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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 40A — Agricultural Land Preservation Program › Section 40A.11 — Duration Of Agricultural Preserve.

40A.11 DURATION OF AGRICULTURAL PRESERVE.
Subdivision 1.
General.
An agricultural preserve continues in existence until either the owner or the county initiates expiration as provided in this section. The date of expiration by the owner or the county must be at least eight years from the date of notice under this section.
Subd. 2.
Termination by owner.
The owner may initiate expiration of an agricultural preserve by notifying the county on a form prepared by the commissioner and available in each county. The notice must describe the property involved and must state the date of expiration. The notice may be rescinded by the owner during the first two years following notice.
Subd. 3.
Termination by county.
The county may initiate expiration of the agricultural preserve by notifying the owner by registered mail on a form provided by the commissioner, provided that before notification the following conditions are met:
(1) the agricultural land preservation plan and official controls have been amended so that the land is no longer designated for long-term agricultural use; and
(2) the commissioner has reviewed and approved the amended plan and official controls for consistency with the guidelines contained in this chapter. The notice must describe the property involved and must state the date of expiration.
Subd. 4.
Notice and recording; termination.
When the county receives notice under subdivision 2 or serves notice under subdivision 3, the county shall forward the original notice to the county recorder for recording, or to the registrar of titles if the land is registered, and shall notify the regional development commission, the commissioner, and the county soil and water conservation district of the date of expiration. Designation as an agricultural preserve and the benefits and limitations contained in this chapter and the restrictive covenant filed with the application cease on the date of expiration. If the land is registered, the registrar of titles shall cancel the memorial of the application containing the restrictive covenant upon the certificate of title on the effective date of the expiration.
Subd. 5.
Early expiration.
An agricultural preserve may be terminated earlier than as provided in this section only in the event of a public emergency upon petition from the owner or county to the governor. The determination of a public emergency must be made by the governor through executive order under section 4.035 and chapter 12. The executive order must identify the agricultural preserve, the reasons requiring the action, and the date of expiration.
History:
1984 c 654 art 3 s 41; 1989 c 313 s 4,10; 1999 c 11 art 1 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 40A — Agricultural Land Preservation Program › Section 40A.12 — Protection For Normal Agricultural Practices.

40A.12 PROTECTION FOR NORMAL AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES.
Local governments may not enact ordinances or regulations that may restrict or regulate normal agricultural practices within an agricultural preserve unless the restriction or regulation has a direct relationship to public health and safety. This section applies to the operation of vehicles and machinery for planting, maintaining, and harvesting crops and timber and for caring and feeding farm animals, to the type of farming, and to the design of farm structures, except for residences.
History:
1984 c 654 art 3 s 42; 1989 c 313 s 10
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 40A — Agricultural Land Preservation Program › Section 40A.121 — Annexation Proceedings.

40A.121 ANNEXATION PROCEEDINGS.
Subdivision 1.
Annexation prohibited.
Land within an agricultural preserve that is within a township may not be annexed to a municipality under chapter 414, unless the chief administrative law judge of the state Office of Administrative Hearings finds that either:
(1) the owner or the county has initiated termination of the zone under section 40A.11;
(2) because of size, tax base, population or other relevant factors, the township would not be able to provide normal governmental functions and services; or
(3) the zone would be completely surrounded by lands within a municipality.
Subd. 2.
Exception.
This section does not apply to annexation agreements approved under chapter 414 prior to creation of the zone.
History:
1Sp1985 c 13 s 140; 1989 c 313 s 10; 2003 c 2 art 5 s 3; 2008 c 196 art 2 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 40A — Agricultural Land Preservation Program › Section 40A.123 — Limitation On Certain Public Projects.

40A.123 LIMITATION ON CERTAIN PUBLIC PROJECTS.
Subdivision 1.
Projects and assessments prohibited; exception.
Notwithstanding any other law, construction projects for public sanitary sewer systems, public water systems, and public drainage systems are prohibited in exclusive agricultural use zones. New connections between land or buildings in a zone and public projects are prohibited. Land in a zone may not be assessed for public projects built in the vicinity of the zone.
Subd. 2.
Exception; owner option.
Subdivision 1 does not apply to public projects necessary to serve land primarily in agricultural use or if the owner of land in an agricultural preserve elects to use and benefit from a public project.
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1989 c 313 s 11]
History:
1Sp1985 c 13 s 142; 1989 c 313 s 10
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 40A — Agricultural Land Preservation Program › Section 40A.13 — Soil Conservation Practices.

40A.13 SOIL CONSERVATION PRACTICES.
Subdivision 1.
Conservation practices to prevent soil loss required.
An owner of agricultural land in an agricultural preserve shall manage the land with sound soil conservation practices that prevent excessive soil loss according to the model ordinance adopted by the commissioner. The model ordinance and sections 103F.401 to 103F.455, and sections relating to soil loss apply to all land in an exclusive agricultural zone. A sound soil conservation practice prevents excessive soil loss or reduces soil loss to the most practicable extent.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1Sp1985 c 13 s 376]
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1Sp1985 c 13 s 376]
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 1Sp1985 c 13 s 376]
Subd. 5.
[Repealed, 1Sp1985 c 13 s 376]
History:
1984 c 654 art 3 s 43; 1Sp1985 c 13 s 143; 1989 c 313 s 10; 1990 c 391 art 8 s 5
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 40A — Agricultural Land Preservation Program › Section 40A.14 — Agricultural Land Preservation And Conservation Awareness Program.

