| An Act To Transfer Responsibility from the Potato Marketing |
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| Improvement Committee to the Maine Potato Board |
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §12004-H, sub-§10, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 786, §5, | is repealed. |
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| | Sec. 2. 7 MRSA §972, as amended by PL 2001, c. 125, §1, is | repealed. |
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| | Sec. 3. 7 MRSA §972-A is enacted to read: |
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| §972-A.__ Advisory role of Maine Potato Board |
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| | The Maine Potato Board, established in Title 36, section 4603 | and referred to in this article as "the board," shall advise the | commissioner on the development and implementation of programs | and activities that improve the economic viability of the potato | industry. The board shall also advise the commissioner |
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| concerning the funding and expenditures of the Potato Marketing | Improvement Fund created pursuant to Title 10, section 1023-N.__ | The board shall make recommendations to the commissioner on | authorized uses of the fund and activities relating to the fund | other than activities relating to the processing of loan | applications or the servicing and administration of loans. |
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| | Sec. 4. 7 MRSA §974-A, sub-§1, ¶D, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 319, §4, | is amended to read: |
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