H.B. 276 Enrolled

CONSERVATION DISTRICT TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE APPROPRIATION
1998 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: Bradley T. Johnson
AN ACT RELATING TO APPROPRIATIONS; APPROPRIATING $400,000 FROM THE
GENERAL FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998-99 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.
There is appropriated $400,000 from the General Fund for fiscal year 1998-99 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:
(1) developing conservation plans for farmers and ranchers to keep the state's farmland
productive and rivers and lakes clean;
(2) engineering for loans from the Agriculture Resource Development Loan program and
the Nonpoint Source Pollution program;
(3) helping counties and cities to identify critical natural resources and development
constraints;
(4) educating the state's consumers about the necessity of important agricultural lands and
protecting the state's natural resources; and
(5) providing technical assistance to implement best management practices in carrying out
state and federal conservation programs.
Section 2. Effective date.
This act takes effect on July 1, 1998.