CNOW for May 8, 2023

This week's conservation notices:

• Support SB 134: Improving the Farmland Preservation Tax Credit

• Support SB 222: Improving Flood Resilience

Wisconsin Conservation Voters urgest you to support SB 134, which is before the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Tourism on Monday.

Wisconsin’s farmland preservation program provides eligible farmers with a refundable per-acre tax credit. In order to be eligible for farmland preservation tax credits, landowners must also certify compliance with state soil and water conservation standards and practices. SB 134 would address Wisconsin farmers’ reluctance to participate in the farmland preservation program by updating the program to increase the credit amount for eligible farmers and would decrease the length of farmland preservation agreements signed with DATCP from 15 to 10 years.

Wisconsin Conservation Voters urges you to support SB 222, which is before the Senate Committee on Housing, Rural Issues, and Forestry on Thursday.

Wisconsin communities need more resources to help prepare for and reduce the serious risks associated with increased flooding. SB 222 would create a flood resilience grant program to help local governments assess flood risks and implement flood resilience projects.

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