Bill Summary for Bill Number HB12-1099

Date: 05/02/2012

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB12-1099

SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND ENERGY

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Moved to refer HB 12-1099 to Legislative Council,	PASS

12:44 PM -- House Bill 12-1099

Senator Tochtrop and Senator Williams, sponsors, described the provisions of House Bill 12-1099 concerning the Hemp Remediation Pilot Project. The reengrossed bill creates the Industrial Hemp Remediation Pilot Program to study how contaminated soils and water can be cleaned through the growth of industrial hemp. Industrial hemp is defined as any variety of the plant Cannabis Sativa L. that contains no more than three-tenths of one percent of tetrahydrocannabinols (THC), whether growing or not. The program is overseen by a seven member committee appointed jointly by the committee chairs of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees. The committee is responsible for designing the pilot program according to certain specifications, soliciting funding, selecting a secure, indoor growing site, and completing a final report for the Executive Director of the Department of Public Health and Environment. Under this bill, growing and possessing industrial hemp for the pilot program are permitted.

The following persons testified on the bill:

12:45 PM -- Eric Hunter, representing himself, spoke in support of the bill and responded to questions from the committee about how hemp removes soil contaminants.

12:48 PM -- Jason Lauve, representing himself, spoke in support of the bill and explained how hemp removes contaminants from the soil, water, and atmosphere. He also distributed Attachment E and Attachment F and responded to questions from the committee about potential uses of the hemp after it has been used for remediation.

12:54 PM -- Lynda Parker, representing herself, spoke in support of the bill and identified other supporters of the bill (Attachment G).

12:56 PM

Senator Williams closed her remarks on the bill and described the House amendments to the bill that struck everything below the enacting clause, essentially creating a new bill under the existing title.


BILL:	HB12-1099
TIME:	12:57:34 PM
MOVED:	Tochtrop
MOTION:	Moved to refer HB 12-1099 to Legislative Council, without amendment. The motion passed on a vote of 6-0.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Brophy	Yes
	Carroll	Yes
	Giron	Yes
	Grantham	Yes
	Harvey	Yes
	Tochtrop	Yes
	Schwartz	Excused

Final YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

12:59 PM

The committee adjourned.