1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 473 as follows:
1.2Page 14, after line 2, insert:

1.3    "Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 41A.12, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.4    Subd. 3. Oversight. (a) The commissioner, in consultation with the chairs and
1.5ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees with
1.6jurisdiction over agriculture finance, must allocate available funds among eligible uses,
1.7develop competitive eligibility criteria, and award funds on a needs basis.
1.8(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for fiscal years 2014 and 2015 the commissioner
1.9shall allocate appropriated funds as follows:
1.10(1) five percent for cost-sharing grants that facilitate farm-to-school food connections;
1.11(2) 25 percent for livestock investment grants;
1.12(3) 45 percent for agricultural business development grants that expand production,
1.13processing, and marketing of agricultural products;
1.14(4) seven percent for biofuel and renewable energy grants awarded by the NextGen
1.15Energy Board;
1.16(5) five percent for a grant to the Minnesota Agricultural Education Leadership
1.17Council for support of agricultural education programs including 4-H, FFA, and the
1.18Minnesota Agricultural and Rural Leadership Program;
1.19(6) three percent for farm business management tuition grants awarded by the
1.20Minnesota Agricultural Education Leadership Council; and
1.21(7) ten percent for competitive research grants to improve traditional crops."
1.22Amend the title accordingly