40A.14 AGRICULTURAL LAND PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION AWARENESS PROGRAM.
Subdivision 1.
Establishment and administration.
An agricultural land preservation and conservation awareness program is created. The commissioner shall administer the program as provided in this section. The purposes of the program are to promote and increase public awareness of:
(1) the need for agricultural land preservation and conservation and the consequences of resource degradation;
(2) the physical, environmental, and social factors that affect agricultural land use; and
(3) the availability and effectiveness of agricultural land preservation and conservation approaches and technologies.
The commissioner shall administer the program in order to develop a working partnership between the state and local governments.
Subd. 2.
Survey.
The commissioner shall survey awareness of agricultural land preservation and conservation problems, technologies, and available technical and financial resources. The survey must include:
(1) an assessment of related efforts of the United States Department of Agriculture, the Board of Water and Soil Resources, the Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts, and other related public and private organizations;
(2) an assessment of programs in other states; and
(3) an assessment of attitudes among a variety of target audiences in Minnesota that are involved in or affected by land use decisions.
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 2001 c 161 s 58]
History:
1984 c 654 art 3 s 44; 1987 c 358 s 34; 1987 c 384 art 3 s 42
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 40A — Agricultural Land Preservation Program › Section 40A.151 — Minnesota Conservation Fund.

40A.151 MINNESOTA CONSERVATION FUND.
Subdivision 1.
Establishment.
The Minnesota conservation fund is established as an account in the state treasury. Money from counties under section 40A.152 must be deposited in the state treasury and credited one-half to the Minnesota conservation fund account and one-half to the general fund.
Subd. 2.
Use of fund.
Money in the fund is annually appropriated to the commissioner of revenue to reimburse taxing jurisdictions as provided in sections 273.119 and 473H.10.
History:
1986 c 398 art 28 s 1; 2002 c 377 art 12 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 40A — Agricultural Land Preservation Program › Section 40A.152 — County Conservation Fee; Account.

40A.152 COUNTY CONSERVATION FEE; ACCOUNT.
Subdivision 1.
Fee.
A county that is a metropolitan county under section 473.121, subdivision 4, has allowed exclusive agricultural zones to be created under this chapter, or has elected to become an agricultural land preservation pilot county, shall impose an additional fee of $5 per transaction on the recording or registration of a mortgage subject to the tax under section 287.05 and an additional $5 on the recording or registration of a deed subject to the tax under section 287.21. One-half of the fee must be deposited in a special conservation account to be created in the county general revenue fund and one-half must be transferred to the commissioner of revenue for deposit in the state treasury pursuant to section 40A.151, subdivision 1.
Subd. 2.
Use of account.
Money from the county conservation account must be spent by the county to reimburse the county and taxing jurisdictions within the county for revenue lost under the conservation tax credit under section 273.119 or the valuation of agricultural preserves under section 473H.10. If expenditures from other county funds for the same purposes remain at least equal to the amount spent in the previous county budget year, money remaining in the account after the reimbursements are made may be spent for the following purposes:
(1) agricultural land preservation and conservation planning and implementation of official controls under this chapter or chapter 473H;
(2) soil conservation activities and enforcement of soil loss ordinances;
(3) incentives for landowners who create exclusive agricultural use zones;
(4) payments to municipalities within the county for the purposes of clauses (1) to (3).
Subd. 3.
Transfer to state fund.
Money in the county conservation account that is not encumbered by the county within one year of deposit in the account must be transferred to the commissioner of revenue for deposit in the state treasury pursuant to section 40A.151, subdivision 1.
History:
1986 c 398 art 28 s 2; 1987 c 396 art 7 s 2,3; 2002 c 377 art 12 s 3,4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 40A — Agricultural Land Preservation Program › Section 40A.16 — Interagency Cooperation.

40A.16 INTERAGENCY COOPERATION.
The board, districts, the agency, and the Department of Natural Resources shall cooperate with and assist the commissioner in developing and implementing the agricultural land preservation and conservation awareness and assistance programs. The commissioner may enter into agreements under which staff from those agencies are loaned for the purpose of administering the programs.
History:
1984 c 654 art 3 s 46
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 40A — Agricultural Land Preservation Program › Section 40A.17 — Report.

40A.17 REPORT.
The commissioner shall report to the legislature on March 1 of each even-numbered year on activities under this chapter. By July 1, 1985, the report must include the survey of public awareness in the awareness program. The report shall include recommendations for funding levels and other necessary legislative action.
History:
1984 c 654 art 3 s 47; 1989 c 313 s 5; 2012 c 244 art 1 s 42
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 40A — Agricultural Land Preservation Program › Section 40A.18 — Land Use.

