S99 - Appropriations Act of 2018. (SL 2018-5)

Overview: Sec. 12.5 of S.L. 2018-5 authorizes the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to create a program to advance and promote new and emerging crops, and permits the Department to fund the new program with up to 50% of funds appropriated for the Bioenergy Research Initiative. The section also directs that the Department merge existing bioenergy research initiatives into the new program if it is created.

This section became effective July 1, 2018.