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Vermont House passes S.124 after amending CAFO and stormwater provisions
Summary
The Vermont House voted to pass S.124, an act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects, including changes to how concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) rules align with the federal Clean Water Act, a new inspection-study requirement, and an effective date of July 1, 2025.
The Vermont House voted to pass Senate Bill 124 in concurrence with amendment after the House adopted committee changes and suspended its rules to consider the bill through all remaining stages.
The bill, as amended, clarifies that compliance with the state'required agricultural practices does not automatically exempt a farm from stormwater permitting; farms also must be in compliance with the federal Clean Water Act. The amendment reported by the House Committee on Environment updates terminology to align Title 6 with the state'level CAFO program language, requires the secretary of the Agency of Natural Resources to design a CAFO program at least as stringent as the federal Clean Water Act, and asks the Agency of Natural Resources to return a proposed inspection schedule for the CAFO permitting program.
Member from Shaftesbury reported the committee on agriculture'food resiliency and forestry's report and noted Section 12'as written provides that compliance with required agricultural practices does not automatically qualify a farm for a stormwater permitting…
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