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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1304

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1988 Regular Session

By Representatives Kremen, Rayburn, Vekich, Grimm, Braddock and Walk

Prefiled with Chief Clerk 1/8/88.  Read first time 1/11/88 and referred to Committee on Agriculture & Rural Development.

AN ACT Relating to marketing agreements; and adding a new section to chapter 15.65 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 15.65 RCW to read as follows:

          Any marketing agreement or order may authorize the members of a commodity board, or their agents or designees, to participate in federal or state hearings or other proceedings concerning regulation of the manufacture, distribution, sale, or use of any pesticide as defined by RCW 15.58.030(1) or any agricultural chemical which is of use or potential use in producing the affected commodity.  Any marketing agreement or order may authorize the expenditure of commodity board funds for this purpose.