HB 1153 Summary

• Adds authority for the corn council to establish a grant program and guidelines providing funding to corn-related programs and organizations that benefit North Dakota corn producers

• Requires the corn council to hold two public input meetings per year with organizations serving North Dakota corn producers to discuss recommendations for use of moneys received under the corn assessment chapter

• Clarifies that council duties include determination of money uses for research, education, corn policy development, promotion, and market development efforts, as well as participation in state, regional, national, and international promotion programs

• Declares the act to be an emergency measure