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House Agriculture Subcommittee - March 23, 2021 - House Hearing Room 3
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Normally
here
at
the
legislature,
as
you
know,
we
celebrate
ag
day
in
the
same
fashion,
with
an
exhibition
of
various
forms.
Excuse
me
various
farms,
livestock
competitive
activities
and
yes,
free
food.
Hopefully
next
year
we
can
return
to
this
normalcy
and
celebrate
ag
day
in
the
proper
way.
Agriculture
is
important
to
the
nation,
and
here
in
tennessee,
agriculture
is
deeply
rooted
in
our
heritage.
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On
behalf
of
this
committee,
I'd
like
to
take
some
time
to
recognize
all
of
our
hard-working
agriculture
professionals,
as
well
as
our
entire
agriculture
industry,
which
is
a
vital
component
to
our
state's
economy.
We
appreciate
all
the
contributions
that
agriculture
makes
to
our
state
and
our
society
and
and
value
what
it
brings
to
our
everyday
lives.
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We
will
mention
a
couple
of
things
that
have
changed:
we're
going
to
roll
item,
one
to
the
heel
of
our
calendar.
Today,
item
number
six
house
bill:
715,
has
been
taken
off
notice
and
house
bill.
1389
item
number
seven
has
been
rolled
one
week,
so
that
would
be
bring
us
to
item
number
two
house
bill,
1286
speaker
pro
tim
marsh.
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The
it
specifies
the
non-profit,
tennessee
state,
fair
association,
in
conjunction
with
the
wilson
county
wilson,
county
promotions,
inc,
the
organization
of
volunteers
who
conduct
the
wilson
county
fair
to
operate
the
state
fair.
This
ensures
the
state
fair,
is
not
simply
contracted
to
the
highest
bidder
and
eliminates
uncertainty.
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The
50
million
dollar
facility
includes
280
acres,
117
000
square
feet
of
livestock
facilities,
a
78,
000
square
foot
expo
center,
seven
buildings
with
sixteen
thousand
five
hundred
and
seventy
square
feet.
Twenty
six
thousand
square
feet
arena,
eighty
six
acres
of
parking
and
all
of
the
other
shops
around.
So
this
is
an
ideal
location
and
this
gets
the
paperwork
ready.
If
we
want
to
do
this.
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Thank
you,
mr
chairman
and
speaker
pro
tim
marsh.
I
appreciate
your
efforts
in
this
and
look
forward
to
it.
Moving
forward
last
legislative
session,
I
had
legislation
trying
to
help
nashville
davidson
county
with
the
fair
grounds
here.
It's
sad
to
see
that
it's
going
to
leave
the
county,
our
capital
county
city,
but,
however,
the
disdain
that
they
have
for
agriculture
and
for
the
fair,
I'm
happy
to
see
that
it's
going
to
a
county
that
really
appreciates
what
tennessee
stands
for.
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,.
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Right,
thank
you,
chairman
committee.
Top
issue
in
my
district
is
a
odor
related
to
a
landfill,
and
this
amendment
makes
the
bill
and
restricts
that
issue
to
rutherford
county.
In
addition
to
trash
and
other
waste,
wet
sludge
is
has
been
permitted
to
be
deposited
in
the
landfill,
and
my
my
county
is
currently
undergoing
an
rfp
to
potentially
make
a
mega
landfill
in
in
the
issue
in
the
area,
and
so
this
issue
needs
to
be
addressed.
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G
Thank
you
chairman.
The
bill
really
just
does
nothing
but
create
a
lifetime
sportsman
license
for
adopted
children.
So
if
you
adopted
a
child,
you
bring
them
into
your
home,
you're
a
hunter
and
a
fisherman.
You
want
them
to
be
able
to
hunt
and
fish
alongside
you,
then,
if
you
had
had
a
natural
born
child
who
would
have
been
able
to
get
this
lifetime
license
for
a
reduced
rate
at
the
time
of
their
birth
or
shortly
thereafter,
and
this
just
allows
the
same
thing
to
occur.
