Introduced Version




SENATE BILL No. 447

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL



Citations Affected: None (noncode).

Synopsis: Concentrated animal feeding operation construction. Establishes a three-year moratorium on the start of construction of concentrated animal feeding operations.

Effective: July 1, 2007.



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    January 18, 2007, read first time and referred to Committee on Energy and Environmental Affairs.




Introduced

First Regular Session 115th General Assembly (2007)


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SENATE BILL No. 447


    A BILL FOR AN ACT concerning environmental law.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

    SECTION 1. [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2007] (a) As used in this SECTION, "concentrated animal feeding operation" has the meaning set forth in IC 13-11-2-38.3.
    (b) Notwithstanding IC 13-18-10-1 or any other law, the department of environmental management may not approve after June 30, 2007, and before July 1, 2010, the start of construction of a concentrated animal feeding operation, regardless of whether the application for approval was submitted to the department before July 1, 2007.
    (c) Notwithstanding IC 13-18-10-1(b) or any other law, obtaining an NPDES permit for a concentrated animal feeding operation after June 30, 2007, and before July 1, 2010, does not meet the requirements of IC 13-18-10-1(a) and 327 IAC 16 to obtain an approval to start construction of a concentrated animal feeding operation.
     (d) This SECTION expires July 1, 2010.