HB 1484 Summary

• Appropriates $779,349 from the State General Fund and $2,580,563 from special funds to the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission for fiscal year 2015 (July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015).

• Authorizes 12 permanent full-time positions and 4 time-limited full-time positions for the commission.

• Allocates up to $65,000 for a Beaver Control Cost Share program to be administered on a matching basis with county governments.

• Provides $1,000 salary increases for full-time employees earning less than $30,000 annually who have not received a raise since July 1, 2010.

• Authorizes the commission to escalate its budget up to $750,000 from any funding source and to retain and expend proceeds from equipment sales for purchasing equipment.