2003 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 617

File Code: Agriculture
Sponsored By:
Senators Stoltzfus, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Giannetti, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Kasemeyer, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Mooney, and Munson
Entitled:
Nutrient Management Plans - Grant of a Right of Entry and Penalties - Suspension of Enforcement

Synopsis:

Providing that specified provisions and regulations relating to nutrient management plans, the grant of a specified right of entry to the Department, and specified penalties may not be enforced from June 1, 2003 through September 30, 2004; requiring the Department of Agriculture to take specified actions to educate farmers and seek their cooperation; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/7
First Reading Senate Rules
2/12
Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
2/14
Hearing 3/7 at 1:00 p.m.
3/21
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Conway) Adopted
3/22
Favorable with Amendments
Special Order later today (Senator Stoltzfus) Adopted
Favorable with Amendments
Special Order 3/24 (Senator Frosh) Adopted
3/23
Favorable with Amendments
Committee Amendment Withdrawn
Substitute Committee Amendment (Education Health and Environmental Affairs)
Recommit to Committee Education Health and Environmental Affairs (Senator Pinsky)
House Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Senator J. Lowell Stoltzfus, District 38
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator David R. Brinkley, District 4
Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
Senator John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 21
Senator Janet Greenip, District 33
Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5
Senator Andrew P. Harris, District 7
Senator Patrick J. Hogan, District 39
Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer, District 12
Senator Robert H. Kittleman, District 9
Senator Katherine A. Klausmeier, District 8
Senator Rona E. Kramer, District 14
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
Senator Alexander X. Mooney, District 3
Senator Donald F. Munson, District 2
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE -see also- FARMLAND
ANIMALS -see also- BIRDS; TURTLES
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
EDUCATION -see also- DRIVER ED; HIGHER ED; SPECIAL ED; etc
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS -see also- CONSERV; NAT RSRCES; POLLUT
PENALTIES
POLLUTION -see also- SEDIMENT CONTROL
REFUSE DISPOSAL -see also- RECYCLING
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SEWAGE
SUNSET
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Agriculture
( 8-801.1 , 8-801.2 , 8-803.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 844831/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 24, 2003   at: 9:25 p.m.     Status: Withdrawn
Number: 844831/02 (PDF)     Offered on: March 24, 2003   at: 10:08 p.m.     Status: Incomplete