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Committee hears HB 830 to create $10,000 emergency cost‑share pilot for private landowners
Summary
House Bill 830 would create a $10,000 cost-share pilot (state pays $7,500; owner matches $2,500) administered by conservation districts to provide rapid help after localized natural events; proponents argued it fills a gap where federal/state aid is too slow or unavailable.
Representative Jane Weber, sponsor of House Bill 830, told the House Local Government Committee the bill establishes an "emergency quick response assistance" pilot to help ranchers, farmers and private landowners recover from localized natural events such as microbursts, floods, windstorms and wildfires. Under the pilot, a landowner outside an incorporated municipality could access up to $10,000 in contracted assistance with a 25% match. "So really it's a match with $7,500 from the state and $2,500 by the landowner," Weber said.
Weber explained the program would be triggered when county commissioners sign an emergency resolution…
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