1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to agriculture; appropriating money for dairy pilot projects.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; DAIRY PILOT PROJECTS.
 1.5 	$55,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.6 	of agriculture to fund grants for two one-year dairy pilot projects.  The dairy pilot projects 
1.7 	must be designed to test dairy production and resulting health benefits to a herd of livestock 
1.8 	and measure the quantifiable benefits of dairy farming to the environment. Of this total 
1.9 	appropriation, $2,500 per grant must be used to support dairy infrastructure, perform data 
1.10 	analysis, and pay operational costs and reporting costs.

1.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.