S-3378

   Amend Senate File 516 as follows:
   1.  Page 20, after line 23 by inserting: 
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MASTER MATRIX

   Sec. ___.  MASTER MATRIX EVALUATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
   1.  A master matrix advisory committee is established to evaluate the use and value of the master matrix adopted by the department of natural resources pursuant to section 459.305 and the extent to which the process of evaluating and approving or disapproving the construction of a confinement feeding operation structure by the department of natural resources may be improved.
   2.  The advisory committee shall be composed of fifteen voting members, including all of the following:
   a.  The director of the department of natural resources or a designee of the director. 
   b.  The secretary of agriculture or a designee of the secretary.
   c.  The director of the Iowa department of public health, or the director’s designee.
   d.  A representative of the Iowa environmental council.
   e.  A representative of the Iowa natural heritage foundation.
   f.  A representative of the Iowa state association of counties.
   g.  A representative of the Iowa league of cities.
   h.  A representative of the Iowa public health association.
   i.  A representative of the Iowa association of municipal utilities.
   j.  A representative of the Iowa pork producers association.
   k.  A representative of the Iowa cattlemen’s association.
   l.  A representative of the Iowa poultry association.
   m.  A representative of the Iowa corn growers association.
   n.  A representative of the Iowa soybean association.
   o.  A representative of the Iowa farm bureau federation.
   3.  The advisory committee shall also include four members of the general assembly appointed to serve in an ex officio, nonvoting capacity. The legislative members shall be selected, one member each, by the majority leader of the senate, the minority leader of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the minority leader of the house of representatives.
   4.  The department of natural resources shall provide administrative support to the committee. The attorney general shall appoint an assistant attorney general to provide the advisory committee with legal counsel and assistance. The president of Iowa state university of science and technology shall appoint a person to provide the advisory committee with technical advice and assistance.
   5.  The director of the department of natural resources or the director’s designee shall serve as the advisory committee’s chairperson. The advisory committee may elect a vice-chairperson. A majority of the voting members of the advisory committee constitutes a quorum. Any substantive action taken by the advisory committee must be adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of its voting membership. A lesser number of voting members may adjourn a meeting.
   6.  Voting members of the advisory committee, other than state employees, are entitled to be reimbursed for actual expenses necessarily incurred in the discharge of their duties as members of the advisory committee. The expenses shall be paid to the advisory committee members from moneys appropriated to the department of natural resources. Voting members of the advisory committee, other than state employees, are eligible to receive compensation as provided in section 7E.6. A legislative member is eligible to receive a per diem and expenses as provided in section 2.10.
   7.  The advisory committee shall consider all of the following in evaluating the use of the master matrix:
   a.  The extent to which the master matrix is designed for use by county boards of supervisors in making decisions for the public interest. 
   b.  The use and value of different subcategories of criteria in the master matrix used to score an application, including the impact of a proposed construction on water quality, air quality, and community, as well as public health, secondary road systems, and public utilities. The advisory committee shall evaluate the necessity of retaining existing criteria or adding new criteria.
   c.  The manner in which criteria is scored, including the use of a positive and negative point system, and the calculation of a minimum threshold score to receive a satisfactory rating.
   8.  The advisory committee shall determine the extent to which the process of approving applications for the construction of confinement feeding operation structures, including the siting of such structures and the use of manure management practices, may be improved. The advisory committee shall consider the functions of cities and counties in this process and the limitations imposed on county boards of supervisors to make decisions regulating the construction and management of confinement feeding operations under section 331.304A.
   9.  The advisory committee may conduct hearings throughout the state to receive public comments. The committee shall conduct surveys of county boards of supervisors throughout the state. All hearings and meetings of the advisory committee shall be open to the public.
   10.  The advisory committee shall prepare and submit a report to the governor and general assembly not later than December 15, 2017. The report shall include the findings and recommendations of the advisory committee, including proposed legislation for consideration by the eighty-seventh general assembly and a proposed notice of intended action for the adoption of rules for consideration by the environmental protection commission. The committee shall discontinue its functions on that date.
   Sec. ___.  REPEAL.  This division of this Act is repealed on July 1, 2018.
   Sec. ___.  EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT.  This division of this Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.>
   2.  By renumbering as necessary.

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DAVID JOHNSON