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MN SF3330

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

3/30/2016

Primary Sponsor

Kevin Dahle

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Origin

Senate

89th Legislature 2015-2016

AI Summary

  • Appropriates unspecified funds from the general fund in fiscal year 2017 to the Minnesota Commissioner of Agriculture for organic transition grants
  • Provides grants of up to an unspecified amount to farmers experiencing financial hardship during the federally-required three-year organic certification transition period
  • Designates this appropriation as supplementary to existing organic certification cost-share grants established under Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 4, article 1, section 2, subdivision 3
  • Allows the commissioner to award both a transition grant and a certification cost-share grant to the same farmer within the same fiscal year

Legislative Description

Organic agriculture transition grants appropriation

Last Action

Referred to Finance

3/30/2016

Committee Referrals

Finance3/30/2016

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