Requests the Senate and House committees on agriculture, forestry, aquaculture, and rural development to meet and function as a joint committee to study and make recommendations regarding the appropriate level of support to further the missions, goals, and priorities of the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center and the Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center.
Authorizes certain universities to conduct research and testing of state-regulated industrial hemp, CBD, and medical marijuana products (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Creates the Industrial Hemp Promotion and Research Program (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
Creates the Louisiana Agricultural Field Burning Task Force to study alternatives to field burning and the adequacy of existing regulations
Provides relative to specialty licenses for the production of medical marijuana and the Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission (OR INCREASE LF RV See Note)
Creates the Louisiana Equine Promotion and Research Program. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
Provides relative to arboricultural and utility arboricultural examination and license renewal requirements
Provides for local population estimates relative to distribution of monies in the Two Percent Fire Insurance Fund. (7/1/12) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)