Bill No.:         HB0004                                             Drafter: JDA

LSO No.:       14LSO-0020                                     Effective Date: Immediate

Enrolled Act No.:    HEA0002

Chapter No.:                        CH0016

Prime Sponsor:       Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands and Water Resources Interim Committee

Catch Title:              Pest control compact.

Subject:                     Repealing the pest control compact

Summary/Major Elements:

· Repeals the Pest Control Compact.

· The pest control compact was a compact among a number of states to allow member states to coordinate pest control activities and to provide an insurance fund for emergency pest control activities.

Comments:

· Delayed effective date:  The following language is included in article ten of the compact dealing with repeal:  “Any party state may withdraw from this compact by enacting a statute repealing the same, but no such withdrawal shall take effect until two (2) years after the executive head of the withdrawing state has given notice in writing of the withdrawal to the executive heads of all other party states.”