SF4019 Summary

• Agriculture Appropriations: Increases Department of Agriculture funding from $60.2M to $63.3M for fiscal year 2023, supporting livestock compensation, crop damage programs, meat inspection, and agricultural research and innovation programs.

• Broadband Development: Establishes broadband line extension program allowing grants up to $25,000 per line extension through reverse auction process; authorizes broadband infrastructure use of existing utility easements with property owner notice requirements.

• Housing Finance: Appropriates $50M to Minnesota Housing Finance Agency for workforce homeownership programs ($10M), homeownership investment grants ($35M), and targeted loan pool for communities of color ($5M).

• Agricultural Policy Changes: Creates cooperative grants program for farmer-led agricultural cooperatives; establishes agriculture best management practices grant program for soil health and sustainability; increases OSB production facility eligibility and grain buyer bonding requirements.

• Housing Policy & Rent Control: Limits gubernatorial eviction moratorium orders to 30 days unless extended by legislature; removes rent control exception allowing local voter approval, effectively prohibiting all rent control; restricts Housing Finance Agency funding to cities with rent control until impact study completed.