The proposed bill, General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 113, seeks to authorize the issuance of state bonds not exceeding five million dollars. The funds generated from these bonds will be allocated to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, which will use the proceeds to provide grants-in-aid to farms that are implementing new anaerobic digesters. The primary goal of this initiative is to facilitate necessary changes to manure management systems on these farms.

This bill aims to enhance environmental sustainability and improve waste management practices in the agricultural sector by supporting the adoption of anaerobic digestion technology. The proposed legal language does not include any deletions from current law but introduces new provisions to empower the State Bond Commission to issue the specified bonds for this purpose.