1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to agriculture; clarifying that a certain ban on open-air swine basins does 
1.3 	not apply to truck washes;amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 116.0714.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 116.0714, is amended to read:
1.6 	116.0714 NEW OPEN-AIR SWINE BASINS.
1.7 	(a) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency or a county board shall not 
1.8 	approve any permits for the construction of new open-air swine basins, except that existing 
1.9 	facilities may use one basin of less than 1,000,000 gallons as part of a permitted waste 
1.10 	treatment program for resolving pollution problems or to allow conversion of an existing 
1.11 	basin of less than 1,000,000 gallons to a different animal type, provided all standards are 
1.12 	met. This section expires June 30, 2022.
1.13 	(b) This section does not apply to basins used solely for wastewater from truck-washing 
1.14 	facilities.