1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; establishing state bee; appropriating money;proposing 
1.3 	coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 1.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [1.1465] STATE BEE.
1.6 		Subdivision 1.Rusty patched bumble bee. The rusty patched bumble bee, Bombus 
1.7 	affinis, is the official bee of the state of Minnesota.
1.8 		Subd. 2.Photograph. A photograph of the rusty patched bumble bee must be preserved 
1.9 	in the Office of the Secretary of State.
1.10 		Subd. 3.Protection from extinction. To prevent extinction of the rusty patched bumble 
1.11 	bee, the bee is considered a species of most concern to the state. The Environmental Quality 
1.12 	Board must coordinate efforts to protect the rusty patched bumble bee in the state.

1.13 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.
 1.14 	$40,000 in fiscal year 2020 is appropriated from the general fund to the Environmental 
1.15 	Quality Board to coordinate protection efforts for the rusty patched bumble bee.