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House Journal: Page 2069: Friday, April 28, 1995

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 1   three months, and at the call of the chairperson or
 2   upon the written request to the chairperson of three
 3   or more voting members.  Written notice of the time
 4   and place of the meeting shall be given to each
 5   member.  Four voting members constitute a quorum and
 6   the affirmative vote of a majority of the voting
 7   members present is necessary for any substantive
 8   action to be taken by the board, except that a lesser
 9   number may adjourn a meeting.  The majority shall not
10   include any member who has a conflict of interest and
11   a statement by a member that the member has a conflict
12   of interest is conclusive for this purpose.  A vacancy
13   in the membership does not impair the duties of the
14   board.
15     5.  The board shall do all of the following:
16     a.  Advise the department and the environmental
17   protection commission regarding manure management
18   practices.
19     b.  Study the effects of animal feeding operations
20   and recommend to the department and commission
21   solutions and policy or regulatory alternatives
22   relating to animal feeding operations, including
23   recommendations for rulemaking by the department
24   pursuant to chapter 17A or recommendations to the
25   general assembly.
26     c.  Designate to the farm assistance program
27   coordinator as provided in section 13.13, a nonprofit
28   organization to provide mediation services under
29   chapter 654C.  The board shall consider designating
30   the farm mediation service selected by the farm
31   assistance program coordinator to provide mediation
32   services under chapters 654A and 654B.  The board
33   shall forward its designation to the farm assistance
34   program coordinator not later than thirty days
35   following the board's receipt of a notice by the
36   coordinator of the expiration or termination of a
37   contract with a nonprofit organization providing
38   mediation services under chapter 654C.
39     d.  Consider rules submitted by a farm mediation
40   service to the board, and make comments or further
41   recommendations which shall be submitted to the farm
42   assistance program coordinator pursuant to section
43   13.15.
44     e.  Provide other information or perform other
45   duties which may be of assistance to animal feeding
46   operations.
47     Sec. ___.  Section 455B.109, subsection 4, Code
48   1995, is amended to read as follows:
49     4.  All civil penalties assessed by the department
50   and interest on the penalties shall be deposited in

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