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Committee moves bill to restrict research leases of agricultural land from certain foreign-owned entities
Summary
House Bill 315, aimed at restricting certain leases or research uses of agricultural land by entities linked to foreign governments, advanced from the Kentucky Senate Committee on Agriculture after the committee adopted a substitute and voted to report the bill favorably.
House Bill 315, introduced by Representative Scott Sharp, was reported favorably by the Kentucky Senate Committee on Agriculture after the committee adopted a committee substitute. Sharp told the committee the bill is intended "to secure our agricultural land from entities that are identified in 22 CFR 126.1, which are designated as hostile governments," and he…
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