1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to agriculture; appropriating money to the Agricultural Utilization Research 
1.3 	Institute.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH 
1.6 	INSTITUTE (AURI).
 1.7 	(a) $680,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $620,000 in fiscal year 2019 are appropriated from 
1.8 	the general fund to the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) for:
1.9 	(1) construction of a development kitchen and sensory lab at AURI's Marshall facility;
1.10 	(2) safety and security upgrades at AURI's Marshall facility;
1.11 	(3) communications and information technology upgrades at the Crookston, Marshall, 
1.12 	and Waseca facilities;
1.13 	(4) laboratory renovations and equipment upgrades at AURI's Waseca facility; and
1.14 	(5) maintaining current levels of service and to meet increasing service demands.
1.15 	(b) $280,000 of the amount appropriated in fiscal year 2019 is added to the base for 
1.16 	fiscal years 2020 and 2021.