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HI HB186
Bill
Status
7/6/2017
Primary Sponsor
Nicole Lowen
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AI Summary
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Extends the sunset date of the Coffee Berry Borer Pesticide Subsidy Program from June 30, 2019, to June 30, 2021.
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Allows the Department of Agriculture to continue providing subsidies to coffee growers for purchasing pesticides containing Beauveria bassiana, a fungus that eradicates the coffee berry borer.
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Caps individual coffee grower subsidies at $600 per acre per year and $9,000 per year overall, with an additional cap of $6,000 per year for the period between June 30, 2018, and July 1, 2021.
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Requires the Department of Agriculture to report to the legislature by the 2021 regular session on the subsidy program's results and recommendations on whether the program should be extended or allowed to expire.
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Effective July 1, 2017.
Legislative Description
Relating To Coffee Berry Borer Beetle.
Coffee Berry Borer
Last Action
Act 065, 06/30/3017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1166). Enactment date amended to 06/30/2017 by Gov. Msg. No. 1332.
7/6/2017