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House committee advances bill to expand Pennsylvania agriculture oversight for mushroom and composting operations
Summary
Representative Sappy introduced HB2034 to give the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture new oversight and enforcement authority over mushroom and composting operations after residents reported swarms of flies and odor and air-quality concerns; the committee voted to report the bill to the House floor.
Representative Sappy introduced House Bill 2034 to the House Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee to expand the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s best management practices to cover the mushroom and composting industries. Sappy said the legislation would give the department greater oversight and enforcement authority for indoor agriculture and help address quality-of-life and air-quality complaints from residents living near operations in southern Chester County.
“My goal here is to help the department gain more oversight and enforcement in…
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