1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital investment; requiring landscaping related to state-funded 
1.3 	capital projects to be pollinator friendly;proposing coding for new law in 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [16B.315] POLLINATOR-FRIENDLY LANDSCAPING.
1.7 	Landscaping work that is related to a state-funded capital improvement project, 
1.8 	whether paid for in whole or in part with state money, must follow best management 
1.9 	practices to protect pollinators and provide an appropriate diversity of native species 
1.10 	selected to provide habitat for pollinators throughout the growing season.

1.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section applies to landscaping work related to capital 
1.12 	projects for which state money is appropriated for the first time on or after May 1, 2016.