H.B. 15

1

APPROPRIATION FOR SOIL CONSERVATION
2 DISTRICTS
3 2000 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: James R. Gowans
6 AN ACT RELATING TO APPROPRIATIONS; APPROPRIATING S [ $600,000 ] $100,000 s FROM
6a THE
7 GENERAL FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000-01 TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
8 AND FOOD FOR DISTRIBUTION TO SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICTS; AND
9 PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
10 This act enacts uncodified material.
11 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
12 Section 1. Appropriation.
13 h (1) h There is appropriated S [ $600,000 ] $100,000 s from the General Fund for fiscal year
13a 2000-01 to the
14 Department of Agriculture and Food for distribution to soil conservation districts organized under
15 Title 17A, Chapter 3, Part 8, Soil Conservation Districts, for:
16 h [ (1) ] (a) h developing conservation plans for farmers and ranchers to keep the state's
16a farmland
17 productive and rivers and lakes clean; h AND h
18 h [ (2) ] (b) h technical assistance for projects funded through the Agriculture Resource
18a Development
19 Loan program and the Nonpoint Source Pollution program h [ ; ] . h
20 h [ (3) helping counties and cities identify critical natural resources and development
21 constraints;
22 (4) educating the state's consumers about the necessity of important agricultural lands and
23 protecting the state's natural resources; and
24 (5) technical assistance to implement best management practices in carrying out state and
25 federal conservation programs ]
25a (2) THE MONEY APPROPRIATED IN SUBSECTION (1) MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR OFFICE
25b SPACE, EQUIPMENT, AND EXPENSES OF SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICT PERSONNEL THAT h

25c h PREVIOUSLY HAD BEEN PROVIDED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NATURAL
25d RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE h .
26 Section 2. Effective date.
27 This act takes effect on July 1, 2000.

Legislative Review Note
as of 12-28-99 4:22 PM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

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