CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1891
57th
Legislature
2001 Regular
Legislative Session
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Passed by the House April 17,
2001
Yeas 91 Nays 2
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Speaker of the House of
Representatives
Passed by the Senate April 9,
2001
Yeas 49 Nays 0
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CERTIFICATE
We, Timothy A. Martin and
Cynthia Zehnder, Co-Chief Clerks of the House of Representatives of the State
of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE
BILL 1891 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on
the dates hereon set forth.
Chief
Clerk
Chief
Clerk
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President of the Senate
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Approved Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes
below.
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FILED
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Governor of the State of
Washington
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Secretary of
State
State of
Washington
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SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1891
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AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
Passed Legislature - 2001 Regular Session
State of Washington 57th Legislature 2001
Regular Session
By
Read first time 03/08/2001. Referred to
Committee on .
Increasing the
international trade of Washington state agricultural products.
AN ACT Relating to
international marketing of agriculture; adding new sections to chapter 43.23
RCW; and creating new sections.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec.
1. The legislature finds
that the growing and processing of food and agricultural products is the dominant
industry in Washington state and a major employer in rural Washington. The
legislature also finds that agriculture is a critical component of Washington's
international trade industry, accounting for billions of dollars in exports
every year.
The legislature further
finds that the export market for Washington's agricultural products has dropped
significantly in recent years and that such a drop has negatively impacted the
economy in Washington's agricultural regions. Therefore, it is the intent of
the legislature to enhance Washington's international trade of agricultural
products by increasing funding for the Washington state department of
agriculture's international marketing program in an effort to promote marketing
of Washington's products and to assist the agricultural industry in efforts to
reduce trade barriers that stand in the way of trade in new and emerging
markets.
NEW SECTION. Sec.
2. A new section is added
to chapter 43.23 RCW to read as follows:
There is created a
market development and promotion matching fund program within the Washington
state department of agriculture. The purpose of the program is to allow the
department of agriculture and the agricultural industry to combine funds in
order to enhance access to markets that are growth sales areas for the
industry's product. The goal of the program is to expose buyers to
Washington's diverse agricultural products. The agriculture industry may bring
in buying missions, perform trade promotions in various markets, hire overseas
contractors, and perform other marketing functions that help it target the
correct buyer and market for its product.
NEW SECTION. Sec.
3. A new section is added
to chapter 43.23 RCW to read as follows:
(1) The legislature
finds that trade barriers have become an increasingly important issue in the
agricultural arena. Further, the world trade organization highlighted the need
for "a fair and level playing field." The legislature finds that both
large and small commodity groups need adequate resources to address trade
barrier issues.
(2) There is created
within the department of agriculture a trade barrier matching fund program to
assist agriculture industries in fighting trade barriers. The purpose of the
program is to allow the department of agriculture and the agricultural industry
to combine funds in order to address trade barriers issues impacting the
agricultural industry.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 4. If specific funding for
the purposes of this act, referencing this act by bill or chapter number, is
not provided by June 30, 2001, in the omnibus appropriations act, this act is
null and void.