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For more information on BI~SR LC projects, contact Jim Birkholz, 651/296-079. For more information on RIM Reserve changes, contact Tim Fredbo at 651/296-080. source, at its May 26 meeting. Checks will be mailed to local governments in August or September. In addition, BWSR received 5500,000 to allocate to counties in southeastern Minnesota to update and digitize soil sur- veys. el YeSt 1 eS®t e3e ~ c a es ye The Legislature approved several changes to the RIM Reserve Program, including: ® allowing RIM Reserve easements to augment other set-aside agree- ments, aslong asthe RIM Reserve easements provide additional natural resource ben- efits. For example, under the change, land currently enrolled in the federal Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) will be eligible for enrollment in RIM Reserve, with the RIM Reserve easement beginning when the CRP easement ends. 1SCe1 ~ S Legislation accomplishing a variety of miscellaneous things passed this session, including: ® increasing general services handing to soil and water conservation districts by 5228,000 per year, for total annual general services funding of $3.867 million. ® allocating $ l 00,000 annually to the Red River Basin Board for the 2000-2001 bien- nium, provided that North Dakota, South Dakota and Manitoba provide matching funds based proportionately on their share of land within the watershed. This handing is to develop a comprehen- sive water management plan for the region. ® increasing funding for the Minnesota River Joint Powers Board by approximately 537,000, to 5100,000 per year. ~ t I' e3 1°CeS eta s e ~s ti e~te 3Ve a to ~ t t SSe After much discussion about changes to state wetlands law, a compromise bill (Senate File 83) passed the Senate but became a victim of time con- straints in the House of Repre- sentatives. Senate File (SF) 83 would essentially more closely 2