2007 Senate Bill 502

Revise farm environmental regulation enforcement

Introduced in the Senate

May 15, 2007

Introduced by Sen. Patricia Birkholz (R-24)

To prohibit the Department of Environmental Quality from acting on an anonymous allegation of environmental violations by a farm, and to authorize ordering such a complainant to pay the cost of investigating any subsequent unverified complaints against a farm.

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Bioeconomy

June 19, 2007

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Sept. 24, 2007

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Bioeconomy