CERTIFICATION
OF ENROLLMENT
SUBSTITUTE
HOUSE BILL 1891
Chapter
324, Laws of 2001
57th
Legislature
2001
Regular Legislative Session
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING
EFFECTIVE
DATE: 7/22/01
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Passed by the House April 17, 2001
Yeas 91 Nays 2
 FRANK CHOPP
Speaker of the House
of Representatives
 CLYDE BALLARD
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.
 CYNTHIA ZEHNDER
Chief Clerk
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN
Chief Clerk
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BRAD OWEN
President of the Senate
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Approved May 15, 2001 Place Style On Codes
above, and Style Off Codes below.
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FILED
May 15, 2001 - 2:48 p.m.
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GARY LOCKE
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.
Passed the House April 17, 2001.
Passed the Senate April 9, 2001.
Approved by the Governor May
15, 2001.
Filed
in Office of Secretary of State May 15, 2001.