40A.18 LAND USE.
Subdivision 1.
Agricultural production.
Land within an agricultural preserve must be maintained for agricultural production. The average maximum density of residential structures within an agricultural preserve and the location of a new structure must conform to locally applicable plan or zoning regulations. Commercial and industrial uses are not permitted except as provided in subdivision 2 after the user is issued a permit by the local government. The local government is responsible for enforcing this section.
Subd. 2.
Allowed commercial and industrial operations.
(a) Commercial and industrial operations are not allowed on land within an agricultural preserve except:
(1) small on-farm commercial or industrial operations normally associated with and important to farming in the agricultural preserve area;
(2) storage use of existing farm buildings that does not disrupt the integrity of the agricultural preserve;
(3) small commercial use of existing farm buildings for trades not disruptive to the integrity of the agricultural preserve such as a carpentry shop, small scale mechanics shop, and similar activities that a farm operator might conduct;
(4) wireless communication installments and related equipment and structure capable of providing technology potentially beneficial to farming activities. A property owner who installs wireless communication equipment does not violate a covenant made prior to January 1, 2018, under section 40A.10, subdivision 1; and
(5) solar energy generating systems with an output capacity of one megawatt or less.
(b) For purposes of paragraph (a), clauses (2) and (3), "existing" means existing on August 1, 1989.
Subd. 3.
Density restriction after subdivision.
If a separate parcel is created for a residential structure, commercial, or industrial use permitted under subdivision 1, the parcel is no longer an agricultural preserve unless the eligibility requirements of section 40A.09 and any county eligibility requirements are met. However, the separate parcel must remain under the maximum residential density restrictions in effect for the original preserve at the time it was placed into the preserve until the agricultural preserve status for the original parcel ends.
History:
1989 c 313 s 6; 1Sp2017 c 1 art 2 s 1; 2022 c 95 art 2 s 17
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 40A — Agricultural Land Preservation Program › Section 40A.19 — Transfer From Agricultural Property Tax Law Treatment.

40A.19 TRANSFER FROM AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY TAX LAW TREATMENT.
When land which has been receiving the special agricultural valuation and tax deferment provided in section 273.111 becomes an agricultural preserve under sections 40A.02 to 40A.17, the recapture of deferred tax and special assessments as provided in section 273.111, subdivisions 9 and 11, may not be made. Special assessments deferred under section 273.111, at the date of commencement of the preserve, must continue to be deferred for the duration of the preserve. All these deferred special assessments are payable within 90 days of the date of expiration unless other terms are mutually agreed upon by the authority and the owner. In the event of early termination of a preserve or a portion of it under section 40A.11, subdivision 5, all special assessments accruing to the terminated portion plus interest are payable within 90 days of the date of termination unless otherwise deferred or abated by executive order of the governor. In the event of a taking under section 40A.122, all special assessments accruing to the taken portion plus interest are payable within 90 days of the date the final certificate is filed with the court administrator of district court in accordance with section 117.205.
History:
1989 c 313 s 7
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 41A — Agricultural Development › Section 41A.01 — Purpose.

41A.01 PURPOSE.
Sections 41A.01 to 41A.08 provide for agricultural and economic development in the state. All credit advanced pursuant to loan guaranty commitments is to be secured by subrogation of the state to mortgage security and other security interests granted to the private lender, in proportion to the amount advanced by the state. A board is established to investigate the feasibility of each project, its conformity to public policy and to environmental standards, the qualifications of the owners, operators, and lenders, and the nature and extent of the security, prior to commitment. The board shall also seek to secure financial participation by private persons not supported by the guaranty, to assure that in these respects each project satisfies and will continue to satisfy criteria which are adequate in the judgment of the board.
History:
1984 c 502 art 10 s 1; 1Sp1985 c 13 s 145; 1987 c 386 art 9 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 41A — Agricultural Development › Section 41A.021 — Successor Status.

41A.021 SUCCESSOR STATUS.
The board is the legal successor in all respects of the Minnesota Agricultural and Economic Development Board established by Laws 1984, chapter 502, article 10, and all bonds, resolutions, contracts, and liabilities of the Minnesota Agricultural and Economic Development Board are the bonds, resolutions, contracts, and liabilities of the board as renamed and reconstituted by section 41A.02, subdivision 3.
History:
1987 c 386 art 9 s 8,20
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 41A — Agricultural Development › Section 41A.022 — Minnesota Energy And Economic Development Authority; Successor Status.

41A.022 MINNESOTA ENERGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; SUCCESSOR STATUS.
The board is the legal successor in all respects of the Minnesota Energy and Economic Development Authority under the general bond resolution for the Minnesota small business development loan program, as amended and restated by the authority on September 24, 1986. All bonds, resolutions, contracts, and liabilities of the Minnesota Energy and Economic Development Authority relating to the Minnesota small business development loan program are the bonds, resolutions, contracts, and liabilities of the Minnesota Agricultural and Economic Development Board.
History:
1987 c 386 art 9 s 9
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 41A — Agricultural Development › Section 41A.023 — Powers.

