1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to agriculture; appropriating money for technical assistance grants to 
1.3 	certain community development financial institutions.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS.
 1.6 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from 
1.7 	the general fund to the commissioner of agriculture for technical assistance grants to certified 
1.8 	community development financial institutions that participate in United States Department 
1.9 	of Agriculture loan or grant programs for small or emerging farmers, including but not 
1.10 	limited to the Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access Program.