SB 774

Under current law, as part of the Soil and Water Resource Management

program, the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection provides

funding to counties for county conservation staffing. Current law specifies the

activities that county conservation staff may engage in with funding provided under

this program. This bill provides that this program may be used to fund county

conservation staff who focus on climate change and climate change resiliency. The

bill provides $1,800,000 in GPR funding for this purpose. Under the bill, a county

that seeks funding for this purpose must specifically indicate so in its annual grant

request.