Bills › 89th General Assembly
Providing for a best farming practices disclosure form to be completed, signed, and filed by the parties to a farm lease, and providing penalties
Topics:AgricultureEnvironment & natural resourcesWater quality
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 23, 2022
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary People entering into a farm lease must now sign a form that describes how they will protect soil and water quality. This form must be filed with local soil and water conservation district commissioners. If the parties fail to file the form, they may receive a warning or be required to pay a fine of up to $500.1
Read the official explanation
4).5). The bill provides that before entering into a farm lease, the parties to that lease must complete and sign a best farming practices disclosure form (form) to be part of the lease as an addendum. The form must include a description of erosion control practices, soil and water conservation practices, and water quality practices as approved by the committee and established by rules adopted by DALS. The form must then be filed with the commissioners of the district where the land is located and continues in effect until the farm lease is terminated unless otherwise agreed by the parties. The bill provides for the enforcement of the filing requirement. The commissioners must deliver a written warning to the parties providing the parties days to comply. If the parties do not comply with the filing requirement, the commissioners report that fact to the division which recommends an enforcement action to the committee. A party cannot pay a civil penalty of more than $500 for failing to file a form.71).