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4-14.1 Agriculturally Derived Fuel Tax Fund

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CHAPTER 4-14.1AGRICULTURALLY DERIVED FUEL TAX FUND4-14.1-01. Legislative policy and purpose. It is hereby declared to be the public policyof the state of North Dakota to protect and foster the prosperity and general welfare of its people<br>by improving the agricultural economy of the state. In furtherance of this policy, it is the purpose<br>of this chapter to provide necessary assistance to the research and marketing needs of the state<br>by developing new uses for agricultural products, byproducts, and by seeking more efficient<br>systems for processing and marketing agricultural products and byproducts, and to promote<br>efforts to increase productivity and provide added value to agricultural products and stimulate<br>and foster agricultural diversification and encourage processing innovations.4-14.1-01.1. Definition. In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, &quot;eligiblefacility&quot; means an ethanol production plant constructed in this state after July 31, 2003.4-14.1-02. Agricultural fuel tax fund - Purposes. There is created in the state treasurya fund known as the agricultural fuel tax fund which must be used to fund programs for the<br>enhancement of agricultural research, development, processing, technology, and marketing.<br>The fund must be used to defray the expenses of the North Dakota agricultural products<br>utilization commission necessary to implement the purposes of this chapter.4-14.1-03.Agriculturalproductsutilizationcommission-Composition-Appointment. The agricultural fuel tax fund must be administered by the agricultural products<br>utilization commission.The commission consists of nine members, five of whom must beappointed by the governor for terms of two years each, arranged so that two terms expire in<br>odd-numbered years and three terms expire in even-numbered years.Three membersappointed by the governor must be actively engaged in farming in this state and two members<br>appointed by the governor must be actively engaged in business in this state. The agriculture<br>commissioner shall appoint one member for a term of two years which expires in odd-numbered<br>years. The member appointed by the commissioner must be actively engaged in farming in this<br>state. Commission members may be reappointed to the commission. Terms of commissioners<br>shall run from the first day of July. The commissioner of commerce, the president of North<br>Dakota state university, and the agriculture commissioner, or their designees, are members of<br>the commission. The commission shall elect one of its members as chairman.4-14.1-03.1. Agricultural products utilization commission - Authority.1.The North Dakota agricultural products utilization commission may apply for, accept,<br>and expend any appropriation, grant, gift, or service made available from public or<br>private sources consistent with the purpose of this chapter.2.The commission may administer grant programs consistent with the purpose of this<br>chapter including:a.A basic and applied research grant program;b.A utilization and marketing grant program;c.A cooperative marketing grant program;d.A nature-based tourism grant program;e.A technical assistance grant program for value-added businesses;f.A farm diversification grant program;g.An agricultural prototype development grant program;Page No. 1h.An agricultural technologies grant program; andi.A North American marketing grant program.3.As a condition of the grant, the commission may require that the recipient repay<br>some or all of the grant if the recipient does not fulfill the conditions of the grant.<br>Repayment may be monetary or may be of any other type or method determined by<br>the commission to be in the public interest.4-14.1-04. Agricultural products utilization commission - Meetings - Personnel -Reports. The agricultural products utilization commission, which is an office of the department<br>of commerce division of economic development and finance, shall meet as necessary and shall<br>report to each session of the legislative assembly. The commission may secure office space,<br>employ needed personnel for the performance of its duties, hire consultants, spend any funds<br>appropriated to the commission, and contract with public entities or private parties for services.4-14.1-05.Agricultural products utilization commission - Reimbursement -Compensation.All members of the agricultural products utilization commission must bereimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties,<br>in the same manner as other state officials are reimbursed, according to sections 44-08-04 and<br>54-06-09. If not otherwise employed by the state of North Dakota, members of the commission<br>are entitled to receive as per diem compensation one hundred thirty-five dollars for each day<br>devoted to attending meetings and performing other duties relating to official business of the<br>commission. The commission chairman, if not otherwise employed by the state of North Dakota,<br>may receive an additional one hundred dollars for each day of a regular meeting attended as<br>payment for reviewing and evaluating grant proposals.4-14.1-06. Agricultural products utilization commission - Administrative expenses.Administrative expenses of the agricultural products utilization commission, including expenses<br>of members of the commission, employment of needed personnel, hiring of consultants, and<br>contracting with public or private entities for services may not exceed ten percent of the funds<br>provided to the commission each biennium excluding federal funds.4-14.1-07. Duration and limitation of ethanol plant production incentives - Reportto budget section. Repealed by S.L. 2003, ch. 57, </p> <BR></DIV><!-- /.col.one --><!-- /.col.two --></DIV><!-- /.col.main --></DIV><!-- /div id = content --> <BR class=clear></DIV> <!-- /div id = livearea --> <DIV></DIV><!-- /.col.one --> <DIV></DIV><!-- /.col.main --> <DIV></DIV><!-- /#content --><BR class=clear> <DIV></DIV><!-- /#livearea --> <!-- Footer--> <DIV id=footer> <DIV class=container> <P class=copyright>Copyright &copy; 2012-2022 Laws9.Com All rights reserved. </P><!-- /.copyright --> <P class=footerlinks><A href="/contactus.html">Contact Us</A> | <A href="/aboutus.html">About Us</A> | <A href="/terms.html">Terms</A> | <A href="/privacy.html">Privacy</A></P><!-- /.footerlinks --> </DIV><!-- /.container --> </DIV><!-- /footer --> </BODY></HTML>