<div class="xtend">
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>relating to the operation of state government; changing certain appropriations <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>and provisions relating to agriculture and veterans affairs; requiring a report; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>funding certain projects for veterans; appropriating money;amending Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 190.19, subdivision 2a; 198.003, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>4a; Laws 2007, chapter 45, article 1, section 3, subdivisions 4, as amended, 5, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>amended; Laws 2009, chapter 94, article 1, section 3, subdivision 5; article 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>section 2, subdivision 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br />
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         		<a id="bill.1.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var><b>ARTICLE 1</b><br />
            		
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var><b>AGRICULTURE</b><br />
            		
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               <td><a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="7">Section 1. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><b> </b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>Unless otherwise stated, the sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>are added to, or if shown in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>2009, chapter 94, article 1, to the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>The appropriations are from the general fund, or another named fund, and are available <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2010" and "2011" used in <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>this article mean that the addition to or subtraction from the appropriation listed under <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>them is available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, or June 30, 2011, respectively. <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>Supplemental appropriations and reductions to appropriations for the fiscal year ending <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>June 30, 2010, are effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		
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            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>Available for the Year</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>Ending June 30</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center"><b>2010</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center"><b>2011</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
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            <col width="2.5"></col>
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            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 2. <b>AGRICULTURE</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
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               <td><a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>(1,895,000)</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>(3,411,000)</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>subdivisions.<br />
         		
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            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Protection Services</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">(168,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">(1,626,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>These reductions include elimination of <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>noncrop invasive species programs and <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>efforts including gypsy moth and emerald <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>ash borer.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Agricultural Marketing and </b><br />
                  		<b>Development</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">(127,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">(8,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>$6,000 in 2010 is a reduction for grants to <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>farmers for demonstration projects involving <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>sustainable agriculture, as authorized in <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 17.116.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>$113,000 in 2010 is a reduction from Laws <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>2006, chapter 282, article 10, section 4, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>the agricultural best management program.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Bioenergy and Value-Added </b><br />
                  		<b>Agriculture</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">(1,102,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">(1,153,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>$1,102,000 in 2010 and $1,153,000 in 2011 <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>are reductions from the appropriation for <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>ethanol producer payments. These are <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>onetime reductions.<br />
         		
         <table>
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            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 5.<b>Administration and Financial </b><br />
                  		<b>Assistance</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">(498,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">(624,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>$23,000 in 2010 and $52,000 in 2011 <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>are reductions from the appropriation for <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>the dairy development and profitability <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>enhancement and dairy business planning <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>grant programs established under Laws 1997, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>chapter 216, section 7, subdivision 2, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>section 9, subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>$1,000 in 2011 is a reduction from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>appropriation for a grant to the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>Livestock Breeders Association.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>$15,000 in 2011 is a reduction from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>appropriation for a grant to the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>Agricultural Education and Leadership <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>Council.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>$4,000 in 2011 is a reduction from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>appropriation for the Northern Crops <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>Institute.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>$4,000 in 2010 and $5,000 in 2011 are <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>reductions from the appropriation for grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>to the Minnesota Turf Seed Council for <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>basic and applied research on the improved <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>production of forage and turf seed related to <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>new and improved varieties.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>$3,000 in 2010 and $4,000 in 2011 are <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>reductions from the appropriation for grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>to the Minnesota Turf Seed Council for basic <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>and applied agronomic research on native <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>plants including plant breeding, nutrient <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>management, pest management, disease <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>management yield, and viability.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>$60,000 in 2010 is a reduction from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>appropriation for the agricultural growth, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>research, and innovation program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>$8,000 in 2011 is a reduction from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>appropriation for transfer to the Board of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>Universities for mental health counseling <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>support to farm families and business <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>operators through farm business management <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>programs at Central Lakes College and <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>Ridgewater College.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>$1,000 in 2011 is a reduction from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>appropriation for a grant to the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>Horticultural Society.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>$4,000 in 2010 is a reduction from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>appropriation for transfer to the University <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>of Minnesota Extension Service for <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>farm-to-school grants to school districts in <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>Minneapolis, Moorhead, White Earth, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>Willmar.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>$300,000 in 2010 and $300,000 in 2011 <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>are reductions due to efficiencies and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>cost savings realized by various methods <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>including, but not limited to, renegotiating <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>leases and other contracts and resource <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>reorganization or consolidation within the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>department or in conjunction with other <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>public entities. The commissioner may <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>allocate these reductions to programs. If <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>the commissioner cannot realize $300,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>in savings in each fiscal year from these <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>methods, the commissioner shall achieve the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>reductions required under this provision by <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>eliminating employees in the unclassified <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>service or reducing the department's <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>operations and maintenance budget.<br />
         		
