91#1c (VDACS) Asian Soybean Rust. HB1650

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2007 Session

Budget Amendments - HB1650 (Conference Report)

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Asian Soybean Rust

Item 91 #1c

Item 91 #1c	First Year - FY2007	Second Year - FY2008
Agriculture And Forestry
Agriculture and Consumer Services, Department of	FY2007 $0	FY2008 $50,000	GF

Language
Page 92, line 28, strike "$3,956,158" and insert "$4,006,158".

Explanation
(This amendment provides $50,000 from the general fund for additional early detection and monitoring programs for Asian soybean rust. The fungus was identified in Virginia in October of 2006, and can reduce soybean yields by as much as 80.0 percent if left uncontrolled. With one-half million acres planted, soybeans are Virginia's largest acreage row crop and the largest crop export.)

Item 91

Item 91	First Year - FY2007	Second Year - FY2008
Plant Pest and Disease Control (53500)	$4,256,158	$3,956,158
Plant Pest and Disease Prevention and Control Services (53504)	FY2007 $4,256,158	FY2008 $3,956,158
Fund Sources:
General	FY2007 $2,073,548	FY2008 $1,773,548
Special	FY2007 $867,747	FY2008 $867,747
Federal Trust	FY2007 $1,314,863	FY2008 $1,314,863

Authority: Title 3.1, Chapters 13, 17, 17.2, 22.1, 22.2, 38, and 39; Title 15.2, Chapter 18, Code of Virginia.

Out of the amounts included for Plant Pest and Disease Control, $300,000 in the first year from the general fund is appropriated to support the eradication of hydrilla on Lake Gaston, the Potomac River and other bodies of water as identified by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

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