41A.023 POWERS.
In addition to other powers granted by this chapter, the board may:
(1) sue and be sued;
(2) acquire, hold, lease, and transfer any interest in real and personal property for its corporate purposes;
(3) sell at public or private sale, at the price or prices determined by the board, any note, mortgage, lease, sublease, lease purchase, or other instrument or obligation evidencing or securing a loan made for the purpose of economic development, job creation, redevelopment, or community revitalization by a public agency to a business, for-profit or nonprofit organization, or an individual;
(4) obtain insurance on its property;
(5) obtain municipal bond insurance, letters of credit, surety obligations, or similar agreements from financial institutions;
(6) enter into other agreements or transactions, without regard to chapter 16B or 16C, that the board considers necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter with federal or state agencies, political subdivisions of the state, or other persons, firms, or corporations;
(7) establish and collect fees without regard to chapter 14 and section 16A.1285;
(8) accept appropriations, gifts, grants, and bequests;
(9) use money received from any source for any legal purpose or program of the board;
(10) participate in loans for agricultural resource projects in accordance with section 41A.035;
(11) provide small business development loans in accordance with section 41A.036; and
(12) guarantee or insure bonds or notes issued by the board.
History:
1987 c 386 art 9 s 10; 1988 c 580 s 1; 1996 c 305 art 3 s 6; 1998 c 386 art 2 s 18
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 41A — Agricultural Development › Section 41A.0235 — Board Meetings By Telephone Or Other Electronic Means.

41A.0235 BOARD MEETINGS BY TELEPHONE OR OTHER ELECTRONIC MEANS.
(a) If compliance with section 13D.02 is impractical, the Minnesota Agricultural and Economic Development Board may conduct a meeting of its members by telephone or other electronic means so long as the following conditions are met:
(1) all members of the board participating in the meeting, wherever their physical location, can hear one another and can hear all discussion and testimony;
(2) members of the public present at the regular meeting location of the board can hear clearly all discussion and testimony and all votes of members of the board and, if needed, receive those services required by sections 15.44 and 15.441;
(3) at least one member of the board is physically present at the regular meeting location; and
(4) all votes are conducted by roll call, so each member's vote on each issue can be identified and recorded.
(b) Each member of the board participating in a meeting by telephone or other electronic means is considered present at the meeting for purposes of determining a quorum and participating in all proceedings.
(c) If telephone or other electronic means is used to conduct a meeting, the board, to the extent practical, shall allow a person to monitor the meeting electronically from a remote location. The board may require the person making such a connection to pay for documented marginal costs that the board incurs as a result of the additional connection.
(d) If telephone or other electronic means is used to conduct a regular, special, or emergency meeting, the board shall provide notice of the regular meeting location, of the fact that some members may participate by telephone or other electronic means, and of the provisions of paragraph (c). The timing and method of providing notice is governed by section 13D.04.
History:
2005 c 163 s 52
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 41A — Agricultural Development › Section 41A.035 — Agricultural Resources Loan Participation.

41A.035 AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES LOAN PARTICIPATION.
The board may participate in loans made to finance agricultural resource projects by purchasing from a lender up to 75 percent of the amount of each eligible loan. If the loan participated in is for $500,000 or less, the loan may be for 100 percent of the cost of the project. If the loan participated in exceeds $500,000, the loan may not exceed 80 percent of the cost of the project. The lender shall service the loan or cause it to be serviced in a manner that equally protects the lender's and the board's interests.
History:
1987 c 386 art 9 s 11
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 41A — Agricultural Development › Section 41A.08 — Staff.

41A.08 STAFF.
Subdivision 1.
Employees.
Subject to all other applicable laws governing employees of or employment by a department or agency of the state, the commissioner of employment and economic development, on behalf of the board, may retain or employ the officers, employees, agents, contractors, and consultants the commissioner determines necessary or appropriate to discharge the functions of the board in respect to the agricultural resource loan program. The commissioner shall define their duties and responsibilities.
Subd. 2.
Executive director.
The commissioner shall employ, with the concurrence of the board, an executive director. The executive director shall perform the duties that the board may require in carrying out its responsibilities. The executive director's position is in the unclassified service.
History:
1Sp1985 c 13 s 163; 1987 c 312 art 1 s 26 subd 2; 1987 c 386 art 9 s 17; 1Sp2003 c 4 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 41A — Agricultural Development › Section 41A.09 — Ethanol Development.

