H.B. 15 Enrolled

APPROPRIATION FOR SOIL CONSERVATION
DISTRICTS
2000 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: James R. Gowans
AN ACT RELATING TO APPROPRIATIONS; APPROPRIATING $100,000 FROM THE
GENERAL FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000-01 TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
AND FOOD FOR DISTRIBUTION TO SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICTS; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
This act enacts uncodified material.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Appropriation.
(1) There is appropriated $100,000 from the General Fund for fiscal year 2000-01 to the
Department of Agriculture and Food for distribution to soil conservation districts organized under
Title 17A, Chapter 3, Part 8, Soil Conservation Districts, for:
(a) developing conservation plans for farmers and ranchers to keep the state's farmland
productive and rivers and lakes clean; and
(b) technical assistance for projects funded through the Agriculture Resource Development
Loan program and the Nonpoint Source Pollution program.
(2) The money appropriated in Subsection (1) may be used to pay for office space,
equipment, and expenses of soil conservation district personnel that previously had been provided
by the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Section 2. Effective date.
This act takes effect on July 1, 2000.