Bill > HB1366

This bill repeals the "Missouri Economic Diversification and Afforestation Act of 1990," which was a comprehensive state program designed to promote agroforestry and environmental conservation. The bill eliminates multiple sections of existing law (sections 252.300 to 252.333) that established an agroforestry program aimed at encouraging soil conservation, improving water and air quality, enhancing wildlife habitat, and creating job opportunities. Under the original law, the Missouri Department of Conservation could enter into agreements with landowners to provide incentive payments for implementing agroforestry practices like alley cropping, forested-riparian buffers, silvopasture, and windbreaks. The program would have paid landowners for up to ten years to use their eligible land for these environmental and agricultural purposes. The bill maintains a provision requiring the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Conservation to develop an interagency plan for using authorized funds, but removes the specific details and requirements of the original agroforestry program. By repealing these sections, the bill effectively eliminates the state's structured approach to promoting agroforestry and related environmental and economic development initiatives.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Government Affairs

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB1366&year=2025&code=R