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  1  1    Section 1.  APPROPRIATION – GRAIN INFRASTRUCTURE
  1  2 ASSESSMENT STUDY.  There is appropriated from the general fund
  1  3 of the state to the department of agriculture and land
  1  4 stewardship for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, and
  1  5 ending June 30, 2002, the following amount, or so much thereof
  1  6 as is necessary, to be used for the purpose designated:
  1  7    For the purpose of conducting a grain infrastructure
  1  8 assessment study not to exceed:  
  1  9 .................................................. $    50,000
  1 10    1.  The department shall establish a task force to carry
  1 11 out the study and the secretary of agriculture shall appoint
  1 12 members to the task force who are knowledgeable about grain
  1 13 and the grain industry.  The task force shall investigate and
  1 14 analyze this state's grain infrastructure, including
  1 15 practices, systems, and facilities used in handling, storing,
  1 16 and transporting grain, including grain originating from seeds
  1 17 produced by conventional breeding methods and by genetic
  1 18 engineering.  The task force shall consider the extent to
  1 19 which grain may be identified, segregated, and maintained in
  1 20 order to preserve the value of the grain and public confidence
  1 21 in this state's grain infrastructure.
  1 22    2.  The task force shall report its findings and
  1 23 recommendations to the secretary of agriculture as required by
  1 24 the department.  The department shall submit a final report to
  1 25 the general assembly as provided in section 7A.11A, and to the
  1 26 chairpersons and ranking members of the standing committees on
  1 27 agriculture.  The report shall be filed by the department not
  1 28 later than January 15, 2002.  
  1 29                              EXPLANATION
  1 30    This bill appropriates $50,000 from the general fund of the
  1 31 state for the 2001-2002 fiscal year to the department of
  1 32 agriculture and land stewardship for the purpose of conducting
  1 33 a grain infrastructure assessment study.  The department is
  1 34 required to establish a task force to investigate and analyze
  1 35 this state's grain infrastructure, including practices,
  2  1 systems, and facilities used in handling, storing, and
  2  2 transporting grain, including grain originating from seeds
  2  3 produced by conventional breeding methods and by genetic
  2  4 engineering.  The task force must report its findings and
  2  5 recommendations to the secretary of agriculture, and the
  2  6 department is required to file a final report with the general
  2  7 assembly by January 15, 2002.  
  2  8 LSB 1246SV 79
  2  9 da/pj/5
     

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