1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to agriculture; modifying eligible uses of a pollinator research account; 
1.3 	transferring money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 18B.051.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 18B.051, is amended to read:
1.6 	18B.051 POLLINATOR HABITAT AND RESEARCH ACCOUNT.
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Account established. A pollinator habitat and research account is 
1.8 	established in the agricultural fund. Money in the account, including interest, is appropriated 
1.9 	to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for pollinator research and outreach 
1.10 	including, but not limited to,:
1.11 	(1) pesticide, parasite, and climate disruption impacts;
1.12 	(2) science-based best practices; and
1.13 	(3) the identification and establishment of habitat beneficial to pollinators.
1.14 		Subd. 2.Expiration. This section expires July 1, 2022 2025.

1.15 	Sec. 2. TRANSFER.
 1.16 	$2,500,000 in fiscal year 2023 is transferred from the general fund to the pollinator 
1.17 	research account in the agricultural fund. This is a onetime transfer.

1.18 	Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 1.19 	Sections 1 and 2 are effective July 1, 2022.