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HOUSE
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BY
CROKEN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
a
manure
management
planning
map.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
459.311F
Manure
management
planning
1
map.
2
1.
The
department
shall
prepare
and
publish
on
its
internet
3
site
a
manure
management
planning
map
to
assist
a
person
4
applying
manure
originating
from
an
animal
feeding
operation.
5
2.
The
manure
management
planning
map
shall
be
part
of
an
6
interactive
computer
program.
The
map
shall
be
in
the
form
of
7
a
digital
dynamic
map
that
incorporates
geographic
information
8
system
technology
in
a
manner
that
allows
a
user
to
immediately
9
identify
areas
that
are
vulnerable
to
pollution
caused
by
10
manure
application
due
to
one
or
more
factors
identified
by
the
11
department,
including
but
not
limited
to
any
of
the
following:
12
a.
Terrain,
including
karst
terrain,
and
topography.
13
b.
The
effect
of
climatic
conditions.
14
c.
The
proximity
to
a
designated
area
or
a
water
source,
15
including
a
high-quality
water
resource.
16
3.
The
manure
management
planning
map
shall
be
designed
to
17
assist
a
person
to
apply
manure
in
the
most
efficient
practical
18
manner
possible
while
reducing
risks
associated
with
runoff,
19
including
by
adjusting
application
rates
and
timing.
20
Sec.
2.
Section
459.312,
subsection
10,
Code
2026,
is
21
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
22
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0c.
A
verification
that
the
person
consults
23
the
manure
management
planning
map
as
provided
in
section
24
459.311F
prior
to
application.
25
Sec.
3.
Section
459A.208,
subsection
7,
Code
2026,
is
26
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
27
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0c.
A
verification
that
the
person
consults
28
the
manure
management
planning
map
as
provided
in
section
29
459.311F
prior
to
application.
30
EXPLANATION
31
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
32
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
33
BACKGROUND.
An
animal
feeding
operation
(AFO)
is
regulated
34
by
the
department
of
natural
resources
(DNR)
under
several
Code
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chapters,
including
Code
chapter
459
governing
all
AFOs,
which
1
includes
provisions
regulating
confinement
feeding
operations,
2
and
Code
chapter
459A,
which
includes
selected
provisions
3
regulating
open
feedlot
operations.
An
AFO
is
an
area
in
4
which
agricultural
animals
are
confined
for
45
days
or
more
5
in
any
12-month
period,
and
all
associated
structures
used
6
for
the
storage
of
manure.
A
confinement
feeding
operation
7
maintains
animals
in
roofed
buildings
and
stores
liquid
manure
8
in
a
formed
or
unformed
structure
(see
Code
section
459.102).
9
An
open
feedlot
operation
is
an
unroofed
or
partially
roofed
10
facility
without
crop,
vegetation,
or
forage
growth
or
residue
11
cover
(Code
section
459A.102).
Manure
from
an
open
feedlot
12
operation
includes
solids
that
are
usually
not
stored
in
a
13
structure.
Both
Code
chapters
regulate
the
application
of
14
manure,
often
pursuant
to
a
plan
required
to
be
filed
with
15
DNR.
In
the
case
of
a
confinement
feeding
operation,
the
plan
16
is
referred
to
as
a
manure
management
plan
(MMP)
(Code
section
17
459.313)
and
in
the
case
of
an
open
feedlot
operation,
the
18
plan
is
referred
to
as
a
nutrient
management
plan
(NMP)
(Code
19
section
459A.208).
20
BILL’S
PROVISIONS.
This
bill
requires
DNR
to
prepare
and
21
publish
on
its
internet
site
a
manure
management
planning
22
map
(MMPM)
to
assist
a
person
applying
manure
originating
23
from
an
animal
feeding
operation.
The
MMPM
must
be
part
of
24
an
interactive
program
in
the
form
of
a
digital
dynamic
map
25
that
identifies
areas
vulnerable
to
the
application
of
manure
26
based
on
a
number
of
factors
determined
by
DNR.
The
factors
27
must
at
least
include
terrain
and
topography,
the
effect
of
28
climatic
conditions,
and
proximity
to
a
designated
area
or
a
29
water
source.
A
designated
area
refers
to
a
known
sinkhole,
30
a
cistern,
an
abandoned
well,
an
unplugged
agricultural
31
drainage
well,
an
agricultural
drainage
well
surface
inlet,
32
a
drinking
water
well,
a
designated
wetland
(designated
as
33
a
protected
wetland
by
the
United
States
department
of
the
34
interior
or
DNR),
or
a
water
source
(a
lake,
river,
reservoir,
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creek,
stream,
ditch,
or
other
body
of
water
or
channel
having
1
definite
banks
and
a
bed
with
water
flow).
A
person
completing
2
an
MMP
(in
the
case
of
a
confinement
feeding
operation)
or
NMP
3
(in
the
case
of
an
open
feedlot
operation)
must
verify
that
the
4
person
consults
with
the
MMPM
prior
to
application.
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