Illinois’ Soil and Water Conservation Districts

Illinois’ SB 2737 amends the state’s The Soil and Water Conservation Districts Act to explicitly address improving soil health, among other things. The Act permits the State Soil and Water Conservation Districts Advisory Board to “make grants subject to annual appropriation from the Build Illinois Bond Fund or any other sources, including the federal government, to Soil and Water Conservation Districts and the Soil Conservation Service,” and explicitly includes developing plans for “cropping programs, tillage practices, incorporation of perennial plants, and changes in use of land.”