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make an appropriation to the State Conservation Commission and to declare an emergency.

The State Conservation Commission receives $1 million in emergency funding from the state's natural resources conservation fund to carry out South Dakota's coordinated conservation plan. Any money not spent or committed by the commission will be returned to the fund according to standard state procedures.

provide increased funding for the water and environment fund.

SB 152 increases funding for South Dakota's water and environment fund by modifying the law that governs how money flows into that account. The bill provides additional state resources to support water quality and environmental protection efforts across the state.

modify the use of conservation district special revenue fund monies and to provide an appropriation therefor.

This bill changes how interest earned in the conservation district special revenue fund is handled by requiring that interest be kept in the fund rather than potentially being diverted elsewhere. The bill also clarifies that conservation districts receive money from the fund on a reimbursable loan basis, with the State Conservation Commission setting the rules for how loans are distributed.

Honoring the Bien Ranch as the 2022 Leopold Conservation Award recipient.

HC 8007 is a ceremonial resolution honoring the Bien Ranch as the recipient of the 2022 Leopold Conservation Award, which recognizes outstanding conservation practices on private land. This is not a law that changes state regulations or policies—it is simply an official acknowledgment by the South Dakota House of Representatives.

make an appropriation to the Department of Game, Fish and Parks to improve and repair infrastructure around Hiddenwood Lake and to declare an emergency.

The legislature is appropriating money to the Department of Game, Fish and Parks to improve and repair infrastructure at Hiddenwood Lake. The bill declares an emergency so the funding can be used immediately rather than waiting for the normal budget cycle.

establish the stronger families scholarship program for children in foster care, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.

SB 82 creates a new scholarship program to help children in foster care pay for education and related expenses. The bill repeals three outdated statutes and updates existing law to establish the program's framework and funding. The legislature is declaring this an emergency measure, meaning the law takes effect immediately upon the Governor's signature.

revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2023.

HB 1049 adjusts the state budget for fiscal year 2023 by reallocating funding across several agencies, including increases to the Bureau of Finance and Management's employee compensation pools and the Department of Game, Fish and Parks' state parks operations, while decreasing funding for the Bureau of Administration's central services. The bill modifies General Funds, Federal Funds, and Other Funds appropriations for various departments to reflect updated spending needs identified during the fiscal year.