H-0825.1 _______________________________________________
HOUSE BILL 1563
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State of Washington 56th Legislature 1999 Regular Session
By Representatives Linville, G. Chandler, Grant, Sump, Stensen, B. Chandler, Reardon, Schoesler, Anderson, Delvin, Cooper, Quall, Wood, Eickmeyer, Morris, Rockefeller, Cox, Kenney, Conway, O'Brien, Murray and Regala
Read first time 01/28/1999. Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Ecology.
AN ACT Relating to the safe foods initiative at Washington State University; adding a new section to chapter 28B.30 RCW; creating a new section; and making appropriations.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that Washington's agricultural industry needs to enhance public confidence in its food production system to preserve and expand its markets both domestically and globally. A targeted applied agricultural research initiative will boost Washington's economy, strengthen its agricultural industry, protect food crops from devastating pests, and enhance consumer confidence in its food supplies.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 28B.30 RCW to read as follows:
The safe foods initiative at Washington State University is hereby established for the following purposes:
(1) To promote safe food products for domestic and global markets, Washington State University shall establish faculty and related support positions in the following areas: Food microbiology; postharvest vegetable quality science; food safety information; cereal chemistry; and animal disease and food safety science;
(2) To protect food crops from devastating pests:
(a) The commission on pesticide registration shall fund projects in integrated pest management in nonchemical control measures in agriculture, natural resources, and urban environment; and
(b) Washington State University shall establish faculty and related support positions in: Tree fruit entomology; drylands cropping systems; weed science; vegetable pathology; tree fruit pathology; insect biological control and integrated pest management; and soil fertility and microbiology; and
(3) To create high-quality, economically viable, safe food production systems, Washington State University shall establish faculty and related support positions in: Rangeland management; livestock extension education; range and livestock management; urban/rural agricultural issues; agricultural animal waste management and environmental quality; animal waste management; wheat breeding technicians; and reproductive biology.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. (1) The sum of three million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the general fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, to Washington State University solely for purposes of section 2 of this act. Of the amount provided in this subsection, five hundred thousand dollars is provided solely for competitive grants by the commission on pesticide registration.
(2) The sum of three million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the general fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, to Washington State University solely for purposes of section 2 of this act. Of the amount provided in this subsection, five hundred thousand dollars is provided solely for competitive grants by the commission on pesticide registration.
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