1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; appropriating money for buckthorn research.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. BUCKTHORN RESEARCH; APPROPRIATION.
 1.5 	(a) $500,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the Board of 
1.6 	Regents of the University of Minnesota for the Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and 
1.7 	Pests Center to:
1.8 	(1) conduct a longitudinal study to monitor how buckthorn performs in complex woodland 
1.9 	systems; and
1.10 	(2) develop regional approaches to native vegetation management after buckthorn 
1.11 	removal.
1.12 	(b) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027.