Bill Text: IA HF2381 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the assessment of moneys on sheep and wool production, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 618) (See Cmte. Bill HF 2459)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-04-04 - Withdrawn. H.J. 740. [HF2381 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-HF2381-Introduced.html
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
AGRICULTURE
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
618)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
assessment
of
moneys
on
sheep
and
wool
1
production,
and
including
effective
date
provisions.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
182.1,
subsection
5,
Code
2011,
is
1
amended
by
striking
the
subsection.
2
Sec.
2.
Section
182.1,
Code
2011,
is
amended
by
adding
the
3
following
new
subsection:
4
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
8A.
“Secretary”
means
the
secretary
of
5
agriculture.
6
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
182.13B
Assessment
rate.
7
1.
If
a
majority
of
voters
at
a
referendum
conducted
8
pursuant
to
section
182.4
approve
the
establishment
of
an
9
Iowa
sheep
and
wool
promotion
board
and
the
imposition
of
an
10
assessment,
the
assessment
shall
be
imposed
on
wool
and
sheep
11
at
the
following
rates:
12
a.
For
wool,
two
cents
imposed
on
each
pound
of
wool
sold
13
by
a
producer.
14
b.
For
sheep,
ten
cents
imposed
on
each
head
of
sheep
sold
15
by
a
producer.
16
2.
Notwithstanding
subsection
1,
upon
a
resolution
adopted
17
by
the
board,
the
secretary
shall
call
a
special
referendum
for
18
voters
to
authorize
increasing
the
assessment
rate
imposed
on
19
sheep
as
provided
in
this
subsection
and
subsection
3.
20
a.
The
special
referendum
shall
be
conducted
in
the
same
21
manner
as
a
referendum
conducted
upon
receipt
of
a
petition
22
as
provided
in
this
chapter,
unless
otherwise
provided
in
the
23
board’s
resolution.
Only
producers
are
eligible
to
vote
in
an
24
election
and
each
producer
is
entitled
to
one
vote.
25
b.
If
a
majority
of
voters
authorize
increasing
the
26
assessment
rate,
the
assessment
rate
shall
be
twenty-five
cents
27
imposed
on
each
head
of
sheep.
If
a
majority
of
voters
do
not
28
authorize
increasing
the
assessment
rate,
the
assessment
rate
29
shall
be
the
same
as
provided
in
subsection
1.
30
3.
If
a
majority
of
voters
authorize
increasing
the
31
assessment
rate
imposed
on
sheep
as
provided
in
subsection
32
2,
the
assessment
rate
imposed
on
each
head
of
sheep
may
be
33
increased
pursuant
to
a
resolution
adopted
by
the
board.
The
34
board
shall
comply
with
all
of
the
following:
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a.
The
board
must
wait
three
or
more
years
from
the
1
effective
date
of
the
previous
increase
in
order
to
adopt
such
2
a
resolution.
For
the
first
increase,
the
effective
date
is
3
the
date
that
the
voters
authorized
increasing
the
assessment
4
rate
pursuant
to
subsection
1.
For
any
subsequent
increase,
5
the
effective
date
is
the
date
that
the
board
last
adopted
6
a
resolution
imposing
an
increased
rate
as
provided
in
this
7
subsection.
8
b.
The
board
shall
not
adopt
a
resolution
until
it
provides
9
notice
to
producers
of
the
proposed
increase
and
an
opportunity
10
for
producers
to
submit
written
or
oral
comments
to
the
board
11
regarding
the
proposed
increase.
The
board
may
provide
notice
12
by
publication
in
the
same
manner
as
provided
in
section
13
182.3,
publication
on
its
internet
site,
mail
bearing
a
United
14
States
postal
service
postmark,
electronic
transmission,
or
15
hand-delivery.
16
c.
The
increase
in
the
assessment
rate
imposed
by
a
17
resolution
of
the
board
must
equal
five
cents.
However,
the
18
assessment
rate
imposed
by
a
resolution
of
the
board
shall
not
19
equal
more
than
fifty
cents.
20
Sec.
4.
Section
182.14,
subsection
1,
Code
2011,
is
amended
21
by
striking
the
subsection.
22
Sec.
5.
Section
182.14,
subsection
2,
unnumbered
paragraph
23
1,
Code
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
24
The
An
assessment
provided
in
this
chapter
shall
be
imposed
25
on
the
producer
as
follows:
26
Sec.
6.
EFFECT
OF
ACT.
The
establishment
of
the
Iowa
27
sheep
and
wool
promotion
board
and
the
assessment
on
the
sale
28
of
sheep
or
wool,
as
established
in
a
referendum
conducted
29
pursuant
to
section
182.4,
and
in
effect
immediately
prior
30
to
the
effective
date
of
this
Act,
is
not
affected
by
the
31
enactment
of
section
182.13B,
subsection
1,
or
the
repeal
of
32
section
182.14,
subsection
1,
as
provided
in
this
Act.
33
Sec.
7.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
34
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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EXPLANATION
1
Current
law
provides
for
an
assessment
(a
so-called
2
checkoff)
on
the
sale
of
sheep
and
wool
to
first
purchasers.
3
The
assessment
is
ultimately
expended
by
the
Iowa
sheep
and
4
wool
promotion
board
for
purposes
of
promoting
the
marketing
5
of
sheep
and
wool
and
to
provide
for
related
education
and
6
research
programs.
The
board
operates
and
the
checkoff
is
7
imposed
pursuant
to
a
referendum
approved
by
sheep
and
wool
8
producers.
9
This
bill
authorizes
the
board
to
conduct
a
special
10
referendum
to
increase
the
checkoff
rate
for
each
head
of
11
sheep
from
10
cents
to
25
cents,
and
to
authorize
the
board
12
to
increase
the
rate
in
the
future
by
board
resolution.
The
13
bill
requires
that
the
special
referendum
be
conducted
in
the
14
same
manner
as
the
referendum
establishing
the
board
and
first
15
imposing
the
assessment
rate,
unless
the
board’s
resolution
16
provides
otherwise.
However,
the
resolution
cannot
alter
two
17
provisions;
only
producers
are
eligible
to
vote
in
an
election
18
and
each
producer
is
entitled
to
one
vote.
The
bill
places
a
19
number
of
conditions
upon
the
board’s
resolution
to
further
20
increase
the
rate.
First,
it
must
wait
three
or
more
years
21
from
the
effective
date
of
the
previous
increase
in
order
to
22
adopt
such
a
resolution.
Second,
it
must
provide
notice
to
and
23
an
opportunity
for
comment
by
producers.
Third,
the
increased
24
rate
must
equal
5
cents.
Finally,
the
board
cannot
increase
25
the
rate
to
more
than
50
cents
per
head
of
sheep.
26
The
bill
provides
that
the
result
of
moving
and
rewriting
27
a
provision
that
imposes
the
current
assessment
rate
does
28
not
affect
the
prior
establishment
of
the
board
or
the
prior
29
imposition
of
that
rate
as
established
by
referendum.
30
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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