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1 1 Section 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of
1 2 the state to the department of agriculture and land
1 3 stewardship, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and
1 4 ending June 30, 1997, the following amount, or so much thereof
1 5 as is necessary, to be used for the purpose designated:
1 6 For the creation of an agriculture promotion fund for the
1 7 promotion of agriculture by political subdivisions of this
1 8 state, such as, but not limited to, counties and cites, by
1 9 commodity groups, such as, but not limited to, the Iowa pork
1 10 producers association and the Iowa cattlemens association, and
1 11 by youth-based agricultural organizations, such as, but not
1 12 limited to, the 4H and future farmers of America:
1 13 .................................................. $ 500,000
1 14 A political subdivision of the state, commodity group, or
1 15 youth-based agricultural organization shall not individually
1 16 receive more than $5,000.
1 17 The promotion of agriculture includes, but is not limited
1 18 to, agricultural activities relating to education,
1 19 demonstrations, fairs, parades, celebrations, and marketing.
1 20 The department of agriculture shall establish procedures
1 21 relating to the administration of the agriculture promotion
1 22 fund. Such procedures shall include, but are not limited to,
1 23 issuing forms for applications for grants from the agriculture
1 24 promotion fund. The department of agriculture shall award
1 25 grants based on the effect that the awarding of the grant
1 26 would have on the promotion of agriculture.
1 27 Notwithstanding section 8.33, any unexpended balance in the
1 28 agriculture promotion fund at the end of the fiscal year
1 29 beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, shall be
1 30 retained in the agriculture promotion fund and used in
1 31 accordance with this section in the subsequent fiscal year.
1 32 EXPLANATION
1 33 This bill appropriates funding in the amount of $500,000 to
1 34 the department of agriculture and land stewardship for the
1 35 creation of an agriculture promotion fund. The agriculture
2 1 promotion fund shall be used to promote agriculture by
2 2 political subdivisions of the state, such as, but not limited
2 3 to, counties and municipalities, by commodity groups, such as,
2 4 but not limited to, the Iowa pork producers association and
2 5 the Iowa cattlemens association, and by youth-based
2 6 agricultural organizations, such as, but not limited to, the
2 7 4H and future farmers of America. A political subdivision of
2 8 the state, commodity group, or youth-based agricultural
2 9 organization shall not individually receive more than $5,000.
2 10 The bill provides that the promotion of agriculture
2 11 includes agricultural activities relating to education,
2 12 demonstrations, fairs, parades, celebrations, and marketing.
2 13 The bill provides that the department of agriculture shall
2 14 award grants from the agriculture promotion fund based on the
2 15 effect that the awarding of the grant would have on the
2 16 promotion of agriculture.
2 17 The moneys in the fund remaining at the end of the 1996-
2 18 1997 fiscal year can be expended in the next fiscal year.
2 19 LSB 3950SS 76
2 20 kah/sc/14
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