In its eighth annual analysis of the Governor’s proposed budget for conservation and the environment, released Monday, Conservation Minnesota has identified three major proposed cuts that appear to conflict with the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment approved by voters last November. The Amendment says the new funds it generates “must supplement traditional sources of funding for these purposes and may not be used as a substitute.”

Specific cuts proposed by the Governor in existing general fund support that may be ‘backfilled’ by new Amendment dollars:

o    A 100% reduction in the ongoing general funds for the DNR’s division of Fish and Wildlife;
o    A 40% cut to the Clean Water Partnership grants program;
o    A 10% reduction in general fund support for Metro Parks.
The full report can be viewed by scrolling down to the bottom of this page.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, March 4th, 2009 at 3:33 pm by Dave Dempsey, Conservation Minnesota and is filed under Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.