1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to agriculture; creating a task force to study University of Minnesota 
1.3 	licensing; reducing appropriations. 
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LICENSING AND MINNESOTA 
1.6 	MARKET IMPACT STUDY.
 1.7 	The University of Minnesota shall establish a task force to study the market impact 
1.8 	on Minnesota producers of agricultural products from the University of Minnesota 
1.9 	licensing germplasm and to make recommendations to the legislature and the Board of 
1.10 	Regents on ways to mitigate any negative impacts on Minnesota businesses that arise from 
1.11 	University of Minnesota license agreements. 
1.12 	The task force must include:
1.13 	(1) a representative of the University of Minnesota; 
1.14 	(2) a representative of the Department of Agriculture, serving as the chair; and 
1.15 	(3) representatives of the Minnesota Farm Bureau, the Minnesota Farmers Union, 
1.16 	agricultural commodity organizations, the Minnesota Apple Growers Association, the 
1.17 	Minnesota Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association, the Minnesota Nursery Landscape 
1.18 	Association, and the Minnesota Grown Program. The chair may also invite participation 
1.19 	from other staff and faculty of the University of Minnesota as necessary to fulfill the 
1.20 	purpose of the task force. Members serve on the task force on a voluntary basis.
1.21 	 The task force must, as a first priority, study the license agreement for the MN#1914 
1.22 	apple selection. The Board of Regents and the licensee are requested, in good faith, to 
1.23 	refrain from implementing the MN#1914 license until the task force has reported its 
1.24 	findings to the legislature with a mitigation plan approved by the task force. The task force 
2.1 	must report to the committees of the legislature with responsibility for higher education 
2.2 	no later than January 15, 2007.

2.3 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATIONS.
 2.4 	Beginning in fiscal year 2007, appropriations from the general fund to the Board 
2.5 	of Regents are reduced by $1,000,000 each year. The reduction must be made from the 
2.6 	budget of the horticulture department.