Purpose

This bill provides funding support for the Loggers Safety Grant Program. It allocates money from the state’s general fund to help fund safety grants for loggers, clarifying the source and amount of the funding for a specified time period.

Main provisions

• Appropriates $500,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $500,000 in fiscal year 2027 from the general fund.
• Funds are to be provided to the Commissioner of Labor and Industry.
• The money is for the Loggers Safety Grant Program, as described in Minnesota Laws 2021 First Special Session, chapter 10, article 3, section 21.
• The appropriation is established in Section 1 of the bill.

Relationship to existing law / Changes

• This bill additively funds the existing Loggers Safety Grant Program by providing two years of specified funding.
• It references and continues support for the program as laid out in the cited 2021 law, aligning the new appropriations with that program’s framework.

Financial summary

• Total new funding: $1,000,000 over two fiscal years ($500,000 in FY2026 and $500,000 in FY2027).
• Source: General fund.
• Administered by: Commissioner of Labor and Industry.

Significance

• Strengthens financial support for safety initiatives for loggers.
• Does not create a new program or modify program rules; it expands funding for the existing Loggers Safety Grant Program.

Relevant Terms loggers safety grant program general fund commissioner of labor and industry Minnesota Laws 2021 First Special Session chapter 10 article 3 section 21 appropriations fiscal year 2026 fiscal year 2027 Section 1 Labor and Industry grant program