Side-by-Side AG Policy April 23, 2013 11:27 AM

April 29, 2013 1:05 PM

H.F. No. 976 Agriculture Policy Provisions Same, Similar and Different
Page House (H0976-3) Lines Description Senate (S1160-2) Lines

Same or Similar
R1 R1-R3 R7-R11 R11-R12, R13R18 R18-R21 R21-R22 R22-R23, R25R26, R28-R33 R24 R24 1-2 3 16-26 27-28, 32-39
13.18-14.15 14.16-15.25

Same MDA expenditure of certain funds authorized Same Definition of qualifying period eliminated for Livestock Investment Grant Program Similar (Noxious Weed Law modified) technical differences Similar (pesticide provisions modified) technical differences Similar (Commercial animal waste applicators) technical difference -- Extension reference Same Organic Advisory Task Force modified Similar (Biofuel mandate) Senate includes additional conforming section (sec. 9); House establishes formal advisory task force; various technical differences Same NextGen Energy Board extended Senate only Annual AGRI program reporting required in statute (House AGRI rider language requires annual reporting in the next biennium) Same NextGen grants Same Rural Finance Authority loan prepayment penalty authorized

6-7 1 1-11 2, 6-13, 25

88.14-89.12 1.28-3.6

20.1-23.30

21.12-25.7

23.31-24.32, 25.27-31.7

3.7-3.10, 13.25-14.3, 4.10-9.21 90.13-93.2

40-41 42 43-44, 51, 55-62

31.8-33.31

9-10 14 1-2, 5, 6-14

33.32-35.17 35.18-35.25, 38.1-38.25, 40.14-44.24 36.30-36.31 NA

9.22-11.7 14.18-14.25, 15.27-16.18, 16.19-21.7 11.8-11.9 11.10-11.16

47 NA

15 16

R24 R24-R25

48 49

36.32-37.3 37.4-37.31

17 18

11.17-11.21 11.22-12.17

Colbey Sullivan, House Research Department Greg Knopff, Senate Counsel, Research, and Fiscal Analysis

Side-by-Side AG Policy Page R25 R28 R34 50 53-54 64 House (H0976-3) Lines
37.32-37.33

April 29, 2013 1:05 PM

Description Same Minnesota Agriculture Education Leadership Council extended Same grain buyer bonds Same Revisor instruction and repealers 19 21-22

Senate (S1160-2)

Lines
12.18-12.19

40.1-40.13 44.33-45.5

12.30-13.11 14.11-14.15

27, 15, 12, 28

Different
R3-R7 R12 4-15 29
15.26-19.30

House only Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Program created (Pesticide handling) House prohibits storage of pesticide in any location with open drain; Senate prohibits storage of pesticide in immediate area of open drain unless a safeguard is provided (Pesticide handling) Senate specifies additional technical requirements when a person fills pesticide application equipment from a public water supply or public waters (Pesticide handling) House modifies prohibition against filling or cleaning pesticide application equipment where such action could impact waters; Senate retains current law and modifies heading only (NextGen Energy Board) House and Senate define biobased materials differently, particularly the minimum amount of biobased content required House only Buy-the-farm eminent domain law modified Senate only AURI board modified

NA 3
3.11-3.15

24.33-25.2

R12

30

25.3-25.13

3.16-3.30

R13

31

25.14-25.26

3.31-4.9

R23-R24

45-46

35.26-36.29

3-4

14.26-15.26

R26-R28 R28 R33-R34

52 NA 63

38.26-39.35

NA 20 23
12.20-12.29 13.12-13.19

44.25-44.32

(E85 motor fuel tax definition) House reduces minimum ethanol content to 51 percent, Senate eliminates minimum ethanol content and BTU assumption

Side-by-Side AG Policy April 23, 2013 11:27 AM

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House (H0976-3)

Lines
1.5-19

Description (Farmer-Lender Mediation Act) House extends four years, Senate extends two 24

Senate (S1160-2)

Lines
13.20-13.24

Colbey Sullivan, House Research Department Greg Knopff, Senate Counsel, Research, and Fiscal Analysis