Agriculture & Conservation Committee
Filed: 2/28/2007
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 215 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 215 as follows:

 
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on page 2, line 2, after "capacity", by inserting "; the owner 
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or operator of a livestock waste handling facility constructed 
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with concrete with a design capacity of less than 300 animal 
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units may demonstrate to the Department that a reduced storage 
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volume, not less than 60 days, is feasible due to (i) the 
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availability of land application areas that can receive manure 
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at agronomic rates or (ii) another manure disposal method is 
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proposed that will allow for the reduced manure storage design 
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capacity; the Department shall evaluate the proposal and 
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determine whether a reduced manure storage design capacity is 
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appropriate for the site"; and
 
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on page 3, line 2, by replacing "3
6" with "6"; and
 
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on page 3, line 3, after "capacity", by inserting ". The owner 
 


 






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or operator of a livestock waste handling facility holding 
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solid livestock waste with a design capacity of less than 300 
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animal units may demonstrate to the Department that a reduced 
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storage volume, not less than 2 months, is feasible due to (i) 
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the availability of land application areas that can receive 
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manure at agronomic rates or (ii) another manure disposal 
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method is proposed that will allow for the reduced storage 
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design capacity. The Department shall evaluate the proposal and 
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determine whether a reduced manure storage design capacity is 
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appropriate for the site".