Bill > H0325

This bill appropriates a total of $51,183,300 to the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year 2024, covering the period from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024. * **Administration:** $3,133,400 appropriated from the General Fund, Administration and Accounting Services Fund, and Facilities Maintenance Fund for administrative and accounting services, and facilities maintenance. * **Animal Industries:** $7,428,500 appropriated from various funds including the General Fund, Agricultural Inspection Fund, Agricultural Fees Livestock Disease Control Fund, Agricultural Fees Dairy Inspection Fund, Agricultural Fees Egg Inspection Fund, Agricultural Fees Commercial Fisheries Fund, Agricultural Fees Poultry Inspection Fund, Seminars and Publications Fund, and Federal Grant Fund for animal health and inspection programs. * **Agricultural Resources:** $4,328,000 appropriated from the General Fund, Agricultural Fees Pesticides Fund, and Federal Grant Fund for programs related to agricultural resources, including pesticide management. * **Plant Industries:** $17,120,500 appropriated from the General Fund, Agricultural Inspection Fund, Invasive Species Fund, Agricultural Fees Commercial Feed and Fertilizer Fund, Agricultural Fees Honey Advertising Fund, Agricultural Fees Hemp Fund, Quality Assurance Laboratory Services Fund, and Federal Grant Fund for plant health, invasive species control, and related services. * **Agricultural Inspections:** $14,005,600 appropriated from the General Fund, Weights and Measures Inspection Fund, Agricultural Fees Organic Food Products Fund, and Agricultural Fees Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Inspection Fund for various agricultural inspection programs. * **Market Development:** $4,539,100 appropriated from the General Fund, Agricultural Inspection Fund, Seminars and Publications Fund, Rural Economic Development Integrated Freight Transportation Fund, Revolving Loans Fund, and Federal Grant Fund for market development initiatives. * **Animal Damage Control:** $428,100 appropriated from the General Fund and Animal Damage Control Fund for animal damage control activities. * **Sheep and Goat Health Board:** $200,100 appropriated from the General Fund and Agricultural Fees Sheep and Goat Health Fund for the Sheep and Goat Health Board. The bill also authorizes the Department of Agriculture to maintain up to 225 full-time equivalent positions and directs the department to maximize the use of funds for the watercraft inspection program to prevent the spread of invasive aquatic species, with specific reporting requirements. All funds are subject to accountability reports and management reviews.