1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; appropriating money for
1.3 	food and nutrition assistance.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION FOR FOODSHELF PROGRAMS.
 1.6 	$400,000 is appropriated for the 2006 and 2007 biennium
1.7 	from the general fund to the commissioner of human services for
1.8 	foodshelf programs according to Minnesota Statutes, section
1.9 	119A.44.  A portion of this increase must be spent on produce
1.10 	certified as organically grown in Minnesota.  This appropriation
1.11 	is in addition to the base appropriation for fiscal years 2006
1.12 	and 2007 and shall become part of the base appropriation for
1.13 	fiscal years 2008 and 2009.