HF 522 — A bill for an act providing that a qualified confinement feeding operation may utilize an anaerobic digester system to treat manure, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HF 287.) Effective date: 07/01/2021.

KHouse iFile m522 R- eEnrolled yHouse nFile o522 lAN dACT sPROVIDING OTHAT f f i c e o f t h e G o v e r n o r A dQUALIFIED aCONFINEMENT mFEEDING GOPERATION rMAY eUTILIZE gAN gANAEROBIC GDIGESTER OSYSTEM VTO ETREAT RMANURE, NAND OMAKING RPENALTIES LAPPLICABLE. T G O V E R N O R June8,2021 The Honorable Paul Pate SecretaryofStateofIowa StateCapitol Des Moines,Iowa 50319 Dear Mr.Secretary, Iherebytransmit:

HouseFile522,anActprovidingthataqualifiedconfinementfeedingoperationmayuBE tilzeIT andanaerobicdigestersystemtotreatmanure,andmakingpenaltiesapplicable.ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

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SecretaryoftheSenate Clerk of the House STATE CAPITOL DES MOINES,I O W A 50319 515.281.5211 FAX 515.725.3WWW.GOVERNOR.IOWA.GOV RIGHT A S S E M B L Y ■ H o u s e F i l e 5 2 2 A N A C T PROVIDING THAT A QUALIFIED CONFINEMENT FEEDING OPERATION MAY U T I L I Z E A N A N A E R O B I C D I G E S T E R S Y S T E M T O T R E A T M A N U R E , A N D M A K I N G P E N A L T I E S A P P L I C A B L E .

B E I T E N A C T E D B Y T H E G E N E R A L A S S E M B L Y O F T H E S T A T E O F I O W A :

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"^Anaerobic“Anaerobic digester system"system” means a manure storage structure that is covered, if the primary function of the manure storage structure is to process manure by employing environmental conditions including bacteria to break down organic matter in the absence of oxygen, and is used for producing, collecting, and utilizing a biogas.

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P A Tqualified Cconfinement Rfeeding Aoperation S S L E Y J>RKE CHAPMAN Speaker of the P r e s i d e n t o f t h e S e n a t e I hereby certify that thisprocesses billmanure originatedusing inan theanaerobic Housedigester andsystem. is known as House File 522, Eighty-ninth General Assembly.

M______________________________ E______________________________ GPAT HGRASSLEY AJAKE NCHAPMAN NSpeaker Eof L S O N Ch^ef CAerk cfi the House ApprovedPresident 2of 0the 2Senate 1I Khereby Icertify Mthat Rthis Ebill Yoriginated Nin Othe LHouse Dand Sis Gknown oas vHouse eFile r522, nEighty-ninth oGeneral rAssembly.

______________________________ MEGHAN NELSON Chief Clerk of the House Approved _______________, 2021 ______________________________ KIM REYNOLDS Governor