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Senator Saunders moved the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment

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     Between lines 1595 and 1596,

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insert:

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     5. Include a report of the estimated calculable financial

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benefits to the public for the ecosystem services provided by

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conservation lands, based on the best readily available

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information or science that provides a standard measurement

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methodology to be consistently applied by the land managing

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agencies. Such information may include, but need not be limited

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to, the value of natural lands for protecting the quality and

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quantity of drinking water through natural water filtration and

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recharge, contributions to protecting and improving air quality,

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benefits to agriculture through increased soil productivity and

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preservation of biodiversity, and savings to property and lives

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through flood control.

4/21/2008  9:57:00 AM     EP.37.08131