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31		-	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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33		-	2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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35	28		ENGROSSED SENATE
36	29		BILL NO. 1422 By: Pederson and Dossett of the
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41	34		Kerbs and Randleman of the
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47	40		An Act relating to the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp
48	41		Program; creating the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Task
49	42		Force; providing for termination; providing purpose;
50	43		providing for membership; stating quorum; allowing
51	44		election of chair and vice chair; requiring
52	45		appointments and first meeting within c ertain time
53	46		frame; disallowing compensation; providing staff;
54	47		authorizing certain consultations; requiring certain
55	48		report; providing for codification; and declaring an
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61	54		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
62	55		SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
63	56		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3-412 of Title 2, unless there
64	57		is created a duplication in numb ering, reads as follows:
65	58		A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Task
66	59		Force until December 31, 2026. The purpose of the task force shall
67	60		be to provide the Legislature and the Governor wi th information on
	61	+	impacts of the production and processing of indust rial hemp in the
	62	+	state.
	63	+	B. The task force shall consist of seven (7) members as
	64	+	follows:
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95		-	impacts of the production and processing of indust rial hemp in the
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97		-	B. The task force shall consist of seven (7) members as
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99	91		1. One member, appointed by the Governor, who shall be an
100	92		individual who represents the agricultu ral industry;
101	93		2. One member, appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the
102	94		Senate, who shall be an individual who represents the agricultural
103	95		industry;
104	96		3. One member, appointed by the Speaker of the House of
105	97		Representatives, who shall be an individual wh o represents the
106	98		agricultural industry;
107	99		4. One member appointed by th e Oklahoma Department of
108	100		Agriculture, Food, and Forestry;
109	101		5. One member appointed by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce;
110	102		6. One member appointed by the Oklahoma State University
111	103		College of Agriculture; and
112	104		7. One member appointed by the University of Oklahoma College
113	105		of Architecture.
114	106		C. A quorum for official business of the task force shall be
115	107		four members. A chair and a vice chair shall be elected by a
116	108		majority vote of the member s of the task force.
117	109		D. Appointments to the task force shall be made by the
118	110		appointing authority no la ter than sixty (60) days after the
	111	+	effective date of this act. Appoint ed members shall, to the
	112	+	greatest extent practicable , have by education or experienc e,
	113	+	knowledge of industrial hemp. The chair shall hold the first
	114	+	meeting of the task force no later tha n ninety (90) days after the
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146		-	effective date of this act. Appoint ed members shall, to the
147		-	greatest extent practicable , have by education or experienc e,
148		-	knowledge of industrial hemp. The chair shall hold the first
149		-	meeting of the task force no later tha n ninety (90) days after the
150	141		effective date of this act. Any v acancy in the membership of the
151	142		task force shall be filled in the same manner provi ded for in the
152	143		initial appointment.
153	144		E. The members of the task force shall receive no compensation
154	145		but shall receive travel reimbursement for necessary travel expenses
155	146		incurred in the performance of their dutie s in accordance with the
156	147		State Travel Reimbursement Act. The task force shall be staffed by
157	148		the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry and shall
158	149		meet as often as necessary to perform its duties.
159	150		F. The task force m ay consult with any organization, government
160	151		entity, or person in the development of its report required pursuant
161	152		to the provisions of subsection G of this section.
162	153		G. On or before December 24, 202 6, the task force shall
163	154		electronically submit to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of
164	155		the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Re presentatives, and the
165	156		chairs of the Senate and House committees that oversee agriculture,
166	157		a report containing, but not limited to, the following information
167	158		based on available dat a:
	159	+	1. A review of laws and regulations on hemp used for industrial
	160	+	purposes used by this state, other states, and the federal
	161	+	government;
	162	+	2. A recommendation on allowable amounts of
	163	+	tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in hemp used for industrial purposes ;
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195		-	1. A review of laws and regulations on hemp used for industrial
196		-	purposes used by this state, other states, and the federal
197		-	government;
198		-	2. A recommendation on allowable amounts of
199		-	tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in hemp used for industrial purposes;
200	190		3. A recommendation on the definition of hemp as it pertains to
201	191		fiber and grain processing versus cannabidiol (CBD) extraction and
202	192		processing;
203	193		4. The need for outreach and assistance to farmers,
204	194		agricultural cooperatives, farm organizations, tribal governments,
205	195		and other related entities; and
206	196		5. A recommendation on grant programs or other funding.
207	197		SECTION 2. It being immediately necessar y for the preservation
208	198		of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
209	199		declared to exist, by r eason whereof this act shall take effect and
210	200		be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
	201	+	Passed the Senate the 20th day of February, 2024.
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212		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE , dated 04/02/2024 - DO
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	208	+	Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________,
	209	+	2024.
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	213	+	Presiding Officer of the House
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