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1st Engrossment - 94th Legislature, 2025 1st Special Session (2025 - 2025) Posted on 06/17/2025 02:10pm

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A bill for an act
relating to legislative enactments; correcting miscellaneous oversights,
inconsistencies, ambiguities, unintended results, and technical errors; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 17.1017, subdivision 9, as amended; 17.1018,
subdivision 1, as amended; 223.17, subdivision 3, as amended; 504B.161,
subdivision 1, as amended; Laws 2025, chapter 6, section 9; Laws 2025, chapter
34, article 1, section 2, subdivisions 3, 4; Laws 2025, chapter 36, article 4, section
8, subdivision 5; Laws 2025, chapter 39, article 7; 2025 First Special Session H.F.
No. 2, article 1, section 48, subdivision 1, if enacted; 2025 First Special Session
H.F. No. 3, article 2, section 36, if enacted.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 504B.161, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws
2025, chapter 32, article 4, section 4, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Requirements.

(a) In every lease or license of residential premises, the
landlord or licensor covenants:

(1) that the premises and all common areas are fit for the use intended by the parties;

(2) to keep the premises and all common areas in reasonable repair during the term of
the lease or license, including services and conditions listed in section 504B.381, subdivision
1, and extermination of insects, rodents, vermin, or other pests on the premises, except when
the disrepair has been caused by the willful, malicious, or irresponsible conduct of the tenant
or licensee or a person under the direction or control of the tenant or licensee;

(3) to make the premises and all common areas reasonably energy efficient by installing
weatherstripping, caulking, storm windows, and storm doors when any such measure will
result in energy procurement cost savings, based on current and projected average residential
energy costs in Minnesota, that will exceed the cost of implementing that measure, including
interest, amortized over the ten-year period following the incurring of the cost;

(4) to maintain the premises and all common areas in compliance with the applicable
health and safety laws of the United States, of the state, and of the local units of government,
including ordinances regulating rental licensing, where the premises are located during the
term of the lease or license, except when violation of the health and safety laws has been
caused by the willful, malicious, or irresponsible conduct of the tenant or licensee or a
person under the direction or control of the tenant or licensee; and

(5) to equip or furnish heat deleted text begin capable of maintainingdeleted text end at a minimum temperature of 68
degrees Fahrenheit in all places intended for habitation including kitchens and bathrooms
from October 1 through April 30, unless a utility company requires and instructs the heat
to be reduced.

(b) The parties to a lease or license of residential premises may not waive or modify the
covenants imposed by this section.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2025.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin LAWS EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, Laws 2025, chapter 30, article 1, section
4, is effective June 20, 2025.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Laws 2025, chapter 39, article 7, is amended by adding a section to read:


Sec. 23. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Rules, part 4511.1100, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 1, 2025.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Laws 2025, chapter 36, article 4, section 8, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Community Identity and Heritage
Competitive Grant Program

8,799,000
7,368,000

(a) $8,799,000 the first year and $7,368,000
the second year are for a competitive grant
program to provide funding to organizations
or individuals working to create, celebrate,
and teach the art, culture, and heritage of the
many diverse cultural groups that make up
Minnesota, including but not limited to
Indigenous organizations, communities whose
culture and heritage have been historically
underrepresented, recent immigrant
communities, and veterans. An individual or
organization that receives a grant under this
subdivision must do at least one of the
following:

(1) preserve and honor the cultural heritage of
Minnesota;

(2) provide education and student outreach on
cultural diversity;

(3) support the development of culturally
diverse humanities programming, including
arts programming, by individuals and
organizations; or

(4) empower communities in building identity
and culture, including preserving and honoring
communities whose Indigenous cultures are
endangered or disappearing.

(b) The Minnesota Humanities Center must
give priority consideration for grants to Art
from the Inside, arts programs in the
Moorhead and Maplewood cultural malls, the
Asian Economic Development Association,
Capri Theater, the Minnesota State Band,
Fight for Your Dreams, HIRPHA International
for Oromo youth programs, the Hmong
Cultural Center, Midnimo, MN Zej Zog,
People in Action, the Phyllis Wheatley
Community Center, Safe Summer Nights,
Siengkane Lao MN, the Stairstep Foundation,
and the Walker West Music Academy.

