H.B. 15

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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 $600,000 FROM 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 There is appropriated $600,000 from the General Fund for fiscal year 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 (1) developing conservation plans for farmers and ranchers to keep the state's farmland
17 productive and rivers and lakes clean;
18 (2) technical assistance for projects funded through the Agriculture Resource Development
19 Loan program and the Nonpoint Source Pollution program;
20 (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.
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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