Sec. 1. 7 MRSA §14, as amended by PL 1983, c. 308, §§5 and 14, is repealed.

Sec. 2. 7 MRSA §122, first ¶, as amended by PL 1997, c. 711, §4, is further amended to read:

The Maine Agricultural Experiment Station shall conduct scientific investigations in orcharding, corn and other farm crops and, to this end, shall maintain the farms heretofore purchased in the name of the State, and stocked and equipped for the use and benefit of the station. The Director of the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station, with the agreement of the Board of Agriculture, has the general supervision, management and control of those farms and of all investigations thereon. The board and the director shall seek agreement on all issues. In the event that agreement can not be reached, final authority rests with the director.

Sec. 3. 7 MRSA §195, first ¶, as amended by PL 1985, c. 779, §29, is further amended to read:

It shall be the duty of the A county extension association, shall annually, as required, to present to the University of Maine and the county commissioners its plan of extension work for the ensuing year and to render to both the trustees of the University of Maine and the county commissioners a full detailed report of its extension activities for the preceding fiscal year, including a detailed report of its receipts and expenditures from all sources. The financial report of such a county extension association shall must be on such forms as may be prescribed by the University of Maine and the county commissioners.

Sec. 4. 7 MRSA §401-A, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 563, §1, is amended to read:

The Legislature finds that the marketing of agricultural commodities produced in the State is crucial to the maintenance and expansion of the agricultural industry, to the preservation of rural life in the State and to the economic well-being of all of the state's State's people. The Legislature further finds that over the years, marketing issues have been inadequately addressed and some of the major agricultural commodities of the State have lost substantial market shares to competitors. In addition, there is a lack of pertinent market information to assist in the development of new commodities to maximize their contribution to the state's agricultural economy. There exists a need for a comprehensive marketing program applicable to all agricultural products. Such a program will to provide the necessary market