April 10, 2022
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—Week Ending April 8, 2022
Agricultural Antitrust: Lawsuit Claims Dairy Farmers of America and Select Milk Conspired to Suppress Dairy Farmer Payments 🌾
On April 4, 2022, six New Mexico dairy cooperative members filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico against Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) and Select Milk Producers, Inc. (Select), alleging that the defendant dairy cooperatives conspired to depress members’ raw milk price in violation of the Sherman Act (15 U.S.C. § 1). Othart Dairy Farms, LLC v. Dairy Farmers of America, Inc., No. 2:22-cv-00251. The plaintiffs claim that DFA and Select—who the plaintiffs state control at least 75% of the Southwest dairy market—have used their market share to suppress dairy prices by sharing and coordinating pricing information and decisions and by “selective[ly] . . . nonpooling” milk, which the plaintiffs claim “allow[s] the cooperatives as entities to market members’ milk at higher prices without passing those increases on to farmers.” The plaintiff dairy producers further claim that the monthly rates DFA and Select pay their respective members “are almost always within a few pennies of each other,” which the plaintiffs state “would not be the case absent the conspiracy alleged herein.” Defendants have yet to file a response.
Biofuels: EPA Denies RFS Exemption Petitions, Allows Alternative RFS Compliance
On April 7, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) denied thirty-six small refinery exemption petitions under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for the 2018 compliance year. EPA states that it issued the denials in accordance with the Tenth Circuit’s 2020 holding in Renewable Fuels Association v. EPA—that EPA may only grant an exemption if a small refinery demonstrated hardship caused by RFS compliance in 2018 and none of petitions sufficiently made that showing. EPA allowed thirty-one of the petitioning small refineries to demonstrate their compliance with the 2018 RFS volume obligations by resubmitting their 2018 reports with “zero deficit carryforward and no additional [Renewable Identification Number] retirements.”
Organic Agriculture: USDA Finalizes “Origin of Livestock” Transition Rule.
On April 5, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) published a final rule in the Federal Register amending the Origin of Livestock requirements for organic dairy (87 FR 19740). As announced by AMS, the National Organic Program (NOP) final rule creates a one-time exception for transitioning dairy cattle to the otherwise-applicable general rule that dairy cattle must be under continuous organic management from the last third of gestation onward. The exception allows a one-time option for the transitioning producer to manage cattle organically for a single twelve-month period, after which all exceptions are exhausted for that producer. All transitioning animals must end their transition period at the same time and an operation may not transition additional nonorganic animals once it has completed the twelve-month organic transition. The final rule becomes effect June 6, 2022, and certified organic dairy operations must be in compliance with the rule by April 5, 2023. To further explain the rule, AMS has released a factsheet and will conduct a webinar on April 20, 2022 from 1:00pm–1:30pm ET.
Environmental Policy: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Releases 2022 Report
On April 4, 2022, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) announced the publication of its Working Group III report, Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change. Although the report warns that average annual greenhouse gas emissions from 2010–2019 were at the “highest levels in human history,” it describes scenarios to reduce current emissions by at least 50% by 2030 in all sectors and calls for agriculture and forestry to “provide large-scale emissions reductions” through carbon storage and removal. However, the report states that these types of carbon reductions cannot offset delayed emissions cutbacks in other areas like infrastructure, transportation, and overall energy consumption.
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Timely USDA APHIS HPAI Resources:
Current USDA APHIS Resources on HPAI Indemnity:
HPAI Response: Overview of Finance & Administration Procedures (Feb. 4, 2022).
This document extensively references and incorporates much of the content of the LPAI overview, titled VS Guidance 8603.2 Procedures for Indemnity and Compensation Claims in Cases of H5/H7 Low Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Infection in Poultry
HPAI Virus Elimination: Flat Rate Payments (Jan. 8, 2016).
2022 Confirmations of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Commercial and Backyard Flocks
New at aglaw.psu.edu:
Dairy and Dairy Products Law (new Virtual Resource Room).
