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U.S. Code > Title 7 > Chapter 92 > § 6309 - Administrative provisions

(a) Construction
  Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, nothing in
this chapter may be construed to - 
    (1) preempt or supersede any other program relating to soybean
  promotion, research, consumer information, or industry
  information organized and operated under the laws of the United
  States or any State; or
    (2) authorize the withholding of any information from Congress.
(b) State laws
  (1) Referenda on qualified State soybean boards
    To ensure the proper administration of this chapter, no State
  may conduct a referendum relating to the continuation or
  termination of a qualified State soybean board or State soybean
  assessment - 
      (A) during the period beginning on the date an order is
    issued under section 6303 of this title and ending 18 months
    after the referendum on such order is conducted under section
    6305(a) of this title; or
      (B) if such order is approved under the referendum conducted
    under section 6305(a) of this title by a majority of producers
    voting in such State, such State law shall be suspended for an
    additional 36 months.
  (2) Exception
    Paragraph (1) shall not be construed to apply to - 
      (A) a State referendum concerning the approval of
    modifications to a State soybean promotion program that does
    not involve termination of the qualified State soybean board or
    State soybean assessment; and
      (B) any State referendum regarding a State soybean promotion
    program that is originated by soybean producers.
  (3) Assessments collected by qualified State soybean boards
    To ensure adequate funding of the operations of qualified State
  soybean boards under this chapter, whenever an order is in effect
  under this chapter, no State law or regulation that limits the
  rate of assessment that the qualified State soybean board in that
  State may collect from producers on soybeans produced in such
  State, or that has the effect of limiting such rate, may be
  applied to prohibit such State board from collecting, and
  expending for authorized purposes, assessments from producers of
  up to the full amount of the credit authorized for producer
  contributions to qualified State soybean boards under section
  6304(l)(4) of this title.
(c) Amendments to orders
  The provisions of this chapter applicable to orders shall be
applicable to amendments to orders.

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