State Conservation Commission
2023-25 VSP Project Funding
40000021
Funding is provided for the Voluntary Stewardship Program, which offers counties and farmers options for protecting critical natural areas in places where agricultural activity is conducted, and provides an the incentive for agricultural producers to participate in the program, fulfills statutory requirements, and delivers on promises and progress made at the county level.
| Prior Biennium | Current Biennium | Reappropriations | Appropriations | Future Cost | Total Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,000,000 | 12,000,000 | 15,000,000 |
| Funds: State Building Construction Account - State | 15,000,000 |
2023-25 Natural Resource Investment for the Economy & Environment
40000022
Funds grants to assist landowners and farmers with the installation of best-management practices in non-shellfish growing areas, preserving natural resources while maintaining economic viability of agricultural and natural resource-dependent businesses. Funded projects include improving water quality, wildlife habitat, forest and rangeland health, and natural disaster recovery.
| Prior Biennium | Current Biennium | Reappropriations | Appropriations | Future Cost | Total Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,000,000 | 16,000,000 | 20,000,000 |
| Funds: State Building Construction Account - State | 20,000,000 |
2023-25 Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
40000023
The voluntary Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program offers incentives to farmers who plant native vegetation instead of crops along salmon-bearing streams, creating a vegetation buffer between agricultural land and salmon streams to keep water clean and cool. CREP is an important tool for water-quality improvements in our state and compliance with the Clean Water Act.
| Prior Biennium | Current Biennium | Reappropriations | Appropriations | Future Cost | Total Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 15,000,000 | 20,000,000 | 35,000,000 |
| Funds: State Building Construction Account - State | 24,000,000 |
| Funds: Natural Climate Solutions Account - State | 11,000,000 |
2023-25 Farmland Protection and Land Access
40000024
Funding is provided for the Farmland Protection and Land Access Program. This program, in cooperation with the Farmland Protection and Affordability Investment Program, is intended to reduce the conversion of high-priority agricultural land at imminent risk of development, and to increase farmland access by historically underserved producers.
| Prior Biennium | Current Biennium | Reappropriations | Appropriations | Future Cost | Total Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,000,000 | 24,000,000 | 28,000,000 |
| Funds: State Building Construction Account - State | 28,000,000 |
2023-25 Irrigation Efficiencies
40000025
Funds grants that provide more efficient water application while still allowing producers to grow crops. Grants are also provided to improve water conveyance to reduce water loss through leakage and evaporation. In prior biennia, the funding was administered through the Department of Ecology.
| Prior Biennium | Current Biennium | Reappropriations | Appropriations | Future Cost | Total Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,000,000 | 20,000,000 | 23,000,000 |
| Funds: State Building Construction Account - State | 23,000,000 |
2023-25 Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)
40000026
Funding is provided for matching federal funds received by conservation districts for federally approved Regional Conservation Partnership Program projects. RCPP is a U.S. Department of Agriculture program originating with the 2014 federal Farm Bill. These projects increase the restoration and sustainable use of soil, water, wildlife and related natural resources on regional or watershed scales.
| Prior Biennium | Current Biennium | Reappropriations | Appropriations | Future Cost | Total Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,000,000 | 12,000,000 | 15,000,000 |
| Funds: State Building Construction Account - State | 15,000,000 |
2023-25 Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) PIP
40000027
Provides bridge loans to private landowners who have installed riparian buffers under the CREP Practice Incentive Payment program and are awaiting reimbursement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
| Prior Biennium | Current Biennium | Reappropriations | Appropriations | Future Cost | Total Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 100,000 | 400,000 | 500,000 |
| Funds: Conservation Assistance Revolving Account - State | 500,000 |
2023-25 Washington Shrubsteppe Restoration & Resiliency Initiativ
40000028
Funding enables conservation districts to assist landowners with implementing wildlife-friendly fencing practices in prioritized areas impacted by wildfires and will benefit habitats essential for endangered and threatened wildlife species.
| Prior Biennium | Current Biennium | Reappropriations | Appropriations | Future Cost | Total Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,500,000 | 8,000,000 | 9,500,000 |
| Funds: State Building Construction Account - State | 9,500,000 |
2023-25 Improve Shellfish Growing Areas
40000029
Funds grants to conservation districts for completion of natural resource enhancement projects that improve water quality in shellfish growing areas.
| Prior Biennium | Current Biennium | Reappropriations | Appropriations | Future Cost | Total Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,000,000 | 16,000,000 | 20,000,000 |
| Funds: State Building Construction Account - State | 20,000,000 |
Riparian Grant Program
40000039
A new grant program focused on riparian investments is funded.
| Prior Biennium | Current Biennium | Reappropriations | Appropriations | Future Cost | Total Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 100,000,000 | 0 | 100,000,000 |
| Funds: Natural Climate Solutions Account - State | 100,000,000 |