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            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
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               <td><a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 6.<b>Transfers In</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>Notwithstanding any other law to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>contrary, the commissioner of management <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>and budget shall transfer $405,000 from <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>the agricultural fund to the general fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>by July 15, 2010. By July 15, 2011, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>commissioner of management and budget <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>will transfer $629,000 from the agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>fund to the general fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>Notwithstanding any other law to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>contrary, the commissioner of management <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>and budget shall transfer $6,000 from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>miscellaneous special revenue fund to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>general fund by July 15, 2010. By July 15, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>2011, the commissioner of management <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>and budget shall transfer $6,000 from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>miscellaneous special revenue fund to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>general fund.<br />
         		<br />
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            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
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            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 3. <b>BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>(87,000)</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>(141,000)</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>$87,000 in 2010 and $141,000 in 2011 is <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>from the appropriation for general operations.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.4.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 4. <b>AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION </b><br />
                  		<b>RESEARCH INSTITUTE</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>(120,000)</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>(250,000)</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.1.5.0"></a><a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Laws 2007, chapter 45, article 1, section 3, subdivision 4, as amended by Laws <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>2008, chapter 297, article 1, section 64; and Laws 2008, chapter 363, article 7, section 6, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 4. <b>Bioenergy and Value-Added </b><br />
                  		<b>Agricultural Products</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">19,918,000 <br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">15,168,000 <br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>$15,168,000 the first year and $15,168,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>the second year are for ethanol producer <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>payments under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>41A.09
         </statute_ref>. If the total amount for which all <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>producers are eligible in a quarter exceeds <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>the amount available for payments, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>commissioner shall make payments on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>pro rata basis. If the appropriation exceeds <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>the total amount for which all producers <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>are eligible in a fiscal year for scheduled <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>payments and for deficiencies in payments <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>during previous fiscal years, the balance <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>in the appropriation is available to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>commissioner for value-added agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>programs including the value-added <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>agricultural product processing and <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>marketing grant program under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>17.101, subdivision 5</statute_ref>. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>appropriation remains available until spent. <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>$3,000,000 the first year is for grants to <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>bioenergy projects. The NextGen Energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>Board shall make recommendations to <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>the commissioner on grants for owners of <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>Minnesota facilities producing bioenergy, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>organizations that provide for on-station, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>on-farm field scale research and outreach to <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>develop and test the agronomic and economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>requirements of diverse stands of prairie <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>plants and other perennials for bioenergy <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>systems, or certain nongovernmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>entities. For the purposes of this paragraph, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>"bioenergy" includes transportation fuels <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>derived from cellulosic material as well as <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>the generation of energy for commercial heat, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>industrial process heat, or electrical power <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>from cellulosic material via gasification <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>or other processes. The board must give <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>priority to a bioenergy facility that is at <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>least 60 percent owned and controlled by <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>farmers, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>section 
         <statute_ref>500.24, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>(n), or natural persons residing in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>county or counties contiguous to where the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>facility is located. Grants are limited to 50 <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>percent of the cost of research, technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>assistance, or equipment related to bioenergy <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var>production or $1,000,000, whichever is <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.36"></a><var>6.36</var>less. Grants to nongovernmental entities <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>for the development of business plans and <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>structures related to community ownership <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>of eligible bioenergy facilities together may <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>not exceed $150,000. The board shall make <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>a good faith effort to select projects that have <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>merit and when taken together represent a <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>variety of bioenergy technologies, biomass <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>feedstocks, and geographic regions of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>state. Projects must have a qualified engineer <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>certification on the technology and fuel <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>source. Grantees shall provide reports at <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>the request of the commissioner and must <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>actively participate in the Agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>Utilization Research Institute's Renewable <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>Energy Roundtable. No later than February <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>1, 2009, the commissioner shall report on <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>the projects funded under this appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>to the house and senate committees with <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>jurisdiction over agriculture finance. