HF 3941 Summary

• Establishes a soil and water conservation district grant program administered by the Board of Water and Soil Resources to provide financial support to soil and water conservation districts.

• Distributes grant funds in three equal portions: base grants to all districts, grants to districts in lowest-value counties, and competitive grants based on performance and environmental outcomes.

• Appropriates $4,500,000 in fiscal year 2021, with increasing bases of $9,000,000 (2022), $15,000,000 (2023), and $18,000,000 (2024 and thereafter).

• Requires Clean Water Council to recommend additional funding of $6,000,000 (fiscal year 2022) and $3,000,000 (fiscal year 2023) to soil and water conservation districts.

• Modifies existing appropriations to Board of Water and Soil Resources, adjusting total funding from $126,743,000 to $134,518,000 across various water quality and conservation programs.