HF 202 is not on the committee list for this afternoon. It could only come up with the consent of both the Chair and the Ranking (Democrat) Member, so I don't think it is to come today. They may be having a subcommittee on it, but I have not traced that down at this moment. Lyle On 2/22/05 10:17 AM, "Jane Clark" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Forwarded from LaVon Griffieon, Ankeny farmer > > Iowa House Bill HF202 to stop any local government from banning GE crops > > Representative Sandy Greiner, (R) (Jefferson, Johnson and Washington > Counties) is introducing legislation in Iowa to stop any local government > from banning GE crops. Rep. Greiner is a member of the Ag Committee and the > Chair of the House Environmental Protection Committee. > > The House Ag Committee will take up HF 202 at 1:00 p.m. TODAY, February 22 > in Room 305 at the State Capitol. Citizens need to prepare to weigh in on > this important matter. This subject is OFF the radar screen at this time. > Please send this information on to others across Iowa and contact Senators & > Representatives serving on the Ag Committees. > > Today, in the Iowa Code, no mention or definition of GE or GMO exists. This > could be the bill to bring that conversation to fruition. It is imperative > that members of the Ag Committees get your opinions on this subject. You > can be a citizen lobbyist. Both bills are pasted below. Apologies for the > length. Other legislative info (including the committee members and e-mails > which are alo attached) can be found at: http://www.legis.state.ia.us/ > > Thanks for letting your opinions be known to our state's leaders, (House > Bill Pasted Below) > > These are the House Agriculture committee members and their e-mail. > > Jack Drake (R, District 57), Chair > Drake Jack [log in to unmask] > David Lalk (R, District 18), Vice Chair > Lalk David [log in to unmask] > Dolores Mertz (D, District 8), Ranking Member > Mertz Dolores [log in to unmask] > Alons Dwayne [log in to unmask] > Baudler Clel [log in to unmask] > Davitt Mark [log in to unmask] > DeBoef Betty [log in to unmask] > Dolecheck Cecil [log in to unmask] > Frevert Marcella [log in to unmask] > Greiner Sandy [log in to unmask] > Huseman Dan [log in to unmask] > Kaufmann Jeff [log in to unmask] > Kuhn Mark [log in to unmask] > Miller Helen [log in to unmask] > Olson Steven [log in to unmask] > Rayhons Henry [log in to unmask] > Struyk Doug [log in to unmask] > Swaim Kurt [log in to unmask] > Thomas Roger [log in to unmask] > Whitaker John [log in to unmask] > Zirkelbach Ray [log in to unmask] > > House File 202 > HOUSE FILE > BY GREINER > A BILL FOR > > 1 An Act relating to the regulation of agricultural seed, by > 2 providing for preemption of local legislation. > 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: > 4 TLSB 1996HH 81 > 5 da/pj/5 > > PAG LIN > 1 1 Section 1. Section 199.1, Code 2005, is amended by adding > 1 2 the following new subsections: > 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 11A. a. "Local governmental entity" > 1 4 means any political subdivision, or any state authority which > 1 5 is not any of the following: > 1 6 (1) The general assembly. > 1 7 (2) A principal central department as enumerated in > 1 8 section 7E.5, or a unit of a principal central department. > 1 9 b. "Local governmental entity" includes but is not limited > 1 10 to a county, special district, township, or city as provided > 1 11 in title IX of this Code. > 1 12 NEW SUBSECTION. 11B. "Local legislation" means any > 1 13 ordinance, motion, resolution, amendment, regulation, or rule > 1 14 adopted by a local governmental entity. > 1 15 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 199.13A LOCAL LEGISLATION == > 1 16 PROHIBITION. > 1 17 1. The provisions of this chapter and rules adopted by the > 1 18 department pursuant to this chapter shall preempt local > 1 19 legislation adopted by a local governmental entity relating to > 1 20 the production, use, advertising, sale, distribution, storage, > 1 21 transportation, formulation, packaging, labeling, > 1 22 certification, or registration of an agricultural seed. A > 1 23 local governmental entity shall not adopt or continue in > 1 24 effect such local legislation regardless of whether a statute > 1 25 or a rule adopted by the department specifically preempts the > 1 26 local legislation. Local legislation in violation of this > 1 27 section is void and unenforceable. > 1 28 2. This section does not apply to local legislation of > 1 29 general applicability to commercial activity. > 1 30 EXPLANATION > 1 31 This bill amends provisions in Code chapter 199 regulating > 1 32 the sale of agricultural seed. This includes grass, forage, > 1 33 cereal, oil, fiber, and any other kind of crop seed. It > 1 34 includes those seeds commonly recognized as crop seed, lawn > 1 35 seed, or vegetable seed. Code chapter 199 is regulated by the > 2 1 department of agriculture and land stewardship. > 2 2 The bill preempts a local governmental entity, including a > 2 3 county, special district, township, or city, from adopting or > 2 4 enforcing legislation which relates to the production, use, > 2 5 advertising, sale, distribution, storage, transportation, > 2 6 formulation, packaging, labeling, certification, or > 2 7 registration of agricultural seed. The local legislation is > 2 8 void and unenforceable. > 2 9 The bill includes a provision which allows a local > 2 10 governmental entity to adopt legislation which regulates > 2 11 commercial activities generally without targeting a specific > 2 12 industry. > 2 13 LSB 1996HH 81 > 2 14 da:nh/pj/5.1 > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > To view the Sierra Club List Terms & Conditions, see: > http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/terms.asp ___________________________________________________ Lyle Krewson 6403 Aurora Avenue #3 Des Moines, IA 50322-2862 [log in to unmask] 515/276-8947 - Ofc/Res 515/238-7113 - Cel ___________________________________________________ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To view the Sierra Club List Terms & Conditions, see: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/terms.asp