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INTRODUCED BY _________________________________________________
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A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TRADE OFFICE IN KOREA THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE; and AMENDING SECTION 90-9-401, MCA."
WHEREAS, in 2022, the United States exported $65.7 billion in goods to the Republic of Korea; and
WHEREAS, in 2021, the Republic of Korea was the top export destination for United States beef; and
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
Section 1. Section 90-9-401, MCA, is amended to read:
"90-9-401. Agricultural marketing enhancement. As directed by the council, the department shall assist in identification and development of new domestic and foreign markets for Montana agricultural products. This includes:
(1) assisting in placing one full-time professional marketing person in the Republic of Korea, and one full-time professional marketing person in Japan or another Pacific Rim country to develop export marketing opportunities in the Pacific region;
(2) providing assistance for appropriate trade missions of Montana producers, processors, or distributors of agricultural products on a cost-share basis; and
(3) assisting in other appropriate means of enhancing domestic markets for Montana agricultural products."
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