Legislation Intended to Help CAFO Owner with the Cost of Complying to New Regulations
Permit costs and modifications to livestock operations could cost producers hundreds of thousands of dollars each.
The U.S. House now has legislation (H.R. 1217) that, if passed, would provide Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) owners with tax incentives for complying with new environmental regulations. The incentives would be intended to help CAFO owners pay for some of the costs incurred by new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations aimed at controlling waste runoff. Permit costs and modifications to livestock operations could cost producers hundreds of thousands of dollars each. Rep. Adrian Smith (R-Neb.) introduced the bill. Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) has introduced similar legislation (S. 285) in the Senate.
