1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to rural development; appropriating money for a rural economic 
1.3 	development study.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	$250,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.7 	of agriculture for a grant to the Center for Rural Policy and Development for a rural economic 
1.8 	development study and development of a policy proposal for a pilot project in south central 
1.9 	Minnesota to utilize agriculture and associated agribusiness to revitalize the rural economy. 
1.10 	The center shall report on its findings of the study and policy recommendations to the 
1.11 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over economic development, workforce, and 
1.12 	agriculture by January 14, 2020. All results and information gathered from the study shall 
1.13 	be made available to the public by February 15, 2020. This is a onetime appropriation and 
1.14 	is available until June 30, 2020.