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91_SR0049sam001
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1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE RESOLUTION 49
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Resolution 49 by
3 replacing lines 19 through 31 on page 1 and all of page 2
4 with the following:
5 "RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
6 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that there is created the
7 Industrial Hemp Investigative and Advisory Task Force
8 consisting of the Director of Agriculture or his or her
9 designee, who shall be chairperson, and 12 additional
10 members, 6 each, selected by the President of the Senate and
11 the Minority Leader of the Senate, representing expertise in
12 the fields of plant science, food processing science, law
13 enforcement, herbology, or manufacturing; members of the Task
14 Force shall serve without compensation but shall be
15 reimbursed for their reasonable and necessary expenses from
16 funds appropriated for that purpose; and be it further
17 RESOLVED, The Task Force shall study the economic
18 viability of industrial hemp production in this State, shall
19 identify any legal or other obstacles to industrial hemp
20 production, shall make any recommendations it deems
21 appropriate, and shall report its findings and
22 recommendations to the Illinois Senate by January 1, 2000;
23 and upon reporting to the Senate, the Task Force shall be
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1 dissolved; and be it further
2 RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall meet initially at the
3 call of the chairperson and shall hold public hearings; and
4 be it further
5 RESOLVED, That the University of Illinois College of ACES
6 (Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences) is
7 requested to work with the Task Force and cooperate in
8 undertaking the study; and be it further
9 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
10 delivered to the President of the University of Illinois and
11 the Illinois Director of Agriculture.".