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OH SB203
Bill
Status
11/12/2009
Primary Sponsor
Bob Gibbs
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AI Summary
S.B. 203 Summary
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Amends Ohio's Concentrated Animal Feeding Facilities Law (Chapter 903) to revise permitting, management, and enforcement procedures for animal feeding operations.
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Transfers authority from the Director of Environmental Protection to the Director of Agriculture for issuing and enforcing NPDES permits and installation permits for concentrated animal feeding facilities after EPA approval of the state's NPDES program.
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Establishes requirements for permit applications, including applicant information, facility design plans, manure management plans, insect/rodent control plans, and livestock manager certifications for major facilities.
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Creates procedures for issuing general and individual permits, conducting public meetings when significant public interest is demonstrated, and imposing civil and administrative penalties for violations.
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Declares the act an emergency measure with certain provisions becoming effective only upon EPA approval of the Director of Agriculture's NPDES program submission.
Legislative Description
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, and to declare an emergency.
Concentrated Animal Feeding Facilities Law- revise
Last Action
To Agriculture
11/12/2009