House
File
768
H-1292
Amend
the
amendment,
H-1275,
to
House
File
768
as
follows:
1
1.
Page
5,
line
13,
after
<
farming.
>
by
inserting
<
Education
2
shall
include
a
minimum
of
ten
hours
of
in-person
instruction
3
regarding
the
Iowa
nutrient
reduction
strategy
as
defined
in
4
section
455B.171.
>
5
2.
Page
6,
after
line
22
by
inserting:
6
<
g.
The
beginning
farmer
must
also
enter
into
a
soil
7
conservation
and
water
quality
agreement
executed
under
chapter
8
161A
with
the
commissioners
of
the
soil
and
water
conservation
9
district
where
the
agricultural
land
subject
to
the
lease
is
10
located.
The
agreement
shall
provide
for
the
installation
and
11
maintenance
of
edge-of-field
and
in-field
practices
consistent
12
with
the
Iowa
nutrient
reduction
strategy
as
defined
in
section
13
455B.171
during
the
period
of
the
agricultural
lease
agreement.
14
The
soil
conservation
and
water
quality
agreement
shall
be
15
certified
by
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship
16
which
shall
notify
the
authority
if
the
beginning
farmer
is
in
17
breach
of
the
soil
conservation
and
water
quality
agreement
for
18
more
than
twelve
months.
The
parties
to
the
agricultural
lease
19
agreement
shall
no
longer
be
eligible
to
participate
in
the
20
program
if
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship
21
notifies
the
authority
that
the
beginning
farmer
has
been
in
22
breach
for
that
period.
>
23
3.
Page
9,
line
33,
by
striking
<
8.
>
and
inserting
<
8.
a.
>
24
4.
Page
9,
after
line
35
by
inserting:
25
<
b.
Notwithstanding
paragraph
“a”
,
any
information
contained
26
in
a
soil
conservation
and
water
quality
agreement
executed
27
pursuant
to
section
16.79A
is
subject
to
chapter
22.
>
28
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of
Dubuque
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