House Journal: Page 1747: Monday, April 24, 2000
23 agriculture and land stewardship for the fiscal year
24 beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001, the
25 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary,
26 to be used for the purposes designated:
27 1. To implement a conservation reserve enhancement
28 program to restore and construct wetlands for the
29 purposes of intercepting tile line runoff, reducing
30 nutrient loss, improving water quality, and enhancing
31 agricultural production practices:
32 $ 1,500,000
33 2. For implementation of a program that provides
34 multi-objective resource protections for flood
35 control, water quality, erosion control, and natural
36 resource conservation:
37 $ 1,450,000
38 3. To initiate a statewide voluntary farm
39 management demonstration program to demonstrate the
40 effectiveness and adaptability of emerging practices
41 in agronomy that protect water resources and provide
42 other environmental benefits:
43 $ 850,000
44 4. For assisting farm operators in applying for
45 project grants associated with the statewide voluntary
46 farm management demonstration program:
47 $ 50,000
48 5. For assistance in writing plans for the
49 reclamation of lands and water which were mined for
50 coal or affected by mining processes:
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1 $ 50,000
2 6. For deposit in the alternative drainage system
3 assistance fund created in section 159.29A to be used
4 for purposes of supporting the alternative drainage
5 system assistance program as provided in section
6 159.29B:
7 $ 1,300,000
8 Of the amount appropriated in this section,
9 $300,000 shall be allocated to drainage district 176
10 to provide cost-share assistance for closing
11 agricultural drainage wells and constructing
12 alternative drainage systems in order to assist in
13 raising the level of cost-share payments to 75 percent
14 of the cost of the projects.
15 7. To provide financial assistance for the
16 establishment of permanent soil and water conservation
17 practices:
18 $ 2,000,000
19 a. Not more than 5 percent of the moneys
20 appropriated in this subsection may be allocated for
21 cost-sharing to abate complaints filed under section
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