A bill to amend 1970 PA 29, entitled “An act relating to potatoes; to create a potato commission; to prescribe its powers and duties and authority; to impose an assessment on the privilege of introducing potatoes into the channels of trade and commerce; to provide for the collection of the assessment; to provide for penalties; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts,” by amending section 8 (MCL 290.428), as amended by 2013 PA 202.
It proposes amendments to the potato commission, to include provisions for conducting referenda among growers and shippers on the termination or increase of shipper assessments. The bill details the process for petitioning, voting, decision-making, and mandates a public hearing before any referendum on assessment increases.
Introduced
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Referred to the Committee on Government Operations