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>commissioner's costs in administering the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>program may be paid from the appropriation. <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>Any unencumbered balance does not cancel <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>at the end of the first year and is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>in the second year This appropriation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>available until June 30, 2011.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>$200,000 the first year is for a grant to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>Minnesota Turf Seed Council for basic <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>and applied agronomic research on native <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>plants, including plant breeding, nutrient <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>management, pest management, disease <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>management, yield, and viability. The grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>recipient may subcontract with a qualified <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>third party for some or all of the basic <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>or applied research. The grant recipient <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var>must actively participate in the Agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.36"></a><var>7.36</var>Utilization Research Institute's Renewable <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>Energy Roundtable and no later than <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>February 1, 2009, must report to the house <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>and senate committees with jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>over agriculture finance. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>appropriation and is available until spent. <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>$200,000 the first year is for a grant to a joint <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>venture combined heat and power energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>facility located in Scott or LeSueur County <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>for the creation of a centrally located biomass <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>fuel supply depot with the capability of <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>unloading, processing, testing, scaling, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>storing renewable biomass fuels. The grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>must be matched by at least $3 of nonstate <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>funds for every $1 of state funds. The grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>recipient must actively participate in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>Agricultural Utilization Research Institute's <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>Renewable Energy Roundtable and no <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>later than February 1, 2009, must report <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>to the house and senate committees with <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>jurisdiction over agriculture finance. This is <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>a onetime appropriation and is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>spent. <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>$300,000 the first year is for a grant to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>Bois Forte Band of Chippewa for a feasibility <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>study of a renewable energy biofuels <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>demonstration facility on the Bois Forte <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>Reservation in St. Louis and Koochiching <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>Counties. The grant shall be used by the Bois <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>Forte Band to conduct a detailed feasibility <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>study of the economic and technical viability <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>of developing a multistream renewable <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>energy biofuels demonstration facility <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>on Bois Forte Reservation land to utilize <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>existing forest resources, woody biomass, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.35"></a><var>8.35</var>and cellulosic material to produce biofuels or <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.36"></a><var>8.36</var>bioenergy. The grant recipient must actively <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>participate in the Agricultural Utilization <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>Research Institute's Renewable Energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>Roundtable and no later than February 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>2009, must report to the house and senate <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>committees with jurisdiction over agriculture <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>finance. This is a onetime appropriation and <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>is available until spent. <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>$300,000 the first year is for a grant to <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>the White Earth Band of Chippewa for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>feasibility study of a renewable energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>biofuels production, research, and production <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>facility on the White Earth Reservation in <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>Mahnomen County. The grant must be used <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>by the White Earth Band and the University <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>of Minnesota to conduct a detailed feasibility <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>study of the economic and technical viability <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>of (1) developing a multistream renewable <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>energy biofuels demonstration facility on <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>White Earth Reservation land to utilize <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>existing forest resources, woody biomass, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>and cellulosic material to produce biofuels or <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>bioenergy, and (2) developing, harvesting, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>and marketing native prairie plants and seeds <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>for bioenergy production. The grant recipient <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>must actively participate in the Agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>Utilization Research Institute's Renewable <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>Energy Roundtable and no later than <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>February 1, 2009, must report to the house <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>and senate committees with jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>over agriculture finance. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>appropriation and is available until spent. <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>$200,000 the first year is for a grant to the Elk <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>River Economic Development Authority for <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>upfront engineering and a feasibility study <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.35"></a><var>9.35</var>of the Elk River renewable fuels facility. <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.36"></a><var>9.36</var>The facility must use a plasma gasification <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>process to convert primarily cellulosic <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>material, but may also use plastics and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>components from municipal solid waste, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>feedstock for the production of methanol <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>for use in biodiesel production facilities. <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>Any unencumbered balance in fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>2008 does not cancel but is available for <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>fiscal year 2009. Notwithstanding Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>16A.285</statute_ref>, the agency must <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>not transfer this appropriation. The grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>recipient must actively participate in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>Agricultural Utilization Research Institute's <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>Renewable Energy Roundtable and no <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>later than February 1, 2009, must report <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>to the house and senate committees with <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>jurisdiction over agriculture finance. This is <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>a onetime appropriation and