Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development- House

We're gonna go ahead not call this meeting to order and start I want to thank you all for being here this morning and especially want to recognize the good folks from ricin thank you for coming and being with us this morning. And all of you that are here. Like we got one here one standing down at the bottom is huge he is ready to go. Thank you yeah. Representative per year are you ready to present your bill will set down identify yourself please. At representative party district twenty five. I'm just here to present the amendment for house bill fourteen seventy nine could you get that microphone just a little closer to. Thank you this amendment simply adds co sponsors and clears up the language regarding title transfer and investigations I have just kind of clear not some language that we also took this to the AG's office for their approval and we got that as well. Would you just give us a brief overview of what the bill is I'm sorry house bill fourteen seventy nine the act and subtitle to prohibit the purchase of or act acquisition of title or agricultural land by government entity of the people's Republic of China or certain entities connected with the people's Republic of China thank you. First you have any questions for representative. I see no one signed up to speak for against it is there anyone in the audience that wishes to speak for or against the bill. Seeing none committee what's the will of the committee. We have a motion to pass all in favor. Any opposed. Congratulations your bill is amended as passed thank you Mr chair thank you Committee. Okay we'll move on to House Bill fifteen. Sixty six and the representative more is going to present that on behalf of representative Vaught. And I believe this is an amendment as well. Please identify yourself for the record. Representative can do more district twenty three you're recognized to present your a bill amendment thank you Mr chairman this is house bill fifteen sixty six this is clean up language to the collaborative practice agreement that representative Vaught had presented a few weeks ago it has to agreed upon changes that representative Vaught had explained in testimony and this bill creates those changes. The changes are that the vet tech specialists shall not receive compensation and then the second one is no prescriptive authority. And with those changes I'll ask for a good vote from the committee. Thank you you've heard the bill anyone that members have any questions. There's no one signed up to speak for against the bill is there anyone in the audience that wishes to speak for against it. Seeing none what's the will of the committee. We have a motion to pass all in favor. Opposed. Congratulations your bill is passed thank you committee thank you Mr. Okay we're going to hear Senate bill three thirty three and I believe John representative Milligan is going to present that bill yes Sir thank you Mister Speaker Mr Speaker Mr chairman and committee of Senate bill three three three the John identified representative I'm sorry representative Jon Milligan district thirty three I was worried about addition US. this bill simply allows for the construction of natural gas pipelines serving a single customer to be exempt from the studies that are required in pipelines if the pipeline serve the public the studies are not necessary to situation where this pipeline serves a single customer there are there are similar property exemptions exist in this in this section and Arkansas Public Service Commission they worked with us on this bill and they are neutral on this bill others no cost to the state known opposition of this info over big river steel the two year ago within the recycle attacks via and got that big river of three billion dollar deal this is for that gas line they're doing construction over there on their property. It will be overseen by a black hills energy the you know the pipeline and all the work and and just trying to get their gas line in on their own on their property so. A solid us. Okay committee of the heard the bill as anyone have any questions. I have one just for clarification this this pipeline service just them and it's on their property correct Sir. K. anybody else has questions. With motion to pass. All in favor. Any opposed. Congratulations your bills passed thank you chairman thank you Committee. Okay is there anyone here to present Senate bill three thirty eight. For senator call will. All right we'll pass over that one today is there anyone here to present Senate bill three sixty two for Senator Hester. Seeing none. A pass over that one as well. And I guess with that we are done for the day if I could see you all up here it podium just for a minute I would appreciate it. Meeting adjourned.