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If
you
adopt
a
child
and
that
adopted
child
cannot
be
with
the
amendment
13
years
no
older
than
13
years
of
age,
it
has
to
be
done
within
36
months
of
the
adoption
taking
place.
This
would
allow
them
to
get
a
lifetime
sportsmanship
license.
That
would
stay
with
them
for
the
life
of
that
licensor,
and
it
would
only
be
for
the
amount
of
two
hundred
dollars.
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D
We
need
to
get
you
signed
up
and
every
member
on
this
committee,
I
chaired
it
or
started
it
with
senator
mike
bell
several
years
ago,
and-
and
this
is
hitting
right
to
where
we
always
talk
about
and
share
what
tennessee
is
doing,
that
other
states
should
be
following.
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
Absolutely.
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That's
what
I
have,
sir.
We
have
a
motion
on
the
amendment
and
a
second
does
it
make
the
bill
or
yes,
sir
okay.
The
amendment
makes
the
bill
so
we'll
go
ahead
and
vote
on
that
and
then
discuss
the
bill
as
amended.
Without
objection.
All
in
favor
of
amendment
number
one
drafting
code,
5436
say
aye
aye
opposed
amendment
passes
goes
on
the
bill.
You're
recognized,
sir
thank.
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Well,
I'll
take
a
venture
at
it
here
that
that,
if
those,
if
those
construction
projects
materials
in
conjunction
with
the
state
highway
project,
if
someone
that
would
imagine
has
received
a
contract,
they
would
then
have
those
materials
in
their
possession
need
a
place
to
put
those
items
and
if
they
fit
the
criteria
of
an
open
pit,
mine
or
quarry
that
was
formerly
operating,
that
they
would
be
covered
under
the
purview
of
this
legislation.
Okay,.
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Yeah,
because,
with
that
it's
kind
of
similar
story,
mr
chairman,
in
in
my
district,
both
houston
humphreys
county,
it's
it's
talk
of
a
sand
and
gravel
companies
coming
in
creating
I
I
wouldn't
say
it
would
be
a
total
pit
mine,
but
both
of
those
counties
don't
have
zoning
laws.
So
it's
it's
given
to
tdec
to
try
to
decide.
Does
this
make
sense
or
or
not
make
sense,
and
I'm
not
advocating
for
zoning
commissions
to
be
developed
at
all,
but
it
it
might
be
noteworthy
on
will
find
pushback
in
some
areas.
I
Representative
campbell-
and
I
will
also
restate
thank
you
very
much-
that
the
the
fill
work
must
compile
with
the
requirements
of
the
tennessee
water
pollution
control
act
and
has
to
satisfy
all
other
state
rules
applicable
to
the
fill
activity.
So
it's
not
like
they're
going
to
get
free
reign.
Obviously,
but
just
wanted
to
restate
that.
Thank
you,
representative.
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Representative,
I'm,
I
personally
don't
know
of
a
problem
in
my
district.
In
this
regard,
I
can
tell
you
that
there
are
some
landowners
that
do
have
an
interest
in
this
legislation
and
and
would
prefer
to
be
able
to
use
those
materials
from
state
highway
construction
projects
to
fill
in
those
open
areas.
Representative
shaw.
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Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
one
more
time
and
I'm
going
to
vote
and
support
the
bill
because
it
does
make
sense
it's
going
to
be
a
cost
saving
measure,
especially
for
tdot
and
in
our
local
counties
on
this,
and
so
I
I
guess,
I'm
wrapping
my
head
around
it.
So
some
of
these
areas,
as
representative
holsey,
was
stating
so
some
of
it's
just
private
land
that
we
would
allow
this
to
take
place.
They
need
to
haul
it
somewhere
and-
and
I
get
that-
and
I
don't
see
it
as
a
contaminant
to
groundwater
or
anything
else.
