1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to agriculture; appropriating money to the Agricultural Utilization Research 
1.3 	Institute for identifying roads, streets, parking areas, and trails to seal with soy-based 
1.4 	sealant.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. SOY-BASED SEALANT; APPROPRIATION.
 1.7 	(a) With the funds appropriated under this section, the Agricultural Utilization Research 
1.8 	Institute (AURI), in collaboration with the city of Minneapolis, shall: (1) identify recently 
1.9 	resurfaced roads, streets, parking areas, or trails to seal or reseal with a soy-based sealant 
1.10 	for an asphalt surface, and (2) study and analyze the impact of the soy-based sealant on the 
1.11 	safety, longevity, usability, practicality, cost-competitiveness, air quality, and any other 
1.12 	factor identified by the AURI or the city of Minneapolis regarding the identified area.
1.13 	(b) The AURI shall collect and record any data related to the requirements under 
1.14 	paragraph (a). Any report developed by the AURI pursuant to this section shall be made 
1.15 	publicly available.
1.16 	(c) The AURI shall give priority to roads, streets, parking areas, or trails that are located 
1.17 	in a community as described in Minnesota Statutes, section 116.07, subdivision 4a.
1.18 	(d) $200,000 in fiscal year 2018 is appropriated from the general fund to the AURI for 
1.19 	purposes of this section. This amount is available until expended.