2759 AMH SIMP MILL 27

HB 2759 - H AMD 0344 Adopted 2-19-02

By Representative Simpson

On page 2, after line 3, insert the following:

A(3) ABiological agent@ means any microorganism, virus, infectious substance, or biological product that may be engineered as a result of biotechnology, or any naturally occurring or bioengineered component of any such microorganism, virus infectious substance, biological product, or toxin or vector, capable of causing:

(a) Death, disease, or other biological malfunction in a human, an animal, a plant, or another microorganism; or

(b) Deterioration of food, water equipment, supplies, or material of any kind; or

(4) AChemical agent@ means any weapon, device, material, or substance that is designed or intended to cause widespread death or physical injury through the release, dissemination, or impact of toxic or poisonous chemicals or precursors of toxic or poisonous materials.

(5) ARadioactive material@ means any material containing, emitting, or otherwise releasing radiation or radioactivity at a level dangerous to human life.

(6) AToxin@ means the toxic material of plants, animals, microorganisms, viruses, fungi, or infectious substances, or a recombinant molecule, whether its origin or method of production, including:

(a) Any poisonous substance or biological product that may be engineered as a result of biotechnology produced by a living organism; or

(b) Any poisonous isomer or biological product, homolog, or derivative of such a substance.

(7) AVector@ means a living organism, or molecule, including a recombinant molecule, or biological product that may be engineered as a result of biotechnology, capable of carrying a biological agent or toxin to a host.