H.F. 1928 Summary

• Appropriates $262.7 million from the Clean Water Fund for fiscal years 2020-2021 ($134.1 million in FY2020 and $128.6 million in FY2021) for water quality and protection projects across multiple state agencies.

• Allocates funds to Department of Agriculture ($11.5 million biennium) for pesticide monitoring, nutrient management, irrigation assistance, and agricultural water quality certification programs.

• Distributes $67.8 million (FY2020) and $62.3 million (FY2021) to Department of Natural Resources for stream monitoring, lake assessments, watershed protection, aquifer protection, and geologic atlas development.

• Provides Board of Water and Soil Resources with $67.8 million (FY2020) and $62.3 million (FY2021) for performance-based grants to local governments for surface water restoration, groundwater protection, riparian land conservation, and drinking water source protection.

• Establishes funding for Pollution Control Agency ($24.5 million biennium), Department of Health ($6.9 million biennium), and other agencies for water quality assessments, wastewater treatment infrastructure, subsurface sewage system upgrades, chloride pollution reduction, and drinking water source protection.