(HB 1225)
Update references to the
South Dakota natural resources conservation fund.
Section
1.
That
§
38-7-25
be amended to read as follows:
38-7-25.
There is hereby created a special fund known as the coordinated
soil and water
natural
resources
conservation fund. All money in the coordinated
soil and water
natural resources
conservation fund is dedicated for the purposes identified in the South Dakota
Coordinated Soil
and Water Conservation Plan
coordinated natural resources plan
. Interest earned on money in the
fund shall be deposited in the fund.
Section
2.
That
§
38-7-26
be amended to read as follows:
38-7-26.
The coordinated
soil and water
natural resources
conservation fund
shall consist
consists
of money transferred from the unclaimed tax refunds from the sale of motor fuel for
nonhighway agricultural uses in the motor fuel tax fund as provided in § 10-47A-11, and all public
and private sources including legislative appropriations or federal grants.
Section
3.
That
§
38-7-27
be amended to read as follows:
38-7-27.
The
Coordinated Soil and Water Conservation Program
coordinated natural resources
conservation program
is hereby established. Under this program, the State Conservation
Commission may grant funds from the coordinated
soil and water
natural resources
conservation
fund. The Conservation Commission shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 for
administration, terms, and conditions for the disbursement of grants to conservation districts and
to establish criteria for the selection of projects to receive grants through the
Coordinated Soil and
Water Conservation Program
coordinated natural resources conservation program
.
Section
4.
That
§
38-7-28
be amended to read as follows:
38-7-28.
The Division of Resource Conservation and Forestry of the Department of Agriculture
shall implement and administer the
Coordinated Soil and Water Conservation Program
coordinated
natural resources conservation program
. Expenses associated with administration of this program
and other purposes as authorized by chapter 38-7 and chapter 38-8 shall be expended from the
coordinated
soil and water
natural resources
conservation fund as determined in the general
appropriations act according to Title 4.
Section
5.
That
§
10-47B-149
be amended to read as follows:
10-47B-149.
At the beginning of each month, the secretary shall make adjustments to the motor
fuel tax fund balance in the following manner:
10-47B-154. The Legislature finds that not all motor fuel taxes which qualify for the nonhighway agricultural motor fuel tax refund are, in fact, refunded under the procedure set forth in this chapter. The Legislature further finds that a certain amount of these unclaimed tax refunds from the sale of motor fuel for nonhighway agricultural uses should be utilized for agricultural
purposes in a manner which benefits both agriculture and the citizens of the state by preserving its
natural resources. Therefore, the Legislature declares that an amount equal to thirty-five percent
of the claimed refunds authorized by § 10-47B-119, not to exceed one million five hundred
thousand dollars in any single fiscal year, represents the amount of unclaimed tax refunds from the
sale of motor fuel tax for nonhighway agricultural uses. The Legislature further declares that it is
the policy of this state to use these funds, representing the unclaimed tax refunds from the sale of
motor fuel for nonhighway agricultural purposes, to implement the
Coordinated Soil and Water
Conservation Program
coordinated natural resources conservation program
.