(c) At least 75 percent of the amount in
deleted text begin paragraphs (d) to (f)deleted text end new text begin each paragraph of this
subdivision
new text end must be for grants of less than
$200,000. A grant awarded to an entity
receiving priority consideration under
paragraphs new text begin (b) and new text end (d) deleted text begin to (f)deleted text end must not exceed
$200,000.

(d) Of the amount in paragraph (a), $1,500,000
each year is for grants to community-based
organizations and local governments to
support cultural festivals and events
throughout the state. The funding may support
arts and cultural programming, staffing,
community outreach, transportation, facilities
and equipment rentals, signage, and public
safety expense reimbursements. The
Minnesota Humanities Center must give
priority consideration for funding under this
paragraph to the Somali Museum Annual
Celebration, Twin Cities Jazz Fest, Selby
Avenue Jazz Fest, the International Hmong
Freedom Festival, Cinco de Mayo festival,
and Rondo Days in St. Paul; the Hiddo Soor
International Somali Cultural Festival in
Plymouth; Somali Independence Day in St.
Paul; sesquicentennial celebrations in Osseo
and Delano; Taste of Minnesota; and IgboFest
Minnesota.

(e) Of the amount in paragraph (a), $750,000
the first year and $750,000 the second year
are for grants to community-based
organizations and local governments for
museums, exhibits, and collections.

(f) Of the amount in paragraph (a), $250,000
the first year and $250,000 the second year
are for grants to provide funding to ethnic
media organizations creating video content in
a language other than English.

Sec. 5.

Laws 2025, chapter 6, section 9, is amended to read:


Sec. 9. EFFECTIVE DATE; LOCAL APPROVAL.

deleted text begin This act isdeleted text end new text begin Sections 1 to 6 and section 8 arenew text end effective the day after the governing body
of the North Koochiching sanitary sewer board and its chief clerical officer comply with
the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 6.

[CORRSS25-07]

2025 First Special Session H.F. No. 3, article 2, section 36, if
enacted, is amended to read:


Sec. 36.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.4914, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


Subd. 14a.

Limitations on rate exceptions for residential services.

(a) Effective July
1, 2026, the commissioner must implement limitations on the rate exceptions for community
residential services, customized living services, family residential services, and integrated
community supports.

(b) The commissioner must restrict rate exceptions to the absence and utilization factor
ratio to people temporarily receiving hospital or crisis respite services.

(c) For rate exceptions related to behavioral needs, the lead agency must include:

(1) a documented behavioral diagnosis; or

(2) determined assessed needs for behavioral supports as identified in the person's most
recent assessment or reassessment under section 256B.0911.

(d) Community residential services rate exceptions must not include positive support
services costs.

(e) The commissioner must not approve rate exception requests related to increased
community time or transportation.

(f) For the commissioner to approve a rate exception annual renewal, the person's most
recent assessment must indicate continued extraordinary needs in the areas cited in the
exception request. If a person's assessment continues to identify these extraordinary needs,
lead agencies requesting an annual renewal of rate exceptions must submit documentation
supporting the continuation of the exception. At a minimum, documentation must include:

(1) payroll records for direct care wages cited in the request;

(2) payment records or receipts for other costs cited in the request; and

(3) documentation of expenses paid that were identified as necessary for the initial rate
exception.

(g) The commissioner must not increase rate exception annual renewals that request an
exception to direct care or supervision wages more than the most recently implemented
new text begin update to the new text end base wage index deleted text begin determineddeleted text end under subdivision deleted text begin 5deleted text end new text begin 5bnew text end .

(h) The commissioner must publish online an annual report detailing the impact of the
limitations under this subdivision on home and community-based services spending, including
but not limited to:

(1) the number and percentage of rate exceptions granted and denied;

(2) total spending on community residential setting services and rate exceptions;

(3) trends in the percentage of spending attributable to rate exceptions; and

(4) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the limitations in controlling spending growth.

Sec. 7.

[CORR25-SS05]

2025 First Special Session H.F. No. 2, article 1, section 48,
subdivision 1, if enacted, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Duty to perform testing.

(a) It is the duty of (1) the administrative officer
or other person in charge of each institution caring for infants 28 days or less of age, (2) the
person required in pursuance of the provisions of section 144.215, to register the birth of a
child, or (3) the nurse midwife or midwife in attendance at the birth, to arrange to have
administered to every infant or child in its care tests for heritable and congenital disorders
according to subdivision 2 and rules prescribed by the state commissioner of health.

