1985, thereby ensuring that adequate operating 

 credit is available for planting of the 1986 

 crop. 



HJR 2 A joint resolution of the Senate and the 

 (LC 34) House of Representatives of the State of 



Montana urging that the United States Congress 

 enact temporary legislation to aid 

 agricultural borrowers and lenders during the 

 current financial crisis in Montana 

 agriculture and requesting Congress to expand 

 the Farmers Home Administration loan guarantee 

 and interest rate buydown programs, to 

 preserve the Small Business Administration 

 guaranteed loan program for businesses in 

 rural farm communities, and to create a 

 secondary market for farm real estate to 

 stabilize land values. 



HJR 3 A joint resolution of the Senate and the 

 (LC 9) House of Representatives of the State of 



Montana requesting the United States Congress 

 not to impose an excise tax on imported crude 

 oil because of the serious financial impact 

 siich tax would have upon agriculture in 

 Montana. 



Sixth Meeting 



The sixth meeting was held on May 10, 1986, in 

 Kalispell. At this meeting, the Subcommittee considered 

 two proposed bills, which are listed below as follows: 



85 



