Bill Text: MO HB1793 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Establishes the Missouri International Agriculture Exchange website to allow Missouri agricultural producers to market Missouri-produced goods to international buyers
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-27 - Public Hearing Completed (H) [HB1793 Detail]
Download: Missouri-2012-HB1793-Introduced.html
SECOND REGULAR SESSION
96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE JOHNSON.
5892L.01I D. ADAM CRUMBLISS, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To amend chapter 262, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to the Missouri international agriculture exchange website.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 262, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 262.975, to read as follows:
262.975. 1. The department of agriculture shall contract with an internet website development company to build and maintain the "Missouri International Agricultural Exchange" website. Such website shall contain content licensed by the department to promote Missouri agricultural products to international agricultural buyers.
2. The exchange shall allow Missouri-based agricultural sellers to post their products produced in this state on the website at no charge to assist in marketing such products to international buyers. All sellers shall be required to register through the website and provide a Missouri address. Only agricultural products produced in this state shall be allowed on the exchange website.
3. The state of Missouri retains ownership of all content on the exchange. The website developer is authorized to:
(1) Use all informational content provided by the department of agriculture, add to such content, and apply search engine optimization to the website content to achieve a high search engine ranking; and
(2) Sell advertising on the exchange website to any entity that will benefit from marketing to international agriculture producers and buyers. The website developer shall be solely responsible for all costs associated with the development, marketing, and maintenance of the exchange website, with the website developer retaining all advertising revenues obtained from such exchange website to provide the financing for such exchange website.
4. The website developer shall:
(1) Have proven experience and expertise in search engine optimization, as determined by the department or the department of economic development;
(2) Provide at least three prior website development projects provided by the website developer which increased search engine rankings for the client.
5. The department of agriculture, in consultation with the department of economic development, shall review all applications and award one annual contract for the development, design, marketing, and maintenance of the exchange website, with annual renewals for continuing upgrades, marketing, and maintenance of the website. The department shall have the authority to terminate any contract under this section at the department's discretion. Any website developer under contract with the department may have a contract terminated for failure to operate under the department's guidelines for the exchange website. If a contract is terminated, the department shall award a new contract in accordance with the procedures for awarding the initial contract under this section.
6. The department of agriculture may promulgate rules necessary to implement the provisions of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2012, shall be invalid and void.
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