Introduced by Rep. Terry Brown (D) on May 1, 2007, to require the Departments of Agriculture and Environmental Quality to publish a booklet identifying environmental laws and rules affecting farms and farming operations, and also post it on their web sites.
Referred to the House Agriculture Committee on May 1, 2007.
Reported in the House on June 28, 2007, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
1) Physically impossible by Anonymous Citizen on May 8, 2007 I doubt that even a small subset of active regulation / legislation would fit into an encyclopedia-sized tome, much less a "booklet". Reply
2) another subsidy by Anonymous Citizen on May 8, 2007 for farmers.
let the farmers' own private organizations do this compilation, at their own expense. Reply
3) Good idea by jmangan on May 8, 2007 A way for farmers to be sure they are complying with the law and protecting our environment. Information makes compliance easier. Reply