House
Study
Bill
687
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
AGRICULTURE
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
SEXTON)
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:
5
TLSB
6311HC
(2)
90
da/ns
H.F.
_____
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
182.14A
Suspension
of
wool
1
assessment.
2
The
board
may
issue
an
order
to
suspend
the
imposition
of
3
the
assessment
on
wool
if
the
board
determines
that
the
average
4
per
pound
market
value
of
wool
sold
by
producers
to
first
5
purchasers
is
less
than
the
assessment
rate
imposed
pursuant
6
to
section
182.13B.
The
board
may
order
the
termination
7
of
the
suspension
order
and
recommence
the
imposition
of
8
the
assessment
at
any
time.
However,
the
board
shall
order
9
the
termination
of
the
suspension
order
and
recommence
the
10
imposition
of
the
assessment
if
it
determines
that
the
market
11
value
of
wool
as
calculated
in
this
section
will
remain
more
12
than
the
assessment
rate
for
the
foreseeable
future.
An
order
13
issued
by
the
board
under
this
section
may
include
any
terms
or
14
conditions
that
the
board
determines
reasonable.
15
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
16
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
17
EXPLANATION
18
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
19
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
20
BACKGROUND.
This
bill
amends
Code
chapter
182
which
21
provides
for
an
assessment
(a
so-called
checkoff)
on
the
sale
22
of
sheep
and
wool,
which
is
a
self-imposed
tax
on
producers
23
collected
by
first
purchasers
for
remission
to
the
Iowa
sheep
24
and
wool
promotion
board
(board)
under
a
promotional
order
for
25
purposes
of
promoting
the
marketing
of
sheep
and
wool
and
to
26
provide
for
related
education
and
research
programs.
The
board
27
operates
and
the
assessment
is
imposed
pursuant
to
a
referendum
28
approved
by
producers
(Code
section
182.12).
The
assessment
29
rate
for
wool
is
2
cents
for
each
pound
of
wool
sold
by
a
30
producer
to
the
first
purchaser
(Code
section
182.13B).
31
BILL’S
PROVISIONS.
The
bill
authorizes
the
board
to
issue
32
an
order
suspending
the
imposition
of
the
assessment
on
wool
33
if
the
board
determines
that
the
average
per
pound
market
34
value
of
the
wool
sold
to
first
purchasers
is
less
than
the
35
-1-
LSB
6311HC
(2)
90
da/ns
1/
2
H.F.
_____
assessment
rate.
The
board
may
later
order
the
termination
1
of
the
suspension
order;
but
must
order
its
termination,
and
2
recommence
the
imposition
of
the
assessment,
if
it
determines
3
that
the
market
value
will
remain
more
than
the
assessment
rate
4
for
the
foreseeable
future.
5
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
6
-2-
LSB
6311HC
(2)
90
da/ns
2/
2