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3.__Use of loan repayments and earned interest.__Repayment of
loans and interest on loans made from the fund must be credited
to the fund and may be used for the purposes stated in this
section or section 436.__Interest earned on money in the fund and
interest earned on loans made from the fund may be used to pay
the administrative costs of processing loan applications, to the
extent that these costs exceed the fee for administrative costs
established pursuant section 435-A, subsection 1.

 
4. Loans for potato storage facilities.__A purchaser of a
modern storage facility, the purchase of which was financed with
a state loan from the Potato Marketing Improvement Fund,
established in Title 10, section 1023-N, may receive a loan from
the fund, but may not receive__a loan for the same project that
was financed by the Potato Marketing Improvement Fund. The
commissioner shall adopt rules in accordance with section 437 to
implement this subsection.__Subsequent purchasers of the property
may assume mortgages obtained from the fund on terms and
conditions determined by the commissioner.

 
§435-C.__Conditions and restrictions on agricultural marketing

 
loans

 
Agricultural marketing loans made from the fund under this
subchapter are subject to the following restrictions and
conditions.

 
1. Project with total cost in excess of $100,000.__An
agricultural marketing loan may not exceed 75% of the project
cost when the total project cost exceeds $100,000.__The
commissioner may not approve a loan for a project with a total
cost in excess of $100,000 unless the loan applicant demonstrates
a commitment of private funds of at least 5% of the total cost of
the project.

 
2. Cooperative project with__total cost in excess of $100,000.__
Notwithstanding subsection 1, in order to encourage the
undertaking of cooperative projects by 2 or more agricultural
enterprises, an agricultural marketing loan may be provided when
2 or more cooperating agricultural enterprises as a group
demonstrate a commitment of private funds of at least 5% of the
total cost of the project.

 
3. Project with__total cost of $100,000 or less.__ An
agricultural marketing loan may not exceed 90% of the project
cost when the total cost of the project is $100,000 or less.

 
4.__Loans for land purchases for new agricultural enterprises.__
An agricultural marketing loan for the purchase of


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