General Fund Transfer Agriculture And Drought Resiliency

The bill creates the agriculture and drought resiliency fund , and directs the state treasurer to transfer $3 million from the general fund to the fund , and appropriates the money from the fund to the . The department of agriculture , which will use the fund to engage in activities that promote the ability of the state to anticipate, prepare for, mitigate, adapt to, or respond to any event, trend, or climatological disturbance related to drought or climate. The department will distribute $15,000 from the fund to each conservation district. The fund is repealed, effective September 1, 2022.

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(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)