1.    The crop protection product harmonization and registration board consists of:

a.    The governor or the governor’s designee; b.    The agriculture commissioner or the commissioner’s designee; c.    The chairman of the house agriculture committee or the chairman’s designee; d.    The chairman of the senate agriculture committee or the chairman’s designee; e.    A member of the house or senate agriculture committee who is not a member of the faction in which the committee chairman is a member, appointed by the legislative management chairman; f.    A crop protection product dealer in the state appointed by the governor from a list of three nominees submitted by the North Dakota agricultural association; g.    A consumer of crop protection products appointed by the governor from a list of three nominees submitted by the North Dakota grain growers association; h.    A consumer of crop protection products appointed by the governor from a list of three nominees submitted by the North Dakota oilseed council; i.    A representative of the crop protection product manufacturing industry appointed by the chairman of the legislative management; and

j.    The director of the North Dakota state university agricultural experiment station.

2.    The director of the agricultural experiment station shall serve as a nonvoting member.

The governor or the governor’s designee shall serve as chairman of the board.

3.    The board shall:

a.    Identify and prioritize crop protection product labeling needs; b.    Explore the extent of authority given to this state under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act [7 U.S.C. § 136a]; c.    Identify the data necessary to enable registration of a use to occur in a timely manner; d.    Determine necessary research to fulfill the data requirements for activities listed in this section; e.    Request the agriculture commissioner to pursue specific research funding options from public and private sources; f.    Request the North Dakota state university agricultural experiment station to pursue specific research to coordinate registration efforts; and

g.    Pursue opportunities to make more crop protection product options available to state agricultural producers through any means the board determines advisable.

4.    The board may contract with a consultant to provide studies, research, or information regarding crop protection product registration and labeling needs.

5.    The board may administer a grant program through which agriculture commodity groups may apply for funds to be used to address issues related to the registration of crop protection products. To be eligible for a grant, an applicant must submit an application to the board requesting a specific amount of funds, specifying the exact purposes for which the grant would be used, and providing a detailed timetable for the use of the grant funds. The board may impose any additional conditions it determines appropriate for grant recipients, including requiring periodic reports and furnishing of matching funds. The board may terminate funding of a previously approved grant at any time if the board is dissatisfied with the performance of the grant recipient.

6.    The board may use not more than fifteen percent of the funds under its supervision for administrative purposes, including the cost of contracting for administrative services and reimbursement of board member expenses. The members of the board who are members of the legislative assembly are entitled to compensation and expense reimbursement from the legislative council for attendance at board meetings at the rate provided for members of the legislative assembly for attendance at interim committee meetings.

7.    The board may adopt rules to implement this section.