DISTRICT OPERATIONS
Policy #1: DISTRICT STATE
APPROPRIATION
WACD strongly endorses the continuation of state appropriations for conservation districts
for local district programs. (No sunset date assigned)
Policy #2: LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUNDS
WACD supports NACD in urging Congress to amend legislation necessary to allow conservation
district to be eligible to receive Land and Water Conservation Funds at the local level.
Local match requirements should be waived for conservation districts. (Adopted – 90.
Sunset - 2009)
Policy #3: NRCS FIELD STAFF
WACD will aggressively pursue and support increased funds for field staff from the Natural
Resources Conservation Service. (Adopted – 89, No Sunset)
Policy #4: SUPERVISOR TRAINING
WACD strongly requests the Wyoming Department of Agriculture to provide new supervisor
orientation training. (Adopted – 89, No Sunset)
Policy #5: WACD POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT
WACD cannot partake in Political Action Campaigns on behalf of or in opposition to any
candidate for public office. However, WACD can engage in some political activities so long
as that is not its primary activity and any expenditure for political activities would be
taxed. (Adopted – 82, Sunset - 2009)
Policy #6: MINERAL TRUST FUND/STATE AGENCY
FUNDING
WACD believes:
a) Any transfer of monies from the permanent
mineral trust fund should be made by a vote of the people as mandated by constitutional
amendment.
b) Any such transfers are limited to projects of
overall benefits to Wyoming.
c) No trust fund account is created for the
operational support of individual state agencies.
d) Any state
agency receiving funds for any general benefit project submit its entire budget for
legislative scrutiny. (Adopted – 81, Sunset - 2006)
Policy #7: FEDERAL LAND OWNERSHIP
WACD supports the transfer of ownership of all federal lands, except those
especially authorized by the US constitution to the state in which they lie.
(Adopted – 79, Sunset - 2010)
Policy #8: COORDINATED RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
WACD promotes that the local Conservation Districts be the sponsoring agencies of
Coordinated Resource Management (CRM). Therefore, this will ensure that CRM remains
voluntary and is exempt from the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). (Adopted –
96, Sunset - 2006)
Policy #9: LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION
WACD jointly with the Wyoming Stock Growers Association and the Wyoming
Wool Growers
Association, will produce an agriculture education packet for all Wyoming Legislators with
the cost not to exceed $1000 or $333 per organization. Legislators will receive both
a printed and electronic copy on issues including, but not limited to, in-stream flow,
wolf management, vocational education, public access/private property, the Farm Bureau Ag
Tax brochure, implement tax, general Ag information, and the Wyoming Ag Survey. (Adopted
02, Sunset - 2008)
Policy #10: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
The WACD, WSGA and WWGA promote a philosophy that includes an integrated economic
development infrastructure in the State of Wyoming. It should include but not be
limited to upfront money and business model advice, low interest rate loans, and long term
financing. Investment in projects that add value to Wyoming agriculture strengthens
those industries and the overall Wyoming economy. (Adopted - 02, Sunset -
2008) |
