Regulating agricultural commodity boards and commissions.
Summary
$ Authorizes members of agricultural commodity boards and commissions to receive up to $100 in compensation for each official duty day.
$ Reduces the minimum age required for certain members of such a commission or board created by marketing order, specifies how those members and their employees may be reimbursed for travel costs, and expands the purposes for which such a commission or board may be created.
$ Expands the authorized powers and duties of commodity commissions and boards including the authority to: retain private legal counsel in emergent situations; engage in fund-raising activities and create foundations for certain purposes; enter into contracts to carry out the purposes of the commission or board; and enter into agreements for certain research.
From the Substitute House Bill Report (SHB 1892), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Enacted (partial veto)Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 315, Laws of 2001