HF3595 Summary

• Appropriates funding to agriculture and veterans affairs agencies for fiscal years 2010-2011, including reductions to certain programs such as ethanol producer payments and dairy development initiatives.

• Establishes tree care and tree trimming company registration requirement with the commissioner, requiring basic registration ($25 fee) or professional registration ($250 fee) with annual renewal by December 31.

• Transfers $405,000 from agricultural fund to general fund in 2010 and $629,000 in 2011; transfers $6,000 from miscellaneous special revenue fund to general fund.

• Creates bioenenergy and value-added agricultural grants program with $19,918,000 appropriation for fiscal year 2010, including $3,000,000 for grants to bioenergy projects and specific allocations for feasibility studies in multiple counties.

• Provides veterans affairs appropriations including $100,000 for honor guard compensation at veteran funerals, $1,360,000 for operational expenses at Fergus Falls Veterans Home, and $475,000 for adult daycare facility start-up at Minneapolis Veterans Home.