(b) Testing, recording of test results, reporting of test results, and follow-up of infants
with heritable congenital disorders, including hearing loss detected through the early hearing
detection and intervention program in section 144.966, shall be performed at the times and
in the manner prescribed by the commissioner of health.

(c) The fee to support the newborn screening program, including tests administered
under this section and section 144.966, shall be deleted text begin $184deleted text end new text begin $184.35new text end per specimen. This fee amount
shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the state government special revenue
fund.

(d) The fee to offset the cost of the support services provided under section 144.966,
subdivision 3a, shall be $15 per specimen. This fee shall be deposited in the state treasury
and credited to the general fund.

Sec. 8.

[CORR25SS-01]

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 223.17, subdivision 3, as
amended by Laws 2025, chapter 34, article 3, section 33, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Grain buyers and storage account; fees.

(a) The commissioner shall set the
examination fees at levels necessary to pay the expenses of administering and enforcing
sections 223.15 to 223.22. The fee for any license issued or renewed after June 30, 2025,
is $500 for each licensed location.

(b) In addition to the license fee required under paragraph (a), a grain buyer must pay
to the commissioner an annual examination fee for each licensed location, as follows:

(1) examination fees must be calculated based on bushel capacity of each licensed
location with a charge of $0.0035 per bushel of capacity;

(2) examination fees must not be less than $350 and must not exceed $4,000; and

(3) a licensed location with no grain bin capacity must be charged a $200 examination
fee.

(c) deleted text begin Examinationdeleted text end Fees for each licensed location must not increase more than 150 percent
above the deleted text begin examinationdeleted text end fee for the licensed location in the previous year.

(d) The fee for any supplemental examination required by the commissioner under
section 223.23 is $110 per hour per examiner.

(e) A licensed grain buyer meeting the annual examination requirements under section
223.23 is exempt from the fees under paragraph (b) if the annual examination is conducted
by the Agricultural Marketing Service of the United State Department of Agriculture.

(f) A penalty amount not to exceed ten percent of the fees due may be imposed by the
commissioner for each month for which the fees are delinquent.

(g) There is created the grain buyers and storage account in the agricultural fund. Money
collected pursuant to sections 223.15 to 223.23 shall be paid into the state treasury and
credited to the grain buyers and storage account. Money in the account, including interest,
is appropriated to the commissioner for the administration and enforcement of sections
223.15 to 223.23.

Sec. 9.

[CORR25SS-02]

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 17.1017, subdivision 9, as
amended by Laws 2025, chapter 34, article 3, section 1, is amended to read:


Subd. 9.

Legislative report.

The commissioner, in cooperation with any economic or
community development financial institution and any other entity with which it contracts,
shall submit an annual report on the deleted text begin gooddeleted text end food deleted text begin accessdeleted text end new text begin retail improvement and developmentnew text end
program by January 15 of each year to the chairs and ranking minority members of the
house of representatives and senate committees and divisions with jurisdiction over
agriculture policy and finance. The annual report shall include, but not be limited to, a
summary of the following metrics:

(1) the number and types of projects financed;

(2) the amount of dollars leveraged or matched per project;

(3) the geographic distribution of financed projects;

(4) the number and types of technical assistance recipients;

(5) the demographics of the areas served;

(6) the costs of the program;

(7) the number of SNAP dollars spent;

(8) any increase in retail square footage;

(9) the number of loans or grants to businesses owned by women and Black, Indigenous,
or Persons of Color; and

(10) measurable economic and health outcomes, including, but not limited to, increases
in sales and consumption of locally sourced and other fresh fruits and vegetables, the number
of construction and retail jobs retained or created, and any health initiatives associated with
the program.

Sec. 10.

[CORR25SS-02]

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 17.1018, subdivision 1, as
amended by Laws 2025, chapter 34, article 3, section 2, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings
given them:

(1) "program" means the deleted text begin gooddeleted text end food deleted text begin accessdeleted text end new text begin retail improvement and developmentnew text end program
under section 17.1017; and

(2) "commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture.

Sec. 11.

[CORR25SS-04]

Laws 2025, chapter 34, article 1, section 2, subdivision 3, is
amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Agricultural Marketing and
Development

deleted text begin 22,851,000
deleted text end new text begin 23,551,000
new text end
deleted text begin 22,601,000
deleted text end new text begin 23,301,000
new text end

(a) $634,000 the first year and $634,000 the
second year are for the continuation of the
dairy development and profitability
enhancement program, including dairy
profitability teams and dairy business planning
grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
32D.30.

