1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to agriculture; appropriating money to the commissioner of agriculture 
1.3 	for a grant to a county soil and conservation district for an irrigation pilot project.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. IRRIGATION WATER PILOT PROJECT; APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	$....... in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of 
1.7 	agriculture for a grant to the ....... County Soil and Conservation District for funding a 
1.8 	three-year pilot project that tests the capabilities of new flow-through, nonchemical 
1.9 	technologies applied to irrigation water. The goal of the pilot project is to reduce irrigation 
1.10 	water usage and improve crop yield. This appropriation is available until December 31, 
1.11 	2026. This is a onetime appropriation.

1.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.