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<br />MEGA Board Water Planning Request: On July 15 Mike Serlet presented the our
<br />requests for funds from the state Severance Tax Trust Fund's Operational Account for FY-2000
<br />and -2001 to the state Minerals, Energy, and Geology Policy Advisory Board (MEGA Board).
<br />The MEGA Board advises the DNR Executive Director about programs or projects that should
<br />receive funding from the Operational Account. The DNR Executive Director submits final
<br />severance tax recommendations as a part of the DNR's annual budget request. The MEGA Board
<br />has recommended that use of the Severance Tax Trust Fund for water projects and water
<br />planning give preference to energy unpacted areas.
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<br />The CWCB may request up to five percent of the funds in the Operation Account for
<br />water planning activities. We have requested $585,000 to conduct feasibility studies, make local
<br />water planning grants, collect water resource data and provide funds for conservation programs.
<br />All four state agencies (CWCB, Oil and Gas Commission, Minerals and Geology and the
<br />Geological Survey) involved with the MEGA Board have used significantly less than the full
<br />allotted amount per agency in order to build up the cash reserve in the Operational Account.
<br />The following table lists the total annual revenues available and the funds available to the
<br />CWCB compared with the proposed, appropriated, and expended funds since inception of the
<br />account.
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<br />Severance Tax Operational Account Reserve
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<br />Available to CWCB (5%) $439,950 $399,400 $527,196 $575,000
<br />Proposed $100,000 $100,000 $275,000 $500,000
<br />Appropriated in Long Bill/CF Bill $100,000 $100,000 $275,000 $275,000/$225,000
<br />Expended to Date $99,500 $100,000 $275,000 $0
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<br />Summary of FY 2001 Proposed Expenditures
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<br />Water Supply Protection Program 85,000 80,000
<br />Water Supply Planning and Finance 14,500 20,000 35,000 40,000
<br />Program
<br />Stream and Lake Protection Program 0 0 40,000 40,000 50;000
<br />Flood Protection Program 0 0 0 10,000 6iQ;000
<br />Water Conservation Planning Program 0 0 65,000 45,000 gg;QO.(!
<br />Total $99,500 $100,000 $275,000 $500,000 $585,000
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<br />An attached table lists the projects within each program including the entity, name of the
<br />project, county, and energy production in the area if known, and the amount of the request.
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