HB0215ham001 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Agriculture & Conservation Committee

Filed: 2/28/2007

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 215

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

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

on page 3, line 2, by replacing "3 6" with "6"; and

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