Episode #210, Federal Court Enjoins Iowa’s March 2019 Ag-Gag Law & Tenth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of ‘Product of the USA’ Meat Labeling Lawsuit (Mar. 23, 2022).
Episode #209, Appropriations Act Provides $1 Million for Cattle Contract Library Pilot Program & FDA Approves Food Use for Genetically Altered Cattle (Mar. 15, 2022).
Episode #208, Federal Court Denies Prop 12 Preliminary Injunction & EPA Denies All Objections to Chlorpyrifos Rule (Mar. 10, 2022).
Top #AgLaw HotLinks Apr. 4–8, 2022
Recall of Kinder Chocolate Eggs Expanded; Children Sick in Multi-Country Outbreak, Food Safety News
February Dairy Exports Set Records in Value and Cheese Shipments, Brownfield
Soy Usurps King Corn as U.S. Farmers Dodge Pricey Fertilizer, Bloomberg
China Makes Large U.S. Corn Purchase, Brownfield
Pa. Farmers Intend to Reduce Area Devoted to Corn and Soybeans, Morning AgClips
Apr. 28, 2022, Penn State Extension Webinar, Farmland Preservation Programs and Techniques in Pennsylvania, noon-1:30 pm, ET. Center Staff Attorney Brook Duer will be a presenter. Registration.
Webinar Series: Legal Planning for Specialty Crop Producers: Understanding Liability Protections, Regulatory Processes and Other Legal Risks. Free webinar series via Zoom. Registration at any time will entitle you to watch recordings of and attend all sessions, as well as receive the webinar materials.
Webinars 1 – 3 (Recordings of each are available to all registrants)
Mar. 9, 2022: Legal Liability Risks from Business Invitees on the Farm.
Mar. 23, 2022: Legal Liabilities in Selling Raw and Processed Specialty Crop Products.
Apr. 6, 2022: Business Structures for Operational Resilience and Liability Avoidance.
Webinars 4 – 6
Nov. 16, 2022, noon ET: Licensing and Regulatory Obligations in Selling Raw and Processed Specialty Crop Products.
Nov. 30, 2022, noon ET: Municipal Law & Zoning for Agritourism / Agritainment, Specialty Crop Processing & Sales.
Dec. 14, 2022, noon ET: Statutory Protections/Restrictions: Understanding PA’s Ag Area Security, Right-To-Farm, ACRE, and Clean & Green Laws.
Webinar Series: We Conserve PA Solar Series: Registration for the series is available at weconservepa.org. Center Staff Attorney Brook Duer will be a presenter and panelist in this series co-presented with Penn State Extension.
Mar. 17, 2022, 3–4:30 pm: Managing Grid Scale Solar Development in PA*
Apr. 5, 2022, 10-11:15 am: Siting Considerations for Solar Development.
Apr. 19, 2022, 10-11:15 am: Solar Ordinance Development.
May 3, 2022, 10-11:15 am: Panel Discussion with Series Speakers.
Agricultural Law & Policy Resources of Interest:
Academic & Government Resources
PA Small Business Development Center, free webinar: Application of the Fair Labor Standards Act to Agritourism, Apr. 14, 2022 10 am ET, Register.
Chesapeake Bay Program, How We Can Reach a Healthier, More Productive Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Jake Solyst (Mar. 11, 2022); Chesapeake Progress, Outcome Status Summary (2022).
Nat’l Ag. Law Ctr., Lending for Livestock, Credit for Crops: Distribution of Proceeds, Micah Brown (Apr. 5, 2022).
Nat’s Ag. Law Ctr., Procedures: How a Bill Becomes a Law, Samantha Mikolajczyk (Apr. 7, 2022).
Ag. Law and Tax. Blog, Pork Production Regulations; Fake Meat; and Tax Proposals on the Road to Nowhere, Roger A. McEowen (Apr. 5, 2022).