41A.09 ETHANOL DEVELOPMENT.
Subdivision 1.
[Repealed, 2003 c 128 art 3 s 47]
Subd. 1a.
MS 2012 [Repealed, 2011 c 14 s 16]
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1995 c 220 s 141]
Subd. 2a.
Definitions.
For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given them.
(a) "Ethanol" means fermentation ethyl alcohol derived from agricultural products, including potatoes, cereal grains, cheese whey, and sugar beets; forest products; or other renewable resources, including residue and waste generated from the production, processing, and marketing of agricultural products, forest products, and other renewable resources, that:
(1) meets all of the specifications in ASTM specification D4806-04a; and
(2) is denatured as specified in Code of Federal Regulations, title 27, parts 20 and 21.
(b) "Ethanol plant" means a plant at which ethanol is produced.
(c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture.
(d) "Rural economic infrastructure" means the development of activities that will enhance the value of agricultural crop or livestock commodities or by-products or waste from farming operations through new and improved value-added conversion processes and technologies, the development of more timely and efficient infrastructure delivery systems, and the enhancement of marketing opportunities. "Rural economic infrastructure" also means land, buildings, structures, fixtures, and improvements located or to be located in Minnesota and used or operated primarily for the processing or the support of production of marketable products from agricultural commodities or wind energy produced in Minnesota.
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1995 c 220 s 141]
Subd. 3a.
MS 2012 [Repealed, 2011 c 14 s 16]
Subd. 4.
MS 2012 [Repealed, 2011 c 14 s 16]
Subd. 5.
[Repealed, 1995 c 220 s 141]
Subd. 5a.
[Repealed, 2003 c 128 art 3 s 47]
Subd. 6.
[Repealed, 2003 c 128 art 3 s 47]
Subd. 7.
[Repealed, 2003 c 128 art 3 s 47]
Subd. 8.
[Repealed, 2003 c 128 art 3 s 47]
Subd. 9.
[Repealed, 2007 c 45 art 1 s 66]
Subd. 10.
MS 2012 [Repealed, 2011 c 14 s 16]
History:
1Sp1986 c 1 art 8 s 1; 1987 c 390 s 1,2; 1988 c 688 art 18 s 1; 1989 c 257 s 1,2; 1989 c 269 s 37; 1989 c 277 art 1 s 2; 1989 c 335 art 4 s 106; 1991 c 254 art 3 s 21; 1991 c 302 s 1; 1992 c 513 art 2 s 18; 1992 c 575 s 1,2; 1993 c 13 art 1 s 52; 1993 c 172 s 30,31; 1993 c 366 s 2; 1994 c 632 art 2 s 15-17; 1995 c 220 s 45-48; 1996 c 471 art 5 s 1; 1997 c 7 art 5 s 8; 1997 c 216 s 57; 1998 c 299 s 30; 1998 c 401 s 19,20; 2000 c 488 art 3 s 11; 1Sp2001 c 4 art 6 s 77; 2002 c 220 art 9 s 6; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 14; 2003 c 107 s 26; 2003 c 128 art 3 s 37,38; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 7 s 1; 2004 c 254 s 13; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 1 s 69-72; art 4 s 2; 2008 c 297 art 1 s 20; 2008 c 363 art 7 s 5; 2009 c 94 art 1 s 82; 2011 c 107 s 99
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 41A — Agricultural Development › Section 41A.11 — Twenty-five By Twenty-five Goal.

41A.11 TWENTY-FIVE BY TWENTY-FIVE GOAL.
It is the goal of the state that no later than January 1, 2025, the state's agricultural, forestry, and working land should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in this state while continuing to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber.
History:
2007 c 45 art 1 s 48
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 41A — Agricultural Development › Section 41A.12 — Agricultural Growth, Research, And Innovation Program.

41A.12 AGRICULTURAL GROWTH, RESEARCH, AND INNOVATION PROGRAM.
Subdivision 1.
Establishment.
The agricultural growth, research, and innovation program is established in order to promote the advancement of the state's agricultural and renewable energy industries.
Subd. 2.
Activities authorized.
For the purposes of this program, the commissioner may issue grants, loans, or other forms of financial assistance. Eligible activities include, but are not limited to, grants to livestock producers under the livestock investment grant program under section 17.118, bioenergy awards, cost-share grants for the installation of biofuel blender pumps, and financial assistance to support other rural economic infrastructure activities.
Subd. 3.
Oversight.
The commissioner must allocate appropriated funds as provided by law, develop competitive eligibility criteria, and award funds on a needs basis. By February 1 each year, the commissioner shall report to the legislature the outcomes achieved under this section.
Subd. 3a.
Grant awards.
Grant projects may continue for up to three years. Multiyear projects must be reevaluated by the commissioner before second- and third-year funding is approved. A project is limited to one grant for its funding.
Subd. 4.
MS 2022 [Repealed, 2023 c 43 art 2 s 142]
History:
2009 c 94 art 1 s 83; 2012 c 244 art 1 s 43,44; 2013 c 114 art 2 s 49,50; 2015 c 44 s 21; 2016 c 158 art 1 s 13; 2016 c 189 art 2 s 10; 2017 c 88 art 2 s 58
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 41A — Agricultural Development › Section 41A.19 — Report; Incentive Programs.

