Barbara McLachlan
- Democratic
- Representative
- District 59
Primary
The act creates in the department of agriculture the agricultural drought and climate resilience office (office). The office may provide voluntary technical assistance, nonregulatory programs, and incentives that increase the ability to anticipate, prepare for, mitigate, adapt to, and respond to hazardous events, trends, or disturbances related to drought or the climate. The commissioner of agriculture shall appoint the head of the office and may adopt rules necessary for the office's administration after convening a stakeholder group.Except for a program or support administered by the office to address immediate needs as a result of disaster, including wildfire and drought, or a program that was in existence on January 1, 2021:A program administered by the office must be designed to benefit bona fide agricultural producers actively engaged in agriculture; Grants awarded by the office must pay for implementation of practices to address and mitigate the impacts of climate change or drought or to provide direct adaptation support for impacted agricultural communities; and Grants must receive final approval by the state agricultural commission before a final award can be issued. The act:Annually transfers $500,000 from the severance tax operational fund to the agriculture value-added cash fund until July 1, 2029; and Appropriates $101,333 from that fund to the department of agriculture to implement the act.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Governor Signed
Sent to the Governor
Signed by the Speaker of the House
Signed by the President of the Senate
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor
Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Refer Amended to Appropriations
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture & Natural Resources
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
House Third Reading Laid Over to 04/21/2021 - No Amendments
House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Water Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Water Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only
Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Water
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Signed Act (06/24/2021) | |
| Final Act (06/16/2021) | |
| Rerevised (05/24/2021) | |
| Revised (05/21/2021) | |
| Reengrossed (04/21/2021) | |
| Engrossed (04/15/2021) | |
| Introduced (03/24/2021) | |
| PA3 (05/21/2021) | |
| PA2 (05/14/2021) | |
| PA1 (04/09/2021) | |
| Committee Amendment |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Note SA1 (05/20/2021) | |
| Fiscal Note FN1 (04/01/2021) | |
| Fiscal Note FN2 (05/04/2021) | |
| Fiscal Note FN3 (05/19/2021) | |
| Fiscal Note FN4 (09/21/2021) |
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