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Committee backs making Utah pollinator pilot program permanent, raises grant cost-share
Summary
Lawmakers advanced HB 251 to remove the sunset on Utah's pollinator pilot program, increase grant cost-share rates and authorize the Department of Agriculture to scale outreach and seed production.
The House Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environmental Standing Committee on Feb. 3, 2025, recommended HB 251, a bill to convert Utah’s pollinator pilot program into a permanent Pollinator Habitat Program and to adjust grant cost-share terms.
Why it matters: Agency presenters said native pollinators support crops and native ecosystems and that the pilot produced measurable take-up across farm, ranch and private landscapes. Sponsors and the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food said making the program permanent will allow continued seed production, outreach and larger-scale habitat projects that can build drought-resilient landscapes.
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