House Journal: Page 1483: Friday, April 12, 2002
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Leave of absence was granted as follows:
Hoversten of Woodbury on request of Gipp of Winneshiek.
The following amendments were deferred by unanimous consent:
Amendment H-8694 filed by Dotzler of Black Hawk.
Amendment H-8685 filed by Reynolds of Van Buren.
Amendment H-8662 filed by Frevert of Palo Alto.
Kuhn of Floyd offered the following amendment H-8680 filed by
him and moved its adoption:
H-8680
1 Amend Senate File 2293, as amended, passed, and
2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows:
3 1. By striking page 57, line 21 through page 64,
4 line 3 and inserting the following:
5 "Sec. . COUNTY INTERIM SITING OF CONFINEMENT
6 FEEDING OPERATION STRUCTURES.
7 1. A county board of supervisors may adopt a
8 confinement feeding operations siting ordinance,
9 pursuant to section 331.302. The purpose of the
10 ordinance shall be to allow approval of the siting of
11 a confinement feeding operation structure regardless
12 of whether the board has adopted an ordinance under
13 chapter 335.
14 a. The ordinance shall apply to the siting of
15 confinement feeding operation structures which must
16 obtain a construction permit pursuant to section
17 455B.200A.
18 b. The ordinance shall authorize a county to
19 approve the site of the construction or expansion of a
20 confinement feeding operation structure in order to
21 preserve and protect natural resources, including
22 water sources and fragile environmental locations;
23 lessen congestion and overcrowding of confinement
24 feeding operations, especially near cities; and
25 protect the health and welfare of the public.
26 2. The county's decision shall be based on all of
27 the following:
28 a. The proximity to the proposed construction site
29 of any of the following:
30 (1) Human population areas and tourism
31 attractions.
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