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Senate concurs with House amendments to agriculture bill after debate over Clean Water Act language
Summary
The Senate concurred in the House proposal of amendment to S.124 (miscellaneous agricultural subjects) after committees negotiated changes including phrasing that ties state rules to the Federal Clean Water Act as of Jan. 1, 2025, and clarified emergency manure-application language.
The Vermont Senate concurred in the House’s proposal of amendment to S.124, an act addressing miscellaneous agricultural subjects, following committee discussions that focused on a change in how state authority would relate to the Federal Clean Water Act and on manure-application language.
Senator from Essex explained the committees met jointly and discussed three main changes in the text. The senior Senator from Rutland described concern over a change in section 31352 (powers of the…
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