Ag. Law and Tax. Blog, Farm Economic Issues and Implications, Roger A. McEowen (Apr. 9, 2022).
Univ. Md. Risk Mgmt. Educ. Blog, Reduce Farm Labor Law Compliance Risk: Check Out DOL’s Online Sessions, Nicole Cook (Apr. 5, 2022).
Univ. Md. Risk Mgmt. Educ. Blog, Cover Crops & Federal Crop Insurance Program (Apr. 7, 2022).
Ohio State Univ. Ext., Understanding Probate Counsel Fees, Robert Moore (Apr. 5, 2022).
Ohio State Univ. Ext., Ohio Legislature Passes Statutory Farm Lease Termination and Beginning Farmer Bills, Peggy Kirk Hall (Apr. 8, 2022).
Texas A&M Ag. Law Blog, US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Dismisses Beef Labeling Claim, Tiffany Dowell Lashmet (April 4, 2022).
Media & Industry Resources
Forbes, Sustainable Food Experts Raise Concerns Over Alt Protein Monopoly (Apr. 7, 2022).
International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food), The Politics of Protein: Examining claims about livestock, fish, ‘alternative proteins’ and sustainability (April 2022).
International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food), The Politics of Protein: Fake Meat in the Spotlight (Apr. 2022)
Reuters, Special Report-U.S. solar Expansion Stalled by Rural Land-Use Protests (Apr. 7, 2022).
Penn State News, Research & Resources
PSU Ext., 2022 Disease Update: Apple Scab Infection Event April 5–7, 2022 (Apr. 4, 2022).
PSU Ext., Late Spring Weed Control in Wheat (Apr. 5, 2022).
PSU Ext., Early Spring Weeds in No-Till Fields (Apr. 5, 2022).
PSU Ext., Spring is Here: Test Your Field for Soybean Cyst Nematode (Apr. 5, 2022).
PSU Ext., Biosecurity Alert: Avian Influenza in Commercial Poultry—April 5th, 2022 (Apr. 5, 2022).
PSU Ext., Equine Grazing Management Workshop in Montgomery County (Apr. 8, 2022).
PSU Ext., New Interactive Guide to Oak Wilt in the Northeast and Midwest (Apr. 8, 2022).
Study Examines if There is Something ‘Fishy’ Happening with Seafood Imports (Apr. 4, 2022).
More Than Fresh Food: Research Finds Farmers Markets Vital to Local Food Economy (Apr. 4, 2022).
Carbon Flow Through Inland and Coastal Waterways, Implications for Climate (Apr. 5, 2022).
Preventing, Controlling Spread of Animal Diseases Focus of Forum at Penn State (Apr. 7, 2022).
Pennsylvania Farm/Food Employers’ Listserv (PFEL) is a human resources networking group exclusively for farm and food employers. Subscribe by email with “subscribe” in the subject line to pfel-subscribe-request@lists.psu.edu.
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FEDERAL ACTIONS—EXECUTIVE & LEGISLATIVE
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) PRESS RELEASES:
USDA Announces April 2022 USDA Tribal Consultation on Barriers and Equity (Apr. 4, 2022).
U.S., Mexican Agriculture Secretaries Meet to Address Shared Priorities (Apr. 5, 2022).
USDA Takes Action to Strengthen Pollinator Research Support (Apr. 6, 2022).
USDA Announces Intent to Establish Subcommittee on Rural Community Economic Development for its Equity Commission (Apr. 7, 2022).
President Biden’s Budget Invests $2.8 Billion to Support Economies, Outdoor Recreation and Access to Public Lands (Apr. 8, 2022).
Statement from the Office of U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack (Apr. 8, 2022).
USDA AGENCY PRESS RELEASES:
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
USDA Lifts PACA Reparation Sanctions on Florida Produce Business (Apr. 4, 2022).
USDA Lifts PACA Reparation Sanctions on New York Produce Business (Apr. 4, 2022).