41A.19 REPORT; INCENTIVE PROGRAMS.
By January 15 each year, the commissioner shall report on the incentive programs under sections 41A.16, 41A.17, 41A.18, and 41A.20 to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over environment and agriculture policy and finance. The report shall include information on production and incentive expenditures under the programs.
History:
1Sp2015 c 4 art 2 s 61; 1Sp2021 c 14 art 11 s 8; 2023 c 43 art 2 s 125
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 41B — Rural Finance Authority › Section 41B.01 — Citation; Purpose.

41B.01 CITATION; PURPOSE.
Subdivision 1.
Citation.
Sections 41B.01 to 41B.23 shall be known as and may be cited as the "Minnesota Rural Finance Authority Act of 1986."
Subd. 2.
Purpose.
Sections 41B.01 to 41B.23 create and establish the Minnesota Rural Finance Authority and establish a program under which state bonds are authorized to be issued and proceeds of their sale are appropriated under the authority of article XI, section 5, clause (h) of the Minnesota Constitution, to develop the state's agricultural resources by extending credit on real estate security. The purpose of the Rural Finance Authority's programs and of the bonds issued to finance or provide security for the programs is to purchase participation interests in loans, including seller-sponsored loans to be made available by agricultural lenders to farmers on terms and conditions not otherwise available from other credit sources. It is hereby found and declared that there presently exist in the state economic conditions which have severely adversely affected the economic viability of farms to the detriment of the rural economy and to the detriment of the economy of the state of Minnesota as a whole. It is further found and declared that as a result of public agricultural policies, agricultural market conditions, and other causes, the condition of the farm economy of the state of Minnesota is such as to jeopardize the continued existence and successful operation of farms in this state, necessitating the establishment of the programs in sections 41B.01 to 41B.23 to provide new sources of credit on favorable terms and conditions. It is further found and declared that providing credit for farmers on favorable terms and conditions will serve and promote the public welfare by assuring the viability of farm operations, by preventing erosion of the tax base in rural areas, by reducing foreclosures on farm property, and by enhancing the financial stability of farmers and of the businesses which depend on farmers as customers. It is further found and declared that in establishing a Minnesota Rural Finance Authority and in authorizing the programs in sections 41B.01 to 41B.23, the legislature is acting in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state of Minnesota to serve the public purpose of improving and otherwise promoting their health, welfare, and prosperity and that the Minnesota Rural Finance Authority, as created and established, is empowered to act on behalf of the people of the state of Minnesota in serving this public purpose for the benefit of the general public.
History:
1986 c 398 art 6 s 1; 1987 c 396 art 1 s 3,31; 1988 c 688 art 10 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 41B — Rural Finance Authority › Section 41B.025 — Rural Finance Authority.

41B.025 RURAL FINANCE AUTHORITY.
Subdivision 1.
Establishment.
There is created a public body corporate and politic to be known as the "Minnesota Rural Finance Authority," which shall perform the governmental functions and exercise the sovereign powers delegated to it in sections 41B.01 to 41B.23 and chapter 41C in furtherance of the public policies and purposes declared in section 41B.01. The board of the authority consists of the commissioners of agriculture, commerce, employment and economic development, and management and budget, the state auditor, and six public members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The state auditor may designate one staff member to serve in the auditor's place. No public member may reside within the metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2. Each member shall hold office until a successor has been appointed and has qualified. A certificate of appointment or reappointment of any member is conclusive evidence of the proper appointment of the member.
Subd. 2.
Terms; compensation; removal; vacancies.
The membership terms, compensation, removal of members, and filling of vacancies for the public members of the authority are as provided in section 15.0575.
Subd. 3.
Chair.
The commissioner of agriculture is the chair of the board. The commissioner of management and budget is the vice-chair of the board.
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 1987 c 396 art 1 s 32]
Subd. 5.
Actions of the authority.
A majority of the members of the authority, excluding vacancies, constitutes a quorum for the purpose of conducting its business and exercising its powers and for all other purposes. Action may be taken by the authority upon a vote of a majority of a quorum present.
Subd. 6.
Administrative control.
The authority is under the administrative control of the commissioner of agriculture.
Subd. 7.
Personal liability.
The members and officers of the authority are not liable personally, either jointly or severally, for any debt or obligation created or incurred by the authority.
Subd. 8.
Technical assistance.
The authority must make technical assistance available to potential lenders and applicants to encourage applications for loans.
Subd. 9.
Report.
The authority shall submit quarterly reports to the governor and the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over agriculture and capital investment that provide an estimate of when funding for the authority's state bond-financed loan programs is projected to be exhausted.
Subd. 10.
Timely decisions.
When feasible, the authority must make a decision on a completed loan application submitted by a borrower or eligible agricultural lender within ten business days.
History:
1986 c 398 art 6 s 4; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 1; 1987 c 396 art 1 s 13,14,31; 1991 c 332 s 1-3; 1Sp2001 c 2 s 67; 1Sp2003 c 4 s 1; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109; 5Sp2020 c 3 art 5 s 3; 2022 c 95 art 2 s 25
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 41B — Rural Finance Authority › Section 41B.026 — Telephone Or Electronic Meeting.

