HB 1888 - DIGEST
(DIGEST AS ENACTED)

Finds that production of biofuel using Brassica seed crops, generally known as canola or rapeseed, can help citizens and businesses conserve energy and reduce the use of petroleum-based fuels, improve air and water quality, and create new industries and jobs for Washington citizens. The legislature also finds that Washington state offers conditions uniquely suited to the production of high quality, high value Brassica vegetable seed, and that the vegetable seed industry is a significant contributor to the diversity and economic viability of the agricultural community.

Declares that the purpose of this act is to provide for the orderly production of potentially incompatible varieties of Brassica seed crops.