(b) The commissioner may use funds
appropriated in this subdivision for annual
cost-share payments to resident farmers or
entities that sell, process, or package
agricultural products in this state for the costs
of organic certification. The commissioner
may allocate these funds for assistance to
persons transitioning from conventional to
organic agriculture.

(c) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
second year are for mental health outreach and
support to farmers, ranchers, farm workers
and employees, and others in the agricultural
community and profession and for farm and
farm worker safety grant and outreach
programs under Minnesota Statutes, section
17.1195. Mental health outreach and support
may include a 24-hour hotline, stigma
reduction, and education. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, any
unencumbered balance does not cancel at the
end of the first year and is available in the
second year. The base for this appropriation
is $50,000 in fiscal year 2028 and each year
thereafter.

new text begin (d) $700,000 the first year and $700,000 the
second year are for the local food purchasing
assistance grant program under article 3,
section 35. Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.28, any unencumbered
balance does not cancel at the end of the first
year and is available in the second year.
new text end

deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end $18,257,000 the first year and
$18,007,000 the second year are for the
agricultural growth, research, and innovation
program under Minnesota Statutes, section
41A.12. The base for this appropriation is
$17,449,000 in fiscal year 2028 and each year
thereafter.

deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (f)new text end Except as provided in paragraph deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (g)new text end ,
the commissioner may allocate the
appropriation in paragraph deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end each year
among the following areas: facilitating the
startup, modernization, improvement, or
expansion of livestock operations, including
beginning and transitioning livestock
operations with preference given to robotic
dairy-milking equipment; assisting
value-added agricultural businesses to begin
or expand, to access new markets, or to
diversify, including aquaponics systems, with
preference given to hemp fiber processing
equipment; facilitating the startup,
modernization, or expansion of other
beginning and transitioning farms, including
by providing loans under Minnesota Statutes,
section 41B.056; sustainable agriculture
on-farm research and demonstration; the
development or expansion of food hubs and
other alternative community-based food
distribution systems; enhancing renewable
energy infrastructure and use; crop research,
including basic and applied turf seed research;
Farm Business Management tuition assistance;
supporting the commercialization of an
innovative material additive utilizing
agricultural coproducts or waste streams to
produce fiber-based barrier packaging to
reduce perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
substances (PFAS) and plastics in packaging
products; and good agricultural practices and
good handling practices certification
assistance. Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, the
commissioner may use up to 7.5 percent of
the appropriation in paragraph deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end for costs
incurred to administer the program.

deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (g)new text end Of the amount appropriated for the
agricultural growth, research, and innovation
program under Minnesota Statutes, section
41A.12:

(1) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
the second year are for distribution in equal
amounts to each of the state's county fairs to
preserve and promote Minnesota agriculture;

(2) $3,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000
the second year are for incentive payments
under Minnesota Statutes, sections 41A.16,
41A.17, 41A.18, and 41A.20. If this
appropriation exceeds the total amount for
which all producers are eligible in a fiscal
year, the balance of the appropriation is
available for other purposes under this
paragraph;

(3) $2,750,000 the first year and $2,750,000
the second year are for grants that enable retail
petroleum dispensers, fuel storage tanks, and
other equipment to dispense biofuels to the
public in accordance with the biofuel
replacement goals established under
Minnesota Statutes, section 239.7911. A retail
petroleum dispenser selling petroleum for use
in spark ignition engines for vehicle model
years after 2000 is eligible for grant money
under this clause if the retail petroleum
dispenser has no more than 20 retail petroleum
dispensing sites and each site is located in
Minnesota. The grant money must be used to
replace or upgrade equipment that does not
have the ability to be certified for E25. A grant
award must not exceed 65 percent of the cost
of the appropriate technology. A grant award
must not exceed $200,000 per station. The
commissioner must cooperate with biofuel
stakeholders in the implementation of the grant
program. The commissioner, in cooperation
with any economic or community development
financial institution and any other entity with
which the commissioner contracts, must
submit a report on the biofuels infrastructure
financial assistance program by January 15
each year to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the legislative committees and
divisions with jurisdiction over agriculture
policy and finance. The annual report must
include but not be limited to a summary of the
following metrics: (i) the number and types
of projects financed; (ii) the amount of dollars
leveraged or matched per project; (iii) the
geographic distribution of financed projects;
(iv) any market expansion associated with
upgraded infrastructure; (v) the demographics
of the areas served; (vi) the costs of the
program; and (vii) the number of grants to
minority-owned or female-owned businesses;

