2020 - Buffer Law (Pine SWCD)

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Clean Water Fund

Recipient

Pine SWCD

Recipient Type

Local/Regional Government

Status

Completed

Start Date

January 2020

End Date

February 2023

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Pine

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Conflict of Interest Contact

Annie Felix-Gerth

Project Details: 2020 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

The Laws of Minnesota 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7(f)

Appropriation Language

(f) $4,750,000 the first year and $4,750,000 the second year are to purchase, restore, or preserve riparian land adjacent to lakes, rivers, streams, and tributaries, by easements or contracts, to keep water on the land to decrease sediment, pollutant, and nutrient transport; reduce hydrologic impacts to surface waters; and increase infiltration for groundwater recharge. Up to $507,000 is for deposit in a monitoring and enforcement account.

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Other Funds Leveraged

Direct expenses

$1,883

Administration costs

$1,883

Number of full time equivalents funded

0.117337165

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

These grants provide funding and assistance for buffer law implementation. Eligible activities include assistance to support drainage system mapping and map review, landowner outreach, landowner technical and financial assistance, equipment purchases, and other buffer law implementation activities.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Funds used for implementation of Buffer Law within the county.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved

achieved proposed outcomes

Source of Additional Funds

LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS

Recipient Board Members

Dan Benzie, Doug Odegard, Gerald Weis, Jerry Telker, Kelly Henry

Project Manager

Jill

Carlier

Pine SWCD