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From YouTube: House - Agriculture Subcommittee - March 23, 2021
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House Agriculture Subcommittee House Hearing Room 3
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Agriculture
is
important
to
the
nation,
and
here
in
tennessee,
agriculture
is
deeply
rooted
in
our
heritage.
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.
A
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
bring
us
to
item
number
two
house
bill,
1286
speaker
pro
tem
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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C
The
50
million
dollar
facility
includes
280
acres,
117
000
square
feet
of
livestock
facilities,
a
seventy
eight
thousand
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.
A
We
do
have
a
motion
and
second,
and
is
there
any
discussion
on
the
bill
representative
reedy
you're
recognized.
D
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
capitol
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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A
A
Yes,
sir,
that's
what
I
have
do.
I
have
a
motion
on
the
amendment.
Have
a
motion
on
the
amendment.
I
have
a
second.
We
have
a
second
if
you
would
explain
the
amendment
and
then
we'll
get
it
on
the
bill.
All.
F
Right,
thank
you,
chairman
and
committee.
The
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
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.
A
Okay,
you've
heard
the
amendment
representative
shaw.
B
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F
A
F
I
think
the
fiscal
notes,
the
new
fiscal
note-
was
like
a
thousand
dollars.
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A
A
G
A
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,
you
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.
G
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.
A
We've
we've
already
voted
on
the
amendment,
so
we're
discussing
the
bill
and
we
do
have
some
questions
so
and
I'm
understanding-
and
I
don't
have
it
in
in
my
notes
here,
but
I
believe
that
fiscal
note,
as
amended,
was
about
six
thousand
dollars.
G
Well,
I'm
I'm
not
sure
about
the
amendment,
but
if
that
changed
the
fiscal
note,
but
it
that's
what
it
was
originally.
H
I
think
I
just
want
to
point
out
the
quality
of
the
representation
that
comes
from
northeast
tennessee
right
here.
This
is
a
great
bill.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
My
friend.
D
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
and
this
is
a
good
time
for
a
sounding
board.
Do
you
belong
to
the
tennessee
sportsman's
caucus,
yet.
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.
A
A
A
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
you.
A
Okay,
so
in
a
real
world
example,
can
you
give
us
something
that
kind
of
helps
us
sink
our
teeth
into
that.
I
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,.
D
I
I
Thank
you,
representative
reedy,
so
my
understanding
is
this.
Would
over
ride.
D
D
Yeah,
because,
with
that,
it's
kind
of
similar
story,
mr
chairman,
in
in
my
district,
both
houston
humphreys
county-
is
its
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
t-deck
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.
A
B
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
I'm
not
really
for
sure.
I
know
what
to
ask.
Have
you
had
a
problem
in
your
district
with
this,
mr
rep.
I
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.
B
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
if
you
had
discussions
with,
maybe
road
builders
and
people
like
that,
would
they
be
concerned
about
this
at
all
to
your
knowledge.
I
I
was
told
by
a
lobbyist,
not
the
lobbyist,
but
a
lobbyist-
that
the
road
builders
were
okay
with
this
I
have
not
consulted
mr
starwalt,
and
I
don't
know
if
he's
behind
me
thank.
H
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
up
in
northeast
tennessee,
where
he's
from
his
district
borders,
mine,
there's
a
lot
of
open
rock
quarries,
just
open
been
there
for
years,
and
I
mean
it
makes
perfect
sense
to
me.
H
If
you
have
this
material,
where
else
you're
going
to
put
it-
and
I
don't
really
don't
know
where
they
dump
it
now
but
but
but
it
sure
would
it
sure
would
be
a
nice
deal
up.
There
fill
some
of
that
up.
D
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.
D
They
they
need
to
haul
it
somewhere
and-
and
I
get
that-
and
I
don't
see
it
as
a
contaminant
to
ground
water
or
anything
else.
But
there
are
the
guard
rails
in
this.
If
we
pass
this
bill
that
we're
concerned
about
the
tennessee
water
pollution
and
the
control
act
will
help
protect
the
groundwater
if
it
becomes
a
problem
area
but
yeah.
Thank
you
for
the
bill.
Thank
you,
sir
representative.
Cochran.
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
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
so
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.
A
I
Agrees
to
receive
fill
or
borrow
material
from
state
and
highway
construction
projects
as
part
of
its
material
for
back
filling
or
grading
is
exempt
from
all
local
restrictions,
rules,
regulations
or
laws
that
explicitly
or
implicitly
limit
the
operators
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
what
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
going
to
be
rock
trucks
on
that
road
constantly
now
and
without
any
local
input.
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.
A
Thank
you,
sir
representative
campbell
further
thank
you
for
expressing.
A
I
personally
have
had
some
input
from
former
county
commissioner
that
expressed
support
for
this,
because
they
have
seen
these
issues
brought
by
some
activist
groups
to
try
to
stop
construction
or
whatever
activities
involving
this.
This
very
thing
and
it
just
it
drags
them
into
kind
of
a
personal
vendetta
that
somebody
might
have
or
again
some
kind
of
an
activist
group,
and
so
I
I
was
anxious
to
hear
what
all
you
had
experienced
with
this
and
and
what
the
background
was
on
it.
A
A
With
with
has
an
amendment,
I
want
to
mention
that
drafting
code
4699
yes,.
E
K
I
personally
would
like
to
see
if
it's
the
committee's
will
to
see
this
looked
into
a
little
deeper
and
and
get
some
some
more
information
on
the
effects
we
could
be
looking
at
or
the
the
the
landscape
of
what
we
could
be
affecting
with
legislation
like
this,
and
I'm
all
you
know,
I'm
all
for
the
501c3s
and
what
they
do,
but
I
also
want
to
be
fair
to
to
all
ratepayers
as
we
we
look
this
moving
forward.
So
with
that,
mr
chairman,
I
would
make
a
motion
that
we
move
this
to
summer
study.