41B.026 TELEPHONE OR ELECTRONIC MEETING.
(a) Notwithstanding section 13D.01, the Rural Finance Authority may conduct a meeting of its members by telephone or other electronic means so long as the following conditions are met:
(1) all members of the authority participating in the meeting, wherever their physical location, can hear one another and can hear all discussion and testimony;
(2) members of the public present at the regular meeting location of the authority can hear all discussion and testimony and all votes of members of the authority;
(3) at least one member of the authority is physically present at the regular meeting location; and
(4) all votes are conducted by roll call, so each member's vote on each issue can be identified and recorded.
(b) Each member of the authority participating in a meeting by telephone or other electronic means is considered present at the meeting for purposes of determining a quorum and participating in all proceedings.
(c) If telephone or other electronic means is used to conduct a meeting, the authority, to the extent practical, shall allow a person to monitor the meeting electronically from a remote location. The authority may require the person making such a connection to pay for documented marginal costs that the authority incurs as a result of the additional connection.
(d) If telephone or other electronic means is used to conduct a regular, special, or emergency meeting, the authority shall provide notice of the regular meeting location, of the fact that some members may participate by telephone or other electronic means, and of the provisions of paragraph (c). The timing and method of providing notice is governed by section 13D.04.
History:
1997 c 154 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 41B — Rural Finance Authority › Section 41B.037 — Homestead Redemption Program.

41B.037 HOMESTEAD REDEMPTION PROGRAM.
The authority may establish and implement a homestead redemption program under sections 41B.01 to 41B.23. The purpose of the program is to assist persons who have lost their farms due to foreclosure, granting a deed in lieu of foreclosure, or other actions necessary to settle their agricultural debts, and who are otherwise unable to secure the credit necessary to repurchase their farm homestead. The authority may enter into agreements with an eligible lender for the purposes of the program. The authority may, by rule, establish eligibility standards for the program that are different from those established for other programs of the authority. The authority's interest in a homestead redemption loan may not exceed one-half of the loan amount or $25,000, whichever is less.
History:
1987 c 396 art 1 s 15
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 41B — Rural Finance Authority › Section 41B.038 — Programs For Commitments To Other Entities.

41B.038 PROGRAMS FOR COMMITMENTS TO OTHER ENTITIES.
The authority may establish programs to make or purchase and enter into commitments to make or purchase qualified agricultural loans or portions of the loans issued to persons described in section 41B.03, subdivision 1. The agricultural loans must be insured or guaranteed by the United States Department of Agriculture, Farmers Home Administration, Farm Credit System, a subdivision of the Farm Credit System, or any similar federal agency or federally chartered institution whose obligations are directly or indirectly guaranteed or insured by the United States. The commissioner of management and budget may not issue general obligation bonds pursuant to section 41B.19 or 41B.195 to finance any programs established under this section.
History:
1987 c 396 art 1 s 16; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 41B — Rural Finance Authority › Section 41B.039 — Beginning Farmer Program.

41B.039 BEGINNING FARMER PROGRAM.
Subdivision 1.
Establishment.
The authority may establish, develop criteria, and implement a beginning farmer program.
Subd. 2.
State participation.
The state may participate in a new real estate loan with an eligible lender to a beginning farmer to the extent of 45 percent of the principal amount of the loan or $400,000, whichever is less. The interest rates and repayment terms of the authority's participation interest may be different than the interest rates and repayment terms of the lender's retained portion of the loan.
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1989 c 273 s 8]
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 1989 c 273 s 8]
Subd. 5.
[Repealed, 1989 c 273 s 8]
History:
1987 c 396 art 1 s 17; 1988 c 688 art 10 s 4-6; 1989 c 273 s 6; 1992 c 381 s 6; 1992 c 532 s 1; 1993 c 332 s 3; 2000 c 477 s 55; 2000 c 488 art 3 s 14; 2004 c 254 s 16; 2009 c 94 art 1 s 84; 2015 c 44 s 22
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 41B — Rural Finance Authority › Section 41B.042 — Seller-sponsored Program.

41B.042 SELLER-SPONSORED PROGRAM.
Subdivision 1.
Establishment.
The authority must, within 120 days after August 1, 1989, establish, develop criteria, and implement a seller-sponsored loan participation program to assist persons entering or reentering farming. The authority must conduct a study on the feasibility of implementing a program for assistance to persons entering or reentering farming through seller-participation contracts for deed and report to the legislature by January 15, 1990.
Subd. 2.
Security.
Seller-sponsored loans in which the authority holds an interest must be secured by a real estate mortgage evidenced by one or more notes that may carry different interest rates.
Subd. 3.
Prohibited participation.
The authority may not participate in seller-sponsored loans if the buyer or seller has previously participated in a family farm security loan or a seller-sponsored loan under chapter 41. Unless the loan is partially financed by an eligible lender, the authority may not participate in loans between persons that are related to each other as parent and child, brother and sister, grandparent and grandchild, uncle or aunt and niece or nephew, or first cousins.
Subd. 4.
Participation limit; interest.
The authority may participate in new seller-sponsored loans to the extent of 45 percent of the principal amount of the loan or $400,000, whichever is less. The interest rates and repayment terms of the authority's participation interest may be different than the interest rates and repayment terms of the seller's retained portion of the loan.
History:
1989 c 273 s 7; 1992 c 532 s 2; 1993 c 332 s 4; 2000 c 477 s 57; 2000 c 488 art 3 s 16; 2004 c 254 s 18; 2009 c 94 art 1 s 86; 2015 c 44 s 24
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 41B — Rural Finance Authority › Section 41B.044 — Ethanol Development Program.

