1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to agriculture; appropriating money to the Agricultural Utilization Research 
1.3 	Institute;amending Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 
1.4 	4.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 4, is amended to 
1.7 	read:

1.8

1.9

Sec. 4. AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION 
RESEARCH INSTITUTE

$

~~4,543,000~~
4,743,000

$

~~4,043,000~~
4,243,000

1.10 	(a) $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the 
1.11 	second year are for a meat scientist.
1.12 	(b) $500,000 the first year is for grants to 
1.13 	organizations to acquire, host, and operate a 
1.14 	mobile slaughter unit. The mobile unit must 
1.15 	coordinate with Minnesota state two-year 
1.16 	colleges that have meat cutting programs to 
1.17 	accommodate training as it relates to animal 
1.18 	slaughter. The mobile unit may coordinate 
1.19 	with livestock producers who desire to provide 
1.20 	value-added meat products by utilizing the 
1.21 	mobile slaughter unit. The mobile unit may 
1.22 	be used for research, training outside of the 
1.23 	two-year colleges, and other activities that 
2.1 	align with industry needs. The Agricultural 
2.2 	Utilization Research Institute may only award 
2.3 	a grant under this paragraph if the grant 
2.4 	amount is matched by a like amount from 
2.5 	another funding source. The Agricultural 
2.6 	Utilization Research Institute must seek 
2.7 	matching dollars from Minnesota State 
2.8 	Colleges and Universities or other entities for 
2.9 	purposes of this paragraph. The appropriation 
2.10 	under this paragraph is onetime and is 
2.11 	available until June 30, 2024. Any money 
2.12 	remaining on June 30, 2024, must be 
2.13 	transferred to the commissioner of agriculture 
2.14 	for the agricultural growth, research, and 
2.15 	innovation program under Minnesota Statutes, 
2.16 	section 41A.12, and is available until June 30, 
2.17 	2025. By January 15, 2023, the institute must 
2.18 	report to the chairs and ranking minority 
2.19 	members of the legislative committees with 
2.20 	jurisdiction over agriculture regarding the 
2.21 	status of the project, including the status of 
2.22 	the use of any state or matching dollars to 
2.23 	complete the project.

2.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.