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OH HB363
Bill
Status
12/22/2009
Primary Sponsor
Unknown
AI Summary
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Revises Ohio's Concentrated Animal Feeding Facilities Law by amending definitions, permit requirements, and enforcement procedures under Chapter 903 of the Revised Code.
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Transfers authority for NPDES permits (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) related to animal feeding operations from the Director of Environmental Protection to the Director of Agriculture, effective upon EPA approval of the Agriculture Director's state program.
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Extends the termination date of temporary sewage treatment system provisions from January 1, 2010, to July 1, 2010, allowing continued suspension of certain statutes governing household sewage treatment systems.
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Adds provisions requiring livestock manager certifications for certain manure handling activities, major operational change approval processes, and administrative penalties (up to $5,000) for best management practice violations at animal feeding facilities.
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Declares the measure an emergency act effective immediately to expedite EPA approval of the Agriculture Director's NPDES program administration and provide additional time for legislative action on sewage treatment system requirements.
Legislative Description
, and to amend Section 640.24 of Am. Sub. H.B. 1 of the 128th General Assembly and Sections 120.01 and 120.02 of Am. Sub. H.B. 119 of the 127th General Assembly, as amended by Am. Sub. H.B. 1 of the 128th General Assembly, to revise the Concentrated Animal Feeding Facilities Law, to specify that certain provisions amended by this act do not become operative until the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency approves the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System program submitted by the Director of Agriculture, to extend from January 1, 2010, to July 1, 2010, the termination date of the suspension of statutes and temporary law governing sewage treatment systems that were enacted by Am. Sub. H.B. 119 of the 127th General Assembly and subsequently amended and reenacted by Am. Sub. H.B. 1 of the 128th General Assembly, and to declare an emergency.
Concentrated Animal Feeding Facilities Law
Last Action
Effective Date
12/22/2009