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MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS 



PROGRAM: AUTOMATIC ASSESMENT WITH REFUND PROVISION 



REQUIRED IMPLEMENTATION ACTION: LEGISLATIVE 



PRIORITY RATING: ADDITION TO -3. 



CATEGORY: PROVIDING GREATER AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER EXISTING PROGRAMS. 



Revised Codes of Montana 1947 (1979 Supplement) Chapter 29 — 

 Wheat Research and Marketing. 



Recommendation - (Present Law) Section 11. There is hereby levied an 

 annual assesment of two and one half 2% mills per bushel upon all wheat 

 grown in the state of Montana, and sold through commercial channels be- 

 ginning August 20, 1957. The assesment is hereby levied and imposed on 

 each grower of wheat in the state of Montana. 



Discussion - (New Provision) (4) At any time after thirty (30) days 

 from the deduction of the assesment and before the expiration of nine- 

 ty (90) days following such deduction by the first purchaser or the 

 first lender, the grower may, upon the submission of a written, veri- 

 fied request therefor to the adminstrative committee through the comm- 

 issioner of agriculture obtain a refund in the amount of the assesment 

 deducted by said first purchaser or said first lender, less one per- 

 cent (1%) of the amount. The request shall be accompanied by the ori- 

 ginal invoices received by the grower at the time of settlement. The 

 Wheat Research and Marketing division shall keep complete records of 

 all refunds made under the provisions of this act. Records of refunds 

 may be destroyed two (2) years after the refund is made. All original 

 invoices shall be returned to the grower with the refund payment. 



Additional Explanation 



The new provision would be added language to the present law, be- 

 coming enumerated paragraph (4) under Section 13. 



