SB 220

This bill creates an unfunded appropriation from the environmental fund for

the purpose of providing grants to the Fenwood Creek pilot project in Marathon

County to reduce watershed phosphorus and sediment levels. The bill requires the

Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection to request that the Joint

Committee on Finance supplement this appropriation in each year of the 2023-25

fiscal biennium for this purpose, in an amount up to $607,000 in each year. The bill

also requires DATCP to include a request for funding for this purpose in its 2025-27

budget request. Under the bill, DATCP must also submit reports to the legislature

before the end of the 2024, 2025, and 2026 fiscal years on how the grant money has

been spent and the results of the Fenwood Creek pilot project in reducing watershed

phosphorus and sediment levels.