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

HF 3355 appropriates $954,000 for fiscal year 2026 and another $954,000 for fiscal year 2027 from the environment and natural resources trust fund to the Minnesota Commissioner of Agriculture. The funding supports the Slow the Spread program, which directly affects agricultural areas and forests in Minnesota by enabling monitoring, control, and treatment of spongy moth populations. The bill provides concrete financial resources for managing this invasive pest, which damages trees and forest ecosystems. This is a funding measure focused on implementing existing pest management activities, not creating new regulations.