H.B. 221
         AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIAL PROTECTION AREA AMENDMENTS

senate floor Amendments

Amendment 4 March 4, 2008 8:49 am



Senator Margaret Dayton proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Lines 20 through 22
    House Committee Amendments
    2-14-2008 :
    

             20          .    
{   prohibits   }        requires       state agencies and political subdivisions      {   from   }        to consider impacts on agriculture protection areas and reasonably comparable alternatives when       designating a transportation

             21      corridor H.
{   as a final, preferred alternative .H over land in an agriculture protection area

             21a      unless there is no other
             22      reasonably comparable alternative  
}
  and to make reasonable efforts to minimize or eliminate detrimental impacts on agriculture       .


2.    Page 10, Lines 282 through 285
    House Committee Amendments
    2-14-2008 :
    

             282          (3)
{   A   }        Each       state agency      {   or   }        and       political subdivision      {   may not designate or propose   }        of the state that designates or proposes to designate       a

             283      transportation corridor H.
{   as a final, preferred alternative   } .H      {   on land within an agriculture

             283a      protection area unless there is no  
}
  shall:

    (a) consider:
    (i) whether the transportation corridor would:
    (A) be located on land that is included within an agriculture protection area; or
    (B) interfere with agriculture production activities on land within an agriculture protection area; and
    (ii) each  
other

             284      reasonably comparable alternative to the placement of the corridor on
{   the   } land within      {   the   }        an      

             285      agriculture protection area
{   .   }        ; and

    (b) make reasonable efforts to minimize or eliminate any detrimental impact on agriculture that may result from the designation of a transportation corridor.  


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