Lyle, Does this bill give us anything? Rather than Supervisors "may" conduct a public hearing, now Supervisors "must" conduct that meeting? Do the results of such a meeting have any more sway with DNR or on the decision-making process? Or does the bill just force counties to participate in the broken-down matrix process? Thanks for clarification, Donna On Mar 3, 2009, at 11:21 AM, Lyle R. Krewson wrote: > Sierrans: > > Your voice should be heard on CAFO siting and permitting! > > HSB 168, An Act providing for public comment regarding an > application to construct a confinement feeding operation structure. > > This bill amends Code section 459.304 which allows a county board of > supervisors to review an application to construct a confinement > feeding operation structure (a confinement building or manure > storage structure) and comment upon it to the department of natural > resources before the department determines whether to issue the > applicant a construction permit. As part of the review process, the > board may hold a public hearing concerning the application. The > bill requires the board to conduct the public hearing and submit > comments presented there to the department. > > The types of comments presented at a public hearing may include but > are not limited to the existence of an object or location that are > in proximity to the construction site, the suitability of soils and > the hydrology of the construction site, the availability of land for > manure application, and whether construction will impede drainage > systems. > > While it is not a lot, it is all that is possible this Session. We > need this bill out of House Environmental Protection Committee this > week! Please call your legislator at, 515-281-3221, or email your > legislator below, and ask them to get this bill out of the House > Committee. If you live in the districts of Reps. Gayman or Reichert > (Scott or Muscatine counties) please especially make this contact, > and please get others you know to do so as well. Their votes are > critical to our success. They were endorsed by Sierra Club in the > last two elections (for your info.) > > Any calls or emails you can generate will be useful. Use the > paragraphs above to make your own message in your own words. > > Thanks for taking this action for your families, for your future. > > Lyle Krewson > Chapter lobbyist > > > House Environmental Protection Committee > > District # Title Name Email > > Democrats: > 48 Representative Donovan Olson [log in to unmask] > 7 Representative Marcella R. Frevert > [log in to unmask] > 93 Representative Mary Gaskill [log in to unmask] > 84 Representative Elesha Gayman [log in to unmask] > 92 Representative Jerry Kearns [log in to unmask] > 19 Representative Bob Kressig [log in to unmask] > 78 Representative Vicki Lensing [log in to unmask] > 49 Representative Helen Miller [log in to unmask] > 80 Representative Nathan Reichert [log in to unmask] > 43 Representative Mark D. Smith [log in to unmask] > 90 Representative John Whitaker [log in to unmask] > 1 Representative Wesley Whitead [log in to unmask] > > Republicans: > 97 Representative Richard Anderson [log in to unmask] > 10 Representative Dave Deyoe [log in to unmask] > 57 Representative Jack Drake [log in to unmask] > 59 Representative Chris Hagenow [log in to unmask] > 32 Representative Steven Lukan [log in to unmask] > 83 Representative Steven Olson [log in to unmask] > 55 Representative Jason Schultz [log in to unmask] > 3 Representative Chuck Soderberg [log in to unmask] > 47 Representative Ralph Watts [log in to unmask] > > ____________________________________________ > Lyle Krewson > Sierra Club, Iowa Chapter Lobbyist > > 1725 S. 50th Street #602 > West Des Moines, IA 50265 > > [log in to unmask] > 515-238-7113 - Cel > ____________________________________________ > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To > unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask] > Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp > To view the Sierra Club List Terms & Conditions, see: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/terms.asp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask] Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp To view the Sierra Club List Terms & Conditions, see: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/terms.asp