1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 2323, the delete everything amendment
1.2(A09-0462), as follows:
1.3Page 204, delete section 1 and insert

1.4    "Section 1. [17.1195] BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS TESTING GRANTS.
1.5    Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section the following terms
1.6have the meanings given.
1.7    (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture.
1.8    (c) "Corporate owner of cattle" means an owner of cattle subject to tax under section
1.9290.06, subdivision 1, and also a shareholder of an S corporation under section 290.9725.
1.10    Subd. 2. Bovine tuberculosis testing grants. (a) The commissioner is authorized to
1.11make grants to owners of cattle in Minnesota to offset a portion of the cost of tuberculosis
1.12testing performed on the cattle. For corporate owners of cattle, the grant equals 25 percent
1.13of the tuberculosis testing expenses incurred during the calendar year. For all other
1.14owners, the grant equals 50 percent of tuberculosis testing expenses incurred during the
1.15calendar year.
1.16(b) The commissioner may specify a time and manner for cattle owners to apply
1.17for grants under this section, and may request supporting documentation of actual testing
1.18expenses. Applications received by January 31 relating to testing expenses incurred in
1.19the previous calendar year are eligible for grants. The commissioner must issue grants by
1.20March 1.
1.21(c) If applications for grants exceed the amount available for the fiscal year, the
1.22commissioner must proportionally adjust all grant amounts so that the amount awarded for
1.23the year does not exceed the amount available.
1.24EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

1.25    Sec. 2. [17.1197] BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS GRANTS; SPLIT STATE STATUS.
2.1    Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section the following terms
2.2have the meanings given.
2.3    (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture.
2.4(c) "Owner" means an individual or corporation, including a shareholder of an S
2.5corporation under section 290.9725, who owned a herd of animals subject to a whole-herd
2.6test for bovine tuberculosis in calendar years 2006 through 2008 and located in the
2.7modified accredited zone established as part of Minnesota's split state status as approved
2.8by the United States Department of Agriculture and effective October 10, 2008.
2.9(e) "Animals" means cattle, bison, and goats.
2.10    Subd. 2. Bovine tuberculosis split state grants. (a) The commissioner is
2.11authorized to make annual grants to owners to offset a portion of the cost of tuberculosis
2.12testing performed on animals. The annual grant amount for each owner equals $25 per
2.13animal multiplied by the largest number of animals tested as part of any whole-herd test
2.14of the owner's animals occurring during the years 2006 through 2008 as reported by the
2.15Board of Animal Health.
2.16(b) The commissioner may specify a time and manner for owners to apply for grants
2.17under this section, and may request supporting documentation of actual testing expenses.
2.18(c) If applications for grants exceed the amount available for the fiscal year, the
2.19commissioner must proportionally adjust all grant amounts so that the amount awarded for
2.20the year does not exceed the amount available.
2.21(d) The grants made under this subdivision shall be made annually after July 1
2.22and before July 15, beginning in 2010, until terminated under this paragraph. The
2.23commissioner's authority to make grants under this subdivision terminates in the year
2.24following the calendar year when the Board of Animal Health certifies that the state is
2.25free of bovine tuberculosis.
2.26EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment."
2.27Page 222, line 17, after the period insert "Of this amount, the commissioner may use
2.28up to five percent for administrative expenses related to the grant program."
2.29Page 222, line 21, delete "17.1195." and insert "17.1197. Of this amount, the
2.30commissioner may use up to five percent for administrative expenses related to the grant
2.31program."
2.32Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
2.33Amend the title accordingly