First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
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SENATE ENROLLED ACT No. 211
AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning natural and cultural
resources.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SECTION 1. IC 14-32-8-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.175-2006,
SECTION 18, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. The purpose of the program is to provide
financial assistance to:
(1) soil and water conservation districts;
(2) land occupiers; and
(3) conservation groups;
to implement conservation practices to reduce nonpoint sources of
water pollution through education, technical assistance, training, and
cost sharing programs and to manage invasive plant species.
SECTION 2. IC 14-32-8-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.129-2011,
SECTION 6, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7. Money in the fund may be spent in the
following ways:
(1) To increase district technical assistance in local conservation
efforts.
(2) To develop an environmental stewardship program to assist
land occupiers in complying with environmental regulations
voluntarily.
(3) To qualify for federal matching funds.
(4) To provide for the following cost sharing programs:
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(A) A program to encourage land occupiers to implement
conservation practices to reduce nutrient, pesticide, and
sediment runoff.
(B) Programs that encourage land occupiers to implement
nutrient management programs by sharing the cost of any of
the following:
(i) Fencing for intensive grazing systems.
(ii) Purchasing nutrient management equipment.
(iii) Voluntary environmental audits.
(iv) Other similar expenditures related to nutrient
management.
(5) To provide matching grants to districts for the following:
(A) Professional watershed coordinators to facilitate and
administer local watershed protection projects.
(B) District managers to administer district conservation
policies and programs.
(6) To increase state technical and capacity building assistance to
districts and local conservation efforts by providing for the
following:
(A) Capacity building specialists to train district personnel in
grant writing, grant administration, and leadership
development.
(B) Conservation education specialists to help implement
district conservation education efforts.
(C) Urban storm water specialists to provide technical
assistance to developers to contain soil erosion on construction
sites.
(7) To make distributions as provided under section 8 of this
chapter.
(8) Implementation of geographic information systems (GIS) or
similar technology.
(9) To provide for the management of invasive plant species.
SEA 211 President of the Senate
President Pro Tempore
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Governor of the State of Indiana
Date: Time:
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