Bill > S1373

This bill appropriates additional funds to the Soil and Water Conservation Commission for fiscal year 2025, totaling $1,103,200, to support the Water Quality Program for Agriculture. * **General Fund:** $1,099,700 is appropriated for trustee and personnel benefit costs. Of this amount, $1,000,000 is specifically designated for the Water Quality Program for Agriculture to fund cost-share financing for soil and water conservation projects, water delivery and drainage improvements, and the implementation of agricultural best management practices. * **Resource Conservation and Rangeland Development Fund:** $3,500 is appropriated for trustee and personnel benefit costs. * **Reappropriation Authority:** Up to $5,000,000 from the General Fund is reappropriated for nonrecurring expenditures related to the Water Quality Program for Agriculture for fiscal year 2025. This reappropriation authority is for unexpended and unencumbered balances from fiscal year 2024. The funding is for the period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. The bill declares an emergency and takes effect on July 1, 2024.