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Committee sends House Bill 173 on Alfalfa and Clover Seed Commission to the floor
Summary
The Idaho Senate Agricultural Affairs Committee voted to send House Bill 173 to the floor with a "do pass" recommendation after testimony from growers and the commission administrator explaining changes to board representation and an increase to the commission's assessment ceiling.
The Senate Agricultural Affairs Committee voted to send House Bill 173 to the Senate floor with a due-pass recommendation after testimony from commission officials and growers on the bill's changes to the Idaho Alfalfa and Clover Seed Commission.
The bill revises the commission's membership and raises the statutory ceiling on the commodity assessment that funds the commission's research, promotion and education work, proponents told the committee.
Senator Brian Blaylock introduced House Bill 173 and described the commission as the statutory vehicle the state uses to support and oversee specialty commodity industries under Title 22 of Idaho Code. "These commissions are tasked by the state with the responsibility, such as quality control, research, and promotion of their industries," Blaylock said.
Rick Waitley, administrator of the Idaho Alfalfa Clover Seed Commission and…
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