The House Appropriations Committee on March 21 approved a line item related to CAFO (concentrated animal feeding operation) permit transition and checked a $40,000 consultant access item for Dun & Bradstreet after staff described the consultant’s role.

Committee members indicated the CAFO permit transition is required work; staff asked whether the agency responsible would have the necessary federal partners present, and members decided to check off the requirement. On the Dun & Bradstreet item, staff described the $40,000 expense as payment for consultants who maintain business-directory research and provide DUNS-number services; members agreed the contract was a standard arrangement and cleared it on the spreadsheet.

Why it matters: CAFO permit transitions involve regulatory work tied to federal environmental requirements; consulting services such as Dun & Bradstreet support agency research and vendor identification and are charged to specific appropriations.

Outcome: Committee members checked off the CAFO permit transition item and approved the $40,000 Dun & Bradstreet consultant expense as a standard contract item. Staff will reflect approvals in updated fiscal materials.