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]

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Lyle Krewson
Sierra Club, Iowa Chapter Lobbyist

1725 S. 50th Street #602
West Des Moines, IA 50265

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