HB151: (New Title) establishing a committee to study the feasibility of using hemp in agricultural and industrial processes and to further study the licensing, registration, and permitting of industrial hemp growers.

CHAPTER 17

HB 151 - FINAL VERSION

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2018 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL 151

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the feasibility of using hemp in agricultural and industrial processes and to further study the licensing, registration, and permitting of industrial hemp growers.

SPONSORS: Rep. Itse, Rock. 10; Rep. Hoell, Merr. 23; Rep. Spillane, Rock. 2; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17; Sen. French, Dist 7

COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a committee to study the feasibility of using hemp in agricultural and industrial processes and to further study the licensing, registration, and permitting of industrial hemp growers.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the feasibility of using hemp in agricultural and industrial processes and to further study the licensing, registration, and permitting of industrial hemp growers.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

17:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the feasibility of using hemp in agricultural and industrial processes and to further study the licensing, registration, and permitting of industrial hemp growers.

17:2 Membership and Compensation.

I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:

(a) Three members of the house of representatives, one of whom shall be a member of the criminal justice and public safety committee and 2 of whom shall be members of the environment and agriculture committee, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

(b) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.

17:3 Duties. The committee shall:

I. Study the feasibility of hemp usage in providing animal feed, biofuels, and soil conservation and restoration.

II. Further study the licensing, registration, and permitting of industrial hemp growers and allowing for the growth and processing of hemp in New Hampshire.

III. Review the Federal Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2017, H.R. 3530, 115th Cong. (2017), along with the 2018 farm bill as they relate to New Hampshire laws.

17:4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

17:5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2018.

17:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved: May 15, 2018

Effective Date: May 15, 2018