4. Clarifies that minimum setbacks for manure storage, stacking and spreading must be site-specific;

5. Requires that a nutrient management plan provide for storage of manure for a minimum of 180 days;

6. Establishes compliance dates for nutrient management plans and authorizes the Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources to grant variances;

7. Authorizes the issuance of provisional livestock operations permits;

8. Specifies that a person is not subject to the penalty for failure to implement a nutrient management plan prior to the development of a nutrient management plan. Only the penalty for failure to develop a plan would apply;

9. Requires the Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources to submit an annual report on implementation of nutrient management laws;

10. Grants an exemption from property tax for animal waste storage facilities;

11. Grants an exemption from sales tax for materials to construct, repair or maintain an animal waste storage facility; and

12. Requires the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources to enter into a memorandum of agreement on a process to review and issue permits issued under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.