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HJM008....................................................by WAYS AND MEANS IDAHO-CANADA SUMMIT - Stating findings of the Legislature and urging the support of the agreements made at the Idaho-Canada Summit; to request the United States Congress and the United States Trade Representative to urge the government of Canada to remove the prohibition on bulk shipment of potatoes between the United States and Canada; and to recognize that United States Department of Agriculture Marketing Orders should be considered as a quality assurances measure and not as a technical trade barrier. 03/03 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing 03/06 Rpt prt - to Agric Aff 03/09 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg 03/10 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg 03/15 3rd rdg - ADOPTED - voice vote - to Senate 03/16 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Agric Aff 03/21 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 10th Ord 03/22 10th ord - ADOPTED - voice vote Title apvd - to House 03/23 To enrol 03/24 Rpt enrol - Sp signed 03/27 Pres signed To Secretary of State
HJM008|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2000IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 8 BY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE 1 A JOINT MEMORIAL 2 TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES IN CONGRESS 3 ASSEMBLED, AND TO THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION REPRESENTING THE STATE OF 4 IDAHO IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES. 5 We, your Memorialists, the House of Representatives and the Senate of the 6 State of Idaho assembled in the Second Regular Session of the Fifty-fifth 7 Idaho Legislature, do hereby respectfully represent that: 8 WHEREAS, on January 19 and 20, 2000, an agricultural summit was held in 9 Boise, Idaho, involving representatives from the governments of the United 10 States and Canada, the provinces of Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan, and 11 the states of Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Montana, and representatives from 12 the beef and potato industries of those provinces and states; 13 WHEREAS, through discussions, the exchange of information and briefings 14 from government, industry and university personnel, a dialogue was initiated 15 and consensus reached in certain areas of mutual concern; 16 WHEREAS, both the Alberta and Idaho conference attendees agreed that they 17 would communicate points of agreement to their national governments through a 18 formal communication, which this memorial embodies and constitutes. 19 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second Regular Ses- 20 sion of the Fifty-fifth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and 21 the Senate concurring therein, that we support the agreements made at the 22 Idaho-Canada Summit, and urge the United States Congress and the United States 23 trade representative to urge the government of Canada to remove the prohibi- 24 tion on bulk shipment of potatoes between the United States and Canada; and to 25 recognize that United States Department of Agriculture marketing orders should 26 be considered as a quality assurance measure and not as a technical trade bar- 27 rier. 28 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the United States government should make 29 every effort to quickly harmonize and equalize laboratory testing of potatoes 30 so that there is mutual acceptance of each country's respective test results. 31 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the dialogue initiated during these meetings 32 should be continued through further meetings of smaller working groups com- 33 prised of industry, state and provincial representatives and that their recom- 34 mendations should be given great weight by their respective national govern- 35 ments. 36 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief Clerk of the House of Representa- 37 tives be, and she is hereby authorized and directed to forward a copy of this 38 Memorial to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Repre- 39 sentatives of Congress, and the congressional delegation representing the 40 state of Idaho in the Congress of the United States.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE RS 10191 As a result of the Idaho/Canada Trade Summit held in Boise, Idaho, January 20, 2000, the potato working group agreed to petition Congress and the Canadian Parliament concerning the issues of each country accepting laboratory results of the other, and the issue of bulk shipments and U.S. Department of Agriculture's marketing orders. FISCAL IMPACT No fiscal impact. Contact Name: Rep. Doug Jones Phone: 208-332-1000 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE HJM 8