MN HF1256

Appropriates $265,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $265,000 in fiscal year 2019 from the general fund to the commissioner of agriculture for transfer to the University of Minnesota Board of Regents.

Funds support the Sustainable Agriculture Project at the University of Minnesota, Duluth to train young people and others interested in sustainable agriculture and regional food systems.

Project aims to generate economic development, jobs, and improve access to healthier foods in rural northeastern Minnesota.

Establishes the "Northeast Minnesota Agriculture Reclamation Act" as the official name for this legislation.

Sets the base funding for fiscal year 2023 at $0, indicating the appropriation is not ongoing beyond fiscal year 2019.