(4) $350,000 the first year and $250,000 the
second year are for grants to facilitate the
startup, modernization, or expansion of meat,
poultry, egg, and milk processing facilities. A
grant award under this clause must not exceed
$200,000;

(5) $1,594,000 the first year and $1,544,000
the second year are for providing more fruits,
vegetables, meat, poultry, grain, and dairy for
children in school and early childhood
education settings, including, at the
commissioner's discretion, providing grants
to reimburse schools and early childhood
education and child care providers for
purchasing equipment and agricultural
products. Of the amount appropriated,
$150,000 each year is for a statewide
coordinator of farm-to-institution strategy and
programming. The coordinator must consult
with relevant stakeholders and provide
technical assistance and training for
participating farmers and eligible grant
recipients. The base for this appropriation is
$1,636,000 in fiscal year 2028 and each year
thereafter. At the commissioner's discretion,
for state administration of federal cooperative
agreements for purchasing Minnesota grown
and raised foods for schools, child care
providers, food banks, and other institutions,
the commissioner may use an amount of state
funds equal to no more than 7.5 percent of the
total federal funds awarded to the state. The
commissioner shall expend any available
federal administrative funds awarded for this
purpose before using state funds;

(6) up to $1,750,000 the first year and up to
$1,750,000 the second year are for grants to
facilitate the development of urban agriculture,
including projects related to youth education,
community and economic development,
value-added processing, and vocational
training;

(7) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
the second year are for the food retail
improvement and development program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 17.1017;

(8) up to $200,000 the first year and up to
$200,000 the second year are for cooperative
development grants under Minnesota Statutes,
section 17.1016;

(9) $250,000 the first year and $150,000 the
second year are for the protecting livestock
grant program for producers to support the
installation of measures to prevent the
transmission of avian influenza. For the
appropriation in this clause, a grant applicant
must document a cost-share of 20 percent. An
applicant's cost-share amount may be reduced
up to $2,000 to cover time and labor costs.
This is a onetime appropriation; and

(10) up to $525,000 the first year and up to
$525,000 the second year are to award AGRI
Works grants to institutions and organizations
to provide regional and statewide services.
Preference shall be given to legislatively
created entities and organizations that enhance
agricultural, horticultural, or rural community
and economic development, marketing, and
promotion, and research and education. A
grant award under this clause must not exceed
$200,000. Grants made under this paragraph
are subject to the requirements in Minnesota
Statutes, sections 16B.98 and 16B.981. This
is a onetime appropriation.

deleted text begin (g)deleted text end new text begin (h)new text end Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.28, the appropriation in paragraph
deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end does not cancel at the end of the second
year and is available until June 30, 2029.
Appropriations encumbered under contract on
or before June 30, 2029, for agricultural
growth, research, and innovation grants are
available until June 30, 2032. At the end of
fiscal year 2027, the commissioner must
prioritize any money resulting from canceled
contracts to be used for AGRI Works grants
under paragraph deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (g)new text end , clause (10).

Sec. 12.

[CORR25-08]

Laws 2025, chapter 34, article 1, section 2, subdivision 4, is
amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Administration and Financial
Assistance

deleted text begin 14,879,000
deleted text end new text begin 14,179,000
new text end
deleted text begin 11,845,000
deleted text end new text begin 11,145,000
new text end

(a) $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
must be disbursed no later than July 15 each
year. These payments are the amount of aid
from the state for an annual fair held in the
previous calendar year.

(b) $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the
second year are for grants to the Minnesota
Agricultural Education and Leadership
Council for programs of the council under
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41D. The base for
this appropriation is $250,000 in fiscal year
2028 and each year thereafter.