USDA Lifts PACA Reparation Sanctions on Nevada Produce Business (Apr. 5, 2022).
USDA Settles a Packers and Stockyards Case against Relentless Holdings LLC, dba Farm Field Table (Apr. 5, 2022).
USDA Lifts PACA Reparation Sanctions on California Produce Business (Apr. 5, 2022).
USDA Makes Available $5 Million in Grants for Food Insecure in Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. Territories (Apr. 5, 2022).
Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
USDA’s Agricultural Research Service Honors Scientists of the Year (Apr. 5, 2022).
Two Scientists Named to ARS Science Hall of Fame (Apr. 5, 2022).
ARS-Developed Varroa-Resistant Honeybees Better Winter Survivors (Apr. 7, 2022).
USDA Study Aims to Facilitate Traceability During Foodborne Outbreak Investigations (Apr. 8, 2022).
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Texas (Apr. 3, 2022).
APHIS Celebrates 50 Years of Protecting American Agriculture (Apr. 4, 2022).
USDA Asks the Public to Look for Invasive Pests to Protect Plants in April (Apr. 5, 2022).
APHIS History Highlights: Why APHIS? (Apr. 6, 2022).
APHIS Releases Annual Impact Report for 2021 (Apr. 6, 2022).
APHIS Announces Availability of Funding to Control and Prevent Chronic Wasting Disease (Apr. 6, 2022).
USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Montana (Apr. 8, 2022).
USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Colorado (Apr. 9, 2022).
Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
Constituent Update – April 8, 2022 (Apr. 8, 2022).
Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS)
Export Sales to China [Corn] (Apr. 4, 2022).
Export Sales to China [Soybeans] (Apr. 6, 2022).
Testimony by FAS Administrator Daniel Whitley to House Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture (Apr. 6, 2022).
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
USDA to Host Data Users’ Meeting to Gather Public Input on Statistical Programs (Apr. 5, 2022).
April Crop Production (Apr. 8, 2022).
National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
Wildlife Habitat Education Program: Fostering Future Stewards of Natural Resources (Apr. 4, 2022).
Master Gardeners by the Numbers (Apr. 5, 2022).
Highlighting the Impact of Volunteers (Apr. 6, 2022).
Nebraska Faculty Lead National Cover Crop Course (Apr. 7, 2022).
NIFA Celebrates World Health Day (Apr. 7, 2022).
National Beer Day: Brewing Up Markets for Spent Grain (Apr. 7, 2022).
FEDERAL EXECUTIVE AGENCIES (Federal Register April 4–April 8, 2022):
Agricultural Marketing Service
87 FR 19740 Final Rule: “National Organic Program; Origin of Livestock” (Apr. 5, 2022).
Agricultural Research Service
87 FR 20379 Notice—Comment Period: “Notice of Intent to Seek OMB Approval to Collect Information: Forms Pertaining to the Scientific Peer Review of ARS Research Projects” (Apr. 7, 2022).
Agriculture Department
87 FR 19465 Notice: “Submission for OMB Review; Notice of Request for Emergency Approval [Composting and Food Waste Reduction (CFWR) Cooperative Agreements]” (Apr. 4, 2022).
87 FR 19465 Notice: “Submission for OMB Review; Notice of Request for Emergency Approval [Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (UAIP) Grant Program]” (Apr. 4, 2022).
87 FR 19661 Notice: “Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request [Lacey Act Declaration Requirements; Plants and Plant Products]” (Apr. 5, 2022).
87 FR 19661 Notice: “Request for Applications for Appointment to the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics (NAREEE) Advisory Board’s Pollinator Subcommittee” (Apr. 5, 2022).
87 FR 19840 Notice: “Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request [Conservation Auction Behavior: Effects of Default Offers and Score Updating]” (Apr. 6, 2022).
