House
File
2513
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2513
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
AGRICULTURE
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
687)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
authorizing
the
Iowa
sheep
and
wool
promotion
board
to
1
issue
orders
for
the
suspension
and
recommencement
of
the
2
assessment
imposed
on
wool,
and
including
effective
date
3
provisions.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
182.14A
Suspension
of
wool
1
assessment.
2
The
board
may
issue
an
order
to
suspend
the
imposition
3
of
the
assessment
on
wool
if
the
board
determines
that
the
4
average
per
pound
market
value
of
wool
sold
by
producers
to
5
first
purchasers
is
equal
to
or
less
than
the
assessment
6
rate
imposed
pursuant
to
section
182.13B.
The
board
may
7
order
the
termination
of
the
suspension
order
and
recommence
8
the
imposition
of
the
assessment
at
any
time.
However,
the
9
board
shall
order
the
termination
of
the
suspension
order
and
10
recommence
the
imposition
of
the
assessment
if
it
determines
11
that
the
market
value
of
wool
as
calculated
in
this
section
12
will
remain
more
than
the
assessment
rate
for
the
foreseeable
13
future.
An
order
issued
by
the
board
under
this
section
may
14
include
any
terms
or
conditions
that
the
board
determines
15
reasonable.
16
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
17
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
18
EXPLANATION
19
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
20
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
21
BACKGROUND.
This
bill
amends
Code
chapter
182
which
22
provides
for
an
assessment
(a
so-called
checkoff)
on
the
sale
23
of
sheep
and
wool,
which
is
a
self-imposed
tax
on
producers
24
collected
by
first
purchasers
for
remission
to
the
Iowa
sheep
25
and
wool
promotion
board
(board)
under
a
promotional
order
for
26
purposes
of
promoting
the
marketing
of
sheep
and
wool
and
to
27
provide
for
related
education
and
research
programs.
The
board
28
operates
and
the
assessment
is
imposed
pursuant
to
a
referendum
29
approved
by
producers
(Code
section
182.12).
The
assessment
30
rate
for
wool
is
2
cents
for
each
pound
of
wool
sold
by
a
31
producer
to
the
first
purchaser
(Code
section
182.13B).
32
BILL’S
PROVISIONS.
The
bill
authorizes
the
board
to
issue
an
33
order
suspending
the
imposition
of
the
assessment
on
wool
if
34
the
board
determines
that
the
average
per
pound
market
value
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of
the
wool
sold
to
first
purchasers
is
equal
to
or
less
than
1
the
assessment
rate.
The
board
may
later
order
the
termination
2
of
the
suspension
order;
but
must
order
its
termination,
and
3
recommence
the
imposition
of
the
assessment,
if
it
determines
4
that
the
market
value
will
remain
more
than
the
assessment
rate
5
for
the
foreseeable
future.
6
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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