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PUBLIC LAW 99-000—MMMM. DD, 1985

PUBLIC LAW 99-198—DEC. 23, 1985

99 STAT. 1431

"(r) The national poundage quota established under subsection (q) shall be apportioned among the States so that the poundage quota allocated to each State shall be equal to the percentage of the national poundage quota allocated to farms in the State for 1985. i «><! "(s)(l)(A) A farm poundage quota for each of the 1986 through 1990 marketing years shall be established— "(i) for each farm that had a farm poundage quota for peanuts for the 1985 marketing year; and "(ii) if the poundage quota apportioned to a State under subsection (r) for any such marketing year is larger than such quota for the immediately preceding marketing year, for each other farm on which peanuts were produced for marketing in at least 2 of the 3 immediately preceding crop years, as determined by the Secretary. "(B) The farm poundage quota for each of the 1986 through 1990 marketing years for each farm described in subparagraph (A)(i) of the preceding sentence shall be the same as the farm poundage quota for such farm for the immediately preceding marketing year, as adjusted under paragraph (2), but not including— "(i) any increases for undermarketings from previous years; or "(ii) any increases resulting from the allocation of quotas voluntarily released for 1 year under paragraph (7). The farm poundage quota, if any, for each of the 1986 through 1990 marketing years for each farm described in subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be equal to the quantity of peanuts allocated to such farm for such year under paragraph (2). "(C) For purposes of this paragraph, if the farm poundage quota, or any part thereof, is permanently transferred in accordance with section 358a, the receiving farm shall be considered as possessing Post, p. 1434. the farm poundage quotas (or portion thereof) of the transferring farm for all subsequent marketing years. "(2)(A) If the poundage quota apportioned to a State under subsection (r) for any of the 1986 through 1990 marketing years is increased over the poundage quota apportioned to the State for the immediately preceding marketing year, such increase shall be allocated equally among— "(i) all farms in the State for each of which a farm poundage quota was established for the marketing year immediately r^^^ preceding the marketing year for which the allocation is being "'* made; and "(ii) all other farms in the State on each of which peanuts were produced in at least 2 of the 3 immediately preceding crop years, as determined by the Secretary. "(B) If the poundage quota apportioned to a State under subsection (r) for any of the 1987 through 1990 marketing years is decreased from the poundage quota apportioned to the State under such subsection for the immediately preceding marketing year, such decrease shall be allocated among all the farms in the State for each of which a farm poundage quota was established for the marketing year immediately preceding the marketing year for which the allocation is being made. "(3)(A) Insofar as practicable and on such fair and equiteble basis Regulations, as the Secretary may by regulation prescribe, the farm poundage quota established for a farm for any of the 1986 through 1990 marketing years shall be reduced to the extent that the Secretary determines that the farm poundage quota established for the farm

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