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Committee hears AURI funding requests; House Files 857 and 38 held over
Summary
The committee received testimony from the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) and its supporters on modest budget increases; House File 857 (Representative Nelson) and House File 38 (Representative Gander) proposing increases were held over for further consideration.
Representative Nelson moved House File 857, a funding bill for the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI). Testimony from AURI leaders described the institute’s work converting raw agricultural commodities into higher‑value products and requested a modest budget increase to keep pace with rising operating costs.
Dan Sparks (director of government and community relations for AURI) and Shannon Schlicht (AURI executive director)…
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