41B.044 ETHANOL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
Subdivision 1.
Ethanol production facility loan program.
The authority may establish, adopt rules for, and implement an ethanol production facility loan program to provide capital for ethanol production facilities. The program may provide for secured or unsecured loans, loan participations and loan guarantees with respect to real or personal property comprising all or part of an ethanol production facility, and the payment of costs incurred by the authority to establish and administer the program.
Subd. 2.
Ethanol development fund.
There is established in the state treasury an ethanol development fund. All repayments of financial assistance granted under subdivision 1, including principal and interest, must be deposited into the general fund.
Subd. 3.
Revenue bonds.
The authority may issue revenue bonds to finance the ethanol production facility loan program in accordance with sections 41B.08 to 41B.15, 41B.17, and 41B.18. Bonds may be refunded by the issuance of refunding bonds in the manner authorized by chapter 475.
Subd. 4.
Program requirements.
The requirements in this subdivision apply to the ethanol production facility loan program.
(a) Individuals, corporations, cooperatives, partnerships, and joint ventures may participate in the program and are not required to meet the eligibility requirements of section 41B.03, subdivision 1.
(b) Program participants may be required to pay reasonable nonrefundable application fees and origination fees established by the authority by rule under section 41B.07. Application and origination fees received by the authority must be deposited in the ethanol development fund.
(c) Total assistance provided to an ethanol production facility from appropriated funds must not exceed $500,000 or a lesser amount as provided by rules relating to the program.
(d) The interest payable on loans and loan participations made by the authority must, if funded by revenue bond proceeds, be at a rate not less than the rate on the revenue bonds, and may be established at a higher rate necessary to pay costs associated with the issuance of the revenue bonds and a proportionate share of the cost of administering the program. The interest payable on loans and loan participations funded from sources other than revenue bond proceeds must be at a rate determined by the authority.
History:
1993 c 342 s 11; 1994 c 642 s 3; 1999 c 231 s 82
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 41B — Rural Finance Authority › Section 41B.045 — Livestock Expansion And Modernization Loan Program.

41B.045 LIVESTOCK EXPANSION AND MODERNIZATION LOAN PROGRAM.
Subdivision 1.
Establishment.
The authority may establish, adopt rules for, and implement a loan program to finance livestock expansions and modernizations in the state.
Subd. 2.
Loan participation.
The authority may participate in a livestock expansion and modernization loan with an eligible lender to a livestock farmer who meets the requirements of section 41B.03, subdivision 1, clauses (1) and (2), and who are actively engaged in a livestock operation. A prospective borrower must have a total net worth, including assets and liabilities of the borrower's spouse and dependents, of less than $1,700,000 in 2017 and an amount in subsequent years which is adjusted for inflation by multiplying that amount by the cumulative inflation rate as determined by the United States All-Items Consumer Price Index.
Participation is limited to 45 percent of the principal amount of the loan or $525,000, whichever is less. The interest rates and repayment terms of the authority's participation interest may be different from the interest rates and repayment terms of the lender's retained portion of the loan.
Subd. 3.
Specifications.
Each loan participation must be secured by a mortgage on real property and such other security as the authority may require.
Subd. 4.
Application and origination fee.
The authority may impose a reasonable nonrefundable application fee for each application for a loan participation and an origination fee for each loan issued under the livestock expansion and modernization loan program. The origination fee initially shall be set at 1.5 percent and the application fee at $50. The authority may review the fees annually and make adjustments as necessary. The fees must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the Rural Finance Authority administrative account established in section 41B.03.
Subd. 5.
Interest rate.
The interest rate per annum on the livestock expansion and modernization loan participation must be at the rate of interest determined by the authority to be necessary to provide for the timely payment of principal and interest when due on bonds or other obligations of the authority issued under this chapter, to provide financing for loan participations made under the livestock expansion and modernization loan program, and to provide for reasonable and necessary costs of issuing, carrying, administering, and securing the bonds or notes and to pay the costs incurred and to be incurred by the authority in the implementation of the livestock expansion and modernization loan program.
History:
1994 c 619 s 7; 1995 c 220 s 55; 2000 c 477 s 59; 2000 c 488 art 3 s 18; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 15; 2004 c 254 s 21; 2009 c 94 art 1 s 88; 2015 c 44 s 26; 1Sp2015 c 4 art 2 s 66,67; 2017 c 88 art 2 s 63; 1Sp2019 c 1 art 2 s 14