Amendments for HB24-1249
House Journal, March 12
7 HB24-1249 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to
8 the Committee on Finance with favorable
9 recommendation:
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11 Amend printed bill, page 3, strike lines 21 through 27 and substitute:
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13 "(b) "QUALIFIED STEWARDSHIP PRACTICE" MEANS ANY
14 AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE, AS SPECIFIED BY RULES ISSUED BY THE
15 COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, THAT MAY
16 INCLUDE A GRAZING OR CROPPING PRACTICE THAT IMPROVES SOIL HEALTH,
17 IMPROVES WATER RETENTION AND DROUGHT RESILIENCE, OR CREATES
18 MORE DIVERSE AND BENEFICIAL ECOSYSTEMS WHILE MAINTAINING THE
19 PRODUCTIVITY OF THE FARM OR RANCH, INCLUDING ROTATIONAL CROPS,
20 REDUCED TILLAGE, NO TILLAGE, COVER CROPPING, INTEGRATING
21 MANAGED LIVESTOCK GRAZING ON CROPLAND, RANGE IMPROVEMENTS,
22 INTERSEEDING, OR COMPOST APPLICATION.".
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24 Page 4, strike lines 12 through 27 and substitute:
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26 "(I) A MINIMUM OF FIVE DOLLARS AND A MAXIMUM OF
27 SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS PER ACRE OF LAND SUBJECT TO ONE QUALIFIED
28 STEWARDSHIP PRACTICE, AS SPECIFIED BY RULE ISSUED BY THE
29 COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, LIMITED TO A
30 MAXIMUM CREDIT AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
31 PER INCOME TAX YEAR;
32 (II) A MINIMUM OF TEN DOLLARS AND A MAXIMUM OF ONE
33 HUNDRED DOLLARS PER ACRE OF LAND SUBJECT TO TWO QUALIFIED
34 STEWARDSHIP PRACTICES, AS SPECIFIED BY RULE ISSUED BY THE
35 COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, LIMITED TO A
36 MAXIMUM CREDIT AMOUNT OF TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS PER
37 INCOME TAX YEAR; AND
38 (III) A MINIMUM OF FIFTEEN DOLLARS AND A MAXIMUM OF ONE
39 HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS PER ACRE OF LAND SUBJECT TO THREE OR MORE
40 QUALIFIED STEWARDSHIP PRACTICES, AS SPECIFIED BY RULE ISSUED BY THE
41 COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, LIMITED TO A
42 MAXIMUM CREDIT AMOUNT OF THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS PER
43 INCOME TAX YEAR.".
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45 Page 5, strike line 1 and substitute:
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47 "(b) THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE MAY ONLY ISSUE TAX
48 CREDIT CERTIFICATES TO A QUALIFIED TAXPAYER:".
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50 Page 7, after line 17 insert:
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52 "(8) THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
53 MAY ISSUE RULES TO ADMINISTER THIS SECTION, INCLUDING SPECIFYING
1 REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPLEMENTING AND DEMONSTRATING QUALIFIED
2 STEWARDSHIP PRACTICES, AND MAY ISSUE TAX CREDIT CERTIFICATES
3 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.".
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5 Renumber succeeding subsection accordingly.
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House Journal, April 24
21 HB24-1249 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to
22 the Committee of the Whole with favorable
23 recommendation:
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25 Amend printed bill, page 7, line 7, strike "FIVE" and substitute "TWO".
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27 Strike "TEN" and substitute "THREE" on: Page 6, lines 23 and 25.
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29 Page 7, after line 18 insert:
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31 "SECTION 2. Appropriation. For the 2024-25 state fiscal year,
32 $17,117 is appropriated to the department of agriculture for use by the
33 agricultural services division. This appropriation is from the general fund
34 and is based on an assumption that the division will require an additional
35 0.1 FTE. To implement this act, the division may use this appropriation
36 for the conservation services division.".
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38 Renumber succeeding section accordingly.
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40 Page 1, line 102, strike "PRACTICES." and substitute "PRACTICES, AND,
41 IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.".
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House Journal, April 26
33 Amendment No. 1, Appropriations Report, dated April 25, 2024, and
34 placed in member's bill file; Report also printed in House Journal,
35 April 25, 2024.
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37 Amendment No. 2, Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Report, dated
38 March 11, 2024, and placed in member's bill file; Report also printed in
39 House Journal, March 12, 2024.
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41 Amendment No. 3, by Assistant Minority Leader Winter:
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43 Amend the Agriculture, Water and Natural Resources Committee Report,
44 dated March 11, 2024, page 2, line 14, strike "SECTION."." and substitute
45 "SECTION. BEFORE PROMULGATING ANY RULES, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
46 INITIATE A PUBLIC STAKEHOLDER PROCESS TO ADVISE THE COMMISSIONER
47 ABOUT THE REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPLEMENTING AND DEMONSTRATING
48 QUALIFIED STEWARDSHIP PRACTICES.".".
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50 As amended, ordered engrossed and placed on the Calendar for Third
51 Reading and Final Passage.
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