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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
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:
(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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources § 14-32-8-7 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-14-natural-and-cultural-resources/in-code-sect-14-32-8-7/
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