Section 2. Legislative findings.
The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) The development of economically feasible digesters
and other animal by-product management technology across this
Commonwealth will enhance and encourage environmentally sound
and economically feasible agricultural production practices
and will result in numerous benefits to the agricultural
community and society.
(2) The development of digesters and animal by-product
management technology across this Commonwealth to produce
energy, pathogen-free fertilizers, animal feed supplements
and clean water will increase revenues for agricultural
producers and provide economically feasible and
environmentally sound methods of managing manure and other
agricultural by-products and nutrients, thereby benefiting
the environment, the agricultural community and society.
(3) The purpose of this act is to investigate, study and
advance digesters and animal by-product management
technologies that are environmentally sound and economically
feasible and to develop programs that encourage and promote
the use and development of new technologies. Such programs
shall benefit the agricultural community and society. In
addition, this act seeks to assist those engaged in
production agriculture to comply with the act of May 20, 1993
(P.L.12, No.6), known as the Nutrient Management Act, through
the use of environmentally sound animal by-product management
technologies.
(2 amended June 22, 2001, P.L.405, No.32)