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Committee reviews changes to Sustainable Farms and Fields grant program
Summary
Senate Bill 5391 would adjust allowable uses, prioritization criteria and the timing for updating a carbon-equivalency metric for the Sustainable Farms and Fields grant program administered by the State Conservation Commission.
The House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee held a public hearing Tuesday on Senate Bill 5391, which would revise the Sustainable Farms and Fields grant program by (1) changing allowable uses of grant funds, (2) adding project prioritization for energy- and fuel-use reductions, and (3) delaying the timing for an updated carbon-equivalency metric until just before the program implements upfront carbon-storage payments.
Rebecca Lewis, staff to the committee, summarized the bill’s three main changes and said it removes a narrowly worded provision on compost‑spreading equipment while retaining the ability to fund equipment purchases more generally. “The bill removes from that list a provision specific to…
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