The proposed bill, General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 73, seeks to amend current statutes by transferring the oversight of farming activities on state-owned lands from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to the Department of Agriculture. This change aims to streamline the management of agricultural practices on state properties, ensuring that the Department of Agriculture, which specializes in farming and agricultural issues, takes on this responsibility.

The bill does not specify any deletions from current law but focuses on the insertion of new legal language that reflects this transfer of oversight. The intent behind this legislative change is to enhance the effectiveness of farming operations on state-owned land by placing them under the jurisdiction of an agency more aligned with agricultural interests.