SB3918 Summary

• Appropriates $119,372,000 total to the Department of Agriculture for fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, comprising $47,917,600 from General Funds, $58,047,900 from Other State Funds, and $13,406,500 from Federal Funds

• Funds core departmental operations including administrative services, agriculture regulation, computer services, animal industries, meat and poultry inspection, and land and water resources management

• Allocates $10,200,000 for food safety modernization and state cooperative extension services, plus $7,851,000 from cannabis regulation funds for cannabis regulation and tax act implementation

• Provides $7,456,600 for weights and measures operations and $9,271,400 for pesticide control and agricultural pest management programs

• Funds Springfield and Du Quoin state fairgrounds operations totaling $14,477,400, plus $3,000,000-$4,500,000 for soil and water conservation district grants