Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 104 Part 5.djvu/548

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104 STAT. 3870 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 (4) require such demand to be made in accordance with regulations, on a form, and within a time period prescribed by the board; (5) require such refund to be made on submission of proof satisfactory to the board that such producer or importer paid the assessment for which refund is demanded; and (6) if the gimount in the escrow account required to be established by paragraph (1) is not sufficient to refund the total amount of assessments demanded by all eligible producers and importers under this subsection, prorate the amount of such refunds among all eligible producers and importers who demand such refund. (f) TERMINATION. —I f such amendments to the plan are not approved, the Secretary shall terminate the amendments and the plan shall continue in effect without the amendments. (g) AMENDMENT TO INCLUDE THE 50 STATES. —Notwithstanding any provision of the Act, the Secretary shall, upon request of a producer or a producer orgemization, issue an amendment to the plan to include the 50 States of the United States. Such amendment shall not be subject to a referendum. pJloSrSl'd Subtitle D—Limes Consumer of?990^*^°" ^'^^ ^^^- ^^^^' SHORT TITLE. 7 USC 6201 note. This subtitle may be cited as the "Lime Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Act of 1990". 7 USC 6201. SEC. 1952. FINDINGS, PURPOSES, AND LIMITATIONS. (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— (1) domestically produced limes are grown by many individual producers; (2) virtually all domestically produced limes are grown in the States of Florida and California; (3) limes move in interstate and foreign commerce, and limes that do not move in such channels of commerce directly burden or affect interstate commerce in limes; (4) in recent years, large quantities of limes have been imported into the United States; (5) the maintenance and expansion of existing domestic and foreign markets for limes and the development of additional and improved markets for limes are vital to the welfare of lime producers and other persons concerned with producing, marketing, or processing limes; (6) a coordinated program of research, promotion, and consumer information regarding limes is necessary for the maintenance and development of such markets; and (7) lime producers, lime producer-handlers, lime handlers, and lime importers are unable to implement and finance such a program without cooperative action. (b) PURPOSES.— The purposes of this subtitle are— (1) to authorize the establishment of an orderly procedure for the development and financing (through an adequate assessment) of an effective and coordinated program of research, promotion, and consumer information regarding limes designed—