A bill recently approved by Congress cut nearly 70% of funds awarded to law enforcement agencies across the state. For many, that money is the primary source of funding for drug enforcement operations.

Officials at the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet say if this bill passes, it will be detrimental to drug enforcement efforts across Kentucky.

For one drug task force in Somerset, keeping drugs off the street is their primary goal, but the Lake Cumberland Area Drug Task Force receives 75% of their funding from the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant, or JAG program, a grant that was just slashed by Congress.

Last year, the federal government awarded nearly two point five million dollars to law enforcement agencies in Kentucky through the JAG program. For many drug task force agencies in Kentucky, it's the primary source of their budget and with funding cut, officials say it will devastate drug enforcement across Kentucky.

"So what we anticipate is statewide there will be some drug task forces probably will go out of business," said Tommy Loving with the Kentucky Narcotic Officer Association.

The grant money also funds drug prevention, offender re-entry, and after-school programs, all of which will likely struggle from the cuts.

President Bush is expected to sign the bill later this week.

Below you will find a complete list of the agencies affected by the budget cuts:

Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants Program
1. South Central Drug Task Force
2. Pennyrile Narcotics Task Force and Expansion Project
3. Greater Hardin County Narcotics Task Force
4. Bullitt County Drug Task Force
5. Louisville Metro Drug Task Force
6. Barren County Drug Task Force
7. Bowling Green-Warren County Drug Task Force
8. Northern Kentucky Drug Strike Force
9. FIVCO Area Drug Enforcement (FADE) Task Force
10. Lexington Metro Street Sales Drug Enforcement Program
11. Kentucky State Police Drug Task Force Projects
12. Lake Cumberland Drug Task Force
13. Buffalo Trace/Gateway Narcotics Task Force

For a complete list of JAG funds allocation, go to http://justice.ky.gov/departments/gmb/.