MN HF2405

Amends Laws 2011 to allow sale of state nursery plant stock from the Badoura State Nursery to soil and water conservation districts for use on private or public lands for conservation projects

Limits new plantings at Badoura State Nursery to research use, use on public lands or private conservation lands with permanent protection, or sale to soil and water conservation districts

Permits excess plant material from the nursery to be sold or traded to private wholesale nurseries

Requires the commissioner of natural resources to submit a budget and financial plan for state nurseries by January 15, 2012, including a long-term business plan for self-sufficiency at Badoura and options for the General C.C. Andrews State Nursery

Effective the day following final enactment