Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development- House

Correct that spelling error obviously he had a better grammar teacher than I did and I school so anyway that that's what is it a court this bill here from Senate in today on that bill. What the will of the committee. As amended. You too can Kerr I'll it is too can Kerr current Senate amendment yet too can Kerr said. Is that a member is that okay with you representive wing. Thank you. Those in favor say aye any opposed your motion passes House Bill. Fourteen forty two I can tell you colleagues of house bill fourteen forty two I've learned a great lesson don't start the bill unless you have the amendment and hand the first round so thank you for your condolences we have this is a third time be the charm on this bill when we came in here and we amended this bill we had two sections that we altered section one of section six in which about section one section six became section five and so we pulled out the wrong section so we made this in the house bill to correct that so I'm just here today to a I guess concur within the House floor for house bill fourteen forty two and get all our ducks in a row. Is there anybody it does anybody have any questions. Seeing no questions is there anyone in the audience to speak for the bill. Against the bill let's the will of the committee. As engrossed. Yes. All those in favor say aye. Those opposed. Your bill is passed colleagues thank you so much appreciate hope you all have a great day. Will move to House Bill twelve ten. The representative Hillman you are recognized. Thank you madam chair. I hope this is the last time I have to bring this bill for this committee it's it's been the wheels around pretty good over in the Senate but the you gotta do what you gotta do and I would move that we I do pass on it has made it. Taking part yes two yes is there any questions. Anybody here to speak for it against it. With that what's the will of the committee. Do pass please no no no no sorry all those in favor say aye. Oppose narrow congratulations you've passed your bill that we need to do it again as engrossed yes no okay it's fine thank you. And thank you Committee. House Bill fifteen seventy five represented the bank's. Thank you madam chair I don't know how I got this bill but I guess the fact that I was a poultry farmer for thirty eight years Pardon me. On the record. The Department bag asked me to run this bill the clean up this language it these the means of disposal of crop up carcasses on poultry farms is that uh they make that determination by rule in these that these items here some of them is are outdated and we just need to clean up the language the some of my no longer used Currently I believe the only way is that are being used for composting and incineration is that correct the one week when I first started and there's been a you know it's it's it's changed over the years there was uh we had pets and then that was determined not to be environmentally friendly we went to and that consideration was available on farm freezing I always thought was the best. Means for the farmer it was the easiest I thought it was the the most environmentally friendly because they that the integrators would pick up those birds and then taken to the the protein plant the rendering plant and then they would recycle that and so but. Currently right now it's the composting on the farm that can be in the form of a composting shed or eco drum if anybody's familiar with them it to a drum proximally forty feet long about four five feet in diameter and it and it slowly rotates and the birds of compost and then they they they are extracted out of the other ran and then that's used as fertilizer but the. Pretty simple bill. Are there any questions are you Spanish Sturch yeah I've already talked longer than I needed to. Are there any questions. Seeing no questions is there anyone here to speak for the bill. Against the bill. What's the will of the committee. Motion to pass all those in favor say aye. Those opposed congratulations your bill has passed. House bill sixteen thirty six and representive **** is going to be presenting. Would you like to call Secretary war to the end of the table with I would love that please thank you. Please state your name and who you're with. Yes ma'am west for from the Arkansas department of agriculture. You're welcome to present the bill or house bill sixteen thirty six dresses a feral hogs we add some definitions and some clarifications and I appreciate secretary ward being here he can explain a little bit more about what we're trying to do with this bill. I thank you Sir it thank you and your German the the feral hog legislation that's of four years is a product of the for all the revocation task force so that's or a broad group of of partners from within this state agencies as well as partner organizations throughout the state that have an interest in feral hogs and Service that task force continues to meet regularly to to work to read Kate for Aug throughout the state this your cleanup legislation is is a product of of those efforts of of the group and the recommendations move forward in particular just a couple things to point out one is that a clarify some language but the probably the larger point is that I currently transporting feral hogs is is a criminal offense and sometimes that's harder because you have a higher burden a higher standard of proof in order to criminally prosecute grimly convict someone as to what this I think one of the main points of this is that it allows livestock and poultry commission to impose an administrative penalty if someone is is breaking the rules regarding paralogs transport paralogs a little bit easier process to to enforce feral hog rules throughout the state it also to it will completely Fund for hog revocation efforts but those administrative penalties would be used to to further continue accreditation efforts throughout the state we we got ourselves of our partners that are here today as well as a or for all quarter for the Department but would be happy to answer any questions anyone might have. Anyone on the committee have questions. Saying no questions is there anyone here to speak for the bill. Against the bill. What's the will of the committee motion to pass all those in favor say aye opposed no congratulations your bill is passed representative when you can stay there for house bill fifty sixteen fifty eight. Thank you madam chair helpful sixteen fifty eight as a cleanup bill brought by the department of agriculture and what we're doing is addressing for groups that are impacted by basically non activity and then there was one mistake when we went to transfer the Red River compact commission was not supposed to be brought in and the Red River commission was and so we have clean that language up also the litter utilization committee the wetlands technical advisory committee in the firing advisory board have not been meeting since two thousand fifteen any of the business that needs to take place within those is now being dealt with within the department of agriculture so this is just a simple clean up bill and I would motion Oct if I'm entertain any questions. To the Committee have any questions. I think the questions is there anyone here to speak for the bill. Against the bill. What's the will of the committee motion Duplass all those in favor say aye. Those narrow. Congratulations your bill is passed and a Speaker Shepherd is coming down the stairs right now to present his bill so we'll wait on him for just a few minutes to get here today his resolution. He's he's. Representive Shepherd you're welcome to join us at the end of the table. Thank you madam chair today on president House resolution ten fifteen this is just simply resolution to commemorate the one hundredth anniversary discovery boil in south Arkansas some may remember that I actually mention this on our first day of session which was January eleventh that was the day after this and I made looted to the fact that that it was the hundredth anniversary but for for those of us from South Arkansas the discovery will really was is probably a large part regardless of what industry you're in what occupation you're in for probably most in south Arkansas it has had some impact on on our lives and the communities that we have particularly in Union County Columbia County Washita county and the surrounding counties and so just given the impact that the oil industry has had on our communities our state and our nation I felt it was appropriate to offer this resolution and with that I'd be glad to answer any questions are there any questions. Thing no questions is there anyone here to speak for the bill or the resolution against the resolution what's the will of the committee. Motion to pass all in favor say aye. Those opposed no congratulations Mister Speaker your resolution has passed and what that this meeting is adjourned.