Legislation to make dairy farms' nutrient management plans, which detail how they deal with waste from dairy cows, would be exempt from the state's public records law, under legislation that cleared the House this morning on a 61-7 vote; the bill, HB 269, now goes to the Senate. Rep. Judy Boyle, R-Midvale, said dairies want to protect their business information like other businesses. Opponents included Rep. Wendy Jaquet, D-Ketchum, who read a letter from the Environmental Protection Agency saying the measure would violate federal rules, and others who expressed concerns about hampering counties in their efforts to regulate issues relating to local dairy waste. Boyle said a federal court decision late last week dealt with the issue raised by the EPA.