IndianaIndiana would let clean water money support farm weather sites
Indiana would let its clean water fund support farm weather monitoring sites and have soil conservation staff work with partners on those sites.
What it does
Indiana would let its clean water fund pay for weather monitoring sites and farm-focused work with their data. Soil conservation staff would work with partners to install and maintain the sites.
The agricultural market development fund could support farm market work and the agriculture director's related duties. It could receive money from lawmakers, donations, grants, and other sources.
With state budget agency approval, Indiana could use grain licensing money to add to funds already set aside for carrying out grain buyer and warehouse rules.
Argument forFarmers could make better decisions if the weather sites and data work give them useful local information.
Argument againstPaying for weather sites could leave less clean water money for local conservation work if the fund's resources are limited.
More detail
The clean water fund could pay for weather monitoring sites and farm-focused work with their data. Indiana's soil conservation staff would work with government agencies and research institutions to install and maintain the sites. The data work would involve government agencies and Purdue University's state climate office. These provisions would take effect July 1, 2026.
The agricultural market development fund would support market development and the agriculture director's related work. Indiana's agriculture director would manage the fund. The fund could receive money set aside by lawmakers, donations, grants, and money from other sources. These fund provisions would take effect July 1, 2026.
Indiana could use money from the grain licensing fund to add to funds already set aside to carry out grain buyer and warehouse rules. The rules cover licensing and bonding for grain buyers and warehouses in Indiana. The state budget agency would have to approve this use of the money. This permission would take effect July 1, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jan 8Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3Latest
- Jan 8Committee report: do pass, adoptedMinor
- Jan 5First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentMinor
- Jan 5Authored by Representative AylesworthIntroduced
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