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Amend the bill by striking out all of section 5 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 5. Environmental risk advisory committee; glyphosate. The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Board of Pesticides Control shall establish an environmental risk advisory committee to assess the environmental and human health risks associated with the use of glyphosate. The committee shall submit an interim report no later than February 1, 2022 and a final report no later than February 1, 2023 with findings and recommendations, including suggested legislation, to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over forestry matters. Following receipt and review of the final report, the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over forestry matters may submit a bill concerning the subject matter of the report to the First Regular Session of the 131st Legislature.’
Amend the bill by inserting after section 6 the following:
‘Sec. 7. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Pesticides Control - Board of 0287
 
Initiative: Provides an allocation for one Toxicologist position, contracted staffing, environmental sampling and literature review.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2019-20	2020-21	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	1.000	
Personal Services	$0	$30,000	
All Other	$0	$73,540	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	$103,540	
 
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Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the minority report, changes the dates by which the environmental risk advisory committee is required to submit an interim and final report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over forestry matters.
The amendment also adds an appropriation and allocations section.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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