WI AB875

Expands Wisconsin's Soil and Water Resource Management program to allow funding for county conservation staff who primarily focus on climate change and climate change resiliency

Appropriates $1,800,000 in General Purpose Revenue (GPR) for fiscal year 2026-27 to support these climate-focused county land conservation personnel

Requires counties seeking climate change personnel funding to specifically indicate this request in their annual grant application to the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

Amends existing county land conservation grant eligibility to include the new climate change personnel appropriation as an allowable funding source