7 U.S.C. § 7416a — Confirmation of authority of Secretary of Agriculture to collect State commodity assessments
submitted 22 years ago by Pub. L. 108-470 to r/title-7-AGRICULTURE · 133 words · no verdicts yet
The Secretary of Agriculture must collect certain State commodity assessments from marketing-assistance-loan proceeds when an agreement with the State specifies collection. The Secretary may not charge collection fees or costs under this section.
(a) Collection from marketing assistance loans. The Secretary* of Agriculture must collect a commodity assessment from a producer’s marketing assistance loan proceeds when State* law or authority administered by the Secretary requires the producer* or first purchaser to pay it. This does not include a State tax or other State revenue collection.
(b) Collection pursuant to agreement. The collection must follow an agreement between the Secretary and the State requesting it.
(c) Prohibition on charging certain fees. The Secretary may not charge fees or related costs for collecting assessments under this section.
The Secretary* of Agriculture shall collect commodity assessments from the proceeds of a marketing assistance loan for a producer* if the assessment is required to be paid by the producer or the first purchaser of a commodity pursuant to a State* law or pursuant to an authority administered by the Secretary. This collection authority does not extend to a State tax or other revenue collection activity by a State.
The collection of an assessment under subsection (a) shall be made as specified in an agreement between the Secretary of Agriculture and the State requesting the collection.
The Secretary may not charge any fees or related costs for the collection of commodity assessments pursuant to this section.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 108–470, § 1, Dec. 21, 2004, 118 Stat. 3894; Pub. L. 110–234, title I, § 1616, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1021; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title I, § 1616, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1749.)
- 2004Enacted · Pub. L. 108-470 · 118 Stat. 3894
- 2008Amended · Pub. L. 110-234 · 122 Stat. 1021
- 2008Amended · Pub. L. 110-246 · 122 Stat. 1664, 1749
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 108-470 on 2004-12-21.
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