Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 110 Part 1.djvu/943

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PUBLIC Li^W 104-127—APR. 4, 1996 110 STAT. 919 technology in production, manufacturing or processing of milk and the products of milk.". (d) VOTING.— (1) INITIAL REFERENDA.— Section 1999N(b)(2) of the Fluid Milk Promotion Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6413(b)(2)) is amended by striking "all processors" and inserting "fluid milk processors voting in the referendum". (2) SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION.—Section 19990(c) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 6414(c)) is amended— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking "all processors" and inserting "fluid milk processors voting in the preceding referendum"; and (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking "all processors" and inserting "fluid milk processors voting in the referendum". (e) DURATION.— Section 19990(a) of the Fluid Milk Promotion Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6414(a)) is amended by striking "1996" and inserting "2002". SEC. 147. NORTHEAST INTERSTATE DAIRY COMPACT. Congress. Congress hereby consents to the Northeast Interstate Dairy 7 USC 7256. Compact entered into among the States of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont as specified in section 1(b) Senate Joint Resolution 28 of the 104th Congress, as placed on the calendar of the Senate, subject to the following conditions: (1) FINDING OF COMPELLING PUBLIC INTEREST.— Based upon a finding by the Secretary of a compelling public interest in the Compact region, the Secretary may grant the States that have ratified the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact, as of the date of enactment of this title, the authority to implement the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact. (2) LIMITATION ON MANUFACTURING PRICE. —The Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact Commission shall not regulate Class II, Class III, or Class III-A milk used for manufacturing purposes or any other milk, other than Class I (fluid) milk, as defined by a Federal milk marketing order issued under section 8c of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608c) reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937. (3) DURATION.— (Consent for the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact shall terminate concurrent with the Secretary's implementation of the dairy pricing and Federal milk marketing order consolidation and reforms under section 143. (4) ADDITIONAL STATES.— Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia are the only additional States that may join the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact, individually or otherwise, if upon entry the State is contiguous to a participating State and if Congress consents to the entry of the State into the Compact after the date of enactment of this title. (5) COMPENSATION OF COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION. — Before the end of each fiscal year that a Compact price regulation is in effect, the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact Commission shall compensate the Commodity Credit Corporation for the cost of any purchases of milk and milk products by the Corporation that result from the projected rate of