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H.B. 15

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APPROPRIATION FOR SOIL CONSERVATION

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DISTRICTS

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2000 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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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.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

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