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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 455B.203, subsection 3, paragraph a, 1 2 Code 2001, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 a. Calculations necessary to determine the land area 1 4 required for the application of manure from a confinement 1 5 feeding operation. The calculations shall be based on 1 6 nitrogen and phosphorus use levels in order to obtain optimum 1 7 crop yields according to a crop schedule specified in the 1 8 plan, and according to requirements adopted by the department 1 9 after receiving recommendations from the animal agriculture 1 10 consulting organization provided for in 1995 Iowa Acts, 1 11 chapter 195, section 37. 1 12 EXPLANATION 1 13 This bill amends Code section 455B.203, which provides 1 14 requirements for manure management plans submitted by owners 1 15 of confinement feeding operations or persons applying manure 1 16 originating from confinement feeding operations. The Code 1 17 section provides that the plan must include calculations 1 18 necessary to determine the amount of land needed for the 1 19 application of the manure. The calculations are currently 1 20 based on nitrogen use levels needed to obtain optimum crop 1 21 yields. This bill provides that the calculations must also be 1 22 based on phosphorus use levels. Generally, a person 1 23 submitting a manure management plan who is found in violation 1 24 of the terms and conditions of the plan is subject to a civil 1 25 penalty of not more than $5,000. 1 26 LSB 5651XS 79 1 27 da/cf/24.2
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