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- Referred to agriculture
- Print number 5469a
- Amend and recommit to agriculture
- Referred to agriculture
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Relates to the creation of a horizontal silo leachate runoff working group
In Assembly Committee · Agriculture · Sponsor William Magee
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BILL NUMBER:S5469A
Title of bill
An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to creating a horizontal silo leachate runoff working group
Purpose
This bill creates a working group to study the options for the treatment and management of leachate runoff from horizontal silos.
Summary of provisions
The Agriculture and Markets Laws is amended by adding a new Article 13-F and a new Section 160-w.
Section 1 provides the Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets shall establish the Horizontal Silo Leachate Runoff Working Group to study the options for the treatment and management of leachate runoff from horizontal silos.
Section 2 establishes the membership of the working group which will include representatives from State and Federal government agencies, as well as, other organizations and institutions.
Section 3 provides that the working group shall review and study the options and best practices for the treatment and management of leachate runoff from horizontal or bunker silos. The working group shall include in their discussion the cost of such treatment and management options for the leachate runoff from horizontal or bunker silos and ways to help farmers reduce the cost associated with this. Upon the conclusion of their study the working group shall publish a report outlining their findings.
Section 4 provides that if the need exists, the working group may continue to exist to address other relevant issues.
This act shall take effect immediately.
Justification
In addition to the traditional vertical farm silos that rise up above the landscape, there are also horizontal silos, which spread out across a piece of land. Horizontal silos have many benefits for farmers. But, one of the drawbacks associated with the use of horizontal or bunker silos is leachate runoff. Leachate is the liquid from crops and feed that manifests itself when they are compacted for storage in horizontal silos. This leachate can seep out of the silo on its own or it can get mixed in with water that runs off the silo from precipitation. In either case, the leachate runoff is a serious concern for farmers because the nutrients in the leachate can ruin any clean water supply that it comes into contact with. Therefore, this bill creates a working group that will study the options and best practices for the treatment and management of leachate runoff from horizontal or bunker silos. The working group will include in their study the cost of such options and ways to help farmers reduce the costs of managing and treating leachate runoff, which can be very high. Members of various State and Federal government agencies, as well as the New York State Farm Bureau, the Northeast Dairy Producers Association and Cornell University will be part of the working group.
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Fiscal implications
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Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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