| | |
shall enter into an agreement to pay inspection and certification | | fees determined by the commissioner to cover the cost of inspection | | and certification.__Upon entering into an agreement with a grower, | | the commissioner or an agent of the commissioner shall list that | | grower's crops to be inspected and shall inspect and certify the | | crops in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to this chapter.__ | | All certification and inspection fees received in accordance with | | this section must be deposited in the Certified Seed Fund | | established in section 2107. |
|
| | | Sec. 6. 7 MRSA §2106, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 4, Pt. E, §1, is | | amended to read: |
|
| | | §2106. Working capital advance |
|
| | | The State Controller is authorized to advance $300,000 from | the General Fund unappropriated surplus to the Division of Plant | Industry program in the department | | established in section 2107 during any state fiscal year, if | | requested in writing by the Director of the Division of Plant | | Industry, to be used to provide cash necessary to meet current | | expenditures of the seed certification program. These funds must | | be returned to the General Fund unappropriated surplus before the | | close of the state fiscal year in which the advance was made. | | The State Controller shall report to the joint standing committee | | of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and | | financial affairs within 30 days of making any working capital | | advance for this purpose. |
|
| | | Sec. 7. 7 MRSA §2107 is enacted to read: |
|
| | | §2107.__Certified Seed Fund |
|
| | | There is established the Certified Seed Fund.__The fund | | receives all certification and inspection fees paid in accordance | | with section 2102 and all other funds received in support of | | operating a statewide seed certification program.__All money | | deposited in the fund must be used for the management and | | operation of the seed certification program.__Unexpended balances | | in the fund do not lapse and must be carried forward to be used | | for the purposes specified in this section.__Any interest earned | | on the revenue deposited in the fund accrues to the fund. |
|
| | | Sec. 8. 10 MRSA §1023-J, first ¶, as amended by PL 2003, c. 120, §3, is | | further amended to read: |
|
| | | The Agricultural Marketing Loan Fund, referred to in this | | section as the "fund," is created. The fund must be deposited | | with and maintained by the Finance Authority of Maine. The fund | | must be administered by the Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and |
|
|
