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Senate approves increase in Idaho Bean Commission assessment, equalizing grower and dealer shares
Summary
Senate Bill 10-54, which raises the Idaho Bean Commission assessment to 16¢ per hundredweight (8¢ growers/8¢ dealers) with a maximum cap of 24¢, passed the Senate 21–13 with one absence. Sponsor said the commission is industry-funded and supports research and seed standards.
BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Senate passed Senate Bill 10-54 on March 3, which adjusts assessments collected by the Idaho Bean Commission. The bill equalizes the per-hundredweight assessment so growers and dealers each pay 8¢ (for a total of 16¢), and raises the commission’s statutory maximum assessment to 24¢ per hundredweight.
Senator Blaylock, speaking as the bill’s floor sponsor during final consideration, said the…
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