Section 76-25-5 – Use of appropriated funds.
Funds appropriated to the board of regents for the department to administer the program may be used for: A. the healthy soil grant program; B. the healthy soil assessment and education program; C. promotion and outreach; D. department staffing support; E. capacity building for eligible entities; F. soil health research; G. travel reimbursement and per […]
Section 76-25-1 – Short title.
This act [76-25-1 to 76-25-5 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the “Healthy Soil Act”. History: Laws 2019, ch. 126, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 126 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 14, 2019, 90 days after the adjournment of […]
Section 76-25-2 – Definitions.
As used in the Healthy Soil Act: A. “board of regents” means the board of regents of New Mexico state university; B. “champion” means a land manager that is declared a soil health champion due to the land manager’s excellence in applying and promoting soil health principles, as modeled by the soil health champion program […]
Section 76-25-3 – Healthy soil program; created; purpose.
A. The “healthy soil program” is created in the department. The department, with support and advice from the commission, shall administer the program. B. The purpose of the program is to promote and support farming and ranching systems and other forms of land management that increase soil organic matter, aggregate stability, microbiology and water retention […]
Section 76-25-4 – Healthy soil program; soil assessment and education; grant program; department; duties; rulemaking.
A. The program shall be composed of: (1) a healthy soil assessment and education program; (2) a healthy soil grants program; and (3) other programs established by the department to accomplish the purposes of the Healthy Soil Act. B. In administering the healthy soil assessment and education program, the department shall: (1) work through technical […]