Senate File 395 - Introduced



                                    SENATE FILE       
                                    BY  COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

                                    (SUCCESSOR TO SF 368)
                                    (SUCCESSOR TO SF 276)



    Passed Senate,  Date               Passed House, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the activities of the grape and wine
  2    development commission, and providing for the transfer of wine
  3    gallonage tax revenues to the grape and wine development fund.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 2783SZ 81
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PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 123.183, subsection 3, paragraph a,
  1  2 Code 2005, is amended by striking the paragraph and inserting
  1  3 in lieu thereof the following:
  1  4    a.  Five percent of the revenue collected from the wine
  1  5 gallonage tax on wine imported into this state for sale at
  1  6 wholesale and sold in this state at wholesale shall be
  1  7 deposited in the grape and wine development fund as created in
  1  8 section 175A.5.
  1  9    Sec. 2.  Section 175A.3, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code
  1 10 2005, is amended to read as follows:
  1 11    a.  Establish and administer grape and wine development
  1 12 programs as provided in section 175A.4 and account for and
  1 13 expend moneys from the grape and wine development fund created
  1 14 pursuant to section 175A.5.  Prior to authorizing an
  1 15 expenditure of moneys, the department shall consult with the
  1 16 grape and wine development commission.  The commission shall
  1 17 make recommendations to the department regarding the
  1 18 expenditure of moneys to enhance and develop the native wine
  1 19 industry and to provide an infrastructure to encourage the
  1 20 growth of the native wine industry in this state.
  1 21    Sec. 3.  Section 175A.3, subsection 2, Code 2005, is
  1 22 amended by adding the following new paragraph:
  1 23    NEW PARAGRAPH.  f.  Make recommendations to the department
  1 24 regarding a proposed expenditure of funds as provided in
  1 25 subsection 1, paragraph "a".
  1 26                           EXPLANATION
  1 27    This bill relates to the activities of the grape and wine
  1 28 development commission, and the transfer of wine gallonage tax
  1 29 revenues to the grape and wine development fund.
  1 30    The bill provides for the deposit in the grape and wine
  1 31 development fund established in Code section 175A.5 of an
  1 32 amount equal to 5 percent of wine gallonage tax revenues as
  1 33 provided in Code section 123.183.  The amount deposited would
  1 34 be added to other amounts deposited into the fund and used to
  1 35 carry out grape and wine development programs as provided in
  2  1 Code section 175A.4.
  2  2    The bill additionally provides that the department of
  2  3 agriculture and land stewardship shall, prior to authorizing
  2  4 an expenditure of money from the grape and wine development
  2  5 fund, consult with the grape and wine development commission.
  2  6 The bill provides that the commission shall make
  2  7 recommendations to the department regarding the expenditure of
  2  8 moneys to enhance and develop the native wine industry, and to
  2  9 provide an infrastructure to encourage its growth in Iowa.
  2 10 LSB 2783SZ 81
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