Minnesota Legislature up against deadline for ag spending bills

ST. PAUL — Some spending targets ought to assist finalize some agriculture payments because the Minnesota Legislature appears to be like to wrap up the 2022 session by it Monday, Might 23, deadline.

Minnesota Division of Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen stated Wednesday, Might 18, that leaders have a agreed on an $18.4 million goal for a drought reduction invoice and $15 million for supplemental ag price range . The Ag Division already has an working price range however the complement invoice will use cash from Minnesota’s $9.25 billion price range surplus.

Petersen it was attainable that the 2 payments may very well be mixed within the waning days of the session.

The Home and Senate variations of the 2 payments have been far aside on the amount of cash appropriated.

For the ag price range, the Home invoice was at $60 million and the Senate invoice at $5 million.

A hangup on drought reduction has been $13.3 million for the Minnesota Division of Pure Sources for tree replanting and different tasks that’s within the Home model of the invoice however not the Senate model. Each variations had $10 million for agriculture, however there are some variations to be labored out in convention committee.
Petersen stated he expects some cash to be included for tree planting within the closing product.

Petersen additionally has requested for

more cash to answer extremely pathogenic avian influenza

, however as of Might 18 did not know the place the greenback quantity would land.