H.B.
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PRODUCT LABELING AMENDMENTS
House Committee
Amendments
Amendment 1 February 18, 2014 4:17 PM
Representative Brian M. Greene
proposes the following amendments:
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Senate shall appoint one member to
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study and work
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correspond and coordinate
with legislative
members of other states for
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(3) The proposed multistate agreement shall have the following goals:
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(a) to encourage domestic food production in the United States;
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and
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(b) to ensure that consumers have accurate and essential information as they choose
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food products for purchase
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;and
(c) to not cause any unnecessary increase in the price of genetically modified food.
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(4) Appointed members shall:
(a) receive and consider input from:
(i) the public; and
(ii) representatives of industries that could be affected by a genetically modified food
labeling law;
(b) evaluate evidence-based data pertaining to genetically modified food;
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{
(a)
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(c)
produce a report with recommendations regarding a multistate genetically modified
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food labeling agreement; and
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(b)
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(d)
present the report to the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim
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Committee on or before November 30, 2015.
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