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Title 7 — Agriculture

Chapter 80 — Watermelon Research and Promotion

§ 4904. Notice and hearings

Statutory text

(a)

When sufficient evidence, as determined by the Secretary, is presented to the Secretary by watermelon producers, handlers, and importers, or whenever the Secretary has reason to believe that a plan will tend to effectuate the declared policy of this chapter, the Secretary shall give due notice and opportunity for a hearing on a proposed plan. Such hearing may be requested by watermelon producers, handlers, or importers or by any other interested person, including the Secretary, when the request for such hearing is accompanied by a proposal for a plan.

(b)

After notice and opportunity for hearing as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary shall issue a plan if the Secretary finds, and sets forth in such plan, on the evidence introduced at the hearing that the issuance of the plan and all the terms and conditions thereof will tend to effectuate the declared policy of this chapter.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Watermelon re search and Promotion Act

    Pub. L. 99–198 title XVI § 1645 · 99 Stat. 1354

    Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 4904

    Pub. L. 99–198, title XVI, § 1645, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1623

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 99–198, title XVI, § 1645, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1623

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 1645. notice and hearings (a) When sufficient evidence, as determined by the 7 USC 4904. Secretary, is presented to the Secretary by watermelon producers and handlers, or whenever the Secretary has reason to believe that a plan will tend to effectuate the declared policy of this subtitle, the Secretary shall give due notice and opportunity for a hearing on a proposed plan. Such hearing may be requested by watermelon producers or handlers or by any other interested person, including the Secretary, when the request for such hearing is accompanied by a proposal for a plan. (b) After notice and opportunity for hearing as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary shall issue a plan if the Secretary finds, and sets forth in such plan, on the evidence introduced at the hearing that the issuance of the plan and all the terms and conditions thereof will tend to effectuate the declared policy of this subtitle.

  2. Watermelon Research and Promotion Improvement Act of 1993

    Pub. L. 103–189 § 8(c) · 107 Stat. 2259

    1. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 4904(a)

      Pub. L. 103–189 substituted “, handlers, and importers” for “and handlers”

    2. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 4904(a)

      Pub. L. 103–189 substituted “, handlers, or importers” for “or handlers”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–189 substituted “, handlers, and importers” for “and handlers” and “, handlers, or importers” for “or handlers”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (c) Notice and Hearings.— Section 1645(a) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 4904(a)) is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by striking “and handlers” and inserting “, handlers, and importers”; and (2) in the last sentence, by striking “or handlers” and inserting “, handlers, or importers”.

3 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1993—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–189 substituted “, handlers, and importers” for “and handlers” and “, handlers, or importers” for “or handlers”.

Credits

1985–1993 · 2 acts
  1. 1985Pub. L. 99–198, title XVI, § 1645, , 99 Stat. 1623
  2. 1993Pub. L. 103–189, § 8(c), , 107 Stat. 2261.
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(Pub. L. 99–198, title XVI, § 1645, , 99 Stat. 1623; Pub. L. 103–189, § 8(c), , 107 Stat. 2261.)

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