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[CITE: 7USC6201]

 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
     CHAPTER 91--LIME PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND CONSUMER INFORMATION
 
Sec. 6201. 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 chapter 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--
            (A) to strengthen the position of the lime industry in 
        domestic and foreign markets, and
            (B) to maintain, develop, and expand markets for limes; and

        (2) to treat domestically produced and imported limes equitably.

(c) Limitations

    Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require quality 
standards for limes, control the production of limes, or otherwise limit 
the right of the individual producers to produce limes.

(Pub. L. 101-624, title XIX, Sec. 1952, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3870.)


                      Short Title of 1993 Amendment

    Pub. L. 103-194, Sec. 1, Dec. 14, 1993, 107 Stat. 2294, provided 
that: ``This Act [amending sections 6202, 6204, and 6209 of this title 
and enacting provisions set out as a note below] may be cited as the 
`Lime Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Improvement Act'.''


                               Short Title

    Section 1951 of Pub. L. 101-624 provided that: ``This subtitle 
[subtitle D (Secs. 1951-1963) of title XIX of Pub. L. 101-624, enacting 
this chapter] may be cited as the `Lime Research, Promotion, and 
Consumer Information Act of 1990'.''


           Legislative Findings and Purpose of Pub. L. 103-194

    Pub. L. 103-194, Sec. 2, Dec. 14, 1993, 107 Stat. 2294, provided 
that:
    ``(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
        ``(1) The Lime Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Act 
    of 1990 [7 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.] was enacted on November 28, 1990, 
    for the purpose of establishing an orderly procedure for the 
    development and financing of an effective and coordinated program of 
    research, promotion, and consumer information to strengthen the 
    domestic and foreign markets for limes.
        ``(2) The lime research, promotion, and consumer information 
    order required by such Act became effective on January 27, 1992.
        ``(3) Although the intent of such Act was to cover seedless 
    limes, the definition of the term `lime' in section 1953(6) of such 
    Act [7 U.S.C. 6202(6)] applies to seeded limes. Therefore, the Act 
    and the order need to be revised before a research, promotion, and 
    consumer information program on seedless limes can go into effect.
        ``(4) Since the enactment of the Lime Research, Promotion, and 
    Consumer Information Act of 1990, the United States production of 
    fresh market limes has plummeted and the volume of imports has risen 
    dramatically. The drop in United States production is primarily due 
    to damage to lime orchards in the State of Florida by Hurricane 
    Andrew in August 1992. United States production is not expected to 
    reach pre-Hurricane Andrew levels for possibly two to three years 
    because a majority of the United States production of limes is in 
    Florida.
    ``(b) Purposes.--The purpose of this Act [see Short Title of 1993 
Amendment note above] is--
        ``(1) to revise the definition of the term `lime' in order to 
    cover seedless and not seeded limes;
        ``(2) to increase the exemption level;
        ``(3) to delay the initial referendum date; and
        ``(4) to alter the composition of the Lime Board.''
