Bill Text: IA HF2459 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the assessment of moneys on sheep and wool production, and including effective date provisions. Effective 4-27-12.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2012-04-27 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 894. [HF2459 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-HF2459-Enrolled.html
House
File
2459
AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
THE
ASSESSMENT
OF
MONEYS
ON
SHEEP
AND
WOOL
PRODUCTION,
AND
INCLUDING
EFFECTIVE
DATE
PROVISIONS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
182.1,
subsection
5,
Code
2011,
is
amended
by
striking
the
subsection.
Sec.
2.
Section
182.1,
Code
2011,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
8A.
“Secretary”
means
the
secretary
of
agriculture.
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
182.13B
Assessment
rate.
1.
If
a
majority
of
voters
at
a
referendum
conducted
pursuant
to
section
182.4
approve
the
establishment
of
an
Iowa
sheep
and
wool
promotion
board
and
the
imposition
of
an
assessment,
the
assessment
shall
be
imposed
on
wool
and
sheep
at
the
following
rates:
a.
For
wool,
two
cents
imposed
on
each
pound
of
wool
sold
by
a
producer.
b.
For
sheep,
ten
cents
imposed
on
each
head
of
sheep
sold
by
a
producer.
2.
a.
Notwithstanding
subsection
1,
upon
a
resolution
adopted
by
the
board,
the
secretary
shall
call
a
special
referendum
for
voters
to
authorize
increasing
the
assessment
rate
imposed
on
sheep
as
provided
in
this
section.
b.
The
special
referendum
shall
be
conducted
in
the
same
manner
as
a
referendum
conducted
upon
receipt
of
a
petition
as
provided
in
this
chapter,
unless
otherwise
provided
in
the
board’s
resolution.
Only
producers
are
eligible
to
vote
in
an
election
and
each
producer
is
entitled
to
one
vote.
3.
a.
The
special
referendum
conducted
pursuant
to
House
File
2459,
p.
2
subsection
2
shall
allow
a
voter
to
cast
a
ballot
for
the
following
two
questions:
(1)
For
the
first
question,
whether
to
authorize
an
increase
in
the
assessment
rate
to
twenty-five
cents
imposed
on
each
head
of
sheep.
(2)
For
the
second
question,
if
the
first
question
is
approved
by
a
majority
of
voters,
whether
to
also
authorize
the
board
to
increase
that
assessment
rate
by
future
resolution
as
provided
in
this
section.
4.
If
a
majority
of
voters
approve
the
first
question,
twenty-five
cents
shall
be
imposed
on
each
head
of
sheep
sold
by
a
producer
as
effectuated
by
the
board
pursuant
to
section
182.12.
5.
If
a
majority
of
voters
approve
both
the
first
and
second
questions,
all
of
the
following
apply:
a.
Twenty-five
cents
shall
be
imposed
on
each
head
of
sheep
sold
by
a
producer
as
effectuated
by
the
board
pursuant
to
section
182.12.
b.
The
board
may
adopt
one
or
more
resolutions
to
further
impose
an
increased
assessment
rate.
The
increased
assessment
rate
shall
be
imposed
on
each
head
of
sheep
sold
by
a
producer
as
effectuated
by
the
board
pursuant
to
section
182.12.
The
board
shall
comply
with
all
of
the
following:
(1)
The
board
must
wait
three
or
more
years
from
the
effective
date
of
the
previous
action
imposing
an
increase
in
order
to
adopt
a
resolution.
For
the
first
increase,
the
effective
date
is
the
date
of
the
special
referendum.
For
any
subsequent
increase,
the
effective
date
is
the
date
that
the
board
last
adopted
a
resolution
imposing
an
increased
rate
as
provided
in
this
paragraph
“b”
.
(2)
The
board
shall
not
adopt
a
resolution
until
it
provides
notice
to
producers
of
the
proposed
increase
and
an
opportunity
for
producers
to
submit
written
or
oral
comments
to
the
board
regarding
the
proposed
increase.
The
board
may
provide
notice
by
publication
in
the
same
manner
as
provided
in
section
182.3,
publication
on
its
internet
site,
mail
bearing
a
United
States
postal
service
postmark,
electronic
transmission,
or
hand-delivery.
(3)
The
increase
in
the
assessment
rate
imposed
by
a
resolution
adopted
by
the
board
must
equal
five
cents.
However,
the
assessment
rate
imposed
by
a
resolution
of
the
board
shall
not
equal
more
than
fifty
cents.
6.
a.
If
a
majority
of
voters
do
not
authorize
increasing
House
File
2459,
p.
3
the
assessment
rate
pursuant
to
a
special
referendum
conducted
pursuant
to
this
section,
the
assessment
rate
shall
be
the
same
as
provided
in
subsection
1.
b.
Not
more
than
one
special
referendum
shall
be
conducted
pursuant
to
this
section.
Sec.
4.
Section
182.14,
subsection
1,
Code
2011,
is
amended
by
striking
the
subsection.
Sec.
5.
Section
182.14,
subsection
2,
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
The
An
assessment
provided
in
this
chapter
shall
be
imposed
on
the
producer
as
follows:
Sec.
6.
EFFECT
OF
ACT.
The
establishment
of
the
Iowa
sheep
and
wool
promotion
board
and
the
assessment
on
the
sale
of
sheep
or
wool,
as
established
in
a
referendum
conducted
pursuant
to
section
182.4,
and
in
effect
immediately
prior
to
the
effective
date
of
this
Act,
is
not
affected
by
the
enactment
of
section
182.13B,
subsection
1,
or
the
repeal
of
section
182.14,
subsection
1,
as
provided
in
this
Act.
Sec.
7.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
______________________________
KRAIG
PAULSEN
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
JOHN
P.
KIBBIE
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
2459,
Eighty-fourth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
W.
CHARLES
SMITHSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2012
______________________________
TERRY
E.
BRANSTAD
Governor
