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House Journal: Page 1061: Tuesday, April 8, 1997

13   structures, including confinement feeding operations
14   and confinement feeding operation structures all as
15   defined in section 455B.161, and manure management and
16   disposal systems used by such operations.  The
17   operations and their structures or systems must have
18   been constructed or installed on or before July 1,
19   1992.  The testing shall be for the purpose of
20   determining the extent to which animal feeding
21   operations and their structures and manure management
22   and disposal systems contribute to point and nonpoint
23   contamination of the state's groundwater and surface
24   water.  The testing shall be based on factors
25   established cooperatively by the department and Iowa
26   state university.  The factors shall be evaluated in
27   accordance with standards, criteria, and protocols
28   established cooperatively by the department and Iowa
29   state university.  A person owning or operating an
30   animal feeding operation may cooperate with the
31   department in carrying out this subsection.  The
32   identity of the animal feeding operations shall be
33   confidential and information regarding the identity of
34   the animal feeding operation shall not be subject to
35   disclosure under chapter 22.  The findings of the
36   testing shall not be used in a case or proceeding
37   brought against a person based upon a violation of
38   state law.  The department shall report its findings
39   and recommendations to the general assembly not later
40   than January 15, 1999.  Notwithstanding section 8.33,
41   moneys appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall
42   not revert until January 15, 1999."
43     3.  By renumbering as necessary.
Amendment H-1408 lost.
Koenigs of Mitchell offered the following amendment H-1579 filed
by him and moved its adoption:

H-1579

 1     Amend House File 708 as follows:
 2     1. Page 11, by inserting after line 28 the
 3   following:
 4     "Sec. ___.  AGRICULTURAL DRAINAGE WELLS.  There is
 5   appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
 6   division of soil conservation of the department of
 7   agriculture and land stewardship for the fiscal year
 8   beginning July 1, 1997, and ending June 30, 1998, the
 9   following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary,
10   to be used for the purposes designated:
11     For purposes of supporting the alternative drainage
12   system assistance fund created in section 159.29A for
13   purposes of supporting the alternative drainage system
14   assistance program administered by the soil

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