Provide requirements for nutrient management plans and the application of livestock waste or litter

LB 1028 requires large livestock operations (defined by federal standards as of January 1, 2026) to register and annually update nutrient management plans with Nebraska's department, making these plans publicly accessible online. The bill mandates planting cover crops after applying livestock waste or litter (unless perennial cover exists), with costs covered by the operation, and encourages regenerative practices like reduced tillage. It also requires a 30-foot perennial grass buffer along waterways where waste is applied, with the operation paying for buffer establishment/maintenance and annually compensating landowners for lost crop production on those buffered acres. This directly affects large livestock facilities handling waste applications.