House Bill 285 Summary

• Appropriates $20,000,000 from the General Fund to the Water Management Account for the period July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019.

• Appropriates an additional $1,000,000 from the General Fund for water quality data collection, monitoring, flood-damaged stream channel repair, flood risk reduction, and flood prevention projects.

• Allocates up to $200,000 of the flood management funds for monitoring and data analysis in the upper Snake/Rock Creek subbasin to support nutrient total maximum daily loads (TMDL) objectives, coordinated with the Department of Environmental Quality and United States Geological Survey.

• Establishes a competitive, matching grant process for flood prevention and stream repair projects requiring 50% matching funds from non-state parties, with priority given statewide and grants allowed to exceed $50,000 at board discretion.

• Declares the act an emergency measure effective upon passage and approval.