NE LB1028

Large concentrated animal feeding operations (as defined in 40 C.F.R. 122.23) must register nutrient management plans with the department and update them annually, with all plans and supporting documentation made publicly available on the department's website.

Cover crops are required on any acres where livestock waste or litter is applied, unless the field already has perennial cover crops, with costs paid by the entity implementing the nutrient management plan.

Entities implementing nutrient management plans must use regenerative agricultural practices when reasonably possible, including minimizing tillage, establishing living root systems, increasing biodiversity, and integrating livestock grazing systems.

A minimum 30-foot perennial-grass buffer must be established and maintained between any livestock waste application area and adjacent running waterways.

The entity implementing the nutrient management plan must pay for buffer establishment and maintenance, and must annually compensate landowners for production losses on buffered acres at rates determined by the department.