87 FR 20381 Notice: “Agency [Financial Assistance] Programs Subject to Intergovernmental Review” (Apr. 7, 2022).
87 FR 20380 Notice: “Submission for OMB Review; Notice of Request for Emergency Approval [Emergency Livestock Relief Program]” (Apr. 7, 2022).
87 FR 20806 Notice: “Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request [Market Facilitation Program]” (Apr. 8, 2022).
87 FR 20806 Notice: “Solicitation of Nominations for Membership on the Rural Community Economic Development (RCED) Subcommittee of the USDA Equity Commission” (Apr. 8, 2022).
Commodity Credit Corporation
87 FR 19783 Final Rule: “Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP) Programs” (Apr. 6, 2022).
Environmental Protection Agency
87 FR 19682 Notice—Comment Period: “Pesticide Registration Review; Spirodiclofen Proposed Interim Decision; Notice of Availability” (Apr. 5, 2022).
87 FR 20333 Final Rule: “Cyantraniliprole; Pesticide Tolerances” (Apr. 7, 2022).
87 FR 20400 Notice—Comment Period: “Pesticide Registration Review; Anthraquinone Draft Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessments and Final Work Plan; Notice of Availability” (Apr. 7, 2022).
87 FR 20719 Final Rule: “Bacillus Subtilis Strain AFS032321; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance” (Apr. 8, 2022).
Farm Credit Administration
87 FR 20403 Notice: “Sunshine Act Meetings [on Apr. 14, 2022]” (Apr. 7, 2022).
Farm Credit Administration
87 FR 19397 Proposed Rule—Comment Period: “Conservators and Receivers [Provisions Update]” (Apr. 4, 2022).
Farm Service Agency
87 FR 19465 Notice: “Notice of Funds Availability; Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP)” (Apr. 4, 2022).
Fish and Wildlife Service
87 FR 20456 Notice—Comment Period: “Endangered Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Applications” (Apr. 7, 2022).
87 FR 20454 Notice—Comment Period: “Endangered and Threatened Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Applications” (Apr. 7, 2022).
Food and Nutrition Service
87 FR 19470 Notice—Comment Period: “Agency Information Collection Activities: Reasons for Underredemption of the WIC Cash-Value Benefit” (Apr. 4, 2022).
Forest Service
87 FR 19662 Notice—Comment Period: “Information Collection; Cooperative Wildland Fire Management and Stafford Act Response Agreements” (Apr. 5, 2022).
87 FR 19841 Notice—Comment Period: “Information Collection; Disposal of National Forest Timber, Timber Export and Substitution Restrictions” (Apr. 6, 2022).
87 FR 20810 Notice: “Directive Publication Notice” (Apr. 8, 2022).
International Trade Administration
87 FR 19855 Notice: “Raw Honey from Ukraine: Termination of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation” (Apr. 6, 2022).
International Trade Commission
87 FR 20462 Notice: “Raw Honey from Ukraine; Termination of Investigation” (Apr. 7, 2022).
87 FR 20458 Notice: “White Grape Juice Concentrate from Argentina; Institution of Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations and Scheduling of Preliminary Phase Investigations” (Apr. 7, 2022).
87 FR 20460 Notice: “Certain Preserved Mushrooms from France, Netherlands, Poland, and Spain; Institution of Antidumping Duty Investigations and Scheduling of Preliminary Phase Investigations” (Apr. 7, 2022).
Land Management Bureau
87 FR 19525 Notice—Comment Period: “Notice of Intent to Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Approval of Herbicide Active Ingredients for Use on Public Lands” (Apr. 4, 2022).
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
87 FR 19842 Notice—Comment Period: “Inviting Applications for Rural Cooperative Development Grants (RCDG)” (Apr. 6, 2022).
Rural Housing Service
87 FR 19851 Notice: “Community Facilities Technical Assistance and Training Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2022; Correction” (Apr. 6, 2022).
