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Committee reviews bill shifting CAFO permit fees from agriculture fund to ANR; JFO calls revenue impact de minimis
Summary
The Senate Committee on Finance reviewed language that would clarify ANR's authority over CAFO permits and shift associated permit fees from the agricultural water quality fund to ANR's environmental permits fund.
The Senate Committee on Finance reviewed language that would clarify ANR's authority over concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) permits and shift fee collection for CAFO permits from the agricultural water quality special fund to ANR's environmental permits fund.
Staff and witnesses described the change as part of a federal corrective-action process tied to the Clean Water Act and NPDES permitting. "The federal Clean Water Act requires delegated state agencies to run ... NPDES permits," a committee staff explainer said. The bill's stated purpose, witnesses said, is to clarify ANR's sole authority for CAFO permitting while preserving the continuing role of the Agency…
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