Senate Amendment 5403


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     1  1    Amend House File 2688, as amended, passed, and
     1  2 reprinted by the House, as follows:
     1  3 #1.  Page 7, by inserting after line 24 the
     1  4 following:
     1  5    <Sec.    .  NEW SECTION.  266.49  UNIVERSITY OF
     1  6 IOWA STUDY == HEALTH EFFECTS.
     1  7    1.  The university of Iowa college of public health
     1  8 shall conduct research regarding the possible effects
     1  9 on human health from the exposure to odor from
     1 10 livestock operations.  The research shall include
     1 11 effects on neighbors who reside near a livestock
     1 12 operation and livestock production workers who
     1 13 regularly work inside a confinement feeding operation
     1 14 building.  The research shall include but is not
     1 15 limited to the effect of livestock odor on respiratory
     1 16 diseases, cardiovascular events, and neuropsychiatric
     1 17 conditions.  The research shall include effects on
     1 18 subgroups of especially susceptible individuals, such
     1 19 as the elderly, children, and those with preexisting
     1 20 impairments.
     1 21    2.  a.  The university of Iowa college of public
     1 22 health shall submit an interim report to the general
     1 23 assembly by January 15 of each year through January
     1 24 15, 2012.  An interim report shall include data
     1 25 collected from the research and any recommendations
     1 26 deemed necessary by the college to protect the public
     1 27 health of individuals exposed to air emissions from
     1 28 livestock operations.
     1 29    b.  The university of Iowa college of public health
     1 30 shall submit a final report to the general assembly by
     1 31 January 30, 2013.  The report shall include a summary
     1 32 of efforts, the university's findings and conclusions,
     1 33 and recommendations necessary to protect the health of
     1 34 the public, including but not limited to neighbors who
     1 35 reside near a livestock operation and livestock
     1 36 production workers who regularly work inside a
     1 37 confinement feeding operation building, from the
     1 38 effects of exposure from livestock operations.>
     1 39 #2.  By renumbering as necessary.
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     1 43 JOE BOLKCOM
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     1 47 MARY A. LUNDBY
     1 48 HF 2688.704 82
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