U.S. HOUSE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE:
H.R.4521 “America COMPETES Act of 2022 [Scientific Research, Economic Competitiveness, and Other Measures]” The Speaker appointed conferees – from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for consideration [of House and Senate Provisions] (Apr. 7, 2022).
H.R.3113 “Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act” Message on Senate action sent to the House (Apr. 7, 2022).
H.R.3617 “Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act” Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance (Apr. 4, 2022).
H.R.7182 “Future of Water Act of 2022” Referred to the House Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit (Apr. 4, 2022).
H.R.7398 “Prohibit Wildlife Killing Contests Act of 2022” Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the House Committee on Agriculture. . . (Apr. 5, 2022).
H.R.7438 “To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to amend certain regulations to clarify that livestock auction owners may have an interest in small meat packing businesses, and for other purposes” Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture (Apr. 7, 2022).
H.R.7456 “To address the supply chain backlog in the freight network at United States ports, and for other purposes” Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the House Committees on Homeland Security, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Armed Services, and Ways and Means. . . (Apr. 7, 2022).
U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY:
S.4030 “A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to establish a cattle contract library, and for other purposes” Read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Apr. 7, 2022).
Agriculture-Related Legislative Hearings & Reports:
U.S. House Ag. Comm. Hearing, Upcoming Hearing on the Issues Between the Beef Packing Industry, the Cattlemen Ranchers, and the Rising Food Prices, April 27, 2022.
U.S. House Ag. Comm. Hearing, 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: The Role of USDA Programs in Addressing Climate Change, recording and materials (recorded Mar. 16, 2022).
U.S. House Ag. Comm. Report, H. Rept. 117-203 – CATTLE CONTRACT LIBRARY ACT OF 2021 (report dated Dec. 7, 2021).
PA Senate Env. Res. Comm. Hearing, Joint Public Hearing on Economic Impacts of RGGI, recording and testimony (recorded Mar. 29, 2022).
STATE ACTIONS—EXECUTIVE & LEGISLATIVE
PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PRESS RELEASES:
Department Of Agriculture Highlights Safe, Effective Spotted Lanternfly Trap (Apr. 7, 2022).
Agriculture Secretary Calls for Innovative Research to Grow Pennsylvania Agriculture and Tackle Complex Challenges (Apr. 8, 2022).
PENNSYLVANIA EXECUTIVE AGENCIES (Pa. Bulletin Vol. 52, No. 15—April 9, 2022):
Department of Agriculture
52 Pa.B. 2130 Notice: “Agricultural Research Grant Applications [for Multiple Topic Areas].”
Department of Community and Economic Development
52 Pa.B. 2132 Notice: “Weatherization Assistance Program; Proposed State Plan; Virtual Public Hearing [on Apr. 20, 2022].”
Department of Environmental Protection
52 Pa.B. 2133 Notice: “Applications for NPDES and WQM Permits Under the Clean Streams Law and Federal Clean Water Act.”
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE:
SB 1188 “An Act providing for patient access to diagnostics and treatments for Lyme disease and related tick-borne illnesses; and requiring health care policies to provide certain coverage.” Referred to Health and Human Service [Senate] (Apr. 5, 2022).
SB 1181 “An Act authorizing the provision or sale of Pennsylvania milk in Pennsylvania schools.” First Consideration [Senate] (Apr. 5, 2022).
SB 1032 “An Act amending Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for licensing and regulation of agricultural commodity handlers; creating an Agricultural Commodity Indemnity Fund; and providing for penalties and enforcement.” First Consideration [Senate] (Apr. 5, 2022).
SB 962 “An Act establishing the Rural Coworking and Innovation Center Grant Program; and providing for requirements and imposing duties on the Department of Community and Economic Development.” Re-reported as committed [Senate] (Apr. 5, 2022).
SB 597 “An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for water and wastewater asset management plans.” Second Consideration [Senate] (Apr. 6, 2022).
Written by:
Audry Thompson—Research Assistant
Noah Gochnauer—Research Assistant
Brook Duer—Staff Attorney
