H0967B2312A06279 MSP:CMD 03/23/16 #90 A06279
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 967
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE FLYNN
Printer's No. 2312
Amend Bill, page 3, line 12, by inserting after "TO"
establish,
Amend Bill, page 3, line 12, by inserting after "IMPLEMENT"
and administer
Amend Bill, page 3, line 12, by inserting after "PROGRAM"
to the extent funds are available
Amend Bill, page 3, line 21, by inserting after "EDUCATION"
and sites used to grow or cultivate industrial hemp
Amend Bill, page 3, line 24, by striking out "INSTITUTION OF
HIGHER EDUCATION" and inserting
entity
Amend Bill, page 4, lines 23 and 24, by striking out "THE
SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES ACT" in line 23 and
all of line 24 and inserting
(Reserved).
Amend Bill, page 5, line 4, by striking out "Ensures that"
and inserting
Except as provided under subsection (c),
Amend Bill, page 5, line 5, by striking out "are used to" and
inserting
may
Amend Bill, page 5, line 7, by striking out "Requires that
sites" and inserting
Sites
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Amend Bill, page 5, line 8, by inserting after "hemp"
must
Amend Bill, page 5, by inserting between lines 9 and 10
(c) Contracted growers.--
(1) The department, to the extent necessary to carry out
the provisions of an agricultural pilot program, may contract
with a person to grow or cultivate industrial hemp.
(2) An institution of higher education holding a permit
from the department, to the extent necessary to carry out the
provisions of an agricultural pilot program, may contract
with a person to grow or cultivate industrial hemp.
(3) A contract between an institution of higher
education and a person must incorporate the provisions of the
permit issued to the institution of higher education and must
require written approval from the department.
(4) A person with a contract to grow or cultivate
industrial hemp must provide the following information:
(i) The name and mailing address of the person.
(ii) The legal description and global positioning
coordinates sufficient to locate each site to be used to
grow or cultivate industrial hemp.
(iii) A signed declaration indicating whether the
person has ever been convicted of a felony or
misdemeanor.
(5) A person with a contract under this subsection is
subject to a grant of necessary permissions, waivers or other
form of valid legal status by the United States Drug
Enforcement Administration or other appropriate Federal
agency pursuant to Federal laws relating to industrial hemp.
The department may seek all-inclusive permissions, waivers or
other forms of valid legal status from the United States Drug
Enforcement Administration or other appropriate Federal
agency pursuant to Federal laws relating to industrial hemp
for all persons with a contract to grow or cultivate
industrial hemp.
(6) A person with a felony drug conviction within the
past 10 years may not contract to grow or cultivate
industrial hemp under this subsection.
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