2006 Minnesota Statutes

17.109 MINNESOTA GROWN MATCHING ACCOUNT.
    Subdivision 1. Establishment. The Minnesota grown matching account is established as a
separate account in the agricultural fund. The account shall be administered by the commissioner
of agriculture as provided in this section.
    Subd. 2. Funding sources. The Minnesota grown matching account shall consist of
contributions from private sources and appropriations.
    Subd. 3. Appropriations must be matched by private funds. Appropriations to the
Minnesota grown matching account may be expended only to the extent that they are matched
with contributions to the account from private sources on a basis of $4 of the appropriation
to each $1 of private contributions. Matching funds are not available after the appropriation
is encumbered. For the purposes of this subdivision, "private contributions" includes, but is
not limited to, advertising revenue, listing fees, and revenues from the development and sale
of promotional materials.
    Subd. 4. Expenditures. The amount in the Minnesota grown matching account that
is matched by private contributions and the private contributions are appropriated to the
commissioner of agriculture for promotion of products using the Minnesota grown logo and
labeling.
History: 1987 c 396 art 6 s 2; 1991 c 254 art 3 s 29; 1999 c 231 s 25; 1Sp2001 c 2 s 22