1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to agriculture; appropriating money for grants to certain pork producers.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; PORK PRODUCER GRANTS.
 1.5 	$25,000,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of agriculture 
1.6 	for grants to pork producers whose revenue has been severely affected in 2009 by bad 
1.7 	publicity concerning the H1N1 virus. The commissioner shall consult with the Minnesota 
1.8 	Pork Producers Association in determining which pork producers will receive grants under 
1.9 	this section, the amounts of grants to be made and maximum amounts for those grants, 
1.10 	and procedures to be followed by and information required of grant applicants. This 
1.11 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2011.