S.B. 201

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APPROPRIATION FOR BIOTECH PROGRAM
2 AT UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
3 1997 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: Leonard M. Blackham
6 AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION; PROVIDING A $250,000
7 APPROPRIATION TO UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY TO BE USED BY THE
8 BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTER TO CARRY OUT AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
9 RESEARCH PROJECTS TO ENHANCE THE STATE'S AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIES;
10 AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
11 This act enacts uncodified material.
12 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
13 Section 1. Appropriation.
14 (1) There is appropriated from the General Fund for fiscal year 1997-98, $250,000 to Utah
15 State University for the Biotechnology Center located in the Utah Experiment Station for the
16 purpose of carrying out agricultural biotechnology research projects to enhance the state's
17 agricultural industries.
18 (2) The Biotechnology Center shall use the appropriation to :
19 (a) fund projects in agricultural biotechnology;
20 (b) provide educational career and technical information training;
21 (c) offer outreach services in research techniques and procedures to researchers,
22 governmental agencies, and extension agents;
23 (d) develop and transfer data and technology to industry, educational institutions, and the
24 public; and
25 (e) purchase equipment.
26 Section 2. Effective date.
27 This act takes effect on July 1, 1997.

Legislative Review Note
as of 2-3-97 11:40 AM

A limited legal review of this bill raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

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