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J
Thank
you,
mr
chairman
representative,
just
had
a
quick
question
about
so
I
understand
the
need
to
fill
the
the
pit
mine
or
the
quarry.
Tell
me
what
kind
of
local
what
type
of
local
regulations
are
preventing
this
now
that
that
we
would
need
to
put
in
there
that
this
supersedes
local
regulation
representative.
I
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
and
specifically
I
I
would
argue
that
that
could
very
well
vary
in
multiple
jurisdictions
and
I
do
apologize
for
not
having
a
number
of
specific
examples
along
those
lines.
I
would
just
say
that
things
are
done
a
lot
different
in
a
lot
of
jurisdictions,
and
I
think
it's
imperative
that
we
have
somewhere
for
these
those
state
highway
construction
project
materials
to
go
that
are
within
the
requirements
of
the
tennessee
water
pollution
control
act.
I
think
that
would
be
most
helpful.
Okay,.
J
And
I
like
I,
I'm
as
a
conservative,
I'm
a
local
control
kind
of
guy
and
I
need
a
I
kind
of
need
a
high
threshold
before
I
say
we're
going
to
strip
power
from
the
local
governments,
and
so
I
mean
and
there-
and
you
me
you
may
be
able
to
present
that
case.
But
that's
what
I
would
like
to
know
hey
what
jurisdictions
are
preventing
this
from
happening
now
and
what
regular
type
of
types
of
local
regulations
are
prevented.
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I
Agrees
to
receive
fill
or
borrow
material
from
state
and
highway
construction
projects
as
part
of
its
material
for
backfilling
or
grading,
is
exempt
from
all
local
restrictions,
rules,
regulations
or
laws
that
explicitly
or
implicitly
limit
the
operator's
ability
to
fill.
The
permit.
Excuse
me
to
fill
the
pit
and
reclaim
and
restore
the
site,
including
prohibitive
zoning
limits
on
truck
traffic,
weight
limits
or
distance
limitations
or
other
operational
limitations.
J
Gotcha,
okay-
and
I
guess
I
would
still
maybe
have
a
little
bit
of
a
concern,
so
you
know
again,
you
could
have
a
quarry.
That's
existed
for
for
50
years.
A
community
has
built
up
around
that
quarry
and
then
suddenly
the
state
has
said
you
know
yeah.
Okay,
we
can.
We
can
fill
that
quarry
and
now
you've
got
a
street
that
now
is
mostly
composed
of
people
going
to
and
from
their
residence.
J
And
now
the
state
has
said
now:
there's
going
to
be
rock,
there's
there's
going
to
be
rock
trucks
on
that
road
constantly
now
and
without
any
local
input
that
that's
my
concern
because,
as
you
said,
every
jurisdiction
is
different
and
you
might
have
a
quarry
in
a
place
that
it's,
it's
really
not
great,
to
have
a
bunch
of
rock
trucks
on
there
and
the
local
government
may
be
the
best
person
or
the
best
body
to
to
make
that
decision.
So
I
just
that.
That's
my
concern.
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You,
mr
chairman,
what
this
does
it
as
amended?
It
exempts
501
c
3
nonprofits
from
paying
stormwater
fees
until
the
cost
of
improvements
they
have
made
for
that.
Stormwater
program
are
abated,
so
it's
a
it's
an
offset
where
an
entity,
let's
say
a
church,
has
to
build
a
pond
to
comply
with
storm
water
regulations.
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I
would
ask
if
there
is
there
anything
else,
any
other
items
before
the
committee
that
I
have
overlooked
or
missed
seeing
none
any
other
business
before
the
committee
today,
any
other
announcements
I'll
entertain
a
motion
to
adjourn
a
motion
in
a
second
all
in
favor
of
adjournment.
Please
say:
aye
opposed
the
eyes.
Have
it
we're
stand
adjourned.