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Chief Patron: Lewis
Virginia Natural Resources Commitment Fund

Item 362 #6s

Item 362 #6s

First Year - FY2019 Second Year - FY2020
Natural Resources
Department of Conservation and Recreation FY2019 $57,480,000 FY2020 $57,480,000 GF

Language
Page 322, line 44, strike "$58,023,080" and insert "$115,503,080".
Page 322, line 44, strike "$35,490,781" and insert "$92,970,781".

Page 324, following line 6, insert:

"4.  Of the additional amount provided by the general fund, $57,480,000 in each year shall be transferred to the Virginia Natural Resources Commitment Fund, a subfund of the Water Quality Improvement Fund  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the funds transferred to the Virginia Natural Resources Commitment Fund shall be distributed by the department upon approval of the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board in accordance with the board's developed policies, as follows:  $50,600,000 shall be used for matching grants for Agricultural Best Management Practices on lands in the Commonwealth exclusively or partly within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, $30,360,000 shall be used for matching grants for Agricultural Best Management Practices on lands in the Commonwealth exclusively or part within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, $20,240,000 shall be used for matching grants for Agricultural Best Management Practices on lands in the Commonwealth exclusively outside the Chesapeake Bay watershed, $6,880,000 shall be appropriated for Technical Assistance for Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Districts."



Explanation

(This amendment provides an additional $57.5 million GF in each year to the Virginia Natural Resources Commitment Fund in order to provide adequate funding for the Agriculture Best Management Practices cost share assistance program in FY19 and FY20.)