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HF3355 • 2026

Slow the Spread program funding provided to manage spongy moth populations, and money appropriated.

Slow the Spread program funding provided to manage spongy moth populations, and money appropriated.

Agriculture Land
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Rehrauer
Last action
2026-02-17
Official status
Introduction and first reading, referred to Agriculture Finance and Policy
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details on how the money will be used for monitoring, control, and treatment or what specific actions will be taken with this funding.

Money for Moth Control

This bill provides funding for a program that manages spongy moth populations.

What This Bill Does

  • Gives $954,000 in fiscal year 2026 and another $954,000 in fiscal year 2027 to the Slow the Spread program from the environment and natural resources trust fund.
  • The money is used by the commissioner of agriculture for monitoring, control, and treatment of spongy moth populations.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who work for the Minnesota Department of Agriculture
  • Farmers and landowners in areas with spongy moth problems

Terms To Know

Spongy Moth
A type of moth that can harm trees and plants.
Slow the Spread Program
A program to control spongy moths before they spread further.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how exactly the money will be used for monitoring, control, and treatment.
  • It is unclear what specific actions or treatments will be taken with this funding.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-17 House

    Introduction and first reading, referred to Agriculture Finance and Policy

Official Summary Text

Slow the Spread program funding provided to manage spongy moth populations, and money appropriated.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
A bill for an act

relating to agriculture; appropriating money for the Slow the Spread program to

manage spongy moth populations.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.
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APPROPRIATION; SPONGY MOTH MANAGEMENT.
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$954,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $954,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from the

environment and natural resources trust fund to the commissioner of agriculture for the

Slow the Spread program for monitoring, control, and treatment of spongy moth populations.

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