Bill > S1150

This bill appropriates funds to the Department of Agriculture and the Soil and Water Conservation Commission for fiscal years 2025 and 2026. * The Department of Agriculture receives a total of $1,836,900 for fiscal year 2026, funded from various sources including the General Fund, Agricultural Fees, Dairy Inspection Fund, Federal Grant Fund, Agricultural Inspection Fund, Invasive Species Fund, Commercial Feed and Fertilizer Fund, Quality Assurance Laboratory Services Fund, and Weights and Measures Inspection Fund, for programs such as Administration, Animal Industries, Agricultural Resources, Plant Industries, Agricultural Inspections, and Market Development. * $1,724,300 is transferred from the General Fund to the Pest Control Deficiency Fund for fiscal year 2025 to reimburse costs incurred by the Department of Agriculture's Plant Industries Program. * The Soil and Water Conservation Commission receives $1,040,500 for fiscal year 2026 from the General Fund, including $40,500 for Capital Outlay and $1,000,000 for Trustee and Benefit Payments. * Of the $1,000,000 for Trustee and Benefit Payments to the Soil and Water Conservation Commission, $1,000,000 is specifically designated for the Water Quality Program for Agriculture for fiscal year 2026, to fund cost-share financing for soil and water conservation projects. * Unexpended and unencumbered balances previously reappropriated to the Soil and Water Conservation Commission for fiscal year 2025 from the General Fund are reappropriated for fiscal year 2026 for nonrecurring expenditures related to the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program and the Water Quality Program for Agriculture. * Section 2 of the act is effective immediately upon passage and approval due to an declared emergency, while Sections 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6 are effective on July 1, 2025.