1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to agriculture; appropriating money to expedite Rural Finance Authority 
1.3 	loan processing.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. EXPEDITED FARM LOAN PROCESSING; APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	$80,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.7 	of agriculture to hire an additional person to expedite the processing of Rural Finance 
1.8 	Authority loan applications and reduce applicant wait times. This is a onetime appropriation.