Legislative Update
The Pal-Item posts this nice update on Indiana’s legislative efforts:
Bills discussed in a Senate committee meeting Monday:431: Increases fees for confined feeding operations; requires notifications to people living within one mile of the proposed manure storage facility, etc. 447, authored by Sen. Allen Paul (R-Richmond): Establishes a three-year moratorium on the start of construction for confined animal feeding operations. 570: Provides that local ordinances adopted after May 15, 2007, regulating confined feeding operations may not exceed requirements of confined feeding control statutes and rules. The bill sponsored by Rep. Phil Pflum (D-Milton) and Rep. Tom Saunders (R-Lewisville) that would put restrictions on where large farms can be built has been referred to the House Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.
January 30th, 2007 21:11
Sounds like goods news to me. Thanks for the continued updates on this important topic.
February 5th, 2007 09:02
SB 447 is a little over the top and unrealistic in my humble opinion.
HB1197 calls for 2 mile setback from schools and municipalities, but still lets the zoning board decide if a CAFO can be placed on your property line. Not quite local enough.
http://dist54lib.blogspot.com/2006/07/on-property-rights-and-zoning.html