is not limited to a description
of the methods used to recruit applicants for this position and list the number of people who
applied for positions created by this appropriation, the number of people interviewed for
positions created by this appropriation, and the number of people hired for positions created
by this appropriation.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective retroactively from December 30, 2020.
 new text end

Sec. 2.

Laws 2020, chapter 101, section 5, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Eligible expenditure from the coronavirus relief fund.

(a) No money in this
section may be spent until the commissioner of management and budget determines that
the appropriations in this section are an eligible use of the coronavirus relief fund.

(b) The commissioner may transfer funds between the appropriations under subdivisions
4 and 6 based on need, the availability of nonstate funds, or other factors.

(c) The appropriations in deleted text begin this sectiondeleted text end new text begin subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6new text end are available until
December 30, 2020.new text begin The appropriation in subdivision 2 is available until December 31,
2021.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective retroactively from December 30, 2020.
 new text end