is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>spent. <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>$200,000 the first year is for a grant to <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>Chisago County to conduct a detailed <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>feasibility study of the economic and <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>technical viability of developing a <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>multistream renewable energy biofuels <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>demonstration facility in Chisago, Isanti, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>or Pine County to utilize existing forest <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>resources, woody biomass, and cellulosic <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>material to produce biofuels or bioenergy. <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>Chisago County may expend funds to Isanti <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>and Pine Counties and the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>Minnesota for any costs incurred as part <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>of the study. The feasibility study must <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>consider the capacity of: (1) the seed bank <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>at Wild River State Park to expand the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>existing prairie grass, woody biomass, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.35"></a><var>10.35</var>cellulosic material resources in Chisago, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.36"></a><var>10.36</var>Isanti, and Pine Counties; (2) willing and <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>interested landowners in Chisago, Isanti, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>Pine Counties to grow cellulosic materials; <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>and (3) the Minnesota Conservation Corps, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>the sentence to serve program, and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>existing workforce programs in east central <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>Minnesota to contribute labor to these efforts. <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>The grant recipient must actively participate <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>in the Agricultural Utilization Research <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>Institute's Renewable Energy Roundtable and <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>no later than February 1, 2009, must report <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>to the house and senate committees with <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>jurisdiction over agriculture finance. This is <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>a onetime appropriation and is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>spent. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.6.0"></a><a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Laws 2007, chapter 45, article 1, section 3, subdivision 5, as amended by Laws <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>2008, chapter 297, article 1, section 65, is amended to read:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 5. <b>Administration and Financial </b><br />
                  		<b>Assistance</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">7,338,000 <br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">6,751,000 <br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>$1,005,000 the first year and $1,005,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>the second year are for continuation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>the dairy development and profitability <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>enhancement and dairy business planning <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>grant programs established under Laws 1997, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>chapter 216, section 7, subdivision 2, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>section 9, subdivision 2 . The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>may allocate the available sums among <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>permissible activities, including efforts to <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>improve the quality of milk produced in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>state in the proportions that the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>deems most beneficial to Minnesota's dairy <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>farmers. The commissioner must submit a <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>work plan detailing plans for expenditures <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>under this program to the chairs of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>house and senate committees dealing with <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>agricultural policy and budget on or before <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>the start of each fiscal year. If significant <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>changes are made to the plans in the course <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>of the year, the commissioner must notify the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>chairs. <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>$50,000 the first year and $50,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>second year are for the Northern Crops <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>Institute. These appropriations may be spent <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>to purchase equipment. <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>$19,000 the first year and $19,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>second year are for a grant to the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>Livestock Breeders Association. <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>second year are for grants to the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>Agricultural Education Leadership Council <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>for programs of the council under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>Statutes, chapter 41D. <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>$600,000 the first year is for grants for <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>fertilizer research as awarded by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>Minnesota Agricultural Fertilizer Research <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>and Education Council under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>18C.71</statute_ref>. The amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>available to the commissioner pursuant <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>to Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>18C.70, <br />
            		<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, for administration of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>activity is available until February 1, 2009, <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>by which time the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>report to the house and senate committees <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>with jurisdiction over agriculture finance. <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>The report must include the progress and <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>outcome of funded projects as well as the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>sentiment of the council concerning the need <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>for additional research funded through an <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>industry checkoff fee. The amount available <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.35"></a><var>12.35</var>for grants is available until June 30, 2011.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>$465,000 the first year and $465,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>second year are for payments to county and <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>district agricultural societies and associations <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>38.02, <br />
            		<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>. Aid payments to county and <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>district agricultural societies and associations <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>shall be disbursed not later than July 15 of <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>each year. These payments are the amount of <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>aid owed by the state for an annual fair held <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>in the previous calendar year. <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>$65,000 the first year and $65,000 the second <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>year are for annual grants to the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>Turf Seed Council for basic and applied <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>research on the improved production of <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>forage and turf seed related to new and <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>improved varieties. The grant recipient may <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>subcontract with a qualified third party for <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>some or all of the basic and applied research. <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>second year are for grants to Second Harvest <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>Heartland on behalf of Minnesota's six <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>Second Harvest food banks for the purchase <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>of milk for distribution to Minnesota's food <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>shelves and other charitable organizations <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>that are eligible to receive food from the food <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>banks. Milk purchased under the grants must <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>be acquired from Minnesota milk processors <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>and based on low-cost bids. The milk must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>allocated to each Second Harvest food bank <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>serving Minnesota according to the formula <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>used in the distribution of United States <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>Department of Agriculture commodities <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>under The Emergency Food Assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>Program (TEFAP). Second Harvest <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.35"></a><var>13.35</var>Heartland must submit quarterly reports <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.36"></a><var>13.36</var>to the commissioner on forms prescribed <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>by the commissioner. The reports must <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>include, but are not limited to, information <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>on the expenditure of funds, the amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>of milk purchased, and the organizations <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>to which the milk was distributed. Second <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>Harvest Heartland may enter into contracts <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>or agreements with food banks for shared <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>funding or reimbursement of the direct <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>purchase of milk. Each food bank receiving <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>money from this appropriation may use up to <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>two percent of the grant for administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>expenses. <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>second year are for transfer to the Board of <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>Universities for mental health counseling <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>support to farm families and business <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>operators through farm business management <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>programs at Central Lakes College and <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>Ridgewater College. <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>$18,000 the first year and $18,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>second year are for grants to the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>Horticultural Society. <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>$50,000 is for a grant to the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>Minnesota, Department of Horticultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>Science, Enology Laboratory, to upgrade <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>and purchase instrumentation to allow <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>rapid and accurate measurement of enology <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>components. This is a onetime appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>and is available until expended.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.7.0"></a><a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Laws 2009, chapter 94, article 1, section 3, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 5.<b>Administration and Financial </b><br />
                  		<b>Assistance</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">8,177,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">7,037,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="95px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center">2010<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">2011<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">7,377,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">6,237,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Agricultural<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">800,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">800,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>$780,000 the first year and $755,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>second year are for continuation of the dairy <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>development and profitability enhancement <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>and dairy business planning grant programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>established under Laws 1997, chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>216, section 7, subdivision 2, and Laws <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>2001, First Special Session chapter 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>section 9, subdivision 2. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>may allocate the available sums among <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>permissible activities, including efforts to <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>improve the quality of milk produced in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>state in the proportions that the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>deems most beneficial to Minnesota's dairy <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>farmers. The commissioner must submit a <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>work plan detailing plans for expenditures <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>under this program to the chairs of the house <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>of representatives and senate committees <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>dealing with agricultural policy and budget <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>on or before the start of each fiscal year. If <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>significant changes are made to the plans <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>in the course of the year, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>must notify the chairs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>$50,000 the first year and $50,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>second year are for the Northern Crops <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>Institute. These appropriations may be spent <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>to purchase equipment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>$19,000 the first year and $19,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>second year are for a grant to the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>Livestock Breeders Association.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.35"></a><var>15.35</var>second year are for grants to the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>Agricultural Education and Leadership <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>Council for programs of the council under <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41D.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>$474,000 the first year and $474,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>second year are for payments to county and <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>district agricultural societies and associations <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>38.02, <br />
            		<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>. Aid payments to county and <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>district agricultural societies and associations <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>shall be disbursed no later than July 15 of <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>each year. These payments are the amount of <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>aid from the state for an annual fair held in <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>the previous calendar year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>$1,000 the first year and $1,000 the second <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>year are for grants to the Minnesota State <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>Poultry Association.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>$65,000 the first year and $65,000 the second <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>year are for annual grants to the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>Turf Seed Council for basic and applied <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>research on the improved production of <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>forage and turf seed related to new and <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>improved varieties. The grant recipient may <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>subcontract with a qualified third party for <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>some or all of the basic and applied research.