Date: 02/17/2009

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB09-1249

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, & NATURAL RESOURCES

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved to refer House Bill 09-1249 to the CommitteePASS



09:32 AM -- House Bill 09-1249

Representative Pommer, prime sponsor, presented HB09-1249 concerning the consolidation of certain cash funds created for the Department of Agriculture. The bill, recommended by the Joint Budget Committee, consolidates several cash funds of the Department of Agriculture into two cash funds. A new cash fund, the Plant, Health, Pest Control and Environmental Protection Cash Fund consolidates nine cash funds in the Department of Agriculture. The bill also abolishes the Mandatory Fruit and Vegetable Inspection Fund. All future fees collected for the inspection of agricultural products will be deposited into the Agricultural Products Inspection Cash Fund. Representative Pommer answered questions from the committee concerning whether or not the balances in individual funds will still be available for inspection.

The following individual testified:

09:40 AM -- John Reitan, Department of Agriculture, testified in favor of the bill. He explained the Department of Agriculture's interest in consolidating the cash funds. He answered questions from the committee concerning the impact to the general fund and the benefit of consolidating the funds. Mr. Reitan explained that many of the cash funds are small amounts and that it would be more efficient to manage these accounts on an enterprise level.


BILL:HB09-1249
TIME: 09:46:40 AM
MOVED:Hullinghorst
MOTION:Moved to refer House Bill 09-1249 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a 12-0 roll call vote.
SECONDED:Solano
VOTE
Gardner C.
Yes
Hullinghorst
Yes
Labuda
Yes
Looper
Yes
McKinley
Yes
McNulty
Yes
Pace
Yes
Solano
Yes
Sonnenberg
Yes
Tipton
Yes
Vigil
Yes
Fischer
Yes
Curry
Excused
Final YES: 12 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS