Senate Bill 182, January 23, 2004

M4 SENATE BILL 182 41r0 1 86 CF 41r0 1 93 By: The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Jacobs, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, and Stoltzfus Introduced and read first time: January 23, 2004 Assigned to: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs A BILL ENTITLED 1 AN ACT concerning 2 Water Quality Improvement Act - Nutrient Management 3 FOR the purpose of adding a certain alternative to requirements for nutrient 4 management plans; altering requirements relating to filings concerning 5 nutrient management plans; eliminating the requirement that a certain farm 6 owner or operator grant the Department of Agriculture the right of entry for a 7 certain purpose; altering the term and fee for the renewal of certain licenses and 8 certificates; authorizing the Department to issue certain certificates for persons 9 operating a farm under certain circumstances; authorizing the Department to 10 procure the sendees of private certified nutrient management consultants to 11 develop nutrient management plans; authorizing the Department to review 12 certain plans and records under certain circumstances; providing for certain site 13 visits under certain circumstances; and generally relating to nutrient 14 management. 15 BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 16 Article - Agriculture 17 Section 8-801.1, 8-803, 8-803.1, and 8-806 18 Annotated Code of Maryland 19 (1999 Replacement Volume and 2003 Supplement) 20 SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF 21 MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 22 Article - Agriculture 23 8-801.1. 24 (a) (1) Each nutrient management plan shall be developed considering 25 factors including: 26 (i) Levels of bioavailable nitrogen and phosphorus in the soil; EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW. [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.