(a) The secretary shall appoint an advisory task force consisting of scientific experts, including, but not limited to, university researchers and agricultural representatives, for the purpose of advising the secretary on the control and management of Pierce’s disease.
(b) Members of the advisory task force, or alternate members when acting as members, may be reimbursed, upon request, for necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties.
(c) Notwithstanding Sections 6047.20 and 6047.27, this section shall remain in effect until March 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before March 1, 2026, deletes or extends that date.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 371, Sec. 6. (SB 449) Effective January 1, 2020. Repealed as of March 1, 2026, by its own provisions.)