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>$50,000 the first year and $50,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>second year are for annual grants to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>Minnesota Turf Seed Council for basic <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>and applied agronomic research on native <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>plants, including plant breeding, nutrient <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>management, pest management, disease <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>management, yield, and viability. The grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>recipient may subcontract with a qualified <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>third party for some or all of the basic <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>or applied research. The grant recipient <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.35"></a><var>16.35</var>must actively participate in the Agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>Utilization Research Institute's Renewable <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>Energy Roundtable and no later than <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>February 1, 2011, must report to the house of <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>representatives and senate committees with <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>jurisdiction over agriculture finance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>second year are for grants to Second Harvest <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>Heartland on behalf of Minnesota's six <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>Second Harvest food banks for the purchase <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>of milk for distribution to Minnesota's food <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>shelves and other charitable organizations <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>that are eligible to receive food from the food <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>banks. Milk purchased under the grants must <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>be acquired from Minnesota milk processors <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>and based on low-cost bids. The milk must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>allocated to each Second Harvest food bank <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>serving Minnesota according to the formula <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>used in the distribution of United States <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>Department of Agriculture commodities <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>under The Emergency Food Assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>Program (TEFAP). Second Harvest <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>Heartland must submit quarterly reports <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>to the commissioner on forms prescribed <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>by the commissioner. The reports must <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>include, but are not limited to, information <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>on the expenditure of funds, the amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>of milk purchased, and the organizations <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>to which the milk was distributed. Second <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>Harvest Heartland may enter into contracts <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>or agreements with food banks for shared <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>funding or reimbursement of the direct <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>purchase of milk. Each food bank receiving <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>money from this appropriation may use up to <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>two percent of the grant for administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.35"></a><var>17.35</var>expenses.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>$1,000,000 the first year is for the agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>growth, research, and innovation program <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>41A.12</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>Priority must be given to livestock programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>17.118</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>Priority for livestock grants shall be given <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>to persons who are beginning livestock <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>producers and livestock producers who are <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>rebuilding after a disaster that was due to <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>natural or other unintended conditions. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>commissioner may use up to 4.5 percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>of this appropriation for costs incurred to <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>administer the program. Any unencumbered <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>balance does not cancel at the end of the first <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>year and is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>second year are for transfer to the Board of <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>Universities for mental health counseling <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>support to farm families and business <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>operators through farm business management <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>programs at Central Lakes College and <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>Ridgewater College.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>$18,000 the first year and $18,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>second year are for grants to the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>Horticultural Society.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>section 
         <statute_ref>18C.131</statute_ref>, $800,000 the first year <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>and $800,000 the second year are from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>fertilizer account in the agricultural fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>for grants for fertilizer research as awarded <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>by the Minnesota Agricultural Fertilizer <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>Research and Education Council under <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.34"></a><var>18.34</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>18C.71</statute_ref>. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.35"></a><var>18.35</var>amount appropriated in either fiscal year must <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>not exceed 57 percent of the inspection fee <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>revenue collected under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>section 
         <statute_ref>18C.425, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, during the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>previous fiscal year. No later than February <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>1, 2011, the commissioner shall report to <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>the legislative committees with jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>over agriculture finance. The report must <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>include the progress and outcome of funded <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>projects as well as the sentiment of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>council concerning the need for additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>research funds. The appropriation for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>first year is available until June 30, 2013, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>and the appropriation for the second year is <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>available until June 30, 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>$60,000 the first year is for a transfer to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>University of Minnesota Extension Service <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>for farm-to-school grants to school districts <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>in Minneapolis, Moorhead, White Earth, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>Willmar.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var><i>$30,000 is for star farms program </i><br />
         		<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var><i>development. The commissioner, in </i><br />
         		<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var><i>consultation with other state and local </i><br />
         		<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var><i>agencies, farm groups, conservation </i><br />
         		<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var><i>groups, legislators, and other interested </i><br />
         		<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var><i>persons, shall develop a proposal for a star </i><br />
         		<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var><i>farms program. By January 15, 2010, the </i><br />
         		<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var><i>commissioner shall submit the proposal to </i><br />
         		<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var><i>the legislative committees and divisions </i><br />
         		<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var><i>with jurisdiction over agriculture and </i><br />
         		<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var><i>environmental policy and finance. This is a </i><br />