(c) $1,250,000 the first year and $1,250,000
the second year are to award and administer
farm down payment assistance grants under
Minnesota Statutes, section 17.133, with
priority given to eligible applicants with no
more than $100,000 in annual gross farm
product sales and eligible applicants who are
producers of industrial hemp, cannabis, or one
or more of the following specialty crops as
defined by the United States Department of
Agriculture for purposes of the specialty crop
block grant program: fruits and vegetables,
tree nuts, dried fruits, medicinal plants,
culinary herbs and spices, horticulture crops,
floriculture crops, and nursery crops.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.28, any unencumbered balance at the end
of the first year does not cancel and is
available in the second year and appropriations
encumbered under contract by June 30, 2027,
are available until June 30, 2029. The base for
this appropriation is $1,000,000 in fiscal year
2028 and each year thereafter.

(d) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
the second year are 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 with grant money must be
acquired from Minnesota milk processors and
based on low-cost bids. The milk must be
allocated to each Feeding America 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.
The commissioner may enter into contracts or
agreements with food banks for shared funding
or reimbursement of the direct purchase of
milk. Each food bank that receives funding
under this paragraph may use up to two
percent for administrative expenses.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.28, any unencumbered balance the first
year does not cancel and is available the
second year.

(e) $260,000 the first year and $260,000 the
second year are for a pass-through grant to
Region Five Development Commission to
provide, in collaboration with Farm Business
Management, statewide mental health
counseling support to Minnesota farm
operators, families, and employees, and
individuals who work with Minnesota farmers
in a professional capacity. Region Five
Development Commission may use up to 7.5
percent of the grant awarded under this
paragraph for administration.

(f) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
the second year are to expand the Emerging
Farmers Office and provide services to
beginning and emerging farmers to increase
connections between farmers and market
opportunities throughout the state. This
appropriation may be used for grants,
translation services, training programs, or
other purposes in line with the
recommendations of the emerging farmer
working group established under Minnesota
Statutes, section 17.055, subdivision 1.

(g) $137,000 the first year and $203,000 the
second year are to support current services.

(h) $337,000 the first year and $337,000 the
second year are for farm advocate services.
Of these amounts, $50,000 the first year and
$50,000 the second year are for the
continuation of the farmland transition
programs and may be used for grants to
farmland access teams to provide technical
assistance to potential beginning farmers.
Farmland access teams must assist existing
farmers and beginning farmers with
transitioning farm ownership and farm
operation. Services provided by teams may
include but are not limited to mediation
assistance, designing contracts, financial
planning, tax preparation, estate planning, and
housing assistance.

(i) $3,000,000 the first year is for transfer to
the Public Facilities Authority for a grant to
First District Association to acquire land for
and to design, engineer, construct, equip, and
furnish a wastewater treatment project. This
appropriation is in addition to the
appropriation in Laws 2023, chapter 71, article
1, section 15, subdivision 7. This appropriation
is available until the project is completed or
abandoned, subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.642.

(k) $50,000 the first year is to be awarded as
a grant in a competitive bid process to an
entity that is not a for-profit entity to conduct
a study of market and workforce factors that
may contribute to the incorrect marking for
the installation of underground
telecommunications infrastructure that is
located within ten feet of existing underground
utilities or that crosses the existing
underground utilities. The study must include
recommendations to the legislature and be
submitted to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the legislative committees and
divisions with jurisdiction over agriculture
policy and finance by June 1, 2027.

(r) $50,000 the first year is to conduct a study
and develop recommendations for establishing
an incentive-based program to support and
encourage agricultural retailers in promoting
4R nutrient management practices. The 4R
nutrient management practices include: the
right source of nutrients, at the right rate and
right time, in the right place.

(1) As part of the study, the department must
evaluate strategies for leveraging cost-share
programs, including the feasibility of
coordinating with the Agricultural Water
Quality Certification Program and other efforts
related to the state's Nutrient Reduction
Strategy.

(2) The commissioner must submit a report
detailing its findings, including potential
funding sources and proposal outlines for
funding requests where appropriate. The
commissioner must submit the report to the
chairs and ranking minority members of the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over
agriculture and environment by March 15,
2026.

deleted text begin (s) $700,000 the first year and $700,000 the
second year are for the local food purchasing
assistance grant program under article 3,
section 35. Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.28, any unencumbered
balance does not cancel at the end of the first
year and is available in the second year.
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deleted text begin (t)deleted text end new text begin (s)new text end The commissioner shall continue to
increase connections with ethnic minority and
immigrant farmers to farming opportunities
and farming programs throughout the state.

Sec. 13. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin Unless otherwise provided, each section of this act is effective at the time the provision
being corrected is effective.
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