1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to agriculture; appropriating money for a report on regional and local food 
1.3 	systems; requiring a report.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; REGIONAL AND LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS 
1.6 	REPORT.
 1.7 	$10,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.8 	of agriculture to study and report on the state of regional and local food systems in Minnesota, 
1.9 	including recommendations for strengthening these systems. No later than February 1, 2023, 
1.10 	the commissioner must submit the report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction 
1.11 	over agriculture policy and finance.