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poultry. The program contained in
H.B. 100 would protect water
quality from the runoff of excess
animal waste and would place far
mers under the regulatory umbrel
la of a single state agency, the
State Conservation Commission.
The legislation would also create a
Nutrient Management Advisory
Committee to help guide the
program.
DER Advisory Board An
“agricultural advisory committee”
to the Department of Environmen
tal Resources (DER) has been
operating for several years, but its
function and membership has nev
er been defined by regulation or
law. As environmental issues take
on greater emphasis in govern
ment, PFA believes it is important
that DER has access to advice and
expertise regarding normal farm
ing practices. PFA is supporting
S.B. 298 which would legally and
formally establish an ag advisory
board. The board would include
representatives from production
agriculture and would have
advance notice of any regulations
affecting agriculture.
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has strong reservations about
proposals recently announced by
House Majority Whip Mark
Cohen to further regulate employ
ers of all farmworkers. Many of
the proposals duplicate laws and
regulations already in place at the
state and federal level. One prop
osal, to apparently require fanners
to guarantee the amount of harvest
work offered, ignores the vagaries
of weather and could force far
mers out of fruit or vegetable
production.
Water Resources Management
The reoccurrence of drought
conditions during the past several
years has focused attention on the
vulnerability of the state’s water
resources. PFA is supporting S.B.
351 which would require DER to
develop a state water plan with the
advice of a state Water Resource
Advisory Committee and local
advisory committees. DER would
be authorized to protect areas with
special needs. High-volume water
users would be subject to DER
regulation.
Local Tax Reform Because
of their dependence on land to
grow crops and raise livestock,
farmers shoulder a bigger real
estate tax burden than other tax
payers. PFA recommends the
enactment of local tax reform to
allow local taxing authorities to
replace nuisance taxes and reduce
real estate taxes with a mixture of
income and property taxes.
High Power Transmission
Lines PFA is supporting legis
lation, H.B. 381, which would
require electric utilities to seek
approval from the state Agricul
tural Lands Condemnation Board
before erecting high power trans
mission lines over farmland
enrolled in agricultural security
areas for farmland preservation
purposes.
Beverage Container Deposits
Roadside litter continues to
plague farmers, damaging their
field equipment, contaminating
harvested crops, and in some
cases, causing the death of their
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livestock. PFA is urging passage
of H.B. 394 and S.B. 183 to
require minimum deposits on
beverage containers. PFA also
supports S.B. 341 which would
allow a public referendum on the
issue.
Agricultural Education As
the farm population becomes a
smaller and smaller minority, PFA
believes it’s important that the
public, especially future citizens,
know where their food comes
from and the role agriculture plays
in society. PFA is urging prompt
passage of H.B. 98 which would
establish a state agricultural edu
cation program to develop courses
and study materials for use by
school districts.
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Semi-wild Animals Recent
incidents of disease outbreaks in
exotic animals held in captivity
and deer or elk raised on farms
have led to the need to subject
these animals to the same health
regulations as other farm animals.
PFA is urging passage of H.B. 141
and H.B. 142 to give the Depart
ment of Agriculture authority to
inspect these animals and quaran
tine or depopulate them if conta
gious diseases are discovered.
Under the bills, the animal owners
would be eligible for indemnity
payments.
Following the meetings with
their legislators, the farmers will
hear an address from president
Eckel at a banquet at the Harris
burg Hotel starting at 6:30 p.m.
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