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Bill to double riparian weed‑control funding draws broad support over compact, conservation concerns
Summary
LB145 would raise the Noxious Weed and Invasive Plant Species Assistance Fund from $3 million to $6 million to support riparian vegetation management across Nebraska. County weed managers, NRDs, conservation groups and agricultural organizations said funding gaps threaten progress controlling phragmites and meeting Republican River Compact obligations.
Senator Theresa Ibach (District 44) introduced LB145 to increase funding for the Noxious Weed and Invasive Plant Species Assistance Fund from $3,000,000 to $6,000,000 beginning fiscal year 2025‑26, and to require the Department of Agriculture to implement the statute as the Legislature intended. She said the program helps manage vegetation in stream floodplains and tributaries and noted the Department did not distribute grants in the most recent cycle though funds had been legislated.
Testimony in support was extensive and bipartisan. Don Batie…
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