Land owners can now officially submit proposals to Madera County to convert their ag land to less water intensive uses under a new program adopted by the Board of Supervisors Tuesday using $10 million in state funds.  The money comes from the state’s Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program, which aims to reduce reliance on groundwater by putting cropland to other uses such as solar energy, water recharge basins, wildlife habitat and recreation, to name a few.  Any landowners in Madera County can submit proposals since this state funding came to the county, not the county’s groundwater sustainability agency.