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H.B. 683 Bill Analysis
135th General Assembly
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Version: As Reported by House Finance
Primary Sponsors: Reps. Jones and Edwards
Effective date:
Amanda Goodman, Attorney
SUMMARY
▪ Makes an appropriation of $10 million in FY 2025 to the Department of Agriculture to
provide additional support for soil and water districts.
▪ Makes an appropriation of $500,000 in FY 2025 to the Department of Agriculture to
support the Farm Financial Management Institute.
DETAILED ANALYSIS
Soil and water district support
The bill appropriates $10 million from the GRF in FY 2025 to the Department of
Agriculture’s Soil and Water District Support line item to be used by the Department to provide
additional support for soil and water districts.1 This is in addition to the $12.51 million
appropriated for FY 2025 for the same line in H.B. 33 of the 135 th General Assembly, the main
appropriations act.
Farm Financial Management Institute
The bill also appropriates $500,000 in FY 2025 to the Department of Agriculture’s OSU
Extension line item to the Farm Financial Management Institute for its work on the impacts of
the 2024 drought and implementation of the upcoming federal farm bill. The appropriation
is funded by a $500,000 cash transfer from the Controlling Board Emergency
Purposes/Contingencies Fund to the OSU Extension Fund.
1 Sections 1 and 2.
November 26, 2024
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HISTORY
Action Date
Introduced 10-29-24
Reported, H. Finance 11-26-24
ANHB0683RH-135/sb
P a g e |2 H.B. 683
As Reported by House Finance