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    On page 2 of the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee engrossed bill, delete lines 12 to 16, inclusive, and insert:

"    Section 4. That chapter 38-19 be amended by adding a NEW SECTION to read:

    From each fee collected pursuant to § 38-19-10, fifty cents shall be deposited into the nutrient research and education fund created in section 7 of this Act. The nutrient and education fund shall be disbursed as follows:

            (1)    The Agriculture Experiment Station may use an amount not to exceed five percent of the revenue deposited in the fund for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the functions of this Act;

            (2)    The balance of the fund shall be used for fertilizer-related, nutrient-related, and water quality-related research and education purposes in conjunction with the Nutrient Research and Education Council; and

            (3)    Beginning in fiscal year 2020, a minimum of ten percent of the fund shall be used to support water quality projects.".

    On page 2, line 22, delete everything after "association, and" and insert "one farmer member of the State Conservation Commission".

    On page 2, line 23, delete everything before "." and delete "four" and insert "five".

    On page 2, line 24, after "organizations," insert "one representing the director of the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station,".

    On page 4, after line 2, insert:

"    Section 7. That chapter 38-19 be amended by adding a NEW SECTION to read:

    There is hereby created a nutrient research and education fund for the purpose of advancing fertilizer-related, nutrient-related, and water quality-related purposes as provided in section 4 of this Act. Any money in the nutrient research and education fund is continuously appropriated to the Agriculture Experiment Station. The state may accept and expend for the purposes of this Act funds obtained from appropriations or any other source. Interest earned on money in the fund shall be deposited into the fund. Any money deposited into and distributed from the fund shall be set forth in an informational budget as described in § 4-7-7.2.".