         		<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var><i>onetime appropriation.</i> * (The preceding <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>paragraph beginning "$30,000 is for star <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>farms program" was indicated as vetoed <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.34"></a><var>19.34</var>by the governor.)<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>$25,000 the first year is for the administration <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>of the Feeding Minnesota Task Force, under <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>new Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>31.97</statute_ref>. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var><b>ARTICLE 2</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var><b>VETERANS AFFAIRS </b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="7">Section 1. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><b> </b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to, or if shown <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2009, chapter 94, article 3, to <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>each purpose. The figures "2010" and "2011" used in this article mean that the addition <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>to or subtraction from the appropriation listed under them is available for the fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>ending June 30, 2010, or June 30, 2011, respectively. Supplemental appropriations and <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>reductions to appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, are effective the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>day following final enactment.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>Available for the Year</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>Ending June 30</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center"><b>2010</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center"><b>2011</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.2.2.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 2. <b>VETERANS AFFAIRS</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>250,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>$250,000 in fiscal year 2011 is for a grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>to the Military Assistance Council for <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>Veterans to provide assistance throughout <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>Minnesota to veterans and their families who <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>are homeless or in danger of homelessness, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>including housing, utility, employment, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>legal assistance, according to guidelines <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>established by the commissioner. In <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>order to avoid duplication of services, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>the commissioner must ensure that this <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>assistance will be coordinated with all other <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>available programs for veterans. This is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.34"></a><var>20.34</var>onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>Of the appropriation in Laws 2009, chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>94, article 3, section 2, subdivision 2:<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>(1) $100,000 in fiscal year 2011 is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>compensation for honor guards at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>funerals of veterans in accordance with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>program established in Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>section 197.231; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>(2) $200,000 in fiscal year 2010 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>$200,000 in fiscal year 2011 are from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>Support our Troops account for an increase <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>in the CORE grant program.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.3.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 3. <b>VETERANS HOMES</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>Of the appropriation in Laws 2009, chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>94, article 3, section 2, subdivision 3, or from <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>funds carried forward from fiscal year 2009:<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>(1) $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2011 is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>operational expenses related to the 21-bed <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>addition at the Fergus Falls Veterans Home; <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>and<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>(2) $113,000 in fiscal year 2011 is for start-up <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>expenses related to the opening of an adult <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>daycare facility at the Minneapolis Veterans <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>Home.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.4.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 4.<b>REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>By January 15, 2011, the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>report to the chairs and ranking minority <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>members of the legislative committees and <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>divisions with jurisdiction over veterans <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>affairs policy and finance regarding any <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>unexpended appropriations, revenues, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>other actual or projected carryover money <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>provided directly or indirectly through any <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>provision in this article.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.5.0"></a><a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 190.19, subdivision 2a, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2a. <b>Uses; veterans.</b> Money appropriated to the Department of Veterans <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>Affairs from the Minnesota "Support Our Troops" account may be used for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) grants to veterans service organizations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) outreach to underserved veterans; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>(3) providing services and programs for veterans and their families; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>(4) transfers to the vehicle services account for Gold Star license plates under <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>section 
         <statute_ref>168.1253</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.6.0"></a><a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 198.003, subdivision 4a, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4a. <b>Federal funding.</b> The commissioner is authorized to may apply for and, <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>accept, and spend federal funding for purposes of this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.7.0"></a><a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Laws 2009, chapter 94, article 3, section 2, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Veterans Homes</b><br />
                  		
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               <td align="right">43,673,000<br />
                  		
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               <td align="right">43,916,000<br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var><b>Veterans Homes Special Revenue Account.</b> <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>The general fund appropriations made to <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>the department may be transferred to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>veterans homes special revenue account in <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>the special revenue fund in the same manner <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>as other receipts are deposited according <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>to Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>198.34</statute_ref>, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>are appropriated to the department for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>operation of veterans homes facilities and <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var><b>Repair and Betterment.</b> Of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>appropriation, $1,000,000 in fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>2010 and $500,000 in fiscal year 2011 <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>are to be used for repair, maintenance, <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>rehabilitation, and betterment activities at <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>facilities statewide.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var><b>Hastings Veterans Home.</b> $220,000 each <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>year is for increases in the mental health <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>program at the Hastings Veterans Home.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var><b>Food.</b> $92,000 in fiscal year 2010 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>$189,000 in fiscal year 2011 are for increases <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>in food costs at the Minnesota veterans <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>homes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var><b>Pharmaceuticals.</b> $287,000 in fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>2010 and $617,000 in fiscal year 2011 are for <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>increases in pharmaceutical costs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var><b>Fuel and Utilities.</b> $277,000 in fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>2010 and $593,000 in fiscal year 2011 are <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>for increases in fuel and utility costs at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>Minnesota veterans homes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var><b>Medicare Part D.</b> $141,000 in fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>2010 and $141,000 in fiscal year 2011 are <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>for implementation of Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>section 
         <statute_ref>198.003, subdivision 7</statute_ref>.<br />
         		
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