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House File 139

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 266.39, subsection 3, Code 1999, is
  1  2 amended by adding the following new paragraph:
  1  3    NEW PARAGRAPH.  h.  Four persons actively engaged in
  1  4 agriculture who are appointed by the titular head of each of
  1  5 the following agricultural organizations:
  1  6    (1)  The Iowa farm bureau federation.
  1  7    (2)  The Iowa farmers union.
  1  8    (3)  The practical farmers of Iowa.
  1  9    (4)  The agribusiness association of Iowa.
  1 10    Sec. 2.  Section 266.39, subsection 3, unnumbered paragraph
  1 11 2, Code 1999, is amended to read as follows:
  1 12    The terms of the members shall begin and end as provided in
  1 13 section 69.19 and any vacancy shall be filled by the original
  1 14 appointing authority.  The terms shall be for four years and
  1 15 shall be staggered as determined by the president of Iowa
  1 16 state university of science and technology.  The members
  1 17 appointed by the titular heads of agricultural organizations
  1 18 shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred
  1 19 while engaged in their official duties, but shall not be
  1 20 entitled to per diem compensation as authorized under section
  1 21 7E.6.  
  1 22                           EXPLANATION 
  1 23    Code section 266.39 establishes the Leopold center for
  1 24 sustainable agriculture in the Iowa agricultural and home
  1 25 economics experiment station at Iowa state university of
  1 26 science and technology.  The center is responsible for
  1 27 conducting and sponsoring research to identify and reduce
  1 28 negative environmental and socioeconomic impacts of
  1 29 agricultural practices.  The Code section also establishes an
  1 30 advisory board responsible for advising the center's director
  1 31 in the development of a budget and on the policies and
  1 32 procedures of the center.  This bill increases the membership
  1 33 of the board to include representatives of agricultural
  1 34 organizations.  The bill provides for compensating the
  1 35 members.  
  2  1 LSB 1023HH 78
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