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ID S1304
Bill
Status
4/3/2012
Primary Sponsor
Agricultural Affairs Committee
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AI Summary
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Barley Commission members now serve at the pleasure of the Governor and can be removed without cause.
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The executive committee of the Idaho State Wheat Growers Association (doing business as the Idaho Grain Producers Association) may request removal of a commissioner by majority vote, upon which the Governor may immediately withdraw the appointment.
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The barley tax rate is revised from a fixed two cents per hundredweight to a variable rate of up to four cents per hundredweight on all barley grown in Idaho or given to growers under crop reduction programs.
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Obsolete language regarding the tax effective date of July 1, 1997 is removed from the statute.
Legislative Description
Amends existing law relating to the Barley Commission to provide that commission members serve at the pleasure of the Governor; to provide that the executive committee of the Idaho State Wheat Growers Association, doing business as the Idaho Grain Producers Association, may request the removal of a commissioner and to provide that the Governor may withdraw a commissioner's appointment; and to revise the tax imposed on certain barley.
BARLEY COMMISSION
Last Action
Governor signed Session Law Chapter 263 Effective: 07/01/12
4/3/2012