S.P. 489 - L.D. 1474
Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas, changes in milk pricing and milk marketing have created inequities in the milk pool law; and
Whereas, dairy farming is a difficult business and an integral part of the Maine economy and rural way of life; and
Whereas, passage of this legislation would aid in restoring the original intention of the milk pool law; and
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, therefore,
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 7 MRSA §3153, sub-§2, ¶A, as amended by PL 1989, c. 436, §5, is further amended to read:
A. Effective June 1, 1984, each Maine market dealer shall, on a monthly basis, calculate for its Maine market producers the amount of payment at the adjusted base minimum price that would be payable to its Maine market producers according to the blend price calculated using that dealer's utilization rate, and the amount of payment at the base minimum price that would be due its Maine market producers according to the blend price calculated using the applicable utilization rate for the New England Milk Marketing Order. Each Maine market dealer shall make an initial payment at the base minimum price to its Maine market producers according to the blend price calculated using the Federal Milk Order utilization rate or the Federal Milk Order Zone 1 blend price, whichever is greater, but shall comply in all other respects with chapter 603. Any additional payment at the adjusted base minimum price that would be due its Maine market producers pursuant to that dealer's applicable utilization rate shall must be made to the Maine Milk Pool. Based on the fact that northern Maine market producers presently operate at significantly higher costs because of their remoteness from markets and supplies, that they face greater risks because they operate on a closer margin and because their markets are less secure, payments to the Maine Milk Pool at the adjusted base minimum price attributable to northern Maine market producers shall must be reduced by 1/2 and those producers' initial payments under this section shall must be increased by the corresponding amounts. The commissioner shall adopt by rule such procedures as are necessary to implement this section.
Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this Act takes effect June 1, 1999.
Effective June 1, 1999.
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