Last Action | 02/23/21: to Committee on Committees (H) |
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Title | AN ACT relating to soil conservation and making an appropriation therefor. |
Bill Documents | Introduced |
Bill Request Number | 1611 |
Sponsors | N. Kulkarni, A. Scott |
Summary of Original Version | Create new sections of KRS Chapter 262 to establish a Healthy Soils Program and a Healthy Soils Program fund in the Department for Natural Resources, Division of Conservation; require the department to provide technical advice and assistance, assist with soil health assessments and soil health plans; require the commissioner to approve applications for grants and other types of financial assistance under the Healthy Soils Program; authorize the department to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the Healthy Soils Program and the Healthy Soils Program fund; amend KRS 146.100 to require the director of the Division of Conservation to have experience in healthy soil practices; amend KRS 224.71-110 to require the Agriculture Water Quality Authority to promote soil restoration and include an organic agriculture organization among appointments to the authority and add healthy soil practices as a committee; amend KRS 262.010 to define "healthy soil practices," "soil health," "soil health assessment, "and "watershed health"; amend KRS 262.020 to add restoration, biological diversity, watershed health, and healthy soil practices to the purpose of soil and water conservation districts; amend KRS 262.748 and 262.778 to conform; APPROPRIATION. |
Index Headings of Original Version |
Environment and Conservation - Healthy Soils Program, Healthy Soils Program fund, Division of Conservation, establishment Forests and Forestry - Healthy soil practices, Division of Conservation, requirements for director Pollution - Healthy Soils Program, Healthy Soils Program fund, Division of Conservation, establishment Water Supply - Watershed health and biodiversity, conservation district goals Agriculture - Healthy Soils Program, funding for farmers Appropriations - Healthy Soils Program, funding for farmers |
02/23/21 |
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