Adopted

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO

Senate Bill No. 2725

BY: Committee

Amend, after line 1134 by inserting the following as a new section:

SECTION 16.  (1)  The provisions of this act which provides authority to the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce and the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce to administer the provisions of the "Mississippi Hemp Cultivation Act," shall be subject to legislative appropriation or receipt of necessary funding from any private or public entity for purposes of implementation.

     (2)  The provisions of this act shall not have any effect upon any programs administered by Mississippi State University, which shall remain exempt, as such programs related to the educational, research or testing functions performed by Mississippi State Chemical Laboratory, shall continue to function in accordance with the mission of the university, as approved by the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning.

Amend further, by renumbering the succeeding sections accordingly.