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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend Senate File 393 as follows: 1 2 #1. By striking everything after the enacting 1 3 clause, and inserting the following: 1 4 "Section 1. Section 7E.7, Code 2003, subsection 2, 1 5 is amended by striking the subsection. 1 6 Sec. 2. Section 175.3, subsection 1, Code 2003, is 1 7 amended to read as follows: 1 8 1. a. The agricultural development authority is 1 9 establishedwithin the department of agriculture and1 10land stewardship. The authority is constituted a 1 11 public instrumentality and agency of the state 1 12 exercising public and essential governmental 1 13 functions. 1 14 b. The authority is established to undertake 1 15 programs which assist beginning farmers in purchasing 1 16 agricultural land and agricultural improvements and 1 17 depreciable agricultural property for the purpose of 1 18 farming, and programs which provide financing to 1 19 farmers for permanent soil and water conservation 1 20 practices on agricultural land within the state or for 1 21 the acquisition of conservation farm equipment, and 1 22 programs to assist farmers within the state in 1 23 financing operating expenses and cash flow 1 24 requirements of farming. The authority shall also 1 25 develop programs to assist qualified agricultural 1 26 producers within the state with financing other 1 27 capital requirements or operating expenses. 1 28 c. The powers of the authority are vested in and 1 29 exercised by a board of eleven members with nine 1 30 members appointed by the governor subject to 1 31 confirmation by the senate. The treasurer of state or 1 32 the treasurer's designeeand the secretary of1 33agriculture or the secretary's designee areshall 1 34 serve as an ex officio nonvotingmembersmember. No 1 35 more than five appointed members shall belong to the 1 36 same political party. As far as possible the governor 1 37 shall include within the membership persons who 1 38 represent financial institutions experienced in 1 39 agricultural lending, the real estate sales industry, 1 40 farmers, beginning farmers, average taxpayers, local 1 41 government, soil and water conservation district 1 42 officials, agricultural educators, and other persons 1 43 specially interested in family farm development. 1 44 Sec. 3. Section 175.7, subsection 1, Code 2003, is 1 45 amended to read as follows: 1 46 1. The executive director of the authority shall 1 47 be appointed by a selection and tenure committee, 1 48 which shall consist of thesecretary of agriculture1 49and thechairpersonandof the board, the vice 1 50 chairperson of the board,established pursuant to2 1section 175.3and one member elected by the board, or 2 2 their designees. The executive director shall serve 2 3 at the pleasure of thecommitteeboard. The votes of 2 4 three members of the committee are necessary for any 2 5 substantive action taken by the committee, except that2 6two members may take a substantive action, if the2 7secretary has a conflict of interest. If a member 2 8other than the secretaryhas a conflict of interest, 2 9 the board shall appoint a substitute member of the 2 10 committee from the appointed members of the board for 2 11 the duration of the conflict of interest. The 2 12 executive director shall be selected primarily for 2 13 administrative ability and knowledge in the field, 2 14 without regard to political affiliation." 2 15 2 16 2 17 2 18 E. THURMAN GASKILL 2 19 SF 393.501 80 2 20 da/pj
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