House Journal: Page 1098: Monday, April 1, 2002
25 NEW SUBSECTION. 23A. "Open feedlot" means the
26 same as defined in section 455B.161.
27 NEW SUBSECTION. 38A. "Settled open feedlot
28 effluent" means a combination of manure,
29 precipitation-induced runoff, or other runoff
30 originating from an open feedlot after its settleable
31 solids have been removed.
32 NEW SUBSECTION. 38B. "Settled open feedlot
33 effluent basin" or "basin" means an impoundment which
34 is part of an open feedlot, if the primary function of
35 the impoundment is to collect and store settled open
36 feedlot effluent.
37 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION. 455B.205A CONSTRUCTION
38 DESIGN STANDARDS - SETTLED OPEN FEEDLOT EFFLUENT
39 BASINS.
40 If the department requires that a settled open
41 feedlot effluent basin be constructed according to
42 design standards, regardless of whether the department
43 requires the owner to obtain a construction permit
44 under section 455B.200, all of the following shall
45 apply:
46 1. Any design standards for a basin shall be
47 established by rule as provided in chapter 17A that
48 exclusively account for special design characteristics
49 of open feedlots and related basins, including but not
50 limited to the dilute composition of settled open
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1 feedlot effluent as collected and stored in the
2 basins.
3 2. The design standards for the basin shall be
4 less restrictive than the design standards governing a
5 confinement feeding operation's manure storage
6 structure required to be constructed pursuant to a
7 construction permit as provided in section 455B.200A,
8 regardless of whether the design standards for the
9 manure storage structure are provided by statute or
10 departmental rule."
11 2. Title page, by striking lines 1 through 3, and
12 inserting the following: "An Act relating to open
13 feedlots, by providing for standards of construction
14 for pollution control structures."
Kuhn of Floyd asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw
amendment H-8467, to the committee amendment H-8309, filed by
him on March 27, 2002.
Boggess of Page offered the following amendment H-8474, to the
committee amendment H-8309, filed by her and moved its adoption:
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