1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to agriculture; appropriating money for grants to The Good Acre for the 
1.3 	Local Emergency Assistance Farmer Fund program.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS; GOOD ACRE LEAFF.
 1.6 	(a) $400,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $400,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from 
1.7 	the general fund to the commissioner of agriculture for grants to The Good Acre for the 
1.8 	Local Emergency Assistance Farmer Fund program to purchase produce from emerging 
1.9 	farmers in Minnesota for donation to hunger relief organizations in Minnesota. Of this 
1.10 	amount, $100,000 each year is for administrative costs, including the development and 
1.11 	oversight of pilot programs under paragraph (b), and training and technical assistance for 
1.12 	participating farmers.
1.13 	(b) $100,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.14 	of agriculture for a grant to The Good Acre to purchase produce for Local Emergency 
1.15 	Assistance Farmer Fund pilot programs in greater Minnesota. The appropriation in this 
1.16 	paragraph is onetime and available until June 30, 2026.