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ID H0150
Bill
AI Summary
House Bill 150 Summary
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Revises the definition of "CAFO" (concentrated animal feeding operation) to allow counties that have requested site suitability determinations to use their own county ordinance definitions instead of the state default definition.
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Requires counties requesting suitability determinations to include their county's CAFO definition in the request to the Department of Agriculture.
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Establishes a $1,200 base fee plus mileage and per diem (calculated from the Department of Agriculture's Boise office to the proposed CAFO site) that county commissioners must collect from applicants requiring a site suitability determination.
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Provides for refund of overpayments when actual suitability determination costs are less than the collected fee and requires the Department of Agriculture to distribute fees to site advisory team members on a pro rata basis according to time spent.
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Exempts applicants subject to butterfat assessment under section 37-407, Idaho Code, from paying the CAFO site suitability fee following permit issuance.
Legislative Description
Amends and adds to existing law relating to confined animal feeding operations to revise the definition of "CAFO"; to provide that counties requesting suitability determinations are to include the county's definition of "CAFO" as set forth in any applicable county ordinance in their request; to provide for application fees relating to site suitability determinations and to provide exemptions.
CONFINED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATION
Last Action
Governor signed Session Law Chapter 180 Effective: 04/05/11
4/5/2011