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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. PILOT PROJECT &endash; TESTING OF ANIMAL FEEDING 1 2 OPERATIONS. There is appropriated from the organic nutrient 1 3 management fund created in section 161C.5 to the department of 1 4 natural resources for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1995, 1 5 and ending June 30, 1996, the following amount, or so much 1 6 thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose 1 7 designated: 1 8 For a study by the department of natural resources of 1 9 animal feeding operations and their structures: 1 10 .................................................. $ 10,000 1 11 The department of natural resources shall conduct a study 1 12 of ten animal feeding operations and related structures, 1 13 including manure storage facilities, and manure management and 1 14 disposal practices used by such operations. The operations 1 15 and their structures must have been constructed on or before 1 16 July 1, 1985. The study shall determine the extent to which 1 17 operations and their structures and manure management and 1 18 disposal practices contribute to point and nonpoint 1 19 contamination of the state's groundwater and surface water. A 1 20 person owning or operating an animal feeding operation shall 1 21 cooperate with the department in carrying out this section. 1 22 The ten animal feeding operations subject to the study shall 1 23 be selected by the Leopold center for sustainable agriculture 1 24 as created pursuant to section 266.39. The department shall 1 25 report its findings and recommendations to the general 1 26 assembly not later than January 1, 1996. 1 27 EXPLANATION 1 28 This bill provides a $10,000 appropriation from the organic 1 29 nutrient management fund to the department of natural 1 30 resources for purposes of conducting a study of 10 animal 1 31 feeding operations and their related structures, and manure 1 32 management and disposal practices used by such operations. 1 33 The operations and their structures must have been constructed 1 34 on or before July 1, 1985. The study must determine the 1 35 extent to which operations and their structures and practices 2 1 contribute to water pollution. The Leopold center for 2 2 sustainable agriculture is responsible for selecting the 10 2 3 sites. The department must report its findings to the general 2 4 assembly not later than January 1, 1996. 2 5 LSB 1957HH 76 2 6 da/cf/24
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