North Dakota State Soil Conservation Committee
North Dakota State University - NDSU Extension Service   

NORTH  DAKOTA  STATE  SOIL  CONSERVATION  COMMITTEE 
2718 Gateway Ave., #104 - Bismarck, ND 58503
Phone: (701) 328-9718 - Fax: (701) 328-9721

MINUTES 
of the  

State Soil Conservation Committee meeting
 

Bismarck , North Dakota 

May 15, 2007   

A meeting of the North Dakota State Soil Conservation Committee was held by conference call on May 15, 2007.  The meeting was called to order at
8:05 a.m., with Vice Chair Robert Blegen presiding.  The following persons attended all or a portion of the meeting:  
 

committee members present
Robert Blegen, Supervisor, Area I
Roger Zetocha, Supervisor, Area II
Duane Hawk, Supervisor, Area III
Shorty Hoerauf, Supervisor, Area V
Lowell Disrud, Appointee

committee members ABSENT
Lynette Wood, Supervisor, Area IV
Thomas Christensen, Appointee

others present
Scott Hochhalter, Soil Conservation Specialist, NDSU Extension Service
Stuart Nielsen, Chairman, Slope-Hettinger SCD

SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Scott Hochhalter reviewed House Bill 1020.  The bill includes an additional $100,000 for soil conservation districts.  The funding available for the 2007-2009 Biennium Soil Conservation Districts Assistance Program is $730,000.     

IT WAS MOVED BY COMMITTEE MEMBER ZETOCHA, SECONDED BY COMMITTEE MEMBER HAWK, AND CARRIED ON A ROLL CALL VOTE TO APPROVE THE FOLLOWING FUNDING ALLOCATION FOR THE 2007-2009 BIENNIUM SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICTS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. Committee Members Zetocha, Hawk, Hoerauf, Disrud and Blegen voted “Aye.”  No negative votes were cast.

   

Application

Running

 

 

Funds

Allocated

Soil Conservation Districts

Amount

Total

Score

Rank

Allocated

Running Total

North Central (Benson Co.)  

$25,000

25,000

218.00

1

$21,250

$21,250

Wells Co.  

$24,000

49,000

215.90

2

$20,400

$41,650

Foster Co.  

$25,000

74,000

207.20

3

$21,250

$62,900

Towner Co.  

$25,000

99,000

206.30

4

$21,250

$84,150

Burke  

$25,000

124,000

204.60

5

$21,250

$105,400

Eddy Co.  

$25,000

149,000

204.60

6

$21,250

$126,650

Cavalier Co.  

$20,000

169,000

203.30

7

$17,000

$143,650

Grant Co  

$25,000

194,000

202.30

8

$21,250

$164,900

Pembina Co.  

$8,400

202,400

201.40

9

$7,500

$172,400

Mountrail  

$25,000

227,400

200.50

10

$21,250

$193,650

Divide Co.  

$25,000

252,400

199.20

11

$18,750

$212,400

South McLean Co.  

$25,000

277,400

197.70

12

$18,750

$231,150

Ramsey Co.  

$25,000

302,400

196.80

13

$18,750

$249,900

Mouse River (Bottineau Co.)  

$25,000

327,400

195.40

14

$18,750

$268,650

Williams Co.  

$20,000

347,400

192.90

15

$15,000

$283,650

Pierce Co.  

$25,000

372,400

192.60

16

$18,750

$302,400

Steele Co.  

$25,000

397,400

191.90

17

$18,750

$321,150

LaMoure Co.  

$25,000

422,400

191.80

18

$18,750

$339,900

McIntosh Co.  

$25,000

447,400

191.40

19

$18,750

$358,650

Turtle Mountain (Bottineau Co.)  

$25,000

472,400

191.30

20

$18,750

$377,400

Renville Co.  

$25,000

497,400

191.20

21

$18,750

$396,150

McKenzie Co.  

$12,500

509,900

189.20

22

$9,500

$405,650

Dunn Co.  

$25,000

534,900

188.60

23

$18,750

$424,400

Kidder Co.  

$25,000

559,900

188.30

24

$18,750

$443,150

West McLean Co.  

$25,000

584,900

188.20

25

$18,750

$461,900

Rolette Co.  

$25,000

609,900

188.00

26

$18,750

$480,650

Golden Valley Co.  

$25,000

652,400

187.70

28

$16,250

$496,900

Oliver  

$25,000

677,400

187.20

29

$16,250

$513,150

Griggs Co.  

$25,000

702,400

187.00

30

$16,250

$529,400

Morton Co.  

$25,000

727,400

186.60

31

$16,250

$545,650

North McHenry Co.  

$25,000

752,400

185.40

32

$16,250

$561,900

Walsh Co. Three Rivers  

$25,000

777,400

185.30

33

$16,250

$578,150

Western & Central Stark **  

$35,000

777,400

182.70

34

$24,500

$602,650

Mercer Co.  

$7,500

784,900

181.60

35

$5,000

$607,650

Cedar (Sioux Co.)  

$25,000

809,900

181.40

36

$16,250

$623,900

Nelson Co.  

$10,000

819,900

181.10

37

$6,500

$630,400

Slope-Hettinger  

$25,000