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 ______________________________ ISENHART of Dubuque -1- H1275.2347 (2) 88 da/jh 1/ 1 #1. #2. #3. #4.