7-U.S.C.-2110
§2110 – Refund of Producer Assessments
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Title 7 > Chapter 53 > Section 2110
Details
- Reference: Section 2110
- Legend: §2110 – Refund of Producer Assessments
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
(a) Notwithstanding any other section of this chapter and except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, any cotton producer against whose cotton any assessment is made and collected from him under the authority of this chapter and who is not in favor of supporting the research and promotion program as provided for herein shall have the right to demand and receive from the Cotton Board a refund of such assessment: Provided, That such demand shall be made personally by such producer in accordance with regulations and on a form and within a time period prescribed by the Board and approved by the Secretary, but in no event less than ninety days, and upon submission of proof satisfactory to the Board that the producer paid the assessment for which refund is sought, and any such refund shall be made within sixty days after demand therefor.
(b) The right of a producer to demand a refund under subsection (a) of this section shall terminate if the proposed amendment of the order implementing the Cotton Research and Promotion Amendments Act of 1990 is approved in the referendum provided for under section 2107 of this title. Such right shall terminate 30 days after the date the Secretary announces the results of such referendum if such proposed amendment is approved. Such right shall be reinstated if the amendment should be disapproved in any subsequent referendum.
(Pub. L. 89–502, §11, July 13, 1966, 80 Stat. 283; Pub. L. 101–624, title XIX, §1996, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3912; Pub. L. 102–237, title VIII, §808(a)(4), Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1883.)
References in Text
The Cotton Research and Promotion Amendments Act of 1990, referred to in subsec. (b), probably means the Cotton Research and Promotion Act Amendments of 1990, subtitle G [§§1990–1998] of title XIX of Pub. L. 101–624, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3909, which amended sections 2101, 2106 to 2110, and 2116 of this title and enacted provisions set out as notes under section 2101 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1990 Amendment note set out under section 2101 of this title and Tables.
Amendments
1991—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–237 inserted of this chapter” after any other section” and struck out of this chapter,” before any cotton producer”.
1990—Pub. L. 101–624 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), substituted Notwithstanding any other section and except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,” for Notwithstanding any other provision”, and added subsec. (b).
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