House Journal: Page 1559: Tuesday, April 14, 1998

Ninety-third Calendar Day - Sixty-second Session Day

Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Tuesday, April 14, 1998
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 8:52 a.m., Speaker pro
tempore Van Maanen of Marion in the chair.
Prayer was offered by Father Michael Hess of Dowling High
School, West Des Moines. Candy Boucher sang "Amazing Grace".
The Journal of Monday, April 13, 1998 was approved.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Leave of absence was granted as follows:
Blodgett of Cerro Gordo, until his arrival, on request of
Speaker Corbett.

CONSIDERATION OF BILL
Appropriations Calendar
Senate File 2332, a bill for an act relating to agriculture,
regulating the sale of agricultural products advertised as
organic, providing for fees and appropriations, and providing
penalties and an effective date, with report of committee
recommending amendment and passage, was taken up for
consideration.
Meyer of Sac offered amendment H-8882 filed by the committee on
appropriations as follows:

H-8882

 1     Amend Senate File 2332, as amended, passed, and
 2   reprinted by the Senate, as follows:
 3     1.  Page 1, line 12, by striking the words "in the
 4   United States".
 5     2.  Page 3, line 17, by striking the words "or
 6   processing" and inserting the following:  ", aids, or
 7   ingredients that are used during processing,
 8   packaging, or storing agricultural products".
 9     3.  Page 3, line 31, by striking the word "years"
10   and inserting the following:  "years."
11     4.  Page 3, by striking line 32 and inserting the
12   following:  "However,".
13     5.  Page 7, by striking lines 22 through 28 and
14   inserting the following:  "fees for persons required
15   to be certified as producers, handlers, and processors
16   of agricultural products labeled, sold, or advertised
17   as organic as provided in section 190C.13.
18     2.  Beginning on July 1, 2000, the department shall
19   establish the rate of fees based on an estimate of the

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